The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

SHOCKING CRUELTY TO AN OLD WOMAN.

At the Leeds Court-bowie, on Saturday, before C.
G. Medea, and J. Cooper,Kegrs., a big, early-looking men.
deemed in a smock named James Cooper, woe charged
with a brutal aasmilt upon hie mother-intlaw, • woman
about 6; years of age. The complainant, who lives et
Brumley, was lifted into owlet by two police *Mows, and
accommodated with • their. Her suffering condition
excited general oommiseraHon. which wan turned into in-
dignation against the prisoner, when the cireunistaneee were
made known, It appeared from the evidence of the old
woman, who waa scarcely able to speak, that on Thursday
morning, at two o'clock, her daughter, the prisoner. wife,
came to her borne with her little boy, and eked to stop
there, Lemon she dared not go home to her husband.
Knowing what had previonely taken pith., end leering that
her daughter would be ill-need if she went home, she gave
her some supper and put her to bed. In the evening of the
some day, the prisoner came sod inquired for his wife, and
cm being told that Ph. was in the house he eat down on the
steins, and dei bired he would not leave without her. She
(the complainant? endeavoured to persuade him to go, when
the brutal fellow tonnelittely got up, and knocked her
head agaient the well. She tel down. He then kicked
her with his think clop about the chest, neck, and face,
inflicting several ,Torre cub and bruises. Not eatiefied
with this, he reined her in hie arms, took lase to the
door, end with great for, threw bee into the street, and
again kicked her. The poor old women became intienaible,
and was ultimately conveyed to bed by her neighbours.
Pollee-officer Pent drat:riled the dreadful mete In which be
found the tvtutplainant, and the nectseity of sending for a
surgeon, who declared the woman to be in a dangerous
condition. Ile added that the wife bed elno a reitipbont to
make egainet him. Mr. Marisa, addressing the prisoner,
said You are by far the most brutal fellow I have ever
heard of. It is impost-Ible to concave a greater fiend. We
shall give you the full punishment the law ellowl, which ie
six months' imprisonment with hard labour. If we could
Imes punished you more severely we should most certainly
have dome so."

Prisoner teas afterwards called back, and bound over to
keep flee peace for ex months, at the expiration of his term
of Imperieoacreest, tinder a penalty of 20f.—Leeds Mercury.

ACCIDENT AT ?MR MAROATI TERMINC• of THE
SOUTH EASTLIIIX RiILWAT.-0111 Monday afternoon the
excaralos train tens the Bricklayers' Arms station arrived
t Rentipte •harny sitar half-past 12, and a few minutes
after thet hoer the Marine portion of the feels, counting
of bet open excursion earrieges, left the Itasgate station
for Margate. About ten seinen • before one o'clock the train
was observed in eight of the ticket platform, when to the
satonishment of Mr. Barnett, the ststion.rmstar, he perceived
that the train had ascended the incline towards the station at
this point, and was spproecbing at more than its ordinaryvelocity. He shouted to those whom he supposed to be in
charge of the train to apply the brakes, but no reopens'
wan =de, and the train ran on into the station, and having
reached the end of the line mon in collision with the dead
planks of wood, or buffers." Several plesengers received
contuenna about the nod, face, and carious part of the
body. On innituting inquiry, the inexpliceblecircaninence
was brought to login, that the guard whose duty it wen to
have mine through with the train loft it at Rump* sad
there wee no one to put the brakes on in the bike. A
thorough investigation isdemanded, demanded, and no doubt will hike
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