The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

Alf 0171(10178 POLICRXAN.

Te ire Ilaeaeaswd, aged 29, a labourer, of 28. Bridge-
water-street, lloener's-town, was charged before Mr. Cooke
with assaulting his wife Emma.
The wife, who gave her evidence in a very pert way,
said that between 11 and 12 o'clock at night *her husband
came home, and she sated him how he had enjoyed him-
self with his friends, he being • cricketer, and playing
with the one legged eleven. having loot one of his legs in
the navy. Re told her he wanted none of her "say,"
and because she would talk to him he struck her with his
open hand on the forehead. After that she went into the
street, and some time afterwards meeting a constable she
gave him into custody.
Mr. Cooke asked why the defendant had been taken
into custody, as the complainant had got no marks of
violence about her, and the assault, according to her own
showing, was a
ssaeiu. slight one.
The constable one of the Y division, attached to
Somer's-town) ho heard a great noise in the street,
and, going there, he saw the man and woman. The
wife gave the defendant into custody for assaulting her.
Mr. Cooke—Did you see any assault committed'
The constable—No; but I asked her if she had got a
violent blow, and as she said she had, I took him into
custody.
Mr. Cooke—lt was highly improper for you to take the
defendant into custody when you saw no marks of
violence and did not witness any assault. It was a much
better case for a summons. Were the parties sober ?
The constable said that both of them were sober, and
repeated that he saw nothing of the assault, but, after a
pause, added " she had • bump on her forehead."
The defendant's mother-in-law having given evidence,
said that the defendant called her daughter an offensive
name, and then she interfered and demanded to know
what he meant by it. She would not allow her daughter
to be called bad name&

The defendant said that as soon as be got home his wife
began " jawing" him, and because he spoke she and his
mother-in-law " dropped into " him. His wife got a
knife and attempted to stab him, and then he might have
hit her in pushing her off. He was comfortable enough
with his wife before his mother-in-law came to live with
him. but since she had lived with him he had not had a
moment's peace.
Mr. Cooke said if the defendant did not like his mother-
in-law in his house he bad better turn her out. The de-
fendant's mother-in-law had no business in the defen-
dant's apartments, end bud no right to interfere in his
domestic affairs. The defendant had admitted that he
pushed his wife, and he should order him to enter into
his own recognisance• to keep the peace towards her.
Tie. defendant said be should see what he could do to
get rid of his mother-in-law, and then left the court.

MARLBOBOIJOH-STREET.
orivta IN 171}; ARMY CIiARGED WITH
MONLY 111' }WAN LEPIIESENTATIONIO.

Wllleam Barry. a cornet in the 3rd Hussars,
it-ruling at the Craven Hotel, Strand. was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with obtiiMing by false representations the
sum of 41. the moneys of Mr. Richard Rees, hoot-
maker. of No. 21, Jermyn-struct. with intent to defraud
him of the same.

Mr. David R. Cal?. Pieemlilly, appeared for the prose-
cution : and Mr. Edward of Great Marlborough-
street, tot the defence.
Mr. Carr, having briefly opened the. ease, milled
Mr. Richard Rees. who said that he supplied the pri-
sole r with goods to the amount of 101. Bs.' and on the lst
Sej tember the prisor.or drew a cheque for the sum of 151.
on liessr. Cox and Co., Craig's-c,,urt, and asked for the
balance. and he gave it to him. Subsequently on the
cheque being presented at Messrs. Cox and Co.'s it was
not paid, it not being provided for.
14-r. Lewis asked how the prisoner wa. apprehended
Mr. Rees said he was given into custody.
Mr. Lewis took an objection to the arrest. a warrant in
such a case being neenssary.
Mr. Tyrwhitt held that the objection taken by Mr.
Lewis was a good one, and that a warrant ought to kin
been obtained.

Mr. neer said he was told by the inspector at the station
to give the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Tyiwhitt said the prisoner must be dischatged, and
a warrant applied for, and the prisoner could then be
taken again.
Mr. Carr said be understood the prisoner was going to
France.

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The primmer war then ili,elistrged, and left the court
while the information on which tbr warrant Will to tit ob-
taism.4 was being laid.
GREENWICH.
RE•RM-EBB ROBBERY.

A....., L'esNelf, aged 2i, was charged with stealing a
coat, a silk gown skirt, and a pair of boots, the property
of Charles Gillis, of 9, Woodland-street, Greenwich.
The prisoner, who is the wife of a private of the
Fusilier Guards, had been engaged by her cousin,
who is a widower with five children, to look after
his children, he occupying apartments in the pro-
secutor's house. The prosecutor, having mimed the
articles named in the charge, accused the prisoner of
having takca them. This she at Itrst denied, but priding
that die was about to be given into custody acknowledged
having taken the articles and pledged them. Her cousin
then examined his rooms. and found that she had stripped
• chest of drawers of every article they contained. Pawn-
broker's duplicates tainting to aimed daily pledging, were
discovered.

In answer to the magistrate, the prisoner pleaded guilty,
and ►he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment
ith held labour.

A 31An. VAN ON FinE.—A rod deal of excite-
ment was caused at St. David's station, Exeter, on Saha-
day, in consequence of a fire having occurred in the mail
• • of the train due at Exeter at 9.40. It appears
that chimney connected with the lamp used by the
men got stopped up, and fire fell on to the waling-was on
the desk below, which soon ignited. Some buckets of
water were soon procured, and the fire quickly extin-
guished, but not before ramaiderable damage had been
done to the carriage. The fire, it appears, broke out be-
tween the ticket platform and the station, and the three
men in charge had a great deal of trouble in keeping the
flames under, which they did by placing some of the
empty bags over it. Had the fire occurred won after
leaving the Hole Maim the moults would have been very
seriona, as the train doer not stop between that idiom and
fit. David's. The carriage was second to the engine.
OAT TANT REAcrE FROM DnowTmo.—Mr. John
O'Connell. at Queenstown, on Priday morning, caved the
life of a moldier of the 39th Regiment, stationed at Spike
Island. About ball-past ti in the morning Mr. O'Connell.
accompanied by two young gentlemen, named Daly and
Benson, went to bathe off the iron bridge over the rail-
way. &fere they arrived the soldier was in the wales
and awimming across the river. The tide was running
out st the time, end the man was taken out with the cur-
rent. When he turned to swim hack he became weak and
Aerated for assistance. Mr. O'Connell at once jumped
into the water, and went to the soldier's mristance, whom
he got to lay hold of his ps, end in this manner brought
him to the quay wall. Mire they floated themselves by
the aid of a per, till a punt trout ono of the yachts ea.m.•
to their aseirdance and put. the soldier on shore. We
neve this is the fourth life Mr. (YOonnell has been inatru.
mental in saving.—Ceek Framiser.
NATIONAL EXRINITION OF WORKS OF ART, AT
lame.—ltetum of admiariors:—Mendey, September 7,
by teases ticket., 682 ; by payment of la. each, 5,723
tote!. 4,406.