The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
IfUlinzsous ATTACK ON " InfrosTmurs"

On* drOlashaa, described as a waiter, of No. 8,
Windsor-court, Strand, but formerly keeping • public-
ly..e in the Coal-yard, Drury-lane, was charged before
Tyrehitt with violently assaulting a young women
soya Jemima Sondes.
The prosecutrix, whose head was bandsged, and who
appeared to have been most brutally assaulted, gave her
riideeoe seated. She said—l live at No. 68, Dudley-street.
Lot night I met the prisoner in the Haymarket I took
him home with me, and he promised me • sovereign.
As soon RS I got into my room the prisoner tore off my
clothes, threw me on the bed, and then struck me about
the body and head till he broke the poker in two. He gave
me several blows, and the ker was broken on myhead. M
'y
head is badly hurt • I lost a great deal of blood, and
I'm told my back is covered with bruises. It all
arose because I would not let him stay till ' .
was taken to the King's College Hospital in • cab, an was
smothered in blood.
Prisoner—Did I not ask you to let me leave the room!
prosecutrix—No, you did not.
prisoner—Did you not call for a man named "Jack."
Prosecutrix—No. I called for my landlady.
prisoner—l gave you half a sovereign.
Prosscatrix—No, you did not.
A female living in the next room to the proseentrix,
mid—l was woke up by hearing the promentrix scream
for a policeman. On going into the mom with the landlady
I maw the prosseetrix smothered in blood. (The witness
bore held up several of the prosecutrix's articles of cloth-
ing, and they presented a most ghastly sight, being
completely saturated in blood.) A constable came in
mid the prosecutrix who was sitting down said, " Oh,
I think I am stabbed I" I went with her and the con-
stable to the hospital.
Polios-constable Kittle, 42 F, said—l went into the prose-
entries room last night. She was covered with Mood;
there was • deal of blood on the floor. She said she had
been struck with a poker by the prisoner end on looking
about the room I found the poker broken fn. halves. The
prisoner did not say anything. I took the promicutrix to
lbs King's College Hospital, where her head was dressed.
Prisoner—l was returning home from a place of amuse-
ment and met the prow-lark and went home with
her. On getting into the room she asked for a
smear and then half • sovereign. I gave her
• sovereign. She then said that I should
act leave the room till I gave her another.
she then went into an ante-mom and knocked against the
rail, and called " Jack," and she then came up to me and
seised me. Thinking some one was coming, I seized a
poker and went to the door, but could not get out
ibe key having been hidden by her. I tied
to break off the look, and she got between me and the
door, and I admit I struck her as I was in • state of great
bar at the time, knowing that a man had been called for,
and being in such a house in •• low neighbourhood.
Mr. Tyrwhitt (the female witness being re-called)—ls
there any person named "Jack " in the house?
The witness—There is not. All the prosecutrix called out
was :—" For God's sake get • policeman. Lizzie, don't
come alone."
Tyrwhitt (to the prisoner)—lconsider you a cowardly
bridal fellow who will bully a woman when you can. I shall
remand you for a week to see what occurs, as you may per-
haps have to go to the Old Bailey, there being no knowing
what may be the result of the injuries the prosecutrix has
rescued. Assaults of a brutal nature on women will be
always punished severely by me, and if nothing else occurs
to the prosecutrix you may depend upon it you will re-
ceive three months' imprisonment when you are brought
before me next week.
WESTMINSTER.
IMIPORTENATEEERUqp! IMPROPER VIOLMNCM.

A re;;;;bfellooking middle-aged man applied to Mr.
Tinware for redress under the following circumstances:
Applicant said that at an early hour this morning the
gorier of a linendraper in Brewer-street, Victoria-road,
pis lien, was sweeping out the shop at the moment hie
(applicant's) son, a little boy, now present was passing.
Amomtat the dirt swept out was a email piece of string ;
tits little boy stooped down and picked it up, when
the porter broke his arm.
Mr. Flowers inquired how that was done.
Applicant replied that he seised him with great violence
ill checked him into the road.
Mr. Flowers asked the age of the little boy, and whether
sintlicant was present at the time.
Applicant said his little boy was only nine years of age.
He (the father) was not present. Ha had gone to the
home upon finding the injury that had been inflicted upon
kis child. and had then been told that if be did not go away
be should be served in the same manner as his eon had
. . . .

Mr. Flowers Immediately granted a
the person complained of.

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MAME&
STEALING SUGAR ON THE RIVER.

Edgard Hord! a;UI Howell, cousins, well known
to the Thames police, were brought up on remand before
Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing four bags of wager
from a barge on the river.
On the 3rd of the present month between 2 and 5
o'clock 560 " mate " of sugar were put on board a
barge belonging to Thomas Pillow and Son,
l'ghtennen, at the Hibernia-wharf, Southwark. The
barge was navigated by William Bailey, in the em-
ploy of Pillow and Son, to Fountain.stairs, Ber-
mondsey, and then left for some time. Four bags or mats
of sugar were stolen from the barge the same night. The
weight of the whole was about 500 lbs. On the 4th of
September Thomas Woolsoncroft, a Thames police.
constable, No. 34, saw four bags of sugar in another
barge lying alongside the Wheateheaf wharf, Wapping,
Middlesex side of the river. He at once suspected a rob-
bery had been committed, and watched the barge. At
12 o'clock at noon he saw the prisoners come on the wharf
from High-street, Wappidg, walk to the jetty there, go
dome to the barge and look in. They were talking for a
quarter of an hour. They went to a vessel and George
Howell returned and went on board the barge, took a
knife from his pocket and cut open one of the bags of sugar.
After examining the sugar he pulled down an empty sack,
',limbed up a pile and landed on the jetty. Wooleoncroft
stopped him and asked him what he had been doing on
board the barge and what business he had there at all. The
prisoner stoutly denied that he had been on board
the barge at aIL He was secured. Charles
Howell who had been looking on ran away.
He was apprehended a few days afterwards by
Richard Knight, a Thames.polioe constable, and on being
charged with stealing the sugar he said he knew nothing
about it, and no one saw him with it. In answer
to a question by Mr. Partridge Woolsoncroft said
that Charles Howell was on the jetty of the Wheataheaf-
wharf, looking on. and could see all that George Howell
was doing in the barge. The distance between the barge
that was plundered and the barge containing the four
begs or mats of stolen sugar was the whole breadth of the
river.
The identity of the sugar having been proved,
Mr. Partridge committed the prisoners for twist