The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Three young men, named John and James SuWean and
Louis Jacobs, and a fourth man named John Burt, who did
not make his appearance, were summoned for &assaulting
Michael Michael..
Mr. Ring appeared in support of the complaint ; and Mr-
Beard attended for the defendants.
The circumstances under which the alleged assault took
place were rather singular. The complainant, who is a
Jew, ousies on the business of a tailor in Wellclose-square,
and on the 2tith of September the man Burt, who is a
seaman, went to his shop, and raided that be had just come
home in the Panmure, and was to be paid off on Saturday,
the 20th, and he wished to be supplied with some clothes
on credit till he was paid. The complainant accordingly
allowed him to have clothes to the amount of 101. on that
occasion, and he went to the shop again on the Friday
followints, and had more goods to the amount of 21., and
ten shillings in money, making the amount he owed alto-
gether 121. 10a, and an arrangement was made that he
should go to the shipping office on Tower-hill on Saturday
morning, the 29th, and receive his money. He accordingly
attended, and saw the sailor Burt receive 211. from the
captain, and he stuck pretty close to him expecting to be
paid his money. When they got into the street, however,
it appeared that there was cab at the door, and John
Sullivan was standing at one of the doors, James Sullivan
at the other, and the other man Jacobs was standing be-
hind. The door was then opened, and Burt was forced
into the cab by the two Sullivan., aided by the other men,
and when the sailor was inside the vehicle was driven
off. The complainant tried to follow them, and
insisted upon being paid his money, and he represented
that while endeavouring to prevent the sailor from making
his escape he was violently assaulted by all the three pri-
soners. The CILDIMIII at length drove away, and the com-
plainant hung on to the door, and was followed by a crowd
of people, who seemed to think the affair a good joke, and
when the vehicle had gone a short distanoe it was stopped
and the complainant was allowed to get inside. John
Sullivan then said that he would see that the sailor paid
him if he gave him a sovereign, and he did so, and he then
wanted him to give 21. to each of the other two men, and
upon his refusing he stated that he was again vaulteded by
the defendants. The upshot of the affair was that Burt,
the sailor, got away, and it was stated that he had since
gone to sea, and had been altogether lost sight of.
The defence was that the complainant had endeavoured
to force his way into the cab, and that no assault was com-
mitted by either of the defendants. Three witnesses were
called to prove these facts, and they stated positively that
neither of the defendants struck the complainant, and
that the only assault they saw was the latter striking one
of the Sullivan, a violent blow on the nose, which made
it bleed.

The Lord Mayor said there was no doubt that the com-
plainant had lost his money ; but all he bad to do with
was the charge of assault, and, upon the evidence, it ap-
peared to him that the complainant had not made out his
ease, and he should therefore dismiss the summonses.