The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

41exassdrr meetly carrying on
Reiriasoa,
business at No. 1. Glut Bt. Helen's, in the City, was
Nought before the Lord Mayor, on remand, on the charge
of having fraudulently uncoiled his property, after ad-
judfestion as • bankrupt, with intent to defraud his
medflon.
this hearing was appointed for the purpose of rending
over the depositiceis to the various witnesree. The cir-
cumstances of the case were fully reported last week, and
it will be remembered that the prisoner was mule n Irink-
rupt in the year 1867. His amounts were alleged to have
been unratidectory, and in February. of the following
year his examination was adjourned sine die, and he hail
a six weeks' protection order. At the expiration of that
time he went abroad, and did not return to this country
until May, 1866. On his arrival a suit was instituted by
revert,' gerrons againrt him in the Admiralty Court, with
refer( nee to a flop which he was stated to have acquired
while abroad. The official assignees to the estate hearing
of this, interposed, and obtained a sum of money by
way of compromise. Subeequen_tlit at their instance, he
wee apprehended and lodged in Whitecrom-strect Prison,
and on being brought before the Commissioners in Bank-
ruptcy he (refused to give any information relative to his
property, and was committed for contempt of court. Ile
wee now charged, under the direction of the Court of
Eankruptcy, with concealing and embezzling his pro-
petty, contrary to the 221st section of the Bankruptcy
Act of 1861, and he was brought up on a writ of habeas
corpus from the debtors' prison, to answer the charge.
Evidence was given to show that when he came
back to England he was possessed, besides the ship, of
about 3,0101. in money, with part of which he bought
&number of foreign bonds, on the interest of which he had
been living in Whitecroes-street, but the prosecution had
been unable to recover any portion of the money or bonds.
The depositions having seen read and signed, Mr. Oke,
the chief clerk, told the prisoner the charges on which he
would be committed for trial.

The prisoner made a lengthened statement, in the course
of which he characterised the opening speech of Mr.
Murray, the counsel for the prosecution, as a tissue of
falsehoods. Re asserted that some extraordinary and
secret influence was brought to bear upon him, and that
the whole of the proceedings against him were based on
fraud.

Eventually he was remanded until to-day (Thursday).

GUILDHALL.

The ban in the case of Edwin Ye!land, who stands
remanded on the charge of obtaining money by false pre-
tences, attended before Alderman Carter, to substantiate.
Mr. Buchanan appeared in support of the bail, and Mr.
George Lewis, len., on the part of the prosecution.
Dr. Abiathar Bmwn Wall, of 4, Bishop's-road, Bays-
water, was the first gentleman who tendered himself for
bail; Captain Ben. Charles Jonas was the other bail ; and
bcth havmg answered the questions put to them,
Mr. Lewis said he could not obct to the bail, and in
the course of the day the prisoner Yelland was liberated,
the required sureties having been entered into.

George lbetdr, aged 23, a rough-looking fellow, of 3,
Tingay's-buildings, }England, labourer, was charged
before Mr. Cooke with violently assaulting Pollee-con-
stable Frank Briers, 217 N, in the execution of hie duty,
and rescuing a prisoner from his lawful custody, in Cock
and Castle-lane, Kingaland. He was further charged
with damaging a uniform helmet and assaulting Police-
constables Benjamin Keene, 409 N, and Thomas Quinney,
28 N Reserve, at the same time and place.
On Tuesday night, as Police-constable Briers was taking a
soldier to the police-station on •charge of desertion, and
was passing through Cock and Castle-lane, he was set
upon by a number of roughs, headed by the defendant,
who hustled him, and got the soldier away. The con-
stable, in endeavouring to hold the soldier, fell
to the ground, and was kicked very severely on
the back by the defendant. When tho soldier had
got away the defendant and his companions ran off.
About an hour after, as the same police-constable was
conveying a man to the police-station, the defendant with
hie companions pounced upon the constable and rescued
the man. The defendant got behind the constable and
struck him a violent blow with a stick on the head, and
damaged his helmet. He looked round, and saw the de-
fendant in the act of striking him again with the stick,
when he caught hold of him and told him that he would
have to go to the police-station. The defendant became
very violent, and had not Constables Keene, 409 N, and
Quinney, 28 N Reserve, come to his assistance,
the defendant would have been rescued. On the
way to the police-station the defendant kicked
the two last-named constables on the leg, and
it was with great difficulty he could be got there.
The defendant said hehid beenworkingwith the soldier,
I and he did not try to get him away, because the constable
let him go. He was at the place, but he did not inter-
fere with the police in any way.
The constable, in answer to the magistrate, said he did
not let the soldier go, for he was rescued from custody.
Mr. Cooke said if it had been clearly proved to him that
the defendant struck the constable with the stick ho would
have punished him severely. As the case stood, it was a
very bad one, and for the assault and rescuing the two
prisoners from Constable Briers, he (defendant) would
have to go to prison for one calendar month, without the
option of paying a fine. For the assault on the other two
constables he would be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour in the House of Correction for seven days.
The defendant, who wee surprised at the decision, was
removed to the cells.
WESTMINSTER. - - .

John Mark Edmonds, a carpenter, was charged with
assaulting his wife.
Complainant, a poor aged woman, whose attenuated
appearance indicated the ravages of chronic disease, said
that rhe had mainly supported her husband, who was an
idle, worthless fellow, for a dozen years. Duriug the last
twelvemonths she had through illness been obliged to give
up the work she had been in the habit of taking in, ever
since which she had been subject to the most cruel perse-
cution and ill-treatment from the defendant. He called
her the vilest names, used the most serious threats, broke
open her door repeatedly when she was in bed, and had
stood over her with a knife and poker in his hand. He
abused her vilely on Tuesday night, and she got up in
order to put him from the room as well as she was able.
when he struck her a blow with his fist on the chest, and
she fell on the back of her head, which was cut by coming
in contact with the ground.
The defendant said he thought he ought to be the com-
plainant. He was what was called being " victimised"
by a conspiracy. He in general terms denied the ill-
treatment imputed to him, but admitted that he had not
done much work during the last two years, as they had
some money to live upon.
Mr. Selfe said he should commit the defendant for one
month to herd labour, and require him to find bail for four
months for his good behaviour.