The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Wee. Henry Anderson was brought before Mr. Hard-
wick 'cc anal examination on the following charge :
William Hotchkiss, a horse trainer, residing at Stanton.
Bhropeltime, stat"d that on the afternoon of last Tuesday
week MIMS at Ben Caunt's, in St. Martin's-lane, drinking
with the prisoner who was a perfect stranger to him. After
eanversies brother for some time, the prisoner induced him
to go toapnitiMbawseipposite Caunt's, to follow a gentle-
man orbs bad hems fa their company, and who had repre-
sented Isinitelf as having recently left college. After remain-
log
isktlse pablicobonse a short time, witness and the pri-
soner, assompaaled by the " college gentleman," and
another, peosen.ed to the "Gropes," in Old Compton•
street. when they partook of sane wine. The prisoner
I then began to talk about tossing, and persuaded witness to
back him to toss with the " college gentleman," which he I
did, and the moult was he lost 121. 10s. in no time. Wit.
nese paid the money, not having the least idea he had been'
" awed," or that the prisoner and the "college gentleman"
were in collision with each other. Complainant at that
time had a 104 note of the Brassily bank in his band, which
the prisoner took from him. Complainant thereupon de-
manded the restoration of the note, end declared he would
not toss any more. The prisoner replied, "Oh, nonsense !
the gent has won 700/. at the races, end if he tossed for 201.,
he (defendant) could win it" He again demanded the
note, end the prisoner said he had made a bet and lost it.
The prisoner then handed over the note to the " oetlege
gentlemen," and they both ran out of the house. Witness
saw nothing more of the prisoner till last Friday afternoon,
when he met him in St. M..rtin's-lane, and gave him it.
charge.
In reply to Mr. Hardwick, complainant said he had been
on the turf for some years, and nominated all the hones for
Mr. Wormald. He did not join with the prisoner in order
to fleece the " college gentleman " out of his 7001. The
"college gentleman " was rather " fast."
Mr. Hardwick—lt seems so, and it also seems that you
are remarkably "slow." I always thought people con-
nected with the turf were too sharp to be taken in, as you
mat assuredly have been, and that with your eyes wide
open.
The prisoner, In defence, said he was not the man who
teased with the "college gent" Complainant must have
made a mistake in his Identity. He (prisoner) was &hair-
dresser by trade, and had only recently disposed of his
business.

Coombe,, one of the detectives belonging to the L divi-
sion, here stepped forward, and proved that he and pri-
soner were old sognaintanees, he (prisoner) having been
previously tried and convicted at the sessions for skittle
sharping, and sentenced to eighteen mouths' null-inn.
went.

C 142 said be bad no further evidence is Ibis case to
offer. The prosecutor bad suddenly left the court, and was
not to be found.

' Mr. Ha dwick directed the prisoner to enter Into his own
recognisances to appear on Saturday neat.
Mr. If. Kent, proprietor of " Kent's cheap fare omnibus,"
was summoned for causing an obstruction.
The police said that on the 15th inst. one of the defen-
dant's omnibuses drew up at the corner of Tottenham-court-
road, and, alter taking up some pawengers, stopped four
minutes without putting in or setting down one passenger.
That wits the obstruction complained of.
Mr. Norton, for the dafeace, said his client was the pro-
prietor of an omnibus, which be had placed to run from the
bottom of Tottei.ham-court-road to Camden-town, for the
small charge of one penny. That had given great offesce
to those already on the road, who had placed vehicles to
run him off the road, so that he could not move from the
corner of the road without beirg hemmed in by several
other omnibuses. He therefore trusted that if the magis-
trate convicted it would be in the lowest possible Ans.
Defendant was lined 'h. 6d. and coat..
WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Henry B. DIPIII, attorney, appeared to a munasons
charging„him with perjury.
Ins case for the prosecution was briefly this:—An action
was brought in the Court of Exchequer (Kemp e. Dewnap)
in which Mr. Dunn we. solicitor for the detendant. A rule
to discontinue was taken by thapl .intiff, and upon attending
before the blaster to tax the costs. Mr. Dunn charged fur
big personal attendance on the 11th of May at Judges'
Chamber-, upon a 'summons pleading several matters, and
made an stfidavit declaring the he was present and re•
maim d from three till half-peat three. This was the pt r-
jury charged, it being alleged by a clerk to the solicitors fur
the plaintiff, that not only was he nut there, but that he was
engaged on that dry, at the time mentioned, in defending
an action ageinst himself. with respect to two of his children,
in the Court of Queen's Bench, upon the trial of which hie
late employer bad declared that he would not believe him
on his oath.

In detence the affidavit was admitted, and Mr. Dunn de.
elared his willingness to swear it again if necessary. He
declared he had left the evert for an hour on the afternoon
in question, to go to Judges' Chambers; and Mr. Malcoltu
Jan., barrister in his cau.e, deposed to his having left the
court, alter stating some necessity, for that time.
Mr. Arnold thought that, as there was nothing requiring
the witnessts for the prosecution to keep their eyes fixed
upon Mr. Dunn, a truing absence had not Owen noticed,
I an. after Mr. Malcolm's evidence, felt bound to dismiss the
11 complaint.

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