The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-30 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
A brutal fellow, named Dennis Conway, was brought be-
fore Alderman Carter, charged with having committed *
most diabolical assault upon a poor fellow, who is now in a
dangerous state in the hospital.
ingThbeeeurninforta uprbtleicpe-horsomen,winhothweumassanipialed had
nyof been drink
other men,
and the prisoner who bad been sitting in another part of
the taproom, walked over to the table and wanted to out
them. There was, however, a disinclination to admit trim
as an associate, and, enraged at the rejection, he flew at
one of the parties who made the objection, and struggled to
get him down most violently. The poor man who has now
so much cause to lament what took place immediately in-
terfered, for the purpose of making peace, but was grasped
by the prisoner, who in an instant actually bit the greater
part of his nose off, and, as was believed by those who
witnessed the atrocious act, swallowed the flesh. The in-
joind man was taken to the hospital, and the ruffian who
semedeed tie heinous offence was dragged to the station
lhatwe.
Portanately Lord Campbell's Act will meet the offence
With imprisonment for three years, should the poor victim
@arrive. The surgeon's certificate represented the case u
Gee of considerable danger.
The prisoner was remanded.
GUILDHALL.
Neil M'S/sane, described as a hawker, who has been
twice remanded en a charge of violently assaulting Mar-
garet Vesper, with a poker, in the taproom of the living
Horse, Milton-street, was again placed at the bar for final
examination.
The prisoner at the time of the assault was drunk and
creating a disturbance in the tap-room of the Flying Horse
on the night of the 20th instant, and when remonstrated
with, savagely attacked the complainant with the poker,
and struck her a violent blow on the head, causing the blood
to flow profusely. Police constable Hodges, No. 126, was
called in and the prisoner given into custody, and the
complainant taken to Mr. Simpson, a Burgeon in Milton-
street, when it was found that she had received
extensive injuries to an extent which prevented her
attending at the first examination, and was ultimately con-
veyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, when it was found
that the skull was fractured, and that erysipelas had taken
place, and on a certificate that she was in a dangerous
state, bail was refused by the magistrates.
Police-constable Hodges now produced a certificate from
the hospital, that the complainant was going on well, and
that she would be able to attend in about a week.
Mr. Hockley Wood, who appeared for the prisoner, asked
that as the complainant was now out of danger bail should
be taken for the appearance of the prisoner.
Alderman Finnis remanded the prisoner for a week, and
consented to take bail for his appearance, himself in 1001.,
and two sureties in 501. each, with 24 hours' notice.
Bolster Forel:nue Mot krill, a desk in the employ of Mr.
James Cahill...phooey, a stockbroker, of Shorters-court,
Throgmorton-street, was charged with stealing a letter
containing a 51. Bank of England tvde, and another con-
taining titty 251. shares in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Hail-
way Company and a cheque for 11. ss. ; also several letters,
the property of his employer.
Mr. James Colquohoun said—l am a stockbroker, and
carry on business at No. 1, Shorten-court, Throgmorton-
' street. Prisoner has been a clerk in my employ fur the last
year and a half, and discharged himself from my service on
the day before yesterday by absenting himself from the
office without permission. I suspected him, and accordingly
gave information to the police. Last night, however, he came
to my house at his mother's request to try and arrange the
matter with me, but I detained him all night, and in
the morning I took him to the police station and
gave hint in custody. On the 11th of this month
I sealed and addressed a letter to my wife in Glasgow, en-
closing a 5/. note, and called prisoner to look at the note
and take the number to enter in a book kept for that pur-
pose. 1 always do so, in order that, if any money should
be stolen from my letters at the post-office, my clerk may
he a witness to the amount of money enclosed and the num-
bers of the notes. Prisoner admitted that he hail abstracted
the 51. note and omitted to post the letter, which he re-
turned to me to-day. I then went to No. 3, William-
street, Bethnal-green (where prisoner lodged with his
mother), in company with the officer and the prisoner,
who there gave me • quantity of papers, among which I
found six letters that prisoner had intercepted between my
wife and me, and which, if either of us had received, would
have led to prisoner's detection. I also found among the
papers fifty railway shares cknown among brokers as "Leeds
Fifths'), value about 2.a.1., which I enclosed with a
cheque for 11. ss. to the secretary of the com-
pany in January last, and which prisoner acknowledged
lie had stolen at the time the letter was given him to
post. The shares and transfers I found all safe. There
are a great many cheques and other documents, which I
know to be forgeries, and therefore appreheud that pri-
soner has been carrying on a very extensive system of fraud
upon me. Under these circumstances, I would ask your
worship for a remand of this case, and also to grant a war-
rant to search the premises occupied by the mother of the
prisoner.
Alderman Finnis said there would be no difficulty about
that, it the case were left in the hands of the officer, who
would make all necessary inquiries.
Prisoner requested a private interview with the prosecu-
tor, which was granted by Alderman Finnis, who cautioned
the latter to hold out no promise to induce prisoner to make
any confession.
Itemauded tor a week.

Mr. Thomas DatZ,—Wilite;;;;n7grecngrocer of No. 8,
Veruon-plaec, Bagnigge Wells-road, wu charged by Ser-
geant Martin, Nu. lo G, with the wilful murder of Eliza-
beth Deborah Davies, his wife.
Mr. Wakeling requested a remand, as the coroner's in-
quest wa appointed to be held on Thursday.
Mr. Combe conceded, and the prisoner was formally
remanded. _

The prisoner was formerly a turnkey in the 31illbank
Penitentiary, a City policeman, and a private soldier. lie
is 34 and thu deceased 32 years of age. The prisoner was
charged on Tuesday with having violently assaulted his
wife by which her life was in imminent danger (see report
in Wednesday's paper). She died on Tuesday evening ut
five o'clock, mortification having taken place. The event
has caused a sensation in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Combo remanded the prisoner until Wednesday next

MILDENHALL COUNTY COURT.—Ocr.2S.
CAPPIi V. JEANNEILETT.—BRUTAL ASSAULT IT •
POLICEMAN.

The plaintiff in this case, Mr. Capps, is a small
farmer, residing at Lakenheath, and the defendant is one of
the rural police in the Mildenhall district. The action was
brought to recover damages fur an assault committed by the
defendant on Tuesday, the 23rd of September last, upon
the person of the plaintiff; and the damages were laid
at 201.
Mr. Brooke, of Bury St. Edmunds, appeared on behalf
of the plaintiff; and Mr. Isaacson, of Mildenhall, for the
(defendant. _ _ . _

The plaintiff deposed that he was returning home from
the Anchor public-house on the night in question,
with Mr. R. Cooper, of Lakenheath, and that soon
after he parted with Mr. Cooper the defendant came up,
and, in a rough manner, required hint to go with him
(defendant) to the cage, and seised hold of him to compel
him to do so ; plaintiff resisted, and then the policeman
struck him on the head several violent blows, which
felled the plaintiff to the ground: blood flowed very fast
from his face and head, and he was only delivered front
the blows of the defendant by a person named Oathercole,
who came up and pulled the defendant off him. lie (the
plaintiff) told the defendant he would "have him on fur
this " the next morning. After he (the plaintiff) bad got
his liberty, and was from au to 100 yards off, Jcannerett
began to cull " Murder ! " On the following morning, be-
fore plaintiff got to the magistrates, Jeannerett had taken
out a summons against him (the plaintiff) and Oathercole,
and uponJeanneretes representation of the case he (Capps)
was ordered to pay Ss. Gd., and Oathercole do. fed., for the
alleged assault on the policeman.—ln cross-examination
by Mr. Isaacson, plaintiff swore that he was not
at all intoxicated, having bad only two pints of
2d. beer; was not lying drunk in the gutter, was not
riotous or disorderly, but was returning quietly home with
Mr. It. Cooper: that he was quite able to walk, and never
spoke to the policeman till after he required him
to go to the cage, when he (plaintiff) said he bad not done
anything to go to the cage for, and would not go. Was net
drunk when he went to Mr. Banbury on the following
morning, but felt very much disordered from the blows he
had received. _ . _

.—.•--.
The plaintiff's attorney called Robert Cooper, James
Rolfe, and Robert Gathercole, who confirmed the state-
ment of the plaintiff.
Mr. Isaacson addressed the jury on the part of the defen-
dant, and endeavoured to justify the assault on the ground
that the plaintiff had behaved disorderly; and to negative
the evidence of plaintiff and his witnesses he called the de-
fendant, who swore that he found the plaintiff very drunk
in the gutter of the street, and in consequence took him
1 into custody, and that when in custody he resisted, and the
blows were given for the purpose of preventing his escape.
Mr. Brooke having addressed the jury in reply,
The learned Judge recapitulated the evidence, and with
much impartiality summed up the case, saying that the
jury must dismiss from their minds all previous proceedings
between the panics, and arrive at their verdict from the
evidence now produced before them. An aggravated
assault had been committed, but the question for their
consid,ration was whether the policeman was compelled to
resort to such violence in consequence of the previous con-
duct of the defendant? If they thought he was so justified
their eerdiet must then be for the defendant; but if he had
gone beyond the law in the execution of his duty, then
they would find for the plaintiff, and give him such damages
as they thought the justice of the case demanded.
Thejury retired for about ten minutes, and on their re-
turn found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 101.
The ens. excited great interest, and the court was
crowded during the trial. Before the assault in question
a memorial had been signed by a number of inhabitants
of Mildenhall (including Mr. Capps) praying for the
removal of Jeannerett from that station.—Bury Post.

eleven and twelve o'clock on

Saturday night, a man, named Robert "alley, was proceed-
ing homewards through Ballymacarrett in a state of intoxi-
cation, when he commenced shouting, " To h— with the
Pope," and other similar expressions. Some other persons, I
however, not disposed to send his holiness to that particu-
lar loctlity, took offence and knocked Liney down, who,
when he got up, drew a knife and stabbed one of his as-
sailants, a man named Kerr, severely in the arm. Lilley
was immediately arrested by the conatabularT, and con-
veyed to the police office, while surgical assistance was vo-
wed lor the waded ammo.—Budd Ilisse-Lettor.

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ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE MANCHE:STE.
A/MENAI:M.—A few of the members of the Manchesh

Athemeurn dined together on Tuesday evening at the Pala-
tine Rotel, Manchester, under the presidency of James
Heywood, Esq., M.P., F.U.S. Among the gentlemen pre-
sent were Alderman Sir Elkanah Armitage, Messrs. Mal-
colm Ross, Wm. Fairbairn, C.E., and E. T. Bellhouse.

The cloth having been drawn, the usual loyal toasts were
proposed by the chairman and duly honoured, as also were
the Manchester Athenaeum and its founders," and
the " President and vice-presidents of the Manchester

Atheneum." Mr. 11. J. Leppoc, iu proposing "The
health of the life members of the Atheuieum,"
regretted that those members did not exceed their
present number, one hundred and sixty. During the last
year, the directors had succeeded in reducing the mortgage
debt from 6,0001. to 3,700/. There was, however, an ac-
cumulated current debt of 8001., and the present board,
being desirous of adopting measures for the discharge of
that debt, had resolved to propose the creation of 100 life
members, at 10 if uineas each (instead of 20 guineas, as here-
tofore), for this specific purpose. Mr. W. G. (linty ac-
knowledged the toast, and in doing so, said if the debt of
8001. could bo cleared off, and 1001. handed over to the
directors, all the means of usefulness which the institution
possessed could be extended to a degree that must make it
more popular, and greatly increase the number of members.
Sir Elk anah Armitage said he would make a proposition to the
directors for getting rid of both the mortgage and the
current debt. Ile would be one of 20 gentlemen, if the
directors would find 19 others, to contribute equally, so as
to place the institution in a position untrammelled by debt,
so that all the money raised by the subscriptions of mem-
bers, and from other sources, might be devoted to the
legitimate object of improving the library, newsroom, and
classes, and generally extending the sphere of the society's
operation. (Loud applause.) He would also undertake to
find five of the life members, if the directors would assign
him the last five shares. (Applause) " Tho Is:mired
literary and scientific institutions of the town" was then
drunk, as also the health of the chairman and the " Lan-
cashire witches." The proceedings then terminated.
SAFETY OF SOME RAILWAY TRAVELLISIO.—In
these latter days, when accidents on railways have unfor-
tunately become much too frequent and general, it is satis-
factory to learn that there are exceptions to these almost
universal catastrophes. The Sheffield and Rotherham
Railway has now been opened for thirteen years. It is six
miles in length, and from the extremely low fares at which
passengers are conveyed—viz., one halfpenny per mile—the
passenger traffic between the two towns is enormous, espe-
cially during festivals and holiday seasons, when it is
found necessary to keep trains constantly running, in order
to accommodate the immense concourse of pleasure-seekers:

From 300,000 to 400,000 persons have annually passed
along the line since its opening, and last year the number
of passengers increased to 498,000. Yet, notwithstanding
this immense freight of human beings, it is a feature, as
pleasing as it is remarkable, that during the long period
which has elapsed since the opening of the line, and not-
withstanding its enormous traffic, no loss of life or limb has
occurred to any passenger during that lengthened period.
The above facts were stated by Thomas Badger, Esq.,
coroner, at an inquest, held at Sheffield, on Tuesday even-
ing, on the body of a labourer named James Thompson.
who was accidentally killed at the Midland station, by
being caught, as he was crossing the rails, between the
buffers of a loaded track standing on the line and some
luggage waggons which were being shunted. It appeared
the unfortunate man was alone to blame, as the driver of
the engine was proceeding very cautiously at the time.

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