The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1857.

Mr, Commissioner Phillips moored hini that be had dons
vary wrote, and that if he did so in future, and caw to the
court, haw eery likely to be remanded.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

NBW COURT.
(Betere the Common drjenat.)

Wm. Ryan • reepeotable-looking young man, said to be a
ceb-driver, sailveadreett to take his vial for .malting That.
Mean apes the 21st orgies.
Mr. Rakinson and ./gr. T Atkinson prosecuted, and Mr.
SIRh wee fur the defendant.
The proem-cam nu at the [mitigation of the London Oa
newel Omnibua Company ; end in conacquence of there being
an Indictment against Mr. Kite, the pronouer and principal
of another line of omnibuses running against those of the
company, for • conspiracy, in procuring and budgeting the
above-named defendant to commit the vault, the proceed-
ings created considerable interest amongst the Meads at
both parties. The court wee very much crowded through-
out the b le trial

---ii;Cine,iebTehCommenced on Tuesday and was mama
yesterday morning, did not, so far as the public are 0011draid,
present any intone of impotence.
The prosecutor to the indictment ls a tenant of the London
General Omnibus Company, and upon the night of the
21st of September, at about 12 o'clock, he end several other
serventa belonging to the company were at the Lamb public-
hinge, Kneeland, in the concert-room. Prosecuter bad just
rung • song, and was about to repeat it, when Ryan came in
and an speaking to • man named Coppard, formerly in
I the employment of Kits, but now the servant of the com-
pany. Ryan said to him, "Are you the man who *track my
ornate" Coppard said, "He struck me, and I struck him
again." Ryan them said, that be meant to fight ; but
Coppard said he would not. Ryan them tamed to
the prosecutor and said " Oh, it is you, Mr. Mean,
you are No. 1." and instantly struck the pipe
from his mouth, following it up with • blow upim
the mouth and another upon tho nose. Ryan then
seized him by the arms, &egged him over the table in front,
and fell upon him with his knees upon his chest. A mob
then rushed into the room and a general row mimed. Kite
came in with them, and said, " You are on the wrong man,"
and coming op to blears, rid, " Oh, TOM, I would not hays
had this happen for anything." Mears had his coat teen,
and Kite mud he would give him his oast, and others, Ude
would come home with him. Kite gave him something to
drink, and expreand great sorrow for what had taken plan.
Some short time after that, the landlord of the Lamb having
liven Ryan and a man named Hockey into custody, he
Moan) went up to the station, and charged them both.
lockey was let out the neat day, at the police court, twn
Mr. Kite paying the anginas of the damage dose by
Mears was for eight days under the doctor's awe.
Mean, in oriss-exiirothation, said be wished to prosecute
Ryan, but had no wish to prosecute Kite, and should not
have goad on with this if the company had not canoed him
to do so.

Mr. iames James, of KingelAnd, surgeon, deposed to
having examined Mean the day after the Assault, and find-
ing the lett breast and shoulder much swollen and bruised.
!le was also otherwise injured.
A great many other witnesses gave precisely the mine
accountof the assault upon Mears, all swearing neat positively
that he never spoke to Ryan. or offered him any offence
',luau's., sad further that until Ryan had got Mears upon
the ground and Mr. Kite and his petty rushed in there
were not more then 12 persons In the concert-room, nearly
all of whom gave evidence of the moult. It was also stated
that as Kite came in he said to Copperd, 'using very foul
language, that ha was the man whom they intended to serve
out. Kite also, to Mews's brother, expressed his regret at
what had taken pleoe, stating that Ryan had attacked the
wrong y.
Mr. gr,,h, for the defence, meet energetically denounced
the conduct of the Omnibus Company, who had instituted
the procoedings for the purpose of crushing Mr.
Kite, simply Wawa, he Lad been successfel in
preventing the company from monopolising the whole
of the traffic upon the road where their omnibuses
ran, and they sought to do so by fixing a charge
upon the defendant at the bar that they might then put Kite
pan his trial, which was the main object they had in view.
Ile had ho an entire answer to 'he charge
The lear:eedverc:ounsel them called several *tunes, who
mire as positively as did the parties for the prosecutice, that
at the time of the aisank shove 30 people were in the room,
sad that Meers ant smaulted Ryan by a push, and told Wm
If he imbed to light he might fight him, and that they had
two tar eland-up rounds.
Mee was also called, and he most positively deniod what
bad been said es to the part he took in the affair, or that he
made the remarks imputed to him.
In snorer to this evidence Mr. Robinson railed witnesses,
and amongst them the landlord :if the Lamb, Mr. Freemen,
and Mr. Harwood, the manager of the concert, and they moat
distinctly stated that the witnenses called fur the defence w. re
not in the coucerbetom at the time the Aosta WY com-
mitted ; and Mr. Freeman added, that when he asked Kite
how be came to bring the disturbance to his house, Kite said
be did not mean it to bare taken place inside, adding, they
are liko wolves or eagles, and cannot wait fur their prey.
Each of the learned counsel having beep heard in reply,
The Cowmen &i-joint summed up, and remarking upon
the conflicting character of the evidence, said there wee
that it wee a quarrel had anythin to g
rttrih'ti to
the affair of them:ninny; if it was anything, Kits
had done it to avenge an wilt by Coppard upon his
brother.

11se Jury almost immediately Acquittal Ryan; and the
other indictment, in which Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Metcalfe (foe
Kite) appear. was postponed until next maims.
This case concluded the business.