The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW4STREBT. el:
GOIN G TO Harr • tamp.
George Jerwrehall, who refused to state his address or ao-
ettpation, was charged with creating a disturbance at the 84.
South Eastern Railway Station, Charing-acne, and assault. 244
el
iag Inspector Bengongh. Bs.
The 404,01' stared that the prisoner entered the eta-
tket a y before the arrival at the Margate train, and es,
was walking along the arrival platform when witness et.
stopped him, and told him he could not be allowed to go et.
that way. The prisoner said he wanted to meet a friend elkat•
who was to oeme by the Margate train. Witness told him
that was the wrong aide, and pointed to the place where the et
train would arrive. The lamps were lighted at that part gs,
of the platform, but where the prisoner stood it was all 80.
in darkness. The prisoner went to the proper place and St
waited till the train came in. After the train was ft..
cleared he again came up to witness, and said " Do you
know what I could do to such • thing ea you 94.
I Gould knock you down and jump your -i 18
inside out !" at the same time striking him ilO
in the Seca A struggle ensued, and with the help of • 101
porter and a police-eonstable the prisoner was at last re- , 104
moved to the station-house. He used a great deal of bad

language. I -n-
Thomu Archer, the office porter, said that when he gt.
tante to the inspector's assistance the prisoner struck at ti
him, but he warded off the blow. et
Crelius Rudman, 81 F, who took the prisoner to the 5
station, said that he continued to use the same sort of
language as was mentioned by the inspector, not only on I a.
the way to the station, but in the cell during the greater
94.
part of the night.
Inspector Brannan said the prisoner wee the worse for , 10
he prisoner admitted that be was the worse for liquor,
and had said more than he ought. He thought he was Ile
entitled to go to meet his friend, and he was irritated at
being interfered with. He denied that he struck the in- St.
speetor, who, however, knocked him down. "et
The inspector said there was no objection to the pri-
saner going to the part of the platform where the train B,
was to arrive, but it would be dangerous to allow strangers ! 84,
to go blundering about in the dark in parts of the eta- ; St.
Lion not open to the public. He denied that he struck ;tr
the prisoner ; they fell together in the course of the Bt.
struggle. I el
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Mr. Flowers said with the evidence of three witnesses 8,
before him he could not doubt that the prisoner struck jg
the inspector. The prisoner denied it, and though he was
not on his oath, he (Mr. Flowers) paid every attention
to what he said, being reluctant to believe that a man
would tell a lie under such circumstances. iti
The prisoner—lf I had struck him I would freely own
it. I would not tell a lie about it for 51. 10
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"Mr. Flowers—Then why should he!
A young woman named Margaret Humphrey here came
forward and tendered her evidence. She said she went to
the station with the prisoner to meet her husband, and
went down the platform a little in advance of him. She
turned round to see if he was following her, and saw him
lying on the platform, the inspector having knocked bim
down. She would swear that he did not strike the

inspector.
Mr. Flower,-How can you know that if you had your
Lack turned

it was not a minute.
Mr. Flowers—lt was long enough for him to be knocked I
down.
George William Humphrey, husband of the last wit-,
,
nes, here came forward, saying that he saw the whole ,
affair from the beginning.
Mr. Flowers—They did not seem to know that you had
arrived.
The witness replied that he did not come by that train,
but by one that arrived at London-bridge an hour and a
half earlier. In the meanwhile he had been home, and find-
ing his wife was gone to Charing-cross he followed. He
described an extraordinary scene of confusion. in which
12 or 14 persons joined in knocking the prisoner about
and when be remonstrated with them for their brutality,
two of them seized him, flung him on the ground, kicked
him, and told him that was all he got by interfering.
Mr. Flowers said it was extraordinary that his wife said
nothing of all this. The prisoner must pay 10s., or be
imprisoned seven days. He was liable to a fine for going
there drank at all.