The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-27 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Eliza nay, a married woman, wu placed at the bar be•
fore Alderman Raley, charged with biting a boy on the
ann.

Mr. Martin (chief clerk) informed the worthyy alderman
that the prisoner was a most desperate drnnkanl, and •
very violent woman. She bad not lung since been tried at
the Central Criminal Court for manslaughter, having in a
fit of drunkenness smothered her infant, and then she was
acquitted. She bad since then been sent to prison for
assault, and there was now • summons out against her for
an assault on the mother of the present complainant.
R. Paton, 3, Bartlett's-buildings, said about 8 o'clock
on Wednesday night the prisoner was drunk, and when he
went down stairs to let his brother in she attacked him
most savagely bit his arm, and threatened to rip his
stomach up with • knife which she held in her hand. She
further said that if she did put the knife into him, she
would put it in properly.
Mrs. Paton, the mother of the last witness, said she had
taken • summons out against her for assault, and sine* she
bad received it she would not allow her (witness's) boys to
open the door to her, and there was always • fight in the
pump before she could be let in. She (the prisoner)
broke • jug of witness's by throwing it at her husband.
She had also smashed a table, and thrown an iron tea-
kettle out of the window, breaking the spout of it. Both
these were witness's property. A night or two ago she
broke 17 windows in ber own place, and her husband had
had to get them put in.
Tibby, the husband, was called forward, and said that he
could do nothing with her, she was so drunken and violent.
He had now awoundon his forehead where she had stabbed
him with a knife ; there was soar on his head which she
had done with a poker, and another on the cheek, which
was caused by her throwing a jug at him ; and he likewise
bad the marks on his arm where she had bitten him.
When she was under the charge of manslaughter he mo.
cured her counsel, and got her acquitted, and then when
she came out he sent her into the country for • week.
When she came home she pawned all his things and her
own. (The poor man, who seemed heart-broken, showed
the duplicates of the articles pledged.) Them was no oo-
caaion, he said, for her to pledge anything, as he cave her
money enough to keep house, but she spent it all in drink.
Mr. Martin informed Alderman Bosley that the man was
a very sober and steady man, but such was his love for the
women that notwithstanding all he had now said against
her if a fine were indicted on her he would get the money
to pay it rather than let ber co to prison.
The prisoner, in defence, said that her husband didnot
Five her enough to eat, end they were always throwing it
in her teeth that she killed her child. She was in a very
sad position, for nobody would take her part.
Alderman Besley said he did not see how she could ex-
pect it—a violent woman as she was, attacking every one.
It was wrong to upbraid her with having killed her child,
because a jury had acquitted her of that, but for this
savage assault he should send her to prison for 21 days'
hard labour.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Binge and Hugh Jones, two carmen, in the employ
of Mews. Holland and Hannen, builders, of Duke-street,
Bloomsbury, were charged before Mr. Knox with
• quantity of lead, the property of their employer., and
Richard Garrett, a marine store dealer, of No. 12, New
Compton-street, was charged with receiving the same with
• guilty knowledge.
Mr. Louis Lewis appeared for Garrett.
John Elkin, foreman carman in the employ of Messrs.
Holland and Hannen, said that having suspicions that lead
was being taken from a job in Piccadilly, be, on Wednesday
evening, followed the prisoners Hinge and .Tones, who each
bad charge of • cart containing lead to take back: to the
yard in Dukeirtribet. On their reaching New Compton.