The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-28 00:00:00

CLEItKENWELL.

Reuben Beaumont alias John Jones, a rough determined-
looking fellow, well known to the police, was charged with
violently assaulting and wetting a young man named
Roberta, and stealing his watch. Mr. Wakeling attended
for the prisoner.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor had
been spending the evening with his friends, and on return-
ing tome fell io with the prisoner and another man. They
entered intoconversation, and ultimately went into a public-
hones and partook of some slight refreshment. When they
left they all walked together to near Red-Lion-square, when
the prisoner seized bold of the prosecutor by the neck,
pinched him so tightly that he nearly lost his breath, and
then struck him. Not contest with this violence the
prisoner again seised the prosecutor round the
neck with both his hands, whilst the other man stole his
watch. They then both made off, but the prosecutor's
cries for assistance were beard by police-constable Maynard,
of the E division, who hastened to the spot, and whilst ad-
vancing in that direction, be met the prisoner hurrying
towards him, nearly out of breath. He stopped the pnsoner
and asked him what was the matter. and when the prisoner
bad partially recoverd his breath, he said, "Oh, it is all
right, I know nothing about that affair, or the watch." The
constable, who had told him nothineof the matter, told the
prisoner that he bad better go back with him, but this the
prisoner declined to do until he was compelled. Ttlieu the
constable and the prisoner got to the prosecutor, they
found him is charge of another constable of the E division,
Man insensible state. As soon as the prosecutor recovered,
be at once identified the prisoner as the one who had as-
saulted him

In cross.examinatioo the prosecutor swore positively that
he was not drunk. He had not been drinking freely. He
was taken so unawares that he could not resist the assault.
He was certain that his neck was pinched.
Police-constable Cook, 198 S, said the prisoner was a most
notorious character, and had been convicted at the Middlesex
Sessions on the charge of felony, and sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment. He had not been long out of prison,
and since he bad been out he had been the constant associate
of thieves.

The prisoner said he should reserve his defence if he wsa
to be committed for trial.

Mr. Harker maid the prisoner would be most certainly
conimitted for trial, but (would now be remanded for the
production of the oertificate of the former conviction.
Henry Jones, Oise Edwin Bleay, a fellow well known to
the police, was charged with assaulting Mr. Joseph Peck-
ham, clerk, of 3, Offord.reed, Islington, and stealing his
watch in the Caledonian•road.
The prosecutor stated that on Saturday night last he was
proceeding up the Caledopian•reed when the prisoner with
some other men came up to him and said, " What do you
mean by kicking my friend`" There was no pretence for
his speaking to him, and in a very few, seconds he found his
watch was gone. He saw the prisoner running away, and
although him (witness's) friends pursued him they could not
capture the prisoner. The watch was broken off at the ring.
The prosecutor's brother said the prisoner first unwed
him of kicking the man, and finding that be had no watch,
then accused his (witness's) brother of kicking the man,
and stole him watch.

Police.conetable Tompkins, of the N division, said the
prisoner had before been convicted of felony.
Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner.
MARLBOROCGH-STREET.

Mn. Mary i;;;;;FNO.i,4s;;;Cilulteney-street,
applied to Mr. Tyrwhitt for a protection order.
She stated that about ten years ago her husband deserted
her and went to Australia. She heard nothing from him
for five years, after which her husband suddenly came borne,
stopped as long as he pleased with her and than went away
again. For the last five years she bad never heard from him,
and having heard that be had recently been seen in London,
she thought it advisable to apply for a protection order.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Have you acquired property in the
meantime ? . .

Applicant —I have, and it is on that account I wish for
protection.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Bu be ever contributed anything towards
your support since be went away?
Applicsot—Net one shilling.
Mr. Tyrwhitt granted the order.
John Sari', badge 2,004, a cabdriver, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and incapable of taking
ears of bin hone and c►b, and also assaulting James Prios,
315 A.

Theconatablesawalargecrowd assembled in Charles-etreet,
Haymarket, at about one yesterday morning, and on going
up to see the cause, found the prisoner with a horse and
cab by his side, bleeding profusely from • wound on the
head, he having fallen from his cab while in a state of
intoxication. He then took the prisoner to Viae-etrost
station-house, and on the way the prisoner kicked hie lege
from under him, causing him to fall on his forehead, which
wue swollen in consequence, and the rest of the way the
prisoner was very violent.
Prisoner said he remembered being drunk, but nothing
about the assault.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was too bad. Besides being drunk
with his bone and cab be assaulted the constable. He
should commit biro for 14 days.

WESTMINSTER.
Edward Copley, a ruffianly-looking fellow, was charged
with the following diagraodul assault upon a pohco-
constable.

Police-constable Watson, 1117 B, said at 20 minutes to 10
o'clock he was on duty in the Fulham.road, when he was told
that be was wanted at Mrs. Andrew's, the Black Lion, Oak-
ham-street. On going there he was told that the defendant
hail broken a pane of glass and a heer-glass, and found him
drunk. He was directed to turn him out by the landlady,
and asked him to go quietly, upon which the defendant
struck him a violent blow in the face with his fist. Wit-
ness told him that would not do, he bad better go away
quietly, and put hie band upon the accused's shoulder to
eject him, when the defendant seized him by the back of
the head, and dashed his face against two panes of `lass,
which were broken by the violence of the blow, and .ot..
num's face cut about, as could now be seen. (Witness's
face was covered with sticking plaster, and was very seri-
ously cut.) Witness then got the defendant out, when he
knocked him down and kicked him. Witness got up again,
when the defendant knocked him down spin, and com-
tinned to strike and kick him for a quarter of an hour.
Ultimately be procured assistance, and the defendant was
conveyed to the station.

Jelin Vine Toovei,iate a licensed victualler, assisting
Mn.s Andrews, corroborated the constable's testimony. The
policeman was very quiet, but the defendant behaved in a
most brutal manner.

Inspector Butler having intimated that the defendant had
frequently been charged with assaulting the police.
Defendant admitted the charge, and said he was very
sem for what he had dope.
Mr. Dayman committed him to prison fora month.