The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-10 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

llchlirani Asrpe, a respectable-looking young man, wee
Vat the bar,
ges. charged with stealing a gold watch, value
,ca cod appenda
Mrs. Elba Baneock, of 5. Rose-terrace, Fulluen•road, said
that she accused the prisoner of stealing her watch and ap-
pendages because no one else could hare taken them. He
was employed to clean the windows, and so had access to
the property which bad been left is a drawer.
Mr. Self.— How did the prisoner know that you had •
watch in that drawer!

Mn. Bannock —He was there cleaning the er Wows
la Ws drum ►oor, ead having said that Iwo thought it

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was growing late and he mast come in the evening to
Amish his work, I took the watch out of the drawer, and
looking at it told him the time, and thee replaced it n bu
pregame.
Mr. Selfe—When did you miss it !
Mrs. Bannock—l wait to the drawer again at five
o'clock, and then I mimed my watch and appendages. A
loose key belonging to the watch was lying on the mat
where I had left it. At half-past six the prisoner CMS to
finish the windows. I allowed him to go up stairs, sad
then I sent for a constable and gave him into custody for
stealing it. I said to the prisoner, "You have stolen my
watch." He replied, "You took the watch out to show
me, after which you put it round your neck." That was
not true. I assure you, for I replaced it in the drawer after
I had told the prisoner the time.
Prisoner—You will excuse me, madam, bat you did not
put it in the drawer. I saw you fling the chain round your
neck, sod you left the house to speak to a lady.
Mr. Selle—llid you know anything of the prisoner
before ?

Mrs. Bannock—\o; bat he was recommended by a
respectable person.
Prisoner-1 am a respectable man, and it can be proved I
have worked for three ye►rs for Mr. Larken, in the Ful-
ham-road. I began the drawing-room windows, ►od was
then called up to do this lady 'e bedroom windows, and there
she looked at the watch and told me the time, after which
she put it round her neck, as I have stated. I declare to
God that I sever toothed the watch, sod know notkini
about it. I was locked up in my life before and I
can receive the best of characters.

Mr. Selfe—At what time do you consider the accused
must have taken the watch ?

Mrs. Bannock—Directly after I replaced it in the drawer.
I left the room to speak to a lady, leaving the prisoner in
the room at the time.

Mr. Selfe—Who else had acmes to the room between
that and the time you missed your watch!
Mrs. Bannock—Nobody ; I locked the door directly after
the prisooer left, at about 2 o'elock, and kept the key in my
pocket until I mimed the watch.
Sells—Was the drawer in which you kept it locked!
Mrs. Bannock—No, it wee not ; the room door being
locked was downed sufacieut.
Mr. Sells—Who else was there is the house!

charwoman, who rarer went into
that room, and the owner of the home, who occupy the
wood Boor.

Prisooer (to prossantriz)—You may depend upon it you
are mistaken, madam. You put the watch round your neck.
Mr. Sella—Are you sore you did not do so!
Mrs. Bannock—Quite sure.
Mr. Sells-1 suppose you sometimes wear it. When is
that'

Bannocb—On Sundays, at if I went to a concert or
anything cg that sort.
The lady's mere—l am certain that my aunt did not wear
her watch.

A young woman eogaged as a workwoman at the house at
the time said she had her dross body off, and could not
have worn it.

Mr. Self. said it was an extraordinary affair, and the
police must make a strict examination of the premises. ile
must detain the accused, bat would take bail in 301. for his
appearance on a future day.
SOUTHWARK.

Witham Poidepti, late secretary of the St. Saviour's
Lodge of Odd Fellows, held at the George Tavern, Gravel-
lane, Southwark, was brought up for Snal examination.
Mr. Dillon, from the office of Mr. Chippenfield, appeared
as before for the prosecution.
It will be remembered that some days ago the bite trea-
surer of the lodge, Mr. James Hayes, was committed to the
county gaol for one month in default of paying forthwith
the sum of 3.51. 135., the amount of moseys received by
him as treasurer, rod which he bad misapplied to his own
use. The present defendant stands charged with having
received divers small sums from members for which he bad
not accounted and paid over to the then treasurer, Hayes,
as it was hni duty to nave done. The charge against the
defendant could not be perfected without the evidence
of Hayes, and the defendant was remanded for his
attendance.

The ex-treasurer Hayes was now brought up under a
judge's order from Hoesernocger-lane Gaol in the custody
of Mr. Maynard, the chief warder of the prison, and, on
being sworn, proved that the dote:Ault bad never paid over
to him three several sums of 65., of .14., and of le, which he
had received as contributions from three members, named
respectively Kendall, Waghorn, and Hicks.

These persons were summed, sod proved the payroeot by
them to the defeodeet of the several sums meotiooed.

Mr. Dillon said he could multiply the Oases against the
defendant, but these three would be aufficient for an in-
dictment.

Tits depositions having been completed, the defendant
wu committed for trial at the next Surrey sessiona, and
the ez.treasurer Hayes was reconveyed by Mr. Maynard to
the county saoL