The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

BOO= us. MELLO** Q.O.
John (Wins, 25, surrendered to take hie trial on an in-
dictment in which he was charged with having assaulted
Andrew Anderson, a police constable (61 lib in the execu-
tion of his duty.
Mr. hi'lntyre prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the
defendant.
This was a dither singular case, and the nature of the
defense was such that in effect the policeman himself was
also on his trial.
The prosecutor deposed—On Monday night, the 18th of
Deeember, I was on duty in Brick-lane, Spitalfielda. I se.
the defendant there, and other persons were with him. 1
said to him," If you were in company with the mob I have
just dispersed you had better go away." He turned
round, and said. "D— you eyes, you are the that
kissed my wife," and struck me two blows about
my mouth, the effect of which was that my nose
and lipe bled, and loosened two of my teeth in the
lower jaw. I then took hold of him, to take him to the
station, when he resisted and put one of his legs through
mine sad tripped me up. I retained my hold of him, and
took him. Ido not know the defendant's wife. The mob
that collected advised him to go quietly.
Cross-examined—This first occurred at the corner of
Brick-lane. Police-unstable Jackson came up after I had
taken the defendant 200 or SOO yards. There were not
many persons present when he first struck me. The mob
told hint to go quietly, before the other constable came up.
There were three or four women present. I was not at all
intoxicated, but I had been drinking. I shad been on duty
from 9 o'clock (this occurred between 12 and 1 in the morn-
ing), and bad only had refreshment. I bad net been in
any public-house, but the drink was brought out to me, and
the police are allowed to have proper refreshment when on
duty. I have been three years, next July, in the force. I
have been complained of several times for irregularities, but
not for drinking, and have been fined. The last time was
is December; but I cannot say positively what it was for.
I adhere, on my oath, to the statement I have made as to
the language the defendant used. I said the same
before the magistrate. (The deposition was read, and one
expression was not in it.) I signed the deposition,
and an alteration was made in it, as it contained more than
1 had said, and I did not remark the missies. There were
two women near • pdato-stall in Brick-lane, where this
matter occurred. (Two females were introduced.) I sae
not say they are the same. I will not swear they are not
The defendant was not standing between the women. I
did not stoup to them and say ,
Are you two sisters—if I
had two such sisters I should do this, and at the same time
kiss one. I did nothing of the kind. My bat was knocked
off by the defendant. He did not come up and say if ye.
take the liberty of doing that I shall take the liberty of
doing this, and then kick my hat into the gutter—nothing of
the sort. I did not put my arm round either of the women,
and kiss her. My hat did not fall off as I was kissing her.
The defendant told me that I had taken a liberty with his
wits, and kissed her. He said it la the terms I have before
used. I took him for striking me, and we fell to the ground
in the struggle. A woman came to the police court and
said I had shamefully used the man, and I told her I sup-
posed she wanted half a quarters of gin. I did not use
my staff or fists, nor any more fora than wee necessary to
secure and take the defendant. Defendant's face was bleed-
ing when Jackson came up.
Jackson the constable alluded to, 59 H, and another,
who went the assistance of the prosecutor when he was
taking the defendant, gave evidence corroborative of his,
but of the alleged kissing or the beginning of the matter
they knew nothing. A potato stall-keeper stated that two
women stood close by the stall at the time in question, and
purchased potatoes, and he saw nothing of blows between
the prosecutor and the defendant.
Mr. Sleigh, in his address to the jury, said the issue was
of great importance both to prosecutor and defendant, in- POTATOES.—The following were the prices of potatoes
'much as unless the defendant was convicted, the former yesterday at the market established at the Ring's-cross
would be disgraced and degraded from the force, and the Railway Terminus : —Scotch reds, 80s.' to 95e. per ton;
consequences of a eonviction, as regarded the latter, were Scotch regents, 955. to 105 s. per ton ; York regents, 100 e. to
obvious. He charged the prosecutor with having committed 115$. per ton. ; Lincolnshire regents, 955. to 110 s. per ton.
foul perjury—black as Erebus—to eaten himself from the Supplies large ; trade not so good. Total weight received
genarrenteble liberty he bad taken in laming the defen- this week, 2,019 tons.

Mr. Kilner, clerk to the Board of Guardians (who had
consented t. prorecntelon behalf of the board), stated the
prisoner was provided with good clothing for the child,
when she left the house, and site must have sold or other-
wise disposed of it.
George Felton, F 40, deposed that the prisoner told him,
'at the police-station, " that the child was her's; that her
husband had left her for some time ; that she did not leave
the child on the step herself, but gave it to a woman named
Mills, whom she met in the Strand, and who promised to
take care of it for a fortnight. She said she had known
Mills a long time."
Mr. Jardine committed the prisoner for trial—directing,
however, that inquiry should be made for the woman Mills,
if there was such a person.
LAMBETH.

Edward Sertsion, a cab drier, was charged with exacting
more than his legal fare.
Mr. Jarvis, a contractor, residing at Lambeth, proved the
offence The defendant's legal fare was a shilling, but he
insisted on receiving le. 6d., and besides used the most in-
sulting language.
The prisoner said he bad been several hours waiting for a
customer, and was a little annoyed at only picking up a
shilling fare. Fined 20s. and costs.