The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

♦ BAD CASIL—A BOY PROBABLY BLINDED.
Joseph Ford, a bricklayer's labourer, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following assault on a boy about
7 years of age, named James Allen, residing at No. 6,
Wells-buildings, Wells-street, Oxford-street.
The little complainant, who was led into court, his eyes
being covered with a bandage, said that he was looking
down the area railings of a house in Rebecca-court, Wells-
itreet,were he saw a man down the area, lime-washing the
Place. The man took up his brush and threw some of the
Pmewash into his face, and his eyes were injured, and he
could not see.
Clara Cunningham, a young woman, said she beard a
serum, and saw the complainant in great agony. He said
the prisoner had thrown some limewash into his eyes. She
Baked the prisoner if he knew what he had done,
telling him that he had nearly blinded the boy,
and he said that it served the young vapbond
right if be was blinded as the boy had thrown a piece of
glass at him, and that it ►lmost touched his head. She
bathed the chd.l's eyes, and the father of the complainant
gave the prisoner into custody. The complainant said that
he did not throw any glass at the prisoner.
Police-constable Thaxter, 176 E, said he took the boy to
the Middlesex Hospital, where the surgeon said his eyes
were badly injured.
The prisoner said he was very sorry be had injured the
bus'. He had no intention of doing so, and merely shook
his whitewash brush at some boys to get rid of them, as
they had greatly annoyed him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, and told the con-
stable to produce a certificate from the hospital next week
as to the state of the boy's eyes.

SOUTHWARK.
CAUTION TO POCK AUCTIONEERS ANT) THE PUBLIC.
77,1 ham Doyle, who was described on the charge sheet
is in auctioneer, 180, High•street, Borough, was brought
before Mr. Burcham, charged with assaulting Amelia
Wade, a young woman.
The complainant said she was a servant, and resided
with her sister and mother at Norwood. Yesterday
afternoon they were passing along the Borough, towards
the railway, when they were attracted to a table-cloth
hanging at the shop door of No. 180. Her mother looked
at it sad the man at the door told her she should have it
Cheap and pulled them all into the shop, when the prisoner
tot up at a desk and a white metal tea and coffee service
via handed round and put up for sale. The prisoner
Praised the goods very much, said that they were all sil-
ver and worth five pounds. Witness and her friends
told him they did not want to buy, when the prisoner
1181 that they could pledge them for more than the money.
Mal they refused to have anything to do with the things and
were about to leave the place when she beard the prisoner
tall out 2/. 10s., and the man who banded them round told
her mother they were knocked down to her ; and she must
pay a deposit of 10s. Her mother would have nothing to
as with them, and again tried to leave, when the prisoner
ramped from his rostrum and told her she must pay the

10s., that the things Were drier, and would pledge for the
money they were put op for. Her mother became fright-
ened:And paid the prisoner the 10a., and they quitted the
shop to look fora unstable. Not finding one witness in-
d eel mother to return to the shop and demand her 10s.
beg* ail she wee satisfied they hid been swindled. After
some difficulty her mother got se. back, and when witness
persisted that he should return the remainder, he seized
hold of witness and forced her out of the shop, not only
injuring her severely, but injuring her sister and baby,
who was in front of her. As soon as they got out witness
fetched a constable and gave him into custody.
The complainant's sister, a pectable married woman,
with an infant in her arms, corn oborated her testimony in
every particular.
Wil ism Fordham, a mechanic said he was talking to a
friend just outside the door of 180, when he saw the
females bundled out by the prisoner with great violence.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said while he was
selling by auction the females entered the shop, and when
the tea service was put up the old lady bid for it, and it
was knooked down to her in the usual way for 2/. 10a. It
was the custom in his auction-moms to demand 20 or 25
per cent. from the buyer, and he merely demanded 10z
from her as deposit, which she paid, and the goods were
put aaide for her.
Mr. Bonham asked him whether he distributed to the
oompany printed conditions of the sale?
He replied in the negative. It was however, posted up
in front of his rostrum, and he read the rules at the com-
mencement of the sale. They all left the shop, and the
male was closed, but they returned again and disputed
about the goods, and he gave the old lady ss. back. They
would not lave the place, consequently he ejected them
with no more violence than was necessary.
Mrs. Wade, the mother of the complainant, was called,
and she denied having purchased the things, or even
having bid for them. She only went in to buy a table-
cloth.
Mr. Bureham had no doubt that they got into the
eutches of a set of swindlers. He asked the prisoner if he
was willing to return the other Ss.
Ho replied that he was perfectly willing to do that
(handing the money to her) rather than have any more
bother about it.

Mr. Buroham then told him that in his opinion he had
no right to turn the girl out of the shop as she had a right
to remain there under the circumstances. Even if she
had no right to be there he considered that he had used
more violence than was necessary, therefore he fined him
205., or ten days' imprisonment.
The fine was immediately paid.

WANDSWORTH,
DANGEROUS MODE OP DRIVING.

Henry Bullsn, a carter, who had his arm in a sling, was
brought before Mr. Dayroan charged under the following
circumstances: . .

Police-constable Dodd, No. 241 V, said at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon be was in the York-road, Battersea,
and on turning round he saw a horse and cart coming,
along without a driver. He went towards them, and then
saw the driver, who was the prisoner, lying in the middle
of the read all of a heap. Witness at the time thought he
was dead, but on picking him up he spoke, and said he
had hurt his arm. He was drunk. Witness put him in
the cart and took him to the station. It was afterwards
found that be had broken his arm in falling out of the
cart, but he did not know it at the time. On discovering
that he had broken his arm, he was taken to the hospital,
where it was set. The prisoner had also bruised his ribs
very much.
Mr. Dayman (to the prisoner)—What have you to say?
Prisoner—l gave the horse a cut when it gave ajump
and I fell over the wheel.

Mr. Dayman—That was through your drunkenness.
Prisoner—l was not drunk, so I had only one pot of
beer.

The constable—lt seems that he was sitting on the
edge of the cart at the time he fell over.
Prisoner—Yes, sir. When the horse jumped I fell over
the wheel.

Mr. Dayman—Of course you did. It is a very dangerous
way of driving.
The constable—The wheel of the ear t passed over his
ear, and it was a mercy it did not go over his head and
kill him.

Mr. Daman—Let him go.
The prisoner was then discharged.

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