The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

ILLRLBOROLIGH-STREET.
• MIGHT OCT= IS PICCADILLY.
Mr. Alfred Mayow, of Portland, Dovestabire, wine'
merchant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being
drank and disorderly in Piccadilly, and assaulting police.
sergeant Thomas Foinett, 292 A, Wm. Moore, 187 C, and
Wrn. Fish, 331 A, and Lenten Franklin, a prostitute. of
7, Stanley-street, Bromptoo, was also charged with striking
Sergeant Foinett on the head with an umbrella.
Sergeant Foinett said—About a quarter to 1 this morning
I saw the male defendant outside toe Royal Standard pub
! lie-house, to Piccadilly, just at the top of the Haymarket.
He had been expelled from that house sod others, and had
lost his hat. As he was screaming drunk and mating a gost
disturbance I advised him to go away, but he iefused to do
no. I then told him that if he did not discontinue his poise 1
should be obliged to take Dim into custody, and attempted to
do so, when he struck me twice in the face. 1 then took boll
of him, when he struggled and we both fell, end while on
the ground he set to kicking as if he were mad. His COO.
duct then became so outrageous that it took as 20 minutes
to get him to the station in Vine-street There were not
fewer than 1,000 persons assembled. and there was a scene
of the most riotous description. While on the way to the
station the female (Franklin) came up and said-- Von
brute, let him go," sad she then etruck me across the heel
with an umbrella. I had no hat on at the time having 101 l
it in the melee.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—That shows what a useless thing the N.
lice hat is in a row.
Sergeant Foinett—l then took Franklin to the station.
She had been drinking, but was Dot drunk. While At the
station the male defendant struck the gaoler, and his coudu,::
was so disgraceful that he was obliged to be removed to A
lower cell, as he disturbed the whole oeighbourhood.
Fish, 331 A, said—On going to the spot I found the se:,
geant and the male defendant on the ground, sod on at-
tempting to raise the defendant he struck me a violent
askeng
blow in the mouth, cutting my lip very badly. Oo
the defendant to go quietly, be said, " not go for the
police ; will fight Tom Sayers or any other man in
England." The female on the way to Vinestreet stnidc
the eargeent with her umbrella. She was with the utile
defendant outside the Royal Standard, but 1 don't too
whether she had been with him before.
Moore, 187 C,said—Oa attempting to assist in taking the
male defendant to the station he struck and kicked me, and
made use of very violent language.
The defendant Mayow-1 was struck by the police.
Sergeant Foinett—Yes, I struck you, but it was to pre
vent you biting me in a moat cowardly manner.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mayow what he had to
ch
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?
Mayow—l had been drinking, and was exasperated..
Franklin—l did not strike the sergeant, and only inter
feted on behalf of the gentleman.
I Mr. Tyrwbitt—Theee amanita on the police are aithout
I defence. I shall inn Mayow 205., or 14 days for each
assault, and Franklin 5e., or 7 days.
It was stated in court that such a turbulent scene has not
been witnessed in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket tot
yell&

RUSSIAN CLENENCY.—The Posen Journal has Ilid
following :—" Wpm. X—, the wiles/ a landed prorrie"
in the neighbourhood of Wane, waited on General Moon,
vieff, the new governor, and requested him to revise the
popes* cooneeted with the case of her husband, wb she
said, had been condemned unjustly by the former V*
venter, Nasinioff, to six years banishment to a distant Pe
Torment of the empire. iffeeravieff listened very poineil
to what she bad to say, and promised to make known the
result. On the Bth, ffilme. X— received infomamos
that her husband was condemned to be shot, and oo the
10th the sentence was carried into execution."