The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

A well dressed man, named Citri•Tiais (Rook, a pork
butcher, car-yin on business in the Broadway, Dept-
ford, was charged before Mr. Alderman Finn* who sat
for the Lord Mayor, with being drunk and driving his
horse and cart to the common danger of toers in
King William-street ; and he was further c with
seriously injuring a horse, the property of Mr. Walter C.
Nightingale, of Balham, Surrey, coach proprietor.
From the evidence of Police-constable William Fitz-
gerald, 736, it appeared that about 1 o'clock on the pre
ceding day he was on duty near the statue in King
William-street, when be saw the defendant driving his
horse and cart, laden with meat, in the direction, As from
Newgate-market, towards London-bridge. The defendant
was driving at a rapid pace, on the wrong side of the
road, and near the statue be came into contact with one of
the horses drawing an omnibus, which was on its journey
from London-bridge towards Gracechurch-street, and the
result of the colliaton was that the shaft of the defendant's
cart entered the chest of the animal at the point of the off
shoulder, inflicting a wound of about fifteen inches. The
animal was ren-oved from the vehicle and conveyed to the
establishment of a veterinary surgeon, where it Fad since
died from the effects of the injury. The officer took the
defendant into custody for being drunk and incapable of
driving, and his horse and cart were sent home with the
load to his place at Deptford.
Mr. Alderman Finals inquired what was the value of the
hone!

The officer replied that be believed the value of the
animal was 201. The owner was however in attendance.
Mr. Walter C. Nightingale stepped forward and stated
that be warn the owner of the horse, which was in excellent
condition, and worth at the very least the sum the officer
had stated, namely, 201.
The Chief Clerk (Mr. Oke) asked Mr. Nightingale
whether he sought to obtain compensation for the loss by
the decision of the alderman, or whether he meant to sue
the defendant in another court!

Mr. Nightingale replied that he should be glad to h►ve
the matter settled here.

Mr. Alderman Finnic reminded him that the court had
only jurisdiction in the awe to the amount of 10!.
Mr. Nightingale said that sum was insufficient, and
therefore he should sue the defendant elsewhere.

The defendant, when called upon, said that though ha
had partaken of something extra to drink, yet he was per-
fectly able to manage and drive his horse. The occur-
rence, for which he was very sorry, bad happened in con-
sequence of the slippery state of the carnage way. He
was ready to compensate the owner of the horse at any
time.

--Mr. Alderman Finnic said that as Mr. Nightingale in-
tended to seek his remedy against the defendant in
another tribunal, he bad only to deal with the charge of
drunkenness and consequent incapacity to drive, which
had been fully proved. It was a serious offenoe, and he
should sentence the defendant to pay a fine of 405., or in
default be imprisoned 14 days.
The fins was immediately paid.

Auguste Duell was charged on remand with stealing a
portmanteau, containing wearing apparel of the value of
151., the property of Victor Mahler.
It will be remembered that, at the last examination of
the prisoner, it was proved that on the 28th September
taut the prisoner took up his abode at a private hotel,
No.lo, Crescent, Minories, where the prosecutor and thir-
teen other Swiss arrived from America on the 30th, having
returned from serving in the Federal army d the late
war. They were on their return to their native and
as they were starting the same evening, the portmanteau
of Mahler was mimed from the hall. The prisoner was
seen to leave the hotel shortly before the loss was dia.
covered, leaving behind him an empty common black box,
and never returned. He was traced to a German I
house in Ship-alley, Wellclose-square, where he =-
posited the stolen box, having pawned moat of its con-
tents. He was taken into custody, and upon him was
found a quantity of jewellery, which he had stolen from
the lodging-house.
The depositions having been completed, the prisoner,
who said be should reserve his defame, was fully commit-
ted for trial on the portmanteau cams at the next sessions
of the Central Criminal Court.

The prisoner was next ehargad with stealing a gold
chain, value Si. 10a. ; • gold neckleee, value 21. ; two pairs
of ear-rings, and other jewellery, the property of George
Swart, the lodging-honse beeper.