The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-10 00:00:00

BCLNDALOUS •KS•ULTON A WIPE.

James King, a plasterer, residing at 3, Queen's-road,
Holloway, was charged before Mr. Barker with being
drank and violently assaulting Ernie Bing, his wife, under
the following scandalous circumstance,.
The prisoner ham figured at this court on one or two
occasions for assaults, not only upon his wife, but on other
women. Yesterday afternoon he was drank, and because
his wife would not give him any money he was very violent,
and struck her several times in the chest. He then made
we of a fearful oath, and struck her in the lower part of
the body. The blow was given with such force that it
has left a large bruise on the complainant's thigh.
The complainant, who is described as a hard-working
woman, said that she did not wish to hurt her husband.
All that ahe wanted was for him to be bound over to keep
the peace. . . . . . .

Tie prisoner, a surly-looking fellow, said that he did not
strike the complainant., or if he did be did not recollect it.
Mr. Barker said the prisoner had been guilty of a most
scandalous assault, and sentenced him to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour in the Howe of Correction for two
alendar months.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ILIVIIIPTED KUICIDE.--SAD AMUR

Elizabeth °askant, a young unfortunate, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to commit suicide.
Mr. John Doughty, the laridl3rd of the Catherine Wheel
Tavern, Great Windmill-street, said that on Saturday
night, a little before 12 the prisoner came into his house,
and asked for half a quirtern of gin and some warm water.
It was taken to her by his (Mr. Doughty's) servant, who
informed him that the prisoner had put a powder into it.
He immediately went to the prisoner, rwhen he found her
with the glen in her hand 'nth something in it which ap-
peared like milk. He asked her what she had done, and
she replied, "Nothing," and began drinking, but he (Mr.
Doughty) seized the glass just as she had got a mouthful
of the contents, and prevented her swallowing any of the
liquid, and gave her into custody.
A constable said the glass contained sugar of lead.
Mr. Doughty said he understood the prisoner bad ex.
pressed her intention of committing suicide to persona.
The officer said that on asking her what she had been
about, she said, " Nothing," but afterwards admitted that
she had put sugar of lead into the glass, and on asking
her why she did it, she said, " Because I am tired of this
world. On Friday morning the prisoner and another young
woman went down to the Westminster-pier to drown them-
selves, and the other young woman unfortunately succeeded
in doing so, and the prisoner was ordered to attend the in-
quest on the body of the deceased on Wednesday next.
Prisoner, in answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, said she had nothing
to say.
. .

Pyrwhitt said he must remand the prisoner;for a week,
as the only means of saving her life after making two at-
tempts at suicide. The other poor girl had drowned her-
self, and that ought to have been a warning to the prisoner.
He feared he should have to remand her again and again,
if there was no one to take care of her.

The prisoner was then remanded.
A USEFUL CAUTION.

A lad named Thomas Lan Fora, firing In Church-street,
Soho, was fined 10s. for discharging a cracker in the public
streets, the mischievous fellow having flung it at an elderly
female who was passing.
Mr. Tyrwhitt cautioned the lad that he was liable to a
fine of 5/.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE HIDE-PARE RIOTS.

Pietro Ansoni, the Italian charged with stabbing Albert
Wardell and another young man on the sth October, in
Hyde-park. during the riots at the "Garibaldi sympathy
meeting," and who has been remanded ever since, was
brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt for final examination.
Albert Wardell, who has been in St. George's Hospital
trill to-day, and now appeared in court on crutches, having
had his evidence read over to him,
. .

Timothy Murphy, of 8, Gray's-buildings, Manchester.
square, deposed to receiving two cuts on the right hip,
the prisoner being close to him at the time. Prisoner
stooped down and attempted to stab some other man. He
(Murphy) was taken to the hcepital, and remained there
since.

In answer to a question from the clerk, the witness said
prisoner bad a knife in his hand at the time.
Henry Dallaway, a young man, proved picking up the
knife at the bottom of the mound, it being smeared with
blood at the time.

Mr. Wm. Hope, house surgeon at St. George's Hospital,
having been examined as to the nature of the injuries
Wardell had received, said the wounds were not dangerous at
first, but were subsequently attended with risk. Also exa-
mined Murphy's wound. A knife of the description of that
produced would reuse such wounds.
Some other evidence having been given the prisoner was
committed for trial.