The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS,

THE POLICE COURT&

WORSHIP-STREET.

Philp Dean, Al ace Jona, and Harriet Aluegrore wars
charged Ili under :

Join Smith, a muter shoemaker in the Hackney-mad,
said—This meaning, at 2 o'clock, I wee our my home,
when two females came up and pressed their conversation
upon me. I told them to go away, bat they laid hold of
me, and suddenly alba man, whom bad not befen meal
stood before me, struck me down with a blow io the face.
and kicked me es I lay. All three were upon me, but I
can't say what the women did, except that one of them
had hold of my collar. I was a little in liquor. (Com-
plainant's left eye wan blackened, and he complained much
of his head.)
Cross-examined by Dean—l pve no offence to any of
you. The women did not coy for help until a nameable
came. I did not call them bad name. My head was not
hart against • post.
Farmer, 524 N —About the hour mentioned I was stand-
ing in the shade under • lamp-post in the Hackney-rod,
when at • short (listen*, from me I heard some penes my,
"Go away." I heard no reply, but a scuffling noise fol-
lowed, and them a noise sounding like • blow and • fall.
I ran up to the spot, and as 1 did so a woman's voice celled
out "Police." The male prisoner was kicking the com-
plainant, one woman had hold of him by the neckerchief,
and the other by his hair. They said he had insulted
them. Complaisant charged them all with assaulting him,
and 1 took them into custody. Complaisant was slightly
tipsy.
By the Magistrate—There was no outcry until the pri-
soners saw me. The complainant's bead was bleeding.
Upon this evidence the priacesets were remanded, and
Mr. Cooke said—ls anything known of them!
A Constable—l know Musgrove as • companion of
thieves.

----ibeanagatioa was not denied by that prisoner, but
She replied to It by asserting that complainant made
shoes far all the bad characters about Shoreditch, and was
an old blackguard.
Dean—l baud .creams for help, and ran up. These
women said the old man had insulted them. I was speaking
to him about it, and he tried to strike me. I hit him is
self-defence. These women are quite strangers to me.
.Tones—That is true—all of it. He (compliumet) fell, and
hurt him bead against a post.
Musgrove—Ob, of course it is. Ah ! he's an awful black-
guard.
The Complainant (apparently astonished at these re-
marks)—The respectability of my character can soon be
ascertained, if it le not known, sir. I oarfainly had taken •
little.

Mr. Cooke—When this charge was brought before me
the other day, I was inclined to the belief that • " garotte"
robbery, as it is termed, wet intended ; it had all the ap-
pearance of one, and the emistable's evidence furthered that
1101,111.1i013. However, inquiries since made do not tend to
establish it, or I assuredly should have sent all the prisoners
for trial. Still a very brutal assault has been comnutted,
and I order Dean to pay a fine of 40a, or curler one month's
imprisonment in default, and each of the women 205., or
14 days' imprisonment In default.
The leaser fines were paid ; Dean went to prism
LAMBETH.
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Corm/los Murray, a powerKiiriah labourer, was brought
to the court oe a warrant, and charged before the Hoe. G.
C. Sodas with kicking Alfred tiepin in • delicate part of
his body, from the effects of which kicks he remains in •
dangerous state.

—Thomas Knell said that on Saturday night last he was
at the Black Dog public-house, in Vauxhell.walk, and saw
the prisoner thus conducting himself in a very riotous
manner. He struck over the bar at the landlord and land-
lady, and his (witless's) wan, Alfred Hegel], wbo lived there
as potman, was called downstairs to put him out. His son
caught the prisoner round the waist, and carried him at one
into the street, and on putting him down he commuted
kicking at Lim in asavage manner. The first kick he gave
Mtn was on the arm, and the next on the lower par t of his
abdomen, and immediately after hia eon became deadly pale
and weak, and was obliged at once to be assisted home, and
put to bed.. . . .

NT. Norton—ls it )01:1r opinion that the prisoner gave
the last kick intentionally?
Witness—Oh yes, sir, he certainly did, and in • spitefulotor
manner; and my son has since been attended by •
who recommend. removal to an hospital. On Sunday
evening the prisoner mme to my house in • drunks., noisy
Mats. and wse about to Sing a quart pot at the heed of my
oldest son, and said he should finish my youngest at his drat
opportunity.
In reply to the charge the prisoner said ha was very
sorry, but he knew nothing about it.
Mr. Norton told him that if he suffered bat half an
hour's pain of his victim he would not forget it, sod re.
mended bun for • week.