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

THE EiI3IIFE43,I.7IiIiDNESDAV EVENING, stritmwEit 9, 1863.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payee.)

Lgt °rotes, oonvioted last series of stealing articles
from her mistress, wu brought up for judgment.
Mr. Payne said that u she was very young, being only
tLirteau, be hoped the sentence be would pass upon her
would alter her emu. He then ordered her to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for one month, and afterwards to
be lent to a reformatory for three years, remarking that
that would be a place where she would be kindly treated,
and brought up in the right path.
The prisoner thanked the learned judge and was re-
moved.

ElualAth Pommy, convicted last session of stealing a
pane from the priori of a lady in an omnibus, was also
brought up for judgment.
blr. Payne said that it was no use giving her arother
chance, as she had been repeatedly convicted before, her
last sentance being four years' penal servitude ; and having
bad a consultation with Dr. Bateman, a mrgistrate on that
beach, they Fad decided to pass the same sentence on her
that she had received before—namely, four: years' penal
servitude.

WeMaw Pearod, 17, labourer, was iodicted for embez-
zling 13e. 6d. io money, rrceived by him for and on account
of Felix Mead, bre master.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Dickie prosecuted ; and, in stating the facts of the
eerie, said that the prisoner reale d the money and never
accounted for it.
Mr. Payne ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for aix calendar months.

Jan Sulliran, 40, labourer, was indicted for assaulting
William Wiloacka, a constable of the metropolitan police
force, in the execution of his duty.
The prisour, in answer to the charge, pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Warton conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Taylor dr
fended the prisoner.
Mr. Watson, in opening the cue for the prosecution,
staid to 'the jury that the policeman sons a mutable in
the N division of police. and on Sunday night, the 30th of
August, he wee on duty in the Lower-road, Islington.
There was • great crowd thin.). The policeman interfered
in a row, and the prisoner went behind the constable end
seized him by the hair of his bead. The constable took out
hie staff to defend himself, when the prisoner seized it and
hit the policeman on the bead and back three or four time&
He was overpowered and taken to the station. These were
the facts of the case.
W illiam Wiloocks, 504 N. said—On the night of the 30th
of August I was on duty in the Lower-road, Islington.
There were two men fighting. 1 took one of them into
cus-
tody. No sooner had I done so than the prisoner rushed
at me and seat roe reeling into the road. I got op, when
he took me by the hair and pulled roe down the court. I
fell down, and I took out my staff to defend myself, when
the prisoner seized it and knocked me about the head with
it. He also kicked me in the side, when the mob kept me.
down oil the ground, and the prhooer made his escape. I
sr's much hurt, and I am in great pain still. I can hardly
move my neck.
Cross-examined by Mr. Taylor—The prisoner . did non
come to me and say I bad beat some men. I know a !man
natord Whitelock by eight. I did not see him there. I
did not strike the prisoner. I do not know whether the
prisoner's wife wee there. There were about 3C3 women
present.
George Davis, police constable 515 N, said—l rewired
information, and I went down to Britannia-row on the Sun-
day evening, and I found the prisoner in a greengroom's
shop. He was intoxicated.
William Smallman said—l am a porter, and live at No.
HI, Albrstatreet, Barubery-road. On the Sunday night I
saw the defendant take the policeman's staff from him aid
strike the policeman violently with it on the bask of the
neck. He pulled him by the hair of the bead, and kicked
him.
Mr. Warton said that was the cue for the prosecution.
Mr. Taylor addressed the jury for the defeats is • very
able speech, and called a witness who peeved that the con-
stable struck the prisoner first.
Mr. Payne very minutely trammed up end
The jury found the prisoner Chsiltyof moulting the con-
stable in the execution of hie duty.
Mr. Payne ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to bard
labour for six month,.
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The unman., op leaving, laid, "'Thank you, my lord ; a
good Irishman like me can do that."

Easton kicked me, and they intended to murder me. I have
no right to he murdered, although I as trumpeter at the
tournament at Cremorae. _

XI, Arnold—Nobody suggested such a thing.
Prosecutor bare rambled into so much incoherent matter
that he nes desired to steed does, *very red.:avow- to
obtain a succinct amount of the trensactioe being noevailing.
Inspector Tarlton said that the prosecutor gave a totally
different version of the matter on the previous night.
M'Kensie, 287 A, proved that he never said a word
against the second pruponer natil he followed him to the
station.
Prosecutor here interrupted the proceedings, and was
turned out of court.

Evideooe was then gives to show that be was intoxicated,
and had charged other parties with the robbery.
Mr. Arnold said it would be as injustice to detain the
prisoners upon the prosecutor's unsupported evidence.
Prisoners were discharged.

geeted that4t:sheehl he sifjoarneCentaireek. aoropt
Foil in two securities.[ 3Utg. eaoh. It was bare stated,
however.- that mins tradesmen had charges to Kew'
egaioet the primmer for abtodoiog gocds to • lags amount
ender false pretends', aod in vs. bus names.
Mr. Arnold observed that under thew chasm NMI las
Iv should not feel it his duty to allow the • to

certainly shoe- -as primmer
be at large, end adjourned the f erkher hearing of the case
to Thasday next.

THE FIGHTING TWELFTH.

At a special sitting of the Gravesend magistrates,
Captain William Crayeroft looks, of the 12th Kent Ride
Volunteers, Orayoroft Looks, joy., and Walter
Pemberton looks, of Dertford, were charged with violently
essulting Mr. Cornelius Hathaway, the proprietor of the
wax figures at Milton-hall, one the previous evening.
Mr. F. Southgate apprized for Welter Pemberton Foeskr
Mr. Tooke, see., sod Mr. William looks, jun., conducted
their own defence.
Mr. Southgate applied that the cases might be beard
separately, inasmuch that be would not be able to call them
as withered if the charges were all heard together.
ill.. Hathaway, the complainant, said that he charged the
whole of them with assaulting him juiotly.
The bench said they would hear the case against the
whole of them.
The wirers. were, at the request of Mr. Southgate,
ordered out of comb.
Chin radar& deposed—l em an asst,tant to Mr. Hatha-
way, the proprietor of the wax-works at Milton-hall. Oa
the preview, afternoon, between five and six o'cic ok, the
three defendants, in company with two other gentlemen,
came into the hall, having paid the estrum money at the
door. Mr. looks, sen., on getting in the room, began to lift
the clothes of the temple fige-es, and I went to him and
r rested him not to touch the figures. Mr. Fouts, sen.,
thee put his glasses on and put hie face into mine. The three
defendants with the two other gentlemen cloud arouud me
so that I could not get out. My husband then came up and
palled Mr. looks, sen., on one side to let me per est. Mr.
looks, see., then streak my husband a violent blow, sod all
Mine then came round and began to strike him, mid got him
down on the ground. Mr. Hathaway than came up to see
what was the matter, and said, "Gentlemen, leave off ; we
cam settle this without fighting." They all three then
struck Mr. Hathaway and knocked him down. Mrs.
Hathaway then went to my husband's aerators, when
Mr. looks, sen., assaulted me by striking me. They fought
with Mr. Hathaway for about five minute& Mr. Hathaway
did not totem the blows. They were got out at the door,
and while I was holding up • wax figure at the door which
was falling down, Mr. looks, sen., struck me on the head
and said, " I will kill you, woman." Mr. looks, jun., and
Walter Pemberton looks got my husband down on a form
at the door. They got out and endeavoured to make their
essapa, bet they were detained till • marble was fetched,
when they were given into custody.
Oremexamined by Mr. Southgate—The labels on the
Aggro are small; some of them very small. They mOt
be seen without touching thedresees. I don't know wher
my husband asked them to move before he puliedMr. looks,
am, on one side. Ire not positive whether he pulled him
en ma side or pealed him back. I cannot say how he warn
mewed. The moment he was moved he tamed round and
struck my husband a blow. Mr. Hathaway then came. and
Mr. looks struck Lim. The stick produced bebop to my
husband, and he fetched it from the door after he was struck.
I did not see him attempt to use the stick. There were two
females there—myself and Mrs. Hathaway. I struck Mr.
Pemberton Fooks when he was on my husband. I did not
see Mr. Hathaway strike any one. Noce of the defendants,
to my knowledge, left the room during the fight. They
fought their way oat. Mr. Hathaway tried to get away
from Mr. looks, see., when he was fighting. 1 cannot say
whether Mr. Hathaway went to the door. He did sot
call any people into the room. Pemberton looks had my
husband down when I struck him. My husband, after he
got up, went for the stick. I did not hear him say anything
who he fetched the stick. Ido not believe he said any-
thing, as I was close to him at the time.
Cross-examined by Mr. looks, sen.—The stick was kept
at the door in the corner ; it is usually kept there. The
same of the figure you was at was Madame Pompnery I
cannot say what distance it is from the door ; it is about
half-way down the room. The label was pinned on the
coiner of the apron of that figure. You put your face into
mine. I cannot say how long it was after you pushed my
husband before he fetched the stick. I will not swear he
did not say I will kill the —. I did not hear him say so.
Mr. Hathaway was struck before the stick was fetched.
Mr. Hathaway did not touch you till you struck him. I did
not pull your whiskers at all. I cannot say whether Mn.
Hathaway did. Mr. Hathaway did out go to the door to my
knowledge. Several persons came into the room. My bus-
load did not fetch any mimes in when he went to the door ;
he only fetched the stick which was taken away from him
by Mr. Pemberton Fooka, I cannot say what you were
doing then.
Gros...examined by Mr. looks, jtm.—You did not ask for
a catalogue when you came io. I told you the namell of
the AVM& were on them. It was at thrloor going io the room.
Joseph Fedora deposed that he was the hothead of the
last witness, and was an attendant at the wax-works of
Mr. Hathaway, Windiniil-street The three defendants,
accompanied by two other gentlemen, came there on the
previous evening, between five and six o'clock. On going
into the room Mr. looks, see., pulled up the clothe. of a
female figure, and was requered by my w ife not to touch them.
They then pushed my wife into a corner, and I went to
them and said "Please let my mistress out." Mr. looks,
sea., then put his hand up in a fighting attitude, and I told
him not to strike. He then knocked me down, and the
other two defendant. knelt upon me. My master thee came
up, and was knocked down. Witmer went towards the
door and they ran after him, got hold of him, and knocked
him down at the door. Witness gob hold el • stick to
defend himself. They took the stick away from him, and
he then ran out and fetched a policeman. Whilst he was
coming out of the door be received a blow on his back from
the stick, but he could not say who struck it.
Croes-examined by Mr. floullmatei—They pushed my wife
into a corner of the room. I said, "Please to slow my
mistrust* come out," and then I saw his fist up and said do
not strike me. I then took the stick to defend myself.
I did not use any abusive language. They got the stick
away from me.
Cresa-examined by Mr. looks, sen.—l am the man who
was at the door in livery. My place is anywhere. lam
the doorkeeper, but am not stationed there. I was inside
of the door. I was there when my wife was inside, on the
right heed aide. She was not by the desk; the was in the
exhibition roan. I stopped at the door. I saw you push
my mistress in the corner. When I came in she was be-
tween two pedestals. 1 could see the figures from where
' stood. YOu lifted up the clothes of the female figure.
' You lifted up the gown. No catalogue was asked for.
Walter Pembertoa looks tore my shirt and clothes. You
filet struck me, then you struck my toaster. I was sot op
, when I took the stick. The stick was taken away from
me, sad I then ran away fora policeman.
Considine Hathaway deposed that he was proprietor of
the wax-work !exhibition at Milton-ball. The three de-
(ardente together with two other gentlemen came up, paid
the admission money, and went in. As they were going in
cue of them remarked that they were going*
'to see some blocks of wood. He remarked,
"Nn, gentlemen ; you are going to see some wax
figures." Soots after they were in one of them said,
" For God's sake, gentlemen, leave off and settle this with-
out fighting," when Mr. looks. re., assaulted him and
struck him wend blows. The other defendants also
resulted him. Mr. looks, sere., Arndt him • violent blow
in the
Thiawither wee cross-examined by Mr. Southgate and
Mr. looks., see., without shaking his evidence.
At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Southgate, address-
ing the bench, said that from au iotimation he had received
be was quite willing, on behalf of his client, to offer recom-
; pare for the damage dove to the oreplainaut on his coo-
-1 sooting to withdraw the charge.
' Mr. looks, sen.. said it moat not he supposed that he
would submit to it as a penalty. It was not a question of
' money with him, but a question of character. He was
quite willing to recompense the man, but not for it to be
inflicted as • penalty. He said be was only taking his own
L and son's part, and that he had witnesses to call who would
' alter the case altogether.
The complainant at filet refused to accede to a com-
promise, hut afterwards consented to withdraw the case
on the defendants compensating him for the damage done.—
' Grotesend Reporter.

Tint CoNDIMWZD Cosviers ar KIRLDALE—The
four toes, Alvarez, Hughes, Thomas, sad James O'Brien,
who await ezecuticie in Kirk&le Gaol oe Saturday neat,
have not been respited up to the present time, rod there
seems every probability that the law will take its mums.
The men are diligently attended to by the deform°, both
protestant and catholic, and seem for the most part to
appreciate their position. With respect to Hughes, charged
with wife murder, the following letter has been received
by Mr. Little, the barrister who defended him OD his trial :
Whitehall, Sept. 7, 1863.-84,-1 am directed by Sir G.
Grey to acknowledp receipt of your letter of tbe 4th
most., oo behalf of Jtheohn Hughes, now under meteors of
death for murder. lam to acquaint you that after a care-
ful consideration of all the circumstances of the rue Sir 0.

Grog regrets that Its oaooot see any suglcieot ground to
justify him in advising bee Majesty to interfere with the
due course of the law.—l am, sir, your obedient set.
vont, H. WADDIMOTOI4.—R. Cumming-street,
Liverpool."
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•
FATAL ACCIDENT TO • BURGEON. —IASI evening
Mr. William Payne hold as homiest at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital on the body of Mr. George Mollies, aged 72. Mr,
J. W. Key, 18, Westmondand•plaoe, said that deceased was
a surgeon. and resided at 5, Hollaocbstrest, Brixton. On
Sunday afternoon be came to dine with whams. He only
drank two glares of ale at dinner, sad he was quite sober.
He was vary deaf. Witness saw him into an omnibus for
Loodowbsidge, sod he so doubt got out of it in Holborn to
go by a Keneiogtou omnibus. Alfred Skater Slater said
that lorry deceased standing is the roadway of Holborn-
hilL A cab drove up, and Amish the driver called out,
deceased never moved. The shaft of the cab struck him in
the temple and knocked him under the wheel, which, how-
ever, did not go over him. When lifted up he said, " Oh,
my poor head." He was removed to the hospital. Another
witness laid that deceased stood in the eaniege way "Si if
mesmerised." Mr. E. Smith, Loose wergess, said that die-
eassed expired on Monday looming frees a fiesta,, of the
skull from the fell. The shaft had streak kW right is the
me. Verdi*. ° Amnesia Male