The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-01 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED ITIOLAET BT A MADMEN BOY AT A PELTITEG-

01q1011.
• IP raaeis Knight, a youth of about 16 years of age.
, 'unloved as a madam boy at Messrs. Howarth sad Some'
pouting-ethos, Bell-yead, Temple Bar, was charged with
being on the premises 4er an unlawful purpose.
It appeared that on Saturday evening the prisoner was
soen to leave the offioe as usual after his day's work, and
at that time he was dressed as usuaL About 9 o'clock the
whole establishment boring for some time bees hocked up,
Mr. Rowerth heard a anise in the meichinessom, sod peo-
ceeding thither be fooled • bundle of clothes oa the etairoams, •
outside the machine-morn doer. That doer was •11011141111
i e padlock and chide, which, however, would allow it te
open for a few inches, sod a small person like the prisoner
Might squeeze himself through. rlpue entering the machine-
room Mr. Roworth footsies' of the windows open at the
cop, and with serisral poem of glum broken
is the lower sash, while en the sill outside there
were footmarks showing that mime person had got.
out it the window, the tom being to the outside. .A piece of
poker with the end bent to a point we. fond in the
room. Nothing was missed from that room. The clothes
f.,norl on the stairs were identified by one of the
machine boys as being the property of the pH.
,oner. The police were commeuicatal with, and Ser.
4eaut Hill, of the F division, went to the prooner's
I..dgiugs. and took him io eastody. Upon hearing theaature
of the charge, he said, " Ohl I thought you had case about
that other job last night." hitched no moat, waietoortt, or hat,
tied being asked where they wave, he said be had left them
orc the gripper in the machine-room. They had
been found outside the thachine-roors ; and it was
. . .

supposed that the prisoner having by .woo means obtained
access to the mschioe.room, had taken off his things to
reduce his bulk, in order that he might be enabled
to get through the haltopeued doer, bet that baring
pat his clothes through he was interrupted by the
apprizach of the prosecutor as be was about to pass threeigh
hoiself, mid that he then made a precipitate retreat bribe
window. The counting-house was above the machine-
ZOOM, opening en the wee flight of stairs ; end it tbe poi-
soner bad got through the door he might have gained
mews to tine counting house.
She prisoner said that in speaking of " that other jab
LA night," be only alluded to the circumstance that he had
beet aedsulted by a cornmble in the street. "Ho always,
hits me whenever lie sees me going home at night ;1
Rod .there is another constable who is always kicking me.,
They are always et we." He denied having been in the ,
oncisioe-room after hi left his work. He admitted
that br bud fpno oat with his amt mad hat on, but
laid he only stopped to have a drop of beer, and went beck
to the machine-rowan, where he leftdihis clothes ; that he
main went out for a temporary purpow, and on his return
toned the place all locked up.
Mr. Corrie—Well, I shall commit youLor trial fortttempt-
ing to beak into the counting-hame.
The primuer—l am not guilty.
Mr. Currie having cautioned the prisoner in the usual
form, asked him if he wished to my anything
The prisoner-1f you will settle it hue I will plead

Mi. Byrr..ell, (the cLiet clerk)-lle says thzt after Laing
eantionut.

Mr. (;Orrin—No, I won't have it taken down. The case
most go for trial.
The prisoner—Well, them I shall plead not guilty aad
taerve my defence. IA laugh.)
He was committed for tale/.

It was stated that he wax known to the polite and hat
been previously convicted.

ILUMBOROUGH.STREEr.
__UNPROVOKED ♦SSAULT.

Mr. John O'Connell, surgeon, of GO, Theobald'aeoad,
and M. Peter Charll, grocer, of 4, Littlo Queen-street,
were charged with au unprovoked assault on Mr. Henry
(hark, of ilay'a-buillings, watchmaker.
it appears that complainant was oa his way home this
morning, about one, and while in Oiventryatreet the de-
fetolanta came up to him, ALA having asked him what he
wanted, immediately struck him several blows, ono of them
sling an umbrella, the other Lii fists. The complainant
was knocked down, and fearing the defendants' violence
atteLded with serious results, colle,l for the
who on going to the spot found the complainant on
his lock, and one of the defendarite striking him with his
taidgella.

In maser to Mr. Mansfield, the complainant said he had
given uu provocation whatever.

Tllt.4id;t;litrt:tried.iTitcs;lie it appear that they had
leen assaulted by the onmplainant ; tad (Yoonnell, who
be was a surgeon and a doctor of medicine, practising
sear lbsdlion,spaare, said it was not likely he would do
such a talieg.
Mr. Mau.fiebl said it was • most unprovoked assault,
at timal We defendants each, or two mouths each in
default.

WESTMINSTER.
LARoTTE ROBBERS AND THEIR RELATIVES.
Jlarq 4700 1711diCr was charged with the following
gram: roiromalu.t in oonneuon with a moat serious garotte
robbery)

Alfred Dowling, 166 B. stated that on Saturday night
he was fetched t.. gnomon& street, Chelsea, where he found
a Crowd of persons amembled. The defendant was there
violently abusinz *me one, sod was given into his custody
for inibiwfulk going to • house them
lospeet.r f the B division, mid it wan neceeme7
that the inaghthito should be informed of some circumstan-
ces connected a ;th this case. Tte honee to which the defen-
dant went in Lower Bimmondetreet wall that of Mr. Michael
Murray, oho had been garotted and cruelly ill4reated
a abort time ago. The four men charged with the
ofT,inie bad been tried and convicted on Friday, and defen-
dant was conueeted with one o: them. Mr. Murray himself
was now ie attendance.
Ilurray shad forward and appeared still to be suffer-
ing from the circa* of the murderous attack made upon
bile. Be said that on Saturday night the defendant clime
to the door and Soacked, and upon its being opened forced
way in, and wed the most shameful language, tilling
"A trwmportiog 0, we, very violtat jpd