The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-30 00:00:00

THAMES.

Afanyaret Navin, a rrrosTaudecions woman, who is well
known to the polies, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with hoeussing James Maddigan, a shipwright, and
stealing a silver watch, valued at 41.
The prosecutor went into the World's End public-hoop
adjoining the gas works in Stepney, on Tuesday night, and
called for a glass of ale. He had some diflizulty in pro.
curing it, owing to the house being full. The prisoner said
she would get the ale for him, and be gave her s shilling to
pay for it, and treated her with a glass of ale. She then
wished him to go home with her to Ball-place, Stepney,
where they were joined by numerous other persons, and
some convivialities were indulged in. The prosecutor wail
plied with liquor, and received • glass of gin from the
prisoner. It was drugged, and he became insensible.
While in that state is watch wee stolen. Some
time afterwards he toyed himself in Pedlairorchani,
Stepney. He was very ill, and be gave ioforma-
Lion of the robbery to the police. Yesterday morn-
ing, at two o'clock, the prisoner was taken into
custody at No. ti, Eastfield-street, Limehonse, by Police.
Sergeant Brides. No. 4 K, who found 20 duplicates upon
her. They related to watches and rings. A twisted rope life
preserver was found in the house. Brides said the prisoner
was a watch thief, and the worst woman in the district.
A respectable young woman, named Elizabeth Pinner,
dwelling with her husband in Waodswortb, said she was on
a visit to her father at No. 7, Ball-place. or Ball-street, in
Stepney, and was present early on Wednesday morning
when the prosecutor was brought there. ralie saw the pri.
sonar go out of the room into the passage of the house. She
returned with • watch which the gave to her husband. All
the parties were strangers to her. She was afraid to say any-
thin.
Braden said the father of the last witness lived in the
house, No. 7, Ball-place, and hail been employed at the
Commercial Gas Works 13 years.
Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for • week.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE-
CONSTABLE.

Yesterday, William Brown, a Nlice-constable,
No. 3t7 K, appeared before Mr. Parthid at the Thames
police-court, on • summons charged with assaulting and
wounding Elizabeth Barber, the wife of a boiler-maker.
James Barber, the husband of the complainant, for whose
apprehension • warrant had been granted, appeared to give
evidence in favour of bin wife. He was charged with assault-
ing and wounding the constable Brown.
Mr. Begley, barrister. instructed by Messrs. Humphrey,
Sous, and Morgan' solicitors, prosecuted on behalf of Mrs.
Barber. He said that this case was taken up by a society
of noblemen and gentlemen, of whom the Marquis
Townsbend (who was accommodated with a seat on
the bench) was at the bead, and the only object of that
society was to elucidate the truth. and to assist poor people
who had been oppressed or illused with that legal assistance
which they could not otherwise obtain.

Mr. Parindge said he shoal/ certainly receive the eel-
' dance of the husband. He ought not to be shut oat from
stating what he knew of the assault on his wife.
Mr.. Elizabeth Barber, a young woman, whose bead was
bandaged, and who was in a weakly condition, stated that
her husband was a boiler maker aid rivetter, and they
lived at No. 4, Cahir-strut, Millwall, Poplar. On the
night of Saturday, the 3rd of the Foust month, after pay-
ing a visit to Mrs. M"Grehas, • neighbour, they were re-
turning home with a man named Patrick mith soon after
midnight. They stood at the corner of • street, having •
few parting words, and saw two police-constables on the
opposite side of the road. Ose of them, a dark man, came
to the corner of the street, pushed Smith, and
said, " What are you doing here at this time
of the night " Her husband said, "If you
were doing your duty you would not say that." The
policeman immediately struck her husband on the mouth
and cut his lip. Her husband returned the blow. The
defendant Brown then crossed the reed, and both he end
the dark complexioned policeman drew their truncheons,
and waved them over his head. They were about to strike
him, and she called out tober huaband," Ran, or they will kill
you." Brown immediately turned round upon her, said to
her, " I'll do for you," and then struck her • tremendous
blow on the forehead with his trascheon. She would have
fallen but for Smith, who supported her. She bled pro-
fusely, and was very weak. Her husband was re-
treating from the police backwards, and he turned
round end ran away. She kept bee bed several
days after the injury, and had been under medical
treatment ever since. She came as soon as she
could to the Thames police-court for a summons. She
was quite sober, and her husband and South were sober
when the transaction happened.
Patrick Smith, of No. 1, England-et:44u, Millwall,
sod io the employ of the Mill wall Ship-building Company,
confirmed the statement of Mn.s Barber in particular,
and added that 000 of the constables, thrust his' hands vio-
lently against his neck, and gave him no time to reply to bin
observation. Tire blow on Mrs. Barber's temple could be
heard a long distance MY. The blood came spouting out of
the wound. There was no disorder, seise, or quarrelling '
when the police interfered with them. He was actually
shaking hands with James Barber when the two policemen
crossed the road, and making an appointment to takes walk
with him next morning.
James Barber gave similar evidence, and on being asked
by Mr. Bewley what sort of a blow was struck by the defen-
dant Brown, said it sounded like a bit on • log of wood. My
wife was frightfully wounded. He ran away alter his wife
was wounded, arid got home before her. He took up •
common walking-stick, and wont in search of the two police-
men. On meeting them one of them made a thrust at his
person with his baton, and broke the glass and dial of his
watch. (The broken watch was produced.) Brown then
struck him on the hand as hard as he was able. He returned
the blow with his stick. He could not say whom !mattock ;
he believed it was the defendant. He then no away.
J• 0305 Barber was then ordered to take the place of the
policemen William Brows, who was swore, and stated as
follows—l have been nearly 8 years in the police force and
in the K division. On Sunday morning, the 4th of Dec.,
at two, I was on duty in Wirral!, Poplar, by myself. My
beat extends from the Greenwich ferry to neer the Millwall
ironworks. A man made • communication to me. He said
I was wanted down there, pointing to Cahir-street. I went
to the Great Eastern public-house, and then to the cod of
Cahir-street. As soon as I got there, I saw a woman who
came out of a house, and said, " You murdering brute." A
tall man came oat of the same house with something in his
band, and he made • stroke at my head. He struck me on
the hat in which were two mitties. My hat fell off and
he hit me en the head and knocked me down senseless.
When I came to myself I crawled on my hands and
knees as far as Mare's yard, and went into the time. room. This was about 20 minutes oast two. I told
the man there that I was wounded, and asked
him to send for a doctor. I stopped there until a
man named Penis, a police pensioner, employed at Mare's
yard, came by, and the gatekeeper looked out sod whietled.
No. 237 K cane up, sod I was taken to Dr. Id• Cree, and
afterwards to Mr. Browefoild, the police doctor. I was
badly wounded, arid was in bed • fortnight afterwards. I
do not know the defendant James Berber. I never saw
him before to my knowledge. I never said be was the man
who struck me. I did not see the woman's face.
Aaron Clara, 257 K, said that on the morning of the 4th
of December, soon after 2 o'clock, he heard • noise, and
went to Cable-street He saw • woman there. She was
walking along quietly. He was close alongside the free-
mongers' Arms public house, and saw the defendant, Junes
Barber, strike Brows on the bead with a poker or bar of
iron. It was that length (measuring from the ends of has
fiogers to his elbow.) Barber ran away. He pursued him
sad tried to overtake him, but was unable to do so. He
was quite sure Barber was the man who struck Brown.
In cross-examination by Mr. Bailey, the +items
said that he did mot see any woman struck by Brown
or any other policeman on the night in question. He
saw no woman bleeding. He did not see two men and •
woman near the pillar-post, and say, " What are you doing
here `.'" to Lis knowledge—not to his own knowledge,
Mr. Partridge—Not to your knowledge—not to your owe
knowledge. You must know whether roil did or not.
Witness—l will swear posititely I did not. I did not
assault any man. I did not thrust my hand against the
throat of nay mut and say," What are you doing boner No
policeman in my presence said " do for you." I did not
take my truncheon from my pocket all that night.
James Barber was recalled as • witness, aed said Clare
was the man who struck him, and struck Smith afterwards.
Mr. Partridge said he had now beard the whole of this .
singular case. The evidence was very cootlictiog, and he
should send Brown, the police-constable, and Barber, the
boiler-wakes, to the sessions for trial.
Mr. Begley—Will you not include Clare *: He has cam-
milted two assaults,

Mr. Partridge—No, certainly not. The assault on Smith
is too trivial. Besides, there is no charge, no entonion,, es
warrant *vaunt Clare. I will take bail for both defendants,
each in 50/. and two mantis of 251. each.
Bad was tendered and accepted.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE or INFANTICIDL —A
young woman, named Emma Smith, wbo was in the ser-
vice of Mr. Wilks, of the Leysters. near Leominster, has
heed taken into custody upon the serious charge of having
drowsed three children to which she 'mid given birth. About
half-past 12 o'clock on Monday last Mrs. Wilks went up-
stairs, when she saw the prisoner with a slopped full of
water. Her mistress said that she would carry it down, but
the girl made ouch strong objections that Mrs. Will,
thought something was wrong, and iosisted on taking the
the pail downstairs, which she did. Upon examining the
pail Mrs. Wilke discovered that it contained three infants
much mutilated. It subsequently appeared that Smith had
given birth to the children, and that she plunged then into
the water and drowned them. Up to the present time the
girl has borne a good character.
THE PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY's
STEALER, PATTL—lotolligence was reseived is Liverpool
yesterday of the arrival of the above company's steamer
Payta at Valparaiso, after one of the most rapid pas-
sages on record (including detention at Monte Video)
from Liverpool, viz., thirty-five days.
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