The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STILFST.

Jacob Loans, • wdohssu IM.pciried by the PIIOSUDOMO
Deratoh Occaray, wee charged es follows :
Police-oonstehle F 36 rid At about half-pest four
o'clock that ranting I woo ce duty in Bull and Gate.
yard, High Holborn, when I found tho door of • coached
freed open, and sore coals lying outside. I re the rt.
weer come out with sows wore coals—awry' ng several
raps is his arm. 1 asked his when be was taking them
to! He said he had picked trios op. I took hiss into as-
tody. I found in his gasket • quart pot, verymach bettered
and broken, and the role sea* cut out. is enough
of the name lipids to enable the °woes, Hr. Sired,
to idostify it. Than was • quantity of coal roenord from
the coal-red to as adjoining shed. I fried on him
14s. lid. is mosey."
It was shown that the prisoner bad broken open Ur door
of the coil-abed, which had bra fasteeed by • padlock, by
draw* out the raids, which be &rasped to throw away

on being taken into custody. The pewter pot WU Meat:.
bed by Mr. Sneed, Coach and Hones, Holborn.
The prisoner said he picked up the pot in Gre.,t
street, mad did not Maw anything shoot at being stolen Gi
didemed. Ha admitted deal* the male.
Kr. Henry—You most hare broken open the imal-shad
door on purpose. Yon as a watchman ought to know letter.
It I. a very grave Whom for • person in your position. I
shall remand you for a week to consider what course I 61.4,
take with you.
SOUTHWARK.

Dtau itCorthy, a cadaverous-looking man, a wit,.
houseman, in the employ of • carpet manufacturer, of I.L.
street-hill, in the City, warn brought before Mr. Woolrych
oo • Immo% by Childhood, 216 IL, charged with stealing
wedding ring from Ellen Crawley, also with obtaining
from her under flee and fraudulent pretences.
The prosecutria, a aisgular-lookuag old lady, who war
carefully wrapped up in shawls and furs, said that stout
three months ago she was in • good way of business in but,
lin, whew the prisoner was introduced to her. She war
widow, and the prisoner told her he warn • single man, that
he had 5004 • year, and 11. a day travelling expenses, .14
that he had a good home, without an encumbrance, in
London. He then offered to marry her, and as he told her
that he was perfectly free, she consented to become hu
wife. He left for London, and at his request she
sold her business, and proceeded to Cork, where
he promised to meet her in • few days, end
complete their marriage arrangements. While at Cork he
sent her several letters, stating that he could sot come to
Cork, but advising her to COMO to London and get married
amongst her friends. She stopped at Cork • long time, but
at last she consented to meet him, and arrived ie Lot ion
by steamer on Sunday noon, the 7th instant. The prisoner
, carte on board, and after caressing her he took her sod her
luggage to his cousin.' No. 8, South Sea-place, where she
now lived. She then chided him for not coming to her and
marrying her at Cork, when be said that he was unable to
come, but she was to excuse him. as he would marry her
that night. While they were sitting in the roots at leer
cousin's he took hold of her hand and pulled her old eul.
ding ring off and put it on his own finger, and left her. she
had since einortained that be was • married man, and lived
with his wife arid three children in Bood-street, Connuer.
del-rood, Lambeth.
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evidenceiaving been given,
Mr. Woolrych said that no jury could believe the state.
moot of the pr.:sacraria after the evidence he had heard.
therefore he should discharge the prisoner.
The prossoutrix left the court, saying there was no
in England.