The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Two elegantly-dreased young women, who gave their
names as Jane Wood and Rebore° leases, but who refused
their address, were charged with stealing twelve shawls and
; three mantles, value 141, from the shop of Messrs. Morgan
I and Scott, of Bishopegate-etreet. The prisoners went into
the shop to look at some shawls, and contrived to conceal,
under their ample cloaks and crinolines, the whole of the
above property. When accused of the theft the things were
dropped from their draws. The prisoners implored his wor-
ship to deal with them summarily, but he said it wee too
serious an offence for that, and committed them to Newgate
for trial. They were removed shrieking from the bar.
GUILDHALL.
Margaret Long, who has been some time in the West
London Union, and whose children are at the Heiman
School, was charged with deserting her children.
Beckett, the relieving officer, said that a van was hired
on the preceding day for the purpose of taking the female
paupers of the union to see their children at the schools at
}Unwell. Witness bad charge of the women to prevent
them from getting drunk. When begot beck, however the
prisoner was missing, and she did not return till about three
boors after. He then gave her into custody for deserting
her childrea.
Alderman Copeland expressed his astonishment at the
woman being given into custody under such circumstance%
and asked if she was locked up.
She stated that she had been locked into the cell, and
kept there all night.
, The magistrate aid this was most shameful and disgrace-
' ful, and the conduct of Beckett should be properly repro-
' anted to the Poor-law Board.
• The charge was dismissed at once.

Owen WCarthy (in the them of the Tower Hamlets
Militia) was charged with violently assaulting Hiss itey, •
bonnet maker, and also with assaulting Fred.lFakefield.
The prosecutor was returning home from • friend's bogie,
about one o'clock in the morning, when she was mended by
the prisoner, who was drunk. She pushed him sway, and
he then berme very violent, and streak her several severe
blows on the face, which caused her nom to bleed, and
otherwise injured her. The young man Frederick Wake-
field interfered in her behalf, when the prisoner also struck
him two blows.
Hies Rey stated that her dress and bonnet bad been
spoiled by the blood which Bowed from her wounds.
The prisoner behaved in a very violent manner while in
court, and denied the charge.
Sentence—Si: weeks' hard labour in the House of Cor-
rection.
WORSHIP-STREET.
George Far was charged with having violently assaulted
and robbed Mr. Joseph Pries, raiding at Islington. The
warms wee committed on the 10th inst., but the prosecutor
had been unable to attend, in comesqueoce of the injuries
be bad received. The prosecutor had lama attacked by three
men, WOW of whom had placed their hands upon his throat
and prevented him from militia for assistanos. whilst the
others rifled his pookete, and then ran off. The prisoner
was caught by • constable near the place, and the prosecu-
tor's perm was found close by.
The prisoner said he would plead guilty, but the magi-
strate told him his crime was too greet for any summary
punishment ; he was therefore committed for trial.
SOUTHWARK.
Edward Travers, a returned convict, Timothy Corner,
Anne Levy, and Catherine &ram were charged with being
concerned with others, not in custody, in breaking into the
South Loudon Co-operative Stores, Borough-road, and steal-
ing therefrom about half a hundredweight of tea, two sides
of bison, about 161. in gold and silver, and other property
of eenideable value, the property of the trustees of the
sesisq.
Ira. Lambert, the store-keeper of the society, said he
lived on the premiss, and had charge of all the property.
He was also • member of the society, which supplied un-
adulterated provisions at cost price. On the previous
night he passed through the store-room, and found every-
thing secure. About a quarter past four he was aroused by
the police, whom he found in the shop, end he then dis-
covered that the tea-chest bad been emptied of about half
a hundredweight of tea. He also Wield two sides of
Moon, 161. in cash, sad other valuable property.
The premises bad been entered by forcing the back
window. The police had found the shop door open,
_and had
thereupon called up the storekeeper . They afterwards
went to • house in James-street, and there found the two
female prisoners in bed, and in their room they discovered a
sack containing the quantity of tea which bad been stolen,
and which they denied all knowledge of. They then went
to the house of the male prisoners, in Little Surrey-street,
and found them in bed, and in the water-closet they dis-
covered a side of bacon. The male prisoners also denied
any knowledge of the robbery. They had, however, been
seem by two lads returning borne from
i the glass-works in
the Blackfriers-read, to enter the house n James-street
with a bag like the one containing the tea, and afterwards
go into their house in Little Surrey-street. A third man
came up, and told the boys be would give them a threshing
if they did not go off. They ran away, and went with the
information to the police.
Remanded till Friday.