The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

ILtNSION-HOUBL

Samuel Hargeat was charged with stealing three cheques,
together amounting to 881. 15e. 10d., the monies of his em-
ployers, the East and West India Dock Compaey.
The prisoner was employed as • messenger ettli• East sod
West India Docks, and on the Ist July lest Mr. Stewed,
ore of the clerks, gave the prisoner three cheques for
M. 4s. 2.1., 181., and 671. Is. Bd. respectively, dined by the
director' of the tompsay. with directions to take them
to the bankers, Yea. Smith. Payne, and Ca, and get
them cashed, and to take the amount of the larger cheque
back, and with the proceeds of the two smaller ones to get •
bank post bill at the Bank of England. The prisoner 10-
filled the first part of the instructions, and got the cheques
cashed, but instead of appropriating the money as he lir I
been ftected, he absecieded, and nothing more was seen or
heart of him until Saturday moraine, when Sheppard one
of the efffecirs of the East and West India Dock mpany,
apprehended him at Glasgow. When be was arrested the
officer told hiss the charge, and the prisoner replied that he ,
had spent the money, and be supposed he shoald get four '
years fee it.
The prisoner, '-ho, when asked if be wished to my any.
thing, said be was guilty, was committed for trial.
Richard Otterage, described as a labourer, was charged
with • brutal assault upon John Marshall.
The prosecutor le • mareneer, employed by the contrac-
tor Hader the Commissioners of Sewers, and *a Sunday. at
about midnight, was with some other labourers sweeping
the street is Aldgate, when the prisoner, who had with him
two companions, and was the worm for liquor, went up to
him and attempted to take his broom away. This the pro-
secutor resisted. when the prisoner struck him • violent blow
on the nose which knocked him dove, and while *aka hack
the prisoner kicked him on the bead with the bed of his
boot, sod deliberately stamped his foot in his fore, cutting
his noes severely. The prosecutor's face was covered
with blood, and he was conveyed to the London fleapits),
where his wounds ware dressed ; and when be appeared
in court his head WY bandaged all over with IM lort-
pital Wafers, and his nose covered with adhesive plaister.
A poliosaionstable and one of the workmen spoke to the
violent manner in which the prisoner behaved.
The prisoner, in defence' said be was running past, and
happened to keock ageism the prosecutor, who, with two
other men, ran attar him with the‘r brooms. and attempted
to strike him with them, sod what he did was is self-
defence.

He called a witness who, he maid, eaw the whole open?.
moor but who, when called, only proved the umiak more
clearly.
The Lord Mayor said it was a most unprovoked awash,
sod in order that such persons as the prisoner should sot
{o about
be should minatliel'ags seuxehamplue ortLithynousOnkenrollianndg
the
la see-
woos him to 21 days' bard labour, without the option of
a five.

TITAMIM

Thomas Midyear, le 31, • grainer, of No. 14, Martha-
rreet, fit. George-in- -East, was charged with being ma-
enad with others in assaulting Ellen West, • serving girl
clout 18 year" of age.
About avow months sines • youth named Pearce, appren-
*ad to Mr. Gosling, • painter and glazier I. the Commer.
calmed East, was brought to this coon charged with
conflating • rape ou the prosecutriz in the house of her
ouster and mistress, No. 65, King.street, while the family
tare in the country. Pearce. the primoer Wbityear, and
other" were engaged in repairing. paintiag, and Irsh".
ug the 'steno' of the boom at the time
de outrage was ocanceitted. The accused. Pearce, was
oronsitted for trial. the cans was taken up by
tin Associate Institute for Improving and Enforcing the
laws for the Protection of Women, nod Pearce wee ulti-
mately ocavicesd at the Oantral Criminal Court of the
War aims of as assault with intent, and sentenced to
si: mouths' bawl labour. Since the movietion of Pearce
tie girl has bean robjectad to insult" and snoops«. from
tin aoguaintanore of the cosmic*. On Saturday night,
• few minutes before 10 o'ekult the girl was
seet cut by Isor ntletnes on an weed. and while
wean aloes ilmithutrest, not more thee a hundred
yasis from her msetees been. ea bet way home
ths prisons, and several other ewe meosted bar,
tinned hew round, and asked her " tots with them.' She
dedinsd doing se. and attempted to pass oa, when the fol-
lows edited very rudely to bar, Lad said if she did not ge by
fai. mime she /head by foul. Ose of the "nisei then
sand her by the throat sad *awl it, yid!. another
clamed bin heed over keelson* and Meet Dee cries. The
primmer pinioned her atoned palled thew tea while aim-
thr fmteasd Shun with • wad. She wee thee Wows dews.
Ow foisted, and bed we reeolisedee of what comerted star-
ved' mail as burl binelf Y bar airohn boom