The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GtILDHALL.

Mary Connor Rai cletsVgaZat Us:ding a gold Geneva
watch, value 101., from the person of Mr. John Smith, a
surveyor, of Market-street. Manchester.
John Smith raid—l am at present residing at ONO-
square, Fleet-street. I was returning home with a Mind
about four o'clock this morning, whets I met the
end another girl near Fetter•hate. I warperfeetg=
at the time, and stood talking with them fur several
minutes. My friend and the other girl went up towards
Temple-bar, while prisoner went with me up Fetter-lane,
and in about a mirute afterwards I felt a jei k at my guard,
and found my watch gone, and saw prisoner running away.
The eater had passed us a short time prelims., so I fol-
lowed,
and gave him information of my less, and then by
his advice went to the station. while he went in search of
the prisoner, whom he brought to the station soon after I
arrived there. . . .

Sir Peter Laurie—Was the watch found on her?
The female searcher at the station said the prisoner was
given to her to search, and after a time the watch was found
concealed in a most curious manner.
Sir Peter Laurie committed the prisoner for trial.
SOUTHWARK.

Was. Meek, a young fellow well known to the police,
was charged with attempting to rob Samuel Cogan, a I
greengrocer in the Borough Market, of a large sum of
money.
Prosecutor said he was a salesman in the above market,
and had taken that morning upwards of 301. for goods con-
signed to him. Ile deposited it in a side pocket of his coat,
and was about quitting the market, when he felt a twitch
at his pocket, and on turning round he saw the prisoner's
hand dropped down. Bring informed by another witness
that he had put his hand in his pocket and attempted to rob
him, he called a police constable and gave him into cus-
tody. The money was safe in his pocket, but had certainly
been moved.
Mr. William llumbrow, a retired licensed victualler, re-
siding at Camberwell, said he was in the Borough Market
that morning, making some purchases, when he saw the
prisoner following Mr. Cogan. Knowing the latter to
be possessed of a large sum, and suspecting the prisoner, he
watched him, and 114 W him put his hand in prosecutor's
pocket. lie immediately called out to Mr. Cogan, who
turned round, and at the same time the prisoner withdrew
his hand from his pocket, and attempted to run away..
A police-constable of the M division said the prisoner
was given into his charge for attempting to rob the prose-
cuter. Witness hail known him several years as a thief,
and he believed he bad been convicted for a similar offence.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner denied having put
his hand in the gentleman's pocket. The fact was he
passed alongside, and was instantly collared for a thief.
Mr. Arnold said it was quite char that he had attempted
to rob the prosecutor, therefore he should commit him for
trial.
Nell Bryon& a woman of depraved habits, was charged
with being drunk and making a disturbance in the street
near this court.
A policeman stated that between one and two o'clock that
morning he saw the prisoner following and annoying. a
gentleman who was walking along Blackman-street. Nt it-
ness desired her to go home, but instead of doing so she
commenced abusing him; and finding that she was in
liquor, he took her into custody. The officer added that
' she only came out of Kingston prison the day previously,
' after a month's imprisonment.
Prisoner—All the police have a spite against me, and
won't let me get my living by looking after gentlemen in
' the streets. I can't get my tread any other way, and*
I must starve if the police won't let me pursue my oc- '
cupation.
Mr. A'Beekett said the prisoner had been repeatedly be-
fore him for misconduct in the streets, and that if she was
r again brought up and the offence proved, he should hold
her to bail, which would have the effect of keeping her in
1, prison for a very long period, as he knew she could not
procure sureties. tipun this occasion, added the magistrate,
I shall commit you for 14 days.
I, The moment the sentence was pronounced the prisoner,
in a violent rage, exclaimed against the conviction, and
drawing forth from some portion of her dress a heavy and
it jagged stone, threw up her arm and, with an oath, was in
the set of flinging it at Mr. Alleckett's head, when one of
the officers at the moment seized her by the top of her
shoulder, and the missile fell short, sad fortunately did not
• inflict the intended mischief. It afterwards took five po-
Iliftmen to remove the prisoner from the bar to the cells at
the rear of the court.