The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-12 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Ckorge Wells, a respectable-looking young man, was
charged with stealing a sovereign belonging to John
Lennars.
Prosecutor, a German, said he went into the White Bear
Tavern, Gravel-lane, and called for a pint of porter. For
payment he put down a sovereign on the counter. At that
time prisoner came to the bar, and asked for a pot of beer,
tenderior 6d. Before proseerrto, could prevent it, prisoner
drew the sovereign towards him, and took it up, Prose-
cutor immediately laid hold of ds left hand, but prisoner
tun ed himself half round, and doubtless passed the money
to some one behind him, for on getting his hand open there
was only twopence in it.
Sarah Coulton, barmaid, bore out a great portion of the
evidence.
Prisoner stoutly denied his guilt, but Mr. Woolrych
ordered him to be remanded.
Three determined-looking fellows, named Neal, Parker,
and Brown, were charged with creating a disturbance and
as-aulting several police-officers in the execution of
their duty.
Polic--constable 150 hi was on duty about midnight in
Green-sseet, when two men, one of whom was NeaL were
fighting. He requested them to desist, upon which Neal
turned round, sti uck him full in the face, and then on the
head. Neal then ran away, followed by the officer, who
was kicked and stoned by a large mob that followed. The
officer was obliged to spring his rattle for assistance, as he
was being surrounded.
Police-constable 143 id said on coming up there was a
regular riot. He pursued Neal into a house, when, on
coming up to him, he threw himself on the ground and
commenced kicking witness severely on the legs. On
re' ching the street with him in custody the mob had
greatly invessed, and a rescue was attempted. Brick-
bats, stones, &c., were thrown, and the constables badly
injured. By this time Police-constables 133 DI and 132 hi
arrived, but were likewise set upon and assaulted. It was
only with the utmost difficulty and danger that Neal and
the other two prisoners, who were prominent in the riot,
were got the station.
Neal, in his de:ence, said that Constable 150 II first
attacked him, knocked him down with his truncheon, and
ri seously injured him. To further his assertion he stripped
off his shirt, and exposed to view various bruises about his
back. The other prisoners denied being at all concerned
in the affair.
Mr. Woolrych commented in strong terms upon the dis-
graceful and violent conduct of the prisoners. Such
things must be stopped, and he would deal as severely as
possible by sentencing the prisoners to hard labour for two
months.
Mary Ann Wetherby, • woman of colour, was charged
before Mr. Woolrych with feloniously wounding Police-
constable Dearling, 38 M, with the intention of doing him
grievous bodily harm.
The officer, whose left hand was enveloped in surgical
bandages, stated that on the previous day he went into
Gun-street in order to take into custody the daughter of
' the prisoner, a girl twelve years of age, for stealing a lady's
watch. He found the girl, who on being told the charge,
set to dreaming. The prisoner shortly afterwards came
out of he, house in the saute street, and endeavoured to
resere the child from his custody. She had a large knife
in her hand with which she made a blow at the officer,
who pushed her away. She still endeavoured to obstruct
him and suddenly aimed a deliberate blow at him with
theknife. To ward it off his face he put up his hand
which sustained a very severe wound.
Police-constable Nudged, 176 hi, who was in company
with tFe other officer, fully bore out his testimony, and
described the stab as very deliberate.
Mr. Evans, the divisional surgeon to the police, described
the injury to the constable's band as very severe, the
wound an incised one, extending right across the fingers,
and penetrating to the bone.
Prisoner, in defence, said what had been stated by the
constable was quite false, and that be caused the wound
himself in endeavouring to snatch the knife from her hand
A witness on behalf of the prisoner came forward, but
her evidence went but little in her favour. .

The mAßiatntesaid it was • murderous and bratal
attack, and committed prisoner to take her trial at the
Central Criminal Court.

Emma Smith and Julia Welsh were charged before Ir.
Woolrych with robbery.
Mr. Montague Williams defended the prisoners.
Mr. George Frith, a bootmaker, carrying on business in
Westminster-road, said prisoners came into the shop, and
Welsh required a pair of boots. Whilst he was trying a
pair on he noticed peeping out under her shawl a boot,
and on pulling the garment aside two pairs were
there concealed. She denied all intention of robbery, but
prosecutor called a constable and gave them both into
custody.
The magistrate said he should send the ease for trial,
upon which Sergeant Ham, of the detective force of the P
division, proved a former conviction against the other pri-
soner for a similar offence, and also that both were the
cons Ant associates of thieves.
Prisoners were then fully committed for trial
LAMBETH.

William Thompson and John Smith, the former of
whom refused to give any address, and the latter a false
one, were finally examined before the Hon. O. 0. Norton
on a charge of frequenting the neighbourhood el Brixton
for the puma,e of committing felonies.
From the evidence it appeared that on the night of
Monday week the prisoners were seen in the neighbour-
hood of Lordship-lane, Brixton, with a pony and cart,
and their manner having created the suspicion of the police-
man on duty, he succeeded in apprehending Smith, but
Thompson drove away as fast as be oonld, and got clear
off. On the following night be was seen with another boy
and the genie pony and vehicle, and was then secured. On
the Tuesday morning some property, the produce of a