The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-04 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Wore Yr. Payne.)

Damn Ronan* 'AND AMAOL? ON i Yomertirotogn.
Wm. Henry Cooper, 33, a rough and moat determined.
kokite fellow, wee indicted for @testi a pilot *oat, the
pro Tre of James y, two horse the property
of Hos. Robert Grimston ; and four horse rollers, two
cotton shouts and two fowls, the property of Nswoomb
lissom There was another indistasent *pipet bim for
wanking and resisting Jobe Driekwater, a police-eon-
steals, in the execution of hie duty.
From the evidence of John Driekwater, policer-constabi
408 S, stationed at Allen-lane, Finchley-road. it sppeaeed
that on the 17th of June he saw the prisoner in a field
Maitre there was no footpath. As he got ever a gate the
saw that he had got • bundle under his arm and
Is
anas also carrying a coat. He naked him if that
wee his property, sod the prisoner replied that it
was. The pohoeman said it looked queer to see him coming
that way with • bundle, and he muss see the contents. The
pawner upon this untied the bundle, tellies the Mbar to
Wk at it, and said he worked at that One house, at the
muse time pointing in the direction of .4tr. Mason's farm.
The poliosmao said if that was so he troliM go and see, and
that be had better go beak the same way as be had just
some smogs the fields. Having {Coked up the beadle the
/am got on to the gate, but WA no sooner done so than
Ns primmer started off running up a lane and tried to make
kis ascapa The policeman pursued bins for a considerable
distance and at lest overtook him, and mid that he should
take hire into custody on suspicion of steeling these
articles. Before he could lay hold of him the prisoner
wreak him a violist blow on the top of his bead, and
knocked him into a ditch. Having recovered himself, he
laid hold of the prisoner, who struggled violently to get
away, and told Mm to go quietly to the matioe-house.
The prisoner again knocked hint down and he fell heed
foremost oe to the road, and his head bled most pro-
fuel,. They struggled together for about threwqoartare
of an hour, when at last a young man ease up, who drew
his tracheae for him. A further struggle then took place,
but eventually the prisoner was got to the station-bones,
where, on being searched, a pair of dead fowls, but
quite warm, were found in his possession. The ownership
of the property in the bundle was then traced to the Hen.
Robert Grimm* and Mr. Hues, from whose premises
had bees stolen.
The prisoner made no answer to the charge, and the jury
immediately returned a verdict of Quilt,.
Yr. Payne asked if anything was known of the prisoner I
Inspector Webb said that prisoner refused to give his
Daow for a week, whale he was is the hones of detention.
tut he had given no account of himself for the last 14 yearn.
Before that he said he lived at Hull. He (Inspector Webb)
mast say that before the priapism was apprehended there
were several stable robberies, but since he had been in
cestody there had been none whatever.
Hr. Payne mid had any former conviction been proved he
should have sentenced the prisoner to penal servitude, bat
this was a very bad offeuoe, and the sentences upon him was
that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 18
meths,

The witness Drlnkwater was ordered to Maud forward.
Kr. Payee said it was the opinion of the court that he
bed meted with great daring and courage in
this prisoner, and to mark the seem of the oourtalTehrM
mar him to receive a reward of 21.

ASSAULTS BY SOLDIERS ON Mt POLICE.
Stephen Deane, 22, nod John Shields, 23, privates in the
Military Train, were plead at the her, indicted for assault-
ing the police in the execution of their duty.
ll'Hiserie, 194 B, said he waa on duty is the Efigh-road,
Ssosiegtoe, on the 11th of Jima, at • quarter to 12 o'clook,
when the prisoner Deane, who was drank., came u o to him, and
dim a little quarrelling, struck him on the neck. Witness
then took him into custody, and knocked him down. The
other prisoner, Shields, came up and tried to rescue his com-
panion, when a general melee ensued, in which the police
and the primroses were knocked down several times.
The prisoners in their defence said the police interfered
with them because they were not quite sober.
Sergeant Fisher rid the ribose? Deane bore a good
&erecter in the regiment; the otter prisoner's character was
indifferest ; they were both out en leave till halt-peat 12.
The jury found them guilty of a common assault.
Yr. Payee mild as this was not a very serious offence, and
sorest injury appeared to have been indicted, he sentenced
die prisoners to a short period of imprisonment, viz., six
weeks each.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.

A few days siscePolle;constable Farringdon, 529
Irbil* on duty in the Lity.road, noticed • boy and a girl in
moth a deplorable condition and so haggard in look that he
stopped and questioned the boy, who was without
steeling; shoes, and jacket. and who, eller some
imitation, admitted that he bed run away from
hems the previous day, and had slept in a pu-
mps during the night, sod furthermore that he had
kess treated with cruelty and neglect by their mother.
The girl's attire was most diagracefally scanty, she having
oa merely a ant of cloak, so short that the hind portion of
her person was uncovered, and the front concealed only by
so old pinafore. The constable brought them to this
court, sod Mr. Edison, after minutely questioning them.
directed that they should be conveyed to the Shoreditch
Workhouse, and that inquiries should be made as to the
troth of their statement. Parringdon quickly ascertained that
then. was but too much truth in the complaint against the
mother. He found her in • state of semi • into' 'cation at the bar
of tb.Ooek public-house in Old-straet; when made to under-
stand that her children were fa custody, and would be
brought before the magistrate this day, she wild, " The
dear children, God knows I love them, and will be there to
Web them away.* Fsrringdon also discovered that this
woman was lodging in a most filthy apartment in Baltic-
s r,et, St. Luke's, and cohabiting with a man working as a
moulder, to the berries of a firm in Goewellatreet.
•

The ii;agistraTe; asked now whether thenDiger of the
children was praises, and being summed in the affirmative,
directed that she should be charged with emelt, and placed
m the dock, which was sccordingly dons. The boy was
then questioned as to his knowledge of the oblgation atteu•
dant epees an oath, which being just sufficiently coesprehee-
sive he waa sworn, and detailed, although with evident
reluctance a series of grave offences against his mother.
Peturicelly them comprised instances of gross neglect
Meseding from drunksonees, at which times she would
tome them to shift for themselves during the entire day,
Morn at night, fling herself on the bed, end sot supply them
with food. On one of these ossimious he (the boy) took from
her half-a-crown, sod spent sixpence for food, which he sod
his Oster Ma For this sat the, when ocinecicioa, best him.
elthough he had returned her the 2s. change, and subee-
Platy sick of the ill-wage avid neglect he told his deter
M eheadd kayo home end she said ehe would"coompsny him,
There were several scars and braisesabout the boy's face
which the magistrate questioeed him about; one he said was
he conrequireee of his mother striking him spies% the win-
dow.ledge. hot he manifestly fenced explanation of a wooed
shove the left temple. not of recent date, but that had
aimed a complete hole.
—Gutting the pariah constable of St. Luke'', mid he had
ham requested by the potion to attend and mention what
he knew of the prisons( and her children. A more worth-
irce could hardly be fogged. Her husband had been
aced between five sod six years; the family then lived in
lamerdetreet, Bt. Lake's. On the 23rd October, 1859, when
Br. D'Ejocourt presided at this court, that pattern/in sent
her for six months to the house of correction for taking this
My in her arms and flinging him beneath the fireplace, where
! barn occasioned the injury above the temple. When
aal husband died he left her two bonzes ; these had been
height out of her hands by Colman, the executioner,
thesupplied her with what mosey she required from time
le time until the purchase was effected.
The prisoner did not utter ogle word in defence and
was:emended that further facts respecting her ill•treatment
tamer children should be ascertained.
The boy said his name weal Thomas Brooks, his sister's
amarinah Brooke, the same ea his mother ; they were sent
heck to the workhouse.

SOUTHWARK.
HIGHWAY ZOIPBEET.
J Bowman, a dirty-lookieg young fellow, we. brought
Wore Mr. Woolryek, Merged with aseralting Robert
liedleg, in Kent-street, with intent to rob and plunder
of hie watch and in nay.
The prosecutor, a tall young mat, mid he met with a fe-
We in Kent-street about 1 o'clock in the snorting, and
nrotapanied her to her lodging,. He remained with km •
nri short time, and as be was leaving the home some one
naked upon him and tbrew him into the street, and struck
itna with • pima of iron. As soon as be got up he
mouldered the primmer, who bad the iron used for •
Pker in his hand, and he several times attempted to
roske him with it. They bed • fouful stroule,but motto-
nly be overpowered him, and gave him into custody. Wh-
om had no doubt he mem sort of bully to the woman, sad
lhrt his istentiou ems to rob him.
Kr. We:drub asked if the female was
A filthy-looking young woman bare stepped forward and
acid ohs took the prosecutor to her lodgings, but she knew

rudidag el the primmer. The poker produced, however,
tmsri to km room. sod was then • short time pc*
Yr. Wooh7ch sated how tke peiromr became prommsd
el it?

iiibseee maid thud, the house vie s had hoses open to soy
oes sed whey her door oyes he must hays rushed is sod
ealied . . . .

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Mr. Weelsyels no of spine@ ChM her coadsli w very
sospiaiege, sad he had go leglit on was ia some we en-
seated with the prissewr. HOWIIe, that was not io eM-
dimes His worship this sand the primer whether he
would be tried by hie or go to In onion for trial.
The prisoner. lusiteelag s liitis, mid thou he never is-
tended to rob the ream. He strut* him first, sod this they
bad a fight.
Mr. Woohyolt inquired whether he was known to the
police ?
The weldable who apprehended him informed hie warship
that he had &igloo* seem him is onapowy of thieves, sod
hennaed be had been convicted, but be bad so proof of

Mr. Woobleb told the prisoner he bad se deabli that Us
%Weeks was, ia eoespray with ebefeabale, to rob the are.
It was a very oerresaly man* foe Ana he ineteesed him
to three swathe' luta laboar is Wandsworth Houle of Oor-