The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK-

Jame.. Carter, alias Harding, was brought up for further
examination, charged with obtaining several sums of money,
watches, and other property, from various ladies, advertising
for situations under the pretence that he bad an hotel in the
Isle of Wight, and required them as his housekeepers.
The court was, as before, crowded to encase by highly
respectable looking females of all ages, who seemed anxious
to to the prisoner.
Mr. Burton Rigby, instructed by Mr. Beard, appeared to
defend him.

Moe Fowkes, the lady who gave him into custody for ob-
taining about 61. and a valuable gold watch, was again
called, and, in answer to the magistrate, said she should not
have parted with her property, had not the prisoner
represented himself as the proprietor of an hotel at
Wootton, in the Isle of Wight, which he should require her
to manage.
Mr. Burcham asked if the police had been able to ascer-
tain whether the prisoner bad, or aver had, any hotel in the
Isle of Wight?
Brechlear, the detective officer, said that a communication
Lad been received from that place, but not of a satisfactory
'attire. He required • further remand to produce proof
that the prisoner never had any hotel there.
Mr. Burcham remarked that if such was the case the
soner must be remanded again. He however saw several
ladies ansioua to couie forward, and he should be willing
now to bear what evidence they had to give before he
decided on further remanding him.
Ann Jones, a middle aged lady, with flowing curls, then
stepped forward, and said she advertised in the Times in
January last, and received an answer from James Harding,
and met the prisoner at her house in the Coswell. road. He
s►id he was the proprietor of an hotel in the Isle of Wight,
and should require her as his housekeeper. He obtained
ten guineas from her, saying that he wanted it to clear some
spirits in the docks.
Mr. Burcham asked her if she would have parted with her
money bad he not told her that he kept an hotel in the Isle
of Wight?
Witness said she should not.
Mary Watts, another lady of respectable age, said that
she advertised and received an answer from the primmer,
and met him accordingly at the Waterloo station. lie
seemed as if he bad just come off • journey, and said
that he was tired and required refreshments. He took
her to a tavern, when be represented himself as proprietor of
an hotel at the Isle of Wight, end said she would just suit
him as his housekeeper.
Mr. Burnham asked if he offered marriage to her.
Witness replied that he did. He said that if she suited
bins they might get marred. (laughter.) He obtained
from her 18e. 6d.
Mr. Burcham asked if she parted with that under the
notion of marriage.
Witness replied in the negative. She thought she was to
have the situation of housekeeper.
Mr. Burcham was of opinion that her case could not stand.
Were there any others?
An elderly sort of lady here came forward, whose name
oar reporter could not catch. She said that she
advertised for the situation of housekeeper in the Times,
and met the prisoner at her house in Farringdon-street.
He said he kept the St. Lawrence Hotel, in the Isle of
Wight, and that she was just the person who would suit
She only let him have is. 61, which be said he
' eructed to carry him to Islington, u he had left his purse
at home.
, Sergeant Smith said that be and Holmes, the detective.
I went to the prisoner's house, a dirty place in a court out of
Drury-lane, where they (coned his wife in great distress.
They also found • valuable Skye terrier, which belonged to
a lady from Norfolk, but she bad not come forward to
claim it.
Mr. Burnham said he should further remand the prisoner
for evideece from the Isle of Wight, and to complete the
depositions, and perhaps in the meantime she might come
forward to claim it
WANDSWORTH.

Henry Sandeforet, Robert Heath, and Joaeph Withers,
butchers, living in Chelsea, were brought before Mr. Ingham
charged with being onacereed in stealing eight sheep, the
property of Mr. Sebastian Garrard, the silversmith of the
Haymarket, residing at Putney-heath.
Mr. Wontner defended the prisoners.
The case has been some time under the oonsideration of
the court. in consequence of the inability of the police to
trace the missing sheep. Since the last examination the
deficiency in the evidence has been supplied, and the case

now standi complete. It • that the sheep were
mimed by the prosecutor's beffiff on the rimming of the
26th ult. from his master's grounds, and the police were
immediately acquainted with the loss. Inspector
Drake, of the V divisioe, attached to the Chelsea
station, m►de Mclnnis', and found that there
was sufficient evidence to implicate the prisonem.
They were apprehended, and they denied all kaowledge
of the sheep. About twenty minutes past 11 o'clock
on the night of the with of August, a female named
Lefiley, residing at No. '24, Itailuoretreet, Kinds-road,
Chelsea, who was waiting for the return of her sister from
an excursion, maw the prisoner Sandeford driving some
sheep along Smith-street, opposite to where she lived, and
be went with them into a place called Radnor-gardens.
About ten minutes before she saw Heath come out of the
gate and be whistled. Shortly after the prisoner Saodeford
had driven the sheep into Radnor-gardens, all three came
out together. They returned about a quarter peat 12 o'clock,
and Heath opened the gate. She also saw them together
tha next morning. It also appeared that Heath's
father lived at Radnor-gardens. When the police
searched the grounds they could find no trams of the
sheep. Inspector Drake, however, found some butchers'
tools in • rabbit-hutch in • shed, and they appeared to have
been recently used. On further inquiries being made, it
was ascertained that Heath had been seen driving • flock of
sheep along the York-road, Battersea, on the night in quer-
Lima, and subsequently Withers was seen driving some sheep
in Chelsea, in the direction of Radnor-gardens. On Wed.
nesday last • constable acting under the directions of Inspec-
tor Drake took an anger to examine the ground io Radnor.
gardens. (in probing a piece of ground which had been
newly planted, he found that the auger went down easily,
and on pulling it up some wool was attached to it. He pro.
cured a spade, and dog to the depth of four feet, and be
discovered eight sheep skins and a quantity of offeL He
obtained • barrow and conveyed them to the station.
The bailiff swore to the marks upon two skins as the pro.
party of his master. He also said that the wool of the
eight corresporided with the wool of the missing sheep.
At the request of Mr. Wootner the two skins were pro-
duced for the witness to point out the marks, which had
the effect of causing the windows in the court to be opened.
The witness pointed out the marks, and said the marks
on the other skins had disappeared jn consequence of de-
composition.
Inspector Drake said the tools were found about thirty
feet iron. the place where the skins were buried.
Mr. ]nigh■m said he should send all the prisoners for trial.
Mr. Wontuer asked for bail, but it was refoaed.
The prisoners were formally remanded until Wednesday
for the depoeitimis, in order that they should be tried at
the sessions on Holiday next.