The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

BOW-STSEET.

VIOLIN? ASSACLT.—THE LATe DEATII IN
HOLY W ELL. —J. Ilates, • IWO', who gave evidence
before the coroner's inquiet respecting the suspicious death
of the stockbroker, wu charged with the following most vio-
lent mutat.
Mrs. Sarah Colliver stated that she was the proprietress
of the Commercial coif/ a.house, in Holywcll.street. Last
night, about 12 o'cloek, the prisoner entered her house, and,
after partaking of some refreshment, he became very violea,
used indecent language, and ultimately struck her a tremen-
dons blow oa the breast, which knocked her down. While
on the ground he again struck her, end treated her in a meet
cruel and unmanly manner. The prisoner was intoxicated,
and she did not know whether he was right in his mind.
Mr. Henry asked the witness if she ever saw the prisoner
before ?
Mn. Colliver said she did not at first recognise hiss, but
afterwards rememter. d to have seen him almost three ruin
since, when he was at her house, and he was to have been
married the next day. lie behaved very violently then, and
he was provided with a bed in her house. About 4 o'clock
the next morning, he opened the windows, and threw himself
out into the street, in his shirt. The (door of his room was
fastened, sad it was impossible that he could have been
thrown out, as had been stated.
Mr. Henry asked if this coffee.heuse was the same at
which Mr. Wildman, the stockbroker, fell from the second
RAT window.
Mrs. Colliver said it wu the same, and sines that period
she had been annoyed and abased by severe' persons, amongst
whom was the prisoner, who osilod oat in front of her house
" that is she who murdered the man," and other words.
Mr. Henry—Do you sell any spirits in your house ?
Witness.—None I only sell tea, coffee, ginger-beer, and
soda wry..
Mr. Henry Do you let out beds ?
Witness—Yee The house is a large one, and I lot the

upper part for lodgings.
Polim-oonstable 157 F division raid be was on duty in the
Strand, and was called to Mrs. Coßiver's coffee-house. and
law the prisoner, who was ordered to go out. He refused,
and struck Mn. Colliver a violent blew upon the breast.
Witness then took him into custody.
Mr. Henry silted the policeman how long he had been on
that beat ?
The constable said only a week.
Mr. Henry—What has ban the character of the house
daring that time ?
The witness said this was the first occurrence he had seen
there.
The prisoner In defence said be had only just come from
tke West lodise, and that he bad fractured his head some
time since. The lean drop of drink be took made him mad.
He was mad last night.
Mr. Heavy, after having cautioned the prisoner to abstain
from drinking any intoxicating liquors, fined him 31., or in
default of payment, to be imprisoned for one month.
The prisoner was then locked up.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Ilrimathous AISAITZT KT A SOX lIPOK EIS FATHZII.
T. Rogers vim charged with aas violent assault. upon
J. Rogers, his father.
The complainant, a packer, said that on the previous
night his son, who was in liqucr, came into his room ; wit-
nem told him to leave, being afraid of some ill-usage. Ile
went away, upon which witness locked the street door. In
a few minutes he returned and broke open the
door, when he rushed upon complainant and struck
him a violent blow on his left eye, which knocked
him down. Compiainiat got up and straggled with his sou.
They both fell, and complainant ordered his wife to go for •
policeman. While they was both down his sots had hold
of his troller, and he was 11101411 strangled. They both got
up, wl.en complainant received another tremendous blow on
the head, which forced him upon the bed. At the same time
his ma swept off all the ornaments and other things on the
ineettle-thelf. At this time a policeman mitered.
The prisoner was fined ordered in default, two months' im-
prisonment ; and he was to obtain bail to keep the
peel..

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AdOTHIIt RAGGED SCROOL.—The Doha of Whet,
Mad has preseated to the " Ragged Schools " of Waiver
hemp= a piece of land, with • (rootage to Salop strait, for
the pupas of a central school ; and it is purposed forthwith
to make the necessary preparations for carrying his graoe's
btnevolent intentions into of Several liberal donstioos
for the purpose of the building hays already beta promised
by benevolent individuals is the town and aeighboarhood ;
so that the committee have *very expectation, with the fur-
ther entrance they hop, to naive, to be enabled/to com-
mence the building early in the ensuing spring.