The Express. — 1862-11-18 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -  Edward Warren and Frederick William Smart, both furniture brokers in Crown-court, St. James's, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, the first-named with creating a disturbance, and the latter with attempting to rescue Warren from custody. They were both further charged wrth being drunk and disorderly. Wilson, 39 C, said that on Saturday night he saw Warren drunk in Great Crown-court, quarrelling with another man. He requested him to desist, and not cause a disturbance, and as he believed the two men were going to fight he took him into custody. The other man went off. On the way to the station with Warren, Smart, who was drun'.:, pushed him (Wilson) against the wall, and he was subsequently taken into custody. Wanes said that the constable called him a " brothel keeper" and a " thief," and said he would wring his nose off." lie was at the time removing some furniture, and he asked the constable to clear some boys away who were annoying hum, but the countable said be would tether take him into custody than he would the boys • and on his coming out of the house the constable seised him by the neck, twisted bim round, and then took him into custody. A witness named Thorubcry said he saw Smart standing at his door, and as they bad both seen what had occurred, he suggested that they should go to the station as witnesses for Mr. Warren. They west together to the stntioo, and Smart went in and was asked what he wanted, and on his saying that he came as a witness, the constable seized him and charged him along with the other (Warren). All Smart, who was quite sober, had done, was to follow to the station. He (witness) was also collared at the station, and the constable called out, " Turn him out," and he was turned out. Some cootradictory evidence having been given as to whether defendants were sober or not, Sergeant Brady, 15 C, on duty at the Vine-street station, and John Richardson, 167 C, acting gaolor at the station, said that both defendauts were drunk. The sergeant said that Smart came to the station, and was so violent in hie conduct that it was impossible to reason with him at all, and he was charged with rescuing Warren. The defendants were bailed out in the course of the evening. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the whole question was whether the defendant. were drunk or not, and he was inclined to think that they were, but as they had already been locked up he would discharge them. MA ItYLEBONE.  A rather short, slender man, well dressed, named Janes Wadden, aged 211, who gave his address as of 42, Salisbury-place, Lock's-fields, and who de eribed himself as a hairdresser, was brought to the oourt in the custody of Mr. Charles Burrows, inspector I) division ; Martin, 267 ; and Wilkins, 244 1), clisrged with cutting the throat of his wife, with intent to murder her, at No. 3, New Churchstreet, Edrware-road,s coffee-shop kept by a Mr. Cobley. Tbe court and its precincts were so crowded that an extra body of police bad to be mot from Marylebone-huie station to keep the peerages clear. It may be as well to state here that the prisoner and his wife west into the coffee-shop, and miter a little while went up to bed to a room on the second floor back. After they had been up there about an hour Mr. Cobley was diaturbed by loud streams, erd on going up and entering the room be saw the prisoner and his wife, and at • short distance off an open num and • small beg, capable of holding such an instrument. Ow his (Mr. CobUy's) asking who had done it, Mir ding to the cut in her throat, prisoner said his wife hai done it herself. The wife, from whose wound the Wor I was oop'ously flowing, smiled, and with a perfect look of reason, shook her head, as she could not speak, to indicate "No." Tl•e police were instantly summoned, and I Burrows at once called in Dr. Omves, of Newtame, Edgware-road, and Dr. Kirby, of 77, Cnaneughttenses, Hyde-park, who promptly attended, and, whilst they were attending the poor unfortunate woman, expressed to the inspector that they considered it a hopeless awe, sad recommended the megistrates atiaadawn to take I