The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

Mohammed AU Khan, stated to be • dependent of the
Nawaub of Joonaghur, India, was charged with attempting
i to commit suicide by cutting hie throat.
William Allan, porter at Westminster Hospital, having
been sworn as interpreter,
John Drake, 101 A, said, on the 28th ult. he was on duty
below the bar of the House of Lords, where the Lord Chan-
cellor, the judges, and some of the lords were hearing
an appeal case. The public were admitted to each cases,
and among other persons he noticed the defend-
ant come in at • quarter past one o'clock. He
remained there quiet with the rest of the people,
standing about gm yards from witnem, till twenty minutes
to 2, when the Lord Chancellor rose from his seat to ad-
the inquiry. Wilmer then heard • strange. noise
behind him, and turning round saw the defendant in the
act of cutting his throat with • knife (produced). Witness
immediately seised his arm, took him into the lobby,
securing a number of papers which defendant had in his
hand, and conveyed him to the Westminster Hospital,
whence he had brought him in custody to the police court
that morning.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether the defendant called out
anything at the time he cut his throat.
The oohs able replied he called out " Allah ! petitions !
Allah! petitions."
The papers were here gh in duced, and were for the most
part petitions to persons office, complaining of
ill-
wags at the hands of the colourable East India Company.
Mr. Arnold asked whether any of the aocnsed's friends
were present.
Mr.Noran, an inspector of the House of Lords, said every
inquiry had been made, but none could be found. He had
some presumed claims upon the Fast India Company, and
had once before been to this country and had • five mange
given him back to India, but had returned to England, and
had been offered another free passage to his native country,
which he had refused to accept, as he said the company
owed him money. A gentleman, however, wee present
sequainted with the facia of the case, who would throw
some further light upon the matter.
Mr. Arnold, having observed that he found in one of the
=that the accused spoke about destroying himself,
the gentleman to step upon the bench, and, after a
private interview with the magistrate,
The next witness, Mr. William Slater, house surgeon,
Westminster Hospital, was called, sad said the accused
was admitted to the hospital at 2 o'clock on the 28th ult.,
and was found to be suffering from an hackled wound on the
upper part of the throat. He was immediately attended to,
and had been in the hospital ever since.
Mr. Arnold inquired what Mr. Slater thought was the
date of the accused 's mind.

Mr. Sister replied, not being able to understand defen-
dant's language, he could not form • decided opinion upon
that point, but, as far as he could see, the accused was per.
fectly sane.
Mr. Arnold asked what was the depth of the wound.
Mr. Slater answered, it went nearly down to the wind-
Pt. Arnold inquired whether, if it bad been deeper, it
would have proved fatal.
Mr. Slater replied—Not immediately.
Defendant was then asked what he had to say, and re.
plied through the interpreter that Colonel Long had seat
him from the Bombay Presidency to England, to prosecnto
some claims he had against the Fast India Company.
He had been in the Fast India-house three yews, but no
one would listen to his petition, nor to the " Victoria peti-
tion " he had drawn up.
Mr. Arnold directed the porter to tell him that he (Mr.
Arnold) heard be had been offered a free pimp back to
India, which he bad rejected.
The interpreter gave as acoused's reply that that state-
ment was true, but he wanted his rights, what be bad
come to England for ; and if the East India Company
would satisfy his chime and give him • free passage to
India, he would go back.
The defendant was then remanded for • week.