The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-09 00:00:00

DISPIRATE AITIXPT TO =KW ♦ PRISONIft FROII THI

POLICZ VAN.

A tall powerful man, about 30 years of age, who gave
the name of Hen►y Turner, described himself as a la-
bourer, and refused his address, was charged before Mr.
Barker with attempting to rescue a prisoner from the
custody of Matthew Crawley, a sub-warder of the House
of Detention, while conveying her from the Sessions-
house. Clerkenwell-green, to the prison van. He was
further charged with violently assaulting him at the same
time and place.
Mr. Allen, solicitor to the visiting justices, attended to
prosecute, and Mr. Moore, the chief warder of the House
of Detention, watched the case.
Mr. Allen said that owing to the frequency of these
cases he bad to ask that the prisoner might be committed
for trial. These proceedings were taken under the 24th
and 25th Via., cep. 100, sec. 38, which provides that who-
oever shall assault any person with intent to commit
felony, or shall assault or wilfully obstruct any police-
officer in the execution of his duty, or any person acting in
aid of such officer, or shall assault any rerson with intent
to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detaining
of himself, or of soy other person for any offence, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof
shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be im-
prisoned for any term not excei.ding two years, with or
without hard labour." This was the third case of
the sort within a very short period.
The evidence showed that yesterday evening, on the re-
moval of a prisoner of the name of Anne Turner from the
basement of the Sessions-honso to the van the prisoner
rushed from the crowd, assaulted sub-warder Matthew
Crawley by hitting him on the side of the head, knocked
him against the police-vim, pulled the convicted prisoner
off the van and tried to force her into the crowd. He was
prevented, and after a desperate struggle the woman was
got from the prisoner by police-constable 011ett, Zl6 A Ft.,
and Monolan, 272, AR. and placed in the van. The present
prisoner was taken to the police-station. For some distance
a mob followed and attempted to rescue the prisoner, but
were prevented from doing so, and the prisoner was locked

Mr. Allen said be bed other witnesses to cell whet/mild
fully prove the attempt to rescue, and therefore he now
bad to ask for a remand,

The prisoner hewentsaiti dermasto
kiss his
wife, and was shoved accidentally by the crowd signet
the sub-warders. He had no intention of rescuing the
female prisoner, and it was all moonshine to say that he
did so. What the crowd did he cou'd not help, but it
was no fault of his.

Mr. Barker said that there was enough at present to
grant a remand, and the pa:toner warn remanded for a
week.

The prisoner, who treated the matter with the utmost
coolness, we. then removed, one of the warden stating
that the present prisoner had himself been in custody.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• " /7:NIAR" CHARGED WITH BRUTAL ASSATLTEL
John Bain, an Irish tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyr.
wbitt with assaulting George Hubbard, a boy, and also
police-constable Marks, 120 C.
George Hubbard, a boy residing at No. 12, Great Chapel.
street, said :—I was going through :Crown-court yesterday
afternoon when the prisoner called me a " Fenian."
I took no notice of him and walked on, when he followed
me and struck me and knocked me down. Some people
came and took him from me, and I want away. He they
followed me and knocked me down again, and kicked me
about the aide and shims. I had not said a word to him,
and I know nothing of him, A (unstable mule rap and the
prisoner was taken into custody.
Mr. Tyrerhitt—How many tunes did the prisoner kick
you?
The boy—Five times altogether.
Police-constable Marks, 120 0, said—Yesterday titter-
noon I was told that a man was ill-using a boy in Crown.
court, and on going to the oourt I found the boy (Hub.
bard) crying. I asked' the boy what was the matter, and
he said that the prisoner had been ill-using him. I took
the prisoner into custody, and as soon as I did so I was
surrounded by four or five men and women, and was
knocked down, and while on the ground the prisoner tried
to kick me on the head, but another constable (163 C)
coming up prevented him. On the way to the station
the p.:eoner said, " lam a Fenian, and if I had what I
had in Gray's-inn-lane I would show you what I would do
as I would use my revolver and blow your brains out."
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Two can play at that. We have not
come to it yet to be bullied by • parcel of ruffians and
low fellows.

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The prisoner—I said nothing about Gray's•inn•lane or
revolver.

i4rwhitt—l don't acre about your petty swagger
about a revolver and all that. Yon will Lave a month
with hard labour for kicking the boy.

DISGRACEFUL DESERTION BY PARENTS.
Charles Coke, an intelligent-looking boy, was charged
with being found destitute.
Alfred Pcoley, 164 B said that at 1 o'clock this morning
he was on duty in Pond-place, Fulham-road, when he was
info..ned that there was a poor boy lying in the open air.
Witness went to the place pointed out, and found the
defendant at the back of the model lodgings, in a coal-bor.
Witness asked him what took him there, when he replied
that he was glad to get anywhere, as he had got no home,
his father and mother having deserted him three months
ago.
Mr. Arnold—Why Old you not go into the workhouse
when your parents deserted you?
Bo —I was in work then, when they ran away from me,
I but soon got out after that.
Mr. Arnold—Where have you been sleeping lately?
Boy—ln the coal box at the back of the model lodging.
house. I'm doing nothing for a living now.
Mr. Arnold—What I. your father?
Boy—Well he's a catholic: now, but he used to be a
protestant.
Mr. Arnold—What trade is he—how does he get his
living!
Boy—He's a "nervy."
Mr. Arnold—Have you any brothers or sisters ?
Boy—Yes, I have • brother. He's in a reformatory, and
I have two Litt` s sisters at home—at least they ware when
father and mother ran away from me.
Mr. Arnold direct .d the boy to be taken to the work-
house for the present.

WANDSWORTH.
THE NEW MASTER AND SERVANT'S ACT.

Mr. Ingham had his attention, for the first time drawn
to the new Master and Servant's ..(et by • gentleman
residing at Rochampton, who wished to know whether
there was any summary jurisdiction between a woman
servant and her master.

Mr. Ingham—lt is Teri new, if I have it.
The applicant referred him to the words " employed"
and " employer" which were used in the new act and said
they were only generaL However, the second section ap-
peared to limit them to the schedules which constituted
the old statutes.

Mr. Ingham—Then of course it is quite clear there is
no jurisdiction. (On referring to another part of the set
the magistrate said the-, must be an information in
writing, and requested the clerk to pay attention to that.
He also said that they now had no power to grant a
warrant.)
The applicant—Except when the party is likely to
abscond.

Ingham (still reading)—The power of imprisonment
is gone.
Applicant—ln the first instance. If the act is subject
to the old statutes there is very little amendment in it as
I oan see.

- Mr. Ingham thanked the applicant for calling his atten-
tion to the act, and wished to know whether he could
amidst him.

The applicant said he could not if there was not any
summary jurisdiction in cases between domestic servants
and their employers. On returning home he found the
sister of his servant in the house, who had come to fetch
her away. His servant went away, leaving the work in
the house unfinished. He thought the conduct of his
servant so unjustifiable that, if the magistrate bad any
rower under the new act, he should have felt disposed to
ask him to put it in force.
Mr. Ingham said the answer to that would be "you
don't get a character."
The applicant informed the magistrate that she had got
a character and a place.
Mr. Ingham—There is no help for it.
The applicant then withdrew, and shortly afterwards
the sister made a complaint against him for detaining the
boxes. . .

Mr. Ingham told her that if her sister applied for them
they would be delivered up to her, aa her master did not
with to keep them.