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

i ARYLEBONE.

Niched oi6tetts, a powerful•lonking fellow, and who has
often been convicted for assaults on the police, we' charged
with assaulting William Mitchell, 34 ll R, and al.o with
attempting to stab Sergeant Thomas Tompkins, 14 L.
Mitchell said that on Saturday afternoon ho saw th pri-
soner and two other men turned out of the Walmer
Chstle, in Stingo-lane, where they had been fighting.
Prisoner, who was not sober, was got away. He retume.l
in about half an boar's time. and again commenced
iii4lstalr, and was taken into custody. He threw witness
down, and kicked him. The sergeant came up, awl he
said be would go sway quietly. lie did so fur a short
distance. _ _

--ti;rgiriint Tompkins said he saw the prisoner in custody
of the constables. He was very violent, and threw himself
down and kicked the dicer. He mid he would go quietly
with witness. For a short distance be did so, when he
said he was no better than any other —, and kicked him.
He then pulled out a large clasp knife, and made three
thrusts at- his grain. Witness avoided this. k struggle
ensued, and, assistance arriving, he was got to the sta-
tion-house.

eciartitatory evidence was given.
Mr. Arnold said b must be sentenced to one month's
bard labour for assaulting Mitchell, and to find sureties to
keep the peace for the next six months for attempting to
stab the sergeant.

Gore Baia, a bihour;r, weeiiiMrged with violently
assaulting the police, one of whom is ecollned to hie bed
from the injuriere reosived.
At half-past 11, oa Saturday night, the defendant was
given into the custody of the plias in the Fulham-road,
for assaultmg • assn. He re nsted violently, and repeat-
edly sesaulted William Raw, 21.16 B, and William Court,
166 B. He took RAMs truncheoa eat of his hand
and struck him on the bead with it, and 7
kicked Court in the steam* while on the and it
was not until overpowered by &umbers, some glade-
men had lent their aid, that he could be conveyed to the
sleben.
Mr. SeHe remanded him fora week, Mating that in all
probability he should somns4 him for teal.
LAMBETH.
Gawp ape wee charged with committing a violent
assault upon Mary Ford.
The prorecutriz, whose appearance fully showed the ill-
treatment she had been subjected to, Mated that for some
years she had lived with prisoner as his wife. For a long
time she had entered mach from his brutal treatment,
and had frequently lett him, but on his practise
to behave more kindly she had consented again
to live with him. On Saturday evening he came
home the worse for drink and asked for his supper. She
was about getting the food from a cupboard when he
came behind her with a pair of tongs in hie hand. 13,iore
she could cicala he struck her several violent blows on
the ad. shoulders, back, and arms, and had it not been
for help arriving he would have done beratill more serious
injury. Her head was cut open in two places, her eyes
blackened. and other parts of the body bruised.
In answer to the magistrate the prosecutor further
stated that prisoner some four years back assaulted her in
a brutal manner, and broke her nose. Such was the
violence on the prevent occasion that the tongs were
broken into three pieces.
Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner.