The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

LADIES TRAVELLING ALONE.

On Tuesday, at Doncaster, George Logan, age'
30, • well•dressed man, was charged with eliding a dock of
the vales at IW. from • firet-chiss carnage on the Great
North= Railway. It appean that on Monday night Res.
Maxwell, of Teriat Bank, three child,,. under her charge:
Miss Price, and Mr. Robertson, M.P., travelled in a tea-
ches carriage from Newcastle to York. Mr.. Maxwell
had a travelling clock, • bag, • dressing-case, and seven,/
' other articles with her to the carriage. She got out at York
to have some refnehmeet, and on returning found that the
vacant seat was occupied by the prisms', and that bee La;
and clock bad disappeared. Mrs. Maxwell told Mr. Hubert.
son what bad happened, and he beckoned the 111.4t100.
master and guard. A search was made, and the Lai
found, but not the clock. The stationmaster advised ~lr.
Robsetson to look at his own luggage, and whilst he did so
took occasion to tell him that live or six of the swell mob of
Load= were suspected of being down, and to hint that the
stranger might possibly be one of them. He said be would
telegraph to Doocaster for the police to be on the look out.
Mr. Robertson returned to the carriage, when the trim
started. lie advised Mrs. Maxwell to do nothing till they
got to London, and was very polite to arid apparently unsia.
1 picious of their fellow traveller. He led him into coover.,
Lion, and soon discovered that he was not a gentleman,
although his appearance certainly indicated that Le WU,
Mr. Robertson then felt satisfied that he was CA
thief. The train stopped twice at places where there
were no polio., and be was much afraid the man might get
out, but be was determined he should not do so. un
arriving at Doncaster Mr. Robertson occupied the curiae
window, and got the two guards to come to the door and
to call two policemen. Then getting out he at once to
the prisoner in charge as having stolen the clock. he
policemen hesitated to take him, but the stationmaster
haring been beckoned, sod Mr. Robertson mentioning tie
name, sad offering to take the whole responsibility, he we.
taken into custody. Another moustachioed man, who pro.
bably was soother of the swell mob, tried to °Name
the proceeding, but Mr. Robertson stopped him from
interfering. Oa arriving in Loudon at the Gt.:
Northern station the guard brought the two super.
intends:ruts of police, who, on making a march, found the
clock in the prisoners carpet beg. After hearing the eel.
donee, the bench committed the prisoner for trial. He hes
been identified as a swindler newly liberated from prison.
He had imposed a few days ago upon a jeweller at York.
and had obtained • large quantity of jewellery under Jahn
preteen's. On Monday he figured as plaintiff in an action
for damaged for being summarily ejected from an hotel at
8 7111 rUh. It is be hoped that the appreheuma of
Lapp to
be the mauls of breaking up that vac If tbiee
ladies had been by themselves they would probably hia.e
lost property of great value, as daring the ten minute,'
stoppage at Peterborough, when it is quite dark at chi,
1 season, and where everyone gets out, this man, with bar
accomplices, who were supposed to be in the trais, would
have probably surrounded the carriage and taken every thirq
out of it.