The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION•HOUSE.

Two young FreiiigaeiiOit;;;A Girard Daniel, and
CAriaophe Bernard. who described theamelvo4 as seamen,
were brought before Alderman Sir R. Carden, charged
with a daring robbery in Lombard-street.
The prosecutor was Mr. Thomas Roope, a merchant,
carrying on his business at the Jetussleru Coffee-house,
and from his statement it appeared that he was in
Lombard-street about seven o'clock on Wednesday even-
ing, when, font as he waspaming Overendand Gurney's late
place of business, he felt a push or blow on his chest,
and at the same instant discovered that his watch guard
had been broken, And that his gold watch, worth Stff.,
was gone. The prisoner Daniel was close to him, and
when he gore an alarm be ran off, followed by the
other prisoner, and the prosecutor followed hint
into Martin's-lane, where he was stopped by a police-
constable and taken into custody, but while he was in the
act of running, he called out in broken English, " Top
Lief." The prisoner Bernard was seen to pick up the
watch, and be resisted a good deal before he was secured.
The prisoners, in their defence, merely denied that they
were guilty of the robbery.
The prosecutor asked Air R. Carden to deal with the
case summarily, but be refused to do so, observing that it
was a very daring robbery, and that the prisoners were no
doubt experienced hands, who it would be well for the
community should be got rid of.
The prisoners were, therefore, committed for trial.
MAR LBOROUG H -STREET.
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JoAn Credal's, who said he was a boilermaker, living at
No. sd, Clarendon•street, charged with attempting to
shoot William WEroy with a revoker, in Compton.
street, was brought before Mr. Knox for further examina-
tion.

TIM primmer, it will be remembered, presented a loaded
revolver at the complainant, who he alleged was follow-
ing him, and drew the trigger. The weapon did not, how.
ever, go off.

.
Mr. Knox considered that malice wee implied in the
act of a man drawing the trigger of a loaded pistol. He
thought that it was a case for a jury and he should send
the prisoner for trial As the sessions would not take
place until the 29th the police would have ample oppor-
tunity of inquiring who and what the prisoner really was.
The prisoner has stated that he recently came from America,
and had fought in the army there.

eoUTHWARK.
Tannins GI :rel, 45, deaerthed as a bawl ez, was brow;
1...f0re Air. Woolrych, charged with attempting to iv., .
11,toi• Wi.etilright, Ly cuttiug his throat, in Kent-ad .r;.
The prosecutor, a young man about Is years of ago
whose neck and bead were bandaged up, mid be was t•.t.
dryer, Mid resided in Landon.. Bermondsey. Ahoy!
half-psat eleven on the previous night be was pasam.
Cutle•court with another young man on his way home.
when be saw the prisoner stooping down on the edge le
the pavement, sharpening a larg.• knife on the kerb.
atone. Just as they pasted him, the prisoner jumped up
and exclaimed, " Now I'll do it. I'll cut his -- throat,"
and at the sams time he rushed at witness and 111a4 at
thrust at his throat with the knife. Witness aaniel tie
blow off and was running from bin, when the prisontr
seized hold of him and cut hint on the hack of the neck
and the lower part of the back of the heel. As soon a,
Le had done that he made use of a fearful oath and tar
away. Witness being nearly exhausted from loss of I.lasi
mailed out to a nuts to follow him anti secure Lint and
then he was conveyed to Guy's Hospital, when his wounds
were dressed. Had not spoken to prisoner, or ever to his
knowledge seen him before...

The prisoner in defence said he was a hawker. and I. /1,11
in 14 public-house • number of fellows insulted 1,1111..101
when he left they followed him out, knocked him about.
and robbed him of le. 6.1. He then used 144 knife itt
self-defence.

A constable informed his worship that there had tell
no disturbance in the street se he had plumed the Csa::e
only a few minutes before...

gr. Woo'rich observed that he should commit the i.e.
Goner to the Old Bailey for trial for the attempted munl, r,
but as the surgeon must be in attendance to complete the
depositions, he remanded the prisoner until Tuesday ist‘:.