The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANBION.HOUBE.
William Saunders wee brought upon remand *barged
with the following dating robbery :
It appeared that oo Moeda), last a female was charged at
this mutt with IMO theft, and had sent for a lady with
whom she had previously resided as • ostvent, Weak se to
her character, and that lady, Mee. Burrows, the presocutitx
in the resist owe, west to me her, sad while she was
standing is the passage leading from Manaleedionsitplace
to the tells, telling Hubble, the gaoler, what she
wanted, that oeser noticed the prissier pushing
close against her, and be asked him what be
wanted. The prisms said nothing, and milted
sway. and as he was going out of the passage Hubble
saw him attempt to pies somethieg to another man. He
went their him sad accused him of stealing the lady's watch,
sod the utrix at the name time missed her watch from
her et. He secured the primmer and brought him
back to the lady, sad the 'sleeper this pot somethiag ia the
lady's lap, she having at &ea, which afterwards turned
out to be her watch, which she valued at about 71. 10e, sad
which she said was sits is her pocket when she entered the
passage to the oells.
The prisoner was remanded mail yesterday, is order that
he might be sees by the °Mews of the gaols, aed it
appeared front their testimony that he had beep tiles at
the City prison at Holloway, sad no leas thee 18 time* at
the House of Correotios.
Thomas Minim was brought up on • warrant, having
been apprehended by detestive.offieer Hancock, upon •
charge of unlawfully pawniag a gold watch sod disnoed
ring. and a diamond pia, vales together 401.. the property
of Mr. Smythe, a solicatot. of 61, Grainebureb-street.
Mr. Pooh, at Oreshani.etreet, appeared for the prienser.
Mr. tknythe Mated that in Dessmirer last he satrusted
the prisoner with • diamond ring, .blob he instructed him
to get altered into • Oa. 8o neatly he sot/noted him
with • dismood banishes pin and a gad watch, for which
the prisoner was to get a customer if he could. lie
he did not get file articles, he wrote to the prisoner,
sad had received several letters from him, stating
that be had left them with a frilled to examine,
but had not yet bees able to dispose of them, bat
would get them as soon as he could. The prosecutor wrote
several times for the piss, and each time prisoner wrote book
Adios that he had not disposed of the articles, but
would return them. Finally, the prisoner called on him
and told him he was in great distress, and had pledged the
articles, and handed him the duplicates. Prior to the
warrant betas issued two summostes had been served upon
the prisoner, bat he had loot appeared to them, end the
prwwer called apes the witness about four weeks before
he applied for the summons.
la answer to Mr. Pook, witems said the prisoner told
him if he weld pledge the watch for 81. be would get 81.
from a friend for the ticket, sad be west with the prissier
to pledge the watch. The prisoner, before he gave him
the tickets, told him be had mired money apes the
articles from • (need, and would get them when he wanted
them.
By Mr. Oke—Bat he did not ksaw they were pawned
until ha bad the tickets.
By Mr. Pook—Witeess had the goods Is the fine fastance
from a pawnbroker's. The goods were out duffers. The
watch was marked " Dent," but it was sot Dent's. He
took it to Dent's to be repaired, ad they had it • week be-
fore they found out it was sot their make. There was to
have bate no divisies of profits if the: goods were sold.
The article* alluded to were produced by the pawnbrokers,
end were ideotited by the prosecutor as his property.
Mr. Pook coeteuded that there was no case against the
prisooer, and the fact of the prosecutor's knowing that the
defendant had left them with a friend as a security, sad
his subsequent delay is obtaining • summons, 'towed that
there was • kind o/ matlentsndieg sr partoerehip between
them, and he was ipereeted that when the goods were
sold, there was to be a fen division of the profits, and he
submitted that the admission of the prosecutor bore out
such a suritioe.
The Lord Mayor, however, sad he was of opinion that
the primmer had Illegally passed the goods, and fined him
20f., or la default three months' imprisonment.