The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

31ANNON-HOl7ll.

A respeetab-druser 'named Waldemar
Willkover, descrilybed as • oon agent, was charged
before Aldermen flu Robert Carden with obtaining money
from Isabella Wetsler by means of isles pretences.
The promentrix is the wife of a person named Gerson
Wetzlar, who was convicted of forging bills of exchange
at the September eessiosui of the Central Criminal Court,
and while he was under examination at the Mansion-
house the prisoner told the prose:atria that he could get
her husband off if she gave him 161., and insinuated
that he would bribe the detectives engaged in the
case (Sergeants Foulger and Spittle). Two days
afterwards she gave him 6/., and he told her
that she must sell her furniture in order to raise the re-
mainder. She did so, and gave him the other 101. As,
however, she began to suspect that he was swindling her,
she spoke to several persons about the matter, and one of
the witnesses in the ease, Henry Zills, told the prisoner
that he had better return the money. He then gave beck
to the trix W. 10s., telling her that be had given
61. to t Spittle. At the first interview
the proseentrixv"Cral him that she had given 24. 2s. to
Steven and 18s. to Henske (otherwise Goldstein), two of
the men charged on Saturday with forging bills to a large
amount, with the view of getting her husband released,
and he then told her to trust no one but himself.
In www•nzaminstinn by Mr TWawl, who appPwroti for
the defence, the prosecutrix said she got a slip of paper
from her husband and sent it to the prisoner, but she did
not know what it contained, as the writing was in Ger-
man. The prisoner did not tell her the reason he returned
the money was because he could not get witnesses to
come forward and swear what her husband wanted. Her
husband did not tell her he had given directions to
fabricate evidence.
Detective-Sergeant Foulger stated that he gave the pri-
soner into custody, and at the station Mrs. Wetzlar
a him. The prisoner said itdone out of spite.
urged
was
that he could prove that Wetzlar asked him to get
witnesses to come forward and commit perjury. The pri-
soner had been employed in the course of the prosecution
against Wetzlar, and had been paid 34 by Sergeant Spittle
for information he had given.
Sir Robert Carden, remarking that there was priml
facie evidence that the prisoner had been guilty of the
blackest villainy, remanded him till Friday.

John Brown, xl2o,ag and Trillions Collin*, 19, were
brought before Mr. Paget charged with tearing up their
clothes in the casual ward of the workhouse of the wish
of Bt. George-in-the-East.
Mr. William Johnson, euperintendent of the casual
ward, said the priners were admitted on Sunday night
and Eros-Med with the usual supper and a bed. Next
morning they tore up all their clothes, and whilst they
were naked they got up to the window of the ward.
Mr. Paget—And the clothes they now have on were sup-
plied by the pariah ?
Johnson—Yes, sir, that is so. The parish of St. George-
in-the-East has been put to great expense in providing
clothes for the " tear ups."
The prisoners, in defence, said that the ward they were
in was very cold, and they went to the windows to close
them.
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoners to one month's im-
prisonment each and hard labour.

4lnthorty Stewart and Th 011143 Stewart were charged on
a warrant, which wait granted at the opening of the court,
with assaulting John Bannon, a ticket-collector at the
Hammersmith Railway Station, the former with biting oft
his ear.
The complainant, who had his head bandaged, said that
on Saturday night the prisoners came by the 11.36 train,
with tickets for the Kensington-station. After their names
and addresses had been taken for the recovery of the
excess fare they commenced abusing him, and Anthony
said if it were not for his government buttons be would
give him something. lie followed them, as ho wished
them to leave the station on account of their noise, and
told them to go sway, or they would get into trouble.
The other prisoner said, " You had better let him have it
now." They both struck him. Anthony knocking him
down and fulling upon him. The prisoner then bit of
his ear.
Mr. Andrew (the elerk)—What became ofyour ear ?
Witaess-1 do not know. 1 have not seen it since.
Frederick Wood, a cab-driver, said he raw the prisoner
Anthony bite the complainant's ear.
Mr. Ingham—Did you see what became of it i
Witness—l think he swallowed the ear.
Mr. F. H. Haynes, the house surgeon at the West
London Hospital, said the complainant came a few
minutes after 12 o'clock. He had lost a piece of the rim
of the car, about one inch and a half in length anti a
quarter of an inch in breadth. The piece was entirely
gone, and the ear was bleeding. There was no danger
unless erysipelas set in.
Mr. Ingham intimated his intention of sending the case
for trial, but at the request of Anthony he remanded
the prisoners, and said lie 'would take bill for their
=re. I appearance.