The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.
A stout woman, wbo introduced herself as Mn. Blount,
stated that she had brought Mr. Blount before his worship

to " explain himself.
The husband, after asserting his right to ape k first,
assured his worship that Mrs. Blount, to whom he had been
married ten years, and was still passiona,ely doodled, was
labouring under the delusion that he was about to forsake
her and his dear ehildreu, and to commit the crime of
bigamy. A neighbour had informed her that the banes
bad bon put up twice at Si. Gilts's Church, and, to his
astonishment, on going to the vestry with his wife, that
morning, they had found the statement perfectly true,
although, upon his honour, he had had nothing to do with
it. The Dome of the lady, as it appeared upon the books,

was Mary Ann Stephens.
Mr Henry—Do you know snob a person ?
Mrs. Blount—Oh, yes, your worship, end that's where
it
is. 1 bare bad cause to suspect him before. (A laugh.)
The husband declared that this insinuation of his wife
was altogether unfounded. bliss Stephens was at present
is great distress, and he had merely sympathised with her
out of common humanity.
Mr. Henry suggested that there might be another person
of the same name as the husband, and the occurrence might
be merely a coincidence. The wife, smiling at this stagger
tics, had so doubt in her own mind that the parties acre
the same, upon which his worship reminded her of the fact
that her husband could be indicted if he married again.
The husband inquired if he couldn't have a summons
against somebody—the parson, his clerk, or the person who
put up the banns—to show cause ? (Laughter.)
Mr. Henry said there was no ground for any proceedings
before him, and, addressing the wile, told her that she
ought to be satisfied with the declaration of her hatband,
that he had nothing to do with the banns.
The Husband—She has no faith hi me, your worship,
although lam a model husband. I lore her, and I love my
children, and I show her every farthing I earn. I bare a
nice little business in Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, as a
greengrocer, sad a little property besides—everything to
make me happy.
The wife said she wanted him to swear to this before the
magistrate, and now she was content.
The husband and wife then left in apparent amity.

CLIBILEN WELL.
Mr. Hoare, the Deputy Governor of the House of Correc-
tion, Cold Bath-fields, requested the attendance 4f the
magistrate and cb rk at that prison, to take the depositions
of a warder, who had been stabbed by a prisoner, named
Beaumont, who was confined under a conviction for felony.
Mr. Curie, accompanied by Mr. Mould, the chief clerk, im-
mediately proceeded to the prima, where they Wand Cienn
in a dangerous state, and the following was elicited fresh
him : He said that on the afternoon of Saturday. be was
doing his duly, in the course of wnich he had to write down
some names of prisoners on a slate near to where the priso-
ner Beaumont was, when, without the least provocation, he
' flashed upon him, arid stabbed him in the side, infLoting a
deep and severe wound. He was instantly secured, and the
assistance of Dr. Westfield, surgeon to the establishment,
, was immediately procured, and the wound was probed.
The prisoner, a sullen looking fellow, said nothing. Cross,
had held his situation for two years and a half, and bore the
character of a good officer.
WORSHIP•STREBT.
A tall well-dreesed man, who gave the name of
South, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hammitt, charged
with the commission of the following daring robbery
Mr. WIWI= Brown, landlord of the Prince of Water, in
Hyde-place, Horton, stated that between 11 end 12 o'clock
on that morning the prisoner entered his hose and called
for a glass of ale, with which he was supplied to host of
the bar. The moment he had served him with the ale wit-
ness was hastily summoned into the parlour to attend upon
two reepeetrbly-deessed men who arrived about the same
time end desired refreshments, and on returning to the
bar, after • few moments' absence, be &owl that the pet-
toner had disappeared. Peeling satisfied from a comanni-
Sides which was made to hint by his potman that the pd.
sow had not left the house, the suspicion of witness beam
melted, and he at once proceeded to his bedroom, on eater.
lug which he observed the prisoner standing close to his bed
with a heavy iron crowbar in his band. Upon dams& I
Mg what he wasted there the prisoner robed at
islin and made a blow at his head with the
Crowbar, which he succeeded, by rapid 'wee-
niest, in evading, end, graspiag his assailant by
Mae collar, be called loudly for assistance. The wife
91 weasels, sad a young man who was at work in the home.
were Ike Int persons who cams to his help ; but, as soon as
=the
y made their appearance, the prisoner commeaced a
attack upon them, in the course of which he kicked
hie wife is a savage manner, and dealt the workman such a
eldest blow oa the face that be was dashed backwards, and
gereigiesed down a flight of stairs to the first landing. The
gemeer then renewed his efforts to escape, but, with the
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esee* to be is the tap-room at the time, he was
mat* overpowered and secured. On a subsiquent eased-
mesa of the bedroom, which exhibited the utmost confu-
sion sad disorder, it:was discovered that three bores and al
portmanteau had been removed from under the bed to thel
goatee of the apartment, where they nod been blokes eree
sad the whole contents were scattered about the floor.
Police constable Preston, No. 260, stated that the primmer
kept sip a protracted and persevering resistance daring Ms
whale of their way to the station-bonne, and on sugeb-
las him there a quantity of loom money, a pair sleek
and se fewer than 12 skeleton keys, were femad he le per.
amiss.
The prewar, who made no observation he SINN. I.
the Marge, was remeaded for the completes et the depo-
sitions.
sr A RLBOROUGH-STREST.
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