The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
OBTAINING MONEY OXTAIL FALSE PRETENCT..—lretter-
dey Samuel Imo!, of 39, 13.,1tic street, St. Luke's, 11,11
brought up for
miss e chararacer hh uht.ini.ot
16a. 73. under pr-twoesse, havieg el the Vid..%Q
'4) tOreWtt legal procot dings agaio.t C. TWO pt 6..ns in W..:
Islinetot, County Court, width he failed to eo.
The evideece taken on the last 'evasion hasirrt lo en reap,
Atiormao Lawrence a•ked if ll•cra wets other W.P.M..
Wow trots different parts of the south, "Yet, y ,s, 20, 40,
60, .WIPP."
Alderman Lawrence—Then go into the next toe.
Mr. 0. Teo-ae, of 19, Forc-stthet, said: 11.4 known the
prisoner for morly year, us at'eaditur the therm Ile applied
to hint in ',erre of a summons sell* had been taken nit
per
dealt hien. He Thorne) was aijudie• to pey 2/.
per mcnth, and w .en the first irotalen.mt below, due I.
was on the way to pay the money into court whin he me t
Foot, who rain that he elan Wall going either to •ak !out sum-
monses or pay money in and woali, it he chose, stye im
loss of time by paying it in for him. Ile gave him the
money and proper paper to be signed and it we- duly pail.
Tne prisoner then offered to do it for him always and
witness anointed. A few days Mora the next 21. lAA
due the prisoner called and maid, If its no difference t
you giv.• me the money and I will lso sure to pay it."
He did go but the money was react paid, an executha
was takm out, and he (witne,s) had not only to pay the
whole amount but also the 21. which the prisoner had sp.
propria•ed to his own use.
Mr. Thorne was moos-examined at great length to show
that he lad the money fur a day or two to the primmer, end
that the later wee to find the 21. and pay it loth court on the
doy is wit- due, but the former distinctly denied giving the
more, for any other than the exprese purpose of paying it
into court.
Vdsrman Lawrence said there wee no °et:talon to tat,
other vista, as he should commit the prison. r tr. tria on the
votes of Evans and Rowell, and the solicitor tor the prosecu-
tion could prefer an indictment before the grand jury in Mr.
Thorne's case.

CLERKENWELL.
ALLEGED INDECENT AsSAULT VI.ON A Coonnfla PA-
TIENT.—AIfred Henry Draw., assistant in 'he dispeno fry of
the ltayal Free Ilnepi•al, Grey'foinn.road, woe charged with
having indee,•ntiy a Faulted Hannah Huelock, ogee 17, a
ct..ol.ra patient in the hcepital.
The crosecutor said that having been attacked wish chn-
lets, stir was conveyed to the Royal Free Hospital, and
placed in Gurney's ward. On Saturday nieht week, ab-out
half past ten o'clock, she was in the ward when the defen-
dant lc..ecked at the doer, and inquired if th,y wanted any
medicine. She :flowered in the negative, but he entered,
and corning towards her. throw her on the h -d, and com-
menced taking improper liberti; s will her person. A female
patient wie lying ill, and another was dead in the ward at
the same time.
Jane Waliama and Bridget Danoughoe proved having re-
ceived information from the prosecutrix of the prisoner's
conduct; the former while's re punted the affair to the sutho-
ricks of tie institution. The prowecutrix was a cholera
ps•ient. Donoughoe added that atter she had been informed
of the defendant's condoe, sbe entered the ward. The girl
was lying oar t..es bed. Witncsa call, d her, and said '• llur-
lock;is this all true ?" She replied, Yea ; ha threw me
on the bed and acted indecently towards me."
Mr. Cambe inquired if defendant wished to say anything
in Lis defence.
Defendant repled ti at he had witnesses to call.
Mr. Combe suggested that as he intended to c-mmit him
(defendant) for trial, be might reserve bis defence, and call
his witnesses at the trial.
After some blether investigation, in the course of which it
transpired that the defendant bud taken upon himself to
examine the prewecutrix and other pers-ns in the hnepi•al in
girder to procure materials for his defence—a proceeding
which was severely censured by the magistrate—he was re-
manded, but bail was talon for his appearance.
Rohnzuv.—John South alias" Happy Jack" was finally
examined, charged by Elizabeth Tuppio, an elderly msrri d
woman, wita having rubbed her el 3001. in Bask of England
notes. He denied the charge, but be was fully committed
for trial.