The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERICENWELL.

DisTREIP4 ARISING OUT OF THE LATE FENIAN OUTRAGE.
A young widow, with a sickly-looking child in her arms,
applied to Mr. Cooke under the folio circumstances :
She add —I am a taileress, and my husband having died,
leaving me with this child to support, I worked with my
brother, who is • tailor, and lived at No. 3A, Corpora-
tion-row, the house which was blown completely down by
the explosion. On Friday last on' oing to my dinner at
1 o'clock my brother told me that I need not return as
there would be no more work to be done that afternoon.
I went away, and • few hours afterwards the explosion
took place, blowing my brother's house down, and burying
the whole of his furniture beneath the ruins. My poor
sister-in-law was killed, and my mother is now in the hos-
pital. My brother being totally ruined lam without work
or money to buy food for either my child or myself, and
my object in applying to you is to ask if you could grant
me some temporary assistance.
Mr. Cooke put several questions which were answered
readily, and to all appearanoe satisfactorily ; be then
observed—This is a case which I shall certainly relieve by
giving something now, although only a trifle, to assist you
temporarily, but you can apply here again -morrow,when
probably more substantial relief will be men.
A small sum of money having been given to the appli.
cant, she thanked the magistrate and retired.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A HAN CHARGED WITH FOUR ASSAULTS.
Tinntas /Celle, a labourer, was charged before Mr. Tyr-
whin with assaulting a man named John Keefe and Police-
constables Gordon, 33 C, Cane, 35 C, and Goseltine, 47 C.
On the case being called on Keefe was not in attendance.
Goseltine said—About 10 o'clock on Saturday night I
was in Little Pulteney.street, when I saw the prisoner
making • great disturbance, and wanting to fight every-
body he came near. I got him away three times, and on
his returning again I asked him to go away, and on his re-
fusing I took him into custody. He went quietly • little
way, when be became very violent, kicked me several
times, and it took five of us to get him to the station-
house, and on the way he assaulted sonic of the other
constables.
Gordon said—About 10 o'clock on Saturday while pass-
ing Little Pultenerstreet, I saw the prisoner strike •
female and others, and • man named Keefe gave the
prisoner into custody for assaulting him, and
on the Last witness taking him into custody he
became very violent, kicking him and everybody
near, being upon the ground at the time. Know-
ing the prisoner, I told the last witness and another
constable who was assisting him, to let the prisoner walk
ii he would do so, and as soon as the prisoner got up he
gave me a blow between the eyes, and kicked me. He
then seized my coat with hie teeth, no doubt
thinking he was biting my wrist, and I bad
to strike lihn with my umbrella, I being in plain clothes
at the time, to make him release his hold. On the way to
the station he behaved with the greatest violence, being
more like a cannibal than a Christian.
Cane said—Seeing the prisoner kicking the witnesses,
I went to their assistance, then the prisoner struck me •
violent blow on the chest, and then kicked me. After
going a portion of the way to the station, he refused to
walk any further, and we had to carry him.
Tyrwhitt— Was the prisoner drunk?
Conlon—He had been drinking, but knew what he was
about.
The prisoner—l've nothing to say. It's no use saying
an ; I wee drunk.
Ir. Tyrwhitt- For the assault on Gordon you will go to
prim for a mouth without • fine, and for each of the
other assaults you will have to pay 40e., or a month. It
quite necessary to check the violence which at the
Present time is floating about.
SOUTHWARK.
HOUSEBREAKING AND SIVTILATION OF ONE OF THE
PRISONERS.
Pronris Patrick, Williass Arled, and Charles Jones, rut-
(Air-looking men, the latter much disfigured about the
head and neck owing to his falling through • skylight in
his attempt to escape, were brought before Mr. Partridge,
for filial examination charged with breaking into the dwel-
ling house of Joseph' Walker, 11G, Stamford-street, and
st..ling from the roof about 3 cwt. of lead.
Poi:re-constable 115 L maid that a little before 3 en
the :uoroing of the 4th he was on duty in Duke-street,
Stanford-street, when he heard a noise on the top of 116,
at the corner. Ho instantly called the attention of another
eenunhie, and then they saw • man looking down from the
11'"Pet. Some one then whistled, and he heard steps run- '
Er-g downstairs to the door of the house and a moment
wuards hesaw the prisonercomeout at theback first floor
and run along a low roof, and immediately after-
!anis he heard • fearful crash, and some one calling for
"di- Murton, 03 1., then came up, and they ran to a yard
at the rear, and saw Patrick and Acted running as fast as
ate he
could from the spot. Morton pursued Acted, and
cri;ht hold of him, when they had a desperate draggle,
antand he got away. lie, however, pursued him. aim
him run into another constable's arms, when he
--"mred. At the station-house they saw Patrick in
t-todl, he being apprehended by another constable. On
rh't 'ming to the house they found that it had been entered
lf forme, the gratings of the kitchen windows in Duke-
nlreet. They found all the lead had been stripped off the
rotf of the house. About a hundredweight and • half had
been carried away, and about the same quantity was rolled
rawly for the same purpose.
lolice-constable 102 L said be went into a workshop and
found the prisoner Jones cut severely about the head,
tFli. and Aram, he having fallen through the skylight.
:Lititn:ese sbeafted:..that he had seen all the prisoners together
away. in tue morning, and he warned them
re,lr. Keogh, one of the chief warders of Wandsworth 1
'm of Correction, proved former convictions against
the prisoners, and they were committed for trial.

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