The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Harris and Peter Frederick Week were charged
with a nameless offence.
The prisoner Week lived at No. 9, Macclesfield-street,
80114), and in consequence of suspicions that were enter-
tained one of the lodgers, named Barwell, pierced holes so
as to give him a view of the interior of the prisoner Week's
room. From what he discovered he was induced to com-
municate with the police, and on Tuesday evening police-
constable John Cook and two other persons stationed them-
' selves in such a position as to obtain the fullest evidence of
the abominable offence of the prisoners.
The prisoners denied their guilt, and were fully corn-
! mitted.

LAMBETH.
Abraham Sirorton, a young man, was charged with admi-
nistering narcotic drugs to Ilarriet Davis, with a felonious
intent, at • public-house in Lambeth. The complainant
deposed that she worked at the same place with the pri-
soner, and on his invitation met him on Sunday evening
at 5 o'clock, when at his request they went into a public-
house, where she had a glass of gin and cloves. From this
public-house they went to the lodgings of a young woman,
with whom the prisoner kept company, and, finding that
she was not at home, they went to another public house,
where she had another glue of gin and cloves, and went out
to the prisoner's lodgings, where they had some tea. They
then went to • public-house near the Westminster-road,
and then she became perfectly unconscious, and lost all re-
collection of what happened to her horn that time until
about 8 o'clock on Monday morning, when she found her-
self in bed with the prisoner. On discovering her situation
she at once jumped out of bed and made the best of her way
to the residence of her father, and from that time to the
present had suffered considerably.
The father and married sister of the complainant de-
posed to her coming home shortly after 6 o'clock on Mon-
day morning in • dreadful state of affliction, and suffering
considerably in body and mind ; she then stated the facts
just depend.
James Brown, the keeper of • coffee-house in Gibson-
street, Lambeth, said that about half-past 11 o'clock on
Sunday night the prisoner came into his house, and asked
if he could accommodate himself and his wife with a bed
for the night ? He replied that he could, and soon after
the complainant was assisted into the house and upstairs
by the prisoner and another young man. Believing the
young woman to be tipsy, lie (witness) remarked that, had
he seen her before, he should not have let the prisoner the
bed. After they went upstairs, the complainant was mak- ,
ing • loud moaning noise, and saying, "Oh, my side ! oh,
my side!" upon which he went, and knocking at the door,
said he could not allow such a noise, u it disturbed the
other persons in the house. After this she became quiet,
and he heard nothing more about them until six o'clock ou
the following morning, when the prisoner came down
stairs, and said he had no money to pay for the bed, but
should leave his watch till he should call in the course of
the day. He then returned upstairs, and soon came down
again with the complainant, whom he wished to take some
breakfast, but she refused.
Mr. Elliott, having put several questions to the complain-
ant, observed that by the surgeon's certificate it did not
appear that any violence had been committed towards her,
a circumstance most fortunate for the prisoner. There
could be no doubt, however, that he (the prisoner) had
taken a very scandalous advantage of the young woman by
making her tip.y, and taking her to sleep with him. Had
his own story been true, that he had taken a bed for her
protection, them was no necessity for his sleeping there
himself. There was no proof, however, that he had ad-
ministered any drug, and therefore that part of the charge
must fall to the ground ; but there could be no doubt that
he had been guilty of an assault, and for this he must pay a
penalty of 51., or be imprisoned for one month.