The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Richard Dario. who described himself as • schoolmaster.
and who appeared in a very shaky state from the effects of
his late potations, was charged before the Hon. G. C. Norton
on a charge of being found in the street is a state of help.
lass drunkenuesa.

Poliemmoostable 125 P maid that at Ivo o'clock on the
evening before be foiled the primmer lying in the street in
Wa'worth so dead drunk that be wee compelled to mad foe
a stretcher to remove him to the elation house.

Mr. Norton—What hays you to say to this charge of
beastly draolusesors?
Primmer-1 am very sorry for it.
Mr. Norton—W hat are you!
Prisoner—A schoolmaster, your worship.
Mr. }factor-Well, if you are as well off as school.
roosters generally, you will put something into the poor.
box.

Pricer—A.ll the money I have %Lout me, your worship,
ie hattA-erows.

Mr. Nortso—That is Tory little for the owe that has
been takes of you. but us will take it this time, sad I
should advise yea, is skink seems to have a serious Whet

on you, to keep sober for the future. YOU are now du.
charged.

GREENWICH.

11,1”,,,, a I 70.ttute: beinre Mr.
Maude with berog citui.k. and making use of ol.ceoe lan.
page in the public Street&

The came yea oos of the usual ordioary night charges, tte
druu►enoer of the prisouer, and the wine obscene Li..
guage, being deposed to by poliee•ooostablr 123 a0d21.3

The prisoner, when called on for her defence, denied ti—d
she was drunk, or that she bad uoed the language de
scribed, and said that she hed been most violently ill•used
by police-covetable 123 It, as could be proved by two gent.
men who had witnessed what took place, and had pronueol
to attend ti. coui t as WitaSMOSS.

Mr. Meadows, a tradesman at Deptford, here stepped Lr
ward, and said he was retuning floor Woolwich late tier
previous night, and saw the prisoner walking Bowe di..
mope is front of the constable (123 lt). He did not bear
the prisoner maks us. of one foul expressioo, but he i.aw
the constable follow her, half walking sod half runnit.:,
sod when he COMA up to her he kicked her in the loser
part of the back with his knee. The constable then I.*
the prisoner by the neck, and held her head against ion,,
iron railings, isolating that she should go in a contrary
direction to that in which she lived, and then took her to
the police-station. Os the way there witness saw the con.
stable kick the prisoner off her feet three or four times, std
os attending at the stot.ou with another person to state
what they had seen, the constable endeavoured to keep them
in the street, and said be was surprised that they should
interfere on behalf of a disreputable character. He replied
that be came forward for the sake of justice, and that
whatever the woman might have dose, it was no part ,A
the duty of a police-constable to inflict punishment.
Mr. Mande—ls the person who went with you to the
statics here to-day
The Witmer—He is a gentleman connected with the
Metropolitan Board of Works, Bpriog-gardens, and promised
to be in attendance if possible. Him name and &darns are
known to the inspector of police.
Mr. Maude (to the constable)—What have you to say
this statement?

The Constable—The witness did not see the commence.
meet. . . . .

Hr. Mande—His maw you walk after and stop the priaott:,
who was then, at all events, proceeding quietly home ; and
if she made use of theremarks to you that you state she dlki,
knowing who she was you could have applied for and
obtained a summons against her under the Police Act. Toe
witness who has come forward to-day on behalf of the pr..
saner is deserving of thanks, and is dischargingthe prisonsr
she sod her Witaelleri can attend and make a complsitt
elsewhere. His worship afterwards made au entry neon
the charge sheet that the conduct of the constable had been
seriously called in question, and required further invents.
gallon.