The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-26 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Mrs. Osborne, the wife of a licensed victualler in the City,
was charged by Picton, 101 F, the officer on duty in the
interior of the Strand Theatre, with assaulting him in the
execution of his duty.
The officer deposed--Last evening, just before half-price,
several gentlemen left the pit to join their friends in the
boxes, and as I knew they were not coming back I re-
quested the other persons on the same seat to close up,
so as to leave room for others who might come in
at half-price. The defendant was keeping a place for
the gentleman who had accompanied her to the
theatre, he having gone out for a short time. She
said to me, "Yon am not going to fill up my seat r I aid.
" Certainly not," but requested her to close up, reserving
only the seat required for her friend. She then clenched
her fist and struck me, saying, " There, take that, though
you are a policeman. I have knocked many a man down,
and I would knock you down for two pine, if you were as
big as • home." As the curtain was then rising, and I
did not want to disturb the audience and interrupt the
performances, I let the matter drop for the time, and
when the piece was over and she was leaving the house
I took her in charge. The gentleman wbo wu with de-
fendant accompanied us to the station. He was • little
the worse for liquor, but defendant was quite sober. She
was immediately bailed out.
Defendant admitted that she struck the policeman, saying
she was provoked to it in consequence of his having rudely
pushed against her.
Mr. Henry said that even if the officer bad been guilty of
any rudeness it would not justify the assault. The remedy
was to take his number and complain to the inspector. But
Picton was a very well.coudute civil constable, having, in
fact, been selected for his present duty on that very ground.
Defendant's husband said that he was sure the defendant
would not have struck the coestable without provocation ;
WI she was • woman who would defend herself if insulted.
Mr. Henry—That she has no right to do. But you were
not present, were you ?
Mr. Osborne—No. The business will not allow us to go
together, so a friend of mine kindly consented to take her.
The friend here came forward and declared emphatically
that he was not the worse for liquor. He had nothing to
drink when out of the theatre. Did not go into any public.
house, but walked about the street, because he did not care
about hearing the play, but preferred taking a walk.
Ultimately Mr. Henry tined the defendant 20e., which
was immediately paid.

WAN DSWORTH.
Two young men, who had the appearance of colder.
mongers, cod who gave the names of Jeremiah M'Carthy
and William Fdlowa, were placed in the dock before Mr.
Dayman, charged with being concerned in issuing counter-
feit half-crowns.

It appeared from the evidence that shoat three o'clock on
Thursday afternoon the prisoners entered the beerehop
kept by Mr. Charles Twilly, in Frogniore-lane, Wandsworth,
and called for a pint of porter. M'Carthy tendered a half-
crown piece in payment ; but Mr. Twiny immediately de-
tected it to be counterfeit, and banded it back to the pnn.
loner, who then gave him a genuine florin. After dr-
ing the beer and receiving the change the prisoners
went away in the direction of Putney. Police-oonstabke
Johns and Castello, of the V division, who were informed
by Mr. Twilly that two men were passing bad money,
followed after them in the Name direction. On reaching
the Cedar Tree public-house, in Wandsworth-lane, Pntaey,
they saw the prisoners coming out, and they went inside
and inquired what money they had given. It then ap-
peared that the prisoners had called for half a quarter°
of gin, and M'Carthy gave Mrs. Stiles, the landy, a half-
crown. She thought it was bad, and kept It Mr hand,
la she had no one to ask. She pre him the chugs, and as
they left the police entered. She prodneed the kaiterown,
and Johns at once found that it was bass. They then
went after the prisoners, and took them into custody. Cos-
tello found upon 111hrthy flis in good money, but no
counterfeit money was found on either. In the evening
a female went into the house of Mr. Thomas Knight, the
landlord of the Windsor Castle, in Wanilaworth-lane, and
said she had picked up tee half-crowns at the spot where
the prisoners were taken into custody. She gave them to
Mr. Knight, as she did not like to keep them in her pos-
session. They were all bad, but a gentleman who was pre-
sent doubted whether they were counterfeit, and applied
a hot poker to one, when it immediately became dross.
Only four of the half .erovros were produced in consequence,
and they were found of the same mould as the one tendered
by M'Carthy to Mm. Stiles.
The priewnen denied all knowledge of the half-crowns,
and Illkuthy said he was not aware the other half-crown
was bad. Moves said he was not aware that the half-
mown wee base, nor did he think Wearthy bad any idea
of it

Derma said he should remand them till Friday.
MTarthy applied to have some of the money found upon
him returned to him.

Yr. i>.yman rid be could not allow any to be returned
at present.

SINGULAR SUICIDE —A Tours journal has the
following :—During the celebration of ram at the cathe-
dral of this city on Sunday morning, a well-dreseed man,
apparently about 45 years of age, and wearing the decora-
tion of the Legion of Honour, requested of the bellringer's
wife to be allowed to ascend one of the towers to make some
sketches. She told him that he could not go up until the
service was over. He appeared annoyed, but went out and
walked about in front of the cathedral until mass was
concluded. The bellringer having then presented himself,
the stranger proceeded to ascend with great rapidity the
staircase leading to the tower, the bellringer ac-
companying him. On the way he stopped at more than
one opening, and appeared to measure with his eye
the distance to the ground. On reaching the top—a height
of nearly 200 feet—he requested the belkinger to leave him
alone, saying that he was an artist, and wanted to sketch
the views, but the other answered that he had positive
orders not to let persons remain by themselves in the tower.
The ringer then began describing to him the principal
buildings in the city, the summits of which were seen ; but
the visitor impatiently silenced him, and throwing off his
hat and mat took a spring to throw himself over the para-
pet. The latter, however, being of considerable height, he
only got astride it. " Good heavens !" cried the bellringer,
" what are you doing !" and catching hold of his arm and
leg tried to pull him down ; but the man exclaimed, " Let
me alone," and by a violent effort freed himself from the
ringer's grasp, and threw himself forward, striking as he
descended against two or three projections of the building.
He was of course killed on the spot, his legs and arms being
broken in several places, his breast being smashed in. and
his jaw being alsolaroken with such form that some of the
teeth were east out. On the deceased was found a passport
in the name of Wertheim, a native of Austria, but natu-
ralised as • Frenchnsui, and describing him as examiner
of candidates for admission to the Polytechnic School ; the
peasrt was rige-d for Spain, Switserbuid, Hamburg, and
the Sardinian State.. In his pockets besides were 1,300 f.
in notes, and some visiting_cards bearing the same name,
with the address 25, rue Monsieur le Prince, at Park.
There is no doubt that the man was insane.

DEATH OF AN OPICII-RATER.—An inquest was
held at the Mono's Arms, Gainsborough, on Iliondayeven-
ing, before Mr. Ho!gate, touching the death of Charlotte
Ingle, aged 42, who- had died im&enly on Friday last. The
body presented a very emaciated appearance, and the house
was nearly destitute of furniture. It appeared from the evi-
dence that the deceased was about as usual on the day of
her death, although she had complained for some days pre-
vious of being unwell. The only article of clothing worn by
her at the time of her death was a thin gown, not even a
chemise being found upon her. Deceased had never been
married, but she had a son upwards of 20 years of age • and
it was shown that the son, his own mother, and grand-
mother, all slept together, there being only one bed in the
house, and that merely a mattress, in a shockingly filthy
state. It WWI further clearly proved that the parties had
been brought to this wretched state of destitution by their
own improvidence. They have had a regular income of 12s.
to 16.. a week cootie in, the greater part of which had been
spent by the deceased in opium and laudanum. Clothes
which had been given to her, it appeared, with other things,
had even been pawned in addition, in order that this pro-
pensity might be indulged in. It was quite evident also
that deceased had not wanted for any of the necessaries of
life immediately preceding her death, several neighbours
having been very kind to her. The jury returned a verdict
of " Died from natural muses, accelerated by the habitual
nee of opium."—SWraforil lierrurg.
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