The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

CONVICTION or ♦ MCI OF 11001

Thomas Cooper, sad George Alies,lB, were indicted
for being found by night having in their possession without
lawful excuse certain implements of housebreaking, a
jemmy" and three picklock keys, with intent to commit
felony. The second indictment chimed them with attempt-
ing to force up two public-house cellar flaps in the Black-
frian-road

L A. Sawyer, police-constable 175 M, said that about a
quarter put two on Monday morning, the 4th instant, he
was on duty, with another officer, in private clothes, in the
Skeins/a-road, when they saw the prisoners arms the road
from Christchurch, and go towards the Prince William Henry
public-house. They (the prisoners) looked about, and then
Allen stooped down over the cellar flap, with something
in his band, and tried to force it up. Finding
that too secure they walked a little further up
the road and stopped at the Noah's Ark, at the corner of
Church-street, and they were in the act of raising that cellar
flap when witness and hie brother officer rushed upon them
and took them into custody. Witness searched Cooper and
found the "jemmy' produced in his pocket. He compared
it with the marks on the cellar &pa and found them to
correspond. The Noah's Ark was so forced that any one
could easily get in, but the other was too strong for them.
John Armistead, 124 M, Laving given corroboratory tail-

Cooper, in his defence, denied all that theofficer statril ex-
cept having the "iernmy"in his pocket, and he accounted for
that by picking it up as he was coining over the bridge. He
called several persona who gave lam • good character, and
he was not known to the police. Allen also denied the
charge, and said he was • smith, and the keys were used in
his trade. He did not call anyone to his character that did
him any good.
The jury found them both Guilty.
The Chairman sentenced each to twelve months' hard
labour at Wandsworth.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
cam, TIZATNIRT Or • airLD BY TTS NOTHZR.

Eliz47,Wl Ford, The;il;oiacoalpc7rie;livroginihort's.
gardens, was charged with assaulting her infant child, a fine
little boy, about 18 months old, which she now carried in
her arms.

Policeman 106 F deposed—Last evening I was on duty in
Si. Martin's-lane, when I saw the prisoner beating her child
about the head and arms. She was striking the child vary
cruelly. 1 remonstrated with her upon her violence. As
soon as I left her she dished the child down on
the footway pavement and went away from it. I
followed her and took her in custody. She maid the child
had "a nasty temp►r," and she was "determined to break
it." She was drunk. I locked her up, and I took the child
home and gave it to her sister.
The prisoner—Your worship, he is a very bad tempered

Mr. Hall—Takes after you I suppose. (A laugh.)
The prisoner—Oh, no, your worship ; I am a very good
mother, and I have had eight of them.
Mr. Hall—You must he a very bad tempered woman to
beat the child in that cruel way.
The prisoner—I only slapped his arms because he
scratched my face. lie must be corrected.
Mr. Hall—A drunken woman is a pretty person to cor-
rect a child. How old is he

The pris;neiLT;;;;l-114 months.
Mr. Mall—Poor little thing ! To be dashed on the ground
in that brutal manner.

The prisoner—Your worship, he threw himself out of
my arms.
Mr. Hall (to the constable)—Could that have been so?
The constable—No, sir ; she clashed the child on the
ground violently.
The prisoner—He don't look as if he was 111-treated.
Mr. Hall—l believe you used the child in a scandalous
manner, and would have injured him very severely if the
officer had not interposed. I shall send you to prison for
one calendar month.

CLERK EN WELL
RINGULAR CHARGE OP ATTRRPTED RITICIDE.
&mud White, aged 68, residing at Lower-roed. Edlnon-
toi. described sea tallow chandler, was charged before Mr.
Barker with being drunk, and attempting to drown himself
in the Fleet sewer, St. Andrew's.
James Thompson a watchman on the works of the new
railway, said that between twelve and one o'clock the pri-
soner endeavoured to get over the planks, saying that he
',label to hive a bathe in the river. The water there is the
Fleet sewer. (A laugh.) He prevented him, but the pri-
soner 8161 be was determined to have a wash, and going
higher up the works undressed himself, and was about
throwing himself in when he gave him into custody. The
prisoner was drunk at the time.
Police-constable Heath, 167 (i, said he found the prisoner
undressed, and he took him into custody just as he was
about to jump into the Fleet sewer. The watchman said
the prisoner wanted to drown himself, but the prisoner told
him on the way to the police station that he wanted to have
a bath. (A laugh.)
Mr. Harker (to the prisoner)—Had you any intention to
destroy your life?
Fernier—Certainly not. I had hall a little drop to drink,
and feeling a little elevated wanted to have a bathe. 1 am
sorry to have given so much trouble.
Mr. Barker said it was ridiculous to have entered the
charge as one of attempted suicide. They might as well
have entered it a one of attempted murder. More core
should be taken in entering the charges. This charge should
have been entered as one of indecently exposing himself in
the streets, being drunk at the time.
The prisoner said be hoped the magistrate would look over
his spree this time.
Mr Barker said be certainly should not look over it. He
should 6ne the defendant 10a., or in default of payment,
fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labour, to the House
of Correction.
lock The Prisoner, who said be had no money, was then
ed up.