The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOME.
Henry Clark and Mary dune Clark, man and wife,
wore brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with
fittlacri. ro
receiving a variety of articles, the p.
pe Mr. Charles Davey, the landlord of the Fountain
and Star Tavern, Castle-court, Lawrence-lane, that had
been stolen bya young woman, named Caroline Hodson,
who was in his service, and who is under remand for that
offence.
Jervis, one of the City detectives, stated that in omega-
queoce of information he received be went on Mae-
clay afternoon to the residence of the prioasra
in Westmorelandetreet, Pimlico, and found them
there, and he inquired whether they knew •
female named Caroline Hodson. They both mid that they
knew her very well, and that she was,in the habit of visiting
them. He then told them that he was an officer, and that
Caroline Hodson was in custody for robbing her master, sad
'fiat from a letter that was found in her possession he had
mews to believe that she had been in the habit of bringing
property to them that belonged to her master. Both the
prisoners declared that Belson had never brought
anything to their house except a small quantity
of tea and sugar and about a quarter of • pound
of tobacco. He then searched the house and found
a number of plated spoons and forks, some ghee*
and • towel, the whole of which articles were identified
by Mr. Davey as his prope, and as having been stolen
during the period the girl Hodson had been in his service.
The officer added that he showed the male prisoner a letter
that was found in this girl's box, and be admitted that he
had written it.
Mr. Charles Davey, the prosecutor, mid that upon Hod-
son's box being searched • variety of articles were found,
and she a letter written by the male prisoner, in which he
thanked her fee the parcel she had sent, and said that
" Sally " was ex pleased with it that she had sent her some
kisses is return. (& laugh.) The prisoner also stated that
he was himself very much pierced with the " smokes " she
had sent him. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor asked what was meant by " smokes."
The prosecutor said that this no doubt referred to the
cigars and tobacco that had been purloined by the girl
Hodson. The letter also requested Hodson to bring
another bottle of gin to cheer them up, and went on to say
that they were all rather short of cash, but they hoped to
be able to "Keep their Toby's "up for some time. (Re-
newed laughter.) He added that he had seen both priso-
ners at his house occasionally to visit his servant, and he
understood that the woman was Hodson's sister.
In answer to • question put by his lordship, Mr. Davey
stated that Hodson was in his service for eighteen mouths,
and he bad no doubt from what bad been discovered that
she must have been robbing him nearly the whole of that
time. He added that he was Suite sure that all the articles
moduced by the officer were his property, and some of them
had been miming for several months.
The prisoners were then remanded.
A cab driver, named James Rie,Aard Ilatone, was charged
with furious driving on Coenhill, and running over an old
man and breaking his leg.
Mr. W. J. Marshall, • gentleman residing in Leinster-
gardens, Hyde-park, stated that he was in Cornhill on
Monday afternoon, when he saw the prisoner driving very
fad, and he bad himself great diffioulty in getting out of his
way. Almost immediately afterwards he knocked down an
old man ea he was crossing the road, and the police inter-
fered and took him into custody.
A certificate from St. Thames's Hospital was put in, by
which it appeared that the injured person had sustained a
compound fracture of the left leg.
The prisoner was remanded, but bail was taken for his re-
appearance.
LAMBETH.
Mary Anis Doris alias Long Poll, a mane, masculine,
and powerful young woman, well known to the police, and
Maria Price, were placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on
a chaise d shoplifting.
Mary Ann Hubbard, shopwornan to Mr. Keen, • draper,
48, Londosroad, Southwark. said that on that morning the
prisoners came into her master's shop,and asked to look at
some buttons, and abe placed some before them. While
pretending to be looking at the buttons, she (witness) maw
Davis take up 26 yards of print from the counter and put
it under her crinoline. She was then about to walk away
whom warms called to her master, and Price stopped to pay
foe the battens. Oo Saturday last the prisoners were at her
MAWS shop, and bought two pair of stookings, and just as
they left she missed two pieces of stuff. Oa that owed=
Price stopped to pay for the stockings, and Davis mid, " I
shall go on before you ; make haste after me."
Mr. Keen said that suspecting the prisoners he watched
them on their coming to his shop, and saw DaVis put a pie°,
of print under her clothes. When
she was ia the act of
leaving his shop he stopped and charged ler with the LINN
and she dropped from her dram the posse of print madam&
It measures 26 yards, and is cl the value et 10a &I. The
prisoners had been to his shop on Saamisq last, and epee
before, and on both =miens be mimed fiterbie property
when they were gone.
Policeooestable John Chute; 123 L, said the prisoner
Davis lived with a returned transport named Lea, who, on
one occasion, effected his escape by jumpingeut ot &railway
carriage while the train was in motion, and who since then
had been summarily ooevicted of felony. He (Chiller) bad
frequently seen the prisoners together, and on Saturday ob-
served them come out of the shop of the prosecutor, and he
was quite satisfied Davis and Lear got their living, the Gas
by shoplifting sod the ether by picking poskets,
The prisoners pleaded guilty to the sheep, and were com-
mitted tor six months welt to Woodworth Hews d Oor-
rection.