The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTB.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Eden Brimet, a repuLdve-looking woman, wee charged
before the Lord Ma r with having committed a murderous
eesault upon C Hammerman.
W. Hammerman mid—l am a porter, living at 8, Hutchin-
son's-avenne. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner was in the
bottom room of oar house, and she called my wife some vary
foul mums. I went down Moire and found her beating my
wife. I pealed them, and thinking it was all over went up.
stairs, but hid only been then a few minutes when I Mord
a terrible noise. I then went down again and found that
the prisoner, who had buret the door open, was striking my
wib over the head with the piece of wood produced by the
Mow .
cheon (a pima of oak twice as large as a polka:am'. trun-
)
The Lord Mayor—What was the origin of the quarrel P
Witness—l can't say, my Led. My Mb has always been
a good wife to me and taken an of her children ; but the
pnsooer has repeatedly sworn that she would Dave her life.
Bhe did so when the officer wee taking her to the station-
house.

—R. Hiker, the constable, ofd—Yost day afternoon I went
to the house of the last witness, and farad his wife covered
with blood. She almost immediately stairway& fell down in
a state of insensibility from the loss of blood. I took her to
Ouy's Hospital, when her wounds were dressed. I went to
IMO her at 7 o'clock this morning, and she had just fainted
away from moirmive pain. The piece of timber I
mad with which the wounds were Inflicted, is neerlyP=
with blood.

Ths prisoner ems remanded.
Ir. 4. C. lowan, of 17, Oracechurch-street, appeared
before the Lord Mayor in answer to a summons which
charged him with having aassulted Mr. James Woodrow, •
builder, living at 6, Oliver's-yard, City-road.
The complainant said—On the 6th instant I was coming
along ' when I &eked the defendant. who was passing
me, where the Globe Insurance Office waa ? He immediately
gave me a punch in the face with his flat.
The Lord Mayor—Did you lay hold of him, or molest him
In say way P
Complainant —No. I simply touched him on his arm.
The ddmdast, in answer to the charge, mid—l was crow-
ing the road with some securities in my hand and scene oas
touched me from behind ; I was startled, and thinking I was
attsoked by • pickpocket, 1 certainly, did throw out my arm,
sad my Amgen touched his ItmAr I said to Mu, "Ton
had no business to lay hold of my hand in that way." I gave
my end to a policeman who came up at the moment, and
whoa he returned it to me the complainant violently took it
from my hand.
The Lmd Mayor said that the complainant in the Bret
plate had no right to take bold of the defendant. He was
quits sure, from what had transpired, that neither party
intended to commit an areault ; the summons, under these
circumstances, must be dismissed.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Joseph Reynolds, greetlereoor Oak-place, Hackney, wiz
charged with amaulting Jane 'Archer, a married woman,
living next door to him.
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Mrs. Maher, who appeared in a very weak date, and wee
taken ill after giving her evidence, Mated that on coming
home that morning, and knocking at a gate, which ia the
common entrance to her own and dye other houses, includ-
ing the pawner's, the prisoner appeared and refused to
admit her. On her turning away from the gate he ran after
her, and, lifting up the lid of a well, he threatened to put her
down the well. Hie wife dragged him away, and com-
plainant pawed through the gate, whereupon he fol-
lowed her, seized her by the leg and wrist,
held her in an inverted poidtics, and then beat
her about the head and body till her screams Droned a
policeman to her easietanoe. While he was ill-using her the
primmer said he had " long wanted to make a public example
of her." When the policeman came up he threw her over
the palings into the next garden. A neighbour and the
policeman confirmed much of this evidence, and the latter
mid the prisoner told him that complainant was a
and had no right of way through the gate, as he ==.3
held the premises on a repairing lame.
The prisoner, who mud that the complainant had greatly
exaggerated, was committed for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
Charles Frazer, a determined looting fellow, was charged
with violently assaulting Mr. Broghtley, the proprietor of the
Prince of Wales public-house, Vauxhall-bridge-road, also
William Forster, bis potman, and with attacking Mr.
Stephen Redman, a dcaler in machinery.
Mr. Brechtley said defendant was so lawless and despe-
rate a character that he had again and again forbidden him
his house, notwithstanding which he mole there the previous
afternoon, and endeavoured to foes hie way into the tap-
room. Witness told him he should have nothing there,
sad endeavoured to put him out; but he resisted violently,
sad after striking complainant on the breast bit bim through
the left head.

WiWam
Forster, the polman, said that he assisted his
master in endeavouring to get the defendant out, when he
kicked and bruised him very much.
Mr. Annal—What have you to say to the charge
Defordeat—They hit me as well. They hit me once be-
with a meek, when I wont there.
Mr. Amid—What do you go there fort The landlord has
forbidden you the house.
Defendiat—l have as much right there as anybody else.
Mr. Arnold—You have not if you conduct yourself in this
disgraceful way. You had no right to endeavour to force
your way into the house. Although bound to supply re-
ta to decent and well-conducted people, a landlord
may refuse to admit and serve those who conduct themselves
immoperly. Re is bound by law to keep hie house in on
orderly manner. Publicans are more open than any other
clam of tradesmen to annoyances of this description, and I
shall always feel it my ditty to support them while they do
right.
Mr. Stephen Redman said that immediately after the pre-
vious outrage committed by the defendant, he (complainant)
was about to start with a low carriage for the conveysnoe of
machinery, when defendant jumped into it, and, with a filthy
ex declared he would have • ride. Complainant
he would all the police, when defendant Jumped out of
the carriage end dragged him violently to the ground.
Mr. Arnold—Do you know anything of him
Mr. Redman—He is a most doyenne fellow and the terror
of the neighbourhood ; he is perfectly unfit to be at large, and
will murder somebody, I fear before long. He threatened me
very much, and it is difforth to say whether he may not
tarry his threats into execution. I saw him the other day,
wantonly and without the kart provocation, throw a brick
at three little children, and had it struck either might have
been attended with fatal consequences.
Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—Your conduct is more like that
of a madman than anything else. I shall fine you 61. for
eseaulting Mr. Brothels'', and in default oommtt you for two
mouths, and shall require you to find bail for six months.
He war committed in default.