The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE CO UR2 &

William William, whose ref name is believed to be
Winter, sad who had ropteeented himself to be clergyman,
was finally examined Mr. Elliott on a charge of
memilting and violently attempthig to violate the person of
a young w0(01111 in the home of Mr. Alfred Boys, a moll&
man residing at Na 40, Trafalpr-road, Old Kest-road.
Maloney, the emetabis engaged in the are, Wormed the
magistrate that the address gives by the prisoner wee false,
se was also the name he had given.
TM breams of the oomphmant were szemlasd, sad they
eorreborated the gamma made by ha at the lest
ai-
smination.

Tin prisoner repeated a part of the tumbling statement he
had proviostely mad*, and was fully committed for trial.
Prnmer—Caa't your worship dispose of the case sow
Yr. Elliott—l hare disposed of it by seeding you to take
your trial at the nut Surrey session.

SOUTHWARK.

JoAn itiilans, an inSPec the employ of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, appeared before
Mr. Partridge charged with indecently assaulting Hemet
Mush, a young woman, in one of the second-class carriages
on that ',Missy.
Mr. Church prosecuted on behalf of the railway company,
and Mr. Lewis, sea., defended.

The complainant, about seventeen years of age, mid she
was in the service of • lady at Dulwich. On Bator-
day, Ithe 29th ultimo, she came to London, and
returned to Blackfriars station to return by the
&40 p.m. train. She got into a meried-class compartment,
and when the train was about to dart the prisoner got in
and seated himself at the opposite window to her. Wit-
oese perceived that he was dressed in the compae)'s
uniform, and that he bad the word inspector on his roller.
When the train left the 'taboo the prisoner came and sat
himself opposite her, and pot one of his hands under
her crinoline. absi pushed his band away, and
moved a abort datum . to the other end,
and perceiving he moved also she told him
she should jump out if be repeated that are. The train was
still going on, and he mid, " Don't do that, ea we know
what you want, and I would not hurt you for the world."
After pairing the Elephant and Castle station he put his
hands on her breast, when she pushed him off, and then he
her pardon, and asked her if the was ticklish. She
told him that anises be stopped moleitisg her she would
call out "murder." The train then arrived at Camberwell-
gate, end as he was about to get out at that station he
kissed her several times, and the train wait on.
In answer to Er. Church she said she pre the defile.
dant no encouragement to act ari be had dorm, but did all the

maidCopros4;oM= fromTi;mling her. On the arrival of
the tram at Herm-hill, William Hale, the paid, got into
the same ocimpartreast, when ahe bad seem oonyeristion
with him respecting the primmer, who had left. Wham she
got home her mistress malted her what was the matter with
bar, as she was flurried. She told her that one of the ta-
me:Mars had insulted bee in the railway ova's, eciratal
from Loodos, and she described what lie bad dons,
what she had spoken to the guard.
Mr. Church salted her if she amid past oat the guard is
mart?

—Witottergolutod out William Hale, one of the witnesses,
es the Me spoke to on the night in quairtioo. When
he got into the foresee he 'eked her it the Inspector had
insulted her. She replied in the captive, ohm the guard
said, " That inspector is • nioe man, he we. a poliosmsn at
Victoria statics when I was • porter there." The guard got
oat et Hernehill, and as he was having her be wanted to
kiss her, but she would not let him. Oo her arrival home
she told her Militia/ all the conversation she had had with
the guard.
Mr. Lewis—Did you act say "that you told the guard
that the defendant did nothing to roe
Witosas—l did not my ttat. All I said was, No.
Mr. Partridge—Did the guard attempt to kiss you ?
WitO6lll No, sir ; but be wanted to its sae.
Mr. Partridge—Did you make any complaint when you
got out of the carriage at Dulwich ?
Witness—l did not, Ir. I was so hightened I could sot.
lir. Pertridge—Thea I am to understand that when you
replied "No " to the guard, that was untrue!
Witness—Yes, sir.
William Hale, the guard, we. then ermined. He denied
having entered the carriage on the night in cinestion, aimed
that he had never seen the eomplaiusat until she made this
charge, and said that the defendant was not in the train at
all, to the best of his belie, when the outrage wee alleged
to have term pleat
Mr. Lewis mid be should reserve his defence.

Mr. Partridge committed the defendant for trial, bat at
the request of Mr. Lewis adraittsd him to bail, himself is
501., mat two sureties is 254 souk to appear at the asst
Sane; Swims.

rim MAGAPJGLE GANG AGAIN.

At the Guildhall pohoe court yesterday, George
Webb, Garry*, oti this business of s wholesale Wreaths&
seller at 12k, White Liooutreet, Spitelfields, appeared
before Mr. Alderman Allen on • stunmous for oopepirtog,
with John Masarigle end Edwin Holmes Keighley, to
defraud William Duff of the stun of 2001.

lir. Kent appeand fer the defendant.
William Da mid, oe the 7th of September, 1863, be
noticed an advertiesmeut is one of the morning paper for •
clerk in • brewery, and that application was to be made to
John limerick, at No. 1. Faningdon-rand. He went there
the mw day, red saw Magericla's clerk, who told him that
the situation advertised was taken up that maniac, and
asked for the registration fee of la, on roes* a which his
(prosecutor's) name would be placed on their books. He paid
the Is., sad, at the clerk's request, filled up • printed form,
whereto ha stated his age and the nature of the situation he
required. He called maim times afterwards concerning a
situation, but fruitlessly. On the 12th of October fol-
ksier!, having noticed another adratirateot for a
traveller to a brewery, who would be required to invest
2001. in the business, for which he would receive 10 per
cent interest and a celery of 21. per week, in addition so
2i per omit commission co sales, he was induced to apply
to Marpirigle again, who said be would seed to, the brewer
referred to in the advertisemeet, and told him to all again
on the following morning, which be did, bat no brewer made
his appearance, on which he was asked if he would like to
travel in the trimmings liar, as then wee • respectable
gentleman, awed Webb, who wee in want of • traveller.
The terms, llaprigle said, would be that he (prosecutor)
would have to avarice 200/. as escuri.tlzaud would receive
the same interest, commission, Led previously 10111-
timed ; that he would also be allow • horse sad trap,
and • boy to travel with him. The defendant thee had an
interview with him (prosecutor), sad made an agreement
for twelve maths, at which time the 200/. was to be re-
turned, security brag given for it in the mean time. On
security being demanded, Magarigle proposed Ueda
I Holmes Keighley, wbo was accepted as rarity.
Both Keighley and Magarigle were at the present time
in Holloway on charger of eotterring to defraud nu-
merous perms. in • similar way of sums varying from 1001.
to 2001., and the prisoner on showing his stock represented
that he did • trade of over 100/. per week. Finding that he
had been deceived. he told the prisoner he considered the
whole of a swindle, and demanded hie 200/. This ale
brag forthcoming, he left the prisoner's service in the Fe-
bruary following, and had since made many wiatiociessful
applicotioes for the return of the 2001.
- The prisoner was then remanded till Monday next.
On the coocluidoe of the ore, a gentleman informed Mr.
Alderman Allen that Magerigle's former Aire were still
occupied es offices for procuring employment, where mosey
was received on the plea of obtaining employment ; sod that
• young person had had • fruitier journey from Loudon to
Bath, where so such narks as thatdeeceibed awaited her.

THE SHEFFIELD INUNDATION FUND.-011 Tues-
day the Inutdatice Oommiseinsess in Sheffield gave their
decision epos a remarkable point. After t►e great flood
emu 50.00041. us raised by subscription for the relief
of the sufferers, .rid cut of this food the mho( com-
mittee advanced mossy to some of the victims of the
catastrophe in the form of loans, that is to say, the
borrowers gave promissory cone, deeds of anigement,
&c., for the anneate received, the committee designing to
reimburse dm feed by genie( three papsm cashed by the
water company, who um leg►lly bound to make good all
the damage mused by the heroin of their reservoir. The
quetioe for the domino° of ths 000102i1160111116 was whether
the committee could same the payment by the water
company of the musts so denuded. On Tuesday the
chief 0301[616111111t amioneced that then donne we. that
sufferers by the neadatioe only meld oaks aompsriahoe,
and that the intervention of say third parties corild not be
recognised. At the nine time the tan of individuals ►aving
received sue of money from the relief esonnittee did not
Ia the least disqualify them from &minding hLL unpin-
satiu from the miter company. The court Ws &Incised
fora forteight. The claims soot I. against the seniguy
mount to 453,000(.