The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-25 00:00:00

nes!Bosooas stag.

The Ron. Oflcs Toler was ciaried with Obstructing the
police in the execution of their duty, and Priscilla Brazier
sad John Barnes were charged with being drunk and din-
er
2Moonstable A 334 said, about 1 o'clock that morning
the defendant Barnes and the woman Brazier were is the
Haymarket, drunk and making a peat disturbasee.
Berms wanted to light eves 7 one that pared, and by his
conduct mum' a great crowd to assesuble. lie west for-
ward to bake Berms iato custody, upon which the woman
kicked and struck him repeatedly. Barnes resisted with all
his form, and WitINIM bad to exert himself to retain his
primmer. lie sprang by rattle, sad with assistance Banes
was forced towards the station4ouse, kicking, fighting, and
throw's( himself on the ground like a madman. The two
defendants Barnes and Brasier were got at last to the sta-
tion-house and locked up. Witness was quite exhausted
through the severity of the struggle with Barnes and the
obstruotiow of the mob.

Polioe.ooestable Jeffrey, C 49, said he went to the weir
tenon of the last witness. When in Jermynetreet the de-
fendant Toler interfered, and called the police "brutes."
Thee was a great crowd, and the defendant Toler was the
foremost person. The defendant said the police were not
taking the man to the station the right way. He told the
defendant it would be much better if be let the polioe alone,
and minded his own busier... The defendant Toler then
threw himself between witness and the defendant Barnes,
and seized him (witness) by the collar, saying, " You are slot
of savages." He laid hold of the defendanti=
which the defendant drew back, struck at him sad pushed
him against the hoarding. The defendant Toler was even.
tually taken to the station, and charged with obstructing
the police.
The solicitor who attended for Mr. Toler arose-examined
—Did not know how Mr. Toler got the wound on his fore-
head. Did not strike the defendant Toler.
_ .

Folioseoastable Jeffrey Woisd7inerl the evideasm of the
violence of Barnes and the mama. Mr. Toler followed,
crying, " Shame ; that is sot the way to take a drunken
man." After Mr. Toler peeked the other constable he wee
taken into custody, but resisted greatly, and it was in
getting Mr. Toler into the station that his forehead was
valid by the door.
In &foam Berms mid he hed been to the Oxford Music
Hall, and on his return home was ansoyed by some girls,
and all he did was to insist on the police getting their
names, and for this be was taken into custody.
The defendant Brazier said she saw some soldiers striking
at Barnes, and she interfered.
Mr. Toler said be was returning from his club when, see-
ing a number of people and hearing frantic *creams, he
stopped to inquire what wu the nutter. Seeing the police
taking Barnes along in what appeared to him a very rough
manner, he remarked what a desperately stupid thing it was
to take • drunker' man to the station-house that way. He
was smoking a cigar at the time ; the policeman laid bold of
him so u to knock the clue from his Bps, and at the same
time his head was knocked against swell and he was dragged
into the '414M0-house. When he was in the stationhoune
he said he bad no intention to mix himself up with theaffains
of Amager'. If he bad interfered improperly be wee sorry
far it.

Yardley said it was clear that Barnes was the cause
of all that had occurred ; it can his violent oondeat that
caused the crowd and called for the interim:mos of the
police. lie should indict a fine of 40s. or 14 days on him,
and a fine of 10e., or seven days', on the woman. With
regard to the defendant Toler, he had been guilty of greet
Mion by his interference with the police. Probably
if the defendant Toler bad seen the first of the disturbance
he would have known better, and would not have lent him-
self to obstruct the police while performing their duty. He
should fine him 40s. or 14 days imprisonment.
The amount stolen from Mr. B. W. Lacy, of West-
bouthe.grove, by the gang of swell.mobanen who have been
rubbing tradesman is not 1001., as at first reported, bat
only M.