The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Robert Evans, a cabdriver, summoTsed Grave Edward
(hereon and Frederick Gearpe Pape, two drivers in the em-
ployment of the London General Omnibus Company, for
assault.

Mr. Beard, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the defen-
dants.

The complainant's case was Hilt he was standing at the
Wellington statue, Royal Exchange with his hones head
in the direction of Oornhill, about half-past twelve o'clock
on Tuesday, the 15th October, when Overton, the driver
of a Kilburn omnibus, came up and requested him to go
on, but be was unable to do so as there was another 'bus
before him and a stream of traffic coming in an opposite
direction. Overton then drove his omnibus forward and
the pole struck complainant's cab. Upon this Evans at-
tempted to keep back the horses' heads, and the defendant
struck him with his whip. At the same moment
a Bayswater omnibus, driven by Page, came up and cut
two of his horse's feet. He then got down from his cab
and asked the defendants' numbers. As they refused, he
attempted to prevent them from proceeding, the defend-
ants thereupon lashing him in a most unmerciful manner
until a policeman came to his assistance.
The defence was that the summons bad been taken out
to influence an action for damages instituted against the
omnibus company ; that there was no omnibus in front of
complainant's cab ; and that he broke his whip over the
beads of the 'bus horses ; while if he received any cuts he
had himself to blame, inasmuch as he had no right to
catch hold of the hones' heads.

The Lord Mayor said there was no evidence against Page
as to the assault, and he would, therefore, be discharged.
Overton, however, had behaved very badly, and the sen-
tence would be three days' imprisonment, without the
alternative of a fine.
GPILDRALL.

John Thomaa, who described himself as a dentist, and
Alexander, his brother, were placed at the bar before Sir
W. A. Rose, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and
the former with striking the constable.
Police-oonstable Sparks, 2'7, said at twenty minutes put
twelve in the morning he saw the two prisoners sitting on
a doorstep in Shoe-lane drunk, and talking very loud. Ho
told them to go away, but they became very abusive, and
declared they would go when they liked. He raised John
Thomas up by the an,,, and as soon as he got on his feet
he struck witness a violent blow in the face with his fist.
The other prisoner also tried to strike him, but was pre-
vented.

Sir W. A. Rose fined John Thomas 10s., or seven days,
and Alexander, as he had not assaulted the constable, was
discharged.
Henry Williams was placed at the bar before Sir Robert
W. Carden and Alderman Henley, charged with stealing a
velvet bonnet, value 12e., the property of his employer
Alexander Grant Said he was a milliner, carrying on
business at 27, Holborn-hill, and employed the prisoner to
take down and put up the shutters, and also to clean the
windows. Ever since he had been with him he bad been
missing goods from the shop, and as he employed about 15
or 20 bands it was necessary to find out who was the thief,
in order not to suspect the innocent. Suspicion fell on the
prisoner, and he was watched, and about eight o'clock that
morning he (the prosecutor) went into the back kitchen
and found the velvet bonnet produced concealed. There
being nobody in the house at the time but the prisoner who
could have taken it, be accused him of having stolen it, and
he made n. reply to the charge. He sent for Barry, police-
constable 200, who asked him if he had taken the bonnet
from the shop and put it downstairs, to which the prisoner
in reply said " Yes."
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and elected to be tried
under the Criminal Justices Act. _

He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with
hard labour.

Catherine Driscoll, a casual, was placed at the bar before
Sir Robert W. Carden, charged with wilfully breaking a
window in the casual ward of the West London Union, in
Robinhood-court, Farringdon.street.
The prisover, in defence, said she wanted them to send
her to her parish in Ireland, and they would not.
Lovell, the gaoler, said she had only just come out of
prison, having served 21 days for a similar offence.
Sir R. W. Carden said then she must go back again for
another 21 days.
Prisoner—Couldn't your worship throw in the other
week, and make it a month!

Sir. Robert W. Carden—No, for if I did that you would
have the regular prison allowance, but as it is you will
have only broad and water.
Prisoner—l know that. (Leuighter.)
The prisoner was then removed.
CLERKENWELL.

A respectably-dressed young man, who gave the name of
George Hemming, aged 21, and described himself as •
Nauman, residing at 45, Ockendon-road, Essex-road,
Islington, was charged with disorderly conduct by
inviting a mob to commit • breach of the peace at Stoke
Newington-green, in the parish of Islington.
Mr. King, solicitor, who appeared for the prosecution,
said that doubtless the magistrate was aware that for some
time past serious disturbances had taken place in front of
the house of Mr. Brett, who is one of the churchwardens
of St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, and resides on Stoke
Newington-green. The crowd last night seemed to consist
of • large mob of disorderly persons with souse amount of
organisation, and known to be incited by some persons.
The prisoner was one of the ringleaders of a mob of 2,000
or 3,000 persons, and as soon as be was locked up the
crowd that was in front of Mr. Brett's house quietly dis-
persed, and the disturbances ceased.
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The 'evidence in support of the prosecution not being
satisfactory the defendant was discharged.

Jaws Allen, aged 16, a boy who refused his name and
address, was charged with assaulting police•constable
Francis, 201 N, at Stoke Newington.
The defendant was along with some other lads last night
mailings disturbance. They knocked down the constable,
and the defendant kicked him in the back, and caused him
some pain.
Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 205.,
or in default to be imprisoned for 14 days.
The defendant was locked up in default.
THAMES.
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Mary Ann Palmer, Ann Madden, and Mary Newton,
aline Newton, prostitutes, were eharged with being d.sor.
derly, and assaulting mariners in front of the Sailors'
Home, in Well-street, Welloloseequare.
Mr. Hugh Campbell, jun., carman to the Sailors' Home,
said the crews of two vessels were paid off there on Satur-
day afternoon. The ships were the Assam Valley and the
Manilla. He began to load • van with the chests, ham-
mocks, and bedding, of several of the men at four o'clock
in the afternoon for the purpose of conveying them to the
railway station in Euston-square, on their way to Liver-
pool, when the prisoners made their appearance, and said
the seamen should not leave London, but remain with
them. They raised a great clamour, and when the sea-
men got into the van the prisoners threw mud and all
kinds of filth. One man who hail been pulled off the
van had not since been !maid of, but his money was safe
at the Sailors' Home.

The prisoners, in defence, said the sailors had been stay.
ing with them since they had been on shore, and owed
them money.
Mr. Benson fined the prisoners 40s. each, and in default
one month's imprisonment.
Palmer—A friend will pay my fine. The money was
paid, and she was liberated.
The others were sent to prison.

RIOT AT A GLASGOW RUNNING GROUND.—On
Saturday last • riot, which at one time bore a very alarm-
ing aspect, occurred at Stonefield Recreation Grounds,
South Wellington-street, Glasgow. It appears that • foot
race of 160 yards, and for 25/. a side, between Gavin Tait,
of Douglas, and Hugh Dunachie, of Glasgow, two well-
known pedestrians, bad been fixed to take place at these
grounds, on Satunlay, and • crowd of spectators, number-
ing from SOO to 1,000, had assembled to witness the contest.
The hour passed, however, at which the race was adver-
tised to be run, and although both men were known to be
on the ground, neither put in an appearance at the mark.
A misunderstanding had arisen, and after an ineffectual
attempt had been made to get over the difficulty,
Tait declared that his opponents were diddling him,
and packing up his traps abruptly left the ground.
Damnable therefore " walked over." Walking over did
not, however, satisfy a large number of the spectators, who
had, they said, paid lid. each to see • race. They accord-
ingly demanded their money back, and after some hesita-
tion, Mr. Mitchell, the proprietor of the ground, rather
alarmed by their menacing looks, agreed to pay to every
one who wished it the lid. which bad been charged for
entrance. Some money had been paid, and upwards of
300 persons had left, when a crowd of 200 or 300 taking
advantage of the darknesswhich had now set in, began to
jostle Mr. Mitchell, with the evident intention of seizing
all the money he had in his possession. Observing their in-
tention' he succeeded in escaping into Stonefield Hotel •
substantial building of two storeys, which stands in the
centre of the grounds. Before this the crowd then
gathered, and one or two of distinctly Irish extraction, to
judge by. their shouts, ran round to one side of te house,
and tearing down a small boiler, procured ah supply of
bricks and stones, with which they began to batter the
doors and windows. The former had been shut on Mr.
Mitchell's entrance, and the latter, the shutters of which
were fortunately lined with sheet iron, were now securely
barred. In • short time all the glass in front of the house
and the frames of the windows were smashed ; but finding
that an entrance could not be effected with stones, • log of
wood was procured, and some twenty or thirty men were
busy in forcing the door, using it as • battering ram, when
the appearance of • p.sat, of police, upwards of 50 in num-
ber, headed by Captain Robb, of the southern district, put
them to instant flight. The police succeeded in capturing
three of the ringleaders.
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