The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-14 00:00:00

.BTATZ OF THE COURT&

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In the course of the proceedings, which took place in one
of the nuall rooms upstairs, his honour frequently com-
plained of the crowded state of the room, and said it was
to be regretted that these courts, never haying been con-
structed for the purposes to which they were now applied,
everybody was inconvenienced.

TEE POLICE COURTS.
(TILLS DAY.)

CLERKEIN WELL.
HIGHWAY ROBBERIES&
/. ha Craicky, a shoeblack, who gave his address in the 1
Borough, and CAridopher Ford, a hawker, of Agar Town,
sere charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with assaulting and
mblang a gentleman, in Argyllequare, St. Pancras, under
the following circumstances.
The prisoners form part of a notorious gang of thieves that
come from North•place, a narrow turning that runs between
Argyll-square and Cromer-street, St. Pancras. It has for
rein beta the resort of the greater part of the thieves and
prostitutes that are brought to the court, and although
frequent complaints have been made by the magistrates
sod the respectable inhabitanta adjacent, no steps have been
taken to abate the nuisance.

In this cue the prosecutor, a clerk, was passing through
Argyll-square at about 9at night, when be saw the pri-
soners and a gang of other young fellows about 20 years of
age coming towards him. He stepped into the road to avoid
them, but bud hardly done so before the gang also got into
the road. Not wishing to come into contact with them, he
again returned to the pavement, but was followed, and
almost immediately he was surrounded, hie hat knocked
off, and he was moot severely maltreated. He held his
watch tightly, and called for assistance, but before any
came his coat pockets had been turned out, and
his pocket-handkerchief stolen. A police-constable of
tLe E division, who had been following the gang,
was almost immediately on the spot, and anooeeded in taking
the prisoners into custody, and on one of them found the
prosecutor's property. On the way to the station the
prisoners were violent and made several desperate attempts
to escape from custody. The gang also did what they could
to effect their companions liberation, and on pealing the
end of North-place, called out most loudly, " Rous,
nos'" a slang term for the thieves to know that some one
vu in custody whom they wished to be rescued. Both the
constable and complaisant were pelted and struck with
stones and mud, and had it not been for assistance, there
could be no doubt but that the prisoners would have got
away.

The prisoners said they did not wish to ask the witnesses
any questions, but would at once plead guilty, hoping the
magistrate would look at the caaa with a merciful eye, and
not Nail them before the judge at the sessions.
Mr. D'Eyncourt maid he should do all he could to put a
atop to these robberies, and should fully commit the pri-
soners to the Middlesex &MIMS for trial.
✓.✓,s Smith, a tall, powerful fellow, was next charged
with assaulting and robbing a drunken man at the corner
of I krhyetreet, Argyll•square.
The case was proved by one of the hackney carriage
attendants, who saw the prisoner take something from the
prosecutor's pocket and heard some silver drop on the pave-
ment.

The prisoner, who made no defence, was remanded for a
Week.

CONXITTAL OF A RIOTER.
A robust-looking fellow, about 25 years of age, who gave
the name of ()corm Glorer, and described himself as a one.
termooger, residing at 4, Greville-street, St. Andrew's,
was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with being drunk and
disorderly and as•iulting Mr. Edward Edwards, of 79,
lkanstreet, Soho, architect ; Mrs. Fenn, of Dean-street,
Fetter-Luse ; police-constable David Latta, 144 F., and
potioe,westable William Raker, 81 G, in the execution of
their duty.
Mr. Edwards said he was passing through Portpool-lane
7e,terday when be saw the prisooer, who was drunk, lead-
ing a horse. A lady complained that' the horse in rearing
had injured her. Without any provocation the prisoner came
op and struck him on the nose. It did not hurt him
much as it was a spent blow. He afterwards saw the
primmer strike two ladies violently in the back. He gave
the prisoner into custody. He had travelled a peat deal
in harden countries, and was surprieed to lied that re-
spectable persona missing did not help the police, but
lucked the prisoner to strike and kick them.
Police•constable William Raker, 81 G, said as the previous
witness was speaking to him he saw the prisoner pass. He
bad only proceeded a short distance when he called out,
Down with Garibaldi," and struck a lady in the back.
Before he could go to him he struck a lady who was carry-
big two infants violently in the back twice. He took him
tots "atedY, and the prisoner was so violent that it
took six coestables to take him to the station. On the way
there he said he would show them how he had served the
Garibililians, and then kicked him in the leg. The kick
wss giieu with such force that it took the skin off one side
of his knee. The prisoner has before been charged at this
court with assaults on the police and with disorderly
conduct.
Mo. Fenn said that she was passing through Gray's-
inn blie, when the prisoner, who was behind her, struck
her twice severely in the back. She had twins in her arms,
cod they were very much shook and had both been ill all
b4dit.. The blows were given with tech force that she
nearly f.iinted end fell. She now felt pain.
Nee-mutable David Latto, 144 E, said be assisted to
take the primmer to the station. On the way there the
lc-timer tried to kick him in the lower part of the stomach.
He avoided the kick and was afterwards kicked in the thick
Part of the thigh. He also bit his (witness's) Boger. He
del not feel any pain this moroing. He said he would
Garibaldi them when he came out.
The prisoner said he did not remember anything about
the matter, as he was the worse for liquor at the time.
Mr. If Eyucourt said it was very er e ent that the prisoner
was a very low riotous fellow. He was very much nor.
Tented to bear that decently dressed potions should Dot have
interfered to protect the policeiosteld of inciting the prisoner
to emelt them. The prisoner had committed four assaults.
He should deal with him for two. For the assault on the
female he should seed the prisoner, without the option of
a hue, for a month to the Hones of Correction. There could
be no doubt that the prisoner was a most raffiaoly fellow;
sad for the assault on the find constable be should far-
ther send him to the House of Correction for a month.
LAMBETH.
SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICE-CONSTABLE.
Eranl.,m a and Stephen Roberts, rtifflanly-looking fellows,
were rharged before Mr. Elliott with committing a savage
•klits,aultß on the pavan of Police-constable James Roberts,

The constable, who appeared to have been very roughly
treated, and the lower part of whose face was covered with
adhesive plaster, depoeed that on the night before he
was collet to a beer-shop to quell a riot there, and on going
there he found the prisoner J 0046 and soother man fighting.
He called to the landlord to put them out, and he did so.
Witness then separated them and told them to go about
their business, but the prisoner, instead of doing so, began

to abuse and use the most violent threats towards him. He
then told him that unless he went away he must
remove him, and on his saying so the prisoner made a fierce
attack on him. He made several kicks at a delicate
pert of his person, which he fortunately taught on his
thigh, and thereby avoided the most serious injuries.
While struggling. they both fell to the ground, and as he
was endeavouring to protect himself from the savage
attack of Jones, the prisoner Roberta came up and gave
him a desperate kick on the under lip, splitting it in two,
loosening his teeth, and breaking one of them in half, and
from these and other injuries he was still suffering very
severely. Just as the prisoner Roberta kicked him a brother
constable came up, and be called to him to take him into
custody. and he did so.
The constable alluded to corroborated a part of Roberta's
statement, and the prisoner Jones was represented to be
one of the greatest ruffians in the district, and had been fre-
quently convicted of desperate assaults on the police.
The prisoner Roberts denied the charge of kicking the con-
stable, and Jones complained of having been very much ill-
used by the police, and both were committed for trial.