The Express. — 1866-12-27 (London, England)

URTS.  MANSION-HOUSE. A feat/coolly-attired young man, who gave the name of R4chard William Moody, by profession a clerk, residing at 4, Ellesmere-road ,Old Ford, was charged before the Lord Mayor with wilfully breaking a sare of glass in the window of a warehouse situate No. 79A, Watling-street. From the evidence of Police-oonetab Laiiish, 6541 it d that be was on duty in the locality named at about half-past 12 o'clock on Monday night last, when be soner appeared to be quite sober, p saw the pri roceeding along the stinet, who and " jobbing" at all the shutters and doors be pissed with the fernle end of his umbrella. The officer requested him to desist, but in vain, for the prisoner oontinued his freak until be came to the warehouse of Messrs. Wilkes Brothers (No. 79k), when be forcibly thrust his umbrella through an aperture in one of the shutters, the effect being to break a large square of glass, the value of which the officer had been unable to ascertain, in consequence of the warehousebeing closed over the Christmas holidays. After ascertaining thet the square was not of plate glass he took the prisoner into custody, and conveyed him to the station-house, where he remained until bailed out on Tuesday morning. The officer further stated that during the preceding week the windows of several other warehouses had been smsahed, it was supposed in a similar manner. The prisoner expressed his sincere regret for what bad occurred, the fact being that he had been dining with some friends, and had partaken of more wine than he ought to have done. He was quite willing to pay for any damage he had committed. The Lord Mayor said that he doubted whether he oughtut not to send the prisoner to gaol for seven days witho the option of a fine. He would, however, teach him and young fellows like him, that they could not commit these acts with impunity. He bad been guilty of a most lawless act, and must pay a fine of fie. for the damage, and for hi hiss misconduct a penalty of 3/., or go to prison for 21 da hard labour. The prisoner at once drew forth a W. note and paid the full penalty. A half-starved and miserably-clad female, with a child in her arms, and who gave the name of Sarah Blake was charged with attempting to commit suicide by diking poison. Police-eonstable Halfyard, 713, deposed that on Monday afternoon, about half-past 3 o'clock, he found the prisoner sitting with her child on a door step in Great Tower-street, apparently in great agony. Ileae at once phe rocured a cab, and conveyed her to Guy'spital, w w she was attended to by the house surgeon, who pronounced that she was suffering from the effects of poison. Subsequently the prisoner admitted that she had taken two pennyworth of sugar of lead. She had remained under medical care until that morning. The prisoner declared that she had committed the act from due distress, to which she had been driven from a protracted illness. In reply to the Lord Mayor the officer said that he had made inquiries, and had ascertained that the prisonerh er was by trade a tailoress, and was a widow, living wit h father and mother in Golden-lane, WlntechaPel. She had been ill for some time, and dependent upon her parents, both of whom were far advanced in years, the father being g upwards of 70 years of age, and so feeble that he ou scarcely totter down stairs to answer his (the officer's) good call. They were miserably poor, but very decent, and of character. The prisoner reiterated that this was quite true ; and that her poor parents had fed her for upwards of a month. She could not longer take the food of which they stood so much in need themselves ; and hence she bad taken the poison. If she had decent clothed; to go out in she could procure work, and support herself and child. A second-hand gown, shawl, andlionnet would fully answer her purnose. The Lord Mayor directed the officer to be supplied with 10s. out of the poor-box, to be expended for that purpose, and in discharging the poor woman told her to present herself next week, when probably something more might be done for her.