The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

7HE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Stephen Keefe, a blind midden, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and illtreating his wife and children.
Pelioe constable 692 said—About half-past four that
morning I taw the prisoner's wife and two children standing
in the street abirmine with cold, and was informed that the
prisoner had turned them out of doors. I accordingly went
up to bin room and tried to persuade him to let them go in,
hut he refused to do so, and when I took them to the esti=
for warmth and shelter, he came after no, and with a great
deal of violent language, demanded that they should be turned
into the Street Nish:. He would not go away, and we wen
compelled to lock him up.
Prisoner—My lord, its only the little drink I'd got, and if
you let me go this tier. you'll ether see me here again.
The Lord Mayer—Ton must be • brutal fellow to turn out
your wife and children at such an hour, and in such incle-
ment weather. Is the wif• here?

Wife—Yee, my lord, and I hope you'll let Wm go. He's
• very good husband and father except when he drunk, and
he does hie best to provide for us.
Lord mayor—How old are your two children ?
Wife—The little boy is three, and the little girl ii eight.
Lord Mayor—He must be a brute to turn such children
tato the street.
.

Tv i liT itit it. only the little drink, and I hope you'll for-
e.. him.
Mr. Goodman—Your children moat be protected, and we
must molder them as weU am you. How doe. he get his
Livia*?

—Offer—He goes about with the bagpipes playing at pub-
llobouses, and four nights In the week he goat home drunk
and abtiaes his [aunty. He btu been here before several times.
Lord Mayor—l es abominable. Were the children dressed
when he turned them nut ?
Officer—Yes. my lord.
. . . . . _ .

Wife—He came home at three o'clock, and the little girl,
who always goes about with him, came home at the same
time, and bad not been to bed.
The Lori Mayor—A sirl only eight years old out with •
drunken man till three o'clock in the morning. Why, that
in Welt is shocking and disgraceful. Where was the other
abild

Wife—Hewes in bed, but when he hears his father corning
home drunk, he always starts up, and puts on his little bite
of things and runs to me.
Mr. Goodman—Asa protection from his father's violence,
I 'awes ?
Wife (with evident relnctence)—Yes ; but it's only when
his lathe/ is drunk.

The Lord Mayor—He Llama ecoundrel, and I shall send
hint to prison for Maya.
Priem:ow—Very writ my lord, sod when I enmea out I
shall just step it away altogether. I s►an't stop with my
wits and ohildne to get into Wattle on their amount say
more.

MURDER IN THE COUNTY DowN.—An inquest MY
held on Saturday lot on the holy of Michael Fraley, at
Ratbfriland, who died from the drools of • savage beating
ha removed from a gang of armed miscreants, on the 24th
ult. Ili. poor wife deposed that—" He bail no fear or terror
of anybody on his mind. Robert Cowan (a former witness)
sent me word that my husband wee injured by falling.
and wan cut, and desired me to take • horse and a cart to hie
(Cowan's) house for him. My brother, William O'Neill,
who lives with me. and • servant man, awned Peter
2l'llwown, went for deceased. It was them shout 2 o'cloek
in the miming. On my arrival at Cowan's I sew my hus-
band. He was able to speak to me, and at once reorg•ised
me. I 'eked him what hurt him. He answered, 'Sticks
and stones: I then brought him home on the cart, and had
him laid us a pellet at. the kitchen Bre. 1 inquired who it
was that had bosun him. Hs replied that he did not know.
He continued to huger up to Thursday, the lot histent, and
then died. Hr staid he got the injury at Mr. Henderson's
Bats, in Cornejhaugh. I can here no anepicirmot who com-
mitted the mime." Several other witnewsea were examined,
but not one of them had soy knowledge of tho murderers.
The jury, as in such case is usual, returned • verdict of
Wiltul murder againat persons unknown."

FATAL LEAP 1,11.011 A RAILWAY TRAIN.—Ort
Mwortay en toque& woe bold beh.re Mr. Hoary Atkinson,
d-poly y orrwr, er, cm the body of Frank Hinny, a fireman
In the amyl y of the London and Herb Weotera Railway
Company. About hall•paat Ire recJoak on the morning,
6.1.• tool. a roan woe crwatog the railway at Ardwick,
when he heard a moan. He want in the direction of the
mond, and Mound the dimmed leaning against a waggon. He
eal4 that ha had Imped from the mail train end a/moot killed
hinimlf. Hi. skull area Iracturvd, and he wea reword to
the Mencharir Infirmary, where he died on Sunday.—
Vordiet, Accidental death."
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