The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-21 00:00:00

WORSLUMTRELT.

Awn Powell, alias Balekelor, sod Mary Orem, two de-
oently.dreseed women, of 33 and 20 year, were charged
before Mr. Cooke with robbery.
Mr. William Bridges, a middle-aged farmer, of Folwell,
in Oxfordshire, said that he came up to Imam on business
on the 18th ult., cad was on his rerun to the stereo M
10 o'clock the same eight, whet, while mselog along
Shoreditch, be was accosted by Powell, who appeared to
know something of the country, sod also to be going bis
way. She complained at the sold, and be foolishly gave
her a glass of liquor, Midair soother himself, whisk be mow
believed had gone the wrong way, and affected his bead,
for be allowed her to had him to a bowie down some
street, where the other prisoner wee intrednesd to
him. She also °emplaned of the ead, and he them gave
Powell • lora to purchase some beer. A few weeds
reseed between the women, each of whom lied previously
bees sitting beside him, and then Powell left. Within
a valuate afterwards Grose rase from her chair, and
without saying a word. hastily went hem the room—
this circumstance, together with his being left alone
tor • few minutes, put his thoughts together, and for
the tint time he suspected them. Placing his bead
in the breast pocket ofhis great coat be woe erioniebed
to hod that the pocket-bool containing seven Si.
country bank notes had been abstracted while in the
house, for be bed felt it safe just before eaterieg. He
instantly west in pursuit of the women, met Powell re-
turning with the beer, and on telling her what bad hap-
pened she appared very indignant at the idea ol say
hired of ha's being (lambi, of committing a robbery. He
however gave her into the enstedy of a constable, who came
up at the moment and heard the perticralare.
Sergeant Elliott, N division, deposed to this last part
at the mat and to Powell having renterked afterwards
Well, Mr. Elliott, I have not got the notes now : the
feet is that I passed them to another woman, and if I am
sent to prima I will ' tell ' upon her, ler she went give them
beck, I know.' That woman, he afterwards, learnt was the
prisoner Green. Ile had failed in capturing her state
now, and on being questioned about the robbery aid her
address she replied, " I know nothing of the mosey, rind as
to lodging I have not slept anywhere since the night in
question. He !mew, however, that she was oohs bitiog
with a returned °malt. Not any at the notes bad been
moovered.

The prosecutor mid that be was very mom to boar it,
Mr. °coke remarked that be had not say syttionr with
• elan who had bees robbed of his mossy listening
to the overtures of women. Severer lII* tormentor
might be, he mad have known whet the prisoners were.
Mr. Vann, for Powell, contended that there was very
little against her is evidame—moreover, is bed been oat
ups bail, sad sot any previous eoavletioes weld be brought
Vther. Bo threw her on the mama el consideration of
og rt.

NZ -era* considered this s very bad ease, sad that
Powell was the worse of the two prisoners. trauma& se she
hid dearly Inveigled the prosecutor into the hones with
loam shin far tphserspose of robbing him, which, in camort
with her cos she effected to a large amount. It
could not In tole= that such creatures should prey upon
society in this way.
Both penmen on hearing this immediately pleaded
guilty. and were sentenced to six months' imprisonment
with bird labour.

Towel!: w1;;I;e1 hitherto hem very quiet lux' apputietly
peniteot, then turned towards the preeseetor, mewed his
with her fists, sad le the ewer* kmagruse roved bile, two-
chaise with, '• Yoe old —, the meat W. you Gene to
tows nay you lase tweet se mach.'

A fleshly dressed fdiVer, witiiearety moustache, who
gave his name George Woad. but Wand his add wit
placed at the bar befere Mr. Arsold, charged with
• redeems at as sassublego is the Vestry-hall, Chelsea,
corcZylle hear Mr. Bellew's filishaspeanaa readings
Barrett said be was ow at Huh company at the
Vestry-hall, and wives he was learn these was • stream
of people coming tram the hall, and another uterine it.
Oa • amides prosseutor rat coarsoid tbat he had bum
robbed. His attunes was at het attended by hearing " •
dick, aid oa looking flora, be found his watch gone mid
hie guard banging loom. The robbssy had been committed
by csittiag through the ring of the gurd-chain with some
instrument.

■r. &mold-141mm was the primmer at the time you
mimed your vatah!_ . . . .

Prose:Naar—Right la frost et me, eseake is aa opposite
diressies ; sad at the meant after I Ward- " the disk" I
saw the wisest per somethleg to aestber perm err him.
PreesestorPrieoser—Why did sot ky hold oft be passe!
7I sot.

Prhaear--Oh yea you could if what yea say is Ma
Why did you let the penes go away, ?
Prosecutor—Thera were so may pass* that the puma
was last is a moment, and I found I had quite enough to do
to Nano you.
Priarow—Your wonthip, all this Is a mistake. I sat
sezt but ea* to this (*samosa in the had, mad beard the
lettere, sad we wen going sut together wboms I ow ea&
daftly mistakes fer emwebedy Owe sad given tote combay.
Yr. hreold—An yea aware masa*, be sat neat to yen
in the ball.

111Ceecater—I emase6 ley ; I lid set we hie teatil be yam
before we is IM 'road ; be we thee eashg be a who*
oppor+te disesteem.
Rideser—We a mislabel.

A contiense whop wee ever the preirsochw hove
forward, sad elderly deprilied the positive d both
He maw the primmer extend his lased towards the mop
eater, sad dew "the click' &Weedy saw hip drop the
gold watch Hag boa his hand, .dwitness afterwsols
*Arad it up
Primer—Well, your worship, if he will soy that, he will
of course say wan*
Mr. Ase4i--De you ebjoA le give year seines!
Primmer—Wail, pese I weld maw nee.
Ms. Amid—lea als eamialsil till Toesday.
SOUTlnaltir.
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liuiouretrmt, which contained au extensive stock. About
10 o'clock he received information which iednosi him to
go t.." the warehouse, when Le discovered that it had beet
broken into androbbed of two cuts of lard and half • firkin
a butter. He immediately commumeated with the police,
sad slum* afterwards he saw the primmer, in custody at
the statists-house with his property.
Sergeant Pares, T If, mid that from loformation he
received be went to No. 2. Red Lionrstreet, a low lodging
house, about tea o'clock, end found the primmer, in a
beet room. He told theta be wanted them far steeling
some batter from 67, Unionestreet. of which they denied all
knowledge. He however searched the room, and under
the bed be dimmed two casks of lard sod half a firkin
of butter, now produced. When questioned they said
they knew nothing about it. Waseca took them into
custody, mid then returned to 67. Union-street, when be
examined the premises and found that the socket of the
lock had been forced in, by which meson an entry was
In answer to the charge, the prisoners said that they had
not reamed to their room more time three minutes when
the ccostable rushed io and charged them with stealing the
property discovered under the bed. They bad no knowledge
as tote, it came there. The property wee not there when
they west mart seven o'clock.
sh=et Pearce here asked fors remand, as he believed he
lt ne
able to produce evidence to show that the prisoners
received the property into the lodging-have.
kr. Duch= remanded them mad Monday next.