The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

George Priekett, a potboy, was shaded with stealing a box
mistainiag property to the moon= ol SOL
Kr. Warms maid he kept the Queen's Arms publio-hones,
Queeshitbe. The prisoner had been in his service about two
mouths. That morning he (witness) found he bad be=
robbed of some property from a drawer in the bar parlour,
which be had locked about two mutates before. The pri-
mmer was at that time in the kitchen. After he (witness)
had locked the cash-box, in a few minutes he heard the bar.
maid =Wag "George ham stolen tbe cosh-box? Ho emote up-
stairs as soon as he could, and found the cash-box gooe.
gave information to the police, but whet the prisoner was
taken in custody, he denied all knowledge of the robbery.
There was 29/. 10s. in gold and various other property to
the box, worth io all about 601.
Prisoner—Wm all false.
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Ellen Woodward, barmaid in the service of Mr. Watioe,
said, when Mr. Watson went from the haritarlour, she
saw the prisoner go behind the door and put something
under his waistooat. She asked him what be bad got, and he
said " Nothing." Ile then melted out of the home, and
she gave an alarm that be had stolen the cash-box.
Prisoaer—l went behind the bar to net a knife sod fork
for a customer, nothing else. All the witness says is false.
George Richards said he saw a man about 11 o'clock that
morning give a man on Bull.wharf a box, which he bad con-
cealed in a handkerchief, and then ran away. The primal:Kw
was the man who had the box in the first instance. He
knew him to be in the write of Mr. Watson.

Alderman Carden—Well, primmer, what have you to my
to that!

Prisoner—Why, he spoke kW as well.
Alderman Carden—All three at the witnesses, you My,
stated untruths!
Prisoser—Yes.

Alderman dardon —Well, I don't think act Therein reason
to believe the man to whom you gave the box ono be dii.
°putrid, and therefore I shall remand you till Friday.

Waiter George Starr, 16, who it will be remembered was
brought before Sir Robert Castles on Monday last, charged
with drinng his van over a little boy named Charles Mod-
em, and causing his death, appeared yesterday la mime to
his bail.

The officer who bad charge of the ease informed the
agora that he had attended the coroner's inquest, and the
jury were of opinion that the occurrence was quite seri-
distal, and that there was Do blame attached to any one.
Sir Robert Carden said be bad been obliged to remand the
defendant to await the result of the corcater'sioquest, but,
as he had before told him, there was not the slightest blame
attached to him, and discharged him.
John Smith was charged on remand with stealing a cheat
of tee, value 31. 10s., from a van in Harp-lane, Tower-
street.

The prisoDer we. semi by a vitriol@ to go to the van while
the mrmaa we. absent deliveriog some tea, and take from
it • eaddy of tea. He went up to biro and stopped him, and
asked him when he wee going to take it. The prisoner
said he was the oarman, sad was going to deliver it. The
carman, however, came up at the time, and the prisoner
was pun into cudody.
Mr. Bwohanan, who appeared for the prisoner, said
after that 'vitiates he would not ask any questions.
The prisoner, whosaid he was Moment, and was not going
to steal the tea, was oonimitted for trial.