The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-MUM

His lordship, when bereeetoreeTve the court last evening,
said, as that was probably the last time during his mayoralty
he should preside on the bench, he felt a great desire to
take the opportunity of expressing his thanks towards Mr.
Goodman, Mr. Oke, and other officials of the court, for
the kind assistance they bad rendered him in the perform-
ance of the arduous duties of the court, and for the manner
in which they bad striven to diminish those labours by
their careful and cheerful assistance. All the gentle-
men in the court had rendered him every assistance
to lighten his duties, and be had never had occasion
to feel the least anxiety, but on the contrary, when
he left the court after the business of the day, he had
great reason to be satisfied with the manner in which the
business had been conducted. He was offering his grateful
expreaaion of satisfaction on leaving the chair as regarded
his mayoralty, but he might from time to time perform the
duties of the court, and he had already promised to be
present next Friday, and therefore he would not take
leave; but be hoped often to have the pleasure of being
present, and he was sure of receiving the SIMS kind assis-
tance he had received during his two years of office.
Mr. Goodman, on behalf of himself and the other gentle-
men connected with the court, thanked his lordship for
the kind and courteous manner in which they had nil been
treated by bun, and wished him every blessing on his retire-
ment.

LAMBETH.
Henry Austin, Cholla Jumble, Francis Horne, John
Johnson, Charles Simpson, and Jane Yates were placed
at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton, on various cheeps
of housebreaking and receiving and disposing of the stolen
Pronertf.
The first charge entered on was that of breaking into the
residence of Mr. Pollybroke, at Walthamstow, in Essex, and
stealing therefrom some valuable jewels and other property,
and by the evidence it was shown that on the day of the
robbery, the 7th of last month, the prisoners Austin and
Kemble drove up to the next door of Mr. Pellybroke's
residence, when Kemble got out of the vehicle, and some
time after were seen to come from the house of the prose-
cutor, jump into the chaise, and both drive towards Loudon
as fast as they could. Soon after Mrs. Pollybroke discovered
that her bedroom had been entered, her drawers broken
open, and various articles of jewellery, two purses, one
containing gold and the other foreign coins, and other pro-
perty carried away. A bracelet and a brooch, a part of the
stolen property, were produced by the pawnbrokers with
whom they were pledged on the same evening of the rob-
bery by the prisoner Simpson, and identified by Mrs.
Pollybroke.
Police-oonstable John Skinner, 196 R, said that on the
17th of last month he saw a horse and gig standing in front
of Lee-terrace, Greenwich, in charge of a road-scraper, and
from what he bad been told, he watched it, until the pri-
soner Austin came up to it, and threw his coat and um-
brella in the chaise. He then went up to Austin and
asked him if the horse and chaise belonged to him, when he,
after souse hesitation, replied they did not, but said they had
been left in his care by a friend. His could not, or would
not, tell who his friend was, and witness then took him
into custody. The horse and chaise, which he since under-
stood bad been hired from a livery-stable keeper in the
City, he (Skinner) still retained in his posseaaion, and they
were then in the yard attached to the court.
The witnesses who were called in the preceding awe
were here recalled, and all distinctly swore that the bone
and chaise in the yard adjoining the court were the identical
horse and vehicle used by the prisoners Austin and Kemble
the day of the robbery at Mr. Pollybroke's.
In reply to the charge, the prisoner Austin denied all
knowledge of or participation in the robbery, but Kemble
admitted his guilt, and in a vaunting tone said he had done
the robbery himself. Simpson admitted to having pledged
the articles produced, but said he had done so at the re-
quest of John Yates, a boot sad shoe maker, of Wheeler-
street, Spitalfields (the husband of the female prisoner), to
whom he had given the money he bad received on them as
well as the duplicates, and had not, be said, the least idea
that they had been stolen or how they had been come by.
All three prisoners were fully committed to take their trial
on this charge, and the witnesses were bound over to attend
at the Old Bally to prosecute.
The next charge entered on was that of a robbery com-
mitted at the house of a gentleman named White, in Lord.
ship-lane, Dulwich, on the 10th of last month, and in which
the prisoners Austin, Kemble, Horne,and Simpson were
implicated. The gardener and housemaid of the prosecute-
in this case swore distinctly that at the time of the robbery
the prisoner Kemble was driving backward and forward al a
horse and chaise ; that shortly after they saw Austin come
out of the house, jump into the vehicle, and drive off. It
was then found that the bed-room of Mrs. White had been
entered and property of the value of upwards of 201.
taken away. Both witnesses identified the horse and
gig as being those used by the prisoners on the day
in question, and Mrs. White identified a gold chain produced
as hen and as part of the property stolen. This chain had
been pawned by the prisoner Simpson, as he alleged, for
Yates, and Horne was subsequently found dealing with the
duplicate relating to the property. The prisoner Kemble
admitted his guilt in this robbery, but Austin said he was
innocent of it.

All four prisoners were committed on this charge. him abart-his probably having a portion orthe reward that
The thinl case investigated was the robbery at Bowley's was offered, and he did not expect any portion of it.
residence, and which was committed on the same day as Mr. Lewis—Then what is your object in coming forward
that at Mr. White's, and though there was no evidence to to give evidence?
implicate Austin and Kemble with that offence there Witness—To secure myself.
could be no doubt they were the parties by whom the Mr. Lewis—And implicate others in the transaction ?
robbery had been effected. Indeed Kemble did not Witness—Yes. (A laugh)
de iy hie complicity in the offence. The residence of the Cross-examination continued—Another object he bad in
prosecutor had been entered by this thieves getting first view was that others should have their rights. The first
on the verandah, and then into the bedrooms, from time he took any of the bank paper from the mill was
which they carried away property, principally jewel- shortly before he was discharged in Jrne 1561. It was in
lery, to the amount of 1501. The greater portion of the April he took the paper from the machine-room. There
property was pawned by the prisoner Simpson, who said were three machines in the room. He went on to
he had done it for Yates. And Horne. against whom • say—Each of these machines is attended by two or three
former couviction was proved, disposed of a duplicate of a young women, and I took the paper in their presence
gold watch. A part of the property was identified by from the size drying machine, while it was at
Mrs. Bosley. work. I snatched the paper off the machine
The prisoners Simpson rind Horne were committed to take without the young women knowing anything about
their trial on this charge also. it, and they did not observe what I did. The second
Mr. Millard, • gentleman residing at Holloway, said that time I stole any paper was about three weeks alter this,
on the 25th of last September his house bad been entered, and the women were also attending the machine at the
and • gold watch, a purse, a dressing-case, and other pro- , time. Toe third time was about a week or two after
perty, of the value of 251., stolen therefrom ; and the watch the second, but I cannot say the exact time. I
then 'prcaluoed by the showman of Mr. King, of Holborn, I took all the paper from the mire machine,
was his property. and one of the articles stolen, ; and the women who attended the machine must have been
The prisoner Kemble—l admit it was I who committed; close by, but I did not let them see what I did. When I
the robbery. thatched the paper from the machine I rolled it up hastily
Mr. Norton—Then as you have confessed to have robbed and went out with it. The last paper I took was of that
this gentleman, you should also say what you did with the I description upon which 501.-notes are engraved, and the
other property,. I quantity I took altogether on these occasions was sufficient
Prisoner—Oh, I got • supper for it. to have made twenty Bank-uotes. It was upon one of the
Mr. Norton—That will be no recompense to the gentle. I oocasimis to which I have referred, when I had stolen the
man. paper from the machine, and was about to leave the mills
Prisoner—l should think it sufficient recompense for him with it, that I was met by the prisoner Brewer, and I denied
if I leave the country for it. I the truth of what he charged me with. I did the some
Inspector Bond here informed the magistrate that within upon several other occuions. Ido not remember about
the lest two months there had been at least 30 extensive five years ago • complaint being made that a master-key
robberies of • similar description committed in the suburbs belonging to the premises was missing from • room
of the metropolis, and said there was a sergeant of the N , where I wag at work. I never heard of such • thing.
division present who requested • remand of Austin and ; I never took any rupee Piper. I never on soy
Horrible that be might produce evidence respecting two rob- occasion heard it said that I was dishonest before thinl
bevies Woodford, in Em I Fuser. was never charged with stealing a " spokeshave " while I
The prisoner Kemble—Does he mean the robbery of the , wee at the mill. I was acamsed after leaving the mill. I
cash box with the 15 sovereigns and the will in it, at Mr. i did not beg for forgiveness. flirter was charged with any
Clark's? other net of dishonesty ; never was charged with stealing a
Police-sergeant—Tee, that is one of them. I piece of wood. I know Ed. Martell ; he never charged me
Prisoner—Well, you need not give yourself mach trouble with anything. I can't say how much money I have re-
about that, for I did it. attired in all my transactions in this matter.
Sergesat—And what about the robbery at Mr. Gilbey's, I Mr. Freabfield said he heard Mr. Lewis had a knowledge
the New-road, Woodford, where the gold watch and other of the mills, de., through his client Brewer. He himself
things were stolen ? I
was not leo well informed, therefore be should suggest that
Prisoner—Well, I did that also. (Laughter.)
The charge against the female primmer was that of baying his re- examination of the witness should take place after
an interval had elapsed, that he might get the denied in-
ter° hair brushes io her posseasiou tits part produce of an formation, to see how far the questions Mr. Lewis had put
extensive robbery, and these she rid had been brought to were relevant to the case.
her house in *valuable dressing case. On being cross-examined by Mr. Pater, witness said—l
She was fully committed on the charge, as were also all saw Buother on one occasion while I was waiting for Burnett.
the other • oners, with the exceptional Johnnie. who was flaw bim lx his MK". I was waiting • abort diatoms from
the shop.