The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-26 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

John Dillon was brought iefOrTsiG, Healy on • warrant
charging him with en mast& on hie wife.
Mr. Abrams defended him.

The complainant stated that on the 24th August the west
to the prisoner's !Mona to ask him for some sesuitseas, ea
she was to great distress. They bad been sepssitted about
four months, zed be would sot contribute to her support.
He bad taken the children from her and supported them.
He refused to do anything for her and struck her es
the head with a stick, causing the blood to flow. She
made a complaint at the time at this cart, sad the
magistrate issued a summons, bat the defeedaet paid
no attention to it. A warrant was then issued,
but the police bad not been able to fled the
peiwoer. On Thursday night she met him in Si. Giles's,
and asked him for some money. He main struck her and
sharers him in custody. He was taken to the station.
house where the wariest was executed, and it was on that
warrant that De wee now brought up.
lir. Henry asked what the defee&at was.
Mr. Abrams said there was no disguise about his amps-
tk,...hiah, indeed, might almost be keowe from his ap-
peerseoe. He was a pegilist. He complained that his wife
annoyed him by cresting • disturber:oat his lodgisp, width
she_sdmitted. . . . . . . . .

If r. Henry rid Abe certainly might not to do this ; but on
the other hand, it was to be expected that elm should to to
Lis lodgings if he did not give be: soy woolly. He had much
better make her en allowance.

-117 r: Abnacsjad ii;piiioote wee willing to allow for
3s. a week.
On this understanding be was dinctiargod.
CLERKENWELL„

Marks &deft, a fellow well hoea to the police, and
who ham been lent to the House of Correction from this
court no chimes of felony and assault, W. charged with
violently assaultieg Use; Atm Shaw, an unfortunate, in
Brighwuetreet, ftt.

About two years rime the complainant was the principal
witness against four young fellow., companions of the
prisoner, who were convicted on a charge of raps and rob-
bery. Since then she has been subjected to a series of
amanita from their companions. The prisoner has on
several occasions insulted her, and on Thursday when be met
her, he called her • bad name, and threatened to do for her.
She went on and took uo notice of the prisoner, who tol.
lowed her sad struck her a violent blow ma the bead and
krosked her doom. The primmer 1115 away, but was
stopped by a policeseonetable, sad when be wee gives kite
custody be mid be bad only amok • prostitute. The blow
caused her great pain. She had not given the pdeooer
any provocation, and in feet had always avoided his
company in consequence of hie baviag threatened to murder

lire primmer mid that be bad wilting todo with the nu
that wee convicted; the eoupLiw•t, who wee • thief
herself, wee u bed ea he wee. He wan drook, and did Woe
know what he did. If the anagiltreto would look over the
nne this time he would take are that be would Dever qe•k
to her anyplore.

The 1;Olioo atand that the primmer serer did may mark,
and woo s wary doeperon follow, sod the *ampoules of the
wont of Wen* -

The magistrate said be would teach the primal" that
eves if the oomplainaet was an unfortunate elm wee net to
be annalted by worry ewe WA pleased. It Irma sot boon