The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-04 00:00:00

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On Monday evening a middle-aged man, 01
respectable appearance, was abused before Mr. Elliott, at
the Lambeth Police-court, with being oescenied, with
another man not in custody, in dealing two five-pound beak
notes and six ',ensigns, the maims of Jeremiah Plant.
The presenter, • person 26 yeers of age, and who
described himself es • gentleman's *nehmen out of place,
said that on Saturday morning, at about 10 o'clock, be
west Into • coffee-house in the neighbourhood of Charing-
aces, and sat down at the same table with the primmer,
who was • perfect stranger to him, and whom he had never
sees Won While having some refreshments the prisoner
seed him if be was looking for a place, and he replied he
was, that of • coachman to a gentleman. The prisoner said
he bad a relation an auctioneer, who, be felt certain, would
procure for him the situation he wanted ; aol while speak-
' ling on the subject a tall, welldressed man, of gentle-
manly appearance, came in and sat at the same table
with them. This poison said that he had just
received a legacy of 1,11001., sad should have no
objectin to lend any honest man money, and that as the
prisoner and himself (witness) appeared to be honest per-
sons he should lend them as much money as they were able
to produce. The prisoner said he could produce 501, and
asked him how much he bed. He said he thought he could
produce 201., bet must go to his lodgings to get it, and the
prisoner also said be most go borne to get his 501. It was
then arranged that both should go for their many, and
that the "geetlernan" should remain at the cuff se-lowase anti]
their return. The prisoner accompanied him (witness) se
I far as Tottenham-court, ad promised to meet him thereon
hie return, when they could go together to the coffee-
house. Hs (witness) then mended to his lodgings, 1,
EversholtAtreet, Oakleynuare, Somers-town, and took
with him two 3/. notes and six sovereigns. -all that he bad
got—and hastened back to Tottenham-court-road, when be
found the prisoner waiting for him. They then proceeded
together to thecoffee-houaeAnd outside found the radiomen
of property waitieg for them. That pence said the coffee-house
was too much crowded to settle their buainese comfortable in,
and suggested that they should take a cab, for which he
should piy, and drive to some respectable publie-boase.
A cab was called sedan three got in, and drove over West-
ininatar-bridge to the Hercules public-house, Hercules-
buildings, Lambeth, where they alighted and went into the
putout. The prisoner called for three gleams of cooper,and
paid for them, and then asked him (witness) how much
money he had got. He told him 161., and gave him two U.
notes and six sovereigns, which he took and pined all
in the hat of the gentleman which was placed on the
table, and appeared to put something in it himself. He
then said they had better go out and get a couple of receipt
stamps, and he accordingly left the house with the prisoner.
On getting some distance the prisoner told him he had better
go back and see that the gentleman did not go away, but
on going back he foal be was too late, for the gentleman
had disappeared, and with him the 161. (Laughter. ) He
thee tau after the prisoner in the hops to find him, but he,
too, had disappeared. (Renewed Laughter.) In reply to a
question from the magistrate, the witness said be was per
certain that the prisoner wan one of the men, and
the person he had been describing. He also said
that on Saturday, immolistely after his robbery, be
had given information tv the police, and on Monday
morning, while walking in the neighbourhood of Charing.
cross, he met the prisoner and gave him into custody.
Wilson Parana, an exceedingly sharp boy of 15, a waiter
at the Hercules, said he recollected the last witness and
two other men coming to the house on Saturday last, and
swore positively that the prisoner was the person who had
called and paid for the three glasses of cooper. The
witoses wan desired again to look at the prisoner, which he
did, and again declared with the utmost coutidence that he
was the man.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, declared he was
innocent of it, and knew no more about the transaction de-
scribed thou any gentleman present. lie also mentioned
the names of several gentlemen to whom he was known
and said that if time were given him he would prove his
entire innocence of the offeon imputed.
Mr. Elliott accepted his own reeognizances to appear on
the following mousing, when he attended with a whole host
of respectable friends, who gave evidence in his favour. Ooe
of the witnesses called was his brother, who nore that
from 11 o'clock on Saturday until a late hour in the evening
he had not been out of his sight ; and the magistrate, io dis-
charging the accused, said he left the wart without the
slightest stein on his character.

SCSPTPTED BIURDEft IN SCOTLAND. Early on
Sunday morning, an unmarried woman, aimed Letitia Robb,
about 'a years of age, was found dead, lying at a school.
house near Redder ea, about • mile from Daley, near
Kilmarnock. She Lad lets Ler home at Warrenhill on Sa-
turday afternoon, and bad had some quarrel with her
brother, William Robb, who had assaulted her. On the
way from Warreohill towards Riddance she fell in with
a man named John QUM, and was sees in his company
at the schoolhouse at one o'clock en New Ywar'wday
mornmg, both of them being then apparently the worse of
drink. They were seen struggling together. Nothing
further was seen of her till about 4 o'clock in the morning,
when Quin went to Warrenhill and told the sister of the
deceased that Letitia was lying io an unconscious stet* at
the schoolhouse. It was quite correct ; the woman wee
dead. Information wee given to the police, and Quip and
the brother of the deceased were apprehended and lodged
in Kilmarnock prison. On Monday they were examined
' and committed for further examination.
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