The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

William Thompson, in the employ of Mews. Ivall and
Large, oosalimakets,lfionth Andey-etreet, was charged on •
warrant with violently assaulting George Parker, shopman
in the emplo d Messrs. Cook and Co., ocenhmakers,
Mount-street, araeveeor.egeere.
The complaisant, an elderly man, and apparently in a bad
state of health, said that on Saturday, the 2nd inst., the de-
fendant came to him and said, " Have you not been sayieg
something about me to a perms r at the same time men-
tioning a name, and getting in a violent rage. He told
the defendant that he bad better fetch the young man
that he might know what it meant, when the defendant
made use of imprecations too dreadful to mention. lie,
fearing the defendant would strike him, told him not to
touch him, as he was in • bad stated health, and no sconce
had he uttered the wards than the defendant struck him
several violent blows in the face with his fist and ono* under
the heed. The complainant defended himself as well as he
osuld, bat the blood flowed from the wounds in his face till
he ids nearly choked.
In &newer to he. Fisher, who appeared for the defendant,
I the complainant said he did not call the defendant a liar,
and that he may took up a dick to defend himself when he
was attacked by the defeadant.
The defendaat was fined 40e. and arts.
SOUTHWARK.
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Edward Kivhan,—; ps titter, flicilas employ of the cos-
tractor for Lying down the gas pipes, Lc., in the new street,
Southwark, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burcham for
final examination, charged with causing the death of
William lelloeald. alias • Happy," by, stratum and kick-
ing him in • violent manner. 13e particulars of the case
have already been publiehed. The following additional
evidence was given :
Mr. William Wood, M.R.C.S., 54, Uniou-dreet, South-
wark, said that at an early boor on Saturday morning lad
be was called to the lodgings of Mrs. Seers, and there he
saw:theAeonseed. lie had been dead some time. Oo the same
afternoon he made • poet mortem examination of the body.
He found cuts on the knees, and on each side of the body
near the riba. The left eye and face wwe vary much bruised,
and blood wee flowing from the right ear. On removing
the scalp he found behind both ears, under the temporal
muscles, congested blood. The brain was healthy. but the
vessels leading thereto were full of congested fluid and
black blood. There was no rupture of soy vesseL Hia
opinion was that death was caused by external violence.
Mr. Edwin said be should reserve hie defence till the
trial. _ . .

Yr. Burch= accordingly committed the prisoner to Now-
sate for trial.
TEAM.

John Bryant, an Irish labourer, aged 24 years, and who
gave his address, George-court, Harris-court, Rateliff, was
brought before Mr. Woolrych on the following extraordi-
nary charge of robbery :
Mary Ann Brown, a well-dressed young woman of the
clam called nefortunate, and who was said by the police
to be • well-conducted moon, stated that she met with
the prisoner at a late hour the previous night, and after
he had been with her • few minutes he agreed to accompany
her to her home in Little Turnerotreet, Commercial-road.
Her apartment was on the third story of the house. After
she entered her room with the prisoner be gave her 45.,
which she placed on • mantel-shelf in her room, and
went out with • jog to obtain 90[110 beer for supper, leaving
the prisoner stated by the fire-side. On her return she
was surprised at finding the prisoner bad gone, and missed
• counterpane, two blankets and • sheet from the bed, and
a dress from behind the door. Ooe of the abuts was
made fast to the leg of the bed, and the end of it let out
of the witidow, which was open. The prisoner was on the
ground under the window. She called for the police, rind
gave km into custody. The money she left on the mantel-
shelf was also missing.
In answer to questions by the magistrate, the witness
said that the prisoner told her that be had just come home
from ma. The window of her room was 40 feet from the
ground.
Thomas Jarvis, police-constable, No. 60, said he saw the
prisoner lying on the pavement, close to the house, No 2,
Little Turner-street, with a woman's dress, counterpane,
blankets, sod sheet in hie possession. They, was another
sheet partially hanging out of • window of the third story.
He wired the prisoner if he was hurt, to which be replied,
" Mare's the pity. If I had Dot hurt myself I should not
have been here. The prisoner had hurt himself. and after-
wards said his feet were very bad, and added, " lam like a
oat, I always fall oil my feet."
The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, in
• thick Munster brogue said—The girl shut the door
and locked me in. I thought to get out and made a
sealing ladder of the sheet and the blanket. I tied one to
the other sod discioded nicely from the wiodey, when the
knot I had tied gave way, and down down I fell, sheet,
blankets, oourterpane, dress, and all ; but I tell on me feet,
yer homier's wortchip.
Mr. Woolryah—Literally speaking, you did fall on your
feet, bat set figuratively. Did you take the counterpane
and the draw to assist you in your descent'
The Prisoner—l dont' know bow I cams by them, yer
banner's wortebip.
Mr. Woolrych—You are • deep band, a practised thief,
I suspect. You have robbed that young woman you went
home with, and made • very clumsy scaling ladder, as you
call it, and risked the 'mealier of your auk.
Jarvis said the prisoner broke the windows of the second
floor room in his descent. He found 4s. 111 d. upon blot.
Mr. Woolrycb—l must know something more about the
primmer before I part with him. He is remanded for a
week for inquiries.