The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WORSHIP-STREET.

William Mann, shoemaker, was charged with cutting and
wounding Mary Ann Inwood, a eliewhinder, in the employ of
Mr. Freeman, of Westmoreland-street„ Kingsland-road, who
about nine months ago became acquainted with the
who professed a warm attachment towards her, and sub..-
quently proposed to marry her. Having ascertained, how-
ever, that his intentions were not of an honourable character,
she discouraged hie addressee and studiously avoided his
company. On Thursday evening she accidentally met him
in the street, when he addressed her in an impassioned man-
ner, in the course of which he told ber that unless eke con-
sented to live with him she would have the bleeder both upon
her had, as he was determined to kill her, and afterwards to
destroy his own life. The prisoner then abruptly left her, and
she saw no more of him until the previous evening, when she
was informed, while sitting atwork in her master. house, that
the defendant was waiting up stairs to take leave of
her before he left the country. Witham accordingly
proceeded there to see him with the consent of her
master, and on mitering the room the prisoner advanced to-
wards her, and grasped her cordially by the hand, with the
observation that, " they must part on friendly termilFA,
as w going far away." Witness was in the art of
hands with him, when be rapidly passed his left arm
her neck, and at the same moment she felt that he had
stabbed her in the left side of the throat, from which the blood
streamed down over her dress. She struggled desperately to
release herself, and her screams for sesistanm attracted the
attention of het master, who rescued her from further
violence.
Mr. George Henry Coward, the divisional surgeon of
police, stated that ho had attended the prosecutrix, who had
sustained a euperficial cut down the left chock, together with
an incised wound of about three-quarters of an inch, extend-
ing immediately over the jugular vein, and but for the point
of the knife having been previously broken off, it would in-
evitably have been attended with a fatal result.
The prisoner, who exhibited extreme excitementduring the
proceedings, but declined offering any defence, was ordered
to be remanded for the formal completion of the depositions.

CLERKENWELL.
Margaret Roaeh, a young woman about 21 years of age,
of rather good-looking appearance, was placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. Currie, charged on the polieweheet with " aesaulting
John Sutton, of timerelbroad, Clakenwell, surgeon."
Mr. T. Wakeling appeared for the promoution, and in the
course of bin roniarka said that whatever might be the cha-
racter of his client ho was entitled to the protection of
the law.
The complainant, who has often figured at this court, both
as prosecutor and defendant, appeared in the witness-bon
witb his face scratched to several places, acid a avers *Mb in
his forehead, said that ho was a surgeon, residing at Hall-
street, Goewell-road. On Friday morning the defendant,
who was formerly in hie employ, and who has been charged
at this court on four preview occasions for moults upon
him, mine and hung about bin how. drunk. After some
time eheobtained admission to the house, embed upetairs into
his dressing-room, and, without a single word, violently as-
saulted him, knocked his desk over, seized hint by the cravat.
nearly strangling him, and then took up a largo pair of
scissors, and saying, "Now, you —, I will have your life,"
stabbed him in the forehead. She then took up some bottles
and endeavoured to break the windows, and it was only by
force that she could be kept from doing him some griovona
bodily harm. The child, which was the pretence she Pet_ op
for calling on him, has been dead for six months. Ho had
paid her a great deal of money.
Defendant—All I went to know is whether my child wan
buried under the boards of his bones or not. I wish the case
adjourned fur a solicitor.
Mr. Wakeling objected, and asked the complainant
whether abe had not threatened him before, and whether he
did not go in fear of him
Witness—l do moat certainly.
Mr. Tyrwhitt raid he must put a stop to each continued
annoyance as that shown by the defendant. and should order
her to find reeponaible bail to keep the peace for three
months.
The prisoner was locked up in default.

SOUTHWARK.

A welldressed young(creel.,--named E1i:4644 A Ann
Thylor, residing al Dorent-terrace, Dover-mad, wee placed
at the bar bolero Mr. Conibe, charged with annoying Dr.
Samuel Griffith, at No. 8, WeLington-sweet, London-bridge,
end refining to quit his house when desired.
The doctor slimed, that owing to ill-health ho had for a
abort time been in the country, and recently he had slept at
Blackheath, returning to his bungles. is the morning.
Shortly titter 9 o'clock, on his entering his house, in Wel-
lington-street, that morning, be maw the prisoner sitting in
his dtawing-room where Me had forced herself, and refused
to leave the plain. Ile knew her as a gratis patient for
twelve months, and had given her ease up some time ago, as
the only thing that he could ascertain sbe wee suffering from
was depresaion of spirits, and he had told her not to trouble
him again. He won therefore much surprised at finding
her sitting in his drawing-room that morning come-
quently he told her to quit the place. She refused to go,
and in ejecting her a mob surrounded the house, and he was
very reluctantly neatened to give her into custody. On
Tuesday morning lent, +a hen he came up from Southamp-
ton, she was Glee very outrageous, having then refused to
leave the house, and setting all his servants at defiance. He
with some difficulty get her out of his house, and ho had
hoped that he should have heard no more of her.
Mr. Combs asked the prisener what she wanted at Dr.
Griffith's? . . .

She replied that she wanted some medicine, and the doctor
knew whet she required. The primmer said it was not all
physic that she wanted. She celled to see some person, and
she was determined to see him.
Mr. Combe observed that there could be no doubt the
young woman woo rather weak in her intellect, therefore he
should order the otlloer to take her and give her up to her
parent.
' The prisoner was with some difficulty got out of the court,
pernisting in her returning to the doctor's, ns she must hare
her medicine.

Ur. George Fender, a grocer, carrying on business in
limdley-terroce, Wandsworth-road, appeared before Mr.
Elliott, to answer to an information laid against him by Mr.
Moore, the Supervisor of Extime for the district, for selling
contrary to law, a mixture of chicory, when pure coffee was
asked and paid (or.
Mr. Marshall, a gentleman from the Inland Revenue
Oftiee, stated the cue, and (min his opening it appeared
that on the 29th of April last Mr. Lancaster entered the
shop of the defendant and waked for • quarter of a pound
of pure coffee. The defendant took some whole coffee out of
a lag, ground it, end folded it up in • paper, on which was
printed. "This in sold as a mixture chicory and coffee,"
and charged him &opened fur it. Mr. Lancaster at
the time told the defendant that if anychicery was discovered
in the coffee, the representation on the paper would nut pro-
tect hint from a prosecution, and the defendant'. explanation
was that he had ground the coffee in the chicory mill, and
that, therefore, a few grains of the latter might have got
mired with it. A portion of the coffee woo wilt to Mr. Ware
for analysis, and that gentleman on his oath declared that he
discovered chicory in it to the amount of 24 per cent.
Mr. Elliott convirted the defendant in a penalty of 261.
The defendant's solicitor gave notice of appeal.

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