The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-03 00:00:00

OLJIWUALL.

isms Cooper, • sariiy-bnilt man, who said he was •
baker, reading at U, Coldharboar-lane, Buser-road, Brix-
me, ma 'barged with being drank and 411•11atiog Andrew
Blake, • child shout five years of age.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Blake that about
n o'clock yesterday morning he was walking along Meet.
street, and his little boy and • playmate were walking
together • little way in front. He saw the prisoner Gran
the road from the poliosetation and strike his little boy •
violent blow on the head, which knocked him down in the
mud. He then made another blow at the other child, but
that one being a little older, dodged, and got beyond his
reach. The priamar then approached Mr. Blake. who
first knocked him down and then gave him into custody.
The prisoner denied that be was drunk.
Alderman Abbies said then be warn the leas eacumble
for striking, in his sober senses, • little child like that in
the brutal manner he had. The montane of the court
was that he be fined We., or 14 days' impriestinteak
WHITMINSTHR.

Ast.iamy Robert lii.sosaeloriiil7alra Waimea Wilms,
two young men, were charged before Mr. Self., with plan-
and attempting to carry into execution, an enimistee
at the house of Mr. Hamgood, pawnheoker, Vaux-
hall Bridgo-read.
Frederick Degen, a German, formerly engaged in the
Federal army, mid that Inc. his discharge and arrival in
this country he had fallen into distress, and bad gone into
the Field-lane Refuge, where he lint saw the prisoners, who
were inmates there, on Wednesday last. Os that day he was
in High Holborn, when *issued wooded him, and after
epee ecovereatien asked him if he would make some ne=
by robbing a pawnbroker's at Finlike, by which they
realise 601. each on Good Friday. He smiled, which
took for assent, and on Friday morning all taresof them
left the Refuge together,
ighbourhood and he andGaon went to the
Vauxhall-read, to the ne of Mr. Ilawriodls
house, where they were to be joined by the other prisoner.
He left them and eve information to the police of what
was in contemplateen. When he rejoined the prisoners It
was &mined that the execution of the plea should be de-
ferred until the Sunday following, when the male inmates
would be away from the house in the country. Runnaeles
then told witness that he had formerly been in Mr. Haw-
good's service, knew the premises well, and had robbed
film before. He said that on Sunday nobody but the
housekeepeer would be on the premises, and that she
was a feeble woman, who would mom be over.
powered. Wilson then emiped to witness the task of
rendering her insensible by knocking her down, and fur-
ther proposed that she should be lightly tied with cords,
and Owed in either the cellar or the larder, while the
robbery was being committed. Wither, fearing he might
be respected and watched, wrote to the pollee of the B
division au Saturday, informing them of the plan proposed,
and on Sunday left the Refuge with the prisoners to cony
it into effect. They came into the Vauxhall-bridge-road
and watched Mr. Hawgood's premises, to see that
the men left. The plan of operatems was than
changed,
it being decided by Runnacles that Wilsca
first enter end knock down the housekeeper, that Run-
melee should immediately follow, and witness remain out-
side to give an alarm, or enter the house if needed. At
about three in the afternoon prisoners knocked at Mr.
Hawgood's dooreancl, having been admitted, were imme-
diately secured by the
Mr. Humphrys, inspector of the B divieion, having
stated that Mr. Hawgood's house had been entered on the
31st of last December, and robbed of copper money to the
amount of 161., informed the magistrate that Runneeles
had made such a disclosure of the mode in which it had
been effected, as left no doubt who were the perpetrators
of it.
Further evidence having been given,
Mr. Sethi said he should at ones dispose of the accused
for being at the house on Sunday with intent to rob it,
and commit them for three months with hard labour. If,
when they had undergone that punishment, the previous
robbery could be proved, he hoped that they would be
sagainst for it. The worthy magististe said that
sed conduct wee entitled to much commendation, and
effectually prevented the proposed robbery.