The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-07 00:00:00

TEE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

A young man named AMIN Thomson wee charged before
Mr. Alderman Leek with obetrooting the footway in
Cheapeide.
The police covetable said he was on duty about an hour
previous in Cheapside, having been statioead opposite Mr.
Beenett's premises for the purpose of keeping the footway
clear. The defeudant was steadies oil the vement, and
be told him he must sot stand there. The defsodant then
said he wanted to see the clock strike, and should walk up
and dose, which he commenced doing at a very rapid rate.
He refused to leave the spot, end the officer took him down
to the statire.
In answer to the aldermen, the officer said there wore
about six persons around the prisoner, and several further
oe, and the footway was obstructed.
The defendant said he bad heard a great dual about Mr.
BennettDelock, and thought he would like to hear it strike.
He thought if he might not stead still, he might walk up
and down, sad was not aware be was dein any harm.
Mr. Oke, the chief clerk, said be was liable to a mouth'sMr.
Imprisooment.
Mr. Alderman Lusk said be did Dot wish to taterfcre
with those who wished to see Mr. Bennett's clock, bet it
was imperatively necessary to keep the etresta clear, and
the °Meier wee placed opposite Mr. Vs premises for
that purpose. There were constant complaints that per-
sons could not get on their way, and the defendant ought
rather to assist the officer in keeping the streets olear,than to
help to obstruct them. As, however, it was the drat ease
of the kind that had been brought before him, he should
deal leniently, sod discharge the defendant without a floe.
Emma Pearson, a prostitute, was charged with stealing
a watch.
The prosecutor woe a Frenchman, and could net speak
&Kebab, end his evidence was interpreted by Mr. Poilsky.
lie gave his name as Victor Philip., and said be was a
captain of a vessel, and was passing along Lombard-Aron
when he was accosted by the primmer is English. and he
told her he did not uadsrataod her, and she left him. He
went into a cigar shop, and when he came out the prisoner
met him, sad walked with him, and he tried to get rid of
her but could not. He suddenly felt something at his
right hand trousers pocket, and she then immediately
left him. He put his hand into Dia pocket and mimed his
purse, which cootsioed about 61. lOs. He tried to follow
her, but was stopped by three men, bet managed to get
away from them, and succeeded is giving her iota cus-
tody, and she was taken to the station, where the purse
was found upon her.
The prisoner was sentenced to three mouths' imprison.
meat.

BOW-STREET.
John Burgas, a man lately holding a responsible situa-
tion in the agonies of a manufacturing jeweller, of Garrick.
street, Covent-garden, and residing at Devereux.oonrt,
Strand, was placed at the bar, charged with stooling • great
quantity of watches, gold chaps, and other anions, the
property of his employer.
From the evidence it appeared that the prlienee was ap.
prehen led by Sergeant Hamblin, of the F division, at
Camberwell, and the avast that led to his sentare was the
fact that one of the watches which formed part of the
stolen property wee brought into M. Loswenlark's shop in
Ourick.street for repair. The watch in queetion was eur-
obond from the prisoner by • young man nemedJohn Mar-
na, a barmen in the employ of Mr. Patter, the licensed
victualer. whose house nearly adjoins that of the prose.
cutor. The watch was- detained. and the prisoaer wee
soon afterwards in custody. When the constable took
Burgess into custody he at test denied the robbery alto-
gether, but when he informed him that one of the watches
had been discovered in the possession of Martin, the
prisoner avid he knew that be (Martin) hid purchased a
watch at his employees shop, and he supposed he (prisoner)
bad not entered the purchase in the book kept for that pur-
pose.
The property stolen consisted of 16 gold and silver
watebee, 17 gold chains, and • large quantity of various
'niched jewellery, &panning of brooches, rings, piss, sad
earrings.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.
CLERKEN WELL.

Wm Trepost, of 11, Bases-row Glerten well, • type-
fothder, sad CAartotts Sale, of the aims address, a named
woman, were charged before Yr. D'ltyncoart with asianth.
lag police-constables Wakefield, 87 0, and Pricked, 107 0,
at Balties.row, is the execution of their duty, and Wirth.
the uniform coat of 107 G. Bala was farther charged
with attempting to stab police-sergeant John Trawls, 402
A, at the same time and piths.
Mr. F6151(008, solicitor, defended Sale.
About one o'clock in the morning there was • gnat die-
Wham. is Baker's-row, and the police was called by the
female psisoner to take Trepoot into custody for smoking
her husband. The police west is sad found Sales hus-
band insensible end bis eye blesdieg. Trepan was taken
lido custody, sad be then kicked sad Irsocked Wakefield
about le the most savage manner. Byes when Kr. Sale
was in the hen& of the polies, Ttapont knelled sad
kioked him and get him out of their bands, and semis
nay, when the police istarfered to take him info thithody,
the woman who *led the police interfaced to get bill
eway, and in doing so maths • nal/ et the eirgient with •
The male Omar was asbally IPA sat el Ma iamb