The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

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✓awes JoAnson, 20, a remarkably well and fashionably-
attired 7oung man, a member of the swell mob, was indicted
for having stolen a purse containing ten shillings, from the
person of Mary Chandler.
The presecutrix, whose residence is at Kemp Town,
Brighton, said that on the Bth instant she was in the enclo-
sure of Bt. James's-park, and just se a band of music was
passing she spoke to the prisoner, who was standing near
her, and at the same moment she detected him in the act of
withdrawing his hand from her pocket. She observed him
pass his hand under a coat he had on his arm towards ano-
ther man who was with him, and they walked away toge-
ther. She procured the assistance of a soldier who was at
hand, and the prisoner was given into custody. On the coat
which he had on his arm being examined it was found that
the pockets had been removed, so that be could use his
hands through the apertures, while the coat itself con-
cealed his light-flogeind operations from view.
The jury weed the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Witham said the prisoner was tried before bim last
year fora robbery under precisely similar circumstances, at
the Blackwell Railway, using a coat to hide the movements
of his hand.. He was then lucky enough to escape, but at
the time he (Mr. Witham) had no doubt of his guilt.
Police Cons able 39 C said the prisoner bad been several
times in custody, and had been committed by Mr. Bingham
for two months.

Mr. Witham unfenced him to be transported for seven
The prisoner said he had not had justice. It was an un-
just sentence, and he should appeal against it.
Henry Joseph Pipe►, 31, a German, wu indicted for
fraudulently obtaining by false pretences from Louisa
Aekford, le 4d., with intent to cheat her thereof.
The prestecutria in this ease was a prostitute, and from
her evidence it appeared that three weeks ago she met the
prisoner in Portland-place, and after some conversation he
accompanied her to her lodging in Dean-street, Soho, and
remained all night. Next morning be gave her what he
represented to be a Belgium note for 25 francs, and asked
her to give him some money to get a sup of coffee and •
dear, stating that he would return and give her a sove-
reian far the note back, and then talus her to Gravesend.
She gave him Is. 4d., believing the note to be good, but he
did not return, the note turned out to be a mere worthless
bit of paper, and on accidentally meeting him in the street
she gave him in charge, but not until something had been
said about his paying her 31.
A witness named Vora was called to prove that the note
was valueless; and this person when asked by Mr. Albert,
the interpreter for the prisoner, at the request of the latter,
whether he was not living with the prosecutriz, replied that
the terms of his acquaintance with her were such as he was
proud of.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced
to 6 months' hard labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.

George Cooper, a book collector, in the employ of Messrs.
Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria-lane, was placed at the bar
before Alderman Wire, charged with forgery.
Colin Curzon said-1 em a clerk at the head of the col-
lecting department in Messrs. Whittaker's establishment,
and have the checking of the book collector's accounts.
The prisoner was in Messrs. Whittaker's employ, and it was
his duty to bring the account of the books he had bought
during the day to me to pars, before he received whatever
amount he might have expended more than he had had
given to him, or to pay over the balance. On the 13th of
January last he brought me his book, and oa casting up the
items I found the total correct, and put my initials to it,
end returned the kook to the prisoner, who then went to
the cashier of the collecting department to account for the
rum of 41. he had received on the day previous. The pri-
soner's expenditure for the firm on the 13th of January
was 21. Is. 1141., so that the balance he would have
to account for would he 11. 18s. 10Id.; but the
figure 2 in the pounds column had since been
altered into a 3, which left a balance due to the
firm of only 18.. 100. On the 19th of May a similar alto-
ration had been made, where total of the day's expenditure
amounted to 41. 9s. Old., leaving a balance due from the
prisoner of 10e. 11 d.; but alter the account had been
weed, and before it was presented to the cashier, a figure
i was placed on the left hand of the 9 in the shillings
column, reducing the balance due to the firm to 110., to
make up the 51. the prisoner had received on the day be-
fore. On the 25th of April, the prisoner's daily account for
61. he had received was, goods bought, 1/. 12s. 1014 so
that the balance he had to return amounted to 41. 7.. ltd. ;
but the same kind of alteration appeared in the first column
as in the iast case, the figure 1 being changed into a 2, by
which means a sovereign more appeared to have been ex-
pended in books than was actually laid out. All these
alterations are in the prisoner'. handwriting, and none of
them have been carried out in the itemP, so as to make the
casting up agree with the total.
James Nelson Farebrother, the cashier, deposed to having
received the prisoner's accounts on the days mentioned,
and the reduced balances a+ they appeared in the book
after the false entries and alterations had been (Meted.
. .

This WU the whole of the ease for the prosecution, and
it wee stated that the diffi,rent sums thus held back by the
prisoner .mounted to about 161.
The prisoner was remanded.
MARYLEBONE.

Mr. T. Chisholm lunacy attended in support of charges
which he had preferred against James Jentins, a cabman,
for using abusive language towards him and refusing to
drive, him to the neatest station-hoiew when required to
do so.

From the evidence which was gone inte, it appeared that
on the previous night, at a quarter before n, complainant
arrived at Paddington by the Great Western Railway, and
seeing defendant there with his vehicle, he desired to be
driven to Alfred-road, near narne-gruve, B syswater.
lie (defendant) said, " It's all right, sir, get in," which he
accordingly did. After proceeding some distance, defendant
pulled up arid asked him which turning he should take,

when he wu desired to make inquiry. HM conduct was
then of a very abusive nature, and in ecnsequenee thereof
be was d•'ired by the "fare," in conformity to a pi ovls:"n
in the new Cab Act, to convey hint to the nearest etati
there having been a dispute also about the sum claimed by
the defei,tant. The latter for some .inue persisted in Hs
determin.oion not to go to the station, hut complainant
would out slight until he was driven there, in order that he
might prefer his complaii,t.
The magistrate inflicted a penalty of 10s., or seven days,
for refusing to drive to the station: