The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-17 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

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Eduard Williams, 61 years age, residing at 209, City.
road, St. Luke's, was charged before Mr. Alderman Allen
with stealing money belonging to his employer, Mr. W. C.
Fowler, 16, Ildersgate-street, scale, weight, and measure
maker.
Mark Bull, a city police detective, said that in cons'
quence of &communication made, be ordered two purchases
to be made of the prisoner at his master's premises ; that he
subsequently apprehended him there on a charge of stealing
91. 6d. and de. • to which prisoner replied, " That is all
right ; how dare Mr. Fowler authorise you to take me 1" at
the same time passing from the countinghouse to the shop,
where he took up a small parcel containing 141. 6d., and
banded it to him. Inside the paper was written in pencil,
"Memorandum, audit, 9s. 6d.," but not any mention was
made of the Is. At the station-house he requested Mr.
Fowler to withdraw from the charge, admitting that he bed
done wrong, and throwing himself upon his mercy.
A memorandum found upon the prisoner appeared to
indicate, as remarked by Mr. Mettle, the chief clerk, that,
he bad been keeping an account of his defalcations.
Alderman Allen inquired how long the prisoner had been
in the service of the prosecutor as a foreman'
Mr. Fowler replied that be regretted to say it extended
to • period of 32 years. Previous to the last twelvemonth
he had had chugs of the petty cash, but it had been taken
from him in consequence of a discovery that great irregula-
rities existed. . . . . .

Prisoner, despite his previous admission at the station.
house, sow asserted that he was perfectly innocent—that
the charge was • most frivolous one, end that be had
been taken too much by surprise to explain it instantly.
Alderman Allen observed that be, too, was surprised and
shocked also to find a man of such age, and so old a servant,
before him upon a charge apparently so well grounded.
The officer requested a remand, as there would be other
cases of • like kind against the prisoner.
, Remanded accordingly.
John Count, 32, a basket maker, living in West-street,
Smithfield, was charged before Alderman Allen with an
assault upon his wife, by beating her head with a ginger
beer bottle and throwing pails of water upon her while
in bed.
This was a remand case, the wife having previously failed
to attend in support of her accusation. When sworn sbe
said, repeating some portion of the words—Yes, I will
speak the whole truth now, but I did not speak any when
I charged him.
Mr. Martin, chief clerk—The evidence of the constable
Sparks, 207 City police, was that you called him and stated
your husband had struck you on the bead with a bottle
and poured two pails of water upon you while in bed.
Wife--What I said was false. We have been
married twelve years, and he has never M-used me before.
I gave him great provocation—threw a ginger-beer bottle at
bim, and it went through • pane of glass.
Mr. Martin—Rnt you told the constable be bad struck
you with it.
Wife—l tell you that it was me did it; then I ran out and
told the police it was him.
Mr. Martin—You are liable to be sent to prison for this,
and had better change places with your husband here.
Wife, evidently astonished at this observation ; continued
—Oh, lam a very violent temper. It was all my fault. he
is a sober, industrious man, with five children—an excellent
husband—mat a:realest.
Mr. Martin—How about the water.
Wife, hesitating—Well, it was upset between us.
Alderman Allen—What do you know of this matter, con-
stable ?
Sparks—l have frequently been called by this woman to
take her husband in charge for aismultiog her and toruing
her and the children into the street, but she never would
follow it Op, and 'I got sick of it.
Wife—He never deserved it—never.
Defendant—l have my landlord here to speak to my
character.
Alderman Allen—Oh, nonsense. Most likely you pay
him your rent, and that is all he cares about you, no doubt.
I shall order that you enter into your own recognizance. to
keep the peace for six month,.