The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COM&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Bisherd Whireker (Um spewed before Ohs Lord
Mayor to answer a summons ebargiaagg him with bowleg used
shad,. sad Insulting language to Mr. Aubrey Alexander
Hoghton, • member of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Bodkin appeared In support of the summon., but the
defender:it, who pleaded "Not Guilty," when asked wheth,r
he had any one to defend Idol, said, "No, I shall defend
myself. Truth will derma ose."
Mr. Bodkin said—l aappppestr Wore you, my Lord Mayor,
on be elf of the mmptefrae, who lied to appear la this
omit spirt the delertme Y 11161, es a similar chary. At
that Am Mr. LONE sownsmall Me IMltsulant Mire Mr.
*Mama MAnime. the the Lord Mayor, who sks=
Mk
_WO die mar, hit it Ms &My to allure the
le MY estwelMes her his keeplag the pesos tome& Ns.
Hoed= for all mouths; During that period the
system of annoyance which Mr. Cohen had prevlocely
muctieed ceased; and es jut before the expiration of that
period Mr. Cohen was coovictod of a series Oviohni multi
and sentenced to six months imprisonment, Mr. Rettistea
aaayd the enuoysase for el mouths more. But no Romer
was Mr. Cohen spin at large than the system of annoyances
was re-exanmeaced, and has been continued up to the present
time. Mr. Hoghton le • highly respectable member of the
Stack Exchange, of which Mr. Cohen formerly was slao a
member. They had emu button transactions together,
oaths result of which the impression MOM to be left upon
Mr. Cohen's mind—whether hie is in a responeille state of
mind or not I will not say—that Mr. Hoghtom owes him, and
not only owes him but actually cheated him of a sum of 6801.
When the matter wee here before, the committro of the
Stook Exchange—who, u your lordship no doubt knows,
are very strict In the investigation of sock charges whom
brought against their members—the committee of the Stock
Exchange entered upon an investigation of this clsim, sod
after bearing both Wok came to the unanimous resolution—
s mead of which I now hold in my hand—that not only was
there so foundation for this claim of 660/., but that Mr.
Cohen was indebted to Mr. Hoghton in the sum of 8004
wi,h interest accruing from a certain date. Mr. Colainee
system of annoyance has been, whenever he has met Mr.
Hoghton near the Stock Exchange, or is soy public plies
where be was likely to be known, to atop, point to Mm,
and call out " Look at him ! Look at him ! That's the
man who robbed me. Look at him!" And this hu b.. en
caroled to such on extent that it brie had the effect
not only of renderiag Mr. 110.112011.11 life very un-
comfortable, but he now appears in this court with
his health paddy* feet breaking down under the inflame.
of these repeated atteeks. The particular charge of the
summons relates te so annoyance of this kind to which Mr.
Hoghton was subjected last ,Thursday, and atter giving evi-
duos aa to the facto, I shall ark your lordship to call upon
Mr. Cohen to find secutitke to keep the peace.
Mr. Aubrey A. Hoghton—l am • member of the Stock
Exchange, and know the defendant, who waa elm • member
a few years ago. I remember coming bare In 1856, and
making • complaint similar to this which I now make. He
was then called on to rid mufti's to keep the peace for six
months, and during that time the annoyance ceased ; but
more be has bean at large it has been renewed. He has
been in the habit of making insulting grimaces at me in
pooling. Last Thursday I was in Throgroorton-atreet with
Mr. Barnett, and want into a shop with biro. I had seen
the defendant near Wore we went in, end when we came
out he wee welting outside. He said, " There goes the fel-
low who robbed me of 6801. years ago." He said this loud
enough to be heard by people paring. I said to him, "Did
you apply that language to me 1" Be said, " Yes, I did.
tin the lest maim you hod me before the Lord Mayor fur
it ; and I dare yon to do it again." He spoke in a vsty
excited resew, sad by the motions of his arms I thought
be would have struck me. From my knowledge of his
ehitraetre, I believe that I am in danger from his violence
mime he is restrained. I am quite mare that my life lo
not safe.
Tim defendant proceeded to ernes-examine the complain-
ant, but as he commenced by diverging into irrelevant
'utters, and persisted In the assertion that Mr. Hoghton
oared him 6601., and he had books to prove it ; and as, further,
he seamed the Stock Exeheage Committee of having treated
him very badly, the Lord Mayor was compelled frequently to
call him to order, and at last to stop him altodether.
Ultimately he admitted the truth of the charge, and
The Lord Mayor ordered him to give securities, himself in
601, and two Others in 601. cock, or one other in ltN)/.
Therrequired bail was given, and be was then diechargrd.

was charged with being drunk and furiously driving his
acne and cab to the danger of the public.
The prisoner, who appeared to have been severely Injured,
was unable to walk without the moistens c 4 a 'doh.
Polls-conseable Giveaway, of the T division, said that oa
the previous evening he was on duty in the Brompton.ro4
Barl's-ootst, when he saw the prisoner driving afour-wheel
cab along the road at a helots rate. The vehicle was rolling
from one side of the road to the other, and expecting every
moment that some serious accident would happen he darned
round and ran after it for the purses of stopping the driver.
He had gone but a short diseases when the hors fell and
the cab overturned, throwing the driver into the road. He
went up to the prisoner, who was the driver, and found him
easy drunk. Thore was one gentleman riding inside, and
two others upon the ben with the prisoner, and they were all
the worse for drink. The three geadesara were oho thrown
out, and were injured more or kis
Captain lagbato, of the 10th Homers, was Galled by the
prisoner. He appeared to have sustained some injuries en
the left aide of Ms face.. He stated that on Tlanrsisy morn-
ing he and hie brother hired the prisoner's cab to take them
to Brantford to hear the deed= and after it
was over they dined at Richmond. Oa stunt home ha
was outside and his brother wee (aside. The accident s-
carred through his brother's palling the &slatting, which
caused the prisoner to pall up suddenly on the mar side
from the off side, and an his doing so the cab overturned. His
brother was seriously inbred, and he also sustained some in-
juries upon his Ism He could Mate positively that the
prisoner was sot drunk. Thiry were returning at the time
to the Army end Navy Club.
Sergeant Ballard said be took the charge, and the prisoner
was certainly drunk.
Mr. Dayman said it appeared a very shwas thing that
pulling a &sheering should overturn • cab.
The prisoner said it was the sudden check, and in attempt-
ing to pull the mare on the near side the cab turned over.
Mr. Daytime said it was in ocesequenos of his getting
drunk that the cab bad overturned, and as a protection to the
public) he fined the prisoner 20e. or 14 days' imprisonment.
The proprietor of the cab said his property had been very
much damaged.
Mr. Daman said be need not continue the prisoner any
longer in his service. He !should not employ him again if be
was in his employ.
Captain Ingham paid the fins, and the prisoner was