The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAT.)

ituriotuurrr FOR BOW-STREET.
LAMM.
Police.coestable Itedstall re of the warrant officers of
the court, made the fo, llowing report to the sitting magis-
trate, Mr. Flowers :—Yeeterday Mrs. Webb, an elderly
lady, residing in Hertfordshire, made an application to
your worship with refereace to • person, • Mr.. Murray,
who had obtained lf. from her sa a deposit for
I certain property, who would not, or did not give it up.
went by your order with Mrs. Webb, to see
Mrs. Murray. It appears that Mrs. Webb had seen in the
papers an advertisemeet offering employment to ladies, on
condition of theie depositing a men of If. ea security for the
materials with which they would be entrusted. Being wil-
ling to employ her leisure time at oesdlework Mrs, Webb
forwarded IL, and in a few days bad tome material to
make up, but only so small a quantity that when the
bad done the work she bad only eared ls. She
sent the goods hock finished sad waited for more, but had
not received any up to the present tame. It was stipulated
that the money was to be returned in • month, and Mrs.
Webb showed in. a receipt, in which that =edition was stated, sod which was dated 13th August, But
when the month expired Mrs. Murray said she
could not .return the money, as she had been
tneaeeeesful in her speculation, and asked for time. Mrs.
Webb, a very respectable lady, but not very rich, was
rzious to get back her money. I went with her and saw
Mrs. Murray. I told her that I had been seat by you, and
she replied that she did sot care for tweet y police courts or
twenty police magistrates. She also said that some days
back she sent Rh. in ramps by post to Mrs. Webb, who,
however, declared that she had
*Pr.
Mr. Flowers said that of comas it wee very foolish for
people to part with their mosey in this way. Still it weal
a very bad thing that these poor people should he imposedl
upon. Of course they were invariably persons ho wham
money was an object or they would not he so anxious to get a little work. What sort of place bad Mrs. Murray?
Ledstell—She keeps a list Boor at 5.54, Oxford-street. At the street door there is a brass plate inscribed, " Mrs.
Murray," and in the room there are a few bonnet boxes se
if cine millinery braises was carried on there.
Mr. Flowers said he was afraid be weld hardly treat this
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a fraud. It could sot be said that any far pretence had been used. He was afraid she had oolv a civil remedy.
Rowell rid he had recommended Mrs. Webb to take
COL a summons at the county court, but she doubted whether
she could spare the money kw the fees.
Mr. Flowers—At present lam inclined to think that
would be the her thing to do. However I will consult Mr.
Henry, the chief magistrate, upon the subject.
Mrs. Webi, had stated in making her application that
before sending the sovereign she consulted her friends, bat
tsnY were all country people like herself, and as simple as she sr.'. They all thought the advertisement " looked strai,chtforward." The clergyman, amongst others, two.
tared in recommeeding her to send the money.
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MARLBOROUGH•STREET.
A BARMA' CHARGED WITH ROBBING HIS YAW=
ROWSINo AND RICHITING.
'Francis liat,uclt, a young man, barman to Mr. William
'''a
4,0 n, of the Slack Horse public-house. HaYmarket,
isAs cLarged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with robbieg his muter
o: and Andrew Hart, • bootmsker, of V, Ranelagh.
(rire, Pimlico, was charged with receiving the same, well.
knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Child, solicitor to the Licensed Victuallers' Protec-
S,,ciety, prosecuted.
opening the case, Mr. Child said the prisoner Haswell
Lo only been three weeks in Mr. Thomsoc's employ, and
4.1 been carrying on a system of robbery very oommon,
by having a person to come in and put down a small
.:0 and giving change as for a larger one. The prisoner
,rt had never bees • visitor at Mr. Thomson's till after tiatswell came to live there, and since then he had been in
1%, habit of going to the house five nights out of seven, and
tine and four times a night.
Mr. Wm. Thomson said that, suspecting HalswelL be
v.t.rhel him last night, and a little after 12 Hart came in
rsr..l called for some warm gio-sod-water, wbizh Hatewell
~ived hint with. Hart put down • shilling on the
t.,•inter, and naturall took from the till a sixpence and
e *VW+. and then pat his hand again
mio the till and took out • sound sixpence
end placed it on the counter in front of Hart. Hart in his
41, to take up the money dropped a 6d. en the ground.
11.! (Mr. Thomson) then told has other barman to get over
counter aed look for the 6d., sod Hart refused to move.
Ile IMr. Thomson) then got over the counter, and having
l:.hed Hart away his barman took a 6d. from under his
1,4. He then eked Hart whether the 6d. was his, and he
Okla. " Well, if 1 hays not got toolbar 6d. in my pocket it is
tAne, as I had only one." He then asked Hart to turn out
his pocket., and he did so, when he produced three mote
silence., two shillings, and one copper. He that gave
"'II into enCodl, and on afterwards speaking to Hats-
well he said if he gave the 6d. it was • mistake. He told
Ilatswell that it was not the first mistake by a good
zr:sol, and that he had losg suspected him. He then asked
14r prisoner what he bed in his boxes, and he said about 2/.
'hi Gain in Sergeant Appleton and searching the prisoner's

boxes 41. 3a. 2d. was found and some tobacco and cigars
belonging to him (Mr. Thomson). Ho Mien gave Hateerall
into custody.
In answer to Yr. akaa Mr. Thomson said that be had never
seen Hart at his house Lill Habswell mme, but Hart visited
hie home three or four times a night, and always went to
the part where Batmen served.
The prisoner Hatewell said he did not know Hark
A barman in Mr. Thoroaon's employ corroborated Mr.
Thomson.
Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, proved asking the prisoner
Raisin!l what be had in his box and be said about 24
I bat, on searching it, 44 3s. 2d. was found, some tobacco and
cigars, and a quantity of letters signed " Ells Hart," who,
en inquiry, notwithstanding the6toners denied knowing
each other, turned out to the er (Hart's) sister.
Austin, 188 C. said on taking t into custody he denied
knowing Materna
Mr. Tyrwhilt committed the prisoners for trial, and re-
fused Hart's application to be admitted to bail.

CLERKENWELL
avinsotre mennuay FBBS AT UOLtSIT AND STOCZ

NEWINGTON.
Edward Bailey, aged 23, who maid he did sot know his
address, but who demribed himself am • labourer, and am
formerly • creatable in the C division of polios, was charged
before r. Barker, on suspicion of setting fire to • haystack
and shed on the premises of Mr. Baker, and doing damage
to the extent of 701. at the parish of St. Muy, Stoke New-
ington.
Inspector Gorge Leaden, of the N division, said that
for the put two or three months several fires had taken
place in the neighbourhood of Homey and Stoke Newington,
and property to • very large value had been destroyed.
Prom the manner in which the fires had broken out there
was little doubt but that they were all the fiendish
work of an incendiary, and although the police bad
made every endeavour to discover the perpetrator of so
much mischief, thee efforts had not hitherto been
crowned with success. It was • singular fact in con-
nexion with all these fires that the prisoner had been the
first on nearly sway 00311110t1 to discover the fire, to fetch
the engines, and to receive the reward for being the flint at
the fireetatiou to give the alarm, and in consequence be
(Inspector Laogdon) had inspected him, and had had him
under observation. Lain evening • fire broke out in a shed,
under which was • haystack, inlion House, Stamford-hill,
and the shed and the stack were completely destroyed. On
going to the spot he saw the primmer, and when the fire was
extinguished he had the primmer taken to the police-station.
He there cautioned him that what be might say would in all
probability be used in evidence against him, and he then
asked him if he discovered the fire in question, and he
prisoner answered in the negative, and he made the name
reply when he was first asked ii he had fetched the engines.
He (Inspector Langdon) then said to him, " Where were
you when the fire broke oat ?" and the prisoner said, " I
was at Stoke Newingtoo, in the High-street, when an
omnibus inonductor told me there was • fire at Stamford-
hill. I then went to fetch the engines, but I found that •
man of the named Wright was there before me." He asked
him several times to be careful u to what he said about
the man Wright being at the engine-house before
him, but be still persisted in the same statement.
He then called Wright in before the prisoner, and then he
(the prisoner) admitted that he was the first to call the
engines. He was witched, and all that was found on him
was one key and one heifer. He had to ask for • remand,
as he should on the next occasion be able he thought to
bring strong and conclusive evidence against the prisoner.
Polioemoestable Cummings, N, mid about 25 minutes
past seven the previous evening he wee on duty at Stamford-
bat, when he saw the prisoner running towards the Stoke
Newington fire-station at the top of his speed. He walked
on • stop or two, saw that there wan • fire at the top of the
hill, and he turned and ran to the engine-house and then
found that the prisoner had been there, had given the
alarm, and had then started for the Haringey fie-station.
When he first saw the prisoner he was about a quarter of •
mile from the fire.
Robert Wright, a labourer, said he was on Stamford-la
and seeing the policeman coming, and ascertaining that
there was • fire, ran to fetch the fire engines, but found
that the prisoner had been there before him. He knew the
prisoner, and had been drinking with him during the after-
noon. He saw the prisoner riding on the Horny &s-
-wine.
The
finer. prisoner said that he did not wish to make any de-

Inspector Langton said that there wu a fire on Saturday
night, and the prisoner was seen near that.
M. Barker said the prisoner wan not charged with that.
There wee not enough against the prisoner for him to order
him to be detained any longer in enackly, but he would order
him to enter into hie own recognisance, in the sum of 201.
to come up this day week tame if the polio, had any further
charges to prefer against him.
The neosseary recognisance@ having been entered into, the
prisoner, who stated he had been drill sergeant in the 12th
regiment of Foot, left the court.
CONVICTION FOR LEAVING • TRAIN WHISET DI NOTION.
Aaron Mirhotl, of 103, Great Saffron-hill, was summoned
for unlawfully leaving a certain carriage of the Metro-
politan Railway while the train of which the maid carriage
formed • part wad in motion, contrary to the statute.
Mr. Buchan, solicitor to the company, attended to sup-
pert the complaint. The defendant pleaded guilty.
The evidence went to show that on the night of the 3rd
indent the defendant was in a carriage on the above Hoe of
railway, and just sa the train•was entering the Farringdoe-
rend elation the defendant opened the door of the carriage
in which he was and, attempting to get out, fell on
his knees on the orm. The carriage in which he had
been went 95 beyond the place at which he fell. The
defendant fortunately was not hurt, but was very much
shaken, and had a very narrow escape.
The defendant said the train was gliding along so gently
that he thought it had come to a stand.still. It was dark
when he opened the door, and he was sorry for what he had
done.

- The officers stated that there war plenty of light when
the train imitate stop.
Mr. harebell stated that the company were determined to
weecute in any ease that came under their notice of w-
ieners leaving the trains whilst in motion, as it was very
dangerous to their limbo and lives.
.rker ordered the defendant to pay • fine of 10s,
and costa, which was at ones dorm

SHARE LISTS.—(TRIALDAY4
I
Two o'Croaa.
The railway market is Sato-day and stoat of
stook
lines have donned. Great Weidman
has receded f_ per cent., London and
North Western 4, Lancashire and Yorkshire
and Great Northern 4, Midland and Great
Eastern 4, and South Eastern 4. London
and North Western stook is now quoted
112 to 4; Great Western, 71 to 4; Mid-
land, 130 to 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1134
to 114 ; Caledonian, 123 to 124 ; South Eastern,
821 to 834 ; Great Eastern, 431 to 44 ; Great North-
ern, 1284 to 1294 ; London and South Western,
94 to 96 ; and Metropolitan, 1094 to 110.
Dutch Rhenish and Namur and Liege railway
shares are firm, whilst Antwerp and Rotterdam
have declined. Indian and Canadian lines are
inactive.