The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

SOUTHWARK.

William Pollen, thotealeatW•T et. &moue. Usk.
Workhouse appeared before Yr. Woolrya for final eza-
miostlon. charged with assaulting one of the female imitates,
named Maria runes.
The eompisitmet, • bearty-lookius young wousio, with a
fine infant fa her arms said that she was an inmate of St.
Saviour's Union Workhouse, bevies. • short time ago,
been delivered there of as illegitimate ebild. About 6
o'clock in the ovules of the Bth tut. ohs west, with
several others, to draw her food, and when she arrived in
the passe's, and was going up some steps, the defendant
stopped her, and said to her in a sharp unsuer, " Why did
you cot come before to draw Tour food?" at the same time
giving her • violent push. She told him not to do that
again, if he did she would take him before his betters. eked
as she was about to pass him, he seized hold of her by the
right band, and nearly pinched a piece oat of it. Witness
here exhibited • large braise on the fleshy part of bee arm,
and said, that she suffered great pain from it for some time.
She then Femme/rated with him for his cruelty, sod told
him sbe intendel to sport him, when he seised bold of her
again, and pushed her down the steps, iojurieg her tight
thigh very much. She did not know whether ha kicked
her on tholes or whether she was iujered by the fell. She,
however, had a large bruise thee esustinr on tholes, which
8.81 We her some pain, She eveetually got away from
the defendant, mad went to the muter, who advised her to
take the present proceedings.
Mrs. Mary Feesuni. the female searcher at the
statioe-
heuse, by direetioss of his worship took the complaisant
into • private room to ascertain the extent of the bruise on
her lee, and on her return into court she said that there
wan • large bruise, which appeared to have been canoed by
• vielset kick, and it was much mulles.
Sarah Perkins, an inmate of the workhouse. mid she
west to draw her food, sod as she wu laving the plus she
saw the oomplaisant and the defendant strsggling. The
latter pushed her, and she fell. Witless did nos know
whether he kicked her or pinched beam as described.
In &mower to the charge defendant said that he was per-
formiag his duty wham the complaisant came to draw her
food. She was late, and he told her so, when she abused
him in such a mapper that he wee compelled to ressouber.
He denied pushes her down or cassias the bruises to her
arm or leg. He contended that she fell down in her mission.
Woolrych said that after carestally isvostisatiag the
ciromostariess of the case he had some to the eon lesion
that the defendant was not justified in catching bold of the
woman and pushing bet about is such a violent manna,
causing the injuries to her leg and arm. If the complaisant
or any other inmate misconducted themselves towards him,
he should have made a report to the outer, sod not have
attacked her as ha had done. He should convict him for
the assault., and order him to pay a flue of 40s.

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