The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
THE COMPLAINANT BICOHE DMITADANT.
Wilbew Perdue, formerly an *Moor in the City polies
form, appeared to a summons before Mr. Alderman Salo-
om, 'ing him with a violent assault on Margaret
Brewer, aad striking her oo the bead with a life-preserver.
The complainant sad—l am a married womae, and live
at No. 4, Adelaide-plies, Whiteereseetreet. I have lived
throe for the let 2Tyaare. Oa Saturday night last, be-
tween 11 amid 12 o'clock, my son, who had been drinking,
ewe Este my room and told me that the defendant had
lusateeed to thrash him, and he took a poker with him
and went to the defendant's house. I followed him, and
me him ran net of No. 7in the same place, pursued by
Prods, who knocked him down with • life-preserver, and
then threw himself upon the top of him. I endeavoured to
pall him ed my eon, and he then struck me • violent blow
eel& head with a life.pre(erver, and I was taken to the
WOW. where I had nor head bandaged and dressed.
It will be recollected that John Brewer, the
plaisa soe, had beea previonely charged by the dotes.
amit with amanlting him, and as it appeared that the pri.
sear had sought radius in hie house and broken his door
sem, he was sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment. The
eights alderman directed a sammona to be takes out
whist Perdue for meaultieig the 'meant complainant,
whom bead appeared to be severely injured.
The compliment's evidence was fully corroborated by
two other WitiHNNO.
The defendant said that he etre& the women in defence
of this life, se she was assisting her eon to get up, who
would then have murdered him. (Laughter.)
Mr. Alderman Salomon —I doe% believe that, it is •
most brutal aeaault, and I shall fine you 401. and meta.
The tiva not being paid the primmer was taken to
Holloway prisoo.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
FILE " 11011 Z OF =imam."

Mr. Thomas Parry, of Burney-street, °caesura, awls-
teat secretary and oolleator of the " Home of Compa•oe,
waited upon the magistrate and said that, in the abermwe(
Mr. Thomas Beadle Bennett, of 5, King's Beneh.walk, the
treasurer of the Home. he felt it is duty to make
a statement which he trusted would be made
as public as the statements of Dr. Lankester and
Mr. Allen, the agent of soother society. So far from
Dr. Lankester knowing nothing of the Home, be gave him
authisity to place his name on the list of the committee.
Mr. Allen called upon him (Mr. Parry) and. holding in hie
hand acopy of the Morning Poet, said he had been desired
by Lord Palmerston's government to make stitistice as
regarded infanticide, asking him at the same time if he
saki assist him. He at the same time wrote Mr. Allen
lb* sum and address of Mr. Bennett, 5, King's Bench-
walk, and if Mr. Allen hull gone to that gentleman be
would bane found that on account of an outbreak of fever
at the Home in °Ailey-crescent Mr. Bennett had sent the
inteatorto the Home, IMey-road, Oxford, where they still
were. As far sit the list of subscribers was concerned, that
would not be reedy till the end of the year.
Mr. Parry then handed in a latter from Dr. Lakester, to
the street that he (Dr. Ltokester) bad been told the Home
had removed from Oakley-moment to Utley-toed, Oxford,
and that he was afraid Mr. Allen bad not made the owes-
inquiries as be would hive found that the Home bad •

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THAMES.
TFIr DANGERS OF TAMING ORDERS.

Marte ROUPDON, aged 27, who was formerly • imitable
in the metropolitan police force, and who was described ass
baker, of No. 10, Penton-attest, Walworth, wee brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a sample bottle of
Mee, the property of the London and St. !Cathodes Dock
Company; with being drank and disorderly; and with
assaulting Inspector Tricksy, of the Theme' police, and
William Swiegland, • dock constable.
It appeared that the prisoner had obtained • "testing
order" from swipe merchant to taste wines' in the Loraine
Dock, and he had not mule • very judicious nee of it. He
converted it into a " drinking order," as the magistrates of
this court have sot inaptly termed " tasting orders," and
after indulging for some time in the dark sod gloomy vaults,
end drinking a large quantity of wine, be emerged from the
close atmosphere into the open air. The daylight bewildered
him, and be was "off his feet" in an instant, the world
seemed to revolve with him, and he found himself to be moat
gloriously dmok. Hie antics and shouts called the
atteetiou of the dock °Moen to him, and he wee removed
to the guard-house where he made an attack on everyone
within his reach. He first struck Moore, and
tons the sleeve off Ms coat. He then hit
the Inspector Triekey with his fist and kooeked him
dews sad when be ens down kicked him savagely on
the eye, which was both lacerated and mutated. Swing.
Ludo,. man twice the size of the prisoner, was the neat
object his attack. A random blow slighted on Smingland's
heed, and "knocked the senses out of him for • minute."
The prisoner acted Iffte a madman, and said he would anni-
hilate every one in the dock. He was soon over-
powezed and secured, and on being searched a
ample bottle of sherry was found upon him. He said it
had bees presented to him by • cooper in the dock when he
refused too nem*.

MOor—e,--sWoci-satored Irishman, with • large rent in the
sleeve of • good oast, refused to give any evidence against
the prisoner.

Tiiekey, ;rho was seriously injured, and Swingland, wore
am so foreseeing, and made out a strong ease against the
ertsoser.

Robinmos, $n defence, said that he was very sorry ;
drank too teach wine.
Ir. Paget sentenced the prisoner to be imprisone i for two
snoethe and kept to hard labour for the assault on Inspector
Tricksy ,
The poleax—Oh, pray sir, maks it a fins. I will pay a
foe.

Mr. Paget—No, I never do it. In the event of violent
eamultams police of who have difficult and dangerous
dads to perform I inflict fines.

WANDSWORTH.

ETTNAOIDINART CONDUCT OP A DONISTIC BERVANI'.
CAPiAtiaNN Brett. aged 35 years, who described herself as
• servant out of place with no home, wee brought before
lerham. charged with the following robbery :
Mr. Charles 13,nby, of Hotham-villss. Putney, said that
the prisoner entered his service on the 27th of July last, and
en the following Sunday, while be was at church, she
absconded, takieg with her air silver spoons and other
ertieles. He gave information to the police, and be did not
am her again until she was in custody. He added that
he and his wife took ber into their service without a charac-
ter. She lived with them 10 years ago, and after she
left they did not nee her again until three months lance,
when she applied to them to assist her, as she was desti-
tute. She bad neither home *or clothes, and his wife
taking pity upon her they agreed to Sod her clothes to
make her respectable. He provided her with clothes.
and afterwards took her again rate their service.
Policeefeestable Taborer, 143 D, mid that about 11
o'clock the previous night he was on duty in Marylebooa
lane, when he saw the prisoner sitting on a doorstep. Is
reply to his questions she said that she was in great trouble, I
and that she had taboo poison to try to destroy herself on '
account of a young man with whom she had been keeping
company. She requested to be taken to the inspector, and
on Smog to the @Wine she stated that she bed stolen sir
spoons belonging LAID. Deaby, and that she wished to give
herself up. She also said that she pledged the sporran at a
pawnbrokeee at the corner of Charlotteetreet. Tottenham'.
court•road, for 21.. and that she destroyed the ticket.
Mr. loghsin said be should remand the prisoner a with
for inquiries es to what she had been doing during the 10
YOWL . . . . .

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The constable red de prisoner bad beam orientnitted at
the Old Bailey sessions, aed reeoleed • x months' imprieso.
meet.
Mr. Lanham then requested his clerk to bass the deed•
VIM toady by the next examination.