The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-BTREET.

John Caper, an omnibus conductor, appeared to answer
two summonses, charging him, first with misleading a
passenger as to the destination of his omnibus, and secondly
with using abusive language.
The complainant, Mr. George William Jones, a gentleman
residing in Eases-street, Strand, stated that on Sunday
week be entered defendant's omnibus at Hammersmith.
He saw the word " Bank" printed on pieces of paper on the
windows of the omnibus. On arriving at the Strand the
omnibus turned into Agar.street, and defendant said the►
went no further. Witness said he bad intended to ride to
Temple-bar, and called the defendant's attention to the
printed word "Bank" on the windows, Defendant said
they did not go any further that journey, and he most get
out. He got outacconlingly, but declined to pay the fare, as he
had not been conveyed to his destitution. Defendant
attacked Lim with a torrent of abuse, and appealing to the
bystanders, said he ought to be lynched for robbing a poor
man by not paying his fare. He took the number of the
defendant's badge and of the omnibus, and appealed to a
police-constable for protection.
Defendant admitted that the word " Bank " was printed
on • piece of paper inside the window. As the omnibus
did not go to the Bank that journey, he bad pasted another
i piece on the outside to cover it, but that had been blown
off. He admitted the abusive language. He was the worse
for liquor, and did not know what he was saying.
Mr. Henry convicted Lim of both offences, and fined him
11. for the deception and 31. for the abusive language.
The fines were paid.
THAMES.

Darid Midge, aged al, &carman of Romford, Eases, was
brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with being drunk.
fighting, and assaulting William Turner, 64 H, Joseph
Swan, 440 A, William Chandler, 117 H, and Ambrose Sut-
ton, 422 A, in the execution of their duty in High-street,
W kitechapel, and also damaging a uniform coat to the
value of 10a
Thomas Corderoy, aged 40, of No. 111, Kingaland•road,
Shoreditch, cabinet maker, and Sarah Taylor, 30, described
as a widow, of No. 10, Lock's-fields, were charged with
inciting a mob to rescue the prisoner Dudge from the cus-
tody of the police near the station-house, in Leman-street,
Whitechapel. The two last-named prisoners were brought
before Mr. Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon, and Dunaway,
129 fl, and Kitchen, 58 H, clearly made out the charge
against them, and it was proved that the High-street and
Leman•street were in a state of uproar for half an hour.
Dudge was reported as too drunk to appear. He lay in the
stxtion-house all night, and was brought up yesterday
morning. He is a powerful fellow.
Turner said that at 20 minutes past 1 o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon be saw the prisoner fighting with another man in
High-street, Whitechapel. He separated them, and one of
the men went away. He begged of the prisoner to leave,
and proceed in a 00141111 direction. The prisoner refused
to do so, and knocked him down, and when he was down
kicked his hat off. The prisoner, who was very drunk,
assaulted several persons and gave a good deal of trouble.
Swan, 440 A, stated that at half•psat one on Monday
' his attention was called to a disorderly mob in the High-
street, and the prisoner struggling with the last witness.
He went to the assistance of Turner, and the prisoner
kicked him on the knee.

Sutton, 422 A, said—A gentlenuin fetched me at White-
chapel Church on Tuesday, and told me my brother
officers were being knocked about. I went to their as-
sistance and found the prisoner kicking and plunging
violently, and etrikiag at everyone Dear him. He chucked
me on my back and tore my coat. The uniform coat of
the witness was produced. It was completely divided, and
the collar torn. _

Chandler, 117 H, said—l found throe police constables
struggling with the prisoner. He was exceedingly violent.
He threw me down and kicked me several times. All busi-
ness was stopped in the High-street for half an hour; and
an immense number of airtm, omnibuses, cabs, and other
vehicles blocked up the street, and the confusion 111111 really
frightful. The prisoner essoulted several other persons.
After Ccrderoy and Taylor were secured we put Lodge on
a stretcher, strapped him fast, and carried him to the sta-
tion-house.

The punnet said he was very drunk, and did not remem.
ber what he did.

—Mr. Woolrych said that the prisoner Madge had com-
mitted several violent assaults, and his conduct was more
like that of a madman than anything else. He ordered him
to pay a fine of 40s. for the assaults on the police, 10s. foe
tearing Swan's uniform coat, and an additional to. of U.—
in all, file.
The money was paid.
Corderoy and Taylor were then put in the dock, and ware
respectively fined 20a. and 9s.
These fines were also paid.