The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

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_ASSAULT.

Frederick Lander, a bar-keeper at the London Pavilion
Music Sall, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with as.
saulting Mr. Joseph Rosenthal, jeweller, of No. 18,
Arundel-street, Paittonoquare.
Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of
Great Marlborough-stmt, appeared for the complainant,
and having stated the nature of the case, said that as the
defendant when charged with the assault had made very
light of it, saying that he had plenty of money and could
only be fined, he hoped his worship would teach him differ-
ently and not impose a fine for such a brutal assault as
the defendant had committed.

Mr. Rosenthal said that he bad had a dispute with the
defendant, who was a bar-keeper at the London Pavilion,
respecting a bet. On the previous evening the defendant
came up to him in Rupert-street, and said, "Are you not
going to settle that bet ?" He told the defendant that be
had not received the money, and the defendant then spat
in his face, called him "• Jew," and kicked him. After
tripping him up the defendant kicked him while be Ma
lying on the ground by the Crown Tavern, some of the
kicks being on the mouth, and others about the bead. He
could not see a policeman, and he believed if some penons had
not come to his luminance he would have been killed,
as the defendant pinioned him by the arms and kicked
him deliberately, he (complainant) having his hands at
the time in his loom, jacket pockets. At the time he had
seven or eight watches in his pocket, and a quantity of
small articles of jewellery, which be was going to show to
a customer, and he lost two lockets and had his breast pin,
which he much valued, broken in two.
The defendant said all he did wee in self-defence. The
complainant owed him sf. for eight weeks, and had made
several appointments with him to settle it, but had never
done so, and sever could be found at home.
Mr. Pulling, of No. 34, Southampton-street, Strand, ear-
peuter, said that he was in Rupert-street yesterday eves-
lag, and saw the defendant plain his left hand on the com-
plainant's neck and force him down on the ground, and
then commence kicking him in the face with his right
foot and beating him about with his fist, and the own-
plainant bled very much. He (witness) went across the
road to pull the defendantoff the complainant, but another
person did so before he got up. He never saw a more
brutal assault in his life, and while going to the station
the defendant seemed to make quite a triumph of it, saying
that he had plenty of money and did not can for the cim-
plainant, as theycould only lock him up and fine him, and
he did not care for that.

Mr. Thos. Charles Weller, of No. 5, Archer-street,
Windmill-street, gave similsr evidence to that of the pre•
vions witty's, and proved pulling the defendant from the
complainant, the latter never having struck or abused the
former at all.

Thos. Goddard, :kr A, proved peeing the complainant
bleeding. The complainant charged the defendant with
assaulting him and several persona said the defendant find
attacked the complainant.
The defendant called Edwin Atkins, a waiter at tare•
gory'S Hotel, but it appeared that he did not see all that
occurred.

Mr. 'Tyrwbitt said it was quite clear to bim that tbs
defendant had committed a most brutal assault, and be
would be sent to prison for 21 dais with bard labour.
Mr. Froggatt, of Argyll-street, afterwards applied to
the magistrate to impose a fine on the defendant instead
of imprisonment, but Mr. Tyrwhitt refused to alter big
decision.

WORSHIPZTREET.
STRANGE THEFT.-RODDING THE HETZLESS.

A man whose name was entered on the police sheet
as Henry Watson, 47, a carman at 10, Cbiswell-streets
St. Luke's, was charged with stealing a entail valise and
contents, the property of a gentleman named Mr. Gough,
resident at Lowestoft, Suffolk. The circumstances were
peculiar.
A constable of the G division said—This morning about
10 o'clock, I noticed several persons standing round the
prisoner, who was sitting on the flagetones in Finsbu¢
square reading, madi him :gi,ainren.rtlryewso:de.tlisintlecro.m&niieriwnsg.p:per.
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Railway," arc., but I could not connect his
meaning, and at that instant some person near
remarked that somebody bad said the prisoner bad at•
ten.pted to steal a watch. Portions of strain of a leathers
valise were in the prisoner's hand at the time, and whets
heheard the watch mentioned he doubled the paper up and
put it into my hand, saying " If I havegot your watch there
it is," at the same time trying to get away. I told
him I could not permit him to leave directly, but he Tr
misted by kicking me all the way to the station-bouse,
where he observed, " If it had not been for you I should
have escaped." On searching him I found two knives is
his pocket. I know nothing of him.
A gentleman who described himself as a government
clerk, living in Godfrey-road, Kingxland, gave a like
account of the incident, with this addition, that be saw
prisoner leaving a gentleman, who called in vain for
him to return, and appeared unable to pursue him. is
consequence of which be (witness), with others, rimed
round the prsoner, and prevented his going furtba ;
after which the prisoner sat down, as describe
and read sonic almost incoherent sentences from a folded
newspaper till the police came.
Mr. Gough, the prosecutor, explained that he was 05
invalid from rheumatism, and could scarcely walk at *IL
Stopping in Finsburpequare. he released himself from bit
valise for a few momenta. The prisoner walked off with
it, and not with that only but likewise with his sticks.
without which he was unable to stir. He knew nothing
of the prisoner.
Mr. Ellison inquired if the prisoner was known to any
one present, and received an answer in the negative.
Prisoner himself smilingly said, in answer to the chug!,
"Guilty," and received a sentence of six months'
soument with apparent indifference.

We are authorised to state that there is no foun-
dation for the rumour that a portion of the gold
service of plate used on the occasion of the enter-
tainment to the Sultan at the India-office had
been stolen or lost.
A shocking accident is reported from Maher*.
Master Fred. Potter had gone there with his friends, sad
when near St. Ann's Well commenced running down the
incline, a auto= with tourists. He was anagram 01 •
fearful chasm under him (a stone quarry), and fell over •
mass of rock a distance of forty feet. His father I
solicitor) picked him up, but he was unoonscious, and be
has since died.