The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-02 00:00:00

THE P()LIOE OOURTB,

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREAT.
LIFE IN THE DIALS.

.t ~martly-dirossred young girl, named Emma Jones, who
nil she was an unfortunate, was charged with stealing
tome sheets and blankets, and several articles of wearing
4 ',wet from her lodgings.
The prosecutor, au old Jew named Davie, said be rented
some rooms in the Seven Dials, and had let one of them
the prisoner. He thought the girl was a respectable
ram woman, but she left the apartments the other day,
and the articles in question were missing.
The prisoner—The house is let out to prostitutes.
Prosecutor—l am only a tenant, and Ido not know who
:be other persons in the house may be. The landlord late
L. rooms as he thinks proper. That is nothing to me.
Mr. Vaughan—The question is did you know the prisoner
to he a proatitute You cannot recover rent from inch
penons.
Prosecutor—l believed her to be a respectable young
wound.

Prisoner—l told him what I was, and be knew it, and he
ased to come to my room. If I took away the blankets why
e.id he not charge me with it when he came to my room,
sad to my bed, as he often did?
Prosecutor—l noticed the blankets were missing, and
asked her about them, she said she had sent them to the
wash.

- Vaughan—You my yon believed her to be • respect-
able woman, and yet you went to her room'
Pa.:icier—Yee, your worship, and he sent his own daugh-
ter downstairs for • tablecloth to bang up at the window,
to prevent any one seeing through.
Prosecutor—Ob, what a wicked woman, to say such
things of a man at my time of life.
The prosecutor's daughter. a young girl of 17, said the
prisoner prorated to make her a present of a parasol, but
the never did, and when she (witness) went upsteirs to dress
roe day, she found that the primmer bad gone off with her
best bat and bonnet. Witness's mother saw her afterward'
in Holborn, end gave her into custody.
Mr. Vaughan—l mast have your mother ban.
Remanded for • week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
TOt ATTEMPTED MCBI3II/ OF • RIM 11110130 H JELLOIIIII.
Julia William, of Brewer-street, Golden-equare,
saddler, charged with stabbing his wife, Annie Williams,
in the throat, with intent to murder her, was again
brought before Mr. Knox.

Mr-. Edward Lewis of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoner.
The reduce taken on the last occssion showed that •
mutable (William Conquest, C divison), saw the prisoner
go op to his wife in Leicester-square, near the Alhambra,
and place his bands on her throat. The wife then ma
away into the Sablonotere Hotel, followed by the primere
and on the °mutable going into the hotel to see the cause he
found that the wife was stabbed in the neck. The prisoner
was then taken into custody, and subsequently the parts of
an instrument were picked up near the spot.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar to-day,
Mr. John Skegg. It.H.C.S., 2, St. Martin's-place, said--
About half-put lo on the night of the 25th ttlt. I was called
to the Sabloaniere Hotel. Prosecutrix bodes incised wound
on the neck, was ve faint, and appeared to have lost •
good deal of blood. The wound was on the left side
of the neck, and it was about half an Mel in length.
Mrs. Annie Williams, the prosecntriz, geld—Bofors I
kiss the book I wish to state that I will not press the
charge. lam ea much to blame as my husband.
Mr. Xnoz—Yon must be sworn. _

Mn. Williams was then sworn, and said—On the night
of the Mb ult. I was walking with a gentleman
in Leicester-square, about half-past 10 o'clock in the even-
log. My husband came up and spoke to me, and I told him
to go away. My husband asked me to go and the with him
and be comfortable, u we had always been. I told
him I would not. He then mid that rather than see me with
another man be wonldeee me dead. He then put his hand
to my seek, and I put up my hand and caught the instru-
ment in my hand and found that IWY stabbed. When I
caught hold of the instrument it wee broken in two. I
then ran into the &blowsier* Hotel and into the wife,-
room, and I then told them to send for the nearest medical
man, and they did so, az • medical gentleman Weeded—
Mr. Sheep.
By Mr. Lewis—Recently there has been a
meet between me and my husband. I hate
the cane of it, and he has complained of my
mode of life. Shortly before this occurrence
he left the house where we bad been residing. We were not
lisiog tmether at the time of this occurrence, having been
eeparatd for about six weeks—but I have sees him. On
the night of the 25th he was the worse for drink, and his
been so frequently sine he left me. Helms begged of me
to come and live with Lim again. Mr. Cuteliffe, supposed to
be tor father, • surgeon, has attended me since, end I am
now quite well.
The evidence was read over by Mr. Nokes, the chief
clerk.

Mr. lino:—Wu the prisener drunk or not at the time?
exclmpactor Wilsoo—He WM not drunk, I believe, but way
ited.

Mr. Thomas Wright, of Ranelagh-street, celled by Yr.
iworis, said-1 saw the prisoner near 11 o'olock ow the night
of the 2511 Angust. I am the adder at the Alhambra
Nye, and noticed the prisoner walking up and down and
Ongering as if be wan intoxicated. I certainly believe he
intoxicated.

h: Prisoner was then committed for triaL
Mr. Lewis—l have to apply that the prisoner may be
admitted to bail.
Mr. Knex-1 mutt refuse to take bail.
Sir. Lewis—l can produce evidence that be has always
horse so irreproachable character.
Mr. Knox—l came* take bail. I believe the prisoner
Itended to take his wife's life.
Mr. Lewis—l will apply to • judge at chambers.
31r. Knox—That mouse is open to you.
THAMES.
nirvana OF FORTUNIL—PAINFOL CASlrd, •ant Ginfiell, • labourer in the service of the London
reed Victoria Dock Company, was brought before Mr. Paget,
anted with stash's( 43 cigars, valued at 145., and stated
to ie the best in England.
The prisoner, who was mock affected, was formerly a gen-
tleman of fortune and in four years squandered • fortune of
:;:o'sil. After several vicissitudes he became • day
.63u!sr. His family at home are in some distress, and
hi. wife was confined with her last child four days ago. He
sow si.peared in the felon's dock one most samosas charp.
Mr. Thos. Pegram, gatekeeper of the up town warehouse
of the Inodon and Victoria Dock Company, Minorite, said
the had been employed there two years. Yesterday
Mumma he searched the premier and rubbed him down in
tht usual manner, and found upon him 43 cigars. A portion of
hem were concealed in his bosom, nod the remainder of
hen. it k.is stockinp, fastened round his legs with red tape.
lie said to the primmer, " How came you to be so foolish as
this!" and be said, "There is illness at home." The
trlioner had hitherto borne a most excellent character.
The prisoner faintly said he was guilty.
Addinstoe, inspector of gatekeepers, here said that
be was directed by his superintendent to say be had known
Al years, and that he had borne an irreproaeh-
-4,, •r..cter.
'lr l".zet— That tells both ways. The prisoner has
rooh.,i his employers in a very ingenious manner. It is
ttr.... ni.itter. I sentence the prisoner to be imPri•
.r two months and to be kept to hard labour.
W A NDSWORTH.