The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

YANBION•HOIISE

Pain'ek Dall, 31, clerk, in whore eyes still lingered the
fires of insanity, whose head was shaved, and whose face
was covered with ghostly yellow bruises, was brought
before the Lord Mayor ender the following extraordinary
aireumstaisesa
'film. Keating depcsed be was mesanger and poeter at
No. 34, Great St. Helen's. He knew the prisoner, who was
one of the clerks employed by Messrs. Glover sod Co.,
ship and insurance broken. On the f..'ith July, • few
minutes after ten in the morning, the prisoner primed him
cos the stairs on his way up to the office. It appeared that
from his conduct towards the clerks as soon as he reached
the counting-house, the latter rushed from the office in •
body thinking he was mad. The door closed behind them,
whew the prisoner made • leap heed first right through the
glass of which it was priocipally compond. He fell rpott
his face, but immediately pieltioc himself up be pursued his
headlong career, and, with • wild bound and a cry of pain,
be leaped the balustrades in pursuit of the retreat-
iag slinks, and fell with • crash some treaty feet cis to
the nose flags below.
Polio-countable 677 said be was called to St. Hides's-
plan, where he found the prisoner lying insensible upon
the flap. He was bleeding from the Dose, mouth, and eyes,
and seemed to be in a dindful .fate. A surgeon was at
coot meet for, who directed him to be immediately removed
to the Lando.) Hospital, from which place he (witness) bad
but jut brought him. He produced a medical oertificate,
which stated that the prisoner was still suffering very se.
rarely, and woe is • very week condition.
In defence the prisoner said he had been in • very de-
pressed date for the last four months, and wee subject to
occasional fits of abstraction. He did an meant anything
of the transaction which had led to his being In that deplo-
rable rendition.

Tb. Lord Mayor remanded him is order that he might be
gives up to his !Amide.

CLERK RN WELL
Elias John Rowland, aged 52, described as a gold and
silver polisher, residing at 243, Sekforde-street, Clorken•
well, was charged on remand with attempting to murder
his wife, Ann, by feloniously cutting nod wounding ber,
and striking her on the bead with WI axe, whereby her life
wee in danger.
Some further evidence having been taken,
Mr. Barker committed the prisoner to the Central
Criminal Court for trial.
SOUTHW A RK.
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Sarah Lenria, a start-looking younTi 'somas, was charged
with adminieterieg some ssosious drugs to Jobn Riggs, and
robbing Dim of • silver watch and silk handkerchief.
The prosecutor said berm:dot in Church-street, Deptford.
Os Saturday woos, about 12 o'clock, be met the prisoner on
Loodos•bridge, and after marrersing with her shout the
shippiog, he accompanied her to Der sister's at Finebury.
They retnaioed there some time, and had a pint of ale. The,
left there *boot 4 o'clock, mid tame to the Surrey side of
the water and bed some snore ale ie Tapley-sweets Thews
they went into • publichonse in the leather market, aid
after partaking of • small portion of al* be sad.
denl7 fell asleep. When be recovered cooeciouseele Its
wined lb. prowess and his watch and hasdkerthief. He
was pistils* that they won Rahn' hr poison= when h.