The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A young woman of respectable appearance was brought
before Lord Mayor under the following circumstances
Isaac Isaacs, shopman to Mr. Jacobs, of No. 4, Hounds-
ditch, said the prisoner came to our warehouse yesterday,
at a quarter-past 4 o'clock, and said that she wished to
look at some shawls. I pointed out to her the part of the
warehouse to which she was to go. She went there
and looked at some shawls and selected two and left
To. 64., and said she would call again with the rest of
the money, and she went out. Mrs. Isaacs immediately
came to me and said the prisoner had taken a shawl with
her, and I followed the prisoner and Paid to her that I
wasted her, and she must come back. I told her she had
shawl.stolen • ! I saw pars of a shawl hanging from her
at the time. She said to me, " For God's sake take the
shawl and let me go." I sent for • policeman, but the
shawl was not found upon her, and we let her go. After-
wards the shawl was found ;by one of the warehousemen.
The place wee dark at the time, and I suppose that was
the reason it wu not found when she was in custody. It
was found near the door. She afterwards came with some
person and began to kick up a disturbance, and was given
into custody.
A policeman said, at a little after four o'clock I was sent
for to No. 4, Houndsditch, to take a woman into custody
for stealing a shawl. The prisoner was the person charged.
I asked Mrs. Isaacs shout it, and she counted over the
shawls, and said she could not tell whether one was gone or
ant, but the female had left It. 7s. 6d. on a shawl or
shawls, and it would remain till to-morrow, wheu it would
be ascertained whether the shawl was lost,:and the female
was to bring the remainder of the money thiA morning.
The Lord Mayor—Did you look round the place for the
shawl?
Policeman—l did, but not particularly, as the lady said
she did not know whether a shawl was missing.
The Lord Mayor—Did Mr. Isaacs tell you at the time
that he bad seen part of the shawl hanging from the pri-
soner's person >
Policeman—He did not.
The prisoner appeared to be very anxious to speak, but
his lordship said there was no occasion for any observation
from her, and that she was discharged.
A man, who stated that be was the prisoner's husband,
said in an angry tone that the witness for the prosecution bad
groeslypinjured himself.
The Lord Mayor—There is no necessity for any remark
here—l dare say you know what to do. he young woman
is discharged.
WORSHIP-STREET.
. .

John Stepheru was brought up for final examination be-
fore Mr. Ilammill charged with a murderous assault upon
his wife Jane, whereby her life had been seriously
endangered.
The evidence having been formally completed, he wee
committed for trial.
SOUTHWARK.

James Kik/ging and Elizabeth Russell were charged with
assaulting and, by means of threats of further violence, ex-
toning money from Mr. Thomas Cowan, a jeweller, of '
The complainant said—l am &jeweller residing in Ald-
gate, and bad occasion that day to call on Mr. Shepherd,
one of tla lessees of the Surrey Theatre, in order to enter
into a negotiation with him to let the house for one night's
performance, on the behalf of • charitable, society in the 1
City, of which I am one of the members. Mr. Shepherd,
however, being from home when I called, sad being in-
formed that he was not expected for some time, I thought
that I would take a stroll until the time expired, and I
walked on until I came to a street, the name of
which I do not know, being a stranger in that part of the
town. As I was walking along I was accosted by the
female prisoner, who was witting at the parlour window of
one of the houses. She said, " Might I speak a few words
to you, sir, on a very serious matter ?" and at the same
time she left the parlour and opened the street-door, and
requested that I would just enter the pa sage , and she
would then tell me what she wanted to say. Being
minions to know what she wanted to mention, I accord-
ingly went into the house, and the moment I got inside
she slammed the door to, shutting me in, end then
asked me what I was going to stand. I asked her
what she wanted, when she said that I should not go
until I gave her some money to purchase liquor with. Up
to that moment I did not know the character of the house

That I had been inveigled into ; end, it then occurring to me
that it was one of an improper description, 1 insisted upon
hang let out, but the female prisoner got between am and
the deer, and swore that I should not stir until I gave her
whet she required. and she tried to push me tress the pu-
mp care the parlour. I, however, mimed; upon which
she eallaktrat, sad another woman then made her appear-
ance, who also demanded money, and at the same time
saesublod that they had their men in the hoses, who
wail sees make him if he still refused. Being alarmed,
he that embed to the parlour window to rake an alarm,
apes whish the hare prisoner called steed, "Harry."
The raerest she did so, the other primmer (liitch-
ing), wires I had sot seen until then, MIMI running
up stabs hum the kitchen. and the moment he
entered the ram, the ream Itarell sialted at re, gave
me
easessrp slop ea the teak sad sesame are of basis( taken
librtes with her, and refused to rentureate kr. I indig-
sandy denied the accusation. and feudal kat I should meet
with further violence, I that pat my bend in my pocket
mil drew birth a shilling, whistil gave the female prisoner,
art that left the house. I inhumed a policeman of what
had Nimrod to me, midis both the prisoners into
custody, and should have urea the other female also,
but she got away before I en opportunity of doing so.
Mr. Comb* said that he was not very well acquainted with
that part of the town himself, and inquired what sort of a
street Mr. Cowan had strolled down to meet with such an
adventure. _ _

A policeman said that It was James-street, Pearl-row,
well known to be one of the most notorious streets at that
side of the water for brothels.
Mr. Combs said that it was rurprising the complainant,
who was a man advanced in life, and by his own account
long resident in London, should have been tempted to enter
• house on the invitation of a young woman like the pri-
soner, from her parlour window. Not to understand what
an invitation such as that given by the female prisoner
meant, • man must be really very green indeed.
(Laughter.)
Complairma—l ate rid them aware it was an improper
street, on aharwoods, term I looked upon the female pri-
'Quer as s respestslie pewee wawa, and that when she
asked me is it was to ask kw ISM Information which it
was likely s►e thought I esuM Klee her, However oa And-
ins oat my sektake, and w►sm wanted to make • precipi-
tins mina trem sate► a hoses, I was then treated as I have
Mime doseeibul. _ _ _

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ner, that the entered the hem et his own
accord ; dies the wee at the *biro vim he vas valkieg
by, and she eartainly incited aim in as lila maid boo dime
any other mas who happened be be preing. lbe ailed
that be remised uses time sad this waled*
without maw he the rem they occupied. db.
that the abased him, hug it was entree site enlisted massy
from him. Her tellempisana was the halleed, and
is.. up when she weed a* that the pentientan wanted*
p without psi her, bat be did waking end wee a Mint
spectator.
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plainest on the seemiey end that his only motive hr gabs
up stain WY owing le the seise wads by the woman, hie
lodpr, who seemed the patients of net paying bee.
Mr. Combs mid that any.wait Mama wield
not have placed himself lA sod a as the taw
=t by his ewe usenet had done. • &mai net
the cam thug deb bat would make the
enter into their recapitulates %e appear to-morrow (this day).

A decently-dressed plum woman applied to the magi-
strate for his advice and ambiance under the following
circumstances. Some time ago applicant and her infant
had been deserted by her husband, and left in the greatest
passible distress. She had no ides of what had become of
him until a day or two ago, when she read in the news-
paper an account of his having been charged at this court,
and before his worship, with drugging a young woman
named Davis, and taking her to sleep with him at a coffee-
house in Lambeth ; and the object of her application was
to entreat his worship to compel her husband, now that she
had found him out, to support herself and his child.
Mr. Elliott observed that he understood her husband was
at present in prison in default of the payment of the penalty
of 61. for the mama upon the young woman Davin

The applicant said that the conduct of her husband had
been most disreputable from the time of his marriage. On
one occasion he had been charged with violating a little
girl, and on another he was in "custody in Southwark Po-
lice.eourt for indecent exposure ; hut now that he R 39 in
good and constant employment she thought he should be
compelled to contribute to the support of his wife and
child.
Mr. Elliott thought the applicant's best course was to
wait until her husband came out of prison, and if he did
not then give her something towards her maintenance, to go
to the parish and procure relief, and the officers, in that
ease, would compel him to support her end his child.
The applicant thanked his worship for his advice, and
said she should act upon it.