The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-110138E.
Woo, Wykes. described as a publkan. of 6, Kilburn-gate,
was brought before Mr. Alderman Hale, charged with
forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 7001., purport-
ing to be accepted by J. Neaten and Sou, wise merchants,
on Weems iu Cenaberwell.
llr. Yullisa, the solicitor to the Bankers' Protectim
Association, attended to prosecute ; and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-
place, appeared ea behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. Wastes said he knew the prisoner, and had been
acquainted with him for some years. He bad cm several
occasions previous to November, 1862, accepted bills for the
primmer. He accepted • bill for 5001. is August, 1864
which fell due on the 15th February in the present year. Oa
that date, in cosemoseos of a message be reosived, he west
to Yarn. Glya's baeltioghoute, sad was shows the two
bills produced, for 7001. mid 5014, haring his mine ea the
acceptor. 7'be bill for 5001. was the bill which he bad
accepted in August, but the other one be hem nothiag of.
It was not written by him nor by his authority. and except
the bill be bad mentioned be accepted no other for the
primmer sime 1862.
la answer to Mr. Lewis, Mr. Neates said he had !mown the
prisoner for sometime, sod when he had applied to him
to swept bills for his (the primmer's) accommodation, he
bad dose so ; sad if the bill in question bed been offered
him by the primmer to mccept, he stookl certainly have dose
so. He believed both the bolls had been paid by the pri-
mmer. He should my that the primmer, preemie( on their
long acquaintance. had fancied be might take the libmly of
lais mum
Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the primmer, urged that the poi-
emir did me tee • manes• lealempiale that he was

°tome Brooks sad John William,. well-known thieves,
were placed at the bar before Mr. Woolrych, charted with
stealing a qty of lead from the roof of the Waterloo
Railway terzniass, the property of the London and South
Western Railway Company.
William Bleu, • journeyman slater is the employ of
Mr. le Intyre, the wattmeter for tepees to the South
Western Railway Company, said that on the preview,
afternoon he wen at work with another man on the roof a
the station in the Waterloo-road. They left for a few
minutes at four, and on witness's return he saw the prim-
ates at the end. Williams was stooping down, palling the
lewd up which was fixed between the roof and the wall to
/invent the wet from getting through, while Brooks wen
deeding now him on the look out. Witmer immediately
called to his mate, and as soon as be made his &amanitas
on the roof, the prisoners got down the Udder, and at-
tempted to make their escape. He, however, called oat to
the decors below, and they were secured.
Mr. Wookych said if the lead had been entirely torn
from the roof ?—Witnees replied that it was, and nearly
half a haadredweight wee rolled up, ready to carry away.
Whams knew eothing of the prisoner, and they had no
business as the roof.

Henry Laming. 132 L said that he was called to the
railway station to take she prisoners into custody for steal-
ing the had produced. When he got Brooks to the station-
house, he turned round upon him in a ruffianly manner,
and struck him a violent blow in the face. He also streak
the railway constables who assisted to secure him.
Mr. Woolrych asked what was known of the prisoners.
Sergeant Well', 7 L, said he bad known Brooks en a thief
for mangeLietrat; twice Ifs
latried d convicted at the

her officer of the L division said tht Wink= had
been before convicted of lead stealing.
The priosees, who dectined isying anything is their
&taco, committed for trial.

Newry Lock, tge keeper of the Eagle beer-shop, in Park.
plane, Clapham, was summoned by the polies for permitting
pining wit► dice is hie house.
Pol. t 'Complier, 20 V, said at 9 o'clock on Sun-
day sight, Tlat ult., b• visited the defeedaut's home,
and in the tap-room he (wand esveetees boys, whose ape
avenged from fourteen to twenty. Os the table were •
Dumber of orates', sad one of the boys was rattling three
dice in a pewter pot. Os calling the defendant be denied
all knowledge of the boys gambling with dice, and promised
that it ohould sot occur spiv.
In reply to the Magistrate, In %shoal said he
had so evsleoos to prove that the detvvdent wes aware of
what the boys were doing.
Mr. Ingham cautioned the defendant to be more careful i•
future, aid raid that if the ease had bees proved he should
have indicted the full peealty, as it was a very omens
matter to allow boys of tilt age to play with dice.
The summons wan then dientiand.