The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Edmund Reward, 16, aid Charles Nicholas Lion Primal,
27, two forsigows, were placed at the bar before the Lord
Mayor, charged with Wadies a watch and ten silver spoons,
coder the following circumstances.
Mr. Lewis, jon., appeared to prossente.
It appeared from Mr. Lewids statement aced the evidence
el the prosecutor that the younger prisoner
the
very evidence
contacted, but bad left hie (steads, who resided
in Frew" having been enticed away by the elder prisoner.
They bad come to Reiland together, aid bad it appeared
been about Laid= for some considerable time. Mr. Pol-
laky, of Paddingtoe-green, was anomuseseted with by Re-
nate% friends, and succeeded in discovering him, and he
was then without money or any means el Rehm. Mr.
Pollaky communicated with his friend; end received
4,
lostructioos to vs him some assistanceand to re-
move him, if le, from the inflameshim, of the other
prisoner. En neatly, Mr. Pollak; having taken him
WAR but own care at his madams, rewind the sum of
400 franw for the purposeof mending him to Canada.
Poodles the timemary ariangemeetet Ise was placed lio
board at the booms of Mr. RockosU, in Martin's-court. Om-
nonatrest. He was there fear days, sides Good Friday
the prosecutor went oat for • Freech book for Repaid to
reed, leaving him in the room alma aed cm his morn
he found the prisooer goo*, and mumal a silver watch from
the =stein's°, sad ten silver spoons. The prosecutor met
the two prece together in Newport-market on the pre-
vioce day, and gave them both into custody. The prisoner
Renard said he took the watch at the instigation of the
other primmer, and Provol said he pledged the watch, but
did it to oblige his friend.
Mr. Loris remarked if Renard had waited only about
tea boars be could have goes os board the venal which wee
to have taken him abroad.
In answer to the charge, Renard said he pledged the watch
to get come 1110114)) to ge back to his friends.
In answer to the Lord Mayor, Mr. Nutlike said Reeard's
friends were highly respectable, but he was afraid his had
been imeniseced by the other prisoner ; indeed he bad ac-
homeland so to him. He bad received the sum of 400 f.
from his friends, end was authorised to pay his purge to
Canada, mid the remainder of the mousy war to be depo-
sited with the contain, who was to give it the prisoner when
be leaded. He added that as soon as he left prison he
would be sent out of the country.
The Lord Mayor said it was a case which ought to go for
trial, but ceder the circumstances he should Am each of the
prisoners 201., in addition to 21., which was the vales pat
apes the watch, or, in default, one month's imprimemeat
each.
MARY LEBOI..IE.

Wellman' Masora, a tall, powerful man, Ellen Murphy,
and Mary Ann Higgs's/ were /bawd, on remand, with
the following brutal outrage upon a cabman, named tkorge

Paris.
Prosecutor (who, through the wault, has lost the
eight of his left eye) stated that that day fortnight be
was in the Royal Standard public-house, Dorset-street, where
the prisoners were. The male prisoner Wed him for 2d. to
get a pint of hoer. This be gave him, sad called for
glass of gin for himself. Murphy took the gin from the
i counter' and headed it to Higgins. He asked them why
they took it, when Murphy knocked his bat off. Maw,
es
prosecutor was picking his hat up, struck him a tre-
mendous blow in the left eye, which caused him to fall in-

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sensible.
Evidence was further given to chow that after the pro-
secutor was on the ground he was kicked and struck by
all the prisoners, and also struck with a pot. The
medical testimony of Mr. Obis, surgeon to the Royal
Ophthalmic Hospital. Marylebooe, read, showed that the
sight of the left eye of the poor men was irretrievably gone.
Mr. Mansfield committed the prisoners for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
Alfred Fitter, a cab driver, living in Belvidere•buildinp,
Southwark, was charged with being drunk, and incapable
of taking care of hie horse and cab, in Knightsbridge, on
Sunday morning last at a quarter to one.
The case bad been remanded (rum Moodily till yesterday
for decadent to produce a vitae's.
On the first occasion the only witness was constable James
Buxton, 296 B, who proved that he saw defendant asleep
on his cab, and threw his bull's-eye upon him ; that he got
off the cab, sad asked it he were a pick-pocket ; and that
finding him stagger, he lacked him up, with the assistance
of another constable. He was decidedly drunk.
Defendant said be was not drunk. The constable knocked
him about, and tore his ticket off his badge. He was par-
featly rational, spelt the word Belvidere at the station,
and offered to write his name and address. He had a fare
inside a tobacco shop in Knightsbridge, sod they came to
the station, nearly two miles, all of which they walked, to
see him righted. He exhibited the tern strap and ticket.
Yesterday Bain), called filcLagglan, 220 B, who said de-
fendant was very drunk sod vblent ; that be swore fear-
fully, and they were obliged to hold him by the arms all
the way to the elation, to prevent violence. He differed
from Buxton in some respects.
Buxton then said that when he first went up to defendant
he used very beastly language to him, and tried to strike
him.
Mr. Self. observed that be had not said award about that
on Monday last, nor about the resistance.
John Hamill, watchman at Harley and Nicholls',
Knightsbridge, was called for the police. He said defen-
dant had no fare at all, there were no people in the cigar
shop, and in some respects be gave quite a different Tendon
of the matter to the constables.
They were all cross-examined. but not at all shaken.
Defendant called a witness, but she only proved that be
had a fare, and that the fare bought some cigars at her

shop.
Mr. Self', after a patient bearing, said be thought the
story told by the cabman substantially correct. Ks had
reams to remember that on a previous oecsaiou Burton had
committed himself. After pointing out tha numerous
discrepancies in the evideace, the worthy magistrate said
Burton bad lost his temper and acted too baataly • the
man should have bees left altos in the first instsaai, and
ha no. discharged
SOUTHWARK.

Michael Conies, a WI. powariOl-looking man, whom idt
arm was bandamW op wee brought before Mr. Wooluck.
charged with committing a ruffianly and cowardly assault
apoa William Marsh, police countable 250 11, while is the
execution of his duty.
The covetable, wham face bore wristlet marks of rest
viokoce, said, that oa Thursday last, at about 10 o'clock at
sight, he was on deity in Groenutreat, Ithickfriare-rood.
whoa be saw the prisoner creating a disturbauce at the
door of a public-boom. He wan extremely violent, sad
whoa witness desired him lo move off, and desist, he
tamed round upoo him and Imecked him down. While
as the grouod ha kicked Willis. on the face. vatting him
very much. Whams bad a severe struggle with bini, and
would no doubt have bow murdered had not other omi-
t stables onus to hie amistance acid secured him.
Mr. Wool:yak elmerved that the primate apposed to he
bilged la the arm. How was that