The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

TILE POLICE COURTS.
gam DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
"ON DUTT DI DIDAT•LANI."

A coetermonger named Dennis Mekan wan brought up oa
remand for assaulting Police-constable Whiting, F 99.
The rotatable stated—On Thursday night, I saw the pri-
soner and a man named Wiley fighting in Drury-lane.
told them to desist sod gamey, upon which they turned upon
me and attacked me both together. Wiley struck me on the
back of the head. I caught him by the collar, and we
struggled. Mahan came behind me, caught me by the lags,
and threw me down. As I lay on the ground struggling
nth Riley, Mehen kicked my head, and was about doing
so spin, but I put up my arm to ward oft the blow from
my bead, and received it on the middle of my hand. My hand
r, very much twisted, all the knuckles being put out
of joint. Some other officers came to my satistioes,
aid the two men were locked up. Yesterday they
were brought here, and Riley was fined 20a. or 21 days, but
the prisoner wee remanded that I might show my hand to
the surgeon. I have done so, and he tells me I shall not
recover the use of the band for some time.
_ _

The prisoner—He had my wife in eJtody. He knows
that Iraq well.

The IX:astable said this was not true.
Mr. Corti. said that would be no excuse for beating or
kicking the officer.
The prisoaar—l kicked or struck him at aIL It
was another men stack him.
Mr. Corti's—What fore

The prisoner—For taking my wife in custody.
Mr. Carrie—l shall send this came for trial, but you must
be brought tip oo Wednesday to take the surgeon's evideoce
before going to the mussioon

CLERKENWELL.

DINZ2IIIIO A WIFE MID TB CHILDRIN. —A lUD CASE.
William Bryon, a short, dirty-looking man. apparently
recoverisg from a fit of drunkenness, sod who described
himself aa a compositor having no home, was charged before
Mr. h'Eyosourt with deserting his wife and five children,
whereby they had become chargeable to the parish of St.
M"7,lsliegton.. . • -

Mr: Leftly, the relieving overseer, said the prisoner bad
given the parish • great deal of trouble for souse time.
and bad put the porish to a great deal of namomeary ex-
pense. Within three year) family had base three times
pained to Islington fr= other perishes in Larks. Os
MI, the prisoaer's wife and family were pried
from St. George the Martyr; as April 4, 1662, from St.
Morgues's, city of Westminster ; and as July
,7;d25
from St. Mary-le-Straad. The • was now •
to the pariah, for the support of his wife and family, is •
sum considerably exceeding 1001.
Mims, see al the warrant-came of Islington, mid the
primer bad gives him • great deal of trouble. For six
weeks after the prisoner's wife sad heady were admitted
the primmer wee to coostant work. After that be went m
tramp, rossiviag the society' s allow aad bad been to
Cheleishme. Re left there se moos ease amorteined that
he ithe other) was °emu), alter him. Siege the wife sad
family bad her in the workhouse the prisoner had had
regular work and math have supported his family had he
pleased.
The wife of the primmer was called, sad Mated that when
she west into the thread Unioe her 'maimed had bees out is
work for seam weeks. She bad supported her family by
saes her furniture, sad was then compelled to seek pariah
reef to prevent them from starving. HR hothead would
not go to the workhouse with them, became he said if be
did so he would have to go io. On each of the mesas= of
her going to the workhouse her family sad boreal bad been
is a star Mag, destitute coeditioe.
The prisoner, who treated the matter with the greatest
fedi/forma, said be led no &ham to make.
Mr. D'Eynevort said be cosiddind the ease fall made
oat, and sentemed the prisoner, as • rogue sad vnp to
be imprisoned and kept to bard lather in the Hems of Oar.
restioe Aor three slimier mouths.

Ir. Alezaader (tbe mooed clerk) took armies to remark
that more Theo Amid be used by marmot cam se the
Tempt oe which the primmer wee apprehended had not
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parties, bat he did sot bow when they lived or bow to
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were soweisually throwing drama hate the shop.
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scare, and the asaoyanie would sees stop. If the boys
did se he dead ba lied boar swlv to ties palms 411 i the
sealtheurbeed who woad do aU *they could to prevent a
repetition of the salaam
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ahead he galled amass, thee left the wort.