The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOTJSE.

A well dreamed young matt, named Charles Frazer, sp.,
paired before the Lord Mayor to answer a summons which
charged him with assaulting a young woman named Amelia
Wilkinson.
The complainant, a genteel-looking girl, stated that on
Saturday hat, about two Gala* in the afternoon, she met
the defendant by appointment in Fish-street-hill, in or.kr
to nuke some arrangement for the support of his two
children, of whom alto was the mother. She asked him
what he proposed to do, and how much money he intended
to allow her. He did not &tem inclined to give her any-
thing, and she told him that she was in great dietic..s, and
that he mast do something to support hi+ 1,,1a11t1.1.1J, aud if
he did not do so, she shonkl be obliged to so to be. rooms.
He became very angry upon her saying this, and tokl bar
that if she came to his rmidence to annoy him he would
scarf her and throttle her. Ho then naught hold of her,
and in the scuffle she wee cut on the finger by a penknife
the defendant had iu his hand.

The Lord Mayor Liked the complainant whether Fhe
thought tha defendant cut her with el, penknife inten-
tionally?
She reptkal that she did not think he did. Ho had the
knife open in his laud, and was playing with it
The Lord Mayor (to the complain:mi)—ls he the father of
your children'
Complainant--He is, my lord.
The complainant then handed to the bench a letter the
defendant had wrtten to her, in which he admitted the
children were his, and offered to pay five shillings a week
for their maintenance.

The defendant addressed the Lord Mayor, and in an
affected tune said that he had really done all in his power
for the oomplabiant, and met her on Saturday for the pur-
pose of harm' some talk with her about providing for the
children.' She talked Very loud and attracted the atteution
of the rauserirtry, and is order that he might not Le reerrg.
' Weed, hirturned his hereto the wall, and begin cutting the
letter y with hie penknife. While he was to occupied the
complainant struck at hire., and he turned round, and she
tried to strike him • sewed time, s..d ~• tager
wee accidentally wt. He said be did not deny that the
children were his, and he was &1211U011 to couLabute to their
support to the fullest extent in his power.
The Lord Dinyor observed that it appeared to him that it
was • singular op. ration to be cutting the letter " F " en a
wall while he was engaged in talking upon an important
subject.
The defendant assured his lordship that he was SO
The Lord Mayor asked the defoodant what be was ?
He replied, " A niercanti!e clerk."
Mr. 13.1we11, VIA of the PICT id ,a:1 ha had
boo intermi.d that the defeadant was merried to another
WOlllOll last Sunray.
The LoulAiijur.asked the defendant whether this was
utte - •
He said that it was. Ifs guided that lie la not
acted fairly Ly t it oompbouunt, and he repeated that he
I wee willing to do all in his power to support the children,

alreselt given her mach more than the law
would have compelled him.
A gentleman, who stated that he was one of the City
missionaries, said that in that capaiity he had visited the
complainant ; and he begged to be allowed to say a few
words in reference to the treatment she had received from
the defendant. It was trim that for mine time he hail made
her au allowesioe, but be suddenl decamped, and the un-
fortunate young woman lost sight of him altogether for
twelve months, and during that period she suffered the
most painful distress. He had seen letters in which the
defendant had repeatedly promised her marriage, and this
led to her seduction, and in consoles's°e of what he knew
of the affair, sod seeing the dreadful state of distress to
which the poor young woman had been reduced, be exerted
himself to discover the residence of the defendant, and suc-
ceeded in doing so, accidentally, in consequence of a letter
that was sent by him. The complainant was in such a state
of distress with her children, while the defendant absented
himself and gave her uo assistance, that she was compelled
to apply to the magistrate of the Lambeth Policmcourt,
and he very kindly gave her some money from the poor-
box to impfly her immediate want
The defendant said it was extremely painful to have to
hear these statements made, and particularly that it
should be said that he bad heels guilty of seduction.
The Lord Mayor said no doubt it was painful to hear, bat
he should consider that it wee very painful for this poor
young woman to lose her situation, and be placed in such a
state of distress as she seemed to have been.

The defendant assured his lordahip that then bed bees
no aeduetion.

fheloiclllayor said, however that might be, she was
clearly entitled to have the children supported by him. He
was evidently in a condition to do so, and he ought to maks
her an allowance.

The defendant said he really was very poor, and probably
the malt of this proceeding would be that he should lees
his situation.

The Lord Mayor (to the defendant)—lt seems that you
have got married.
The defendant said be was the poorer for that. He was
still willing to give the complainant as muchM
as was in Ide
power. e
The Lord Mayer then m id he thought the better course
adjourned

would bs to kit, the enminoss stand ei for a day or
two, in order that the parties might aim to some arrange-
ment • and V the defendant did not make some sadden.
tory offer to the complainant, he should deal severely with
him for the assault, which he considered one of an
aggravated character.
A gentlemanly.looking young man, wbo gave the name
of lifasipArey Olyade, was charged with the following
extraordinary conduct.
It appearal that the defendant went into Hill's
oyster-rooms, is Cheapside, on Tuesday evening, and
called for two dozen oysters, and when he had
eaten and paid for them he conducted himself in such an
offensive manner that the manager of the businme wee
compelled to endeavour to remove him, and when he did
so the prisoner resisted violently, and nearly bit off the
top of ono of his lingers. He was thou gotoutaide the alio ,
when be was again so violent that a policeawn table
named Heyward was obliged to interfere, and the prisoner
without any provocation struck and kicked him repeatedly,
and he was obliged to throw him down, and hold him
upon the ground till another constable came up and assisted
to secure him.

The defendant, who bad two black eyes, and whose face
exhibited other marks of severe punishment, declared that
be was first imaalted and beaten in the oyster shop, and
that when he got outside, he was so bewildered by the blows
he had received on the head, that he hit out right and left
at every one who came in his way, and he had no intention
to assault the policeman, and was sorry for it.
The mer of the oyster rooms declared that the de-
fendant had brought it all upon himself by his own miscon-
duct, and no more violence was used towards him than was
absolutely necessary to remove bun from the place.
The Lord Manor inquired if the defendant was sober, and
be was informed that he was not.

The manager of the oyster rooms said he did not wish to
prefer any charge against the defilulant, seeing he ap-
peared to have suffered so severely, and the Lord Mayor
fined him 20s. for the assault upon the constable.
The fine vas immediately if.

Mr. Jaws C.reit, a Lido and skin broker in Leadenhall.
market, was summoned at the instance of the Commis-
aioners of Sewers for the City of London, for having un-
lawfully• hides
for sale in the market a quantity of
bullock's in a putrid state, such as rendered than a
nuisance to the puidic.
Mr. Newman, the inspector appointed by the corporation
to look into these matters, deposed that on the 2nd of
October he saw a quantity of hides belonging to the de-
fendant exposed for male in Leadenhall.market. Twenty-
two of those hides were In s very putrid state, and smelled
most offensively. He spoke to the defendant's foreman
upon the segject, and the hides were shortly afterwards re-
moved. The impactor added that a similar proceeding re-
rry took place in the market, and by the direction of
edoatiruissioners of Sewers he had instituted the present
complaint against the defendant.
The Lord Mayor asked Mr. Covell what answer he had
to give to the complaint'
He replied that the hides were not in a worse state than
those of some of his neighbours, and it was unavoidable.
He did not behove, however, that they were at all so bad
as they had Wen represented.
The coustalde of the market was called, and he confirmed
the statement made by Xt. Newman as to the condition of
the hides. He said that some of them were so bad that
when the hair was touched it came away from the skin, and
the smell was moat offensive.

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The Lord Mayor said that Leadenhallmarket unfortu-
nately was in a very confined position, and the exposing of
hides in Inch • condition most necessarily be • great nui-
sance. The defendant was liable to a penalty of 51., but on
this OCC4I/iOll he should elm him 31. only, sod he hoped
this would have the effect of weventing • repetition of the
nuisance.

121ersullimin was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly.
It appeared from the evidence of • police-consteble that
shortly after midnight on Tuesday the prisoner went to the
private door of the Ideuaieu.house, and commenced ringing
the bell violently. She wee very drunk, and said she wanted
to see the Lord kayor. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor to the defendant—Well, what have you
got to as tome! (Renewed laughter.)
t—Oh, your Honour, I am very sorry for it..
Pray let me go, and I will never do 110 again .(A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor—Well, as it we. my own door that you
rang at I can afford to forgive you. Go about your busi-
ness, and don't be seen hare any more.
The defendant loft the court apparently very much pleased
that she had got off so easily.