The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

FACKITL OUTR ACi AT 87. 01.0=e8 HOSPITAL.

C.,y, a middle-aged man, was charged with the
outrage at St. George's Hospital :
Tall= Church, porter at the imtitutiou, aid that the
r. of the defendant was brought to the hospital yesterday
io a state of fever, and admitted an in-patient.
....t.,rday afternoon defendant came to we his wife, and
i,..punicated. He went to the ward when she was
and abused her, and the nurses put him oat, and
1 witoess, who, after requisition him to go repeatedly,
• him out three or four times, the defendant aa often re-
:r.mg. Defendant then seized him, and, throwing him
bort him very seriously, and the defendant was thee
• into custody.

Ames Etadmaii, 356 B, mid that at 20 minutes past 4
afternoon, be was standing at the Dub* of
Ict:'.lo;ton's statue, when be saw thedefendant go up the
;spite steps, where complainant held out his baud to
7oent Lis farther progress. Defendant then laid
:1, of him by each arm, and twisting him round,
him down, falling on him. Complainant was
:,e‘gible, and in that state was carried into the hospital.
remai wed unconscious for some time.

Flufesdant said he was veTy sorry- Tile had not intended
iurt the man, but merely hid hold of him to prevent
:`self falling..

vr. reold—l em willing to 'appose you did not intend
c bare the porter, but I think the offence against you of
r.ag drank to an hospital, disturbing the patients, and
...tilting an officer, very diagraoeful, and commit you
14 days with bard labour.
WORSHIP-STREET.
SCICIDAL ATTEMPTS. —COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL.
l,:aixtlt Durant, a confirmed drunkard, known am
:r.iiken Bet, was charged with attempting her life by strum-
:. ation.

himoer had been toned in the streets intoxicated and
L.iird,ilc. was taken to the station-house by 370 K. and
brtly afterwards on the regular visits to the cell being
:Ale by the reserve constable, she was seen to be black in
Ls face from having tied her garters so tightly round her
t.wat as to ocession much difficulty in wenn them.
Prisoner declared that she was now very 'tiny, it was
':he drink."
Mr. Ellison remanded her.
Patrick Tucker, a wretched•looking lad, was charged
flit attempting his life by poison.
The prisoner's brother -said that they were both journey-
:en tailors (sweaters). They lived together, and witness,
rho was married, did all he could for him by teaching him
e business and supporting him. A few words anew about
Aching some water for breakfast, and witness boxed his
an. lie began cryiog, and shortly afterwards remarked,
I have not Ice( to live." He rapidly became ill. At length
was ascertained that he had swaDowed a large quaistaty
f liniment taken from a cupboard in the room.
Dr. Tandy said that the youth had drunk such a Tun-
ay of hot water after the discovery was made as to expel
greater portion of the dreg, " belladonna" he believed,
bon thastomact.

Mr. Ellison ren;ancled him.

.ri..,iii-onekes;rwas---cia—ried on remand with being in •
.irellicg•bouse, for the purpose of committing felony.
A note from the medical authority at the House of De-
aetioa certified that the prisoner on her admission there
atempted to destroy herself, and it bad bees necismary to
:up her lirder restraint since that time.
Buhl], the gaoler, gars evidence of having found pri-
mer in one of the cells of this court, after she had been
:encoded on the former examination, apparently in a dying
date. She had twisted • handkerchief round her throat.
:rowel it io front, and each hand wan grasping an end of it
. tint position. He instantly forced them away, and then
perceived • ligature of black ribbon round the throat, which
he bad great difficulty in severing. When restored she
expressed a wish to die, and even as she sow entered the
mart repeated it.
Pruoner—l was full of drink when I made the attempt.
I have no wish to make away with myself. I would rather
lira for the lake of my family.
Mr. Ellison—Not • day elapses bet a charge of attempted
nicAr is brought before me at this court. It is a clam of
offence that hu reached to • very high pitch. I will again
tem4nd this prisoner, and consider meantime whether I
stall not send her and the others brought before me thin
city for trial.

.; Lander, a tall military•lookiag mao, was charged
ifo on reeland with attempting to destroy his life by

At the prey-ion] bowleg it was shown that a constable wee
n.:ed to a house in Pittctreet, Ratlinal-grese, where he
--',':u.l the man lying on a bed dangerously ill from the effects
°talk. acid —life was barely saved. His landlord inserted
:tat tired habits of intemperance had brought en deePee-
and aotuethieg more, for he threatened to detroy his
three children as well as himself.
Prisoner denied this, and attributed the attempt he had
Ck,le to the fact of his being unable to work in oonsequego•
ti rupture.
llr. Ellison folly committed the primmer for trial.
THAMES.
:17r.xmcli inarZZLIMEXT ST • COMVIIICIAL TRAVILLI2I.
Walisra Value Power, of Arkeodale, Yorkshire, coca.
rnereill traveller, aged 31, was brought before Mr. Part-
Aze. en a warrant granted by Mr. Woolrycli in January
1a.% charged with felosiosely embezzling upwards of 1004
'`charged he had received for and on account of Mews.
I,,roton and Juteunt, his employers, of Bow-common, Yid-
:.emu.

11r. Mullins, of the firm of R. and H. S. Mullis', solid-
t"+. conducted the prosecution, and said the prisoner wee
trprehended at Liverpool by Ditoiel f3inith, an officer of
::.e Thames Police-court He called
Mr. Alfred Sydney J Ilium, of New Broad-street,
tow-common, who said he was an oil paint, and
manufacturer. He had one partner. In November.
4.2, the prisoner was engaged by the firm as clerk and
**yeller in the country. and he signed an agreement, dated
November 13. 1862. About the middle of August, 1863,
the pri.ouer left London to proceed on the Leeds journey.
A was part of his duty to remit to him • weekly report
td the monies he received on hi journey, and to remit
cis monies within twenty-four hoar' after collection.
k).,ut the 22nd of August be received from the prisoner
the report produced marked B. It opened in favour
of the firm a balance of 41. 7s. Oa the sth of
September the prisoner sent him • report. marked
,horsing a balance due to the firm of 3SI, 3s. 6d.
le that report there was a sum of 251. 17s. 6d., stated to
,s- been received from W. Jonas Steward, near Leeds.
tioner did out return to the eountinglimtse of the
ttr. after he left in the middle of August. Witness bad
al'. been in communication with his custom's,. He
1,1 received the prisoner's receipt, now produced, for
I.k. 21., and dated September 1. 1863. It was
" F'or I>enton and Joteum, W. V. Feast." He had
t4r,..e received the money. The primmer amounted for it on
. e day of September, 1863, bat offer paid it He had
t wen prisoner or received any remittance of moos; sloes
t•- fah of August, except cash 201., remitted so tall

lu
crossesamination by the prisoner, Mr. Jetsam said—
• • not the priecipal partner is the firm. Tbe prineinal
partner is Charles Joseph Denton. We trade as Denton
Jutsurn. Von have been in my service ea traveller on and
LI nine or ten years. I gave you notice to leave one service
~-oternber 24, 1863, and the notice expired at the end d
!Le seek. I did not telegraph to you to corn* to London.
. wrote to you on August 31, and also on September 3 lest
,ebr, and also on September 15, 16, sad 17. You did sot
r-rue to our offlos. I did sot see you. Yon wrote to Yr.
..enton to ant for a reference, not for a re•essagement.
The privuser—That it the reason I ant prosecuted.
Mr. Mullin* asked fora remand, and said the prisoner's
amounted to 100 f.
Mr. Partridge remanded the primate until Tuesday soak