The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

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THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
POST-OFFICE 11,01113ERT.
!/. Alotin, a letter-carrier in the Clarendoe.equare or
say was brought up in the ot.stotly of Arnee, the
odtellbe oil:Mal:de, charged with stealing letters °Detain-
ee/cage .t•tmpa.
-iroogregt from the evidence that, owing to certain
ocaidos entertained respecting the prisoner, Smee
authorised to watch his movements. and accord-
or Wedaseiday evening, he followed the pri-
ow while the latter was engaged in delivering the
orict letters in his walk. On reaching Drummood-atreet,
›wernow, Smell saw the prisoner examine • letter
4caly, and then turn into Georgeetreet, where he tore it
aid threw away the pieces. Witness collected all the
*verdant the letter, and put them into his pouket, and
then followed theprlsoner to the Gower-street station of the
r00r„,,,,d Railway, where he saw him open another
letter aid put some postage stamps into his pocket. Here
iv. introduced himself and anted him if be had delivered
ill his letters
moan
replied, " Oh, vas, Mr. Smee." The
was than apprehended, mid rive other letters were
!And in hie pocket- three unopened, and two which
tad been opened, one of the latter containing 2s. 6d. worth
of postage stamps. On being asked how he acooanted for
;here letters. he said that he had offered them at the
alma, written on each, the parties were not known
them The two opera letters he said were in that state
',bee be received them. The postage st
ye amps in
possession, be said, had been sent to him by a friend
,a a letter. Witness afterwards delivered the letters,
without difficulty, as directed, and is putting toge-
ther the fragment' of a letter which he had picked up in
feoweretreet he found it was from a gentleman, named

, .
Roberts.
tr. Osborn, solicitor, who attended for the Post-office,
wind for a remand, there being other charges agsinat the

irisocer..
The ner, who had been four years in the service, Ina
for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
117116LA8T UTINIOVI ROBBERY OF JIWILIAINT.
OFO:7C Upton, address refuel, sod who described him-
el as a jeweller, warn brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, b
Stud, Thomas, of the Detective Department,
herd, charged with Mealier; from No. 23, Portlaind-piece
lease quantity of jewellery of the value of about 2001., the
property of Rm. Kingdoms and others.
=tor Williamson, of the detective depute:neat,
to watch the case.
dee Coming, is the service of Mr. Jobe Galevorthy, of
21, Pordand-Plan, said-1 went to bed at a quarter to 11
os the 2n4 July, and saw one of the boxes is my room had
hen tuned out; the box banned to Kim Wataoe, and had
ben brought op into my room. It had been broken open
sod ally a few letters left in it. I went downstairs and a
mutable was sent for. The trapdoor on the top of the
home had been forced apse. A person could get to the
trapdoor from Charlotte-street.
It ay Bishop, also in the service of Mr. Galawortly,said—
goat a quarter of an hour before the articles were tensed
Ice the property safe is MiNeWatece's room, the property
hein in • box. The jewel-box produced belongs to another
hdy, Mrs. %,:1000, and had aloe been broken open. It
retailed watches, chains, he.
At this stage of the case Mr. Wonmer, jo.n., attended for

theprimooer.
Mir Harnett Watson said—ln the box which had been
brakes open there were several articles of jewellery belong-
ing Wray sister ; and in • drawer belonging to me there
ewes watch, two pairs of senior, and • number of other
articles The property belonging to me was of the 'slue of
Moat SOL, and that belonging to my sister Annie about the
ere smooth. My ater's name in Annie Einem, the wife
if the Rev. George Elagdon.
Poliotocoostrable 144 E—A tlO past 11 on the night of 2nd
ley I was called to 23, Portland-place by one of the mer-
man, and on going to the top room, found a box broken
epee Iriug on the servants' bed. I marched every room in
the house, but found no one. I thee went on to the roof
at the house, and in the gutter I found the box prodneed
broken open and lying in the gutter. I could end no foot-
marks, and the inspector and sergeant made • further
ward.
By Mr. Tyrwhitt—A person could got to the trapdoor
kw other bonus.
Sergeant Wheeler, E division—l assisted in searching the
mereisen and on the lea* of one of the houses I found •
"jemmy," and on comparing it with the marks on the box
I found it to correspond.
Sargent Franklin, 20 E—On the moroing of the 3rd inst.,
stout six o'clock, I woat to Charlotte-street, Portland-place,
sod remained till half-past eight, Charlotte-street being at
Ihe back of Portland-plane. I then went to 53, Charlotte-
street, and on to the roof of the home. On going to the corner
of Devonshire-street, No. 57, I found several slates broken.
I found the outer trapdoor of 62, Charlotte-street, open, but
the tense one fastened. I seat • constable down to open
the door, sod then I found in the room, ea I hod also does
on the roof, marks of naked feet. I then made • further
err*, and found foot-narks from No. 82 to the home
when the robbery took place in Portland-plans.
By Mr. Tyrwhitt—l was enabled to tram the footmarks
clearly, there having been no rain lately. I trend the
footmarks over 32 booms in aIL . _

Mee jinOi;iiiraßawm7o a widow, residing at 62, Char.
lotteotreek Portlanci.plawl let prisoner two rooms fur-
nished about five week. back—the two top rooms—me as
a bedroom and the other as a sitting room. Reoccupied the
rooms till the god July, when he left without notice, and
owing me four days' net.
By Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did anyone live in the rooms with
him!
Witness—No. dr. The last time I mw him he was
• out of the home at 11 at night. He had nothing
in Ms but I can't my whether be had a balky ap-
pointees or not.
A moist at 50. Devonshim.street. Poetised-place, a
tease between 62, Charlotte-street and 23, Portland-place,
eakl—On the 26th of June, at night. I saw a man pea the
trespet window, stoopieg down. He was going in the
Aseeticn of Portland-plies. I think the prisoner is the
use man. I called oat and asked what he was doing. I
pieksd him out this morning from several other. After I
tad out to the primmer he went beck to Charlotte-street.
Pamir was committed formally.
XARYLBBONE.

CAZILACZ BOUM Amy viourarr arra= og • roucuitur.
Charles Cole, described as a porter. was brought up baud,
seed and placed at the bar charged with the following
mast audacious robbery and ruffianly assault oa Policeoon-
Mak& Bing, 76 D.
Bias deposed that at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon be
was in plain clothes in Baker-Mrset, Portmanaquare, when
be saw the prisooer put his right hand into a aurriage
which was standing at the corner of Dosser-street, and,
hylog hold of a shawl which was co the emit,
poll it out and put it into his pocket. He then ran
away. pumped by the witness, and he was at
length stopped in Booth-street, Maacheriter-saguaro.
On being told that he was charged with stealing a shawl he
said? " You are very slaver,' and struck him (witness) five
or ma most severe blows on the nose and temple. He was
at length after much resistance conveyed to the station. and
when there be exclaimed, "If I could only get at him
(King) Pal— soon do for him."
Mrs. Frances Lyall, wife of George Lyall, Fag. 50,
Bator-place, Pimlico, i&ntifled the shawl produced: It
bad been thrown away by the prisoner upon ending
him-
self so hotly chased as to convince him that there was no
chance of his getting clear away.
Ia reply to Mr. Mansfield as to -vbether prisoner was
know,
King said be was the constant associate of thieves of the
want class banging about Lission.grove, and he wan of
opinion that former convictions would on another day be
proved againat him.
Prisoner, on being asked if he bad anything to say, ra-
plied, sullenly —I shan't my anything, for I eau ale it's no
Pod.
He was committed for trial.

Sixtotfr Frame.—{Tau Dao.)—About 7.45 a.m. I
a fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. J. Elliott,
a pawnbroker and silversmith. carrying on business In
Queen's-rood, Pimlico. The disaster took phone in the I
wareheme on the second floor, used for stowing away the
pledges. The proprietor of the promisee was insured, but
now of the poor people having goods in pledge were—A
fire broke out in the premiere of Mr. Thomas Smith,
a grocer and chesesmongm, No. 18, College street, Ohelsea. ;
The games were not extinguished until the stock in trade
me nearly destroyed and the building severely damaged
.
Afire broke out during the night on the premises of Mr. J.
Pulley, jun., a box sod packing-cam maker, carrying es busi-
er, at No. 112 Arch, belonging to the South Crest Bad.
way Company. The dames extended to Arch No. 113, and
also to one numbered 112 s, belonging to Mr. H. Patio', a
cooper. The arch 112 was burned out ; No. 112 a, need es
stables by Mr. Pulley, the cooper, was nearly destroyed.
Several other premises were also damaged, but not to a mai.
cos extent.
PauszeDTlON or AN " OLD MAID" 1013 KIDDING .
Cam. —A few days ago, Mies Isabella Kidd. a maiden lady
at least sixty years of ago, residing , Millutreet, Perth, ,
was charged at the policecoart there with causing •
nuisance, by keeping a number of rata in her house. Os '
being asked to plead to the charge. she said she did keep
cats, but they were no DMINIMM, and it saved the rest of i
the neighbours from keeping any, as they killed all the ;
mice. On • Dumber of the neighbours, as well se the ,
pots, being examined, it appeared that she was in the
Mbst of keeping • very large number of cabs. One of the !
witnesses spoke to having counted eight, another counted
seven, mid a third counted no fewer than eleven oa the
floor of the home at one time. The whole of them spoke
to the stench which pervaded the building ; and, although
spoken to about it, by both landlord sad tenants, the My
persisted in keeping her pets. The magistrate said he
would not inflict • Sue, bat would ardor that, with the ex-
ception of one kitten, all must be sent away within forty.:
sight hours, or, if kept after that time, the polies would
carry out his order. The lady Wt the court apparently not
very well pleased at the prospect of having to break up bee
establishment. At the elm* of the evidence the accused
acclaimed, " Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, end I will
repay." She also pre the pedigree of several of her cats,
amidst the laughter of a crowded court. It may be MOD.
limed that when the polies sabered Miss Kidd's sanctum,
foe the purpose of summoning her to appear at the
they found the but occupied by fire MM. while seret
%hue were mania( about the how.—Perthshire Jourewa.