The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Henry dyne, • nil;raille•lOoking object, was placed at
the bar before Sir R. W. Cordes, charged with robbing
William Holme, a roues fellow fresh from Yorkshire, of his
watch end chain, Talmo 10f.
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It appeared from the evidence of a welter at a coffee-
house in Bartholomew-close that the prosecutor had been
partaking rather freely of droop liquors, of which the pri-
soner WA advantage, for he sat hinted, dose to the prose-
cutor, and wu in the act of drawing his watch from his
pocket and tnutaferriag it to his own. The waiter inter-
lard, and a policeman was called in, but the utor
was so drunk that he was usable to prefer any c nor
woe be ooescious that any attempt had been made y the
prisoner to rob him of his property. The prisoner was, how.
ever, locked op.
On being asked what brought him to London, the prose-
cutor merely stared at the magistrate in blank amazement.
Sir R. W. Carden—Lid you come tomes the Cattle Show?
Prosecutor—Yea, air.
Sir R. W. Carden—And you made a beast of youndf
instead. (Laughter.)
Prosecutor—Y-ea, sir.
R. (Laughter.)
Sir .W. Carden—What part of the country have you
come from?

Prosecutor—From Bradford, air.
Sir H. W. Cardea—l thought Yorkshiremen were not so
easily taken in. Hare you lost anything else!
Prosecutor—Yes, air, four half-sovereigns, and I have
only lOs. left.
Sir R. W. Carden—But for this waiter you would have
last your watch and chain. so I think you ought to make him
some compensation. Have you a return railway ticket!
Prosecutor—Yes, sir. I'll give the waiter what you think
proper to charge me, sir.
Sir H. W. Carden—Oh, I cannot charge you anything, but
I think you bad better rive him the ICU, you have left, and
return immediately to Yorkshire, and so avoid getting into
further mischief.

The primmer was thou oommitted to prison aa • rogue
and vagabond for three mouths, with hard labour.

BOW-STREET.

Three boys, maned Henry Elston, James Wood, and
Georpe Cook, were brought up on remand, charged with
dealing an iron safe, 000taining six N. not.., • gold watch
and chain, and other articles of jewellery, &c., to the value
el about 701., besides a policy of life insurance, several lessee
and other documents, the property of Mr. Woods, the
master of the Refuge for Destitute and Homeless Boys,
Great usen-street, Lincoln's-ion, government eetabliali-
moot, of which they were inmates. It appeared that the pri-
soner Wood had been employed in the household work, and
had menet° Mr. Woods' private apartments? On the 3rd last.,
at about half-past 7 o'clock, Mr. Woods missed the iron safe
in question from bis bedroom. and on inquiry ascertained
the three misonen bed absconded. He sent out several
men in search of them, and on the following night, the 4th
inst., they were found at the Bntannia Theatre, Buxton,
where they bad been "seeing the play." They at coca ad-
mitted that they had stolen the safe, and had left it in an
arch under the new street in course of formation in con-
tinuation of Farringdon.streat. They were given into cus-
tody, and a constable was sent to the spot. The iron safe
was found there with a great hole in the bottom.
An attempt had been made to force the lid, but unsuc-
cessfully, and ultimately • great piece had been hammered
with a stone out of the bottom, which was double and
very street. Through this the co:deed of the safe
had been taken out The papers and deeds were
mattered about the vault, bat the watch. jewellery, and
money were gone. When first brought before the magis-
trate they stated that they had concealed the !W. notes in
a crevice of the wall of the vault. The place, however, had
since been searched by the polite, but nothing bad been
found. The priaoeers, when taken, had only a few shillings
about them.

Mr. Woods expressed • hope that the magistrate would
settle the case summarily, suggesting that the prisoners
might be sent to a reformatory.
id r. Corrie—l think this is too earious an offence. I am
inclined to think it is a case for the superior power of the
judge, bat I woe% decide at once. I will remand them for
• week. I do not say positively that I may not °Gorki them,
and send them to Old Ford Reformatory, but my present
impression is that I must commit them (or trial.