The Express. — 1866-08-08 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Robert Prendergast, gate-keeper at Albert-gate, Hydepark, was summoned before Mr. Flowers by Mr. Maximilian Joseph Lhoto, grooar, No. 3, Oakley-orescent,Chelma, for an sasault. Mr. Edward Lewis appeared for the complainant. Mr. Lhoto said he had for the last six years taken velocipede exercise in Hyde-park, and had only met with hindrance on one occasion, about three months ago. On Saturday, the 28th ult. he was in a velocipede in Hydepark, and when near Albert-gate the defendant stopped him, and told him to go out of the park referring him to the board of rules which was outside the gate. He asked the defendant what power he bad to prevent him from riding in the park. The defendant milled • policeman, but the oonatable would not take the charge, and the defendant then took him by the arm, and pushed him and the velocipede until he was out of the park. The defendant positively denied putting his hand on the complainant. Mr. Laroche, No. 19, Grove-cottage, saw the defendant stop the velocipede, and saw the complainant ejected from the park by the park-keeper laying bold of him and pushing him a few yards. He subsequently saw the defendant and asked for his name, but the defendant would not give it. Mr. Peter Wood, of Millbank-street, saw the defendant pursue the complainant, stop him, and touch him slightly on the left arm. The defendant handed in a paper of printed rules, and said the positive instructions to park constables were not to admit or suffer in the park vehicles or carriages likely to prove • nuisance or The complainant was passing through the park on a velocipede, and considering that this was one of the prohibited vehicles, he put up his hand, and addressing the complainant calmly told him he could not pass through the perk. He did not assault the oomplainant, and had witnesses to prove his assertion. Mr. Edward Lewis said the object of these proceedings was to try the right of the defendant to exclude the emuplainsnt from the park. If the defendant chose to apologise there would be an end of the matter, as it was only required that he should not act on his own view of the rules, but take his instructions from the ranger or competent Mr. were be had nothing to do with trying the right of entry to the park, he had only to deal with the charge of asaault. The defendant, having repeated has denial, called Colonel Charles Lewes, of Chester-street, and Mr. C. Burton, soli citor, in support of it. Mr. Flowers said as the complainant had gone through the park for six years with only one interruption, he might have thought he had acquired a quasi right or permission to use the park. As he was of opinion that velo, cipedes did not come within the meaning of excluded vehicles, and as the assault was of the slightest possible nature, he should merely fine the defendant ls. lb  it lb 10 6 10 2 9 7 9 7 gild  el 10 0 9 11 9 9 9 6  RIPORSID SIIICTDE OF THS ShedGILL' MII Itman about middle age app for a bed at the Coach and HOMO, Clapham, on Sunday evening. The house being full he was allowed to sleep in a loft over the stables, where he was found she next morning suspended b 7 the neck from the beam, having hanged himself with his black silk handkerchief. Prior to committing suicide the man had carefully destroyed all traces of his identity, the mark on the band of his drawers having been cut out, and no other evidence existing on any other portion of his apparel which would be likely to lead or furnish any clue to his identification. A copy of a newspaper of Thursday last was found near the body, and on the margin was written in " Beware of the name of Plummer—he has been my ruin." It is stated that the body bears a strong resemblance to the description which appeared in the daily papers last week of the wretched man Jeffreys, who is suspected of the murder of his son, the little boy who was discovered in Great Earl-street, Seven-dials, hanging from a water cistern. The district superintendent of police, Mr. Henderson, wail at once informed of the occurrence. The coroner's jury in Dublin have 'found a verdict to the effect that Gethins, the Kihnainham warder, was stabbed by Patrick Meeham, a publican, in a quarrel, and after Meeham bad been struck more than once by Gotham. There was no Fenian motive disclosed, as was at first not altogether unnaturally imagined might have proved the case. Meeham has been committed on a charge of manslaughter. Tint ye