The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HgUBE.

Efisabra SiOPIMPU wee charged with steeling a child,
mined Martha Cole, aged three yews, under the following

&rah Cole, of 17, Catherine Wheel•alley, Bishopegate,
eald-1 Lye a child named Martha, who to turned three
years of age. I Net saw her yesterday at four o'clock, at
my own dam, and missed her directly after. The prisonei
had brought some bread to me for my fowls, for which I
gave her twopence ; and the rid, " I will take your little
mild away with me:, I said, "No, don't," but directly after
I beard a nobs in the back kitchen, and when I came out
I found that she was turning the corner of the court, with
the child in her arms. She turned towards Spitalftelds
market. Hollowed as soon aa I could clean myself • little
sad mar her coming down Petticoat lane. I asked her whit;
she tad done with my child, and she told me to look into her
pocket for it. I persuaded her to go with me to her house
to miff the child was there, but we could not Sod it, and
then she said it had perhaps got home by itself. We than
want together to my house, asd aa the child was not thin, I
gave her Into custody. I have not seen my child iIiZIOR
Elisabeth Myers said the saw the prlioner with a honk
child in her arms, shoat a quarter pset four, neer Artillery-
pirate, Bishogerste, Tha child had no hat on, and the
clothes were worth ulittle.
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The p;;;;nersaidit;;;; very true she took the child away
from its mother's house, to take her for a few minutes, as sbe
said oho would, but afterwards the child wonted to get sway,
mad she took her and sat her down in the street dose by her
owe house, tad supposed that she bad gone home to her
mother. She wee very fond of children, and took it away
from kinder's, Gad not with any ill-feeling towards it. The
proorcutriz had known her for a long while, and knew she
would'st hurt the child, if she liked to say so much.
Mr. Alderman Allen (who sat for the Lord Mayor)—How
long was it after you took the child away, before, ea you say,
you put it down scam near its mother's house?
Prisoner—Why I pat it down about five o'clock.
Mr. Aldermen Alfas—The you Lad It about as hour?

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had yea home. I'm very sorry it is lost, and mead rather
ham, it feed wain than bare 201. pat ta my pocket.
Mr. Alderman Allen—Well, this la a marmileme story d
loam sad yoa moat be needed for farther inquiry.
The primer waa remanded ametdivialy.
GUILDHALL.

Norio, Hail end Lignin's Abrahams, two Ge=
WITS with asthma a fellow-ocastryman,
Abraham sea, with a cobbler'. awl, with latent to do his
grievous bodily barn.
Mr. Lawbrappeered for the defence.
It appeared that the c uoplainaut ned separated from his
I wfilv,whn had takes refuge with the defendants, who were
bar brother sae rowera, and tea,. in ocarequenoe of hie ins-
' proles lime as was cohabiting with bee comic Sad, be

welted foe her on ht last, In Haminghall-street,
where she and the ants worked, and on all puttee
meeting a struggle ensued, in which,
to the ev for the complainant, Abtahamea=
him on the head with • poker, sad Haat with
aa awl, which another witness, who ma to hie
meolimeisos, extracted horn hie head. On the other
side it was alleged that the complainant wee a most violent
man, and that he had on many OCCASiOna so ill-treated and
bootie his wife that she had taken a summons out at this
court against him for maul; and that It was in defending
her from his attack that the defendant, were compelled to
act as they had done. They, however, denied using the awl,
which they said the complainant brought with him, but in
the scud% It wee acddentally knocked into his head.
Several witnesses were examined to prove the assault,
alter which,
Alderman Humphery said he was satisfied a very mime
assault had been committed, for which he should fine them
40e. each. It also appeared that Hard had committed a gross
assault upon the policeman who appreheaded him, for which
he should fine him 20s. With regard to Kali and the com-
plaint made against him by his wife, be thought it would be
sufficient to require him to enter into his recognisance. in
601., and find twe Rustle* in 251. each to keep the peace for
12 menthe towarda all parties.