The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUBL

Alexander. M.Say, an Irish labourer, was brought up in
custody of Sergeant Adams, on remand, before the
Lord Mayor, charged with a violent assault upon James
Toomey.—Mr. Lewis appeared for the primmer.
The assault, it appeared, took place as long as a month
back, when the complainant, who is also an Irishman, wan
returning to his boom in Catherine Wheel-alley, Bishops-
gate-street, on the night it question. He was the worse for
liquor and accompanied by his wife, and according to the
statement of her and her daughter, they had jut entered
Catherine Wheel-alley when they were accosted by the pri-
soner, who said be had been looking oat for the complainant
for some time past, and now be would have his life, and he
immediately commenced a most violent attack upon him,
knocking him down and kicking him about his head and
body in a most brutal manner. He pulled out a large piece of
iron from his pocket, and pushing it into Toomey's mouth,
mid he would "jaw-lock" him. Complainant's wife attempted
to protect her husband, when the prisoner threatened to serve
her the same. Sbe however called for the polies, and the
prisoner made off. The complainant was taken up in a
state of insensibility and was afterwards taken to the Loa-
don Hospital. where it was ascertained that, in addition to
scene very severe bruises about his body, his jaw was frac-
tured in two places, and his life was for a short time coml.
doted by the house mirgeou to be in danger. He however
gradually recovered, and appeared yesterday to give evi-
dence against the prisoner.
The prisoner was committed for trial, the Lord Mayor
refusing to entertain Mr. Lewis's application for bail.

WOBSHLF•STREET.
Eliza Webb, 24 years of age, dressed in mourning, and
describing herself a tailor..., in Churchetrest, Bethnal-
green. wee charged before Mr. Leigh with stealing from the
person of Caroline Fallon a pair of gold ear-rings, a coral
necklace, end a black silk frock.
The evidence showed that on the previous evening (Wed-
nesday) prisoner met the child while returning from school
to the home of her parents, respectable tradespeople in
Mile-end, and having decoyed her into the water-closet of a
low dwelling stripped her of the articles mentioned.
Strangely enough, an elder daughter of Mr. Fallon
shortly afterwards accidentally met her sister thus
denuded of the property, and the prisoner follow-
ing her. The child weecrying, and instantly accused the
woman of taking the things, on hearing which she re-
turned them, and threw away another coral necklace, which
a boy picked up. The maim° was subsequently mom-
Mined to belong to another little girl, named Emma Frank-
lin, also the daughter of a tradesman in the same neighbour-
hood, and from the evidence adduced in the cue it wsa
shown that the prisoner accosted her while leaving a grooer's
shop with some purchases, took them from her, and after-
wards unsnapped her necklace.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said—l am desirous
that the cue should be settled here, although I know
nothing of the matter.
Mr. Leigh—You will be imprisoned for three months in
each cue, the terms to be consecutive.