The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

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A person of geo y_ exterior and eddveer, desoritdng
himself ea a lawyer, of Hate-aourt. Temple," end gijitela
the manifestly fictitious name of John Brown, wee e.
with viol.ntly esesaldng Henry Bole, and Harriet Holland,
• married woman.

Inspector NVslater (N division) put in a certificate from
Dr. Coward, the divisional surgeon, otoing that liar:jet
Holland was suffering from a *event wound on the head ;
and her husband produced one of a later date from Mr.
Wright, of Clayton-square, describing the injury as dan-
gerous, and the sufferer as unable to leave her bid.
The fallowing evidence was token. Beery Sole maid—l
am a labourer ; and shortly doer twelve o'clock last night
wee returning home along the Hearsay-reed, being in com-
pany with my wife sad other,. We had just left tilll Horse
Tavetn, opposite Shoreditch Church, when we met
the defendant and two more gentlemen, arm in arm. My
brother and sister wore In advance of us, and I noticed the
gentlemen push against them intentionally, and so forcibly
that they were thrust nearly Into the road. The neat person
they offended was a young man of our party walking alone,
and as in turn they met myself and wife, they forced up
against hor in a similar manner, thereby causing her to
stumble and nearly drop the baby from her arms. Defendant
warn nearest to her, and I asked, "What did you do that fur?"
Indantly he struck me with a cricket bat which he canied
is a bag upon the mouth, caudeg it to bite! proftesely. I tell, and
was stunned for a brief time. I have an indistinct mullein-
Son of grappling some man as I lay, end aftirwards charged
that man with the assault, but shoriet in.tantly perceived
my error and identiliet the defendant as my assailant. He was
then flourishing the bet about, and knocked my eider down
Übe a bullock. The police arrived, and at the *tattoo defend-
sat said be had had • lesson from Harry pane, and could
" pot" a lot of curb as us.
Mr. Haromill—Con you swear to defendant as being the
paws who struck you P
Complainant—l man ; there was a lamp near us. I think
that be was a little in liquor.
William Holland, husband of the injnry d woman, stated
that he um it.' dant er," and had just left an " engagement
shoo this outrage was committod. He described the sonny-
sum and ammonite In nearly *Miler tern*, adding—My wife
begged so to go to the usistanee of her brother, and as
hnotemod up I distinctly perceived defendant knock him down
with the bat. I tried Mario. it, but he node a blow at Mrs.
Sole, which mimed her and fell on the shut era of a shop.
My own wife at that moment came up, and be struck her
with the bat berme the farm. She fell senseless. Defendant
ran away. I celled " Polio," and he was brought back, I
think almost immediately, with the bat rill in his hand.
Mr. Hamlin—Wen the 'blows apparently dealt at the
female*, or were they struck by delendant's low, letting the
bet about Indies ineinsit• ly P
Witoese—Certainly they ware nobaccidental, but clearly
blended for them.

James Bray, another witners, having also corroborated the
. . .

Theiritnese Holland here mentioned le the magistrate that
he bed, whde at the court neeived intermit ion of his wife
being much wore than when he left her that morning. ne
was ;JAW° to swallow an) thing.
Mr. Hawaiil expreaeed hie regret, and advind the
huehand to hares Lome.

The defendant, who had crc +-examined tha wi'nesses with
eonederoble acumen :n order to show that be bad meted only
on the deftnairo, scurel the mogistrote that the blow on the
aromas won quite unintentional, end he deeply regretted the
injury 10 inflicted.
Hammill hoeing notified his intention to rend the caw
for trial not any witnesses were called for the defence,
althoush it was understood they were without the court ;
sad, subsequently,
lir. T. Beard mode • strenuous meal fur the dtftndsat
to be admitted to bad.

Mr. Houmall, however, positively refaced to a•oede to the
request at this stage of the ca•e, however he might feel
diereed on the nest Imariag, sad the pri•oter stands
remanded for soy further evidence that ma be adduced.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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John Noiell, en elderly matt, a watchm4ker, residing at 26,
Cwtlo•rtraee, Oxford-meat, was charged before Mr. Ding.
ham with illegally disposing of a gold watch.
There ware several other persons in c .tart ready at prefer
°barges of a Miaow nature attelort the prisoeer.
• Mr. Richard Brirty, of FUeroy. etre, t, raid at ibe sad of
Dezember list ha retaliated toe yrnoner ei.h a gold watch
41 tact talus .4 31. 10s. to repair, and ha had lea made re•
prated apnl eater's for i•s rveturditm, on away occasion
viewer telling him it 4vmld le re tamed i• a few days.
Us bad atom mare t .ined that it had bean left with a puma
row set Grave.. who had rdvenced some money an
George Gramm, 'began' to a tobaorortiet of 10, High
llothoro, pi ov•Al that um prie uer left the gold watch wiih
ao.aortna 3/. no it by way of Ler, sad the psi-
"sear lasting the watch as mew iry.
Shillingford, one of the warrant t dicers of the court, said
n e a. nn g the prwoo. r 4.1 tLortesion he found esteem
dapika.va on him relating to gild sad silver watcher, gold

Albert chains, &c., pledged for various amounts, from
2/. 104. toll.—in all to the &MMUS'. of 421. Ile wsdied fur •
rein.nd, as he lLtousht other puties would come fora erd.
Mr. Rivaltsm sail be would go hate no flutter charge at
pressen, and remanded the prisoner.