The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-16 00:00:00

HERIOGB CHARGE.

William Ranks, a shoemaker, residing at I'l, Waverly-
street, Bethnal-green, was charged before Mr. Barker, on
remand, with cutting and wounding Sarah Mills, of 12,
Francis-street, City-road, a prostitute, with a knife, with
intent to do her some grievous bodily harm, at Old-street,
St. Luke's

Dlr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate In-
stitute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws fur the Pro-
tection of Womer., watched the case.
Although the assault complained of was committed
more than a fortnight since the complainant was still very
pale and unwell from the loss of blood. It appeared that
she had cohabited with the prisoner and a day or so
before this affair they had separated by mutual consent.
About 1 o'clock in the morning, he was proceeding
along Old-street, when he saw the complainant along with
a young fellow, a friend of both parties. He asked her to
go home with him, but she refused, on which he said that
if she did not go home with him she should not go home
with anyone else. He followed them for some dis-
tance, when fimling that she did not intend to go
home with him he took out his pocket knife
and stabbed her twice in the back. He was proceeding to
further acts of violence when the m►n who was with the
complainant (J. Cousins, of 2, Half-Moon-place, Bethnal-
green-road) interfered, and the prisoner was given into the
custody of Police-constable Morgan, 127 G. When he
told him that he was charged with cutting and wounding
Sarah Mills he said, " I did it." The constable then
asked him for the knife, and the prisoner pro-
ducing one said, " I did it with this." The pri-
soner also said that the man that was with the com-
plainant had done all he could to make him give
up the complainant, and as soon as he had done so he had
taken to her himself. Since the first examination the
complainant hag refused to attend to prosecute, and •
summons had to be issued to compel her attendance and to
give evidence. _

The prisoner wad that as it was determined to send him
for trial he should reserve his defence.

Mr. Barker committed the prisoner to the Central
Criminal Court for trial on a charge of feloniously cutting
and wounding with intent to do grecioua bodily harm.

MARLBOROI7OIIBTR EFT.
ROBSZET.-VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE POLICE AND
ATTEMPTED RESCUE.
. . .

Roherl Anderson, described as painter, but who re-
fused his address, wu charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
stealing from the till of Mr. Bonmarin Lemiere, egg
merchant, of No. 2, Tower-street, St. Martin's-lone, •
bowl containing • q uantity of copper money and also with u-
saulting police-constables Winter, 142 A reserve, and Win-
ger, P 7 F,and John Anderson, a tin-plate worker and brother
of the first-named prisoner, was charged with attempting
to trees him from the custody of the police.
Mr. Lemiere, who gave his evidence through Mr.
Albert, the interpreter, said—Yesterday afternoon I was
in a public-house having a glass of beer, my eye being on
my shop opposite, when I saw the prisoner Robert enter
my shop. I crossed over, and just as I entered my
shop, the prisoner, who was coming out, met me
having in his hand a bowl containing a quantity of small
money, which be had taken from the drawer under the
counter. I seized him, and he resisted a good deal, but I
gave him into custody.

Patrick Winter, 142 A—l was pile. yesterday after-
noon to the prosecutor's shop, and the prisoner Robert
given into my custody for stealing a bowl containing some
money. Another constable, 97 F, came up, end
directly we got into the shop the prisoner said, "Yoe win
either have to carry me or take me in a cab."
He threw 97 F, and afterwards kicked him several times
saying, " You ---, I will do for you," and became e,;,
violent that it took four constables to take him to the sta-
tion, and I was kicked several times. The other prisoner
John, then came up, and said " This is my brother," and
caught hold of Robert and refused to release his hold of
him, and some other constables coming up he was alio taken
into custody. About a month ago the prisoner Robert was
stopped by a trunk-maker, whom he attempted to rob of a
portmanteau, but be was not prosecuted.
Joseph Wineor, 97 F, after corroborating Winter, said
The prisoner Robert kicked me several times, saying he
would " ruin and do for me."
Barns, the gaoler, said that Robert had been, he be.
lieved, previously convicted.
Robert—l admit it-21 days.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner John N. 61., and re-
manded Robert for further inquiries.

SHOCKING DEATH OF A WOMAN IN BETHNAL-
GREEN.

SPECIAL VERDICT.
Hr. Humphreys, the coroner, held an inquest last
evening, at the Queen's Head Tavern, Carnbndp-road.
Bethrud-green, touching the death of Elizabeth Barnes,
aged 38 years.
The deceased was the wife of a labourer !Mug at the
Queen's-road, Bethnal-green. The house was in a wretched
condition, and the smell arising from want of proper sani-
tary arrangements was very great. The back yard was four
feet long by five broad. The windows of the deceased's
room were nailed up, and the rain came in through the
roof while the woman lay on a sick bed. On Thursday
the deceased died. A month ago she had given birth to a
child.

The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died
from inflammation of the womb, accelerated by the oath.
tary condition of the premises" They requested the
coroner to write to the parish authorities and to the
committee of the London Hospital, asking them why some
cough mixture ordered on Sunday was not given before
Friday. They wished to add that the deceased's death
had been accelerated by want of proper medical attendance,
but the coroner said that the last addendum was not borne
out by the evidence.