The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-18 00:00:00

TFIA NES.

Robert Fitzgibbon, a well-known member of the swell-
mob. aged 29, who described himself sea plasterer, residing
at an eating-house in Shorediteb, wee brought before Mr.
Woolrych, charged with stealing a purse and money from
the perm of Susanna Bonett, a young lady dwelling at No.
21, Susanna-street, Poplar.
The proem:unix said she was a passenger oo the North
London Railway from the Islington station to the St.:perry
station. Her mother accompanied her. At Hackney-
wick, one of the stations on the line, eight or nine
gentlemen got into the same carriage. The prisoner was
among them, and he seated himself on her right hand
side. She was seated out to the window. All the gentle-
men who got in at Hackney Wick commenced playing at
cards and betting. The prisoner said he would show the
other gentlemen a trick with the cards they had never seen
before ; and, addressing her and her mother, said, " You
may all bet if you please." He then had his coat tail over
her dress, on her right-hand side, where her dress pocket
was. Her purse sod about lls. 6d. in silver were in that
pocket. While the prisoner was betting and looking stead-
fastly at the card playing, she felt his hand in her pocket.
Shejumped up quickly, he drew his hand out, and she maw
her purse hanging to her pocket, and three parts out.
There was a key is the purse when she put it in her pocket.
It wan gone. She had since recovered it. The key was
picked up in the carriage. She said to the prisoner, " You
have picked my pocket, sir." He took not the least notice
of what she said, but appeared to be deeply concerned with
the card playing, and said to the gentleman opposite, " 171
bet yon a dollar." She said, "Never mind, I shall know
you again ; you shall sot escape me." On the arrival of
the train at Stepney, and before it had completely Moped,
the prisoner jumped out of the carriage and " dew" right
away. She followed as closely as possible and called out
"That man has robbed me." The guard of the train came
to her assistance and the primmer jumped into another car-
riage. She pointed him out to the guard, who ordered him
out of the carriage. The prisoner would not leave, and be
was dragged out. The guard detained the prisoner till a
polies-cos:stable arrived.
Stedman Nicholls, 33 IE, said the primer was given into
his custody, and wanted to beg the lady's pardon, and com-
promise. He found osi the prisoner a railway ticket, pea-
knife, and 4d. is money. The prisoner said he lived at an
eating-house in Shoreditch, opposite the Great Eastern
Railway station. He went to all the eating-houass in the
street. The prisoner was not known at any of them, but
was in fact a swell mob thief well known in Shoreditch

;71 the Kingskwil.road.
Mr. Bowdler, the junior clerk, said this was the sixth
case of the kind on the same line of railway within a fort-
night. The leader of the gang, Graham alias Campbell,
was convicted on Monday at the Middlesex Session. for
robbing a lady, named Cuthbert, at the Stepney railway-
station, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.
Mr. Wookych—We moat masortitin more about the pri-
soner. I shall remand him fez s week.

SCULLERS' Rica POI £2OO.—A 'cullers' race
for 1001. a side, between George Drewitt, of Chaises, end
Teesdale Wilma, of Newcastle•on-Tyne, took place yester-
day, and, ea usual with contests between the South and
North, was sere largely attended by spectators. Drewitt ie
well known u a landsman from Chaee. who baa rowed
many hard noes, and Wilma has borne a good share of
reputation upon the Tyne. The umpires were Mr. Willcox
for Drewitt, and Harry Clasper for Wilton, and Mr. Ire-
land, of the London Rowing Club was referee. Drewitt was
taken up by John Phelps, and Wilson by Wm. Pocock.
The betting was 5 and 6 to 4 on the North countryman.
Wilson won the choice of station, and, taking the Middlesex
side of Putney.bridge, the course bale; thence to the Ship
' at Mortlake, got a trilling lead at the potent of the OWL
He did not maintain it more than a dozen yards, whew
Drewitt came up. In this position they rowed till above
the Duke's Roo, when Drewitt began to draw away from
him. Wilson made several eodeavours to overlain, his
opponent, but without the @lightest anceme. Drewitt had
the race in his hands, was a couple of lengths Meer at the
Dung Wharf, three or four at the Crab Tree, and double
that distance at the Soap Werke. He then went right away
and woe as he phased. We never remember to have mew
mulling more hollow than this altar.