The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW.STREET.
William Walker, a wall-dressed but repulsive looking
yaoarcan, was charged with the following outrage upon an
widow lady named Sarah (lover.
The preeecutrim, whose face exhibited the marks of •
violent blow, stated that she booklet Tooting, mid had come
to London with two female friends to sae the Exhibition.
They did not know until they reached the building that it
. wona half-crown day, sod not being able to afford more
Wes • shilling each they returned to Chartagerois. They
we steadies at the corner of ddolaide-street and Chandoo-
ebreet. Strand, at four o'clock, when she felt • pull at her
pocket. She maw • boy withdraw his hood and drop a half.
crown epos the pavement. She cried out "That is mice,"
hot at the moment she received • blow which knocked her
down. She idoolilled the prisoner so the person who struck
her, and who also picked up the lardfmvisvo.
Mr. Hoary asked the marmot/ix, who seemed almost
exhausted, it she did sot know Friday and Saturday were
haffesom days?
Who/me—We thought it was Saturday only,
The poisoner, on being asked if he bad any questions to
pm, said- Somebody gave me a blow with as umbrella, and
I swung my band round in return. I did not see who I was
bitting.
Sophia Harding, also • widow, from Bury St. Edmunds,
mid she was M company with the proamittrix and another
beesle, and saw the robbery and moult. The two boys
who were with the prisoner escaped, but the latter struck
Mn. Hover and picked up the money.
Another witness deposed to having seen the prisoner
strike the old lady in the chest sad face with such violence
that be thought he had almost killed her.
Them Davies, I Jenny's-street, boot-maker, deposed to
baying followed prisoner to C.oveot-garden Market, whore
he woe stopped* Alderman, the beadle, to whom be said,
" I ail gave • women • bit of a blow."
William Prior, F Et. lined • half-crown on the prisoner;
and another emetable stated that the prisoner bad been
eon or Who beton cenvisted of robberies with violence.
Prieheer—That was a bog time ago, and an violence.
Mr. Henry—What MI you, and where do you live?
lfrinonse—l am a tailor, oily there's no work doing now.
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Yr. Henry—l shall remand you for • week. and then you
will be committed fee trial at the Old Bailey.
LAMBETH.
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