The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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fluieUifte,• youg Oa dawdled am of we emu-
=air= charged before Mr. Tyrwititt with steslisg a
the slop of Mo. Biota bookseller. el 400,
Wont-street.
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From the evident*.[ Mr. Minsk it appeared that three
times lid week he observed the prisoner attempt to take
books away from the shop window, and en the co-
elision he informed bin that if he repeated the act he
would have him locked ap. On the previous evening the
prisoner paid him another toolr up a book, aad
fumbled it about, as if to get it nadir his east, sad was
then about to walk off with it when he gave him in charge
to Gall, 26

Raid he aocideatally pulled the shop sod took
up the to look at It, when, me* Mr. /Smell about to
strike him, he dropped the book and an away, Mr. Ithaca
calling out "Stop thief."
Mr. Tyrwhitt mid he would remand the primer for •
week to see if he mu known.

Georgdiegreoefule Rotolo, • ioung
e. man, was charged with the fol-
lowing ou
Emma Haines, barmaid at the King's Arms, Sloane-square,
said that between four and live the previous evening the
defendant came into the house and celled for • pent of
porter. After he had been in • short time he took up a
glass, and inquired of some of Wm around him at the bar
whether he should throw it at the potman, and without
more ado proceeded to do so. He was intoxicated, but it
was not observed until he bad bola in the home some time.
Thomas Baldwin, penman at the King's Anna,
said that he wee cleaning the window of the bar
when he heard the defendant inquiring whether be should
throw a gleam at his head, which was immediately followed
by his doing it and breaking the window.
Mr. ,d—Had you given him any offence!
Potman—Not the least. I never saw him before, and
never se to him.
Mr. Arnold—l shall convict you of the amain in law
upon the potman, and Sue you 151., or commit you for two
months. You have done, without the least provocation, •
most mischievous and wanton act.

SUSPECTED POISONING AT BRIGHTON.
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A most mysterious and suspicious death, that of
• widow aged 43, named Mazy Ann Day, formed the subject
of investigation on Monday night, before the borough
coroner's (Mr. Black) court, Brighton, the case standing
adjourned for the evidence of Profeesoe Taylor. The de-
ceased was keeping company with • painter named Sturt,
and bed done so for • oonsiderabkt period; but • little
jealousy seemed to have been mixed up with the courtehip,
for according to his own testimony they quarrelled five or
six weeks since, about a young man employed at the
railway. That seemed to have blown over, sad
domed and Start were to hive been married in
• rounth'e time, and they went for their usual
walk on Sunday morning. Whilst out he pm her a mince
pie which be had the previous night, and they
went into • beos=p where they had some ale. The land-
lady said to her, "Dear me, how ill you look ; what's the
matter r Deceased rid, ' Nothing ; " and left with Start
to go home, but before she reached home she became sick
and continued to vomit, and was seized with excessive
Ojaand violent pains throughout the day, till about
i.
rgteen in theml=r,awliten • surgeon
at hnidwa wasrogttfolf..Mr,
found her dead. He made • post mortem examination on
Monday, which showed no tubercular or valvular disease,
but revealed excessive congestion of the internal coat of the
stomach, snob • state, he said, as would be pro-
duced by some irritant poison, and which would
mount for the sickness and pains which had been
described. He produced the stomach in a sealed jar, and
gave his opinion that it should be submitted to some area
=al chemist, for although he • could say that the Immo-
• cause of death was collapse and congestion of the
lungs the exciting came wee obscure, but he believed it was
some inherit cause which was unnatural ; at least, he never
met with • cos of natural death in which there were the
same appearances. Another suspicion, feature in the
case was • statement of the deceased's daughter that her
mother told her the mince pie was hot to her throat, while
hturt, who elected to make a statement, said deceased
while eating the pie said it was very nice. The inquest, as
stated above, stands adjourned, and the investigation
revealed a state of things which no one could
have supposed to exist in a town like Brighton.
The deceased was the mother of eight children, living in the
lowest depth of poverty within • stone's throw of the
Marine-parade, the most aristocratic and wealthy part of
the town.