The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

A foreigner, who gave the name Fredk. Ifermanana, and
described himself as a clerk, from Copenhagen, was placed
at the bar yesterday before the Lord Mayor, charged with
being in the house of Mr. Pike, liosmed victualler, in
Pudding-lane, for an unlawful purpose.
Mr. Pike, who keeps the King's Head, is Padding-lane,
returned home on the previous evening about 11 o'clock,
sod was told by his wife that there was a strange man in
the hone*. He sent his potman and female servant
upstairs to see, and he remained downstairs, and while
there be heard his servant calling him. He went to see
what wee the matter, and found him potman in one of the
bedrooms having bold of the prisoner by the legs, while
his bead was on the floor, and he said be bad just pulled
him out from under the bed. He was brought downstairs
and given into custody. On being searched some pspsn
were found on him, amongst which were a passport, dated
the 15th September. The primmer at the station first said
be hed gooe to find a closet, and then that he was drowsy
and bad gone to rest himself. Mr. Pike, however, had his '
house broken into on the 30th July, and was robbed of 601., '
so be determined to prosecute in this case.
The prisoner said, is answer to the charge, that he bad
come from Copenhagen on the previous day, and had gone
to Nome of his countrymen, and one of them gave him a
shilling. He went into the prosecutor's house in the even-
ing, and bad two glasses of ale and two biscuits, after which
he felt bad. and went to look fora closet. He opened a
door, bet it was dark, and he could ass nothing; and being
drowsy, not having slept the night before, he lay down to
rest himself, and did not remember any more until the pro-
secutor's servant woke him.
It appeared that the prisoner's statement as regarded
having the ale was quite true. He had been sitting in the
billiard room during the evening.
The Lord Mayor, however, said there was no doubt the
prisoner was there for an unlawful purpose, and he sent
him to prism for one month.

BOW-STREET.
A solicitor, described as Mr. Thomas Joseph George, of
Jamesatreet, Adelphi. but whose real name, it appears, is
Thomas Joseph, appeared to answer a summons charging
him with indecently amanitiag a young woman named
Amelia Horton, who came so Weak* as client.
Mr. West, from the office of Mr. Sheen, solicitor to the
Society for the Protection of Young Females, conducted
the prosecution, and Mr. Daly, the barrister, defended Mr.
Geoge.
Mrr. West, in opening the case, said that some time ago
the complainant commenced an action for breach of promise
of marriage, which, however, was not gone on with, hot the
papers were handed over by the solicitor who originally had
charge of the case to Mr. George, the defendant. She went
to defendant's office to apply for the papers, but he was out
of town. On two occasions she saw a gentleman whom she
understood to be his brother, and who made an appoint-
ment for her married sister, Mn. Leech, to see
the defendant on his return to town, which would
be on the 26th August. The day previous to that of
the appointment the brother called on Mrs. Leech to tell
her not tonsil, but to let the girl herself keep the appoint-
meat. Accordingly complainant went to Mr. George's
office the next day, when she was introduced to the defeo•
dant by his brother. The defendant took her into his private
office, where he proceeded to acts of the grossest indecency
and violence, to which she would depose ; but being, fortu-
nately, a strong and determined young woman, she resisted
him successfully, and got out of the room. Her dress was
in such estate of disorder as to leave no doubt of the nature
of the outrage which had been committed. She complained
to the brother, who was in the outer office, of the treatment
she had received, and then Yen home as fast as she could
and told her sister what had oecorred. The one was made
all the worse by the fact that the defendant was acting at
this time as the professional adviser of the complainant.
The summons was taken out the day after the entail..
Evidence having been given by the complainant and
others,
Mr. Henry said—This is a case that must go for trial. If I
refuse to send it, I must declare that complainant and her
Oster have deliberately perjured themselves. I ant not
prepared to say this. Defendant must find two sureties of
SW. each, and enter into his own recognizanoes of 1001. to
take his trial at the Middlesex

Broil wee provided.
MARLBOROUOR•STREET.

dfidtael Donovan, a rough Irish labourer, was charged
before Mr. Knox with the following outrageous conduct.
Mrs. Mary Ann Harwell, wife of Mr. Harwell, of the
Spread Eagle, Oxford-street, said that about half-past five
the previous afternoon the Prisoner and some companions
came into the house and had a pot of beer. Shortly after
some words took place between them, sod upon her telling
them to behave themselves the prisoner turned on aye of
the spirit tape, and as fast as she turned them off he turned
them on again. Ha then struck her is the face, tried to
break the beer engine, saying that he would smash it, and
then broke one of the taps, his conduct being of the most
violent description.
Mr. Knox asked Mrs. Harwell how much spirit she sup-
posed was lost, and she said not lea than 10s. worth.
Lazarus Howes, 95 C, said os being called to the house he
found Mrs. Barmill's face quite red, as if from a blow.
The primmer said that the beer bad been complained of
and given hack, and that, as he could get neither beer nor
money busk, he was annoyed, but he hoped it would be
looked over.
. . . .

Mr. Knox said he would not look over it. Such ruffianly
conduct mutt be put down, and he should commit the pri-
soner for a month.

THAMES.

TAontas Harfock, fishmotger. of No. 7, Charles-street,
St. George's-is-the-East, aged 29, was brought before Mr.
Partridge. charged with beigdrunk and incapable of taking
care of his hone and cart at five o'clock yesterday morning,
in the Bow-road.
The charge was made out by George Burch, pollee-coo.
stable No. 267 K, who said the prisoner was making •
ridiculous exhibition of himself in his cart, and could not
mange his hone.
The Prisoner—Well, I was half tight this morning.
Mr. Partridge—You were intoxicated very early indeed.
The Prisoner—Well, well, I was druok ; people will get
tipsy sometimes.
Mr. Partridge—Yon should keep sober. A drunken man
Is quinuolit to have the charge of • hone and cart. Yon
endangered the public safety. I fine you 405., and in de
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1 ' fault twsnty.one days' imprisonment. -
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The penalty was paid.
WANDSWORTH.

A few days ■go an application was made to Mr. Dayroan
by a woman, who stated that she was the wife of Private
Read, of the lit battalion 9th Regiment, for 'mistimee to
enable her to reach Portsmouth, where she had permission
to go on board the Royal Albert to Join bee husband at
Cawnpore. She told a pitiable story, and her answers ap
! peered so satisfactory, sod seemed to be borne oot by letters
she produced, that Mr. Duman said if be found her story
correct be would assist her. She also represented that she
bad three brothers in the 44th Regiment of Foot at Porte-
month. She wrote to one of them uking for an im-
mediate reply. In consequence of the publication of her
story it is now discovered that it was false, that she
was sent away from Aldershot camp in 1859 to her parish
in Tipperary, sod that since then she had been travelling
about the country io hopes of exciting sympathy as &soldier's
wife, and it is believed she hail been convicted of obtaming
money under false representations.
Yesterday morning the clerk stated that be bed tot re,
oeived any reply to his letter.
Payne, the summoning officer, who bail been instructed to
m►ke inquiries at the lodging-house where she had been
stopping. stated that the second time he went he found that
she had left clandestinely with her child, sud no one knew
where she had gone.

THE ATTEMPT TO POISON FIVE PERSONS AT
litn.L.-0a Monday Mary Ann Richardson, a girl about
12 years of age, was again brought up on remand at the
Hull Folios Court, charged with having attempted to poison
flee persons, but the case was further remanded till Friday.
CHARGE OP CRUELTY AGAINST THE MISTRESS Or
THE LraDe INDUSTRIAL BCIIOOL.-00 Menday Mr. Man-
wariog, the poor-law inspector, attended at this echoed to
inquire into the charges preferred against Mn Paul, the
mistress at that institution, of severely and cruelly writh-
ing the children. Mn Peal was euthended by the guardians
a week or two ago, and the present inquiry was consequeotly
ordered by the Poor-law Board. The decision of the Po-
law Board will probably be transmitted in • few days.—
Leeds Mercury.
A SUICIDAL FA/ULT.—I esteniay AD inquest wan
held at Panache*, before Mr. Humpheys, on the body
of Anna Hymn, a Jewess, aged forty-eight years, who
had hanged herself on the previous Sunday. Deossesd,
who was the wife of • basket salesman, was given tolhabita
of intemperance, and was drunk three or four days before
her death. She bad attempted to hang herself eleven years
ago, and two of her family bad also destroyed themselves.
On the morning on which she committed suicide the told a
friend that her Mahood must not sell certain clothes, as
she bad bought them for him to follow her to her grave.
The jury after • long deliberation. returned • verdict that
the deemed destroyed herself while in a state of temporary
insanity.
QEYRTAL PALACL ONE SHILLING DAT...-.
TUESDAY, Burr. 22.—Athsisisse on paymeat, 3,818 ;
dime by mama *Meta, 830; MIA 4,838.