The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Thomas &mine, a respectably dressed man, about 30
Mrs of age, was placed at the bar charged with annoying
Miss Louisa Van Noorden, the eminent vocalist and pianist
The complainant said—l reside at 113, Great Russell.
street, Bloomsbury. The prisoner bad been in the habit
of annoying us, by calling upon us and saying be had very
important business with us. This morning about six o'clock
he came over from his lodgings, which are exactly opposite
our house, and, after violently knocking at the door, said
—" I have 001110 to see the lady of the house ; she has
called me over and has informed me from the window that
she cannot die without seeing me." The servant very
properly refused to admit him, and he went away,
About seven o'clock he came bast again, and he said—
" I have called to see the lady of the house ; she says
she cannot die without seeing me. She tells me she had
her throat cut by her huabaed last night, and that she
trust see me." He was refused admittance, and I then
consulted the polio* as to the coarse I was to take sup-
peeing the prisoner called again. About 11 o'clock this
morning be called again, and said there were three men
on the roof of the house attempting to make a forcible
entry.

Prisoner—l said four.
Mr. Flower—Very well, bat let the witnem proceed.
Prisoner—l went to the house because the lady was being
murdered. She called out to me to come and see her.

Complainant—When the prisoner cools on the hit occa-
sion I acted on the suggestion of the police, and g►ve him
into custody.
Mr. Flower.—Now, prisoner, you can say what you plane
in answer to the charge.

hieoner—Well. I wiled at the house by desire of the lady
who wee beiug murdered. She said she could Dot die twill
I bad had an interview with her;and I think I ought to he
allowed to see her.

Mr. Burnaby, clerk—Are there any of the defend-
ant's frieods preeett?

Complainant—Yea, I thiek there are several.
Mr. Flower —Do I understand you to assert that you saw
the lady who is dying, and that she spoke to you!
Defendant—Yes.

Mr. Flower—When did you speak to her!
Defendant—This morning. ! spoke to her from the win-
dow. She said, "Oh, Renfree, speak to me, do speak to
me. God bless von, do come over to me."
. . .

Mr. Burnaby—Yoti did not know her name then, although
she knew yours.
Defendant—Pardon me. I did not say I did.
Mr. Flower—That is of no importance. Go on with your
statement

fieleodint—Not important ! I think it is. My only ob-
ject in walking up and down outside the house was to see the
poor helpless creature. I have witnesses in court who can
speak to my respectability. I felt it my duty to interfere
where runnier was being committed.
Mr. Watts, a gentleman residing in the same neighbour-
hood, said be had known the defendant for tan or twelve
years as a most respectable tradesman and dealer in
minerals in Great Russell-street Me had been lately given
to habits of intemperance, and no doubt his mind had been
affected.

Mr. Flower—He seems to be of unsound mind et the
present time.
Defendant—That may be your opinion. It is not so. I
spin sey I interfered from a strong sense of duty.
Mr. Flower (to the polioe inspector)—You bad better take
the defendant to the workhouse, where be will be seen by
the surgeon. (To the defendant)—You will go with the
inspet2tor..

15efendaat—Go with the inspector ! I mtuit obey the law.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. E. Niko Lewis, from the office of Mr. Edward
LAW* Great Marlborough-street, attended before Mr. Knox
to state that be had been consulted by several pergolas with
reference to the proceedings of a man who was going about
victimising the public to • considerable extent. In one in.
staves a young widow advertised for the situation of bar-
maid. The advertisement was =mend in person by a
man who stated be was the landlord of the Crown and
Sceptre, Richmond, and who engaged her as barmaid,
arranging with her that she was to meet him with
her luggage the next evening at the Richmond
Railway station. The pretended landlord then suddenly
discovered he bad been robbed of hie purse, and eoetrived
to borrow is, of the young widow to par his expenses beck
to Richmond. After the man bad left the young person
had some suspicions, ad instead of taking her luggage to
Richmond she made inquiries, and ascertained there was no
tavern called the Crown and Sceptre known there. Aso.
ther case was that of • lady who, bevies( lately opened a
school, advertised for pupils. The advertisement was
answered by letter, addressed from Lewisham, by the same
person, evidently, who had victimised the widow. The
letter to the lady was to the effect that the writer had •
son whom he would place with her, •ad he would all at
7 o'clock the next evening. A man called about 10
o'clock, and accounted for the delay by stating
that be had bees robbed, and he must have
some money to carry him back to Lewisham.
The man gave references to • beaker in the City, and the
edvertiser let him have some wormy, and be went away.
She caUsd at the banker's some days afterwards and was
told that numerous references of the same sort had of late
been made to them, but they knew nothing whatever of the
man.

Mr. Kim' asked bow the false pretence would be proved
in cuss be granted a warrant.
Mr. E. D. Lewis raid it was not his istention just now to
apply for a warrant ; his object was to give publicity to the
fraud, and to put the advertising public on their guard.
Hereafter be might possibly have to make another applica-
tion to Ws court.
MARYLEBONE.
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Francis Notary, anaiive of Rana, was charged before
Mr. Mansfield with refusing to desist from playing his organ
when requested to do so and leave the neighbourhood.
Mr. George Fox deposed—" I am a merchant, residing at
No. 21, Gloucester-place, Paddington. Oo the previous
evening the prisoner was playing hia organ near my house. I
stepped out, and salted him to go away. He would not,
and the people shout encouraged him to stay sod oost.
Maus playing. I found • policeman, who at first would
sot take him into custody. Afterwards the people tried to
prevent the policeman taking him. I am greatly annoyed
by these organs. They oommeeee by half-past eight o'clock
in the morning, ant continue. without ietteruptioe, till ten
or eleven o'clock at night, I have Worm in my house. I
have had two doctors attending my child for some time.
She is sufferieg from the arteries at the seat of the brain
being affected.
Mr. Mansfield—When the prisoner was requested to go did
he take any wails?
Mr. Fox—He made no answer. He did not speak English
to me.

Inspector Steer—At the station I salted him his name, and
he said he did not understand English.
Through an interpreter prisoner said—l was told to con-
tinue playing by two gentlemen. They forted me to play
there.

Mr. Mansfield said—This is a CIO* in which the law must
be enforced. This gentleman has his child ill. and bu been
subjected to greet anno7ance and inconvenience through •
continuance of such noises, and which noise is encouraged by
people who get such perum■ as the wretched rrianner before
me now, and cause him to motion* his nuisan,e to the an-
noyance of respectable people. In this case I most inflict •
fine, and the folks who get these men into trouble must be
taught that their neighbour. cannot be subjected to such
noises in front of their houses. especially when there is sick-
ness therein. I shall inflict the full floe in this coos, that is
40a., and in default of payment the prisoner to be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for one month, and I shall
continue to put the hw in full force in every case brought
before me where there is a conviction.

The fine was wid.
Saturday was fixed for the bearing of a summons against
Mr. Kent, of 21, Rigbgattroad, better known as Weston's
Retreat. The gravamen of the charge which he had to
answer was "That he did procure and produce, or make use
of a certificate, the matters or things therein certified, or
some of them. being false, and particularly that be, the said
Wuxi. James Kest, was the real reeidest, bolder, and wee-
pier of the dwellioa-bouse and premises in Highgate-road
(smoother person Wing in fact the holder sod occupier
thereof), and that be did make use of the certificate for the
purpose of obtaining a license for the sale of ale, beer,
and porter oo the said promises ksowing the said mat-
ters, or some of them. to he false."
Mr. Gordon, solicitor, who appeared for Mr. Copestake,
mid Mr. Kent had agreed to leave the "Retreat." mid
therefore Mr. Copestake, who had taken out the commoss,
wished to stay all further premediegs.
This was acceded to by Yr. Maealleld, and the summons
wee withdrawn.

William Moffitt, a in au 33 years of age, was charged with
serious aanoyamse and wilful damage • the house of Us
mother, Yn, fici-aa Moffitt, 33, Borwick.oinom