The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THI3 DAY.)

SOUTFPWARIC.
CATON Td CAS DRITILRB AT RAILWAY STATIONR.
The driver of hackney carriage No. 1,871 was charged
Wore Mr. Burcham with unlawfully refusing to drive Mr.
i-erge John Stone, of the House of Commons, in his cab,
dor hiring the same at the Waterloo railway terminus.
The complainant said that on the afternoon of Wed-
s.-6y last he was at the Waterloo station to meet
tree ladies coming by the train. He got to the
latices just as the train was coming in, and seeing
tie defendant on the rank with his horse and cab be asked
in whether he was engaged. He replied that he was not,
rem witness told him that three ladies were coming by
fat train, and that he engaged him. He said " All right,
ns. Is there any luggage to take" Witness told him
there would be only three small packages, and considering
thu the hiring was completed he proceeded to meet
tb ladies, and on seeing them alight from the ar-
rive he told them he had a cab all ready for them,
21x1 accompanied them to the rank, when he
found the defendant driving off with another porron. arc
Noisily a friend of his. Witness called to him, and de-
sired the defendant to drive him according to their engage-
ment, which he positively declined, and drove across the
road, when the man got out, and asserted his right to the
cab, aid defied him to enter. The defendant also refused
to take witness, consequently, on public grounds, he took
the Present proceedings, as he and the ladies were put to
considerable inconvenience by defendant's conduct.
In answer to the charge the defendant said be did not
',fuse to take the complainant, in fact, be could not help
kimaelf. After Mr. Stone had hired him, another man, a
rfeet stranger to him. !rot into the cab and compelled
lam to drive him. He tned all he could to get him nut of
the cab but he would not leave, and the railway officers
could not assist him.
Mr. lturchale thought such may have been the case, and
hie license was clear he should only order bins to pay
'de costs.

WANDSWORTH.
SINGULAR APPLICATION.
Among the applicants who appeared before Mr. Ingham
r bin advice was a man who stated that his wife was
and he could not recover her body.
Is answer to questions. he said the body was lying at the
-cue of the mother of the deceased.
Hr. Ingham—She does not intend to keep her ?
Applicant—No, sir; she intends to bury her ; but I want
know whether I can't follow her.
Xr. Ingham —Certainly, if you cats find out the time and
ice.

I - •
Applicant—l cannot get an answer from the mother.
Mr. Ingham—l know of no remedy.
rhe applicant was accompanied by another man,
cl they both stated that they wanted to recover the
belonging to the deceased before she was buried.
.:e atmlicaut further said he had been living apart from
4. wife (or ten months.
Mr. Ingham—you can recover anything which was
,nglit with your money, but not property which was par.
,Aed out of her own earnings since shy has been living
,qrt from you.
Al Plicant—She could not work, as she has been laid up.
Sle. Ingham—Well, if there are any things remaining
••••T the funeral expenses have been paid you can recover
em Stand down.
~tmlicant (who still lingered)—l should like to have my
t h
" rings. I understand they are going to bury them
::1 er.

- • .
Inghem—l cannot interfere. Now steed flown.
t'. applicant then withdrew with his friend, but evi-
A:4l/ dissatisfied with the result of his interview with the
41,trsts,

GREENWICH.
ITHTEATEDAT ON BLACKHEATH.
Irdlirtst Amami of 8, Hope-place, Woolwich ; Wink's'
,11. P. of the Duke of York public house, Woolwich ; and
el 7, •••,, Chalklin, of St. Mary.etreet, Woolwich, were
1., .• • 4 with furious driving on Blackheath, to the danger
" th,- Public.
Policemnatable eiti A said, that yesterday afternoon the
n` Prisoner* were on horseback. galloping, Hanlon
!Pot his borne forward by kicking it with the heels of
u 'mt. and Chalklin using a cane.
Haden said he was endeavouring to stop the hone he
aft "a. never being " more frightened in his life," and
h.klin said the cane be was using was very thin, with
blob scarcely a fly could have been knocked off the
one's 1..,ck.
Mr. Traill said the offence of furious driving on Flack-
th bad now become very prevalent, destroying the
Wort of the general public, and endangerng their lives.
,e_ Prisoner* were then each fined 10s. or sev:u &ye' im•
roaactent.

(.7.04, of 21, Staagate, Lambeth, gastitter, waa
next charged with like &ream

From ti; evidence of police constables 499 and 497 A, it
appeared the prisoner and eight others were ou horseback
galloping, and occupying the whole of the roadway from
the direction of the Shooter's-hill-road.

The prisoner denied the charge, and called as a witness,
Mr. Thomas Stubbs, of 21, Stangate. Lambeth, engineer
to her Majesty's Commissioners of Work., who said he
saw the prisoner on horseback pass him three times at a
walking pace, and that it wee only when the animal came
within 200 yards of the place it had to come to that the
horse started off at a canter.

Joseph Goldle, of Crown-court, Drury-lane, said he saw
six or seven conic in in front of the prisoner, but no notice
was taken of any except the prisoner.
Mr. Thal) fined the prisoner Wu or seven days' imprison-
ment.

Jame.* Adnin; of 4, St. Leonard's-road, Pimlico, was
also charged with furious riding.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said be was very
sorry, ►nd promised not to offend again.
Mr. Trail! said the prisoner appeared to be the only
sensible person who had been brought before him on such
a charge, and having expressed himself in the manner he
had dune there would only be a penalty of 2s. lid. or two
days' imprisonment.

11.1101 E STABBED DT IWTCHMEN.

William Juoutoti, of No. h, Brunswick-street, Dover-
road, Newington; Williaai laanthe,eboxl, of No. 53 Rad-
nor-street, King's•road, Chelsea; and Ber,ad isedwa
Blirantlon, of No. 6, Brunswick-street, Dover-road, New-
ington, natives of Holland, were charged with cruelty to
a bone by stabbing it with a knife.
William Harris said on Sunday afternoon the prisoners
hired a horse and basket carriage for an hour and a half,
and on returning in about a quarter of an hour the horse
was found stabbed, and the prisoner Janson's hand was
covered with blood. .

Mr. Green, veterinary surgeon, said he had examine I
the horse, and found the wound two inches drep and
three-quarters of an inch in width. The artery had been
divided, and there was a swelling arising from inflamma-
tion, the size of a goose's egg. There were several smaller
scratches, or cuts, and the wound described must have
been occasioned by some sharp instrument. The bone
would not be fit to work again for some time.
The defence was that the horse must have been injured
at the time it was hired, but the owner denied this.
Mr. Traill convicted the whole of the prisoners, and
fined them 20e., and 30s. each for damage to the horse, or
one month's imprisonment.

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT BATTERSEA.

INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning, at half-past 10 o'clock, Mr. Wm.
Carter, the Surrey coroner, resumed an investigation at
the Duke of Clarence Tavern, Penton-place, Walworth,
respecting the alleged murder of Thomas Falkner, aged
23 years.
. .

Police-constable Drew, ZIO W, proved that on lest Sa-
turday evening week he was informed that the deceased
had been found lying in an insensible state on the footpath
outside Dr. Lesley's ►urgery, in the Queen's-road, Batter-
sea-park. He was rewoved to St. Thoinas's Hospital,
where he expired.
Dr. Daniel Lesley said that his attention was called to
the deceased by two strange men, who said that they
" discovered him accidentally." He was in strong con-
vulsions. _ _

George Faulkner, 63, Arthur-street, Battersea-park,
said that the deceased was his brother. He had been pot-
man at the Eagle Tavern, Battersea-park. Witness had
heard that on the night in question he had been pushed
out of the Eagle by a barman. The man gave him a blow
on the back. The deceased then reeled across the pave-
ment up against the wall of • house, and putting his
hands to the back of his head, cried out, " Oh, oh." He
died on Monday.

Mr. Hunter, the landlord of the Eagle, said that he be-
lieved that the deceased died from violence, bdt he was of
opinion that he had received his fatal injuries a week be-
fore the time alluded to. He had made a statement which
showed that while he was walking along the road one
night be had been knocked down and kicked on the head.
Dr. Lees deposed that a post-mortem examination of
the deceased's body shows that there was a fracture at the
Mum of the skull towards the right side. There was a
wound over the right ear. The injuries were very serious,
and they could not possibly have been caused a week
before death. Such injuries might be caused by either •
blow or a fall. They were the cause of death. Convul-
sions do follow suoh injuries to the brain.
Stephen Sandal', a lath-nailer, said that he knew the
deceased. On last Saturday night week he was pushed
nut of the Eagle, Battersea-park, by a potman. He ap-
peared to be in pain, and said, "Oh." He placed his
hand to his heed. The occurrence took place between
9 and 10 o'clock. Witness did not see him fall. He leant
up against a door, but his head did not strike against any-
..

Helen Levett, the wife of a labourer, living at 3, Pal-
merston-terrace, Batteraea-park, said that between 12 and
o'clock on the night in question ehe saw the deceased talk-
ing to a stout man outside the door of the Eagle. The
house was then cloned and the lamps were out. Witness
heard something about M. The deceased said that he was
abort in his accounts. He was talking very loud. He was
in the habit of having quarrels. Witness walked away
and returned in twenty minutes. She then saw
the deceased lying on the door-step. No one was
there with him. Witness then spoke to him. She
said, " What is the matter, Punch Why are you lying
there!—get up." He replied, "My head. Go away and
let me alone." Witness then left him lying on the pave-
ment. He had no home. He was very ill and he appeared
hardly able to speak. He used to sleep in a stable. Wit-
ness used to see men illtreating him.
After hearing other evidetee,
The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased expired
from fracture of the skull, but how or under what circum-
stances be received the said fracture there was not suffi-
cient evidence to prove."
The coroner said that the police could, if they discovered
any parties who had injured the deceased, arrest them and
take them before the magistrate. It frequently occurred
that the guilty parties were not found out for some months
after the fatal event.