The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-19 00:00:00

LAW TIitgLtIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE ANWIDIVOIVEL(‘

• (Before the Judge Ordinary.)
Mon v. BTACIT AND BALDWYN (MN QUSJIN'EI PROCTOR
INTENYZNING).
Weddy for the petitioner ; the Soliriter-Gtmeral and
Dr. gpinks for the Queen's Proctor.
his case a decree nisi had been granted, but the
Queen's Proctor alleged that the petitioner, a clerk to a
merchant at Cardiff, had himself two ymira arrivom gullty
d adultery. The offence wiisattempted to be proved by
two prostitutes, who swore positively to its having been
remmitted with them, but their crecribility was sharply
matested.
[The O&M was not concluded when our report left.]

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANBION-HOITB

ISTRAORDTWART CNA ItG2 01P BOBBIRT AID TOROUT.

Two lads, named Robert Stack and Joke Toggs, were
charged with stealing a cheque for 21. 15e. and forging an
endorsement thereto under very darkly oircumstannia.
It appeared that Hawke., one of flu detective officers,
standing in the gaoler's room of the Mansion-House,
which has • window looking into the street,
where a number of persons generally assemble for
the purpose of seeing the prisoners oome out of
the police van—saw the two prisoners among the crowd,
and observed that Stack appeared to have • considerable
amount of money in his bend, and he saw him band some
silver to the other prisoner. The proceeding excited suspi-
cion, and he went out and was proceeding towards
the two lads, when Tagp ran off in one direction and
Steak in another, but they were both stopped.
Hawkes then caked the prisoner where he got the
money from he had seen him with, and he
said he had received it from Bennett and Co., in Lombard-
street, and he assured the officer that it was all right,
and said with apparent artlesnese that he could not
tell why his companion had ran away. The officer then
accompanied Stack to the bank he had mentioned and
one of the clerks prodnoed a cheque for 24. 15a., drawn
by • gentleman named Harris, residing at Tooting, in
favour of Mr. Everett, newsvender, Royal Ex and
Which purported to bearthe endonement of that gentlemen
The prisoner Steck then, with great readiness, said that
his muter had sent him to the bank to get the cheque
cashed, and he asserted with great vehemence that it was
" all right," and begged the officer to let him go. Hawkas
was not quite satisfied, and having seen the prisoner put
something in his pocket, he asked him what it was, and
he handed him an open letter, and then the mystery was
cleared up, for this letter turned oat to have been one
sent to Mr. Everett from one of his customers, and which
contained a cheque payable to order. The prisoner Stack
then finding that it was useless to tell any more lies about
the matter, admitted that he was in the service of Mr.
Everett, and that he had broken open the letter and
taken out the cheque, and in quite • business-
like manner added, " I put the endorsement to
It myself, and got the money." It appeared that
the other boy, Tapp, was merely a companion of
Stack's, and that he had accompanied him to the bankers'
and the latter had given him four shillings for his share in
the transaction. After they had obtained the money, it
appeared that Stack purchased a pound of cherries, and
they were both munching at the fruit when the attention
of the officer was attracted to them. The whole of the
money received for the cheque was recovered with the ex-
ception of fourpence that wee paid for the cherries.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence, and Alder-
man Sidney discharged Taggs, as he said there was no di-
rect proof that he knew the cheque was forged. The other
prisoner, Stack, was committed for trial.

GUILDHALL.
SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A WOMAN.

Margaret Diann, a muscular woman, was placed at the
bar before Sir Robert W. Carden, charged with striking
the complainant on her forehead and other parts of her
face with her fist and some instrument, and causing se-
veral severe wounds,
Mrs. Merton Streak said that her husband's name was
William John Strenk. He was a greengrocer, at present
residing at 14, Moor-lane. Last night, about 8 o'clock,
she was sitting in the parlour reading the newspaper, when
the prisoner, who lodged in the house, rushed at her, and
three times pulled her out into the passage by the
hair of her head, and when she got her there she
threw her on the ground, and beat and kicked her
about the bead and face, causing several severe
wounds and bruises. (The complainant's face presented •
mass of dreadful contusions, and her head was enveloped
in surgical bandages. She was accommodated with a seat
while giving her evidence, as she appeared in a weak and
fainting condition.) Witness was taken to the hospital,
where the doctor sewed up three large wounds, one on her
right cheek and two on the upper part of the head.
Sir R. W. Carden asked what arise of enmity the pri-
soner bad towards her.
Witness said that some time ago she lent the prisoner
some things to make a pledge of, and she had not redeemed
them as she promised. Her husband had found out that
she lent the prisoner his coat, and there was a disturbance
about it, and witness had been compelled to speak to the
prisoner's husband on the subject, and that was the cause
of the quarrel.
The prisoner said the prosecutrix was always calling her
names, and that irritated her. She also denied laying a
hand on her.
Sir IL W. Carden remanded the prisoner for the attend.
ante of the surgeon.

WORSHIP-STREET.