The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

Richard Smith tado;;;liiatic;iiitis, was charged before
i Mr. Seeker with 11-using his wife, Elizabeth Smith.
The complainant, who with difficulty could ranch 'the wit-
ness-boo, owing to injuries inflicted upon her, on bettes=,
mid—l am the wife of the prisoner. On Sundayi
after we had had our dinner, he Liked me if I had gothb
shirt ready for him. I told him I had, end that it was down
stairs. He went down stairs for it, and in about ten =Juntas
returned to the kitchen, where I wee standing cleaning my
shoes. He said, " You —, you have not mended my
shirt," and took the boots out of my band and knocked than
about My head. A young girl was *landing by at the time,
and he then kicked me twice in the stomach, and struck me
a violent blow over the eye (the effects of this blow were still
visible). I did not then give him into custody. Yesterday he
was in a bad temper all day. Shortly after eleven o'clock
last night, one of the neighbours told me my mother had
been walking the streets all night for want of shelter, and
I asked one of our lodgers to intercede with him to allow
my mother to remain in the house for the night. He re-
tuned, in a violent manner, but Mrs. Bell, a widew, living
in a bark room, gave her shelter. Soon afterwards, be as-
certained she was in the house, and he went and sat on the
bottom of the stairs. I went and asked him to come to
bed, telling him that Mts. Bell did not owe him anything,
and that eke had a right to do as she liked with her own
apartment. He more at me, and threatened he would have
my life and also that of my child. Fearing further violenoe
I took a light into the front parlour, got out of the trout
window, and went to the police station for protection. A
constable came back with me, and when he saw me with
the racer, he seized me by the crown of my bonnet,
and dragged me into the boon and down the stairs.
Mr. Seeker—How long have you been living in this
miserable fate together P. .

The Wife—Ten years, your worship. It is only 12 month.
since I was laid up five moutha, through a blood veseel in
my heed having bees broken by his violence towards me,
and from which injury I have scarcely yet recovered.
James O'Donnell, a respectable man, mid—l have lodged
in the prisoner's haws three weeks, and during that time I
have been shocked by his brutal tre•tmentof the complainant.
and other lodgers can speak to longer periods. Lan night I
was awoke by his pulling and drsgging her about, and beard
him threaten to take her life.

The prteoner, wintPretitnded to be exceedingly deaf, did
not deny the swank on the Sunday, but declared that that of
the previous night never occurred.
Mr. Seeker mid it had been clearly proved to him that he
(the prisoner) had been guilty of the violence sworn to, and
also that he was in the habit of ill-using his wife. He (Mr.
Seeker) should therefore require him to tind two sureties in
the aura of IW. each for his good behaviour for the next
three months.

Tltepris- on M., not being prepared with the "roulette bail,
was conveyed to pol ; but as the decision of the magistrate
only nqulrsd bail to be the sentence upon the pri
ma/sr, a stout, powerful. man, will exonerate hint
from being put to what le hard labour.