The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-07 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

I John Co lire washroesht Lefor.is/ildrrmart Solomon,.
hire. Jens Perkins anhl—As I sou getting out of en
omnibus, et the bottom of Gracechiereh,etrt et, the prisoner
mime to me. and seid, Where are you fir ?" I said I
wanted to get into an omnibus to take me to Camberwell-
' gate. He said, I was to follow him, sad he asked me if he
'should sorry my luggage for me. I told him I meld carry
it soyeelf—and ICA so. He took me a short distance, and
said, " This is the 'bus, nte'em." There woe an omnibus
standing there, and he said, " You see you are right, ma'am."
Tilt re was no conductor at the door at the time. The gel-
user opened the door • Attie way, and stir, to me, " Biz-
pence for you so pay, ma'am." I mid, " Not now," think-
log that I wee not to pay until I got to Camberwell gate.
He mid, "OD ye., yen pay now ?" I then gale him
• shilling sad he returned me sixpence. Try mo-
ment he gave see the e. sage he walked off. 1
had suppored that he wee the conductor. I turned
round, when he walked away, and 1 observed the
real conductor. There was no pereon in the
omnibus when the prisoner opened the door. lie was
d din the mintier in which he now appears. I had
only a carpet beg with me. The prisoner acted es if he
were a conductor.
Cross sustained by the prisoner—Yon pulled the door
open for me to get in.
James Kimptoo, conductor of the omnibus, said—On
Monday, about twenty minutes before 2 o'clock, I was is
Greeschnrch•street, waiting. My coachman had gone away
fur • little while, and I stood et the forewLeel of the 'bus,
when the lady came to me, and said, " Camberwell ?" I
said, " Yes," and ran cad opened the door, and I left the
lady and the prisoner talking together at the GOOf, end wept
back to the furewheel. 1 did not exactly notice what they
said, but I think I heard the prisoner demanding sixpence,
and I saw *lunge given. I did mot authority the prisoner
to attend oa the 'him The rudiment the change wee given
he went off as feet at he could. When my coachman came,
I went to my place at the door of the 'bus; the lady said
that he bad got the fare from her.
The prisoner said he had taken the lady to the omnibus,
and epos asking her whether she was going to settle with
him for (es he wee nu matood to mean) the trouble he bad
I been it in property directing her, she put a shilling into his
head, sad he returned her the al:pence. He considered
himself entitled to the money, and be took it as the
fare of the omnibus.

Several of the °Seers, who have a vast deal of trouble in
the great °moil'ss district of Graatchurelictreet, in pro-
Meting strangers against the schemes of the idle vagab ,nds
who infest the place, said the trick practised upon the lady
was ow of very freqwent occurrence, and that the prisoner
was one of the most dangerous of the gang; that he had
been frequently charged as a transgressor of the l+w, and
that some time ago be nod been imprisoned for some months
is default of the payment of a penalty of 61, whist% he had
been fined, in consequence of baring driven off a eab and
hone from the door of tLe European Tavern, in tionjuaction
with another of the fraternity, and after having earned a
coseiderable sum by driving fares about town, got
drunk, and httempted to pass a turnpike-gate in the out-
, skirts of the town. _

Alderman Salomon* asked whether evident* erold be
brought fotword that the prisoner bad been convicted, sad
upon being assured; that testimony to that effect would be
forthcoming, remanded hits for a yak
Ann Action, Mary WiViaata, Beaketh Brae/Atop, and
W. S. BooM, who were a few days ago charged with haviag
been contrersed in the attempt to get a piece of paper, pur-
porting to be a cheque for 101. 10r. cashed at the Union
Bank of London, were again brought up before the alderman

aia:rman Selontons said he bad heard, upon irquiry,
that the four persons brought baton him upon the serious
charge were people of good character, whom integrity bed
never previously been brought into question, end that in
all probability they bad erred from Ignorance ; and he would,
therelors, discharge them, with a strosg caution am to their
tutors conduct in supposing that whatever might be picked
up la the street became the property of the finder.

BOW-STREET.

John Gram, a letter-earrisr,;;;;fa;sed at the bar charged
with stealing various letters, the property of her Majesty's
Postmaster-General.

The Solicitor to the Past oSee having stated the ease,
Mr. J. Adlington, a grocer, residing at Gravesend, said—
On Moaday last he wrote a letter and imelosed in it • cheque
for 461. 14e. 61, drawn on the Leaden and County Bank.
He crowed the cheque previous I. sending it, and
placed the letter in en adhesive envelope, which he directed
to Meters. Ruck and Son, 40, King Wilhite-street, London.
It was about 20 minutes pest 12 when he despatched a lad
named John Atwood with it to the poet office. He expected an
answer to the letter, and not receiving any, he made in-
guiltiest relative to it. He had also es ertineed that the
cheque bad net been presented for payment at the bank.
John Atwood said he was in the service of Mr. Adlington,
at Gravesend. On Monday last be received a letter from
his muter to poet, directed to Melees. Rack and Su, 40,
King William-street, City. at about 20 minutes peat 12.
He took the letter to the Gent ral Postuffiee at Gravesend,
and there deposited it, two or three minutes before one, in
the same state se he had received it from Mr. Adlington.
A second charge was then proceeded with, in order to
embrace the two cases in one indictment.
Joseph Ruddick, a linendraper at Grave-seed, stated on
Monday last he wrote a letter, and enclosed a cheque for
11. Se. in it. The cheque was deawa by his wife Martha
on the London and City Bank, and also cruised by her. The
letter and cheque were then Waved in en adhesive envelope,
and addressed Jobs Clerk, junior, and Co., 72, Alderman.
bury, City. He posted the letter himself at °teemed, et
about 11 o'clock. He bad nut received ao answer to the
letter. He had made inquiries respecting the letter end i
its contents, and found that the cheque had not been pre-
tented at the bank. He identified the feminists of slitter
produced as forming part of the letter he had posted at
Graveled,
Walter Tisdell, a clerk in the Poetoffice at Gravesend,
stated that at five minutes before one the mail beg WM
nude up and despatched to London, and all letters patted
before that hoer would have been forwarded by that bag.
Mr. Richard Ruck resided at 40, King Willieeautreet,
City. He assisted his father in hie business. He had heard
evidence given today relative to the letter posted at Graves-
end, and directed ti their house. That letter nevus reached
its destination.

Mr. W. Milne resided et Alderm►nbury. He was agent
for Messrs. John Clark, junior, and Co., cotton spinners.
All letters addressed to the firm were opened by himself.
The letter spoken to by Mr. Ruddick has never reached
their house.

Cole, one of the inspectors of letter-carrien of the
Poet-office, stated that the prisoner was • lettmearrier
in the London district. He received twenty-urea shit-
Hugs • week. On Monday last, the mad from Graves-
end reached Leaden is time for the six o'clock delivery.
The prisoner was on duty that day, and was engaged
sorting that day. The prisoner was on Wednesday searched
at the General Parriedßee, sad the portions of letters pro-
duced he saw taken from the pocket of the prisoner. He
had searched the prieener's house that morning, and
found the portion of • letter he now produced
in the yard. He found the envelope directed to
John Clark, junior, on Wednesday. It bore the Grave.-
end as well as the London postmark. The litters which
the prisoner was charged With stealing would, in
the usual mares of business, pus through his bands.
After be had searched the prisoner's house he ed
to the Past-office, and told him he had found • great
umber of letters, and he also told him he knew that he
had destroyed two letters on Tuesday, which he ought to
have delivered on the previous day. The prisoner did nut
deay it ; and said be was very sorry, but he did not like to
deliver the letters, because he had detained them.
Mr. Scultborp was then esamined, and stated that the
prisoner told him be found the letters an the kitchen. When
the prisoner was given into custody he stated that he was
set a thief—he hat only destroyed the letters. He said
nothing relative to the cheques.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said he knew no-
thing about the cheques. He picked up two letters sod one
envelope, all crumpled up, and put them in hie pocket.
He was fully unnnitted for trial.
Clarks Satipsote, a letter carrier, whe bad been 17 years
is the service of the Post once, was charged with stealing •
letter, and also • sovereign and sizpanos under the follow.
lag circumstances :
The prisoner was employed in the Burnt district, and
was requited by James Pestell, the bailer of Colonel
Carpenter, of Hoodeley, to procure a poet-081u order for
11, and endue it in en envelope to Mr. Heasley, of 11,
Welbeek-stimt, wine merchurt. The money and address
were given to him, but Peewit discovered, some days after-
' wards, that the order had sever bees eau as desired, or
even procured at the Harriet oMee. The prisoner was taxed
' with *islet:tin to obtain it, upon which he declared be had
' done so, and pretended to look for it among some papers,
when he inadvertently disclosed • letter whisk Mr. Heaney
' had addressed to Paten upon the subject, and which he
(prigan') had intercepted.
The prisoner said he bad lost one of the Itatheovereigne,
and he had hoped in • day or two to make up the amount.
, He was remanded for nether examination.