The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
avareatavic ROBBERY AT CITY OPTIMA.
A well-dressed young German, who gave the name 01114
Wagner, was charged before Mr. Alderman Abbial Skip
sat for the Lord Mayor) with stealing two umbrellas, thu
coats, two waistcoats, and 16 cancelled cheques, hem the
office of Mr. John S. Burrows, No. 3, Nevanaa'seemet,
Coenhill, insuranoe broker.
It appeared from the evidence of George Whitney N,
City, who was corroborated by William Green, 214, Oat
that they had been watching the prisoner sines BOO*
last, when he entered no lees than 21 houses in the llist
most of the houses being let out as office, bet hi
Mine out without effecting any plunder. 01 Bate.
day last, however, the ocers saw the Fiume p
into the house in Newman's-court, in which sue
the offices occupied by the prosecutor. In a short tine
the prisoner Caine out again carrying two umbrellas is hi
hand, and two orate over his arm, and wearing the
two waistcoat& and the other coat which term&
out to have been stolen over his own clothes. He ets
at once secured and conveyed to the police-lb*
and on his being searched there were found spn
him 16 cancelled cheques belonging to the promadar,
a finger ring, • gold eye-glass, a pair of somas, mf
two latch keys, one of which belonged to the
and opened his office door. The property was
by Mr. Hodson, one of the prosecur's cler s,
k who ales
proved that on Saturday, about Ito
o'clock, he left tie
office on business, and placed the latch key under the Era
mat in the passage, for the use of his fellow clerk, and on
his (witness's) return he found the office door open sad ths
latch key (now produced) was gone.
George Ager, principal warder of the City prison at Hal
loway, said thatin 1862, the prisoner was convicted at the
Central Criminal Court of a similar offence, and menteserd
to twelve months' imprisoment, and that in March of . the
present year be was sentenced to three months' bmrn,.
went as a rogue and a vagabond, in fact he was only dr
charged from Holloway on Monday last.
The prisoner, who declined to say anything, was
fly
committed for trial at the next session of the Central
Criminal Court

MARLBOROUGH-STRUT.
LAMENTABLZ A/TAIL —CJLABGI OF CAInING SHE DWI
or A. CHILD.
Mr. Henry Chapman, soda water manufacturer, d
No. 29, Langham-street, Marylebone, was charged betas
Mr. Knox with causing the death of George Shekel,
seven years old, by driving over him with a horse anima
From the evidence of several witnesses, it wean Mil
on Saturday evening, about 5 o'clock, the prima ins
driving a horse and van along Langham-street ; then"
children (the deceased and a little girl) stepped fres tis
pavement into the road. The hackney carriage 'timed
on the stand, W. Goff, Galled to the prisoner to stop. walk
the danger the children were in, but too late, both of thus
being knocked down, and the wheels ov tins.
They were immediately picked up and conveyed toils
Middlesex Hospital, where shortly afterwards oaeof Shell
little boy, named George Shelley, expired, the wheels d
the van having gone over his chest ; and the other, s kids
girl, was found to be much injured, but she was ado
quently taken home, and there are hopes that As
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iecovei.
In answer to Mr. Knox, all the witnesses stated ill
the prisoner did all in his power to pull up, that leer
not going at the rate of more than five miles an hoer, sal
that the occurrence was purely accidental, the cbil
running right under the horse's feet.
Mr. Knox said it was a terrible tragedy for the pm*
but from the evidence of the witnesses it appeared that the
prisoner was free from blame, and that lie was not I
at an undue rate. He should remand the Omer zu
after the inquest, and would take his own recopisassts
appear again.

WORSHIP-STREET.
AI(OTHU ARBAULT BY A POLICE-CONSTABIL
Wet. Boss, 460 K division. was charged with hohl
violently assaulted Daniel Doyle, in the service of Isms.
Lecher, starch manufacturers, in Thomss-street, Wk.

chapel.
The complainant's statement was that on the prying
evening he noticed a crowd near Thomas-street, wields
standing was pushed shout by defendant, who esal lf
with another constable to disperse the mob ; Da, la'
plainant, did not resent that violence, although it tra
quite unnecessary, hut retired and stood on the wale
ground in WhitechapeL After the crowd had dismild
he saw the two constables go to the Star and Garter Mit
house, with a man named Page, • broker, opposiw,,i2.
whose shop the disturbance had been, and ''''
treated them with a pot of malt liquor at the door of til
publichouse. The complainant knowing Flige ambit IA
Are not you ashamed of yourself ? you rye them ma
liquor while on duty, although they have in the owns
of that duty needlessly interfered with persons walk*
quietly along the pathway." The defendant at that sr
ment 'held the pewter pot in his hand and asked, "Willi
do you want r Complainant replied, " Not anYlhig. 4
wa
Tea." and turned to go away. Defendant eon
'Go home, if you don't I'll goon 00 ri
what rat do want," the answer to which ell
testf it further hheirmi I,
" 11l give you further trouble immediately," after *W.
defendant tripped him up, and struck him on the back
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his neck, and also a second blow after he had rime,
ill-usage,
no't haenycallnotedioefowr
fell on his ear, and caused him to fall again. Felew
lowed by defendant, into Thomas-street, and took lends
in the shop of a hairdresser. Subsequently he made_ll
complaint at the station house in Bethnal-green-roml, aa
preferred the charge. uthetakotehne.r
aconnsd tahbelerst reed
Thomas M'Grail, a working man, corroborated ofeePhkr
ant's statement, but had not heard the obsenution omit
to Fag° by him. Defendant had been very
MOW Ad.
with those persons pegging on the pavement.
constable's number was 167 R.
Defendant denied having had the pot of beer is
hand, and likewise knocking the complainant down.
Complainant assured the magistrate that he could helf
other witnesses into court who would substantullY
statement if a remand was granted. Defendants
assaulted a woman previous to assaulting him
would attend.
Defendant wan remanded on recognisance'.
WANDSWORTH.
• BRUTAL FATHER.
Joins Willis, a labourer, was brought up os talleli_.
charged with violently assaulting his daughter, 6 77.1
woman named Mary Ann Willis, who hail received a
injury to the head. Saturdel
It appeared from the evidence that on .1
I
the 9th inst., the prisoner, who was lining Wir.....i
daughter in Bath-plies, Larkhall-lane, Clapham. lew7,
home in a state of intoxication, and after giyink heLdk
he wished her to return the money. On refusing
her on the head twice with a thick hazel stick.
out her head open, and also broke the stick from thel
of the blows. Her screams of " murder" attracted WI
tention of Sergeant Mackay, who, on entering the
found the daughter lying on the floor iii a state of
sibility, and bleeding profusely from the wound in beta,.
He heard the prisoner call his daughter by an
ar,
epithet, and said she was in a fit. He also threstemal"
with further violence, and said, " I'll learn her tO i
the fair."
fiHe was taken into custody. his
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On the rst examination prisoner accused,.. t
with going to the fair and stopping out Intr. bu em
plained to the magistrate that she went twice, eve
her father and the other time with a young main