The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

111:71Dia AT TIM SURREY THIATRI.

Frederick Q h, • short dark-loikiag middle aged
man, was brought before Mr. Will elictt, charged with at-
tempting to murder Williams Harmon, cc tr the stage door of
the Haney Theatre, by striking him on the head with an
iron rod

John Moseuro, peliee.csnatable 160 L, said that on Sa-
turday night he was oa duty near the front doors of the
Surrey Theatre, in the Bleckfriarr-road, when his at-
tention VOA called towards Os rage entrance by
bearing cries of "Police" and "Murder." He at once
proceeded to the spot, and on entering by the stage-
door, the prisoner was given into his =Moly (or attempt-
ing to murder the oompitinnat, Mr. Hareem, whom he saw
lying bleeding on a table. Medical sasietance was Mann-
diataly procured, and the Witted man was conveyed holm.
Witness then received a long iron rod, sharp at one sod,
sad with a r:rag at the other sad, witch be WOO informed
the prisoner had committed the outrage with. He then
took him to the po:ic►statioa in Tower street, and he was
charged with the offecer.
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Mr. A'Beekett asked whether the oomp'aiaast wee is
attendance ?

The cot stable r. plied that be w. s Dot. He waa not OW
to brays tie bed. Witoesa Kura produced a medical tort -
eats t) tbat *Beat.

Mr. A'Beekett Inquired whether there wee any one is
court who could give any evidence.

Mary Hall, a female. employed in the dressing-roam of
the Seem Theatre, said she was sitting in her roma ma
Saturday tight, when the prisoner came in and stood there
a few minutia. He seemed than rather excited, bat Am
teak so partiealar notice of him. He quitted the room sud-
denly, aad entered soother one, when William Harms
same past, and she saw the prisoner larks him on the beak
of the heed with something like a stick. Hareem then fell
bleeding, and eke maw a long ire* rid taken from the pri-
mmer. Coosiderable excitement wee mused in consignee's*.
and the proprieure of the ;Matra cant for last witness, and
gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. A'Beckett asked whet tie pismirr dad at the theatre I

Witness replied that he wee a painter, and 'employed be-
hind the stage. He had on a previous (cession quarrelled
with Hareem, and threatened to save him oat.
Mr. A'Beekett oaken if then was say other witem who
enmity saw the blow struck with the iron rod?
Measure' replied that then was a witmem who took the
inn rod from him after he bad struck the blow, but he was
net in attendance. la fact that was on the evidence ha
could produce at pressat.
Mr. A'Beckett asked the risour whether he wkhed to
ask the witene say gentians.
He needled in a very sullen twee that he had nothing to
say to
Yr. et:Sackett then renateled him to: a week.
CLERIEENWELL.
VIOLIST ASSAULT

Edward Butler, aged 21, a Srenich-polieher, who his beaa
several times is custody for assaults on the p lice, wag
planed at the bar on remand, charged with assaulting Nary
Aaa Co z, a charwonsaa, of 60, Chaltoc-attest, Soma's
Town, and alto with cutting and wounding her, with intact
to do her seam greyness bodily bans. The prisoner we.
further charged with assaulting two policc-zonbtables.
It appeared frost the evidence, of toe prosacateis that co
Sunday week last, the prisoner and the proKcatriz, who
had beea drinking twat( r, wars in company in Soma's
Town, sad about half pest twelve o'clock they tonnagaind
quarrelling. After acne words had patted between them.
the prismar took oat a knife from his pocket, and sold
be would eat her throat, and then commit suicide.
He then attempted to carry his threat into execution, when
the peotecatriz held up bar .right hand std wee severely
eat. Pollee-oonsiablai Edge ill, 139 8, and Sawyer,

102 8 then came to her mourner, and open attempting to
take him lain caotody, he kicked sad bit them very severely.
With gnat difilralty In was conveyed to the station, sad
while &moat Hill, 39 S, was taking the charge, the
prisoner bingos so liihnt that it OA six eoastables to n'
move him fres the dock to the all. The primmer threatened
that if the t scene.: appeared simian him, be would meal
mouldy do for her, and altbough the wounds oa bee bead
had been inflicted more tits a week, they wire still very
bad. He had berme oat of prison bat a very few clays
for c nunitting • very violeat assault on the police.
The prisoner, in defence, said he •as dtank who he
evaunitted the oilman.
The megistrsti said he thoul i send the priroirr to the
Howe of Correction for a month for the smash on Ike
fraelr, and also fees math fi r the ante& on On ear
stabim. If ft* wens wont fa friar atlas prisaesia thresee.
AID 4111Peasms Podia want sad obtain a earainans man&
►in.