The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-ETREKT.
BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.
Martin Duggan, a labourer, was charged with assaulting
Catherine Roue, a miserable-looking woman, whose fen
was much disfigured from the violence she had suffered.
The complainant said she had until lately bees living with
the prisoner, by whom she had a child. She was confined
rely three weeks ago. Last night she had been to see her
mother, and was going home (to Whitechapel) when she
mat the prisoner, who asked her what she wanted in this
;art of the town ! She told him, and be entered into coo-
venation, detaining her upend her will until after the last
omnibus went by at 1 o'clock. At last she got away from
him, and was hurrying homewards when he came behind
bee, knocked her down, and kicked her about the body and
in the hoe. She was suffering severely from Mimeos in
the abdomen, her face was bruised and her lip cut
The prisoner said he gave her no more than she deserved.
She had got him out of three different situations by annoy
*him at his employers' plus of business. On Monday
night she cams to his lodgings, made a disturbance there,
broke a pane of glass, and threatened to cut his head open
with plates. Her lip was cut before.
The complainant denied all this. She had hem to
his plus of business, nor to the lodgiorbouse. She had
nothroken any pane of glass or threatened him.
England, 37 E, the unstable who apprehended the pri-
nter, said the cut on complainant's lip was at that time
fresh and bleeding.
Mr. Flowers said it was a most brutal ammult, especially
coesideriog the woman's condition. He should commit
the prisoner for four months' with hard labour.
CLERKEN WELL.
CHARGE OF CAUSING THE DEATH OF A WOMAN.
Thomas Mason, aged 32. of 38, Heory-atreet, St. Pancras,
a carman, was charged before Mr. Baker, with causing the
death of Mrs. Esther Phillips, aged 63, of 32, Coldbath-
square, Clerkenwell, at Elmouthetrest, by driving over her
with a coal "'goo.
Mr. Janne William Bette, of 1, Senor-grave, Old Bent-
e:ad, watchmaker, said that last evening he was passing
slug Exteouth-street at about 5 o'clock, and when in front
of the Spa-fields Chapel, he saw the deceased stagger
sad fall between the wheels of a coal waggon that was
pining.. The defendant was driving the waggon at a slow
pace. She fell between the wheels, and the hind wheel
went over her and killed bar on the spot. There was no
blame attached to the defendant. The defendant did not
lie the woman fall, nor did he appear to know that the
waggon bad gone ever her, as he went on at the same
pees until he was stopped and given into cussody.
Mr. James Hind, of 25, Greet Wild-street, Bloomsbury.
eve confirmatory evidence, and said there was not the least
Name attached to the defendant, who was perfectly sober.
The deceased seemed to have had a fit when she fell
Police-constable John Godwin, 418 A, said he took the
deceased to Dr. Brown's, Wilmington-square and she was
then quite dead. The wheel of the waggon bad gone over her
seek =dorm, and broken them. The defendant when he was
takea iato custody said be regretted what had occurred, but
it was quite an accident. He also said that he did not see
the deceased fall. lie that took the body to the Cloches-
well Workhouse.
Paha defendant said be had no question to ask, or any
&hue to reeks. He was exceedingly sorry that the poor
women was killed, and he was not to blame in the matter.
Mr. Barker said it appeared to him that the whole affair
was purely accidental. e should ruined the cue until
Teeday next, but shouHld allow the defendant to be at
large on his own recognise-noes.
The deughterof the deceased, who appeared in great grief,
applied for a little relief from the poor box, sad she being
known to the officers of the court as a respectable woman,
Mr. Barker readily gave it to her.
11ARYLEBONE.
AITERFIED WIFE WADER IN PADDINGTON.—COMPITTAL OF
THE ACCUSED.
Robert Mothersole, a middle-aged mu, of 17, Salem.
gardens, Moscow-road, Paddingtoo, boot and shoemaker,
was brought up for re-exeminatioo charged with attempting
to murder Mary Anse Mothersole, his wife.
Mr. Pain, of Marylehoue-road, solicitor, appeared to watch
the Mee on behalf of the prisoner.
The wife, a respectable-looking woman, and apparently
very week from loss of blood, was led into court, bevies
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO LORD PALMERATON AT
lest been brought from St. Mary's Hospital. She mid—On
Friday eight My husband came home and was cross
SoureuirroB.—A public meeting, conveaed by Mr. Etc-
with me. I was not angrywas .He the worse for drink.
Wh he was at supper he ot into a assion because I manual, the Mayor of Southamptou, was held at the &add-
ledilst refused to drink with s
him the previous night in • ball, yesterday afternoon, to consider a proposition to erect,
inblic-house. He said I had treated him with cuter, in me of the public parks of Southampton, a memorial to
el The meeting moody
and iesulted him, a
wn the people who kept apm c• the late Lord P merman. was sum
home and others uld cry A., upon En. I attended. The mayor, having been requested to preside,
made him no answer. He came up to me with briefly opened the pm:seams, an d adled upon Mr. Manockjee
a plate in one had and a table-knife in the other and cat Curestjee, who moved the first resolution, as follows .
" That this meeting highly appreciates the resolution of
icy throat. My neck was bare, and the blood came pro-
the council for erectinoi a lasting memorial to the late Lord
fusel,. I west into the next room, and after I had been in .._,Diemon in one , the public parks in Socithamp-
there some time, and when he had &tidied the supper, he ra'
enne into me. I said to W.m, "Oh dear, you but and pledges itself to give full effect to such
ion." Mr. Falvey seconded the motion, whirl
have cut my throat ; surely you did not
mean to do it." He replied, " Didn't I r and said if it was
en for the law be would stab me. I cried, and he said was carried unanimously. Colonel Tryon proposed, " That
td gentlemen, with power to add to their Dumber,
ted a joint committee with the town council, and
"Get out of my sight." When he cut my throat I thought a° al'
he Ina not going to do it. He went into bed, an I that ybe requested to take such step as may be deemed
sae envious to have something done, and not likin/ emissary for obtaining subscriptions lowerds erecting the
proposed lasting memorial to the late Viscount Palmet-
to awake the landledy I went into the street au
too." This, having been seconded by Dr. Clarke, mm
sew a policeman, who took me to the station-houlsh 1 reed to. Mr. J. Sharp then proposed that the proceeding'
where my wound was dressed. The officer was taking me all
home when the wound burst out bleing again, and I was be advertised in the newspapers. together with the first
list of subectiptioss. The Rev. S. M. lons* @scowled the
tikes to the hospital. I said I would charge my husbaod.
which was agreed to. A vote of thanks to the
Dr. Beale,
ms-road, mid—l was called to the wows° moose,_ .was
by acclamation, end in replying to the
who was bleeding most profusely from a word in the seek. I mayor."'"
There was a cut Dear upon three inches in length upon the Mr. Emmanuel said 1601. bed been already
'subscribed by the town council alone. It may be stated
beck of her Deck. It wens *lean cut wound, conies through 1 compliment
u t memorial at Romney, the
cue of the arteries that supplies the back of the neck with that the whole of th.e speakers disclaimed any rivalry with
hhad. She had lost a quantity of blood. , the proiect.for erecting a co n y
of
John Jeffery, 171 X— Alter taking. her to the statioe- 1 - o es. be row in
house, I went and took the wiener into cuatody. I late premier's birthplace, and most g.endtlemesoun were
Ho was i opinion that aufficient yet ac
y P•
hi bed mod asleep. After waking him, he wanted to know 1 tops
aka..
'bat tubed done. I said, "Dot' you know'" He said, 1 CHILD MURDER IN MARYLEBODr. Lankoom esteof
r
" No." I told him he had cut his wite's throat. I then 1 held an inqueet yesterday evening
in the board-r
locked him up. , St. Mary's Hospital, on the body of a female child, which
. Prisoner—l went home, sad my wife asked me tog was found in Hyde-park-square ea Sunday morning.
21" metier. and we set talking very civilly abut family Evidence, as to the bodies of the body, sad of its
.being
affairs. She said we would go to bed, and I said I would in ensured in • piece of daze Cl, having ev.heat was
usou
a minute. If I bon my wife lam as inllooKli peeved trf the loolical testimony that toe child
as a child unborn. If I stabbed Inr, I did not Meow it. ve, aad bad mot iis death by suffixatioe., Ir. suoing
I believe I wig going to kiss her, as we were on very good from pressure on the mouth and nostrils. The jury found
Wan. ' that the child had been wilfully suffocated by some person
Mr. Yardley fully committed the piremer for trial. lor penal. saksows.

THE FRIHYDROPGHTFUL DEATH PROM
HOBIA.

Mr. W. Payne, coroner for the City and South- sa
walk, held an leqtury at Guy's Hospital, relative to the at
death from hydrophobia, of Jobs King, aged 48 years. 90
flt
Mr. William Barnett, 189, Newington-butts, a boot- 60
maker, said that the deceased was a workman in his am- et.
ploy. Some weeks ago, be could not recollect gt.
the exact date, a small white terrier, with a R.
collar tuned his neck to which a string was attached, ran .4'
iota the shop. It was tied up to • Moos in the shop, and '
there it remained for two days, mapping its jaws. The
deceased man, havieg served in the Carina war is Spain,
where he was wounded, was looked up to by the other
employes as an authority upon everything, aid they asked
him to look at the dog. He said. "Itis a valuable
little animal, and if no one claims it I will take
it home." He then proceeded to examine its teeth to s
ascertain its age, and the result was that the animal bit It
him in the hand. He took it up by the ear to chastise it and LW
it bit him again. He threw it down on the ground, injuring so.
it @evenly. A dog's meat man happening to came and bear
what had happened said that be would manage the brute, fie
and in spite of those in the shop he went over to it, and be se
was also bitten. The animal also snapped at a child sod
several other persons. It died the same night from the in.
jury inflicted by the deceased.
John King, 2, Wallace-court, Park-road, Clapham ma of !
the deceased, said that five weeks after the deceased was
bitten he got what he summed to be rheumatic pains in
the body and complained of stiffness in the hands. He
went to Dr. ll'Donnell, who pronounced him to be coffer-
ing from hydrophobie. He wee taken into the hospital lut
Tueeday. Seven mouths ago the deceased bad bate bitten
by another dog p
Mr. Batnett aid that be did not believe that it was the
bite from the terrier that gave the deceased hydrophobia,
for he had been for some time previously strange in his
manse:, and used to rest his head on his hands and stare

about wildly. Iu
Mr. George East*, house surgeon, said that daceued was
admitted to the hospital in a dying state, with all the se
symptoms of hydrophobia. lie could not swallow fluid.
AU the usual remedies were applied. but without avail, and if
he died from the hydrophobia. The post-mortem examine. 3
it
(
tion showed that all the organs of the body were healthy.
There were wands on the fingers which had no doubt been
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caused by the bite of a dog.
The Coroner having slimmed up.
The jury returned a verdict of Death from hydrophobia, I
caused by the bite of a mad doe."