The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
Jena BOVillaleive, a lad, 15 years of age, was this morn-
lag broogbt before the Lord Mayor, charged with causing
the death of a woman unknown, noder the following
carostinom :
Mr. Broughton, a solicitor, of Finsbury-square, attended
to watch the case on behalf of Masses. Gilbey, wine goer-
emote, of Orford-street, the employers of the prinmer.
It appeared that on Monday afternoon the deceased sad
amebae woman were in the act of crossing the Poultry,
early the Mansion Hones, when, either from
their feet Mg entangled in their draw or from souse
other cause, they both fell. Ow of them got up and made
heiropem to the opposite footpath, but the unfortunate
i
appeared to be either stunned or stupefied
fa some way, and • wine van, driven by the prisoner,
weak over her head. The van was heavily laden, and
onniaed six half pipes of wine. and the de-
emed seised to have been killed almost isatautaneonily.
It did sot appear to be knows whether the woman who
fell with the deceased wee in company with her,
or whether they were strangers, but the latter was
surmised to be the else as she west away without making
any inquiries se to what had happened to her. The nefor-
toostadsomead was immediately placed in • cab and taken
to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but she died before she
arrived there.
The Lord Mayor inquired if the demand had been
recognised!
Inspector Fontein said that she bad not.
Is answer to questions put to some of the witnesses, it
was stated that the prisoner was gotog very slowly. and he
palled op immediately, indeed so suddenly that the fore
wheel which had passed over the head of the deceased was
polled back, and rested en the unfortunate woman's bead a
snood time.
Inspector Nigger said he had not been able to obtain any
Information about the deceased, and as there were a good
many excursion trains on Monday, she had probably come
from the country.
The prisoner was remaaded, but the Lord Mayor oar
lusted to take bail for his appearaam with one sesarity
iv 501.

BOW.STREET.
ATTEMPTED ROBBIRT AT THE CHAIUM-CROAS HDTV.
Henry George was charged with being concerned with
two men now under remand in entering the Charinrinces
Hotel, stealing some small article (which were recovered),
sad attempting to break open a chest of drawers.
Sergeant Toby. the detective officer at the Chariest-
mom Hotel, Elated that about noon on Thanday he saw
the prisoner hanging about in front of the hotel, in com-
pany with the other two men now under remand. Seeing
that they were observed the three went on the platform
of the railway station. He called the attention of Ser-
geant Igenoktow to them. Late in the day he took the
two others in custody at the hotel on the charge of being ma
the premises for an illegal purpose. On the way to the
station one of them assaulted witnem with a jemmy. It
had since been ascertained that the " jemmyfitted the
auks on a chest of drawers. which it was sonensed the
bre men had attempted to force open. Search was made
foe the prisoner, who could nowhere be frond.
Sergeant, Moooktoe, the detective at the station, said his
attention was called by the last witness to the two pri-
seams, who were loiterhag about Oa the platform. He
watched them, suspecting that they were there for the per-
poes of pickle' pocket& After talking together for some
time they separated and left the platform by three diff emit
estrum. They met again outside. They passed in frost
of the hotel, sod appeared to be taking observations of the
grand staircase and smoking-room. Seeing that they were
watched, they all went away together. Shortly before the
ethers were taken he again saw the prisoner there. He
hd on former occasions seen them at the restaurant, and,
having suapicione, had watched them.
Sergeant Gordon, of the C division, attended to prove
that he had seen the three together under suspicious cir-
cumstances, but it was not thought necessary to enter into
that part of the cue at this examiestion.
The prisoner was remanded, to be brought up with the
ether two.