The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

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Craw Nelson andliA;ird Wilma were brought before
Hr. Murtha:li charged with assaulting Richard Fenimore,
at Dockhead, and attempting to rob him.
The prosecutor said that about a quarter to one on Sun-
day morning, he was proceeding along llockhowl towards
Bermondsey-wall with • friend, when the priemier cams
op to him, and pushed him nearly off the pavement.
Witnera asked him what he meant by it, and walked on.
The prisoner Nelson followed him again, and pushing up
against him, anted if be had any money about him, at the
lame time striking him on the eye. They then had •
struggle together, and fell on the ground ; but on • polies-
constable approaching, the prisoner got up and ran away.
In answer to Mr. }lurching,
Witness said he had been speeding the evening with a
friend after a hard day's work, and be was perfectly
sober at the time. Nelson appeared to have been drink-
ing. When he said, "Have you got any mosey about
you t" be struck him and they both fell down. Nelson
did not get his hands into hie pookeb, nipiocasen came
up at that time. Witnemeddedthat be hie livelihood
by selling newspapers at London-bridge.
Police-conetable 70 N said that as 'Sunday morning, a
little Wore one he wee as duty in Thornton-street,
when be was informed that a per-
eon was aasaalied and robbed close by. Wit-
ness round the earner and maw the prosecutor
on his hands and knees, and the prisoner running away
from him. Witness followed him up a court from which
there was no outlet, and captored bin. The prosecutor
then come up ai.d said, " That's the man who struck and
demanded my money of me." The prisoner lad pre-
viously said to witness, " You can't lock me up for thiev-
ing, as I have no money about me." The other prisoner
then came up, and be was also given Into custody.
Mr. BUTC11•111 recalled the promeutor, and asked what
Wilson did to hies.
He milled that he did nothing, bat as the constable ap-
proaclW he whistled, and then Nelson relines& him and
ran away.
Mr. Aurelian observed that there was no evidence
against Wilson; therefore he mad be discharged. He
sentenced Nelson to pay • flee of hb., and in default,
committed him for seven days; at the same time he must
say the ease was full of grave suspicion.

lintry Pi. A imam, a youth, was brought ire Mr.
Beaman, charged with violently assaulting William
Chitty, with Melt to rob him.
The prosecutor. • tall man, 62 years of age, it a ooffoe-
Imam keen sr, of No. 13n. Liniehowe. Ho
raid that on Saturday evening, at half-peat dee o'olook,
he alighted from an omnibus in the Comineroilihruati.
close to the tarn 'mate, and walked down the Cowman
dal-road tower& Natelill-higliwa,y, on the eastern tide.
Be had not proceeded more dna a few paces when he
saw thirprisoner and eve other fellows mom the road
towards his. He saipsetrid them at coos. The punter
reps:Med himself from the others, and walked before the
prosecutor. Mr. Chitty awned, on ens side of him and
pared The prisoner again walked in front of him,
and repeated this several the.,, the prosecutor contirroally
evading hint and pawing his At last the unman faced
Mr. Chitty, and sprung upon him • like a er on his
rug," snood him by the throat, and eadeavoursd so
force
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his on the ground. Ms. Chitty, though d, strong
and lusty, and wrestled with the primmer, whom he would
have soon maqueted If the ease follows had act aniseed
the prisoner and throws him and Mr. Chitty on the
ground. The rest of the oast fall apes kin, and made
an attempt to riga hie sedosb. whoa" were &Mowed.
His coat was also butloask and although he had a good
dial of imam about and hris errat.tails were torn
he away, lost nothing. Women OM* to his assist-
ono,. and raid it was Is use an old gentleman
is that manner, and the and his confederates '
brat a hasty retreat.
Mr. Benson ommaltbed the prisoner for triaL

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