The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

William Pratt and Thoasas Graves, late assistants to
Messrs. Maples and Co. the well-known furniture dealers,
of Tottenham-court-raid, who were charged with stealing
a oonsidenade quantity of property from their employers,
and JaAn Rarefy, an upholsterer, in the Clurtain•road, who
woe charged with receiving • portion of the goods, were
brought up for final examination. The depositions, the sub-
stance of which has already been pablished, were read
over.

Mr. Knight, from the Whoa of Mr. Beard, who attended
fee the prisoner Hardy, said he should reserve his defence.
Hs only attended to apply for the extension of the bail.
Graves also reserved his defence, but Pratt made the
following statenrut :—When I that went to Hardy I sold
him sours gimp ; I believe it wee about the middle of March.
He asked me where I wee employed. I told him nowhere
just then ; but I thought I was going back to Maples' again.
He said, " When you get back you must see what you can
do forme." Re asked me if I could get him any hair cloths
(need for covering furniture), or skis.
i (for the same
papas); also gimps or. cestann, or an wed in his way ;
if I weld Ise would give me a hur price for them. I told
bins I did not know, I would see. After I got back to Mr.
Maples I sent some things to Hardy by my brother, and I
found that eve thing I seat he bought. I knew no one
she that bought thew things, and I never should hare
When thew, or stolen anything, if I had not known where
to lake them to. If he had not persuaded me to send things
I should never have sent anything. I knew no one else
that would buy them but Mr. Hardy.
The prisoners were thew committed for trial, Hardy being
admitted to the same bail as before.
WOBAIELIP-STBESf.
Edward Alston, a newsvendor and dealer in periodicals,
on business at 12, Finsbury-street, Chiswell-street,
in t parish of St. Leonard, Shoredltch, was summoned
before Mr. illo2 for unlawfully exercising his worldly
kb*, badness sad work of ordinary railing (the same not
beteg a work of necessity or charity), by selling, on the 9th
I day of December instant, being a &ahoy, to Alexander
flendseson, shook of soup, contrary to the statute.
Er. Beard *aerated ; and the defendant, who could not
has was represented by his father, bad no legal
•adaMr. Beard said that the proceedings in question were
framed under the act of 29th Charles IL, and empowered
a magistrate to inflict • penalty certainly not of great
amount, the maximum being Wily ss. for each offence ;
and as it was assuredly not a work of weernity or charity to
sell • " Music-hall Sorg-book" on the Sabbath-day, the dis-
hed/ad was, on proof of his having demi so, clearly liable.
It appeared that this wee obtaised by the com-
under the f peculisr droweeteness :
bout • forteight since n, who is atar=
artist, occupying • *Mon of premises in l
street, My, and wheronMr Mersa, a liudeemas, red*,
the present defendant's father being foramen to the latter,
vie witininoned be* the Lord Mayer for pusieVilogingell-
*On the 13abbatholay and Amid for sod c
like an animus, therefore, in consequence of thh eserned to
what/ the photographist when he effected the parehase
a wag book at the shop of defendant, and it was the leraft•
of a diatmct intimation by the magistrate that be wadi not
countenance such a feeling.
Mr. Beard upon this observed that fines were always im-
posed the City courts under the statute In question ;
the magistratee there had stated that they were
boned to inflict the penalty.
' Defendant at owes admitted the sale of the song-book,
but protested that another should not be bought out of his
shop even by Prince Albert if that person required one.
Knox said—lt is my Intention to mark, by inflicting
I the minimum penalty upon the defendant, the opinion I
I have resposting such prosecutiona. Newspapers are sold in
'how throughout Loudon on a Sunday, and such an article
sateetthenment is kept by many of those tradesmen. lam
to discourage all steps of the kind now before
me, and not allow this cant to be made an arena for a
"Oorsicenßrothene " quarrel. ThedeeisioneintbeCitycoarke
will not influence me. With respect to the &amount of Sae,
I simply, having consulted the statute, ostler the defendant
to pay la., and say nothing about costs.
' Mr. Beard—The prosecution, air, is for the sake of ad.
yawing public morality. I trust you will not allow my
client to be out of pocket kj which he mad he by being
deprived of his mew your opinion Is that the act
in questiou re one that s not be recognised.
' Mr. Knox —I say nothing of that. It is not for me, a
humble instrument of the law,lo seek to overrule the legis-
late*. The decision in the ewe has been given.
The orblor lien chopped.
!SOUTHWARK.
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Ad Ellen Zettor, a miiiiirusgai www, was brought
up for further exam yes with attempting to
murder Hannah Bu , bee an her head with
• fire shovel, whereby ill auger.
Mr. Edwin, for the complidesst, mad libet his client was
in every bail dote from Om end although
sibs
was just able to attend glee
onrt,flitiA see think she
was in a fit state to give 'widows. It appeared that the
complainant was • &we& servant, and on tiro evening of
We bth instant the was on • visit to her mother, • pace
hard welkin waft* Erb, to Bell's-place, Bermondsey
While walking eat with We sister they were stopped
by Mr. Layard'a premien coming from the Saint
Helena Tavern, and, as they were looking on the pri-
soner, who had a spite agabist her struck bar sward
times, and then ran away. Abort half an hour
otter that, as his client was goiag home put
lanc e the par. house, she rushed out with the fire shovel in
her beads, and streak the complainant several blows on the
head with it, nearly murderfog her. Her screams for assist-
ance brought several neighbours out, and ahe was conveyed
home. Sergeant Bewlatad, 15 M, was soon on the spot, and
finding that the prisoner had barricaded herself in her bows,
he was compelled to burst the door open to take her into
custody. The complainant was afterwards taken to the
hospital, where she remained nearly • fortnight, and had
now attended at great risk to give evidence.
The magistrate said that it did not appear to him that she
was yet is a fit state ; is bet, he thought she was consider.
ably warm. He directed the officer to convey her to the
beeZieand ascertain her real state.
t Howland, 19 M, conveyed her to the hospital,
and is • short time returned to the own., and informed his
worship that the authorities had detained her.
The prisoner was therefore further remanded.
LAMBETH.

Mrs. Mary Ann Dou;ltis, a weir-dressed female of about
28 years of age, was charged before the Hon. CV. C. Norton
with attempting an act of suicide by cutting her throat,
sad also intending to destroy her child.
From the evidence adduced, it appeared that about four
years ego the prisoner and her husband took apartments at
54, Duke-street, Westinimter-road
i • and from the teed-
many of the landlady it appeared that the husband bad
been n the habit of treating her with great neglect, and
had frequently told her that the best thing she could do
was to out her throat. Os Friday afternoon her husband
came home ins cab, packed up his clothes, and was going
away, when the prisoner followed hint into the street,
and begged of him to return to the house and
remain at hoses, but he refused to do so, and after
knocking her down twice, he drove away. After he was
roe the prisoner appeared to be in a very dejected state,
and between five and six o'clock the laodladY heard a loud
shriek and a heavy fall an the floor. She rim upstths, and
found the prisoner lying un her back ou the flow the blood
streaming from a wound in her throat, end a taile.knife in
her right hand.
In reply to the charge the poor woman rioted that
her husband and herself were natives of Manchester,
and had kept a beer-house in that city for some
time ; but her husband having formed a connexion with a
young woman there, not more than 15 or 16 years of age,
the business was neglected, and they ultimately sold off and
came to London, intending to set up here in a similar business.
Instead of making any exertion to do this, however, her hue.
band was spending his time with the same young woman, who
had cont. to town after him, and left prisoner in a per.
fectly neglected state. On the preceding afternoon her
husband came borne after a lengthened absence. She fol-
lowed him to the cab, and asked him to return and stop ci
home ; but be refused to do so, and knocked her down with
his clenched fist, and while on the ground kicked her re-
peatedly. So brutal was his usage that she could not get
up, end, while so disabled, her husband jumped into the
eth and drove off. In conclusion, the poor woman said that
she was so injured in body and distressed in mind that she
scarcely knew what the did, but if allowed to go home she
would 110 i attempt a further injury.
Mr. Norton directed that her information, in writing,
should be taken and sworn to ; and this having been done,
he ordered a warrant to be made out for the apprehension
of the husband, and told the policeman in the MAW to take
the prisoner hack to the workhouse.