The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

CLERKENWELL

Oil Nye Goode, a tall, porerful-looking fellow, a barge-
Wan in the employ of the Grand Junction Canal Company,
was charged before Mr. Cooke with violently astaultisg
oliceeemittables George Roffey, tiM N Iteserves, John
aster, 443 N, and James Waite, 211 G. in the eseeuti•ta
f the., duty, and thereby causing cr.n,table Roffey to
la c his buichcon and helmet, and doing damage to a
I att:e, valte 1/.. at the City-road.
A prat neuter of boatmen in the Pervice of the Grand
Jena t on Canal were fight'ng on Sunday night, ab int 12
o'tir elt. 'I he constables interfered and told them to po
away, which they did. A short time atterwards they
%Esc fielding in the Wharbroad, and the etnuitables, after
threat, ning to take some of the men into custody, they
went di au tl.e what v.v. The conptables thinking they
Lad go ne away, turned up the Wharf-road, when a large
nt nler of bargtm►u issued from a wharf armed with
hare etnks. They struck the constable% and
whilst the constable Roffey, 68 N Reserve,
was down en the ground, the defendant etnick him
Rectal blows on the head with a large stick, and kicked
him in the ribs whilst he was down. Constable Waller
was knot ked down and kicked about shamefully.
The following certificate was handed to the magistrate -
"$6, Central-street, Sept. 21, MlN.—This is to certify
that Police-constable James Waite, 211 0, is suffering
from seven, connived and lacerates! wounds on the head,
and contusions on various parts of the body, and is unable
to 1. eve his bed.—G. E. Yannow, Divirional Surgeon."
The other eorittable, bore marks of the great violence that
was used towards them, and it will he some time before
they will be able to resume their duties. and Police-
sergeant Allan, 16 el, went to a barge this morning, and
found the defendant lying on a bench in the cabin dressed.
lie was asked how long he had born sleeping there, and
he said since Sunday night at G teelock. Ve hen he was
told the charge, the defendant said he knew nothing
about it.

Mr. Cooke retnanded the defendant for a week, for the
Furpme of ..lhe police apprehending the other partLli that
Lad ill-trcated the ronstablea.

WOIRBIIIP-STREET.

Jobs liPsfaione,.4 wamsThiirg;l;riib having (*.Pied as
of atrixtion in Samuehatreet, by gambling on the footway,
to the general anne.yauee of the Inhab.tunta.
Tie primr.er wax teen by Police-caned:dile Thavid Wed,
77 H, in the thoroughfare mentioned, tossing for
are. with about twenty others of his C.:4%14. On
ti e 1414 table they ran away, but prisoner was might.
'1 wo of the te,idents in the idreeta were in nit.•:.d:ince
to templein of the plum., awl Paid that it %VIA gna-
t 11.. t d f,. nt :s tielut.% ua S.aii,ltty4 till dark,i a ..•
IL. m to leave idf.

Mr. N. %%ton Hid it won a unt..d thing. awl
n i... 1 pr.e.a.cr ni a Noe of :Ms., with the alwricitive
of 14 %my.' impre °intent all hard labour.
urs II of. 11 Inc of 1.5, givitw an whlrce. in New
N. itelk•etn et, lihiont, n. WOS 01011,04 with I11111:11g 4. iu-e.I
an ill:111111111 Pitil••• tll et, I;etheahgncri, by expo ling
a c 0.1.1.• of lige. no for •ale.
I:, beat blown, police-4s wdable 74 11, deposal to hutt-
ing the pi cner in the thoiouglifine in que:to.... 011 81111•
eity mottling, üboit half-pint et010.1111.(10.1k. No•aw hint
lit a tag on the ground, and take out two pigeons. A
crowd col!eiled around him, and blocked up the path. It
wax din city in fn ut of the church of St. Matthias, who:et
d,vinexervice wax beitlgoulebrat,d.
'lhere being another charge of a
hat of charges, Mr. Newton ordered the prisoner to stand
Up aid

TAotoas Taylor, 20, a 'wiper stainer, living in tiquirren.
t•trcet, Bethnal-green, WWI than charged by police-nonstable
John retliy, 161 H, with having canned an obntruction in
the tame thoroughfare by expiating two pigeons for halo
therein.

This prisoner was seen by the ()Hoer standing in front of
the church-door with a beg and two pigeons, which he
was offering for sale. Having previously cuutionixl him,
the eflicer then took him into custody.
The other prisoner having been put forward,
Mr. Newton, addressing them, said that it was a die-
R 11101) to sociot , and a desecration of the Sabbath, that
such a pnaareding should be carried on, mid he would help
to stay such a proceeding while he was on the bench. He
Swat them or 21 days in default.

FieliTHW ARK.
Georqt Butler, 21, connected with a Kang 01 thieves
infesting the London-mud, was platted at the bar before
Mr. Burnham on remand, charged with etealing 10s.
from John Tyrell, and aseaulting him in so @miens a
rummer as to aurae a compound fracture of his right leg.
It appeared from the evidence of Elimbeth Tyrell, the
wife of the prosecutor, that ho had formerly Men a
licensed victualler, but at the present time kept a rho p in
Eatl-otrert, the the aftemoon of Monday,
the lOU, ult., he had received shout W. from an agent in
aiittirment of her tart liourr, and drank rather tee much.
title went out in qui-4 of him, and maw him with the
premier and a :masher 14 Other 110111411,4 ill 41 liornihop in
kalh-rtrirct. She in,tried to perriiado I • to go liouei,leir
the b hurtled Lim about. raw 3/. tier, in ;told
its her leishaters baud, which he put hack in Li, pesket,
and was illlll4 mit of the heave. The prirdlier uud

Ascher knocked him dower and tamed dais pawn oat.
the saw sane money in the prisoner's hand and said.
"Be kind enemigh-to give me tte incessyymilwiwe got." He
said that he lied acne, when she seised hold of him and
told him eke had seen him withdraw his hand from her
Ilueland's pocket. They bad • long struggle together,
'erten e threw her down and kicked her, trying to get
away, but she clung to him. A number of his companions
thin came up, and said if she did not ist lam go they
would smash her. One of them then knocked her down,
and tore her dress. While getting u', she was again
toadied down, and she was compelled to let the prisoner
go. Ihe then found her husband lying on the ground
ancinible, robbed of all his mosey. She conveyed him
Li me oral rent for the doctor, when it was found he
Lad jecervrd a compound fi adore of the right leg. Ho
Led since Leon unable to leave his bed.
Mr. Borchers laid that it was • very serioue charge, and
be could not Fend reek • came for trial without the evidenoe
of her huebar d. The prisoner must therefore be remanded
nom time to time until he could attend.
THAMES.
o•Aley Sneaky, aged 40, described in the police -sheet
as • dialer, and Belies 'airman, aged 22, with no died
toilet no e and no °mimetic'', supposed to be the male
paioner's wife, were brought up oar remand before Mr.
Ferret, charged with stealiug two feather beds, • sofa, a
table, two iron bedsteads, and other property, belonging
to lir. Henry brunet', of Stepney. They were also
c.l arced with the commission of ou or 60 other robberies
of watcher, jewellery, plate, and other valuable property
in all parts of the men opals
The prisoners, after a succeirdul career of plunder, were
beet dto Hull by Edward Cable, 240 K. He said he 000 kl
make out 46 clear cases against the male prisoner. Both
pi *mere were natives of tharmany. Brineley's mode of
Nitration Was i 0 tall at respectable houses where lodgings
wore to be kt, insreet the apartments. enter into eon-
venation with the Dermot or occupier, and carry of every-
M thing he could lay his hands upon. r. Charles Moment,
of 27, Tool:es-grove, Brower, lost a silver watch, a
gold chain key, and locket; Mr. Kinnaird, of Commer-
cial-road Feet, mimed a gold lever watch, gold chain, and
lockets, which he found in the permission of Mr. Bar-
nett, a respectable pawnbroker in Hull, on whom the
I prisoner bad called and raised money on the property;
Ma. Cumberland, widow, 15, Commercial-place, Com-
mercial-road East, was visited by the male prisoner
under the pretence of requiring apartments, and he
carried off a gold watch, chain, and locket. Numer-
ous other persons living east, west, north, and south,
had been visited by the male prisoner, and robbed of
watches, jewellery, plate, and in one instance • purse and
• large sum of money. Cable then produced a large
quantity of watches, iewellery, and other articles. The
whole were identified by various persons.
Mr. dames Cox, of 140. 14, Ashcroft-road, Stepney, said
that he recorocted the male prisoner, who was sceonspanio I
by • female, calling upon him relating to lodging+, and
after they were gone he mimed • silver watch and other
articles. He could not identify the woman, but recognised
his watch among the pile on the table.
Mr. l'acet declaimed Hadyman, who was not identi-
fied, said remanded Ihinsley for • week.

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