The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

MANSION•HOUSK

flu Saturday a miserably clad woman, about 29 years of
ago, who pee her name as Martha Manahan% and de-
scribed herself as a tailor's; wee placed at the bar before
Sir Robert Carden, charged with attempting to throw her-
self Iron, London.hridge into the Thames.
A gentleman named Richard Whittle was passing over
Londoo.bridgi late on the previous evening, when he saw
the prisoner in one of the remiss, getting over the parapet
of the bridge. He caught hold of her legs and pulled her
back, wheusha said she had only done it for the purpose
of frightening her husband, who bad been illusing her.
She warn in such an excited state that he did not think it safe
to leave her, and so gave her into the custody of a polio.
officer who came up at the time.
The prisooer, when asked if she wished to put any Ties.
tions, asked the witness whether he did not see her husband
strike her and knock her down.
The witness replied that he did, and told Sir Robert that
be bad followed the prisoner acid ber husband from the
other side of the bridge, and during that time her husband
had struck her repeatedly, and when he pulled her back
from the paret, sad while holding her, he said to her in a
jeering tone, "Why don't you do Let her dolt ; there's
plenty of wain to receive her."
The prisoner, d
in answer to some questions put to her by
Sir Robert, said she had been married nine years, and from
the first three months her husband bad continued to illtreat
her in a most cruel manner, and now he refused to maintain
her. He wee employed at a lieseed.meal manufacturer's in
the Borough, but he bad refund to a home, end she
wandered about, sleeping at different lodging-houses, and
sometimes walking all night.
Sir R. Carden said he should like to have the husband
before him.
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The woman said he acid he was going to run away that
day at 0110 o'clock, as soon es he had received hie week's
wage..
Sir R. Carden, however, immediately issued • warrant
for his apprehension, and remanded the prisoner until yes-
terday, taking her own recognisance* tar her apposite:4l,mA
also pm* °Wan that one of the officers should see that she
had • lodging, Matted of going to the union, and some
to.
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--Yesterday the husband, having been apprehended on
Saturday, was brought up.
The woman wee also in attendees., sod Sir Robert Nadu.
vaned to impress num her the wickedases of the crime she
had attempted, which nothing could justify, and for which
she was liable to two years' imprisonment. But after the
explanation she had given he should discharge her and
admit her as • withal& She was then swore, and oo being
asked where she lived, said she had no home. She slept
with her husband at a coffee-house on Sunday week, and be
paid le. 6d. for the bed. On Monday night she walked
the streets, on Tuesday her husband paid le. for a bed, and
all:day and night Wednesday and Thunder, and Friday all
day she walked about the streets. Oa Friday night she
met him in Whitechapel at hie request, ad knowing
that he had some many, wanted hire to get • bed, which he
refused to do, telling her that he did not intend to keep her,
acid that she might go and do what the liked, and while
oodlifig from Whitethapel to the Monument he struck her
twelve times sad knocked her *own each time. Her body
was covered with bruise., and her clothes were torn to
pieces. She had bad no money from him for four months,
and during that time she bed been earning ie. • week, of
which she paid in, a week for her lodging, living as well as
the raid on the other 3s. She found out that he was
lodging at Whltechapel, and went to Bud him, and as soon
as she &eked for him he cam* out and beat sad kicked her
so that she was obliged to go to the maim, wham she got aa
order for the doctor. A certificate from the doctor,
dated the let of July, was handed in by the officer, statism
that Martha Bentham had been under his care, and was
suffering from contusions on various parts of her body,
In answer to Sir Robert °anion, she said he was in con-
stant work, and hie regular wages wen 22e. a weak, sad he
generally made 3e. Bd. overtime, and sometimes the whole
amounted to 30s. • week. She bad been married nine years,
for eight of which he had been Miming her, and during that
time she had bed no regular horns. She had been advised
to proceed spinet him, bat being • Orman, and she se
Engliabwouna, she did not like to, and had looked it over.
Sir Robert said he was very glad he wee • German, and
not an Englidunan.
The prisoner in defence said, on Friday morning he
gave his wife 9e. to get • little bit of • home,
aad the had premieed to buy • little Mt of • Sock bed to
sleep on. He appointed to meet her ea Friday evening at
the licaument at Salf.paet sense, and waited liasnuntil half.
past tea, whim he went into WhitethapeL, when he found
her in a mbbohone., having spout all the 9s.
Sir Ro mid be had never provided • home for her.
The primmer said he had bad three homes. Ou wee •
beautiful home, but she left him and went away with •
rung soldier, who lest her back to him from Chatham
Burnam after a month.

The woman, however, stoutly &sled this, and when anted
by Sir Robert if this were the fret she had heard about the
youeg soldier, she replied that it was a very old story,
which he wee ooetinually repoatiag, sod at the same time
be was as well aware as she wee that the " young soldier"
wan her own brother.

iii.).L. ;Li kw did not know that. He went by a
different name to her braille', and he did not know bow
aka could account far that.

$r Robert Carden said he was a matt cowardly fellow;
and asked him what be had to may in answer to the charge
d owaalt.

Prisoiii; denied knocking her down, and mid she struck
him and he mashed Der away, and she fell down ; she was
a great drunkard.
Sir it. Carden said that wes the first time he bad made
that Gnome, at the SUDO UM he did not believe hint, as
people who drank generally looked prematurely old, whereas
his wife, despite hie ill-usage, looked very moth younger
than she really wee. He was a bees cowardly fallow, and he
should mark his sense of hit conduct by sending him to
prima with hard labour for two calendar mouths.
The prisoner said be did not see what his wife wanted
with soother man.

Sir Robert said the other man wu her own brother, and
the prisoner knew that.
Prisoner maid he had only her word for it.
He was than removed, when his wife said she did not
want him to be mot to prison. She only wanted him to
allow her something, if it were ever so little, she would be
&alleged, and begged Sir Robert not to send him to in
Sir Robert, however, said he certainly should do so. It
was just like all women who were ill-mad by their husbands,
but be should protect her from his violence.

CLERK ENW ELL.
Henry Wand, a drover, wan charged before Mr. VEyo-
court with cruelly IH-treating and torturing a ball in the
Metropolitan Cattle Market, Islington.
Police-coontable James Floyd, 449 A, said be was on duty
at the Oath) Market, when he law a number of bulls tied
to the rails. The prisoner, without say provocation, and
merely from motives of cruelty or pastime, went up to them
and knocked them over the hoofs, heads, and backs. He
struck one of the animals over the 'nostrils, and made it
bleed. On emmining the other bulls that the prisoner had
knocked about, he discovered that the prisoner had
knocked of from one of them a piece of skin of the size
of a 54. piece.
The primmer said that he struck the animals bonsai:y.lz
were wild and goring each other. One of them bad
the skin of the bull out to it, and inflicted a won two
feet long.
In answer to the magistrate, the constable stated that
there wee not the slightest particle of truth in the prison?.
staterimat.

D'iyneoort said the prisoner's conduct we. very vio-
lent. He was sorry to my that thee* gross acts of cruelty
wets geeerallv committed by young men, and seemed to be
mounted at the CattJe Market. Whet would young men
like the prisoner my if they were tied up, and some one,
without rhyme or reason, wee to come and strike them in
the hos The would come to this court and make load
complaints, and would think no term of imprisonment too
much punishment for what they had suffered. It was nr.
esesary to make an example, and he should eenteoes the
primmer to imprisonment, with hard labour, in the House
ofleorrectioo for ten days.
The primmer was removed, bat before be was looked up
he was called beck and told that be could pay a fiat, of 20a.,
bat not barbs' the money be was sent to prison.

THAMES.
Michael Pugh, who carries on the bushier of •
and general dealer, in Well-etreet, near the Sailors' Home,
and Bridget Pugh, his wife, were brought before Mr. Wool-
rych, with being in possession of military stores,
which stolen from the Tower of Laudon and
other places.
Mr. Btoddart, solicitor. defended the prisoners.
It uppeared from the evidence of Police-sergeant Towns.
end, No. 5 H, who has charge of the metropolitan
police-
etatioe in the Tower, that be procured • search•warrant
and searched the prisoner's house, No. 1, Wellotreet,
whore he discovered on • bed in the first floor two grey
blankets and ono white blanket ; in another room • white
blanket, two bed-oovers, and • sheet ; in the parlour
under the table • white blanket, and in the kitchen a
bed-cover. The female prisoner mid that her first
husband, who had been in the army 17 yearn, and who
accidentally shot himself in Maeda, gave her the grey
blankets when he rotas sod from the Crimean war, that she
bought the sheet at • shop io Petticoat-law, and that the
white blanket found under the parlour table was given to
her by a Mrs. Clarke, whose husband wee in the 3rd Buffs.
Bhe also stated that the bed-coven were given lobar b 7 the
quartermaster of the 19th Regiment when it was stationed
at Portsmouth some time ago. There were two straps
and • serubbimphrush in the kitchen which he also seized.
The straps were used by saddlers to fasten up their beds and
bedding.
Marla Holland, • young woman, now dwelling at No.
8, Hardy-place, Wellolose•square, formerly lived in the
house el the prisoners, and bad seen the blankets, the
sheet, the bed covers, and other things in aro. She
believed Mrs. Pugh was married to her present husband
last Poorer.

M Mr. iiteddart,
The witeess said dilemmas had arises betimes her
C=sod the primers, th ers, mod that e pre isformatiou to
tboritiee that Yr. and Yrs. Push were is poteratioe
of military dens.
Mr. James Fisk sod Mr. J.sspb Plow, who am employed
is the Tower of Leedom. said the MM. mired were ea-
Vernier,' PrOINOre witli *lb bread arrow sad the
initiale W. D. (War Deparleamth or E. 0. (Brad of Ord-
moor). Otte Waaket bed base leatpered with, sad ea at
made to " mradip" sat Oa ismania4 warlra A