The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(134 fore the Assiattuat-Judge.)

Mr. Sleigh addressed his lonlahip, and mid AM Wednes-
day n,•zt was the Derby-day, and a national institution, he
presumed the court would not sit on that day.
The Assistant-Judge said the court would not sit on that
day.

Elizal,rth Fit:aerald. a fine looking women, was placed
at tie bar to receive the judgment of the court, under eir-
eurnstanees detailed in our Mansion-house police report of
yesterday.
. . .

Mr. Pi;yne said his lordship would recollect that this
prisoner was brought before him two years ago, when she
entered into her own recognisance' to come up for judg-
mi nt if o died upon,•sed nothing had been heard of her
until a sh irt time ago, when some letters were received by
the prosecutor, one of which it could be proved was in the
prisoner couched in bad language and with
filthy illustrations. These letters had fortunately not been
opened by any one but the prosecutor himself, but on
the 14th of this month it appeared that the prisoner
laid in wait for the prosecutor, and when Lear
the Mansion-house she walked behind him and shuck
him with a stick avi dent blow on the head, which caused a
deep and incised wound. She was immediately taken into
custody, and put at theisar before the Lord Mayor, by whom
she was referred to his lordship to deal with her. He (Mr.
Payne) had therefore to sok the judgment of the court fur
broken recognizances. The prosecutor was obliged to
take that course as the prisoner bad threatened to murder
him and wash her bends in his blood. Fur his psrao-,1
safety he came to the coutt to ask its protection lc: toe
fixture.

The Assistant-Judge (to the pri.oner)—l took a great
deal of troublo when these proceedings were before me,
and you promised to Abstain from going to this gentleman's
house, breaking his windows, and doing other damage.
You promised me then that if I allowed you to go out on
your own recogniztuices you would never annoy him again.
I want to know what you have to say with respect to com-
mitting this assault upon him.
The prisoner—I was not insensible of your lordship's
kindness, and I was willing to keep quiet and not go near
to him, but he would not let me alone. He used to come
up to me and smile in my face, and I then scarcely knew
what I was doing, although Mr. Lewis, my solicitor, has
written to him asking him not to molest me. In July last
a quantity of vitriol was thrown over my dress; and he is'
constantly annoying me.
The Assistant-Judge said if she could find bail in respect.
able householders he would release her. He could not
again liberate her on her own recogniumoe.
The prisoner asked if any one could go and get bail
for h.r!

Gordon, in officer, who was in court, said he
had known the prisoner some time, when she lived in
Gerrard-street.

The .I.‘istautJudge ordered him to make inquiries about
her, and she was ordered to be brought up again on Tues.
day next.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-lOU E.

William Whiley, wool broker, was brought up on re-
mand before the Lord Mayor and Alderman Su. Robert
Cardrn, charged with forging and uttering a bill of ex-
change for 2,0007., purporting to be drawn by William
Whiley and Co., and accepted by Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and
Co., Moorgete-street, with intent to defraud.
Mr. Van Saodau again appeared for the prosecution ; and
the prisoner wan defended by Mr. Knight, from the office
of Mr. Beard. _ . . . .

Mr. Charles Ilchne, wool broker, of Meorgatestreet
Within, was now called, and ststucCthat the prisoner had
been in his employment for about eleven years, and that
the body of the bill and the endorsement were in his
handwriting. While in witness's service the character of
the prisoner was undeniable.
Mr. Robert Peter Short Mr. RiChard Seward, and the
other clerks in the office of Messrs. dacomb were nest
called, and severally denied all knowledge of the bill.
Upon this evidence,
The Lord Mayor committed the prisoner for trial at the
Central Criminal Court. _ .

iiepria;;;;,oni4T,Q caked if he had anything to say,
said be did not know the acceptance was forged, and that
be had no intention whatever of defrauding any one.

WLSTMINSTER.
Mr. Stephen M'Quillan, an old and well-known om-
nibus proprietor, was charged on a summons with as-
'milting and beating Mr. Thomas Walton, a licensed vic-
tualler, landlord of the Volunteer, Regent street, West-
minster. . .

Mr. W. D. Smyth, eolieitor, of Rochester•row, was for
complainant, and Mr. Bury Hutchinson for defendant.
Mr. Smyth opened the ease at some length, and in
doing so stated that the assault was so quickly done that
the complainant could not identify his assailant, neither
could his witnesses.

Mr. Thomas Walton said, at 10.150 n the night of Thurs-
day fortnight he was on his near side in King's-road,
Chelsea, near the police station coming towards London,
and in the narrow part of the road near the turn be met an
omnibus going to Cremorne, on the wrong side ; the
wagonette he was in was jammed by the omnibus against
the curb, and he could not get out. He called to the
driver of the omnibus, whom he could not then or now re-
cognise, which way was be going, and the driver said he
would mark him. He got down to take the number of the
omnibus, when the driver also got down, took off his hat
and coat, squared up to him, struck him violently in the
mouth, and knocked him down ; his head came in contact
with the curb, and inflicted a fearful wound behind it,
from which he bed ever since suffered.
Mr. Joseph Hall, 10, Blantyre-street. corroborated com-
plainant in every particular; and on being asked to point,
out the man who struck the blow, singled out a highly-
respectable licensed victualler (Mr. W. Beadle) as the
man, thus causing some amusement in court.
Mr. Edwin Heath, of 5 Breoon-terrace, corroborated
the last two witnesses. Did not identify defendant, but
pointed to Mr. Downey, a licensed victualler, and thought
he was the man who committed the assault. The man
who was driving the 'bus struck the complainant ; he then
called out to the conductor, who took the reins, and drove
away as bard as he could, the original driver afterwards
acting as conductor.
Adam Anderson, 100 T, proved that he was fetched
from the station as the 'bus drove away, but he could not
catch it, it went so fast ; in two hours he saw what he be-
lievedto be the same 'bus, with the defendant's name on it;
but defendant, although he acknowledged he was the
driver, denied committing an assault.
Mr. Smyth said that was his case at present. If his
worship thought the ease not made out, he must apply for
an adjournment to trace the guilty party.
Mr. Belle asked what wee the defence.
Mr. Hutchinson (without rising) said the prosecutor
bad failed to make out a ease, and he should not address
the court.
Mr. Seth requested Mr. Hutchinson to rise when he
addressed him, and asked whether he intended to produce
the conductor, or who was acting as driver if defendant was
not the man.
Mr. Hutchinson said the onus was not with him to do
that, or to jeopardise anybody. He gave his word that
defendant was not the man.
Mr. belie said he would not have the roan treated in
that way, and sentenced defendant to fourteen days' hard
labour.
Defendant said he was an innocent man, and upon his

I solicitor endeavouring to plead further for him and cell •
witness, Mr. Belie ordered him to be removed.
Mr. Hutchinson said if any one else bad repretiented the
defendant he would have been discharged.
Mr. Self. said after that be would hear nothing further,
and ho give Mr. Hutchinson fair notice that he would not
I bear him in any case until he had an apology for that isii•
serration. It was a piece of insolence not only to the
court bat to hint, and he would not hear an advocate who
could not conduct himself with decency in a court of
which he was the reprenentative.
11r. Hutchinson said other people had made the remark which be had addressed to the bench. He was right in the
manner he had conducted the defence.
Mr. Belle said Mr. Hutchinson must learn that a court of
justice was to be treated with candour and fairness, end
he (Mr. Self.) had no desire but to get at the truth and do
his duty as a magistrate. If Mr. Hutchinson chose to
resist that, he must put up with the consequences. He
considered from the evidence there was a prima facie carte
that defendant had committed this foliage : end sn on
sidering beheld passed sentence, his object being to arrive at
the truth with due regard to law.
The court aljourned for luncheon, and on resuming
Mr. Hutchinson retracted what he had stated, repettin
any collision should have taken place. and then brought
forward a man named Win. Poultner, who was acting 4
the time as driver instead of conductor.
The complainant and witnesses having gone,
A summons wan served on Poultner, and adjourned ti'l
this day week ; the jurigtnent on Mr. M'Quillan was
allowed to stand over till the tame day, he finding a surety
in 20/. for his re-appearance.