The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-24 00:00:00

7ENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

01.1) COURT.—fiefore the Recorder.
Feuete Plcagocascr.—Mary Anise Taylor, aged 27,
was in.licted for stealing half-a crown and other moneys,
value 17i., from Mrs. Sarah Fisher.—The prosecutrie pot
into one of the Blackwell and Chelsea omnibuses at Black-
well. The money which the prisoner was charged with
stealing she had placed in her pocket, folded up in a small
piece of paper. On the omnibus arriving at St. Paul's-
churchyard the prisoner got into it, took a *tat close to Mrs
Fisher, and rather rudely threw a portion of her dress upon
her, so as to hide the entrance to her pocket. The
prisoner only proceeded as far as Bridge-street, and
after she got out the prosecutrix missed her money,
up in which 'he atm pod the omnibus, and went in pur-
suit. Prisoner wee taken into custody in Bridge-street.
A gold watch and chain, live pounds in gold, and eighteen
shillings in silver, among which was one half-crown, were
found in the prisoner's possession, and the proeeeutria in her
presence stated that there was a halterown among the
money she was robbed of.—The jury after deliberating for a
short time, touted the prisoner Guslty.—The Recorder in-
quired whether any information had been obtained respect
ing the prisoner.--1 he city policeman who apprehended her
said he had ascertained that she was the constant companion
of swell mob thieves, and she was tried at Clerkenwell fur a
robbery st a railway station, but was acqui'ted. She had
tone by several names.—The Hi corder 'eked if it was at all
sown how the gold coin came into her poseeesion I—The
constable said it was no doubt the produce of some other
robbery. The gold watch and chain were produced at the
former trial.—The Recorder remark, el that the dress and
stylish appearance of the prisoner formed part of the system
of plunder.—The R. corder sentenced her to be transported
for ten years.—Another case of rubbery terminated the
preterit session.
TIIIRD COURT.— Before Mr. Commitsr B,
llock.
EXTRAORDIN AMY ill os 1710 II - rianne Os6ortie
was indict d tor stealing two gownsorabied at 135., and other
things, the property of W. It Chetseman.—The wife of the
prosecutor stated that during the summer of last year the
prisoner came to board and lodge with them at Dalston.
On the faith of false representations she remained with them
seven months, and left without paying one farthing. During
her stay prosecutrix bed occasion to pawn some silk gowne,
shawls, and other valuable articles, the el uplicates of which were
kept in a box, to which prisoner had access. As soon as she
was gone, the duplicate* were missed, and the articles found
to have been redeemed by the prisoner, of whom no traces
could he obtained until about one month ago, when he was
apprehended by Police constable Holland, in a miserable
lodging in Keeton. The jury towel prisoner Guilly. lu
answer to the court, Holland 1.81.1 he had ascertained her
family connexions to lie go id, but why she was abandoned by
them he could not learn. About :twelve months ago, she
was a recipient of relief from Shoreditch parish ; and whilst
so, attracted the attention of tome of the authorities by her
superiority of manners and specious statements tomtit her
IL:pet:twisty., adding that she was nearly allied to Earl Spen-
cer and Lord Middleton. They, in consequence, supported
her in lodgings, and upon one occasion she hail the
effrontery to request from some of the parochial authorities
the loan of some plate and wax candles, as she expected his
lordship would come and take tea with her. The request,
however, was not complied with. She also became ac-
quainted with a gentleman named Lee tt, and he, Wit sing
her to be what sho stated lice elf, introduced her to a
jeweller nerved Eisenberg, from whom she obtaii.e.l a valu-
able gold watch, rings, and other articles of jewellery (all of
which were immediately pawned). Rising h. r bill at fifteen
days, and made pakahle at Mr. J. Osborne's, Crown•court,
King's Bereh-walk, Temple, where it was subsequently
found that she was not known.—The prisoner, who tainted
several times during the trial, and seemed meet tearfully
sgitated, continued ejacula.ing, " Oh, c hat would my dear
husband say !" and begging for mercy.—She was ordered to
be imprisoned twelve months, and kept to hard labour.
EIVIEZZLPIII ENT —A DISSENTIENT JURY DDICIIA
11. lb Drake, 59. a coil, elms clerk, was indicted fur embi /sling
51. belonging to the Finsbury House Estate Company, for
whom he was employed to cell. ct rents, receiving a COMMII•
pion of 4 per cent. In Minch last he called on one of the
tenants, named Miller, anti demandedwhich was subse-
quently paid to pewit,. r'e wife Mr. Miller now produced
the receipt given to him by Mrs. Drakc—Mr. Thorn, secre-
tary to the company, stated that the prisoner hail not ac-
counted to him for the cash, and after the date of the receipt
produced he hail repeatedly denied having received ate
money.—Mr. Ballantine urged that hie clieut (the prisoner)
was in circumstances of great distress, and when the money
was pod to the wife, the piverty she was surrounded with
was so great that she could not resist the temptation its
sudden possession afforded. and without her husband's
knowledge she Applied it to the wants of her family. Th'
Learned gewle eau submitted that, as the prisoner was not
shown to ever have had the money in his possession, the
case was not made out in point of law.—The Commissioner
said, if the prisoner .!id know that his wife had received and
spent the money, and then denied thatcould he ha
not corns to a
d received it,
he was guilty.--*The jury retired, but
verdict, nine being one way and three the other : the court,
atter they had keen locked up five hours and a half, ordered
them to be dismissed, and the prisoner was detained on
I another charge.
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POLICE.—YESTERDAY.
WORSHIP-STREET. THE MUNDEIt IN SPITAL-
PIELDOI.—F. Ilackat, alias The bottle conjurer," a young
man of very abject appearance, who was described as •
street juggler, was charged before Mr. Hawaii' on suspicion
of having been Implicated, in the wilful murder of Henry
Lazarus. The charge against the prisoner meted entirely
upon the inculpatory statement of a half-witted vagrant
named Chutes savage, 18 years of ago, whose manner and