The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(I'HW DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL.
WIFIL-BIATI NO HUSBANDS.

Several applications having been made to Mr. Cooke for
summonses against husbands by their wives for assaulta,
Mr. Cooke, before granting one, cautioned the women that
he would not have the time of the court uselessly taken up
by going into cases, and on a conviction taking place
allowing the wife to beg her husband off. In every case
in which he granted a summons he would particularly iw
press upon them that should the assault be proved be
would send the man to gaol, and would not afterwards listen
to any representations of the wife for his release. Notwith•
standing this caution, the women took out summonses.
Its necessity was illustrated this morning by the fact of a
woman making a written application to Mr. Cooke for the
release of her husband, who was sentenced one day last
week to a term of imprisonment for assaulting his wife ;
before she obtained the summons she had received a par-
ticular caution, but insisted on proceeding in the matter.
One good regulation of the court does away with many
cases of a trivial character which would occupy touch
time ;it is that the sitting magistrate in all such came
refused to grant summonses whilst the applicant is in what
is called " hot blood," until 24 hours have elapsed, at the
end of which time it frequently happens that the appli-
cants think better of the matter.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
OUTCASTS IN THI PARS.
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Sophia Oa/ford and SaraA Jour, two miserablyclad
young women, were charged before Mr. Knox with wan-
dering abroad in Hyde-park, without visible means of sub•
sistence.

Police-oonstable John Farrier, 629 A said that about •
quarter to 1 that morning he was on duty in Hyde-park
near Albert.gate, when he maw 'Allard sitting on a seat.
He asked her why she was sitting there, and she said than
she bad no home, and that she was waiting fur Jones.
Shortly after Jones came up, and on her also telling hint
that she had no home he took them both to the station.

Mr. Knox asked whether the young women had been
seen in the park before.
Inspector Swanton said he had seen them of an after•
noon there but not at night.
Farrier said Jones told him that abe bad been leading this
life for some years.
Jones said she did not know it was wrong, and if his
worship could send her anywhere she would be thankful.
Mr. Knox asked Jones her age, and whether she cams
from the country.
Jones said ohs was twenty years of age, and was a Ise.
don girL She had no friends. . . . .

Mr. Knox said that a young woman of her age having
no friends was no doubt her own fault. Had she any
means of earning her living
Jones said she had not.
Mr. Knox said that was a bad job. He had no doubt if
he sent them away they would be in the park again to
night, and if he vent them to the workhouse they would
not stop there. Aa an act of charity to them be would send
them to Westminster Bridewell for 14 days, as they would
be out of the streets for that time.
SOUTHWARK.
_GAROTTE ROBBERY.
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Dora Ryan, a tall;;;;;;;11ee7lOaing female, was placed
at the bar charged with being concerned with others not
in custody in swotting Henry Lerman', • Dutchman, at
25, Etham-street, Kent-street, and robbing him of 131.
in gold.
It appeared from the evidence of theprosecutor, a simple.
looking man, that on Friday evening he received about 141.
in the City, and deposited it in his trousers pockets.
Just as he got on the Surrey aide of London-bridge the
prisoner accosted him, and after conversing with her foe
a few minutes be took her into a public.house and treated
her. lie then changed • sovereign and then put the re•
maining gold 131. in • aide pocket. After that he accom-
panied her to a house sonic distance off, and be had not
been in the place five minutes before Nome one seized him
by the throat, and nearly throttled him. He was thrown
down backwards with great violence, his pockets torn out
and emptied of his money, and then he was thrust out of
' the house. As soon as he sufficiently recovered himself, he
proceeded to the station-house and gave information of the
robbe.
Daniery' l John Lewarne, 239 X, said he met the prosecutor
shortly after he had been robbed, and having received a
description of the parties he went in search of them. The
prosecutor accompanied him to 25. Etam-street, and see-
ing the prisoner there he identified her as the person who
took him to that house and assisted in robbing him. It
was with difficulty that he could restrain the prosecutor
from inflicting summary vengeance on her, he wax so infu-
riated at being plundered by her and her associates.
The magistrate asked whether the prosecutor would be
able to identify the other ruffians.
He replied that he thought he should. There were two
men and another female in it.

The prisoner denied all knowledge of the robbery, or ever
seeing prosecutor before he gave her in custody.
In order to give the police en opportunity of uppn‘hend-
ing her companions, his worship remanded her till Thurs-
day.
THAMES.