The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

YANBION•HOIIQN.

Worts Archer was brought up on remand, dusted with
semoug Thomas Molise with • red hot poker.
Aid's. as the ant occasion was unable to Mond, and he
now appeared in court with his bead tightly bandaged, sod
his left ma, or so muck so meld be seen of it, frightfully
contused. Ho mid—l live at No. 8, Sweet Apple court,
BM\ opophootreston the first door, and the prisms lives in
the tame house on the ground floor. Oa the evasion of
Saturday week, about 7 o'clock, I went home to get a cup of
lee, sad there was something that didn't quite *sae me. I
had a few words with my wife, and she went downstairs.
1111 I was sitting there, quietly eating my rasher al
boom sad drinking my cup of tos, I Word the prisoner
abasing my old woman, with the moat dimmed., Lww ;
so I went down directly to see what was the matter-. He
was st hie door in his skirt, and I sold, What d'y •
mesa by that language to my wife r Without • wor I,
he spwag at me, laid hold of me by the collar and necktie,
' and with a groat jerk be pulled me down two stales,
mid threw roe oa to the door, and uied to pull roe into hia
room. As I said store, he woe naked In his shirt, sad as he
was pats' me along I laid hold of the tail of his
shirt, to help myself up, sad I believe I wrenched his shirt
Into two or three pieces. When we got into his room the
shirt gave way tadrely, mid down I at fist on the door,
with Mm on the top of me. Hs tried to bite me by the ear,
but I stopped that, for I managed to get my thumb into his I
month. I pushed it chuck down Ms throat and gagged
hint—so (eluting the action to the ward). He got away
from nis, however, but before I could getup he laid held of
am by the throat. I hallooed MMardi,". as will as I amid,
and a poNoman came and knocked his knuckles with his
stag upon which he got up, ma kr the firs, pulled out
the poker, and struck at um with" The drat blow mimed
me, but the second struck me ea the hood, and I don't recol-
lect any more about it. I oea't my whether the poker was
red hot or not, as it was all done so quick I hadn't time to
swam but I know he took it from the fire. When I came to
myself it was Sunday afternoon, end I was at the hospital
with only one eye to look out of. I thought I was dons for.
I oea see • little now • but I have to go back to the henna!
whoaß I Imm ham, seithe doctor is afraid of erysipelas.
mett, 644, said les was called to Sweet Appbrooort, Gad
found £141.0a the door, with the, primmer clutching kis
throat. Witness struck him on the Machias ; upon which
ha mined the red hot poker from the fire, sad struck
a blew, which whims avoided by stooping, sad
the poker, lamed of hitting his heed, struck the mast o
the door, and broke it into three pieces, which bred from
the heat of the poker. Witasso ma out for farther sestet-
▪ sad when he got back found the prisoner still naked
at No. ft, bat Allies had boos removed to a house opmeits.
Nelms Baker mid be lived la Sweet Apple.court, and
was seradiag at the owner on the evening in question, when
• mob of ahlldrea came running towards km crying " Mur-
der," bet he took llllnatice of that, as it was generally the cm
there, bat when • mead mob of children rem down
the court with the ems cry, he weal tossa what
was the zoottor, sad found the prisoner on the top
of Aldim. Wt the primmer struck about him
with the red hot poker wham thought it time
to get out of the way, and tea from the house
with the policeman. Finding however, that the presager
did not follow him, be west Mel end peeped into the roma,
whoa he sow Aisne lying ca the door insensible, sad Need-
tag profusely from the heed. Fearing the primula.=
follow up the blow sad kill his victim outright, las
into the room, sod akin Any by the collar, begged him
into the oppodts hems.
„ The woe snots remanded for medical svidenos
1 but with an intimaters that he meld be committed for trial