The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

• 11•011•21 IN A RLILWAT CANXIAtii.
Thomas Huxhant, a singular-looking man, was placed at
e bar before Mr. Woolrych, charged with oonimittiog a
melons snack oo police-constable 103 L in the vicinity of
&Mao° Church, audio one of the carriages on the Mid-
Railway, while in hie custody on a warren!.
It apposed from the evidence of the officer that last
hirday fortnight, about 7 o'clock in the evening, be
as vent for to • house in Church-terrace, Waterloo-
. where he saw the prisoner in a most ex-
ited state, threatening the life of the landlady. He
ado% oared to persuade him to be quiet, but instead of
bat be timed round epos him in the mcst furious manner,
d Dearly-strangled him. ` Having, however, loosened his
tock he pulled out his staff to protect himself, and struck
e praetor with it ; but the prisoner, who wee more like
der.on than anything else, wrenched it out of his band,
and ass about to deal him a heavy blow with it, when the
with great courage snatched it from him, and thee he
• verpowered the prisoom and took him into custody. He was
aired up on Saturday eight sad part of Sunday, when he
bailed out, and should have surrendered on Monday
ming at this court, Instead of that he absconded, when
to rommissioeers of police ordered &efferent to be applied
cr for his apprehension. The constable after making [B-
- ascertained that be was at Leicester, and armed with
*warrant, he proceeded there on Saturday and apprehended
be praoner on Sunday in estate of great excitement. He placed
in • second-clan carriage, and oo sootier had the train
.ex-1 than be tamed upon the officer and made a savage
t,o bOo, sad tried to throw him out of the window.
'Ali the mistime of the passengers he handcuffed him to
3:eft band, and they prcoseded • little way more quietly,
between Leicester and Brithem the prisoner attacked
le officer again and rolled him over, injuring him severely.
:!-Y had 'a desperate struggle, but fortunately the con-
t.Lide overpowered him, and when the train stopped they
the prisoner in the rd's van and strapped him
en. On his arrival in Londoohs obtained maisteece, and
:rued the prisoner to the station house. The officer
:e! that the prisoner was so furious in the railway car-
that he frightened the passengers, and one of them
"..z.l:y filleted away. He bad no doubt at the time he
mad from excessive drinking.
Tun prisooer hare said in defence that, on the Saturday
••••itz alluded to by the officer, he was grossly insulted by
, :aodlody, and then the constable interfered, and struck
and (bet had a fight ; but eventually be was over-
., erred. and locked up. He went to the police-court on the
lky, but unfortunately drank too much, so that be did
surrender. When under the inflamee of drink, be
bit mss; and did not know how he got to Leicester.
had been bereft of hie senses since then, and
not know what occurred on the railway. He
!Jed that be had been in the Royal Engineers and was
--Lamed owing to his fits of insanity after bard drinking.
Woolrych told him he ought to abstain from drink-
if it bad such a pernicious effect on him, sad that de.
t•-•tuld not lo allowed for the ferocious attack be bad
,de to the constable. He could not punish him for hie '
woad 3ct sad outrage ia the railway cants. as that was
of hio jurisdiction, bet for the moult on the officer io
waterloornad. he should gee him 51., sod in default of
.4 VI -Li commit him to the Haase of Correction at Wands-
tat:. with bard labour for two months.

GREENWICH.
I, • limAN'S HOLIDAY, ►.'ND MS OPDHON OF ENGLISH

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J • s'9./wns, a stylishly-Omni Frenchman, staying at
• Inv', was charged with betas drunk and ircapabi•
f ~, care of himself.
' - constable Walmieley, 101 P, aid be was on duty In
V . I Kent-mad this morning at • quarter-past 1.
• ' - found the prisoner drunk and rolling about. being
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..-'.-r incapable of taking cars of himself. Wittman
I.' ~ let° custody, sod on the way to the station he
w • , r, rudest.

- ‘l,,,:lStrate Well, prisoner, what have you to soy to
t..
- ;.'ro ',:?tier (making a polite bowl— Wht es I
-.- '.',.r.me from France for a little holiday.y Is Paris
' : '• "hat they call English beer, audwecen drink • great
' .t ; but is Engleod the beer is so strong that after
' '., a 'cry little it fly up tiers (at the some time patting
'Les.' amid loud laughter), mid seed me spinning
- •• I ~rd around until Ido not know when I am. (Be.
...1 'slighter.)
I, roustable—The prisoner, your worship, was charged
'• - 1.-imbeth pnliceteourt Let week with beige demob.
, • prisoner No. no, (too't say so. (Laughter.) I helm
"..,ted VOTV cruelly. I drink year English beer sod
• v• •ttoir tbit I lase my seems, sad this I'm robbed.
' ''.; see. (Drawing ea sibort chain from his weiteast