The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-09 00:00:00

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Jane Bond was charged with .;13;:iiing new bonnets and
crinolines from eight or tea milliner,' estatdialunents by
false pretences. Two asses were selected for prosecution.
In one the prisoner bad gone to a shop, ordered some
bonnets to be sent for a lady to choose from, asoompained
the girl who curled the bonnets, and when they came to
the Crown Tavern in Oxfordetreet said that the lady
wanted to purchase the bonnet without her husband's know.
Mg it, and ,be must therefore go in brat with the bonnets.
The girl was deceived by the story, sad waited outeide.
The prisoner passed out at a back door and escaped; and
the girl, after waiting nearly an hour, found she bad been
duped. The same thing bad occurred at another shop,
when the prisoner had ordered some crinolines to be sent
for inspection. Since these frauds had been perpetrated the
prisoner had had a month's imprisonment for an offence of
the same description, and there were many others ready to
be brought forward.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.--Committed for trial.
MARYLEBONE.
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Jane Henderson, ageci2g,ireyl;naid to Miss Emile F.
Domville, 3, Connaught-place, was charged with Meiling
jewellery °Desisting of rings, watches, and lockets, value
nearly 2,0001., the property of Mr. Hancock. the jeweller
of Bruton-street, also other jewellers from Messrs. Lon-
don and Ryder, of Boodatreet. Miss Domville was in
the habit of sending to Mr. Hancock for jewellery, sod the
articles required were brought by one of has moo, and sent
up Sober by the prisoner. On several occasions rings were
mimed. and a detective officer was employed, who went to
Mime Dontville's house sod took the prisoner into custody.
In bee room • peat number of the lost articles were dis-
covered, value about 8001., upwards of 1.1:10 pairs of gloves,
and money is gold and notes to the amount of 2734 Since
the discovery of Om robbery Mews. Hancock had taken
stock, and as far as they could ascertain at presoit there
was over 2,0001. worth of jewellery deficent The relatioes
of the prisoner were jewellers, and it bad been discovered
that she was in connexion with a young man who was •
jeweller.
Mr. Mansfield committed the prisoner upon this charge.
A mooed case was then goes into, showing that jewellery
bad at various times been taken for inspection to Mies DOM-
villa from MPSIII. London and Ryder, and bad been sent up
by the prisoner, and that • number of articles had been
missed. One ring in particular hod been stolen which was
worth 140 guineas. About 1,8001. worth of jewellery found
in the prisoner's possession was prod:need.
She was committed cm this Marge also,
SOUTHWARK.

Elizabeth Brown, 17yarTinoi age. waa char,* with steal•
ins n gold watch sad Aida from n young woman in the
waiting rooms of Guy's Hospital. The prusecutrix mimed
hat meek, and sawpelemeralearriedy hays Imo. Sbe

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sent fora constable, and the prisoner wee given into cus-
tody. She was abort to be searched. when the watch and
chain fell from her dress. The prisoner, who pleaded
guilty, was well known to the police as a thief. She was
committed for six mouths with herd labour. One of the
female attendants at the hospital informed the magistrate
that similar robberies were constantly taking pleas, and his
worship advised that a detective taker should attend at the
hospital.