The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-31 00:00:00

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THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

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'1 .. I was ig...lwth being «I •
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James Psi:. nit .lit.tl student.
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.t public •holi,
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. :la Straial. lie itplied th.tt he &A not
!I was st onae set upon by the three
putting both h.•.ntlx on his 1....t.tt.
• In sttemptin; to take his watch Iron: his potk,t.
and in the stin,gle fe:! agitins: the wall ...I
bp. I pork the „pi.rt5....11 0: a }mixt...an 114 :,.e.s..t
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.1 a ut.,1,7y with aniEf.mt 'car
to Is. :it 4reat distress of nand.
!.. •he to grant tier an order to compel
than tie. of St. Luke's sr.: ish to allow her to set nee
Tio- death took place hr the workhouse,
• althuriti, s day fur tire burial, and on
rd. and herseit going to the workhoise to see the
..i..1 attend the fiito, Al she was told that the in-
- • 0 had t..ken place tionie days before, and when
th. th.tt could not be as theyli.al attend slim the
d by the authorities, she was told that the body
. interred by mistake. sue thoaglit it very hard
',Ail not been allowed to see the body. and she
.. • ito be .atiel.eil if the interment had really token
II- could get no satisfactsayanswer froni the audio.
• r. I then. fore dei hail thought it advisable to attend
• LL .06 for the avist.ance of the inagistrute.
•....str ate sail if what the applicant Mid stated was
• s‘. tr.mg proceeding, :and one which must be
fodings of the re latives. lie would direct
• irquiries and report the res,ilt to him.
-r. an, of th.• otticials of St. Luke's, afterwards
• ~nil said it w.is ~cite true that the body in
•...a load been interred before the day appointed, but
• is, Iris accidentally. On the day that the body was
• : to the cemetery there were no less than ten
, he interred, and the ntulertakert' a.-'.stunts in
• r hurry had removed the wrong corpse. ttf course
•• '• 4N no intention on the part of the authorities
ily t.. hurt the feelings of the relations.
Ti •liagistrate remark:a that there seemed to be great
i..•• moult:where, and it ought not to be allowed to

again:

The applicant remarked that when her husband applied
• the body some days ',efore that appoint,' for the
..!. he was told that he coil( not see it as it was the
on; of a pile, and that they would not then take
:r tr to remove the coffins to show the body.
1 .c I ~.,4,,tr.tte 4(111 he had ,loon ;411 he coal' in the mat-

Al. I what Mr. 31esser had -aid, itaipesire7ltin4
zie dy had been properly interred, although on the
prong they.
The applicant said that she was now satisfied of the
i c.al, and ted that when she went with the officer
the worklmuse she was told that there Wall no occasion
her to have gone to a magistrate and make such a fuss
israt the matter, for if she had applied for compensation
zo doubt she would hare got it.
Mr. Messer asked the applicant who it was that told her

The applicant replied that ehe believed it was the
ma•trr.

The magistrate remarked that more care should be taken
in the c Lrrying out of such matters for the future, so that
:Ee feelings of the relatives should not be wounded.

The applicant thanked the learned magistrate for his
iitdoort :rut attention, and the parties left the court.

)1A111.1101:OUGH-STREET.
A,,AULTING THE lOHTER or A WoRKHOr.E.

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31.1fp an elderly wowau, was charged before Mr.
Kno. with refractory conduct in St. Martin's workhouse,
arid also with assaulting Wm. Lack, the gate porter.
I tick stated that on the previous afternoon the prisoner
atm into the infirm ward, and began quarrelling with the
ma,. The nurse told the prisoner, who was under the in-
fo !see of drink, to leave, and the prisoner then struck her.
The nurse comuLdned to the master, who sent for the pri-
soner, and on his speaking to her respecting her conduct she
ahead hits in strong term.. The master told him (Dank)
to put her out of the room. and the prisoner then set to
abusing him, and on his putting his hand on her to remove
her she took off her boot and Raid, You --, I will mark
yo..- and then struck him several times with the boot.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the porter stated that the
prisoner had been in the workhouse eight years, and
during that time had several times been convicted, her
"traces being drunken and disorderly conduct, making
.say with her clothing, and assaulting the gate porter.
The prisoner said that she had been ill-used and her
,heubler hurt.

Police-constable illsekintoah, 512 A. said that he took
re prisoner, who was drunk, into custody, and on the
t.q fora the dock to the cell she threw herself down.
r.• mule no complaint yesterday of being hurt.
:Ir. Knox committed her for 21 days, with hard labour.