The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-11 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ntei,ard Irifirra;;;,aglass:iii:Sor,living in Charlton.
street, Ittzroyaquare, was charged before Mr. Knox with
assaulting Mrs. Mary Ann Gray, of 49, Newwan•atrset,
Usford•street.
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Hrs. Gray, who had a bad black eye, stated that on the
previous evening she was at the boom of her father, 4,
Charles-street, Iliddlesex Hospital, an alamode best.bouae,
when a person who was taking his supper miscooducted
himself. being the worse for liquor. Her brother west to
the door to look fur a constable, when the defendant en-
tered. She asked the defendant whether be wanted any
refreshment, and he said be did not ; and she then told
him there were quite enough paranoia in the place without
him, and immediately afterwards the defendant gave her a
blow in the eye.
In answer to kir. Knox, the complainant said she believed
the defendant was intoxicated.

The defendant wished to know if Mrs. Gray had not seised
him by the collar, and Mrs. Gray said not till defendant
struck her. Her brother had ale, a black eye through a blow
the defendant gave him.
Mr. Benjamin John Wolff said be resided with his father.
On the previous evening there was a disturbance in the
shop caused by a penal' who was intoxicated. He saw the
defendant strike his sister, sad be defended her as well as he
could, and the defendant then struck him in the eye.
Mr. Wolff, who had also a bad black eye, said, in answer
to a question, the defendant bad been &taxing, but knew
what he was about. _ _ _

Police-coastable Sharman, 35 E, proved taking defendant
into custody, and that he was drank.
The defendant said that, hearing a disturbance, he went
into the house, when Mrs. Gray seized him by the collar,
and be pushed her away.
Mr. Knox said if the defendant wished him to believe that
the black eye Mrs. Gray had got was caused by a push, he
would at once tell him he did not believe him.
The defendant said be had a wife and children.

Mr. KDOI said he would not send the Cili•Dd•Ot to prison
at once—though he considered his conduct in striking •
female very dastardly and brutal—sa it might ruin his wife
and children. The defendant did not think so much of his
children as he (Mr. Knox) did. The only thin; in defen-
dant's favour was that there was no premeditation. He
would fine him 40s. or 14 days.
LAMBETH.
A man of respectable appearance, whose name did Dot
transpire, applied to Mr. Norton for • mummies against •
person for unlawfully detaining beloogieg to him. The
applicant rid that on the night before he was in the par-
lour of a public-hoar is Peckham, and the conversation
amount the company there turning on the probable fate of
Muller, he was induced to bet • crown that he would be
executed. He went to the bar and got change of half •
sovereign, with the intention of placing the stake is the
hands of the landlord or the young woman behind the bar ;
but no wooer bad the money been placed on the counter
than his adversary took it op and pot it into his pocket.
He (applicant) applied to him for the restoration of his
money, or to place the 10a. is the heads of the barmaid, to
await the imam of the bet, bat he refused todo either ; and,
finding he was only a " hone 000 par," and having no opinion
either of hie honour or his honesty, he wished his worship
to grant • summons to compel him to give up the money.
Mr. Norton—How do you know that you will win the
money I see by the newspapers that they we making
great efforts to get Muller off.
Applicant—Yes, your worship, I know that ; but I don't
think they will be able to save him, and therefore I should
wish the money placed in proper hands. I should also tell
your worship that I saw this hots, cooper this morning at •
sale of horses at the Montpelier Tavern, tlimberwell, and
told him unless h. gave me up my money I should go be-
fore a magistrate and get • summons or a warrant against
him, and be made use of violent threats against mo. I
should also mention that he told me that I might go to
whom I liked, that be won the money fairly. My bet being
" that Muller was hung," and that person being then and
at present living, he bad undoubtedly won my fire shillings.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Norton—lt is not a matter in which I can interfere,
but my advice to you is, should Muller be executed nod
the man refuse to give you the money, to go to the county
court for • summons.

The applicant thanked his wonhip for hie advice, and
said he should act upon it.
HAMMERSMITH., _ _

Thomas Thenk was charged with violently assaulting
• Mr. Henry Masksll, the landlord of the Chareedon Hotel,
Notting-hill.
The complainant said that on enteric/ his bar the pre-
vious eight be found the prisoner and soother man quarrel-
ling about Muller. The prisoner said Muller was innocent,
and the other man asserted that he was guilty. The p.i•
sonar then appealed to witness for his opinion, to which he
answered that if be gave an opinion it would be that Muller
had received a just verdict. The prisoner called witness a
fool, and said he was as big a fool as the other mao. Wit.
ness said be did not allow such language to be used in his
house, and requested him to leave. He replied that he
would stop as long as ha pleased, and struck him over the
counter a violent blow on the mouth and m►de it bleed.
Witness then west round the counter to put him out of the
house, when be struck him in the eve. Witness caught him
by the collar, when the prisoner grasped him by the throat,
and it it had not been for the other man be would have been
choked. He succeeded in ejecting the prisoner, and he gave
him io charge.
Mr. logham fined the prisoner 20a.. and in default
he ordered hue to be imprisoned for 14 days with turd
labour.