The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-14 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

AN CSRTLT APPRENTICE SENT TO PRISON FOR ASSAULTING

Frarteis Sawed Briauft, an indoor apprentice to Mr.
Mew.' Beresfonl, a silver chaser and embower, of 7,
chvelvtreet, Clerkenwell, appeared in answer to a sum-
mons before Mr. Cooke charged with unlawfully assaulting
his master on the sth inst.

Mr. J. Wakeling prosecuted ; Mr. L Lewis defended.
The evidence showed that the defendant was appren-
ticed to the complainant in September, 1861, for seven
years—that he had for some time past been insolent to
the complainant, keeping late hours, neglecting his work,
and bad lately taken to assault his master. The com-
plainant had threatened to bring him to this court on
many occasions, but without its producing any effect, and
it was with great reluctance that he had adopted these
proceedings. On Thunsday, the sth inst. the complainant
went into the workshop about 9 o'clock in the morning
and found that the defendant had not done any
work ;he was standing leaning against the fireplace. The
complainant spoke to the defendant about his idling,
and asked bin, what be meant by it, when the defendant
in a loud tone said, " You are a liar, for I have been at
work." The complainant then told him that he was an
insolent fellow, on which the defendant immediately ran
at him and struck him about a dozen blows in the face,
causing his nose to bleed. In addition to that the com-
plainant lost two teeth, and had both his eyes blackened.
The complainant's face, shirt, and trousers were covered
with blood. The defendant then said, " There, that's my
temper. I'll show you my temper," and then sat down.
As remonstrances had proved of no avail the present pro-
ceeding.
were taken.
The complainant, in cross-examination, denied that he
had called the defendant bad names or ordered 'him to
move a lot of bricks bad in for repairing a shed. Ile also
swore that he did not offer to fight the defendant.
Mr. Cooke said he considered this was a very serious
cue. If the defendant had any complaint to make he
shank' have coma to this court. An apprentice would not
be allowed to do what defendant bad done with impunity,
and he sentenced dim to one month's hard labour in the
House of Correction.

Mr. Wakeling, on behalf of the complainant, afterwards
asked that the punishment might be made more lenient,
but the magistrate refused to interfere with his previous
decision.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THRIATESINGA MENDICITY SOCIETY'S °TIMM

Jots Barrett and William Brown, two stalwart men,
dreamed as labourers, were brought before Mr. Knox, by
William Woddup and William Hewitt, officers of the
Mendicity Society, charged with begging ; and Joke Apple,
a black man, was charged with obstructing the officers and
endeavouring to rescue the other prisoners.
Woddup saw Barrett and Brown accosting ladies and
gentlemen in North Audley-street, and soliciting alms.
He gut smite/we and took him into custody, when Apple
interfered, and tried to get them away.
Hewitt said he was assisting his brother-oflioer when
Apple assaulted him with the foulest abuse, said he would
pat a knife into him, and called upon a large crowd which
had assembled to rescue Barrett and Brown. Apple was
a well-known beggar, and had been in custody many times;
hence his antipathy to the officers.
Mr. Knox said there being plenty of employment for
such men as Barrett and Brown in harvesting and hop-
ping if they liked to seek it, there was no excuse for their
about London. He should commit them for a
month each ; and as a warning to the prisoner Apple not
to interfere with the officers again, he should commit him
fora month also.

Another sturdy beggar was charged by Woddup, and
also committed for a ruontb.
WANDSWORTR.
--TAR SCROOLMASTIR ABROAD.
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Joke Bill, a schoolmaster, of Stockwell-green. Stock-
well, who had his right hand bandaged and in a sling, was
placed in the dock on a charge of being drunk and inca-
pable of taking care of himself in Lore-lane, Wandsworth.
Police-constable 199 V said last night he was sent out to
take the prisoner into custody. He was lying in the road
lust outside the station, and could not walk. He was
drunk and quite incapable of taking are of himself.
The usher—He was here yesterday for the same offence,
and was fined half-a•crown.

Mr. Dayman (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask the
constable any question ?
The prisoner—No, sir; the constable has spoken truth-
fully. Will you allow me to plead for myself, your
worship. I have had a little spree. That is no excuse, I
know, fora man of my age—upwarde of 50—and I am very
sorry. I live edjaoent, and have been absent since
Thursday—not through any defalcation—and I have spent
• pound. I wish your worship to admonish me.
(Liughter.)
Mr. Dayman—The only admonition will lie what the law
affords. You must find two sureties to, be of good be-
haviour for the next fortnight.
to Ththee prisoner said he had no friends, and was removed
cells.

TURTOrS DRIVING.
Ird/Wn Andrews and Arthur Poulton were summoned
for furious driving.
On the evening of the 3rd inst. the defendants were
each driving a hone and out along the Lower Wands-
worth-road, Battersea, at a furious rate, racing against
each other, causing persons to run out of their way. They
would not have stopped but for the interference of the
constable, and they then told him he bad nothing to do
and wanted a job.
The defendants now said they were very sorry.
Mr. Duman said it
over
too late to express regret after
persona had been run over. Driving in that way was very
dangerous, and he fined them each 20s. and costs.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A STATION-MASTER.—At the
Sheffield Police Court, yesterday, Thomas Adams Bayley,
late station-master at Ongbtibndge, on the Manchester,
Sheflield, and Liucolnahirs line, was charged with em-
bezzlement. It was stated in evidence that he had
received, on the Ist of June, a sum of 421. Ils. 11d. from
Mr. Shuttleworth, manager to Mesas. Wartllow, steel
manufacturers, Oughtibridge, and on the 29th of June a
cheque for 331. 2s. 3d. from Mr. Taylor, fire brick and
tile manufacturer, Oughtibridge, and a cheque for 351.
7& d. from Mr. Shuttleworth. These sums he had not
accounted for, and the cheques be had cashed. When
apprehended, at Paisley, be said, " I shall plead guilty,
serve my time, and then endeavour to redeem my cha-
racter. %reacted guilty accordingly, and was com-
mitted for t •

RA11;;;s1; COLLISION.—On Thursday last the ex-
press train from Exeter to London ran into a cheep train
in risiing the Wilton station on the Salisbury and
Ytuvil line. The express, which is duo at the Fisberton
station of the London and South-Western Company at
1.14 p.m., was more then a quarter of an hour behind
its time on reaching Wilton, where a great sheep fair
had been held that day, occasioning a great deal of addi-
tional traffic. On nearing the station the driver con-
siderably slackened his speed, and perceiving that •
train of sheep trucks was being shunted across the
line, be endeavoured to .top his train, but did not
teed in time to prevent the express running through the
sheep train, nine of the trucks of which were knocked off
the line. Red the express been running at the usual speed
in passing this station the consequences must have been very
serious ; as it was, it was only going at the rate of about
six miles an hour. The front of the engine of the express
mis damaged a little, but all the passengers escaped with-
out injury, although one of the carriages was thrown off
the line. Nineteen, however, of the sheep in the other
train were killed. As the line was blocked up for a time,
the passengers and luggage were tranferred to other car-
naues, and proceeded on their journey after a delay of
about an hour and a half.