The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-09 00:00:00

TIM POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DIY.)

ILLIOSIONAIOUSE.
1011811:11T OF VIVI worermun NUM.
Thomas Norris, a gestlemselylooking ,yeueg sae, was
brought Were the Lord Mayor, on remaod elm* el%
'Mahe( swims Amuse to the osonot of 'MK, to
piny of hie employers, Messrs. Thomason sad Co, dr.
chants, of Great St. Helen's
' Mr. Hostas, appeared for the prosecution.
It will be remembered that on the previous omma
II was proved that the prisoner had Mee for renal
years is the order of the prosecutors as Emma
do
pat,y and largo sums of mosey were give te-
to dock charges. It appeared that in emermiesse d
suspicions that wen entertained. inquiries ware made, 114
it turned out that the prisms", lod appropriated dm
Mamas for 501. each cheque, which he should has. pit
to the London and St. arMe's Docks, and othereimm
to the amount of 5001. The prisoner era takes los
embody by Smith sod Underwood, two Minks,
as he was about to leave his residence it
Camberwell, It was supposed, for the pupas el ei
seceding, as he told the odious tbat be wee going figs
the country for a few days, sad be intended to writ. Mlit
employers end tell them all about it. The primmer owed
to ham bees treated with great emfidenoe by the fns,
ised
the
the transaction more painful was that the
father of the miaow had been fora great many yam it
the servile of Messrs. Theasamett and Co., sad wes wind
Ivy them that when he left their employment a
short Mime back they gave him a considerable prunes.
Mr. Honiara bevies called the attention of the Lail
Mayor to the facts that bad bees proved ea the home
*minion said that all he now proposedto do was le
Yd
duos some formal evidence to show that the
changed the cheque that were entrusted to= err
propriated the money to his own use, and he shay the
ask the Lord Mayer to commit the wiener for trial.
Bea witamees, elerke in the Bank of Seined, ewe
then ezonised and they proved that they changed the the.
cheques for WI. that were produced, for the primer, red
the same of T. Norris appeared upon some of theism
given for elteques when they were afterwards paid in.
The prisoner who did not deny the charge was fully cm
mined to Henri' for trial.

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WORSHIP-STREET.
AMATTLTHIG • win AND STABBING A 001rtfrAILL
Hairy Rig, 46, of No. 1, Axe-plue, Hiseoreed,
tom, a earposter by trade, was charged with smelting Ws
wife, Mary Ili% and thresteelog to murder her, aid she
with stabbing Polinaergesat Hopper. t N diviooe.
The %jury inflicted oe the wife did not upper to be of so
plums • sharecter as are most of sack maul% Mud st
this mut, the siefeedant hung ,tract her on the hes,
and coos ;rely, but he had previously beam her, and as
this osssslos threatened to have bar life before the day ma
elesed—• vow she believed he would carry into effect MA
• ,w
as he admitted having made sharp for that puma.
It was more from fear, therefore, than aught else 'he called
the polies to take him into custody. Theme ts s
mend of the couple were summed up by f the Mt
mess dining that be was " the very went ma Nag,
sad else the best wife that ever was bets."
Sergeant Hopper, whose left arm was Meg in •
shill pa sit
id. said—l wee yesterday called in to the isonse
A xe-pleee, by the defendaat's wife, and a
ped
at
shetdd
me sought to bed him, bat he had escaped at the nee el
the premises. I sow him welkin away and celled steed
desiring him to stop, instead of so doing, however, be per
minced running and I followed, finding after a short nese
that I was 'Wahl ground 1 reseed giving further dams
and who. the diseases of this court's width frees
kla
(about twelve yards), he siddeoly turned sad res beet
towards me ; as 1 neared him I perceived this skid
io his head which was placed agaiost his break fise
edge of the tool pointing direct to my WW.
I have not the slightest doubt his idealism
was to injure me there, for I had barely au
to fling my arm stem when the chisel Sod
it between the wrist and elbow, cutting through Oa
clothing end peeetrating nearly. if not quite. to the Ma
lam disabled from duty. sod have very little on la tee
fingers d the hand. Defendant, after inflicting tbkinitrs
became exceedingly Molest. I %Norden knocked the
spiast a wall with my fist, but that did not disounp
I wrested the chisel away, sad put it into my truism-
mu, yet he mdeavonred to recover its pommies, red
was not until the assistance of passers-by, and afterwardsef
a constable, had been rendered that be was aubdeed.
Knight, 572 N, swore to finding his megeent
the defesdene struggling coo the ;resod, sod to the knee
falling oat. " Take him away, be has stabbed me."
Mr. Ellison—Was the prisoner sober!
Knight—Perfect)) so, sir, or he would have beea mid
u otherwise on the police-sheet.
The 1110•1414, who % • 'gases-built, powerf al men, deist
that he wee in liquor when both sesulte were em
gaited, that hie threats to murder his wife had so
se
and that he had not made the chisel sharp foe any sear'

pOsa.
Mr. Ellison—l shall send you for trial on die deal
Bow preferred against you.
ARLBOROUGHSTREET.
STABBING BY • DOT GUT II•211 OLD.
Oliver Cromwell Murk, 8 years old, was .barged lams
Mr. Tyrwkitt with assaidtiog another little boy, seed
llatthew Collier, by stabbing bins with • knife.
Polly llmaresy. an intelligent little girl, reale; it
2, Areber-street, Windinill-etrest, said —On SatardaLit
a. I was psalm • public house at the weer of
street, I saw Untie ran after mother little boy of
Matthew Collier, and, wile. near • post. stet low
keit*. Matthew OoUier cried out " 06," and thin

eryleg.
Ws. Bliza Collier, of 34, Ropert-street, acid—Os re.
day erosion my boy was brought home, having a wowed
the Wide d his thigh an iamb and a half long
The following certificate was handed to li %
r. Trisha
—"I hereby certify • little boy named Matthew Oveie
was brought to me with an incised wound of the tedissks
I have alms attended him at his own house, end it is Ise,
aibis to asy for a hits days the result of sash a wound.— .
Ilmmv Haanta, Burgeon, 33, Great Windmilletssio
Oct. 9."
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illizi leo C.
lead—Boeings.;
found
crowd ti
:sr Med. The tiejorTsr&boj was taken'& to& • ayurgete
afterwards went to No. 28, Ropert-Mwet and took 1
mow tale custody. Os asking the prisoner when tk
was, he said it was bellied a box in his father's roan.
then I found it.
Mr. Tyrrhitt—lt is • shoemaker's knife!
Oreetable—lt is, sir.
Mr. Tyrwlittt (to the prisoner)—How old are yea'
Prisower Eight.
Mr. Tyrwhist—Asid yoo have begun with MOM'S!
, I shall have remnd you for • week. If I had no
I so much as I theve Isshould have said I was surprised,
1 1 ass not.
. The primmer was removed from the court, oillioS!
his soother.

THILME6I.
toisouscout 001IDOCT OP • CABNAN.—LICIONE
Thaw= Bird Hutchinson, a cabdriver,
dolpb-row, Salim% was brought up on ramand moo~
Partridge, °barged with being drunk and dimwit,*
East India Doon.read, Poplar, on Friday warning . k
few winter Ware 3 o'clock, sad be was slim thallo,
eufferiag two persons to rids is his nth without the
of the person wbo hired him.
The one was clearly made out by • polio""
mused William Ellett, No. 261 K. who said the r
drove his cab in • vary reckless maims about the
that the peruses he had invited to tide with him w
Pony sad disorderly. The gentleman who hind
was very much almond, and believed he should k
webbed or 111-used if the police bad not interfered.
The order of th• priwner said he was • person
artthatics sad (Nadi for nothing. Be had hen
for • 'Muth eons tine ego.
/be peasser odd be had only been
ooavroted
Isebig. sled 116th the fan had been thethlted sine
I eemeeded. sad was not &irons the ONO should
egebst bum.
No. Ireetaidge sad Its should believe the swore en.
whisk be beard es Lids', sad which wee oaelried.4
iatimiTbdilleblest we Hotbedelbarester.'
bestedide blew that be had bad lee

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ielernpt was s inerolunt
than* I ndic the
e adjudication lemma&
4, upon the polities et
't, Oornhill, comminica
pe follow* statement :
; meditom hold's! Nee.
rook spinet the ester
t
&mom t
e,
is access of he
militant, 63,1571. ; other
itednees of 157,53(11. Th.
MK; doubtful debts ez.
giveo up
.to sengaase.,
of ersattom, 44,397 C
gyring a defieisocy on ttN
nation and discharge,
assignees, and &Mei fie
rat mottoes upon whisk
particularly with rupees
table. A litre quantity
Nora Scotia, mid some
the assignees remiss*
10 instructed to ask that
to tender reqnkitioss •
they might damn iota.

wary abort time, Hat be had been in prime,
NA that he bad some ditrtaalt7 is °Malawi a
besesirem the emessisniseees el police. The Bosom had
bees uspesded formerly, and he Amid sow take oars that
be premix should not drive a cab is the metropolis' again.
• wee reluctant to adopt this extreme step, bat his
to the ;subtle was paramount to every other
esmideratioe. A &mikes cab driver wwasa nuisance,
m.
sag he ight have run down and killed some
ba, He toed the prisoner 40s. for the first offence or 21
• imprisoomest, sod 93e. for the wood off sues or seven
imprisonmest, and he revoked kb* primacies nomate,
be seat with tbe revoke upon it tomu.
women of polies for the metropolis and osseellal.
The prisoner was then ommetted to prison foe three
met+ ORRIINATICH.
ARTACIIta • DOT'S BACK ON POLIID 5101?.
Is 0011800 We of • npresenaatioa made from the
Druelsooght hcepital ship, that a lad bad been admitted
with his beck brOken and that his death was anticipated.
Maude, acoesepanied by Mr. Cereal* the second
ask, proceeded to the Dreadnought to see the patient,
sad to take his deposition. The sufferer was a remarkably
be pews and intelligeot lad, and having bees sworn, and
beg seder the belief that he is dyis& he said—My name
is Peter Watson. lam seventeen lean old, sod was brought
ep as board the Mario° Society's ship Marmite. From that
stip I was appreatieed to Captain John Bream, of the Mud-
belooging to Newcastle, and had only been as
bead thane due ; sod on the night of the third day, emit
e'elosk, I wee standing on deck. Ovie of the men wee
Twin a rope slum the deck, and he said eomethfug to me,
wakes io north-country language that I did sot noder-
bug. I did not asy • word to him, and bemuse I did 1011
d• what I sappaat he wasted me to do, he street me
gig the took of the seek with his est, and the blow booked
be tern isto the middle bold. I wee steadier elms to the
bad, sad the rope the maa was handling rea between me
sad the bold. I remember within after that until I foiled
ken The man had sot spoken to me mere thee
emit was dark all the time, end I mad sot see which of
Owe, was who didit. All the crew were as the beck at the
tint sad somisted of not mom than six persons. besides
captain. Tim ship wee lying off the Ballast Wharf at
the
Gemmed at the time. lam sue the blow was slyest
intestinally.
This &poetise having been signed, the magistrate and
elect retired, the stereos' on board the ship not 'ivies tbe
obsess hope of his Ultimate reaavary, the spine being
biota, aid other serious injuries sustained.

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