The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

YANSION•HOUSS

Edwin Wag, who wan placed at the bar on Saturday leek
charged with embezzling moseys to the amount of 2501.
belonging to hia employers, Messrs. Richard Enna and Cob,
24, Watlmg-street, warehouse's's, was brought up sok
yesterday before Mr.•Aldermaa Challis, who at for the
Lord Mayor.
Mr. Named, the solicitor for the Society for the Prose-
cution of Fraudulent Servants, egain.appeared to prosecute.
The facts of the cam were given is our report of yeeter.
day. It was further proved yesterday that the prisoner bad
received two other amounts, which, although he had
entered in the ledger, he had not accounted for to the
head clerk, as was his duty.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed
for trial.
A foreigner, who gave his name as John Prier, aged 27,
and was described is • barber, was brought up on a charge
of indecently assaulting a little girl, 12 years of age, named
Eliza Norris.

The prisoner, it appeared, was employed at • hairdresser's
shop in Lime-street, and on Saturday evening the little girl
was sent out for a box of limiters, and on returning she
happened to drop the box down the arm grating of the shop
where the prisoner was employed. She asked a little gist
who wee standing at the door to ask her father to get thesis
for her. The prisoner came oat, and as hearing what win
the matter called the child down stairs into thecae: where
the matches were, and while there committed the amault
in question.
There was also another case in width the prisoner wee
charged with attempting to assault a child 10 yeah of age.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said that it all mess
out of his kindne►s. With regard to the that charge, he
only lifted the child in his arms for the purpose of taking
her out of the cellar. With regard to the other case, the
girl 'rented some one who lived down in the cellar, and the
followed him, and ea he came upstairs he took her in his
arms, but did not commit, or attempt to commit, anT
assault.

The prisoner was remanded.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Maria Mani was ;;;;u7s the death of her
infant.

Elisabeth Mauring, servant to Dr. PROM, 29, Pall.mall,
said on Saturday morning a hamper was left at the house.
She opened it and found an infant about four months old
lying on its right side. The infant appeared poorly. She
gave it a warm bath, and afterwards took it to SL James's
Workhouse.

Police-sergeant Buoce, C 27, law the child at Pall-mall,
and afterwards, when dead, at the workhorse. The prisoner
came to the workhouse to give information. she said, about
the mother of the obild. The prisoner gave a number of
particulars, all of which were false. Witness afterwards
took the prisoner into custody, and on searching her lodg.
lags, No. 60, Cbandoestreet, found some babe) clothes which
corresponded with the articles sent with the deowsed infant,
The prieoner eventually admitted that the child warn her
own ; that being in a destitute condition she had sect it 14
Dr. Paratt, who being a distant relative was better able to
support it than she was. She mid the child was quite well
when she sent it. She cried a good deal on being told it
was dead.
Remanded.