The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-19 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

James Norton, alias Burks and :south, a youth of 13,
was charged with robbing a lady of her puree.
Several detective and other (+nicer, attended to speak to
the prisoner's previous exploits. He was first apprehended
in 1849, when only nine years of age, and since that time
had been consisted of various felonies, and imprisoned a
great number of times. Oa one occasion, in 1851, he
assisted in rescuing another boy from the police, and when
punned and captured for this offence, he kicked the con-
►tahle with Inch violence as to break one of his legs, in
consequence of which the officer had lace been able
to resume his duties in the force. The prisoner was sen-
tenced to a year's imprisonment, after being tried for felony
at the Old Bailey, and he was so well known among the
thieves of London as the most expert band in the craft, that
his companions were often found fighting for his assistance
in their nocturnal excureions through the streets.
Pulice•constsb:e E 63, proved his present offence, having
caught him picking a lady's pocket in the crowd collected
oppu•ite the ruins of the house which fell down lately in
the Strand. Witness secured the prisoner, bat missed the
lady, end had not since heard of her.
The Prisoner—Oh, I put my hands into her pocket and
pulled out her purse, that was all.
The officer said the puree contained 10s.
Mr. Henry, in the lady's absence, committed the prisoner
as a rogue and vagabond, and sent him to prison fur three
months.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thos. Joshua IVillianu, a clerk, of Melton-street, Easton-
square, was charged with stealing some valuable jewellery,
the property of Sir Robert Pigott, Via, Hill-street, Berke-
ley-square.
Sir Robert Pigott stated that on Friday, the 19th of
August, Lady Pigott, on her return from a walk, missed
from a table in her dressing-room two diamond rings of
great value, which she bad worn at dinner the previous day.
A pearl necklace, with an emerald ornament attached to it,
was also on the same table. The necklace remained, but
the emerald ornament had been taken away. The rings
were worth 701., the emerald ornament 1501. The robbery
was immediately communicated to the police, aril soon
afterwards a detective, named Ryland, succeeded in tracing
the property to the possession of the prisoner, who was
taken into custody for the robbery. The prisoner was an
entire ttrauger to him.
William Henry Maiden, gilder, 419, Oxford-street, said
in August last the prisoner was into his shop, and, after
asking a trifling purchase, asked him if he purchased
enamels. He replied in tho affirmative, and the prisoner
then said he kn►w a lady, who, being engaged in an expen-
sive lawsuit, had commissioned him to dispose of several
hundred pounds' worth of jewellery. The prisoner men-
tioned that part of the jewellery cauisted of a valuable
pearl necklace, which witness told the prisoner to bring, and
be would see if he could buy it. The prisoner then pro-
duced two diamond rings, which he said cost the lady 130/.,
and offered them for sole. Witness declined to do so until
he had taken the opinion of a person who understood the
value of the property. The prisoner proposed to him to go
together to some pawnbroker, and ascertain how much
would be lent upon them. Witness agreed to this, and
went with the prisoner to a pawnbroker's shop in Drury-
lane, where they were told that not so much es 201.
would be lent upon the rings. Witness came away with
the prisoner, and ultimately offered to give him 2U. tor the
rings.
Poliee-sergeant Lockerby, S 23, said he heard of the
robbery on the 21th of August, and, on making inquiry,
ascertained that two rings, part of the stolen property,
bad been sold to Mr. Maidan. Having obtained a clue to
the prisoner's residence, witness went to No. 10, Melton-
street, last night, Lad waited until the prisoner came home.
Witness told the prisoner he was going to take him into
custody for stealing two rings trent the residence of Sir
Robert Pigott. The prisoner said 1 know nothing about
the rings. The prisoner, on being further questioned,
denied having sold my liars to Mr. Maiden, or that he
knew Mr. Ma1,i312 at all. Witness sent for Mr. Maiden,
who, on seeing the prisoner, said that was the man from
wkom he had bought the diamond rings. On the way to
the station-house the prisoner asked Mr. Maiden if he
meant to peniq in saying lie had bought rings of him ? Mr.
Maiden replied he did. Witne4. said to the prisoner that
an emerald Grum rat sou lost at the same time. The pri-
mmer made no reply.
Tee prisoner merely said he should make no statement,
and was rentandtel lure week.

LAMBLTH.
Ann WVhams and Susan Jintilt, two well-known prosti.
tntes and expert thievce, were placed at the bar before the
lion. G. C. Norton, on a charge of violently assaulting sod
robbing Mr. John Bowie, a respectable tract:imam carrying
on bosom as an oilman and grocer, at 31, Surrey-place,
Old . Kent-road
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Dlr. Bowie deposed that, on the night before, shortly
after eleven o'clock,as he turned up the gateway in which the
door leading to !is residence is situated, he received a vio-
lent blow on the eye, and, in an instant, a hunch of keys
sad some Elver were taken from his waistcont-pocket.
Sims, a c•nstable, belonging -to the I' division, said be
beard a bugle in the gateway; and, on going towards it, be
met Williiins coming oat, and t4raith following her. He
risked them what was the matter, and they replied
" Nothing ;" bat he detained them, and saw the prosecutor
immediately after. The prisoners subsequently accu-ed
each other of committing the robbery ; and they were
locked up. On Willients he found half-a-crown; and on
the griund, in the gateway, ho picked up some other silver.
The prisoners were remanded.