The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-15 00:00:00

CLKRKENWELL.
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Joke Ifterpiy,TrOuTb-I;4;kirig fellow, !sheerer, was
„urged before Mr. Arnold with being drunk, fighting, and
youleing William Clayton, at Cow-cross, Clerkenwell.
The prosecutor, who is now an inmate of the Ithyal
pee Hospital, Gray's-bin-road, was so M that he was
gable to attend.
Folios-constable Hibbert, 171 0, said that on Saturday
*hi be saw the prisoner and the complainant fighting.
ne went up and separated them, and whilst the cora
pletient was in a stooping position the prisoner rushed
_him, hit the complainant, knocked him down and
him. The complainant was so very much
holt that he was unable to stand, and when the
was locked up he took the man to the hospital.
C'enotrplainant had been kicked on the knee, and was at
coca admitted. He bad seen the name this morning, and
elte had tolthe men was unable to stand o to get out
ned. Other persons witnessed the senulr t but they
ewe Not in attendance.
The prisoner said that he did not kink the man in the
bee, his knee was Injured some fortnight ago in another
eaL
Idr. Arnold asked the constable if he wee certain that be
law the prisoner lrok the complaintud
The constable replied in the affirmative.
yr. Arnold remanded the prisoner for a week, and con-
sisted io take bail, ens suret7 in the nun cd 101.
The prisoner wee removed is *weedy.
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John Mangey, 13, was charged with stealing two sove-
reigns, the money of his father, • master baker, in
Onestt-street, Mile-end.
The father mid he bad no alternative but to prosecute
lie son for he had been robbed by him before. lest
?tido night week two sovereigns were placed in a
bra, which was afterwards locked and left in the
Son parlour. On the following morning prisoner
left the house and be had never since returned. His
absence quickly aroused suspicion. The key of the box
was produced by the prisoner's aunt, from whose box it
mast have been surreptitiously obtained, or afterwards
restored, or there mast be • duplicate key. The money
wild not then be seen. On Saturday evening witness
met him, and preferred this charge.
Hudson, 77 H said that the boy confessed to having
pan more than two sovereigns from the box and
spent it. Wnen asked in what way he replied,
" I went to the theatre every night, bought fireworks and
meeseoff, sad paid ls. a night for my lodging." Witness
edded—l think it right to mention to your worship that
this lad was here about six weeks since for stealing U.
fine his father, who, however, withdrew from the prose-
cution ander the impression that he would reform. He
bed dm robbed him previous to that time ; in fan, within
three months he had stolen about 131. from him.
Primer coolly remarked that behad not anything to say.
Kr. Ellison observed that the ease appeared one
specially fitted for • reformatory. If the father wished
ye would send the lad there for a short period, sad after-
wards allow another trial.
The father thanked the magistrate, but expressed his
saviction that a trial would only be fraught with further
losa
Er. Ellison then remanded the prisoner, that arrange-
ments might be completed for • full term at the reforms..
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