The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESURDAY.

Baroaa Ms. Piuutaart AD ma,Aeuerur Irsos.
John Inder the elder, and John hider the younger, father
and son, were indicted for assaulting Abraham Stannard,
and inflicting upon him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted; Mr. W. Cooper appeared for
the defendants.
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The prosecutor was a harmless looking old man, who
had been for some time employed at the Standard Theatre,
in Shoreciitch, as assistant constable at the gallery entrance ;
and it appeared that on the evening of the Bth of May, the
defendants presented themselves for admission. Latterly,
the proprietor has prohibited parties going into the gallery
with bottles in their pasession cthe necessity for which
prohibition was exemplified in this court a short time Ago,
when a ruffian was sentenced to six months' hard labour
for deliberately throwing a ginger-beer bottle from the
gallery at the head of a pencils in the pit of
a similar establishment), and a notice to that
effect was painted in the gallery, and over the cheek-
taker's box. They were admitted, and shortly after 8
o'clock the elder deleadant went out, and returned in a few
minutes, when the prosecutor noticed that he had a stone
bottle in his pocket, and he said to him, "Friend, it is
against the rules to take in bottles" but he persisted in
taking it in. The constable of the theatre was sent for,
but before his arrival the defendant became very violent,
some confusion ante, and the younger defendant came out
of the gallery to his father's aid. Without saying a word,
be took the bottle out of his father's pocket, and struck the
prosecutor with it a blow on the upper part of the left
cheek, the result of which was that the bone wen fractured,
and the sight of the left eye instantly destroyed. The elder
defendant then attacked him with his fists, struck him
about the right eye and other parts of his face, kicked him
in various parts of the body, and called on a mob that had
collected to assist him. The prosecutor was rescued by two
policemen. Immediately he had dealt the blow with the
bottle the younger defendant ran down the stain, but he
was captured at the bone.. What rendered the calamity
still deeper to the prosecutor was that for many years he
had been nearly deprived of the sight of the right eye, so
that at the present time he was almost blind. After this
occurrence he kept his bed for three weeks, and his head
and face were now bandaged up.
Mr. Cooper, for the defence, urged that the son had acted
without premeditation, on seeing his father obstructed by
the prosecutor, and expressed their deep regret and contri-
tion for what had occurred. They were now willing and
desirous, as they had been all along, of making the prose-
cutor all the recompense they possibly could ; and though,
under all the circumstances, he (the learned counsel) could
not ask for an acquittal on the charge of assault, he hoped
the jury would not feel themselves Weald to find them
guilty of the more serious charge of intentionally indicting
gr.evoos bodily harm.
The jag bead tin elder defendant guilty of common
emelt ttatys thilLeasier guilty
of the charge generally.
C
Xe. the offer of pecuniary recompense
I he badl=r, an called a witness, who gave the defendents
I a rood ilhameter. They were journeymen silk dyers.
The eminent judge said it was not a ease to be disposed
of in that way. As far as the younger defendant was coa-
-1 corned, his conduct had been marked with ferocity and
cowardice, and the sentence upon him was that he be kept
I to heal labour for six calendar swaths, and upon the father
' that he be imprisoned for six weeks.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Alderman Wire was engaged during a great part of the
day, in the examination °levities. is the Mme of a charge
of assault and obstruct/is is the merims if his duty of
one of the City Polies detectives, who weegrassuirg aam
charged.with an offence into the Stock Iletheart- mew
sation was brought against several remsralie_young awn
in the employment of brokers in the hems. The proceed-
ings are to be rimmed, and it is intreast will be termi-
nated this day. As may well be Magi/4 the Justice-
room was thee/gel /min the day, aod the greeter late-
rest was excited, sees important irinsiple mere te be
involved in the We abstain, tram °bribes mo-
tives, from psi the evidence, until the whole ease
shall be mstindod.
GUILDHALL.
Kate lieshr, a respectably-attired young female, was
charged with stealing a bunting watch sad from the
perm or Mr. Patrick Adams, of Stamfo
The amploinmat rid be we wathiag_olwag Pleat-street
about illousfilook la the sommig if Wednesday, and on
:amanierligemsris- street be dual listrotsh and guard.
The hod been la his comapony, let ho had been
radar freely, and did not thorulles know when
the was mikes from him. The primes, sow down
Bwaverie-street, thrmigh Pleydell-street, into Lanbud-
streak Whitafriars, Mere he lost ht of her, mad com-
unitions'' the fast of his Mos to the
The slim Mond that homy the Omar running down
Lashordolmost, but es her wise the we only having a
lark with • sashimi', he let her p sad immediately
after, the peoseseat ems up sad mods henna his lam.
He woe mire dm Mil not have had trims to get out of the
et sea, sad Imithoosilmo plead a monlobio at tither end,
while is soamind 'tithe homes dist imispos doors at that
been of the ammimm• with the theoption of sae, in which,
as it woma pdatiog-Mbse, he did set imenies the prisoner
weal have tekeeestege. He, however, Mind her there,
and took her MN onstody.
Thee. &ism, employed in an establishment in Lom-
bard-street, said he saw • wows be Lowsbastormet, and
heard that • emission had boss PAW, sad, en Our
into the folding ment m the semi lose af Mars. Brad-
bury and Evaee's printing-oak*, be olosrved a strange
' woman sitting down without her Donna and shawl and
spoke to her, but she made a sign to him espremive of a
wish that he should be silent. 'there 'milker young
women at work folding various periodicals. The prisoner
told him that she bad been frightened by a gentleman who
wanted to take improper liberties with her, and she ran
away from him. Sh• also said she bed been; in the Strand
and afterwards fell into the company of another female
' who gave her a watch she had taken from a gentleman, and
that when the female found the gentleman was following
she ran away leaving the watch with the prisoner, who con-
fessed to witness that she Mill had it end did not
know what to do with it. She seemed very faint
and called for some water and requested perm/dos to leave
one of her shawls there till the afternoon, which the fore-
' man would not allow. It further appeared that the prisoner
wore a light shawl on entering the Milos, and tie one on
her arm was of a dark gem, and which she put on when
leaving, intending, if the femme had cemented, to have
left the light one behind.
Sir Peter Laurie—What have you to my to this charge,
prisoner ?
Prisoner—The reason of my being out so late was, be-
cause I went to meet my husband at a concert.
Sir Peter Laurie—Where was the contort held ?
Prisoner—At the " Groat Mogul," in Drury-lane.
Sir Peter Laurie—That is a very unfit and improper piece
for any respectable married female to be seen in. How-
ever, I shall remand this ease till to-morrow at 12 o'clock,
and give you an opportunity of ending for your husband.
Your own appearsnee is very much in your favour, and if
your Statement turns out comet it will materially affect
my decision.
HARLHOROUO H-STREET.
Mae Howard, a street-walker, was ekerged with having
broken the tobacco pi and otherwise =moped the Him.
Alfred Crofton, ore the pe,
Paps alienate to the Qualm


The complainant, a young gentleman, apparently about
18 years of age, witting ut 8, Upper Berkeley-street, said
be was walking through the Haymarket about 12 o'clock
un Tuesday night, when the defendant came up to hint and
asked him where he was going. lie had met the same girl
in the ltegenteireus the previous night. The defendant
immediately added, " Whv did you give that poor boy a
penny the previous night ;" lie replied, "What business
I. that of yours," upon which she pushed him into the
street. Complainant threatened to give her into custody.
The defendant pushed him again. Complainant was
smoking a pipe at the time; the defendant made a blow
at the pipe, knocked it out of his mouth and hroke it.
Complainant left her, and on meeting with a police-con-
stable he mentioned what had occurred and gave her into
custody.
The defendant denied having pushed the complainant.
She had seen the complainant the night before, and on
seeing him in the Haymarket she spoke to him. She did
not break the pipe purposely.
Mr. Hardwick said the defendant was not justified in
acting as she had done towards the complainant, and she
must therefore pay 10a. by way of penalty.
The money was paid.