The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

CLR KEN WELL.

John Scarelif, aged 44; a respectable looking man, a
whiteemith, of. No. 40, Allan-rosd, South Hornsey, was
charged before Mr. Barker with disorderly conduct during
Divine service at St. Matthias Church, Stoke Newington.
Mr. Warner Sleigh, barrister, said he appeared on
behalf of the authorities of St. Matthias Church, Stoke
Newington, and having stated the facts as detailed in
the ON idonce, said he was informed that defendant's sister
was confined in • lunatic asylum, and that when the defen-
dant was drunk he did not know what he was about. The
au...borities did not wish to act vindictively in the matter,
and would be content with the defendant being bound over
to keep the peace. The learned gentleman thencallcd
Mr. J. Scarborough, who said—l am the verger
and special constable of St. Matthias, Stoke New-
ington. On Friday night about half-past seven,
as Divine service was proceeding, defendant came
down one of the aisles and sat in a side pew. He sat
there about five minutes, when he got up and went into
one of the middle pews. Whilst the congregation were
kneeling the defendant pot his feet on a shelf where the
Prayer•books are kept, and his knees then came up level
with his chin. He said something which I could not hear,
but afterwards he shouted three or four times, " You are
all fools." I went to him, in company with two or
three other officials, and we took him outside the church,
and I gave him into custody.
Police-constable John Moore, 212 N, said—l took the
defendant into custody. He knew well what he was about,
but he seemed as if he had been drinking. He went
quietly with me to the police-station, but he made uae of
some bad expressions.
The defendant said he was extremely sorry for his con-
duct ; and, if he had been sober, he should not have done
it. He had resided in the neighbourhood of the church
for six years, but bad never been in the church before.
This was the first complaint that had ever been made
against him, and he hoped that what he had done would
now be looked over. _ _

Mr. Barker said it was extremely wrong of the de-
fendant to go into a church when Divine service was going
on without having his coat on ; and what made the matter
worse was that it was proved he was drunk at the time.
As the authorities of the church did not wish to press the
charge, he thought the justice of the case would be wet
by binding him over (the defendant) in his own recog-
nisance's in the sum of 201. to keep the peace and be of
good behaviour for the next six months.
The defendant, having entered into the required recog-
nisance, then left the court.

John Doyle and Willier;t4liziliari; Page) were charged
with bureariously breaking and entering the premises
o: Mr. Starr, jeweller and watchmaker, Park-side, knights.
bridge.
Mr. Starr, jun., and his brother slept on the premises,
and at about 1.15 ou Saturday morning Mr. Starr was
aroused by a noise on the roof, and saw a man trying to
make a hole by the skylight. The hole was gradually
widened, and Mr. Starr sent his brother for a policeman ,•
who, with Mr. Starr, lay under the counter and watched
the operations going on above. Presently the hole was
sufficiently large to admit a man's hand, and Doyle then
'track some matches and took observations of the interior
of the shop. He then set to work *pin, and the hole
being sufficiently large to admit the body of a man, and
having taken further observations with the inciter matches,
Le dropped intothe shop. The constable immediatelyseised
him by the neck, and struck him on the arm and shoulder
with is staff, whereupon the prisoner surrendered, and was
taken to the station. On searching him a knife and lucifer
matches were found on him. Hall, who had been taken
upon another charge, was found to be connected with
Doyle, and had • crowbar in his possession.
They were fully committed for trial, reserving their
defence.