The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-02 00:00:00

minelald, and committed few twenty-one days ; mahing
with the clothing, twenty-one days ; drunk and
Zig sway with the clothing, twenty-one days ; again
dank and making away with the clothing, twenty-one

V. Sam committed bar for a month with bard labour.
WORSHIP•STREEP.
AGGRAVATION.
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miliises Watson, a costermonger, living in Pollard-
=isgßerwiriiihe-I,carrriret. wwasith the prisoner's
io„. A large clothe
was epilroduc.xl, completely saturateder
vish blood, and a certificate from the London Hospital
iheered that the injured woman was lying there unable to
Thewitness said—Last night father and mother quar-
reled at home. She ogled Wai bad Juana and he hit her.
Megirtrate—What with!
Witness--With his hand.
msgistrate—Not with anything else!
Witness (hesitating)—Not at first.
Magistrate—Did she strike him ?
Witness—No, she toll' him that she would get his master
la the morning.
Magberate—Well, what then?
Witness--Then he flung a basin at her.
itagistrete—Was she much hurt!
Witness—No, only a little. She's a good deal better
this morning.
Magistrate—Was there much blood?
Witaess—No, only a little.
Magistrate—Where did the basin strike her?
Witmer—On the head. She was drunk.
Magistrst•—Who else was present!
Witness—No one but me.
X 174—1 took prisoner at 1 o'clock this morning
said that his wife had eggravated him to the act. These
are fragments of the basin (producing the broken pieces of
a thick earthenware washd basin). The wife was
bleeding fearfully, and I conveyed her to the hospital.
Prisoner was remanded, bail being refused.
TEM RECENT CASE OF ALLEGED INDIA= ASSAULT IN A

RAILWAY cummos.
Awa,trht since, a young man, named George Rie,
at this court with an indecent assault on Hes.
Luirs7rhlis in a second-class carriage of a Woolwich train.
The complainant admitted that she was of light character,
but wove with such apparent truthfulness to the assault,
that the magistrate ordered a remand more particularly
as Twist, one of the railway officials, spoke to having
found the young woman sitting without her hat in ore
comer of the carriage and crying. Defendant, who is one
of the musical band engaged at the Wools :ch-gardens,
indignantly denied the accusation, and this denial
wu corroborated by another of the band, who was
in the same compartment. On the re-exam:nation
e in
complainant did not attend, and Mr. itispr, whorcpeird
on his bail, was immediately discharged. H tly
denied that there was the slightest truth in the allegation
made against him. The police still kept an eye on the
matter, but the complainant has not smoe been to the
court, and the address given by her is stated to be a false
one.
THE RIMMT CABS OP ASSAULT AND ROBBIST ON A
MILITIA BYJKIKANT%

Charlotte Young, charged recently with being concerns
in stealing from, and violently assaulting Mr. James Pierce,
Staff-sergeant of the 6th Tower Hamlets Militia, was,
after a very careful inquiry, discharged.
A person of unquestionable respectability attended and
said that her husband was at sea, that her only fault was
inebriation, and that he had money of hers in his posses-
sion, which she could have on request.
Mr.i Cooke observed that it was a most remarkable case,
but he felt justified in discharging the prisoner.
THAMES.
CHOLERA IN COURT.
Police-sergeant Saunders, No. 50 K, reported to Mr.
Woolrych that a woman named Mary Drummond, charged
with being drunk and disorderly, was in the yard belrad
the court and in great pain. She was labouring under
choleraic diarrhces.
Mr. Woolrych—Then do not bring her into court—that
will make her worse.
Police-sergeant Smith, No. 47 K, said that Mr. Horton,
the divisional surgeon of police, of High-street, Stepney,
had been sent for to see the woman. Would his worship
be kind enough to discharge her and order her removal
Mr. Woolrych—Yes ; how are you going to remove her
Smith—ln a cab, air.
Mr. Woolrych—Send herb the workhouse under Mr.
Horton's directions, and let her be taken care of. As far
as I am concerned she is discharged.
WANDSWORTH.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACT.—CURIOUR AFFAIR.
Mr. Martin Van Berea, of No. 17, Blenheim-terrace,
Kensington, and his wife appeared to answer a summons
charging them with conspiring together to defraud Mr.
Thomas Offer Cleric, an upholsterer, of Clapham, of a quan-
tity of furniture of the value of 441.
Mr. L. Lewis appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Martin for the defendants.
The complainant said that on the 21st of July, 1865 he
WM waited upon by Mrs. Van Buren, who was then Mrs.
Hayward, a widow, at his boldness premises, for some
goods on credit. He consented to let her have some on her
producing some one as a guarantee. She then said she could
get a rmerehant in the City, and a moneyed man, to
guarantee payment. In • few days afterwards she
brought Mr. Van Buren, whom she represented as hire;
her trustee, and a City merchant, and they selected
some goods. On the 11th of October witness received
a guarantee and ho sent the goods to her at
Blenheim-terrace. He should not have sent the goods if
he had not believed Mrs. Hayward's statement that Mr.
Van Buren was a merchant in the City and a moneyed
man. About February last he called on Mrs. Hayward
for the money. She then told him that she had altered
her name, and that she was Mrs. Van Buren. She also
mid that she had not received her money, and promised
to call and pay for the goods. On the 22nd of March Mr.
van Buren alled to make arrangements for repayment.
He stated that he had not received his wife's money, but
he would be sure to have it in three months, and asked
him to draw a bill for the amount. He also said that be
should haveample funds, and that he would pay the money
himself if his wife did not receive her property. Witness
accordingly drew a bill for the amount,and it was accepted
by the defendant, payable in three months after date. A
few days before the bill became due the defendant called
nixie him and showed him a deed which he wished him to
*n. He offered witness two shillings in the pound.
Witness refused to accept it, and said he must have -known
that he was going to marry Mrs. Hayward at the time
she had the goods. He replied that he had not the
slightest idea of it at the time.
In cress-examination the witness said he had trusted the
female before this transaction.
Other evidence was given to show that Mr. Van Buren
was not Mrs. Hayward's trustee, and that she got her
living as a governess and by letting out apartments.
At the request of Mr. Lewis, the defendants were
remanded for the production of further evidence, bail
being accepted.