The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
An Italian boy, about 15 years old, who was described on
the sheet es being unable to speak or understand English,
was charged!with hewing ; and with him was a monkey,
by whose tricks he had been in the habit of exciting at
epee the mirth and the pity of passengers in the streets of
the city. The prisoner was a stupid-looking little animal ;
and but for the difference in their dress and stature, it
would really have been difficult to tell which was the
Italian boy and which was the monkey.
The prisoner here said his name was Ow' eppe Fronconi,
but the monkey said nothing although it kicked and capered
about to the great delight of the spectators.
Shaw, a City policeman, who for some months past has
done duty as beggar-detective, said that on Thursday after-
noon he saw the prisoner with his monkey begging on
Exchange-buildings, as he had been for several days pre-
viously, and as all efforts at persuading him to go away
were useless, he (witness) took him into custody, and
found la. llld. on him, all in copper.. Three other ltalian
boys were with him, and recently the neighbourhood has
been en much beset by such vagrant., with their nionkrya
and guinea-pigs, that it had become quite a nuisance. The
officer added that a very respectably dreamed man had been
to the station to inquire about therisoner, and he (witness)
had no doubt that this man reaped the full benefit of the
earnings of the boy and his monkey.
An Italian padrone, who waa in court, said the prisoner
lodged with him, paying only fur his lodgings; but that the
monkey belonged to the prisoner's brother, with whom he
had come over front Sardinia, although witness did not
know where he was.
Alderman Hale—Well, tell him, interpreter, that he is
offending against our laws, but we will forgive him this
time ; only if ever he is caught begging in the City again,
be will be sent to prison.
Interpreter—He does not seem to care much about it.
Alderman Hale—Well, tell him his monkey will be
taken from him.

The prisoner hugged his fellow exile under his jacket
and grinned from ear to ear.
liaterr—He only laughs.
Mr. Alder
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Hale—Well, I suppose he can't help it,
and, so saying, the alderman and the court laughed out.
right, while the Italian boy and his meeker/'ere die.
charged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 1
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Jahn Field, a labourer, of 9, Belmont-place, was charged
with causing the death of William Forest Allerby, by
striking him on the head several times while fighting in the
Horse and Groom public-house, Great Portland-street
Mr. Robert Nonish, of the Horse and Groom, Great
Portland ..treet, said—On Monday afternoon the prisoner
and the deceased, who I knew by the name of " Punch,"
were in my house, and a fight took place between them,
" Punch" striking the prisoner the first blow in the mouth.
There were no words pulsed between them. I, after the
exchange of a few blows, turned the prisoner nut, and
" Pooch" left about an hour and a half after. That la all I
know about it.

Inspector Garforth, of the E division, said he understood
the witnees closed the door and encouraged the fight. The
man "Punch" died on Wednesday night.
Mr. Newish, in answer to Mr. Beadon, said "Punch "
complained of no injury. They had three or four rounds,
and the fight lasted about seven minutes. Only saw
"Punch" knocked down once.

Mr. Beadon—Do you mean to say that as the landlord you
could not have prevented the fight ? I think after this your
license will he in
t E, jeopardy.
8 said on taking prisoner into cue.
tod7reaa Rogen,sald it was not his fault ; that the landlord ordered
the doors to be closed, andfsaid, "Goat it, Punch;" that they
bad a figbt for some time and that "Punch" fell.
Mr. Beadon said he would take one bail in MY. fur his air
peamnee in a few days.
The deceased is well known at most of the sporting houses
about town and also at the races by the name of "Punch."

LAMBETH.
BRUTAL ATIPMPT TO 1111311 DEN.

Elizabeth Weekatead, • middle-aged female, with the
most unmistakeable appearances of drunkenness and dial-
pation, was planed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Nor-
ton on a charge of attempting to murder her illegitimate
child by first dashing it on the pavement in the yard of the
house in which she lives, in Hooper-atreet, Lambeth, and
then throwing it into the water-butt.
The prisoner, it appears, is the widow of a soldier, who
bad been killed in the Crimea, and being left with one child,
then about 7 years old, the prisoner obtained a pension from
the " Patriotic Society" of 1/. es. a month. Since the
death of her husband her conduct has been loose and ilia-
aipated, and the intended victim to her vengeance is said to
be the illegitimate offspring of an improper intimacy with
a soldier, a near relative of her late husband. Yesterday
she received her monthly pension, and returned
home much intoxicated, and soon after she was seen by a
young man named Ward, who was looking from his window
to take up her infant of four months old and dash it againaL
the brick pavement in the yard. Ward, with much courage
and promptness, jumped into the yard and took up the
child, but the prisoner managed to get hold of the infant
again and thing it into a large water butt. War 1, however,
a second time rescued the child, but it in doubtful whether
it will survive the injuries it received.
The child by the direction of Mr. Wnstaff, the surgeon,
who bad examined it and considered it. life in much
danger from a severe contusion on the head, was removed
to Lambeth workhouse' and the prisoner was taken into
custody by Thomas Foster, 133 L
The magistrate commended Ward for the promptness
with which be acted, and which alone saved the life of the
unfortunate infant.
.

Thomas Foster, 138 L, was next examined, and corro-
borated the above statement. The prisoner was drunk
and very much excited at the time, and he did not think
she was 000110i0W1 of what she did,

In answer to the magistrate, the witness said he had been
to the workhouse that morning, and found that the infant
child was in a dangerous state.
The prisoner, in a whining tone, said she was so very
drunk at the time that she was mad, and knew not what
she did with her "dear little lamb." She was ultimately
remanded.

SOUTHWARK.
STEALING A £lo !MIL

William Coates, a potman, lately employed by Mr.
Andrews, the landlord of the Prince of Wales Tavern.
opposite the railway station in the Waterloo-mad, was
brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing a 101.
Bank of England note, under the following circumstances :
James Gray, a young man living with the prosecutor
(who was too ill to attend), said that a few days ago Mr.
Andrews gave the prisoner a ten pound Bank of England
note to get changed for some sailors who were having
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freshmenta in the house. He never returned, and nothing
was known of him until yesterday, when he was appre-
hended, in great distress.
In answer to the charge the prisoner acknowledged having
changed the note in the White Horse public-house in the
Cornwall-road. After that he met a man, and went into the
Pear Tree. where he got partially intoxicated. He then
proceeded to Southampton, where he was robbed of all the
money and he walked back to give himself up to the police.
Mr. Burcham—Then you plead guilty to the charge?
Prisoner--Yes, sir. lam very sorry for my misconduct.
My character now is lost and I am ruined.
Mr. Burcham told him that his conduct was very bad in
appopnading the proceed" of his master's note to his own
use. He must be imprisoned for six months with bard
labour.