The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MAN8102711:10IISE.

Withal% Giles, who gave his age as 21, but who looked
mush younger, was brought up on remand before Athenian
Sir Prisms Graham Moos, charged with euebeaslieg weed
sum of maw, amounting to about 41., which he had re-
ceived on aliment ci his employer, Mr. Bumminp, an ea-
graver, of 63, Leadenhall-strest, Oity.
The primmer was in the service of the prosecutor as as
snood boy, and the sums of mosey which he was charged
with appropriating be was sent to collect, but brought back
some mouse, and dated that he bad not received the mosey.
Kr. Ramming', however, made some inquiries, in coo.
sequence of Dot ressiviag the money atter
bzested 41,1146-
does, and it was found that the prisoner hem paid the
amounts, and bad given a receipt.
The prisoner wee remanded, and yesterday • constable of
the C division of the metropolitan polies blethified hint
se a man whom he had in emetedy in 1680 for robbing
his employer. The primmer was an emend boy to Yr. Her
Henderson, • jeweller, at 123, Ithpet-etreet, sad on
the 16th ci September, 1860, while was &today, ab-
sconded some tame is the everting, taking with him
a Lege quantity ci liftelair and jewellery beleaging to his
employer, amounting to about 5,0001. The primmer was
tamed to Paris, where he was sentemed to six weeks'
inthemeament for travelling under a falee name.
The French authorities decided to Five him up,
but the who of the property whackwas found
is his pommies at the time he was con-
victed was given up. The primer had spent about
701. is moldy, which he took away with him. After the
it:pi:sties of the dx weeks the prisoner was pamed back to
England, and &dam apprehended him at Rosettes on the
7th December, when he wee tried at Westminster sad
sentenoad to two years' imprisonment. After opening ant
of prison be obtained • situation as barmen at • public.
boss in Bethnal-peen. The primer's father gave him •
character to enablehim to proems the situation, sad de-
scribed him as a very good boy, and mid he bad never been
out before. From something which tesaspired Butcher
went to the public-house and it, him and some
lettere which were written by the prisoner were
intercepted, by which it wee found that he
had plumed with another man who was is
prison at the miss time as the prisoner, to rob his
employer by breaking epee the iron safe, at • tier when
about 4001. or 5001. would he deposited there. Is maw
gnome of the letters being ebpgd the robbery was of
course prevented, sad the piamWe father wee summoned
to the court et Westminster, sad deed 201. for giving •

Theoiereleseribed the primoner's father as a very respec-
table man, hayieg kept a shop in Haitos for the Let 40
years. The pneoner's real sip, the officer acid, wes:23.
Mr. Ramminp mid the primmer wee described to him
by a friend el his, who knew him, as. being home; but
Tory poor. He toldithe primmer the &my which be should
mve was sot coos* for him, bat he said haft a loaf was
better than none.
The primmer wee committed for trial.
WORSHIP43TBILIT.
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Thomas and aiabbrvetesi
sod about 40 years of were chew Wm &
r.s s"'
Cooke with five dietioct robberies frac respectable
householders, and in one instance oblniaing goods aster
false representatioes.
The evidence allowed that in July last the pruonen ma-
peed apartments at the hams of • Mr. Goddard, is Pimlico,
their iespecteble appearance preventing suspicion. After
remaining above • month they decamped, and then it was
discovered that wearing apparel and medek, of the value in
all of nearly 20/., bad hew stolen.
Mr. Sims, • jeweller, of Highahreet, Wandsworth, wan
the next victun, and dates showed that the primers located
themselves there direct from Mr. Goddard's. They re-
mised meta September, and left with 3111. mirth of pro-
' party, and then proceeded to • Mrs. Hemp'., a widow, ia
the New-road, Bernet, stayed a month, dim with
rd. worth of goods, including mine mosey, is wt of
having obtained from Mr. Rowe, • teadsmen in the neigh-
bourhood, credit to • considerable extent leader false repre-
sentation& From Barnet they refereed to Loudon, mad
Mr. Furby, • stationer, in the Hinpleed-reed, received them
ma lodgers, the male primer tiag himself ass mar-
gem. Rem, however, • • t eimenadance awakened
Isom doubt of their meartioes„ end Maley resulted la
placing them in their premed panties five weeks Inc.,
Gould and Watts, detectives of the 21 divfeiw, having
between that time and the Komi enceeeded is estahlishier
the other charge. Mr. Ferby's loss did mot exceed 104,
bat the whole reached nearly 1001.
Gould stated that be took from the mole rimer •
heavy bunch of keys admirably adapted for opening doors,
and also 78 duplicate. relating to nearly emy demiption
' ofy pledged in all parts of Leedom, as likeable
Bit,Walthamstow, end Stretford. Pembroke's'
easistants crowded the parep to the witme-box, each
producing the adieus at their emplo yen' shops,
bat the primers is bat few iselecom were Acetified se
having pawned them, although the ticket@ correspeeded
with thine found In their peminsion. Others, it is be-
lieved, have bees Misr in complicity, sad the " Lade
will be considerable losers by the pledges effected.
Mr. Coolie committed both prisoners, wither of whom
uttered one word in defence, for trial, at the same time
desiring the officer to furnish testimony of any other see
he could eubstantiate when there, as it we imperative that
such a wholesale system of robbery as this should meet
with exemplary punishment.
Gould said he could get up 12 other thaws against the
prisoner,; they had carried on the practice for the lsat
eight years.
THAMES.

Fear Geneses, named Henry Brock, captain of the ship
dogma. in the London-dock, aged 27 ; Fain Awl, captain
of the ship Tyrant, in the St. Katharue-dook, 25; thistanfie
Mauna, of 20, Yorkntrest, Commercial-mad Fast, spat,
2T; aad John Rolm, of No. 5, Tower-street, City, ship.
abandler, 25, were charged with beim elmak aad disorderly
aad amealting William Hooper, a poisemserwomit, No. 9 H,
sad two polioewonstables of the same division.
It appeared from the evideeos of Hooper, a well oos.
ducted and quiet officer, that the primmer, same oat of •
ooffesshop is Rosemary-lane at balsa two o'clock as
FrSdoky inareing laW. AS sone as they name outside they
began shouting and hallooing. Hoopoe spoke to them eat
desired them to go away quietly. Brook said, 014 you
poliee.ceastable, sad made a blow at him. ffeepsat Hooper
thee took hen late eostsdy. The primeer milted
viehmily, sad struck Hooper soma times sheet
the Way. Constable Ik iseey, 149 it, eau* to
the essistasee of Hooper, aad he wee shock by Isms,
else was Mee weested. Cla Ms way M the statiom.
home Rohm sad Niel attempted to remise their mem
makes. Rohm struck weetallie 149, sad heeled big hat
off. Another poliatocestable, 212 11, mum te the aseiet-

- at Bova; mad Wimpy. 'sad IN; primers wow cos-

,eyed to the station-honse and locked up. They were all
described as being very noisy and violent.
The defendants denied they were intoxicated, and Raid
they were only having • lark, and were improperly inter-
fered with by the pohce. All the prisoners complained of
violence on the part of the police. Brock mid be was strucc
on the nom by a *lmmo*. His nose wm marked. Maurer
and Rohm whose eyes were blackened, also stated that they
struckwen by the policeman.
The magistrate said the case am made out, and as all tLe
prisoners were in a good position—two of them captain..
another a ship chandler, and • fourth an agent—he should
ins them 51. each. _ _

the interpreter, won produced 201., aed
liberated the prisoners.