The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

2HB POLICE COURZ&

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Juan Moans, a native of Prussia, aboat 46 years at
err, ern pined at tber bar, baton Mr. Hoary, charged
with lung thrsatening lasing* at the Was affair.
Menai Hiddts, offee-keirper to the Becrenry of Stan
for War, deposed that the defeadaat had been n the habit
of calling at the Warn/los and ootoplainiog of 111-treatnest
in not being paid tartan amounts claimed by bin for
allied torsion to the Crown in connexion with no Foreign
InM. He wade another application on Monday afternoos,
ink. Winces told him that several geminates in
the elan had subscribed a eon sufficient to enable hie to
rents m his owa tiountry, with his wife sad daughter. He
expresen • win to go to Praakfort-oo the.Yaine, urns
saran of which would be 41. for each nnoa, but wit-
nen endeavoured to cession him, by referriog to " Brad-
shaw's Coatinental Guide," that they could travel man
cheaper. He appeared natal and left the office for a short
tins. On his ratan, • few minutes afterwards, witnen told
hits that he was authorised to pay 61, iadepesdietly of the
21. which had bees previnaly &danced to hint, provided
that he would 110111111110 to • press's sosompanyng bin to
the boat aad eyeing ht. off, with his wile and &lighter;
spas which ho **old pay 71, the anoint of tie passage
tansy, and give hit 21. ler their emir on on board. The
defendant declisod to sootiest to this so 'azimut. afkottad
to disapprove of the route, and, spoiling with great
warmth, dorlared that be wield "procure • couple of pie.
ton and tattle the natter at ism." La seam of this
threatesias lesseage, lad the deMdesi ss tassfete,
ethos, pats Ms ism the evil* Iheient Nara. *be

was present, and who wee to have unowpanied him to the
beet.
fit answer to the charge, the defendant elated that, in
saying be would boy a pipe of pietob, he only meant that
he would settle the matter by shooting himself. Mr
Kiddie proposed to send him bogie via Rotterdam, while
his property had been confiscated, and he should himself be
a ed for hieing erg.iged himself in recruiting in this
eountry for the Foreign Legion. He would go by Puna and
Luxembourg. To seed him to Holland would be to send
' him to prima for five years.
' Mr. Henry—But you could have pointed out that clini-
cally without threatening to shoot yourself. The laws of
Ragland do not allow such violent threats to be used.
Taking your own account of them they were felonious, be-
cause directed against your own life. But there is reason
to believe that this was not your meaning, and this was no
doubt the impression on Mr. Riddle's mind.
The witness observed that be felt satisfied the defendant
meet that he would shoot somebody else.
The defendant would admit that he said oh* would shoot
himself or somebody else" it sent to Holland, to run the
tisk of imprisonment for five years. But be used the
words ander great excitement, and had no particular
individat: in his mind at the time. In fact he threatened
!no one.__

Mr. Henry, alter taking some plies to explain the law tt
the defendant, from his being a foreigner and less likely to
ands:stud it, asked if he would go w Frankfort now if
pie pavage were paid ?
The eiafendant replied that this was what he wanted ;
but he most go ens Paris. The difference was only 4s. or 51
Mr. Yisdle wee perfectly willing to pay the menus-,
expenses, If defendant would go at ones.
The case was then nominally adjourned, to admit of this
arrangement Iwing carried out, and subsequently, Mr.
Middle having procured 131. for the pupae*, the defendant
was diseharged with a suitable eautioa not to give any
further annoyance La' lb* Wer-olice.
LAMBETH.
A notorious impostor, who gave the name of Johan Wil
lianas, woe charged with imposiog upon the Rev. Mr.
Betts, the minister of Hanover Chapel, Peckham, and upon
other gentlemen.
The rev. gentleman deposed that on Saturday last the
prisoner called on him with the following certificate :
. I hereby certify that John Williams is suffering from
excessive debility from long continued attacks of ague, and
I consider he would be benefited by the Brighten air.—
ROllllll. STOLia, F.R.C.B , Jan. 19, 1856."
Defendant aid it was necessary to have the names of three
respectable gentlemen residing in the pariah of Peckham or
Camberwell attached to It to enable him to be admitted into
the Brighton Infirmary. He also said that it would require
a sovereign to get there, and that he was provided with 14s.
out of that 'mount. He (Mr. Be't.) believing his stat.mint,
put hts name to the certificate, and gave him 2s. On that
day he met the prisoner by accident, and having reason to
believe that he Will an impostor, he asked him for the
certificate, which the prisoner handed to him. While
examining it, the prisoner, ao doubt suspecting his intention
was to give him into custody, instantly " bolted." He
(Mr. Betts) started after him, and, after a short chase, sue.
seeded in mining and giving him into the custody of a
police r on.
Mr. Merry Lashbrook said that the prisoner called on
hiss with the certificate produced, sad said be had been gent
to him by Mr. Jones, whose name it bore, with a request
that he would put his name to it. He (witness) asked the
prisoner if Mr. Jones had given him anything, aid he
replied tbst he bad given him half.a crown. Waters. the
signed the certificate, and gave the prisoner two shillings.
Mr. Jones deposed that the signature to the eertificate '
was in his handwriting, and had been obtained from him '
by the representation of the prisoner that it required the
signatures of three re. pectsb:e inhabitants of the parish,
to ensure his admission into the Brighten Infirmary. Mr.
loses .denied having given the prisoner a haltorhwn, as be
represented, or, in feet, any money.
The prisoner said his representations were quite true;
that be required some Brighton air, and that his wish was ,
to get into the infirmary there. ,
He wan recognised as having been brought to this Court I
some months since, under precisely similar eircemstate.s ; .
when, instead o; Brighton, be was sent to inhale the
Wandsworth sir for three months. At present he use '
remanded, to give the police further time to inquire about ',
his..

Mary Ilogerth, s wall•dreued female, was charged with
rt.blang Mr. Thomas Drew of ass 101. sod two 61. notes is
ash.

-1-The prosecutor, who was described u 'merchant, residing
at No. 19, Cheapside, did not oppose.
Serpent Ay lesbitry, of the 1, division of police, informed
the maelstrom that he thought the prosecutor hod made
some mistake in the matter, for he hold in his band a t
bill for 251, which complainant had paid for the diaper mad
wins of twelve gentlemen on tle day before. This might
account t r the money he supposed be lost.
Mr. Elliott observed he Ind stalling to do with that. As
the prosecutor did not think proper to attend, he should
discharge the prisoner.
The first half of a 10!. note, forwuded to fir. Hardwick,
hu bun reeeiv•d.