The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

LAMBETH.
Seam Batty, Elizabeth James, and Deli= Hassel, all en,
gaged in the refreshment department et the Crystal Palace,
were charged before Mr. Elliott with robbing their eel.
player, Mr. Bertram, the contuotor.
A gentleman =mooted with the Palau elated that for
some time petty robberies bad taken place, mid very fre-
quently suspicion was aroused =most en ineseent pampa.
la order, therefore, to detect the guilty partied, a watch
was set, and the previous evening Polios-ooestablo 121 P
stopped the three prisoners as they were about leaving
the building. They denied having anything, but
up= being searched sonic meat and anger were
found, while Betty was seen to throw something
into a corner, which turned out to be a silver
dessert spoon bearing the Crystal Palace mark, and
farther, on her lodging being searched, a jell glass, an he
glass, and plate, supposed to belong to were
toned.
The prisoners said they did not think they were doing
wrong, and begged forgiveoess.
Mr. Elliott send it was quite evident Betty wee a syste-
matic thief, and she must go to prison for two mond= and
the other prisoners for 21 days hard labour.
The prisoners, crying bitterly, were then removed, hut
subsequently, upon • representation being made to the
magurate Unit Jamae's husband was dangerously ill, sod
that Hassel had three young children, sad in cousiderstion
of the previous good character borne by them, the magistrate
mitigated the munahmeat by ordering them to pay a fine of
20a., or 14 days, for the unlawful pomeselos.
SOUTH WARK.
Thomas Smith, a shop lad in the employ of Messrs. Wain-
'night and Co. the extensive nmongen,l46 and
148. High street, Borough, charged with stealing
yea sums of money from the till in the coanting-house
in • very ingenious manner.
Mr. Thomas George Wainwright. one of the hut, said
resided on the promisee, 146, High-atroet. The prisoner
had been one of their shop lads about six months, but he
never suspected his honesty until a short time ago, when be
! missed considerable sums from the till in his counting-
' house in a very mysterious manner, as he always left the
I till locked. On Tuesday morning last he marked four half-
sovereigns and some silver, which he placed in the till,
locked it, and about ten o'clock proceeded upstairs to kis
breakf eat, leaving the prisoner and anaasistant in the shop.
' While the latter wu attending to a customer, he observed
• I the prisoner go into the coveting-horse and coma out again
I ' very slowly. On rooming down to the shop, about 11
.10 cloak, theclock, wits= went to the till, unlocked it, and
I , mined a half sovereign. He aoeordlagly scat for • demo-
' tive officer, sod gave the prisoner late custody, when the
coin was found on him.
Mr. Woolrych asked how he managed to open the till
without a key
• Mr. Wainwright replied that he got under the desk, sad
et the end of the till wee a little space, through which he
put his head, and contrived, with great ingenuity, to get
' out the matey. With= believed that it bad bees going
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=airy was held yesterday by Dr. Lankider, in the House Sergeant Pearce, 711, said he received instrturtioes from
of Correction, respecting the death of a man 83 years of the prosecutor, sad took the prisoner into custody. He em
age, named William Denton.The dunned, it appeared knowledged the .140,116. &ad rid the money, was at home.
from the evidence, had been & captain is her Majesty's sea, The pnuner's mother hasps • small slime ia Sent-street,
vies, end occupied a good position in society. He was Ti- and be took him there, mod at the bath of his mother's till,
costly arrested on the °barge of indecently exposing his hidden away, he pen= out • paper which sonteined two
pesos is the street before female, He was meteor= by half-sovereigns aid two half-crown.
a issgistrete to be imprisoned in the Huse at Correction. Mr. Woolrych asked if that till wee kept looked ?
He was admitted on the Bth June, and being very weak and' Sergeant Pismo replied that it was, sad his mother kepi
&Noted with asthma he wee sent the neat day to the me- the key. She, however, knew =thing about it. She ad
eakermut 'yard, where be received every_ nourishment. He her husband were very respectable personi
diodes the 24th July. Dr. Smiles said el= the deceased Mr. Woolryoh observed that it wan sawlike the:needy
gild from asthma. He was • ewe intelhesst 10•24, bet he should be found is the tin of which the mother kept
led a meemnania for exposing hie pees= ;he was ie amen- the key. Be ahesld memand the prisoesr feu further um=
ser insane upon that point. The wirer= said Shea be elm- tiptoes.
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