The Express. — 1853-08-02 (London, England)

THAMES.  James Upson, a emitit,---;ZsTiain examined, charged with attempting to murder Harriet Sargeant, a married woman.  The facts of this ease have already been before tha The prisoner having decoyed the woman out of the reach of immediate aid, m.de an immoral proposition to her, and, on her repeated refusals, threw her down, drew his knife, and cut her throat. She has since so far recovered as to be out of danger. The prisoner WO committed for trial. A great number of labouring men were in attendance in and about this court to beer the result of a chirp of intimidation mod threatening, preferred by the dims of the Cos mercial Grs Company against Chores Ragan, a tel and powerful man, who wan arraigned btfure Mr. Ingham ;Jar ..'clock in the c Truing. Mr. IL. M Christie, engineer to the Coninarrei:.l 041 Conpany, said that extensive buildings were in course of erection on their premises near the Len J 1,41100 Tavern, in Stepney, and the company hul be.•v put to great inconvenience and annoyance by strikes among the bricklayers' labourers, who were instigated to leave their work by paid agitators and others, who said they could get extra wages, and urged them to leave their work. The strike was settled, and an arrangement made for the men to resume their work at 10 o'clock that morning, when the prisoner cams to the gas works and induced the men to leave their work.  Mr. Magnus Iloram, another officer of the company, said that he heard the prisoner talking very loudly to the brick lars' labourers employed on the new works, and he said "What fools you are, what are you working for 3s. per day for ?" He went round and remonstrated with the prisoner, who instigated several men to go over to him, but,:he believed, they had since returned to their work. A pail of water was thrown ;over one man who would not join the strike, but he was afraid to come to the court and give hi. evidence. Mr. John Petry, a muter bricklayer, said that one man was brought to him that morning very much injured because he would not join the strike. There was a strike among his men on Thursday, but that via+ all settled, and they came to work again on Friday morning. In the COMB of that day, however, three men were intimidated and left, and on Saturday two more. In answer to questions by Mr. Ingham, the witness said he did not believe the prisoner was a bricklayers' labourer at all, and was informed be was a Whitechapel fighting man engaged for the purpose of bullying and fighting those men whe would not leave their wqrk. That morning the prisoner and several others came to the Ois Company's premises, and by threats and intimidation caused them to leave their work. A few of them had since retuned to their work.  Mr. Ingham said he should like to have the evidence of those men who heard the threats made use of by the prisoner and others. Mr. Perry said they were afraid to come. One man who hail been injured said he expected a knife would be run through him next, and was in fear of his hie. Mr. Ingham said that such a state of things as this could not be tolerated in England. He would grant summonses for the attendance of the men and they should be protected from violence. If a case of threats and intimidation of workmen was made out against any one, the offender would be most severely punished. Mr. Christie—You see, air, the bricklayers' labourers are not the only persons who have been intimidated. Other trades employed on the new works have been interfered with, and we have been put to the greatest inconvenience. We now have the police on the spot. Mr. Ingham said he would remand the prisoner on the charge of intimidation until Wednesday, and he would advise the gentlemen entrusted in this prosecution to procure the names and addresses of any of the labourers who heard the threats and abuse, and he would, upon a proper application being made, grant summonses.