The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARYLEBONE.

CHLROI 07 ADM/IMBUING CHLolo7olllt—Charles
Jot,ling, an embarser, living at No. 9, Windsor-court, Strand,
was placed at the bar upon the serious charge of having
administered chloroform to Mary Anne Elton.
Complainant deposed e bat she resided with her aunt at
No 9, Sumez-terrace, Camden-town, and that the prisoner
had visited her as a suitor during the last nine mon'he. On
the previous night shu accompanied him to a singing room
at • publiu-house in Munster-street, Regent'spark ; her
brother in-law was also of the party. At half past 12 the y
all quitted t►e " concert," and complainant and prisoner
walked arm-in-arm triretber ; they stood talking for a short
time in the road near her aunt's dwelling (the brother in
law !miner left them), and he (prisoner) afterwards took her
down a yard, when be anted towards her in a very indecent
manner ; she asked him what right he had thus to insult
her, upon which he uncorked a phial, end having poured the
contents upon his handkerchief, he applied it to her nose and
mouth; she immediately raised ber hand and thrust the
handkerchief from ht r, and then called as loudly as she was
able :or the assistance of the police. . .

Police-constable 243 S stated that between oce and two in
the morning he heard a female call out, and sow complaii act
run Irom a passage or yard hollowed by the prisoner. She
(complainant) told him what had occurred to her, when
prisoner at first hogged of her not to press the charge against
him, but on her persisting in giving him into custody ha
denied having done anything to her. Witness when he
went up to complainant upon hearing her call for assistance,
saw the prisoner throw something from his band. It (Willed
against a wall and broke. Tne sound was like that of
glue.
Witness here produced a handkerchief and the fregovnts
of a broken phial, The former he took from the prisoner
when he was siren in charge, and the latter he p eked up
after he (prisoner) wan conveyed to the cation.
Mr. Broughton—When you took ponieseion of the hand-
kerchief in what condition was it ?

Witoess—lt was extremely damp, and hul a most power
ful and unpleasant smell. I took the hannkt rehief and put
of the phial to Mr. Birmingham, • surgeon, and he told me
that there had been Odor. form in both.

Mr. Broughton-1s Mr. Birmingham here ?
Witnese—lie is not, sir ; he will nut attend unless he is
summoned.

In order to afford time for the constable to mako inquiry
to whether any chloroform had been recently purchased
by the prisoner in the vicinity otitis residence, which would
probably tura out to be the case, the prisoner was remanded
for a wet k, a summ-ins was granted to ensure the attendance
of Mr. Biernioeham at the next inquiry.
The prisoner made application to be permitted to give
bail.

Mr. Bronahton consented to his doing so, himself in GOl.,
and two sureties in 501. each.

SOUTHWARK.

CHARGE OP ATTEMPTED PAIMICIDI —Mary Ann Hart-
ley, the daughter of a fellowship porter, wai brought up for
final examination, charged with =erupting to poison her
fattier with vitriolic acid,

The prisoner was remanded for the puvmse of giving the
policemen who had :he cue in hand an opportunity of arcer •
twining where the vitriol had been parchss•d ; but in this
they failed, as it appeared that it is en article much used,
ant sold at the oil lumps without any inquiries being made as
fa what it was required.
The depositions Laving been read over, th" priemer was
asked if she had anything to say in answer to the charge, end
having replied in the negative, she wee committed for trial.