The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-06 00:00:00

BOW STREET.

Two smartly-dressedionnine;:named Richard Hen-
nersy and Matthew Rodomocchi, the letter a foreigner,
were charged with being drank, creating a disturbance, and
assaulting the polies, at Covent -garden Theatre, at about
four o'clock tbat morniog.
Policeman Houghton, A 2.56, stated that he was on duty
is the promenade at Covent-garden during the bal mesquf.
His attention was drawn to one of the private boner, in
which ware several gentlemen and two or three females, all
of them drank. They were helping a woman to get from
the promenade into the box, end Hennessy, who was below,
was wiring by lifting her is his arms. Witness having in
vain desired Mum to desist, endeavoured to pull the woman
down again; but as the men in the bon per dated in polling
her in, he let go, from a fear of hurting her. He then
told Hausimey not to attempt anything of that 101 l 'gain,
or he (witness) would take him in custody. Shorly after-
wards he saw,Hennessy tty;ng to get into the box in the
same way. To prevent him he seined him by the cot collar,
end dragged him down. As soon as he found himself on his
feet on the floor he turned round and struck witness
vir-
lently in the face. Several pen's'' Besse rf whom he now
observed in court, and believed to be of the prisoners,
' wised witness and endeavoured to liberate H y from
hie grasp. In the struggle they rolled together from the
top to the bottom of the flight of steps between the upper
and lower promenade (stage and pit); but whom kept his
hold on the prisoner till other constables came to his aid,
and by their help be peered Hennessy and took him 0 the
station. He was drank.
Policeman G 110 w rr-i.orated this statement.

Police-sergeant A 8 Bald he was on duty at the beak of
the orchestra when the struggle above described kink plaw.
He went towards the steps, where he was Weed by the
whiskers from behind. Having grasped one of the hands
which bald him, he liberated himself, and turning round
ornfronted the primer Rolomocchi. A sharp struggle
ensued, and ended in their rolling down the steps.
After some other evideree,
Mr. Jardine said he had an doubt of the much or of the
cirtuasataucre. It was so difficult to keep order in ouch
places as that, that it was neteiwiry, when any brooch of
order was onnunitted, especially is resistance of the pollee,
to inflict a very severe puessbasent. There was only one
circumstance which iadoesid him not to mud Hennessy to
gaol. It was just poeritls that in isonsequenee of hie being
lame, be might have sufficed some pain in onesquenee of
the s'regglr. Ia consider .tion of that he would give him
the option of paying a flee of M. The case of Hodomotehi,
though arisiag from the same tram tction, was quite a dia.
tinet *bergs. In that ease be would Jae et • fine of 11.
The lime wars immediately paid, Hemmer taking
n to observe that be did sot know he was doug ems
in climbing hat, his hos, end had not understood the un-
stable to caution him she first time.
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Thanes Skinnerit mu having the appointee* of a stable-
man, was 'barged with being drank while in charge of a car-
rion and pair.
Police-sergeant Wood, E 2, said that at about 7 o'clock
that mossier the primmer was driving a carriage and a pair
of hones in Loopscre. He witted to go down Bow-strut.
and on being told by witness that ha amid not pus that
way, he said ha was Mr Asthma's soultens and would
go wtsre he pleased. As he was drank and incapable of
maiming the hones, w.usen took his fa charge and re
maeresdd his to the station. The carriage was Won to tie
gnenyard. Witness bad dna ascertained that the carriage
was really Mr. Andersen's. The endues& having thins
16tH. Anderson house, had returned to the theatre for bin
Suter sad the children. niche( the theatre in Eases, he
dashed Into the building is search of the children, in his
agitation minis( to leave asp one in cars of the equipage.
The prisoner jumped on rho boa, and drove the car-
riage about the struts till be was taken. The hones
had bees down several timer, and ono of thus was such
hart.

The primer said he was left in charge of the vehicle by
the comatose, sod wee obliged to drive sway bemire the
bones eold not endure the heat, end were is the way of the
anises.
Mr. Jardine ordered bin to pay a the of 10s., or be intpri-
eased for 14 days, observiog that this would probably not
be the end of the natter.
&viral nenons were remanded cot charges of rJhbery
from the riven in the crowd collteted at the Ire.