The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-29 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Mr. Henry Hoare Owen, of 5, Trinity-terrace, Grosse-
nor-road, Pimlico, a tall man of very fashionable exterior,
appeared to • summons, charring him with obtaining from
Mr. Cecil I). Bicknell two bills of exchaoge for M. and
MY., under false pretences.
Mr. Robinson said he bad to lay before the court owe of
the grossest frauds ever practiwd. Who or what the de-
fendant was he did not know, but it would be seen that he
had been guilty ofd a very filturraiiefur trensactioo—
one differing from those ordinarily met with in society.
The complainant in this oas• was usfortnnately deaf and
dumb, and although tot deficient of ordinary
intellect, yet being shot out from communion with
his fellow man by reason of his infirmity, was
• more ready dupe of the machinations of the
defendant. The latter had met with him by accident and
bad fixed himself upon him obviously with • desire to effect
the object in view, as be could not have found much plea-
sure or satisfaction in the trivial and partial communication
which could take place between him sod a perms deprived
of the powers of speech and hewing. After several meet-
imp be had inclosed him to sign a bill of exchange for 651.,
shortly after which he called at complainant's house, and
tbere communicated to him that the bill he bad before he -
coptad was valueless because drawn on a wrong stamp, and
isthmoid him to give other bills to the same amount in lieu
of it.

Afters good deal of evidence bad been heard the case was
adjourned for a week, the defendant being required to enter
into his own remernisasoss of WA
A respectably-dressed middle-aged woman, who gave her
name Margaret Swint, was charged with oommitting •
robbery at tho shop of Mr. John Grosbey, • clothier, .5,
Striate's-ground, Westminster.
John Harvey, • youth in the prosecutor', employment,
said she was panda( by the chop at 8 o'clock in the evening,
when he saw her put her hand down amongst sorce cops
that were resting en as iron stand in front of the shop win-
dow. Ho immedi•tdy missed the cap, and aka wan gain

on. whet lee dapped her paid her desk on one side, and
took the asp frank indlerjass arm.
Mr. Arnold—Did the prisoner say anything?
Witnees—She milked me what was the matter and what
I was daft, when I told her I was looking far • eap that
she had Won Erma our door. When I took the cap away
from her she said she was very sorry, she did not intend to
do it. I then took her beck to the shop.
Mr. Ansold—Was she sober?

Witaem—Quite sober.
Sergeant Grant, 2 It, said he was called to take the pri-
soner into custody, when on her being charged with steal-
ing the tap produced, she stated that she had had no inten-
tion of stealing it, mid begged to be allowed to go, but her
request was not acceded to.
Prisoner—l am very sorry that this has occurred, but it
was purely accidental. I was passing the sbop when my
cloak came unfastened, and a shawl which I wee wearing
under it for warmth dipped down and nearly fell off. I
pulled it to get it again upon my shoulders, end with it my
cloak, and I must have caught this cap up in doing so. The
cap was not fastened in any way, and was axed between my
cloak and shawl, where It hung for a minute till the boy
found it ; and I declare most positively that I never had it
in my band. . .

Mr. Arnold—The boy says he saw you put your hand
down as you passed.
Prisoner—l did not. I knew nothing about the cap until
it was found between my shawl and cloak.
Mr. Arnold—Let the boy stand up again. Now, this is
a most serious matter to this poor woman. Are you cer-
tain that you saw her put her hand down to the caps as she
was in the act of }arming!
Witness—l YE. —Ramada.
SOUTHWARK.
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Mary Scott, • wen-iretis•crwoman, but keown as as old
thief, was charged with being eioncerried, with • returned
transport, not in custody, w picking pockets at the South
Eastern Railway terminus, London-bridge.
George Beason, a tradesman residing at Woolwich, meld
that oo the previous afternoon he was on the platform of
the South Eastern Railway, at Loodon•bridge, waitieg for a
train, when he saw the prisoner pre him several times, in
company with • men. He noticed that they went very class
to a number of ladies, and having read in the sarrepapers
about "fashionable thieves" attending railway stations, he
was induced to watch them. A moment or two after that
he saw the prisoner put her hand into a lady's pocket, mid
withdraw something, when they walked away. He followed
them and pointed them out to one of the railway officers.
Mr. Thomas Richards, an inspector of the railway rlice,
at the instigation of the last wittier, stopped the male
prisoner, and pointed out the man to soother allow, but ha
managed to make his escape.
The prisoner here rid that she was now a respectable
married woman. She owed that she had once bees •
thief, but she bad altered her ways.
Sergeant Holmes informed hie worship that the man she
was with was a notorious transport, and if the car were
remanded he should be able to apprehend him. The pri-
soner's husband lived !at Croydoo, but be did not live
with her.

The prisoner denied boing with any man et the railway
station. She was merely waiting for the train to go to
Cnoydoo.—lienianded mtrl Noaday.

THAMES.
Mary Ana Taylor, a woman about 27 yiell of see, who
said she was the wife of a dock kbourer, was brought before
Mt. Partridge, charged with breaking a large sheet of plate
gismo, valued at 4f.. ie the window of the Brewers' hag
wine sad beerhouse is the Commercial-road.

A carman, named William Tucker, laid he was paining
the Brewers' Hall woe alter 10 o'clock at night, nudity the
prisoner pick tip a atone and hurl it against a pane of glass.
which wee broken into many pieces. She than exclaimed
" I have dove it."

Ilx Stephen Heory Atkins, the landlord of the Brewers'
Hall, said the peas of glean was worth 41. The prisoner said
she rams out to break windows, and if she had not smashed
his gleam, she mast cortairdy would hare broken some other
person's glass.
Mr. Partridge—Are you issued!
Witness—l am sot, sir.
The priooner. in defence, said she was intoxicated list
night, and really did not know what she did.
Mr. Partridge—Where is your becalmed?
The primosa—l don't know. sir ; he promised to he
hare.

~Mr
. Partridge said the prisoner had bole guilty of a very
wastes sod mischievoue act. He should not denies of this
cams snail he saw the prisoser's husband. It some &mese-
meet was not effected with the landlord of the beerhouas,
he should inflict a mean punishment.
Anse Roraima alias Margaret Brost**, wag brought
before Mr. Partridge charged with steeling a shawl, the
property of • poor woman named Callahan, of Ns. 31,
Bett ostreet, St. George's is the East.
The was no wooer put in the dock than she wee
recapisedby Roche, the gaoler, es ea old thief, who
pleaded guilty a few years sqo before Mr. Yardley, and wee
cooviote& She bee bees rutty of may robberies thriller
to the pretest, and was in the practice of solariag the
dwellings of the poor is their ahem* sod taking up any.
thing that tell .s the way
The prcescutris, Mrs. Callahan, beard footsteps in her
room while she was in another part of her hove, and upon
returning saw the primmer learnt; the room with a shawl
under her arm, which she had removed from • chair. Mrs.
Callahan stopped the prisoner, and detained her till a oon-
stable arrived. The shawl was valued at 38. 6d., end the
only ono poesemed by the poor woman to whom it belonged.
Mr. Partridge committed the prism'r for bid,