The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. William Norms & late a City =isolator', sod for
some time a Bible remise is the pariah of St Mary New.
mato', was finally ex .mhied before the Hon. G. C.
Norton on &charge of &smoking sod googiog ous the right
eye of Boor, Bowler, ► dog collar maker, and for some
time s member of his Bible class.

Mr. Philp, the solicitor, attended for the defeodant.
It will be recollected, from the evidence given on the I
former examioatios, that early in the month of June last
• subscription was about to beset on foot by the Rev. Mr.
Pilkiogton, to collect 201., to be promoted to Mr. Newman, I
but the intention was marred by the declaration of Bowler, I
the complainant, to the rev. gestleman, who was about to'
interest himself in the matter, to the effect that if the LIM
was collected it would be moth better to give it to the poor
wife and family of Newman than &drunks° fellow like him.
On the 7th of June the defendant was in the neighbourhood
of the complaisant's semidries°, and Mrs. Bowler seeing
him requested he would call and me her busbsuil respect-
ing some money belonging to the Bible-class, which be (her
husband) had been accused of stealing. Newman refused to I
do so, abused her, saying that her husband lied become a beggar
since be had left him, and that sue (the wife) lived by the
tickets she got from the church people. Bowler having heard
this, ems from his home and told Newman that he was
drunk, and that if he did not go about his business he should
give him into the custody of • constable and lock him up.
Newman then gave him a violent blow with his fist, and
his thumb being pointed gouged the right eye and completely
destroyed the sight.
In crow-examination be Mr. Philp, Bowler acknowledged
that he had known Mr. Newman for some years. and had
been • member of his Bible clam He denied calling him a
drunken vagabond, or striking him fins. All he said to
him was that he was drunk, end that if he did not go away
be should give him into custody sod lock him up. He did
not get the defendant's "head in chancery," but after his
eye was "smashed" did his best to protect the other eye.
Louisa Bowler, the daughter of the complaisant, mid
that about • fortnight before the occurrence spoken of Mr.
Newman called at her father's house nod asked for him, and
on ber saying her father was out, he put up his clenched
fast and said, " I'll give him • topper for that."
Two omnibus drivers deposed that they bad seen Newman
&auk near the house of Bowler, and heard the latter tell
him that if hedid not go away be should kick him up. They
also said they saw the defendant Newman give Bowler •
desperate blow unawares on the right eye, nod heard the
latter immediately after exclaim, "He has dashed my eye
out." _ _

third witness, en =nib= conductor, who had a much
better opportunity of seeing what ass going forward than
the others, as he was standing on his zuoukey-board at the
time, said the complainant's eye was destroyed by the de-
fend:hi:lt's thumb being dashed into it.
. . .

A female witoessold that oo the 13th of duos she met
Mr. Newman sear Red Lion.equare, and thee told him t►at
it was reported that be had a sharp gist stone or some other
missile I. hie hand when be struck Bowler and destroyed
his rye, sod he replied that it was sot so, that it was dorm
with his knuckles. He also said he at that time had gut a
sitaatum from the Roy. Mr. Garrott, sera llrurydane, at
ss. a week.

Mr. Philp addressed the magistrate at some length, point-
ing out the discrepancies in the evidence to support the
charge, sad called several witnesses, principay tract dis-
tributors, to give Newman A good character for sobriety,
kn., and it appeared that be bad resigned his situation as
missionary in May last, is consequence, it was said, of some
domestic differences.

Ir. Norton remarked that the weight of evidence was
much in favour of the complainant, sod asked bun what he
wished in the matter?

Bowler said he wished the case to be sent to the sessions.
He added that ',shad Konen the defendant to be a drunkard
for three years, sod he (Newmau) had little feeliog for hum.
The defendant was committed to take his trial at the
sessions, but was admitted to bail.