The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS PAY.

♦ CRIMEAN OIPICIOL

Jane Walton and James Welch, two notorious bad chi.
»eters, were brought leek,* Me. Beam, charged with
garrotting sad robbing Mr. William Malin, outgoes of
the 22nd Regiment of Foot, recently returned from the
Crises, and now residing at No. 1, Francis-street, Uni-
versity liteettal.
The prosecutor stated that on the previous night, about
12 o'clock, he wu proceeding along Church-Mast, Bobo,
when the female primer came up sad accosted hiss, and
while ►e was walking sad talking to her the male prisoner
suddenly rushed upon him from behind, end with his hands
mined bim by the throat, and attempted to strasgle him.
He then threw wittier% one his bark, and the woman, with
another me, not in custody, knelt upon his breast, and
took his watch, a silver one, worth 84., trim hie waistcoat
pocket. They then ran away, end as scow aa prosecutor I
recovered himself he went a pursuit, and eine up with
them jut es they were being stopped by two constables in
plain clothes.
1n reply to Mr. Higdon, the prosecutor said he was con-
vinced the prisoner was the man who BM attacked him.
$BB A, said, shoat holt-pest twelve o'clock last night
tut saw the prosecutor and the female prisoner walking in
Chtirchstreet, and heard the privet-Mar exclaim—" For
God's sake, when are you gotog to coke me." This Unwel-
lstance aroused his suspicions, and he followed them to
Compton-otreet, where they were joined by the male pri-
soner, who spoke to the woman and walked away.
The woman then took the prosecutor to the
dark side of the enclosure in Soho-ovum, when
they remained until the equitable on that beat
had mimed. The male prisoner then joined them
man, and went with the prose ewer into Falconberginews.
Witness, who was still close to them, then mew the male
prisoner rash upon the protestor, sod put his arms
round hie seek and ling him to the ground. The woman,
with another man, who made his mope, then threw them-
wives upon the prosecutor. Wiesen, who had 1* the
meanwhile procured the assistance of soother unstable,
then made his *epsomite, and snot a desperate struggle
succeeded in taking the prisoners into custody.
Police constable 326 A went to the assistance of lest
whites, sad took charge of the female prisoner. He subse-
quently searched the mews, and elate by where he had
taken the woman be found the silver watch produced.
The prosecutor identified toe watch as his property.
The prisoners, who declined saying anything in defence,
were fatly committed for trial.

MARYLBBONE.

William Stacey, cab-drisier. badge 1,327, was shagged
before Mr. beg, with furiously driving hie horse sad cab
in Maide•lane, sad with assaulting psliceman Prove, 92
N div Won, being at the time in a state of iotsaiestion.
Policeman Harrison, B 160. mid that about twelve o'clock
last night, be was on ditty in Maiden-lace, when his anat.
Han was eacited by hearing laud cries of " murder" from a
female voice. He then saw a horse and cab coming towards
him at a farioas rate, and he obasrved the prisoner on the
box lashing the hone at the time with his whip. He mixed
hold of the horn's, alga end stopped its progress. The door of
the cub was open and he saw a man and female inside.
Mr. Long—Who was it called out Murder."
roliermact—The female is the cab, your worship. Mae
told ma that the man had been taking indecent liberties
with bor. I, wit► the assistance of Proem N 92, took the
prisoner into custody sad oleo the man in the cab.
Promo stated that he was soar the tollgate adjoining
the Breckaock-arms, when he observed the hone sad cab

alluded to, and he heard the female inside calling for as
absence. He stopped the vehicle, when the female asked
him if she war (OWE to Ying's-croes. He observed to her
that ohs woe going is a @mum dimities. He tamed the
horse round, bat the primer, intim' of piss towards
King'oaross, drove up the Mae towards Highgate. He ran
after it, whistle prisour was stopped by the last tritium
Kr. Lug—Did the prisoner strike you ?
Polieentea—Yee, sir. He struck mu with the butt end
of the whip several times. We had a desperate straggle
together, whoa four pimiento came out of their beds to
my usistance. The primmer thresteaed to shoot me.
The prisoner was flood 201., or fourteen days for the
moult, mud a similar penalty for the !trio'. driving.
Willies Smith, a costermonger, was next placed at the
bar for a violeat assault, hat there beim/ so complainut he
was discharged.