The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

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The bankrupt was a leather-factor, of Bevis Marks This
was the adjourned examination meeting. His li►bilities are
1,.5531.: arena between XOl. and 3001.
Mr. Brandon, for the assignees, asked for an adjournment,
in order that the bankrupt might furnish a goods and cash
account.
Mr. Sargood, on behalf of the bankrupt, mid that he was
in prison, and had not the means of furnishing the accounts
required.
Adjourned for five weeks.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.,
Charles Piatstowe, 19, a very respectable looking young
man, pleaded guilty to two indictments charging him with
forging and uttering a cheque for 100/. and another for 2001.
Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, said his
parents were highly respectable, and the prosecutors were
solicitors of the highest respectability, carrying on busi-
ness in Anatinfriars, anti the prisoner had not been in
their service when he forged the cheques alluded to,
and when he was apprehended he gave every as-
sistance, and a considerable portion of the money had
been recovered. He had expensed his contrition by plead-
ing guilty to the charge. The prisoner had been in the
employment of several other gentlemen, solicitors of the
highest respectability, and had borne an irreproachable
character with them ; and the only conclusion that could
be come to was that he had been got hold of by eons bad
companions. He likewise stated that if • sentence of
imprisonment were passed upon him, his friends would, at
the end of that sentence, send him out of the country,
and give him an opportunity of retrieving his character.
Several gentlemen were then called,who gave the prisoner
an irreproachable character while in their employment.
The detective officer Packman, who apprehended the
prisoner, was then called by the court, and stated that he
apprehended the prisoner at Exeter, where he was in cus-
tody upon a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and am
he answered the description given of him, be was detained
and identified. The officer likewise stated that be had
made inquiries at two or three hotels where be had slept,
but could not find that anyone had been with him.
Mr. Boyle, on the part of the prosecutors, said they did
not wish to press heavily upon the prisoner. It was quite
true that he had hitherto borne an irreproachable character.
The prosecutors left the case entirely in his lordship's
hands, and would be perfectly satisfied with whatever sen-
tence he might pan.
His lordship, in paining sentence, said that it was very
painful for him, and must be to everybody, to see • young
man with so good a character placed at the bar, but he
could not see anything in his case which should induce the
court to peas a lenient sentence. He sentenced the prisoner
to four years' penal servitude.
Thomas Walters, 24, pleaded guilty to a charge of steaFeg
watch, the property of Frederick Clarke.
The prosecutor in this case is deaf and dumb, and it
appeared that he was walking near the Old Bailey with a
friend, and they were conversing by signs. The prisoner
seeing this singled them out as objects for plunder, and he
deliberately snatched the prosecutor's watch from his pocket,
and attempted to make off with it, but was stopped, and
taken into custody. It appeared that the prisoner had
previously been summarily convicted ten times, and he had
been once sentenced to penal servitude.
He was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.

ROBBERY FROM DENG:MAY AND NTORIeS SALK BOOMS.

A smartly dressed young man, who said his name wu
41Ger1 Myers, was charged with stestmg seven gold and tur-
quoise bottoms, value 21. 25., from a lady's silk dress at
Messrs. Debenham and Storr'sAuctionßooms, in King-street,
Covent-garden.
Police-oonstable Ackrill, F 48, deposed that he was on
duty in private clothes yesterday (Monday) afternoon, at
about four o'clock, in Messrs. Debenham and Stores rooms,
where numerous articles have recently been purloined. He
saw the prisoner there walking round the room, and
examining the articles of wearing apparel which
were hung upon the walls, and which were to
be sold that day. Though the prisoner wu smartly
dressed, and wore a showy watch chain, apparently gold,
Ackrill, with the sharp eve of a detective, perceived "some-
thing not quite right" in his appearance and manner, and
watched him closely. Presently he saw the prisoner fumb-
ling about • lady's silk dress, and noticed that he
hail a tile in one hand. Presently the prisoner moved away
to another part of the sale room, and Ackrill examined the
dress, from which he found that four gold and turquoise
buttons had been removed. He still watched the prisoner,
who after a write returned to the silk dress and mani-
pulated it as before. As soon as the prisoner
had stepped aside, Ackrill again examined tie
dress, and found that three more buttons had
been removed. He then followed the prisoner and charged
him with having taken some buttons, which he denied.
Ackrill then said, " I must search you." The prisoner re-
plied, "No, you won't, without Mr. Starr gives me in cum •
Cody." Ackrill said, " I will take the responsibility on
myself to search you." He accordingly searched the
prisoner, and found on him the seven gold and
turquoise buttons which had been missed from the dress.
He also found on the prisoner a set of pearl buttons, stolen
from another dress ; also the file, • small tool of peculiar
construction, called • "prise," consisting of a screw driver
and lever for breaking open desks and (uses ; • large assort-
ment of keys of every variety of dm and form, includingsafe,
room-door, latch, desk, and watch-keys ; • pocket-book con-
taining about sa. in silver, and three visiting cards, bearing
the name " Mr. F. T. Parry ;" a number of blank forms of
cheques on Messrs. Haywood, Hills, and Mlle.'s bank at
Gravesend ; sad • memorandum-book, in which about
a hundred addruma bad been entered.

John Wicks, head-porter at Masan. Debenham and
&err's, identified and valued the buttons. NUMOIVU/ simi-
lar robberies had lately been committed.
The pr pleaded guilty, acid begged the magistrate to
deal with the ease, but
Mr. Dorris committed him for triaL

ROBBIRY OF AN MOW RONIT CHMIST.
Jarvis Swipe, aged 21, who described himself as having
no home, • carpenter, and George 27iorriton, • shoemaker,
who refused his address, were charged before Mr. Barker
with stealing from the Beckford'a Heedipublic.house, Old-
street, St. Lake's, an iron chest, containing money, a gold
watch-guard, two books, kn., of the value of 71., the pro-
perty of Mr. Gooey Yon% licensed victualler.
Mr. John Wad*, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner
Snipe.
The evidence went to show that on Tuesday morning
about three o'clock the complainant closed his house,
and sent the potman up to bed. The potman finding
the concert-room door open, told the landlord, and upon
his going upstairs he found a candle burning, and one
of the shelves on fire. On making • search he mimed
an iron safe and some books. From what • wit-
ness told him he (the complainant) paid him 11. ss. to bring
him back the books. Snipe was seen in the concert room
on the night of the robbery by the conductor of the concert
room, • man of the name of Joyce, a general
dealer of Golden-lane, and as soon as he heard
of the rubbery be had hie suspicions that the
prisoners were the thieves. A night or so after-
wards he spoke to Snipe about the robbery, when he
said he had part of the stolen money, but know nothing
about the chain. Soape afterwards told him that he
would get the prosecutor's hooka that had been stolen.
Snipe and Thornton afterwards told him that he must
get some money, and then they would take him to
dhoreditch for the books. Hs went with the prisoner, and
the books were given to him by • young fellow of the name
of Emden ; but police-sergeant Evans, 220, • most useful
officer, in plain clothes, thinking that he had been made a
dupe of by the other prisoner., told the magistrate that he
was of opinion that Emdenbad no knowledge of the robbery,
and he was discharged. The only property that was reco-
vered wee two brewers' books.
Mr. Wakeling severely eross-examioed the witness Joyce,
and elicited from him the fact that he had been tried at the
Old Bailey.
Police-sergeant Evans raid that Thornton had been trans-
Wed for felony and the other had been in custody on simi-
M?"4lileting contended that no jury would ever convict,
and that it was unnecessary to put the county to the ex-
pense of sending the prisoners for trial.
Mr. Barker said it wee • case for a jury and fully cau-
-1 mitted the prisoners for trial, and refused bail.

HIGHGATE.
DISOBACIFUL
_lloBBlatY.

Mrs. Eliza Coniicige.,iied297;ii;OlMr. H. Constable,
of Southwood-lane, Highgate, wsa charged before Mr. W.
P. Bodkin sad Mr. J. J. Mills, with stealing a workbox
containing a 51. Bank of England note, 31. in gold, • gold
ring, and other articles, the property of her brother-in-law,
Mr. E. Constable, from his dwelling at High•trcet, High-
Ea!!. . .

H. Hammond, solicitor, of Finchley, attended for *.
prisoner. The parties are respectable inhabitants of the
locality and the case excited considerable interest, the court
being crowded with persons anxious to hear the result.
Mrs. Annie Constable, prosecutor's wife, stated she
had been married about three weeks. On the 28th
of last month, about eight p.m., the prisoner called
to no her and after remaining • short time the
prisoner and herself left the house. Her work-box was then
safe, and immediately before leaving she (witness) locked
the box in the prisoner's presence, at the same time saying
it contained all the money she possessed. The 51. note had
been given her on her wedding day by her muter, the rest
of the money being her wsges. Upon returning home alone
about nine p.m., the box and contents were miming.. Infor-
matioi was given to the police, and the note, having been
stopped at the Bank, was traced to the possession of Mr.
Hawkers, linendreper, of Bentish-town.
Mrs. Hawk' proved receiving the note the day after the
robbery, and identified the prisoner as having passed it in
payment for some &end. if I
Police-sergeants Martin,r 20 8, and Daniel, 38 8, pro-
duced portions of the workbox and contents which had been
found in the dust-hole and watercloset at prisoner's lodgings.
The prisoner, who declined to say anything in answer to
the charge, was committed for trial at the next Clerkenwell
sessions, but admitted to bail in two sureties of SOL each.