The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE AND THE CABMEN AT THE OXPORD MUSIC HALL.

Jnutes Alfred Harman, a cabman, badge 11,233, was
charged with westing a disturbance at the entrance of the
Oxford Music Hall, and refusing to go away when desired by
the police.
James MlN:meld, 322 A, said on the previous night the
defendant drove up near the Oxford Music Hall, and left his
cab and ran to the door of the hall, and then came back and
said be had lost his fare. The defendant then drove to the
door of the hall, and called on the proprietor (Mr. Morton),
and made a great noise and caused a large crowd, and he was
obliged to take him into custody.
Price, 315 A. said he saw the last witness trying to get the
defendant away but he refused to go, and they had to re-
move him.

Defendant said he took the " Flying Man" to the Oxford.
and be Mid him to come back for him, and be did so, and
owing to the conduct of the police he lost his fare.
John Shaw, hackney carriage attendant at the Oxford
Music Hall, in the employ of Mr. Morton, said the defendant
brought one of the performers there who told him be could
take him back. When the performer came out the cab was
not allowed to come up, and when the defendant did get up
with his cab the performer was gone.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the police regulations were too sharp.
They should let the cab come up and stop a minute.
Shaw said there were three or four policemen at the
corner of Charles-street, and three or four at the corner of
' Tottenham-court-road, and they would not let an empty
cab come either way, and the night before, when it rained,
the visitors could not get cabs.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should only Bne the defendant
2s. 6d. after what said by the attendant, upon whose state-
ment be placed great reliance.

SOUTHWARK.
ROBBING ♦ WIDOW.

Richard Smart, a well-dressed young fellow, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing a purse
containing 6.. 9d. from the person of a poor widow named
Mary Ann Abbott.
The complainant, who held an infant in her arms, stated
that about seven o'clock on Saturday evening she was coming
over Waterloo-bridge, when the prisoncrand soothe: baleen's
by her side. She had the baby in her arms, and a small
basket, and at the time had in her dress pocket her purse,
containing six shillings and ninepeoce. The prisoner pushed
against her rather rudely, and on looking down she law his
hand leave her pocket with the purse in it. She called out,
but the prisoner and his companion bolted ; but the former
was stopped by the toll collector, and a constable coming up
at the time, he was secured.
Sergeant Pearce, 7 M, said that on Saturday evening be
was coming over Waterloo-bridge, when he saw the prisoner
running away from the pinsecutrix. Knowing him to be
• thief he pursued him, and saw the toll collector stop him.
Witness at once searched him, and found two new and
valuable silk handkerchiefs, two pawnbroker's duplicates
for others, and • small pocket-book, containing two shillings
and ninepeoce.
Mr. Burcham asked him if he had found an owner for
those things
Sergeant Pearce replied that be bad not, but he bad no
doubt they were stolen.
Mr. Burcham asked what became of the other boy
: .

Witness replied that he escaped and moat likelj had the
poor widow's purse.
The prisoner, who denied the robbery, was committed for
trial, and the prosecutrix received a trifle from the poor-box.

THAMES.