The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

M ARLBOROIJOH -STREET.
BOROLART.—BISOULAR CAPTURE OF THI BURGLAR.
William WiUca, a rough, thickset fellow, was diming
before Mr. Tyrwbitt with bur/Ominously breaking and enter
leg the Hereford Arms Tavern, Cleveland.street, Fitzroy-
square, and mhos RR iron safe, containing mosey, and
al other articles, together of the value of about 12!., the
property of Mr. George Mattock, the landlord.
Mr. Meacoak said—At 12 o'clock last night I saw my
house safely closed. About 5 o'clock this morning I was
amend by the police, who told me that my door was open.
On going down into the bar, I found all the money had
been taken, also the safe, and other articles— a coat, a pair
of silver sugar-tongs, kri.,altogether of the value of about
121. The whole of the property produced belongs to me.
Charles Haswell, a plasterer, residing at No. 4, Ogle-
street, Foley-street, said—l was aroused by my wife, this
morning about 5 o'clock, who said she bad beard a noise as
if some one had fallen in the passage. Shortly after, a lad,
named Moffatt, was going downstairs, so I called out to him
to mind that he did Dot fall over an_ ything in the passage,
as I believed something was there. Shortly after Moffatt
called out " Here's a box here." I then went downstairs
with my wife, and found an iron chest near the street-
door, wrapped in a coat and a black wrapper, so as to form
a bag. I then went for a constable, and while we were
examining the chest we heard a cab draw up to the house,
and then go on. Thinking this suspicious the policeman
rushed out, followed by me, and the prisoner jumped out of
the cab and made off, but while befog pursued was stopped
by a constable and brought back to the house, and then
with the iron chest taken to the station.
Edward Gall, a constable of the E division, said—At half-
put 5 this morning I was called by the last witness, and
found thehron chest in the passage,wrapped in an old coat of
the prisoner's, he wearing the landlord's. Hearing a cab stop
at the door and then go on again, I followed it and saw
she prisoner running alongside the cad !chased him for
about 500 yards, when he was stopped by 158 E. I then
took him back to the house, 4, Ogle-ekut, and with the
chest afterwards took him to the station. Oa searching him
I found six keys—three skeleton keys—upon him, a box of
matches, and two hived In the cab a pair of silver stager-
tongs were also found.
158 E deposed—l heard a rattle spring and stopped the
priories, in Hewlaari-etreet. I asked him what was the
matter, when he replied, " I will go to the station quietly.
lam best !" He had on the landlord's coat when I stopped
him.

Sergeant Franklin, 20 E, mid—While at the station I
heard the prisoner say, "This is not my coat I have on, it
belong to the man that the chest below to." I went to
the house and found this rope banging from the open
shadow so as to let anyone down. I found a screwdriver
and crowbar, and that some one had got in from a window
et No. 2, Cleveland-street. A dark lantern warn also found
I. th, bar.

John Riichis a cabdriver, deposed—l was on the rank
in Portland-road this morning, when the prisoner ame to
me and said, "Go to Ogle-street to take up." In Ogle.
street the prisoner jumped out, and then the policesnaa
came oat of the house and maid, " Stop r ant I said,
" There is the man you want," pointing to the prisoner.
Inspector Goforth—l wish for • week's remand, your
worship.
Prisoner-1 admit I did it. I was driven to it by poverty.
week.
Mr. Tyrwbitt—The prisoner will be remanded for •
SOUTHWARK.
ROBBICRY or CHILDREN'S CLOTHHIL
Susais Gregory, an impudent-looking young girl. about
14 years of ego, was brought before Mr. Harebell', charged
with steeling • pair of new boots worth 4s. Gd. from Henry
Kerr, a child ail years of age.
Helen Canielford, a married woman, residing in Bond-
drool, Borough-road, said she wen standing at her door about
5 o'clock on the previous afternoon whim she ow the
little boy Henry Kerr pees, closely followed by the prisoner,
but not suspecting anything just then she took no particular
notice of them. A little while afterwards, however, she saw
the child being carried towards horns by a girl residing near.
He was crying, and without his boots. His mother came to
her • little while after that and told her that • girl had takes
the child away and stolen hie boot.. She immediately
suspected the person and went is search of her. In passing
the Circus at the top of the Black:Mrs-road, the maw the
primmer' in the purge of Mr. Bennett, the pawnbroker.
Witness immediately went up to her and said, "Yoe bed girl,
you have stolen • little boy's boots. Give them to me in-
stantly." The prisoner declared that she knew aothiag of •
boy or his boots either, and attempted to get away, bat
witness seized hold of her and took the child's boots from
under her shawL A constable came up at the time, and she
was given into custody.
The mother of the child identified the boots sad said she
purchased them on Saturday atternoon for 4s. 6d., ant put
them on his fest. She missed him suddenly about 5
o'clock, and be was brought back by • asighbour without
thern„

Police-mei table 49 L, who took the prisoner into custody,
said that there were twenty or thirty other childreo in court
who had meetly been robbed of clothes bye perama answer-
ing the description of the prisoner, but they were all too
young to give evidence. and he had oo other witnesses.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing the boots, de-
claring it to be her first offence. She knew nothing of the
other children.

Mr. Burnham doubted that pert of her statement, as be
believed that she was the party who robbed them. How-
ever, there was no evidenee of that, as the children were
too young. He sentegtoed her to ate months' hard labour
at Wandsworth.