The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
1101111tRY OF A LADY IN TIM 126111T-CLECTS.
Jana of Peter-street, Berwick-street, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following daring rob-
bery in the Regent-circus :
Misa Mary Jane Gray, of 5, Clanoing-place, Ken-
sington, said that on Saturday afternoon, about four
oickick, she was looking in the window of a shop
in the Regent-circus, Oxford-street, having her
purse, containing between 71. and 81., in her hand, and a
small beg on her arm, when the prisoner came behind her,
looked in her face, and then snatched the purse from her
Land, and ran away. She pursued the prisoner, calling
Stop thief," when the conductor of an omnibus said he
would go after the prisoner, and did so. and subsequently
the prisoner Irma taken into custody. The purse produced
sad cadent' were her property.
Hurst, 168 E, deposed to hearing the cry of " Stop thief,"
sad pursuing and taking the prisoner into custody. He
observed the prisoner throw something down an area, and
the servant at the house gave him the purse produced.
Primmer said be did snatch the lady's purse, and if he had
sot dare that he should have done something else.
Impostor Hubbard said the prisoner had been in custody
before.

Mr. Tyrwhitt mid the prisoner would be committed for
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bePrisoner thanked the =Odra* and said that he wanted
transported.
Mies Gray said she would prefer the case being settled at
once as she was about to return to Prior..
L. Tyrwbitt said he would yield to the lady's request,
from fear that she might not be present at the sessions, and
the prisoner escape. The miscue: would be committed for
nix mouths, witkluird labour.
Mary Ann Ward, Jana Smith, sod Edward Cane were
charged with attempting to pick pocket. in Tottenham-
court-road.

--The cue was proved by Sergeant James Thompson, of the
detective police, sod Yr. Edwin Coatharps, surgeon, of 11,
Charlotte•street. Fitsroy-square ; and Sergeants Chowne, E,
and White, D dividoo, having given them very bad cha-
racters,
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed them for three months each
with hard labour.
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SOUTHWARK.
CIL.UI,Gr Or BIGAMY.
?liege Payne, a respectable-looking female, well-known
as a saleswomaa ia the Borough-market, war brought op for
Asal examinatioa, charged with intermarrybig with James
Woodward, her drat hostand being then
Mr. John Fader. a fruit miasma at Fleabags, mid that
be had known Richard Payne, the prisoner's husband, for
some years es a dealer in the Borough-market, and bitterly
at Radium. I. September last be law him at Hastings
market, sad he was then in good health. He, however, had
not seen him since.

George Bomar, 121 If, said he had examined the register
of marriages and found that the prisoner married Richard
Payne in May, IASA, at St. James's., Bermondsey. He had
known the prisoner since and believed her first husbaad to
be dead, ea he had not been men for some time. He had
Mous ascertained thatch. married James Woodward on the
23rd of August hut.
James Woodward, the sec nod husband, was examined ;
and he said he had koown the prisoner some time as
asletwoman in the Borough-market. For the last twelve
months he believed elle was a widow, sod under these
circumstances be married her on the 23rd of August last.
Since then, he ascertained that her first husband was then
and he thought it his duty to give her into custody.
In defence it was urged that when she got married to the
latter, she thought Payee was dead.
Yr. Burnham committed her for trial, but admitted har
to bail ; several respectable persons coming forward for that
PurPom
The required sureties brim mitered into, the prisoner
left the court with her friend..