The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.
p, Mills, a &know-ewer% wee charged with
steeling a ham-bone, valued at Bd., from the ham and best
chop of Mr. Batten, in the Strand, and assaulting Henry
Thomas, the prosecutor's amirent.
On Monday evening, as thearimiest was neared in serving
customers, the prisocer entered the shop, walked to the end
of the counter, took up a ham-bons, and walked away with
it. The moistest followed him, saw him turn into the dark
arches. overtook him there. and took it front him. The
prisoner knocked him down sad ran away. The moistest,
nothing daunted, got up, pursued him agais, and detaioed
him is spite of Ida desperate efforts to get awe). In the
course of the struggle the sardines shirt and waistcoat
were tors to raga. Producing the articles in court, he held
up Ur shirt at arms length, and observed, " I dos% think
that is fit to wear again."
PfillOOK—Do you mesa to my I did not pay you with a
silver sixpence?
Thouir—Cortainly cot.
Prisoner—How did I get the ham-bons, if you did not
give it me?
Thomas—You took it off the counte just you thought I
was not looking, es I was busy. Yon tuned it over to
see bow much meat was left on it, whipped it up, and west
off with it, (A laugh.)
Prisoner—Why, I threw down a sixpence, mid you mine
alter me and rid you wanted threeperute more. Theo you
knocked me„down. I was a little elevated, to be sure.
Mr. Flowers—Not when you were knocked down, I should
imagise. (Laughter.)
Castill, 124 F. who apprehended the prisoner, said he
did set set up that defier whoa takes, nor at the ration,
We said his wife was waireg outside, and he was golag to
her for the mousy.
He was remanded for farther eternisation.
CLERK ERWELL.
Elias Smith, 21, a domestic servant, residing at 4, Sint-
ford-villas, Camden-road, was charged with attempting to
commit suicide
It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. ()Rados. the
defendant's mistress, that yesterday she as very excited,
and, holding up a knife, said she would kill herself. She
would have cut her throat had she sot been prevented ;
and when she was got out into the garden she said that it
she could get hock into the home she would destroy her-
self. The cause of this, it was stated, was that the defen-
dant had been disappointed in love. On Polioresergeaut
&amen, 10S, goiog up, the &feedlot said that she would
bars her overage yet. To show the vigilmos of the polies,
it may be maid that Mrs. Gliddos stated that it was four
hours before she Gould get or see a countable.
The defendant, is defence, said that if she had intended
to cut her throat she could have dose it. She was sorry
that she had beau foolish enough to get looked up.
Mr. Barker marled the defendant for a week, and re-
fused to take bail.
WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Jahn Roach, residing at 15, Sutherland-street, Pim-
lico, was charged with cruelly neglecting to provide proper
food and clothing to Jobs Riley, aged Ire years, placed in
kis oars sad carrol. The prisoner is the uncle of the child.
The child was found in a most deplorable condition last
week in an empty room, covered with filth and human ex-
comsat, and taken to the workhouse. A commons was
applied for and grated, but information having been re-
ceived that Roach was about to leave the country for
America a warrant was obtained, and the prisoner was
apprehended by Sergeant Brooker, 26 B.
Mr. (Merge Hadderly, moistest oversew, said—On Wed-
nesday last I west to the defendant's house with two of the
police. In a dark both kitchen I was just able to discern
the child now in court. Witmer described the room and
furniture, which were in a shockingly filthy state. The
child was covered with vermin. It was weighed on Friday,
and weighed 24110, aid was fire years old last September. It
was weighed this morning, and was pound heavier.
Witness gave further evidence of restock.
Sergeant Brooker said when pourer was on the way to
the station he said he was bead of the family, and must
Buffer for it. It was lucky they took him, as be was grog
to America. The other children looked healthy and well,
and there was no appearance of want.
Mrs. Martha Emma Woolstoa gave similar evidence,
showing that the child was always ravenous and ate the food
she threw away.
Medical evidence haying been given, describing neglect
and insufficiency of food, the case was adjourned for •
week.
THAMES.
lames Dempsey, an Irish labourer, was brought before
Mr. Feist, charged with sssaniting James Pearson, sod
attempting to bite his noes off.
It appeared that the prosecutor, who is 55 years of age,
and a platelayer os the London and Blackwell Railway,
bad the misfortune to have the prisoner in his house as •
lodger, and a very noisy and disorderly one he toned out
to be, continually swearing, shouting, and drinkiog with
his countrymen, who occasiooally assembled there in
large numbers. At last the prompeuter &stored on the
prisoner's goods for rent due, but he would not leave the
bouse, and threatened to have Pearsonlife. On Monday
afternoon the prisoner and swami big fellows were in his
room ready to meet Perim when he came home. The
prosecutor gave were of the intended erbium at the
station-home in King David-lane, and said he appre-
hended per danger. He was requested by Pelice-
sergeant Sutherland to suborns The police constables and send for the police if
soy person attacked Dim. were
directed to keep • good look out. The prosecutor no
sooner reached hie home than be was met by the purser
at the door,'end he said be would have brills. The pi-
setter at the same time made a snap with his teeth at the
prosecutor's nose. Pearson quickly drew his nose away,
end the prisoner repeated the attempt, sod said, " I'll
swallow your star." The prosecutor, to use his own words,
booked his nose away a second time, and it was only
slightly market The prisoner then butted hie bead against
the preemptor's breast, and before be could recover from
the shook struck him • tremendous blow over the lift eye,
sod knocked him down. He got up and was ksooked
down three times in enocessios. The Fenner then knelt
on the prosecutor, and was prowedieg to further violence,
when the police, fortunately at Mind, interfered, and took
the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Paget asked bow the prow got the cut on his
head.
Pearson—l don't know.
The wirer said that Festoon " behind his nose" into
his mouth.
Mr. Paget—How did he do that?
The prisoner—l don't know. I tried to keep his nose in
my mouth, but could not. Ile hit me, and his boys tore
Inc to pieces.
ChirlesSkineer, 439 K, saw 50 or 50 people in front of
the hoer in Phillip-street, St. George's-in-the-Eut, asd
there was great noise sad disorder. He took the primmer
into custody, sod saw the contusion on his forehead.
After along dimension, in the course of which it appeared
the prisoner's wife had been engaged in • row, and received
two black spa and other injuries,
Me. Paget said no doubt the prisoser committed the
meth% sod • very brutal one it was If there had bar
as oppressive distress that court would hays afforded a
remedy. He sentenced the prisoner to be impriassed far
one month and kept to hard labour.

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