The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

TEE POLICE COURTS.

BOW•STREET.

Mr. Henry Wilkie, -sargeoc, of Ifeliagigreee, appeared
to a =mooed Weed st thehtetesoe of the Commheiosers

a( Lunacy, charging him with baring received a lunatic
without Wisp properly homed to do so.
Mr. Brown, solicitor, of Ealing, appeared for the
defeodant.
Mr. Imw, solider to the ocointimioosit, dated that the
preesot complaint was made under the 8 nod 9 Victoria,
sap. 100, sec. 90, and the stride:too of the wheelers would
sufficiently exdain why the proosedinp tad been in-
stituted.

5;4a Hayti; 8 509, sald—Oa Saturday, the 6th Au
al kall-pad ass a..., I was on duty ha the IS
wars-road. I saw a woman them, whom I afterwards
to /Amylases' Weeklies's. SIN woe with a maa, who
welked away whoa I west up to the spot. I did set speak
Is Um woman the, but !Hi on my rounds, reternim to
the memo point shoat twenty minutes afterwards. I then
saw her spin at the same mot as War% sad asked her
why the was out at that hear ? Shen replied, "1 ones take
• walk in the semi's." She said a geed deal mom but
she spate so loathsomely that I mold not nadir.
Mead what the said. I felt aseithed that she
was not able betake camel loneU, sad I therefore took her
to the police-station in Portland-town. The inspector wrote
down a diecriptlesi of her, bat we mold not make eat what
she said. The inspector asked bar to write down her name
sad addrom. She the wrote down, " Eliza Mitten, Dr.
WiUdee Ethos." By order of thisagether I look her to
the workhouse, rad pr. her over to Dr. Fuller. It was
%ham about twenty mimeos pain throe ia N. morning. I felt
certain the was of courand mind from her amener and am
Its vitas was not cramexamin:rl
Wm. Newlin Fuller, redden' warren of Marylebthe
Workhouse, deposed that lea received the yenag woman,
Bliss Bitten, from last witses, as deerthod. She vs.
evidently of anacmad Bb. was undressed and put to
bed. At sliest eleven o'clock the mato meriting witaam
directed Dr. Bambara attention to her.

I. Jelin Itsmied, 14. Pertmaretreet, Peetaserequare,
examined—l otaaronally attend as physician at Merylebors
Workhouse. I remember sedan Um Mitten ha the Inside
ward rea the Oh of Amid. als• vpsezed about 25 or 30
yews of ens. but I ooald not aeeertaii that fed from bread.
I exemiaed her with reterniee to the state el her rabid,
sad Mr. Wilke, a somminsirser of legacy, who happened to
be premed at the time, examined her also. We bath came
to the oaks that she was blouse, and I informed the
oomodesioner that I should send her to the asylum the Alt
day. Mars the primal was removed the defen-
dant cue to the werithoem Mewed. He earns to my mein
sad said te se, " Yoe have eat see et my patters hare."
I raked him who he was, and be told me his IMMO aid ad-
dress. An explauation having followed, he rated that the
yaw woman had reaped from his house. He said he was
a medical ma., and Mr. Wilke asked him numeral questions.
Amos others what lAA of a lunatic ha oomidered her?
He replied test she was a nervosa patient and had escaped
1 before has his bore.

Defendmit—l assure you I did not say that.
Wham—lndeed the &bedsit said more. He said that
she wan ia the habil of aerobia., sad was so old Mad at is.
Hr. Wilke the obmreed, " She moat he a Isaac* and sae
mar* • IterVooll pietist." Defendant replied that it was
only eemouseem. Mr. Wilke nest asked if defendant was
beamed to receive lunatic pathate, sod ha replied la the
beauties. I understood him to say that the paths had
bees placed under hie shame by her father, bat I ant sot
quite positive on this point.
Edward Douglas, master of the workhouse. de.
posed be remembered admitting the young mime be
gumbos to the home. The defender.' came to the home
the name day, and the porter mid. " Thia is Dr.
Winds', of Ealing. He hes oome for that Fatima who
was brong'ht by the polies this morning." The defendant
Has introduoed himself *ad said, " Yoe have a patient of
mime here." I mid, Do you vie to take km away
He said " Yes, I have some far that pess." I naked him
how he ksew ale was there? He repW that the police
bed 'stormed him. 1 said, " How do I ksow that
yes are Dr. Wilkie. !" upon which he gave me his said. I
reed the estry is the peeler's diary to his relative to the
meepties of the pities; whim fated. fie., sod her Wiwi&
mos I. the imam ward. I asked him to mite scram the
entry an seknowledimmet of his reoaivialt the patient. sad
he did so, missing his seam is fell. Be told ate that he
had trateed the patient es far as Hilbeimgate, and that she
bad esceped at sheen ewe °Week is the wising. I them
seen this defendant with the meter me the medical officer,
mad evesteelly
way the patent wee gives up to the delesdast,
who toe& her s.
Mr. Wm. Mhos. suseshastl—l amide M ileeneford.
shim and ma He ham of Elks Mitts.. I made image•
mate with Mr. Wilkie% two yews ago. to reesivo my
dainghter at his hawse se • patient, tied the bee beina Were
ever slams I Moe paid him at the sale of 1801. • year,
socordieg le eley aresseehe with him. The Wet papaw&
was izsDestralier UM, far as miler* yew. There he. bee
so oommiesies of lame, tabee est temeotiog the Mete of
ley daaghtm's slid, ithe i•• Nall with Dr: Wald's. •