The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW -STREET.

Affair! Ronk, was placed before Mr. Flowers, arrested on
a warrant charging hini with being about to commit a
breach of the peace.
Inspector Silverton said—l am an inspector of the C
division of polity.. 1 have been engaged in making inqui-
ries respecting the prisoner with Sergeant l'almer. a
detective,
_and from those inquiries I applied at this
court en Thursday last ha- a warrant, which was granted,
against a person named Hooke. Tltis (Saturday) morning,
1, in comiatuy with Sergeant Palmer, went to Watford,
and made inquily there respot hug the prisoner. I ro-
c( iv( il a desetiption of a young man, a stranger, who
wit, in the neighbourhood, and feeling certain it was
tl.e pet mu I was looking fir, I I.l:Wed myself a little
aside of the main road, and then I saw Route
tinning nl.atg at a very rapid pace. It had two
or tint* coats ou. I went upto him and said. I want you,
Hooke.- 1 told him he was charged with another person
not in custody with being about to engage in a prise tight.
lie denied that his name was Ittoke, and having given a
fictitious one. said lie was about to engage in a walking
watch, and that it was all wrong to say he was about to
take part in a prim fight. I told him I knew his name
was Hooke. and that lie was the twin matelied to tight
6uller for 2.11. a side on Tuesday neat. Ile, however,
still denied lie was the Sergeant Palmer then went
to the prisoner's lodgings, and lie will say what he found
there.
Mr. Flowers—ll. denied, then, that his nume was
Hooke

Inqsctor SllCert..ll—He aid, air.
Sergeant Palmer, of the detective polite. said—l was in
cow; any with the last witness when he took prisoner into
CUltOdr. I went to life lodgings, lapel-road. Bushey. In
Lis ci at poi ket 1 found a letter addreseed " Mr. Itooke."
apparently from his wife. I went back to Inspector Silver-
ton, and aakid the prisoner if that was his letter. He
said, •• Well. it's no use denying it, it is , it is from my
wife." I then said, "Is your name lt..oke I" and he
said, " Yes." I the ii showed him an extract I had made
from Bell's Li!.:—" I let. 6. I ;011..r and I s ace. 241. a
side. at set. '211.., Loudon district." and asked if he was
one of the party. Ile said he was sorry that he had been
prevented meeting Goiter, as he should like to have had a
turn at hint for love, and that Le was sure to " land," that
was, win. I thi n read him the following notice from F. Ir •
Li fr of to-day:—" Goner and Hii,ke, 2.1/. a side,
at Sit. 21b. We received the final deposit of
6/. a side yesterday, making good all the money from these
metre' oldan lads for their will at Sat. 21b. for 22.11. a
side, which will take place during the we.,.t. Griller can
be heard of at 'Teddy Wyman's, itricklavera* Arm.,
Totitiridge-stmt, Euston-road, 1111.11tonke at A. liodges's,
Green Dragon, Brill-row, Somers-town. The greatest
rwcreey will be kept. and the men start under sealed
orders."
Mr. Flowers—Yon bear what Las been stated, Itooke.
What have you to -ay ?
Looke—MtLing. your worship. all true.
Mr. Flowers—Well, then, I must hold you to bail. I
suppose you eau get it. 1 shall direct that you tiud two
sureties in 50/.. and yours if ut 'WI,
Itooke— I hope you won't put it 1,0 high that. It's
the tint time I ever was engaged in sut.li a matter, and
I will faithfully promise that I'll never appear before you
agaoa if you will look over it this time.
Mr. }lowers—Well, as that is the ease. I will reduce the
hail to two sureties of 21.1/., and T4111.10:if in 11101., to ke..p
the peace to all her Majesty's subject, for twelve
Inspector Silverton—As the tight is announced for
day next. I must ask that 24 hours' notice be given.
the prisoner was locked .en.
MA 11.11.EBOXIL

About a fortnight ago Mr. iiol. the solicitor. applied
on behalf of a Mr. t lreFory. betting ag, lit, for warrants
against Dillon, the pugilist. and two other men who are in
the habit of attending race meetings, for thmatening his
life. The sworn infra motion upon which the warrants were
granted was, that at the Kingahury races they would rip
him up and put him out of the way, and bury him where
his friends could never know where he was. They also
said they carried the tools with them for that purpose.
Jams accompanied by Mr. Louis Lewis, his
solicitor, now attended, and the latter said that his client
hearing that there was a warrant granted for his appre-
hension, had come forward to mutt whatever charge might
be preferred against him.
Mr. Heard said he must ask for an adjournment of the
case, because he had only recently been informed of the
prisoner's apprehension. and hail nut bad time to commu-
nicate with Mr. Gregory, who was at Nottingham.
Mr. Lewis said Dillon had no desire to shirk the fullest
investigation. He had come from Newmarket on purpose
to meet the case.
It was arranged that the case lie adjourned for a week,
Dillon being allowed to be at large inhis own roisll.tviisiutee
in the sum of LO/.