The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
mrrowrosan TIVITOOII7B.
William Henry, aged 22, and George Malvin, 2t, two
welldramod young men, were &siva before Mr. Alderman
Watorlow,with at=tit..a pick the pocket of Miss Eli-
sabeth Smith, of
Cherie Baker detective officer, said—About balf-past
1 the stateside I I was in cowpony with Creech,
another detective, at the earner of Holbors-hill and Fez-
ringdonroad, when I sew the prisoner and two other
men. The prisoner Henry had a pod over his arm, and
was dose to an old lady, die pecesedra, who was carrying
a child. The prisoner Martin was just in frost of him, and
two other men claw behind, a female with a child was also
nest Miss Smith. I lid saw Hoary take his band from
the old leafs pocket, sad at once rushed over end took him
into custody. Martin ran away. but was closely followed
bysolit crie, who secured him. They both refused to give
arides.
Mrs. Amelia Lee, corroborated the 'video's d Baker, and
awed didiodly to seeing Henry put hie band iato th•
pocket of the prosecatric.
Baker said that if the prisoner bad succeeded in getting
the prosecutrx's purse she would have been unable to re.
tarn to Edinburgh as it contained all that she possessed.
The prisoner Henry—l plead guilty to the offence, and
bor.=will be as lenient as you our with me.
also pleaded guilty szpresift the same hope.
W. Hills. a detective off Orr, said that both prisoners
were the associates of thieves in Oolden•lane.
Henry—Yon have made a mistake for once, and what
you have stated is not the foot.
Mr. Alderman Watedow said it walla pity that two young
men, having the strength, health, and ability to obtain an
honest living, should prefer dialing. He abould sentence
mak of them to two months' imprisonment with hard
labour.
RLBOROUGHSTRZET.
• SCUM DI THII HATS•WiII.
SiDinaki Jidda, of No. 14i Paksnitarairtreet, King's.
dom ; nano, Smith, No. 13,•• ewin-areeoset. Aidereptir
meet, City Donikl O'Hare, of No. 6,__Claremont-eqoare ;
Theodore Pennell, Bartholomew-olds ; Wrn. Jcuies,l7,l3reat
Possinktreet; wore charged before Mr. Becker with being
drank and behaving in • disorderly made is the Hay-
market ; Aboard Johnson, of 14, Great Peroyetrest, was
sheeted with being drunk and assaulting Polica-000stabla
Reiell, 44 0, and Albert Braoarkt, 78, Guilford-
edit, Boma square, was dinged with ere aniting
Alice-
eontable lAnghEnr, Ng 0.
All the defendants were described as red/amen. with the
useption of Buseariet, vie was &s.W as • doeter, and
who was also charged with attempting to dons one of the
defendants from sustody.
lawrsooe Poole, 306 A, said that • little after 1 tide
adding he met five of the defeadants walking ann-dium
is the Haymarket, end pushing against everyone tbay mane
near. He mended them, when they all got round brigand
one of them told him to go to —. The five defeadants,who
wen all drunk, then walked op and down the Haymarket,
ebonies sad edging all the way and making a great did
The last time they walked up the plasm laspecter Draper
and Sergeant Ward remonstrated with thatee,but they would
not lead, and they wereobliged to take them into custody.
Is answer to ate of the defendants the constable said be
could swear they were all drash.l
laspestor Draper said that shoat .tweety minutes past
1 that morning ha was in the Haymarket sod saw Regi-
nald Johnson. Budarist, and Edward Johnson coming down :
the pion Reginald Johnson knocked his helmet over
his bead. He cautioned him, sad the defendsats who •
were all drunk. thee, wad down the Harm :keit
shooting and making a peat sods. Hs @poke to the de-
fendants again, thinking they would go away, but about
ten minutes afterwards he was spoken to by the last
sere, and flailing the defendant@ again making a great
noise he, with the assistance of several sonarialdes, took
them into custody.
In answer to Boseariet the inspector mid he would swear
they were all walking together—four ill front and three
behind.
Policeivaartabis Reaves, 44 0, said that Reginald John.
ma mid, " Here's the police," and tried to kick him.
He told the defend at that he had better be careful oe he
would be larked cep. A little after, seeing the defendants
in custody, he west to auk* the police, sad took Jones,
wham Edward Johnson said, " What are you going to do
with my fried 1" sad Mend him a violent blow on the
cited He again said he Ohs addable) should net take
Jonas, and struck bier wig, sad be then took him into
custody foe the assault.
Faulkner, 340 A, oanobersted Reeves.
Lanham, 103 C, proved sodding In taking two of the
defendant+ into custody, the defendants being all drunk
and making a great did When Baseariet mime up and
" What are you going so do'." he told Busearlet not
to interim, when he replied, if you take Wm
(meaning the defendant he bad in daddy) to the station,"
sad be pushed him sad tried to resod the prisoner.
&mould denied either being drank or disorderly, and
mid ha wished to cell witnesses.
Mr. Barker teed the whole of the defendants 20+ dab,
with the @sonatina of &Iscariot, whose case was adjourned
for • few days, that he might eall witnesses.
Adolphus Murray, who gave the addreas • 1. While.
hall, was charged with being drunk and behaving iu a
disorderly manner.
Hohnso, 326 A, having proved the case, the defendant
was fined 10..