The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

ALLNRION-HOIJEiE.

Edward Flackeiroo sOZl74%ilis; Laker were brought
before the Lord Mayor, on Saturday, the former charged
with stealing and the latter with receiving, a cluantity of
stove and range metal, the property of Messrs. 1 Lies, Hap
wood and Co., iron founders, 95, Upper Thema-street.
Mr. Humphreys prosecuted.
The prisoner Fischman was in the employment of the
prosecutors as • warehouseman end porter, and it was part
of his duty to weigh up the goods for the ready money cus-
tomers, and to pass a sow with the weight and the Nice
into the °punting-boom, where one of the clerks received
the money. It appeared that during the day of Friday a wit-
MSS named Charles Corner, another of the warehousemen,
sew the mimosa weighing up Is quantity of stove metal,
which was taken away by the prisoner Loker, and so
account was token of it as passed. He communicated the
eircumstanos to the manager, Mr. Young, who afterwards
told the prisoner Flackman that he bad been told he had
weighed soma stoves which had been taken away and no
account rendered of them. After a little hesitation Flack.
man said he Me guilty. Mr. Young faked him if it was the
first instance in which he had been guilty of plunder, and
the prisoner mid it was, sod in answer to • question as to
who it was that took the metal away, he said • man
named Loker, at Stepney-green, and said he had paid
him half 4.-isovereign on account, and was going
to call on the morrow and pay the rest. Fisch-
man was given into custody, and Detective-officer
Whitney, in company with Leyland, another officer, went
to 3, Brighton-terrace, Ithodeswell-road, Stei.ney.green
where they saw the prisoner Laker. Whitney asked him
if he had been to Messrs. Yates' warehouse that day, and
he at first said he had not, but ultimately acknowledged
that he had, and in &newer to other questions, said he
brought away sane metal, but he could not tall how much,
and said he gave as much as they charged for it ; but be
afterwards said he knew he had jeot given as much as it
was worth. He also said he had bought • quantity of
metal from Messrs, Yates at different times, and for which
he knew he had not paid enough. While in conversation
he west out into the back of the hoe" and it being very
dark Whitney lost sight of him for • moment,
and next sew him on top of the wall, and he
then jumped down the other wall, and Whitney followed
him, and, after • sharp chase, brought him back and he was
then taken to the station, and Flackman asked if he wee
the man to whom he delivered the metal, and he replied
that he was. Loker kept an iron ware shop, and on march-
iog hie promisee, the o..ere found the metal which was
taken away on Friday, and also • quantity more, which
was identified as the property of the prosecutors, and in
consequence of its having what was called the " bloom" on
it, it could not have been removed very long since. When
blackmail was searched, half • sovereign,. wrapped up in
• poem of brown paper, woe fonadin one of his pockets. The
value of the metal removed as Friday was about 254 and of
that which was found besides about X

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_ BOyir43TRKET.

William irons war charged with obtaining a oast by
false waterloo' from Mr. Merrifield, tailor, of 212, Strand.
The defendant bad goes to the shop of the prosecutor and
obtained a coat on credit on this plea that he waa Mr. J.
F. Evans, of the Transport Departmout, Somerset-house.
On being told that it was unusual to pre credit to strangers,
he said that if prolocutor would send his young man to
B*ounce-house, he would see that he held a responsible
position there, as he would give him an 1 0 II on official
paper. A ahopman went with the coat, and the wound
went into an office in the Transport Doportment, and wrote
an I 0 U on paw stamped "Transport Deportment,
Somerset-house," sad also gave the man au official ears-
lops, addressed " Mr. J. F. Evans, Transport Department,
&merest-boom," on the faith of which the coat was left.
Hs subsequently obtained • pair of tremors, saying he
would pay for both when he got his salary. Not doing so,
inquiries were made, end it turned out that he had per-
sonated and forged the name of his brother, who held on
office than. There bast several other serious charges
against him, the prisoner was remanded.

KARYLEBONE.
Thomas Very Paterson suniodsred, upon &summons, to
answer the following plaint. He described himself es an
author, living at No. 20, Herbert-street. Horton. It appear
that a catalogue of books and stereoscopic slides of an
chicane character is in extensive circulation; and a pamphlet,
calling attention to its abominable character, was published,
in which it was declared that the business was managed by
two females, named Fanny Judge and Nary Ann Gibson,
residing at 50. Oarltee•ros4 Kentisb•town. A oopy, of the
pamphlet was sent to that address, with the words, • With
the publisher's compliments" written oe the envelope.
The handwriting was believed to be that of the prisoner,
and in consequence, the present prooesdings were natant/ad
by Fanny Judge. Some further evidence having been
taken, the prisoner was committed for trial.