The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-04 00:00:00

WORSHIP. STREET.

Mark Archer and ifilliamliagWei, young men un-
favourably known to the police, and against the latter of
whom a conviction was stated to be reonded, were charged
es follows :

Mr. Edward Morley, resident at Betbsial-green, said—
About twelve o'clock last night, I and three friends left the
Vicar of Wakefield public-house, in Suffolk-street, Bethnal-
green ; we 1•0111 perfectly sober, and walked away in pain,
Mr. Higgs and myself being about a hundred yards in s
- Suddenly I heard a cry for help and of police."
We ran back and found both prisoners confronting my other
frieods, Archer striking we of them with a short stick. 1
instantly rushed up and endeavoured to get hold of him,
but he dealt me a heavy blow on the head with the
weapon, which canoed me to stagger against the wall. I
bled freely from the wound, and was laid upon a door-step,
where I became insensible. Subsequently I was taken to
the station-house, where I saw the prisoners and preferred
a charge against them. I still feel very weak. Archer
struck Mr. Bull on the head. I am positive as to the pri-
soners' identity. Neither of them spoke a word during the
assault.
Mr. George Bull, of 153, Bethnal-green, corroborated the
statement of last witness, end added, at the instant that
the prisoner struck Mr. Morley, Mayen* was attacking my
companion—a Mr. Fulliford. I ran away a short distance,
but, hearing my name called, returned and found that the
assailants had gone. I card Fulliford then went in pursuit,
calling aloud for the police. We espied the prisoners near
the Lamb public-house, not a great distance off, Archer still
having a stick in his hand. I told my friend not toapproach,
but a police-constable came up at the same instant, and
directly they saw him one of them said, pointing to us,
" We will give these persons in charge for assaulting us."
We explained what bad occurred, and the prisoners were
taken into custody.
Mr. Higgs gave a precisely similar version of the onhage,
and Mr. Frank Fat-ford described the attack upon himself
thus : I and Mr. Bull had lingered behind, and while in
conversation and just turning into Three Colts-lane, a hand
grasped my throat. At the same moment I was sised by
the collar of my coat, and an effort was made to throw me,
but I got away and shouted for help. The prisoner Hay-
cock is the man who attacked me. Mr. Morley and Mr.
Higgs came to our assistance. I distinctly saw Archer
assault with a stick Mr. Morley and Mr. Bull. When the
pawners ran off I followed. Archer turned short round
upon me with toe uplifted stick, and said, "If you don't
stand back 191 hit you on the bead with this Bubo-
quently we found them near the Lamb, as mentioned.
Feist, 163 K division—l beard Irma cries for the police,
ran to the spot, and saw all the party. I took from Archer's
band this stick (a knobbed oak or grapevine). Another
constable came up, and the prisoners were taken to the
station-house.
Mr. James Ralph, surgeon, of ZIT, Bethnal-green-road—
I was sent for to the station-house, where I saw Mr. Morley,
in a weak state from loam of blood proceeding from an incised
wound on the scalp. On the head of Mr. Bull was a Mafia
as large as an egg, but not any wound. The stick produ
would inflict such injuries.
The prisoners put some questions to the witnesses that
were not pertinent to the charge against them, but offered
no defence ; and
Mr. Cooke ordered a remand, for the purpose of ascertain-
ing whether any previous matter of momentcould be brought
against them ; but it was decided that they should go
for trial on the double charge of assaulting with intent to
rob, while another count will charge Archer with wounding
Mr. Morley.
3f AB.LBOROUGH-STREET.
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Arthur Medley was charged before Mr. Knox with being
in unlawful possession of several copies of Pall.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough.street, prose-
cuted, and said be appeared on behalf of Messrs. M'Lean
and Urquhart, the proprietors of the periodical called Fun.
From his (Mr. Lewis's) instructions, it appeared that the
printing of the periodical began on Saturdays, and the pub-
lication to the trade, with the exception of Messrs. Smith
and Son and Mr. Collins, took place on Wednesdays ; but it
was discovered that the prisoner was in the habit of selling
the periodical on Tuesdays, a circumstance most prejudicial
to other members of the trade. The prisoner bad once
before been cautioned by Mr. M'Lean, but on his being
again found selling Fun, he was given into custody.
Mr. M'Lean said no other persons than Measrs. Smith ►nd
Son and Mr. Collins were supplied on Tuesdays, and the
copies which prisoner had in his possession the previous
day were never supplied to those persons, as all of them
had a private mark.
Jeffrey, 49 C, said the prisoner was given into his custody
the previous day in the Regent circus. He bad several
copies of Pun in his possession, and on asking him where
he got them from, he said he bought them in Shoe lane of
a man who did not keep a shop, but lived at Westminster.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.
WESTMINSTER.

John Hurky and Alfred Lee, two young men, were
charged with an attempted garotte robbery.
Hannah Miller, a young woman living at 8, Robert's-
buildings, Chelsea, said that she was seeing a female friend
home at a little before twelve on the previous night, and
bad arrived at the corner of Turks-row, Chelsea, when she
was suddenly mind by the throat by Hurley, who was ac-
companied by Lee and another man. She immediately told
Morley that if he wanted to rob her she had got nothing,
when he replied. " Haven't you" well, we'll see." She
called .• Police," and at the moment two constables came
up, and Hurley, who had his arms round her neck, and the
others left her without injuring her, and endeavoured to
escape.
Mary Anne Jeerer, her friend, confirmed her statement,
and said that at the moment Hurley seized Miller by the
throat the two other men advanced towards witness. She
stepped on one side and called " Police," and the constables
immediately came up.
Joseph Cam, 142 B, said that be and a brother constable
were in plain clothes and witnessed the assault.
Joseph Williams, 80 B, said that he also was in plain
clothes and witnessed the attack upon the young woman.
He pursued Hurley into Mermaid's-yard, where he found
him concealed. When captured he said he had not hurt
the young woman, to which he replied that he law him
seize her by the throat.
The police said that they had not only been convicted of
felony, but Lee was a ticket-of-leave man, who had bad
three months imprisonment since he obtained it.
Hurley said he knew the young woman, and at first took
her by the hand, and then merely put his arm round her
neck because he was intimate with her.
Proeecutrix indignantly denied the statement of Hurley,
that he was intimate with her. She knew nothing of him,
and had never seen him before.
In reply to an inquiry from the magistrate the police
stated that the preaecutrix and her friend, although in a
bumble position of life, were respectable young women.
Prisoners were committed for trial at the Central Crimi-
nal Court.
George Smith, an able-bodied young man, wee planed at
the bar, charged with the following singular offence :
Quartermaster Sergeant Brydon, of the Royal Artillery,
mid that during the last 18 month.. the prisoner had given
the authorities at the War-office a great deal of trouble.
Mr. Paynter—You know the prisoner well'
Sergeant Brydon—l do, but not as George Smith.
Mr. Paynter—He has permed then by other names'
Sergeant Brydoe—l know him by the names of Isaac
Hart and John Cooper, in which he has been convicted. He
was twice charged at Canterbury, and sent to prison for
falsely representing himself to be a deserter, and in June
last he was again committed from Woolwich for the
same offence. He had given himself up on each of these
occasions to the military, stating that be was a deserter.
His statement was believed, and he was maintained in the
guard-room until it was discovered that there wan not a
word of truth in his statement.
Mr. Paynter—His last offence was committed in London.
I fled, by reference to the &marten' book of this court,
that on the 17th of October the prisoner gave himself up to
William Marshall, a private in the Coldstream Guards, in
the street, as a deserter from the 9th brigade of the Royal
Artillery. He was brought here, and having repeated that
he was a deserter, was committed to the House of Deten-
tion until claimed by the military authorities.
Sergeant Brydon—lt was ascertained that this was the
same perms who had in other names; during the lest 15
months falsely preeented himself to be a deserter. He
re
was liberated by an ender from the Secretary of War yes-
terday, and is now brought here for puoishment.
Mr. Paynter—Was he ever in te Royal Artille !
SerSergeantßryclon—He was never in the army at ryall to the
beet of my belief. When coevieted at Woolwich he repre-
sented that he belonged to my brigade, whir* I positively
disproved.
Mr. Poynter—He has put the military to some expense I
Wentßrydon—Hie keep, and the expense be has put
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