The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-04 00:00:00

AMOUR= NURDIROr AN OLD MA DT THROWING ELK

DOWNSTAM.

Charles Lewis Massey and Thoffisaa Massey, two rough-
looking fellows, residing in Ootigh-street,Gray'rinn-roact,
were charged on remand before Ifr. D'Eyncourt, with
attempting to murder an old man named !Nicholas Lunini
by throwing him over the second-floor balustrade of the
house in which they reside.
This assault was committed about • month ago, bat
the complainant has been so unwell from the injuries
he reosived, that he has not been able to ►ttend
before this. It appeared from the evidence that
both prisoners, who bad been drinking freely, were
standing at the street door when the complainant went up,
and as be was in the act of proceeding upstairs the prisoners
made use of insulting language and celled him foul names.
Of this he took but slight notice, which seemed to make
the prisoners more violent, for they followed him up and
the prisoner Charles threw him over the balustrade, the
other priaoner assisting him. The poor man was picked
up in an almost insensible state, and upon being examined
by • surgeon it was ascertained that he had sustained
severe injuries on both sides of his body and his neck.
There was also a great deal of extravaeated blood on the
pleura, and the surgeon stated that bad the complainant
not been • strong man, be would in all probability have lost
his rife. The primmest, when they were told the charge,
said it waa • good job and it was • great pity the old
was not dead.

The prisoners, who treated the matter with the greatest
levity, said that they had had a drop of drink, and should
should not have done what they had if the complainant had
not first insulted them.

Mr. IYEynoourt told the defendante that they had oom-
milted a very serious assault, and it the poor man had died
they would have been tried for murder or manslaughter
they would find it no laughing matter. They would now be
committed to the Middlesex sessions for trial.

THAMES.
CHARGE OW BIGAMY -A HEAR

BCOMIDIZL.

Richard Bowden, aged 30, coacb.painter, of No. 82, Regent-
street, Westminster, was brought before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with feloniously intermarrying with Rosins Page, •
young woman of No. 111, Lettingtou-rtreet, Pimlico, while
his first wife, Mary Ann Elizabeth Bowden, was alive.
The two wires, industrious young women, who have been
reduced to great poverty by the prisoner's infamous conduct,
were present. He was engaged to marry • third wife who
is far advanced in pregnancy by him, and the wedding was to
have taken place this day. Police-sergeant Hart, an intel-
ligent °Moor, No. 1 L, however, took the prisoner into
custody while preparing for his third union. The first wife
first got into the witatem-box, and said she did
want to hurt the prisoner—altboutted he had
behaved very cruelly to her, and she was ob to go to
a situation az weeks after her marriage, whit took place
at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, on the 2od of August, 1857.
Mr. Woolryoh, on hearing who the font wife was, said
he could not receive her evidence. It would be illegal for
him to do so.

Resins Page said she was married to the prisoner oe the
25th of Februmy, 1861, at the parish church of All Saint's,
Poplar. The sooer had detained all her linen and would
not let her have anything.
Mr. Woolrych directed Polioemrgeant Hart to accom-
pany the second wife to 82, Regent-street, Westminster,
and take care that her linen was delivered to her. He could
not make say order about the rem of the property claimed
by the second wile.
Emmeline Francis, a married woman, the sister of the
last witnem, recollected the ' at Poplar Church.
She remained at home to cook the w ing dinner while the
party went to church. The prisoner said he was a widower.
Both wives here said the premier bad left them com-
pletely desti tate, and that they had suffered great privations.
The second wife also said the prisoner had seat the follow-
ing letter to the woman he intended to make his third wife.
The following is a copy of the letter in the priioner's own
hand writing :—"My dearest Harryatt I arrived at my
lodgings on Monday night at a quarter past
11, so you could not have been so very late
after all my dear Harryatt I trust you are
quite when for I am merry to inform yon that whos
taken very unwell before I reached home, hot and couldin,
and I had some ginger brandy, which seemed to ease the
pains wich I had about me, but I feel much better to-day
than 1 did, but I think it whoa the Hupsit with Rose on
Sunday night Caused it, for Although I did not show it I
wboe truly wretched on Monday to think how the wicked
wretch has belyed me everywhere for the Pains I took with
her ; but I swear never to live with her again. But now,
dearest Harryatt, it lays in your powerto make me Hap for
ever wretched. I am fairly (Reunited with Ross I
think of aIL"

The second wife said she was the Roes alluded to in the
letter, and that the prisoner told " Harryott" he was not a
married man.

Policeaergesut Hart, 1 L, mid that when he took
the prisoner into custody be said it was a bit of jealousy on
the part of Rosina Page bemuse he would not marry her.
Sarah Cooper, of No. 48, Queen's-road, Chelsea, said she
was present at the prisoner's first marriage at Chelsea
Church.

-Yr. 07eokycla remanded the prisoner for a week.