The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

WOILSIIIP-STREET.

William Bates 24 wee charged before Mr. Newton
with having created an obstruction and annoying the
congregation of a church while assembled fur Divine
service, in Hare-street, Brick-lane, Bethnal-green, by
offering a pigeon for sale there.
Police-constable George Itokehy, 32 FL, stated that at
half-past eleven on Sunday morning he found the prisoner
in the thoroughfare mentioned, standing on the footpath
in front of the church-door, while Divine service was
being celebrated. He had • crowd of about • dozen
persons around him.
It is stated by the police that the Sunday bird fair is
almost at an end, the deterrent measures adopted having
at last proved effectual.
Mr. Newton said he was very glad to hear it; and
hoping that the prisoner would not resort there again,
filled him 40s. or one month's imprisonment.
Four youths, who gave the names of James Lague
George Ratriott, Thomas Gammon, and Charles Landlord,
were charged before Mr. Newton by Police-constable
William Leaker, 46 H, with being found gambling in the
public thoroughfares. This officer took the prisoners at
separate times in the day between the hours of half-past
eleven o'clock in the morning and fear in the afternoon.
The case against each having been fully proved.
Mr. Newton told the prisoners that they must understand
it was not necessary to prove that they were causing an
obstruction—the simple fact of their being seen to gamble
in a public thoroughfare rendered them liable to an im-
prisonment of three months with hard labour as rogues
and vagabonds.
The prisoners said that they were not aware of it.
Mr. Newton said he hoped they would remember it for
the future, and, to impress it on their memory, he fined
Gammen tie. or seven days, and Landbord 2s. W. or three
days, and the other two Is. each or two days.
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:Samuel Rogers and fl-erltriek Hewlett, two men about 35
years of age, were charged with a similar offence.
Police-constables 292 and 423 N proved that on Sunday
afternoon, about half-past four, they took the prisoners,
whom they had been watching for some time, while gam-
bling in Bishop's-road, South Hackney. When taken How-
lett kicked, fought. and threw 292 N, and they had a re-
gular up-and-down fight.
In answer to the magistrate, the officer stated that the
place where they were gambling was a add standing a
littk back from the road.

Mr. Newton then said that, it not being a public tho-
roughfare, they were discharged.

LAMBETH.

Mes. Sump,Rah Breekay, of S, Burnett-street. Vauxhall,
was brought before Mr. Elliott, upon remand, charged
with having stabbed her eon, John Buckay, by throwing
• knife at him, on Satuaday week.
. .

Full particulars of this care have already appeared, the
prisoner having been committed on the coroners warrant.
The depositions having been read over, the prisoner W 23
fully committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court
upon the charge of manslaughter, bail ;being applied for
by Mr. Bury liutchinson, but refused.

HAMMERSMITH.
Frteferirk Trap, a young married man, was charged
with indecently assaulting Elizabeth Bismead. who was a
servant out of a situation living in William-street, Not-
. . . . .

It appeared from the evidence that the complainant was
returning home late on Saturday night, and when in the
neighbourhood of Portobello-road. the prisoner, who was
a strang‘r, came up and ipulled her about. Her screams
brought a man named Holmes to the door. when she
called upon him to protect her. At that time the prisoner
was assaulting her. Holmes went up to him and wished
him to remain with him until a constable came. He
refused to stop and walked away. He was, however, fol-
lowed by Holmes and eventually taken into custody after
he had struck the witness twice in the face, causing him
pain.
The prisoner said he had taken a little drop too much.
As he passed along the Portobello-road he met the
female. who looked at him. He spoke to her and she
spoke to him. They walked together, and he certainly
did touch her clothes, but he desisted when she screamed.
He also said that Holmes was struck in trying to wrench
his arm away from him, as he wished to detain him. He
owned that he was very foolish to run away.
Mr. Dayman oonsidered the ease proved, and ordered
him to pay a line of W., and in default to be imprisoned
for two mouths, with hard labour.