The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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MANSION-HOUSE.
Thomas Mott was charged with having attempted I.
steal a coat from the door of a large clothier's establishment
in Aidgate. The case excited some merriment.
Mr. Taylor, foreman to the firm, said—The prisoaer,
who is constantly in the habit of stealing coats from our
concern, tried to pull away one, which was hanging at the
door; but I bad been on the watch for him for some time,
and I stepped round and captured him. He had a pal, who
was watching at the other side of the door, and be eat
away.
The Lord Mayor—You say be has been in the habit of
stealing oats at your establishment. Hive you sever ought
bin before

Witness—Never. He has whipped away is many as six
or seven mats within a short time from ; bat we have
three doors to the shop, and when b• sees me at one door
he outs round to one of the others, whips down a east, and
off ha slips with it, followed by his pal. (Laughter.)
TM Lord Mayor—This is a very entraoreiaary sort of
statement. Have you seen him steal a coat from your pre-
mises ?

Witaess—Certainly, I have.
The Lord Mayor—And whyliave yen never given him into
imatody ?
Witame—l nom maid capture him till this time. I
hays bees always watching him; it is almost my whole
business. Whets I am at tea I am obliged to have a man
outside to keep an •*ye upon him. (Laughter.)
The Prisoner—Why, if I am always robbing, have you
not given see into custody ? Why, it I took the costs in
such quantities, I might roll down in my carriage to Brew-
er's-quay, when I work every day, at the rata of 4d. an
hour.

Within-I MIMI your lordship that he is Menton: Once
night and day.
Toe Lord Mayor—Do any of the police know this man ?
The policeman who took the prisoner into custody, said—
I have seen him at work about Brewer's-quay, but I know
nothing %Rebut him.
Witness—l know him as well as I know my AD D. So
sure es I ses him about the place I miss a coat. (Laughter.)
The Prisoner—My lord, I am obliged to pam his door
every morning in going to my work, and he housed out
upon an upon this mansion, struck me violently in the faes,
end sound me with blood. _ _ _ _

Wiliam—l couldn't keep ay bands a bim when I got
bold of him at last. I have pointed him out to my em-
ployer as the fellow who stole the oats.
/ The Lord Mayor said it was a to ham other evi•
demos dem ta,;ze he could think of =tiag the primmer;
sad lb. eagle 0;0* wiser appeared, but stated that,'
although his foreman had painted to a pereon in the street
who rmembled the prisoner as a thief wbo bad stoles coats,
he cookl not swear to the prisoner's identity.
The Lord Mai or—The ease is on. of great suspicion, and
I advise you, prisoner, to mind what you are about.
The Prisoner—My lord, I am obliged to pass the door
frequently ; and if be is to dy oat upon me, sad give me a
punch in the heed every time I go by, what am I to de?
TMLord Mayor—As you peas by take tore that you
don't touch any of his coats. Laughter.)
The prisocier was then discharged

BOW-STREET.

Joatph Davis, a ions. TxwatatTiof the X division of
pollee was plated at tho bar before Kr. Hew, charged
11#111ainas, R.N., of Badmen's*, Suffolk deposed
that was ths first lieutenant of the Viewer, which was
paid au April, 1831, sad he well reniessbered that we of
b 11Xplassea was Kr. Han* who was paymaster ar law