The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE..

posal and gave him 6s. ; but the prisoner did not retorts
for the cheque, which proved, on inquiry, to be a forgery.
Mr. John K. Weedoo, solicitor, stated that he reeed at
a coffee-house and hotel in Chancery-lane, where the pri-
soner had been stopping two or three nights. Witness's
attention was first directed to the prisoner under very ex-
traordinary circumstances, for while he was is bed oil
Thursday night, or rather at four o'clock in the morning,
he was disturbed in his sleep, awl, on awaking, saw a masa
in his bedroom, groping about and handling his things.
Mamas called out to him two or three times, and then,
getting no answer, he jumped out of bed and collared the
mysterious stranger, who began stammering out an apology
for his intrusion, and stated 'first he was looking for the
watercloset. Witness accepted his apekgy, and showed
him the right way, the landlady having told him the day
before that there was • gentleman is the house " as deaf as
a poet." The nest evening witness saw the same mania the
coffee-room, apparently concealing one of the newspapers,
upon which witness asked him for the paper, and presently
read the paragraph above adverted to, which convinced him
that he was the same person. He consequently meetioaed
his suspicions to the landlady, and a policeman was sent
for, after which he was identified by the waiter at Upton's.
The sergeant of the prison van stated that he had fre-
quently accommodated the prisoner with a rids, from the
Marlborough, Ilanimenmith, Westminster, awl other
police-courts, from which he bad been committed for simi-
lar offences. On one occasion he took away some spoons
belonging to a hotel-keeper in the Haymarket.
A clerk from the bank proved that the cheque was •
forgery, and by no means the first by the same hand.
The prisoner, after reading the depositions, stated that
they were perfectly correct, csceptiog the statement that he
had been convicted of felony, which was false. He had
been certainly committed (or three months by Mr. Serjeant
Adams, but that was for a misdemeanour similar to the pre-
sent one.

Alamo Legraws, a young man in the employ el Mr.
aWilkins*.
Nibbnmeentan, of 89, Watling-Meet, was
raWilient n, who owns a warehosee ea the
witb
lasoW
lest leer el Me. 89, Watling-street, said—Lost sight a
, whaling' robbery was committed en my premise, I have
lasinssi IN pings of haadkerchieft, as nearly as has judge.
The gebeser was in my service, and it was his duty to
leave the premises from half- t6to 6 every everabi.
A polierman—l mw the la Watiosnest. at a
atm:4
quarter te 8 o'clock last a lie aid be bad bees !Wood
in the hoses, No. 69, W 'ben be was is the
employ of Mr. Wilkie/my the wires who had the
locking up of the house had Ise the premises and locked
his is the enwthemmand Itthat • had been obliged W call
the allontins el the les-emmesitle es bay to assist him
tisaC oat at the len leer widow. Kot being quite sa-
t with the ofiesuat, I trek the primer to lir. Kean,
in Friday-street, who enavissed me that be belonged to Mr.
Wilkinson's, and I then allowed him I. go home, after he
gave me his name and address. This morning at half-
pan 7 o'clock, I was Worsted that Mr. Wilkinsen's premises
had been opesed, and that in the vamp were found a
quantity *fen baseisseelieh, and a brown paper parcel of
other pegs, and afterwards it was found that the gentle-
man hed been robbed of property to a considerable amount.
I then leek the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Wiliam Truss said—l am clerk to Mr. Gould, who
elegise the two bottom floors as a warehouse. At ten mi-
nimise after seven o'clock yesterday ensnim, I borrowed
the telecom's lamp. He was then in Mr. Wilkinson's
wardsones._aad I said to him that I was going in five
nelson& Me said he would be ready to go in a few
minutes; and be was putting on kb coat and waistcoat,
and "'palmed to be preparing to go. I thee went to my own
waretions, washed my hands maw all was straight, put
out the gm and west away. I supposed the prisoner had
left tie maim% end I locked the outer door of the weft-
house. Mystifies"( vey fellow clerks stood at the doorway
two or three minutes. It was twenty minutes after seven when
we went away. When I went this morning to the premises,
I saw a carpet-beg. and a panel of handkerchiefs, which
were lying in the pomp. I was the first who opened the
door. Mr. Wilkinson's dear was open, and his stock was
in great confusion. The street-door, which I had locked
the night before, was merely shot once in the lock, and any
one within last night might have got out. We found 24
pieces of handkerchiefs.
The prisoner (to Mr. Wilkinson)—ls it the regular rule
for me to leave at the time you 'unties ?
Mr. Wilkinson—lt is.

The prisoner—Wenion eat'afled with the explanation I
gave at the station-house of what I had been doing to detain
me so late f

r-.4-ilitinoon—l was not.

Mr. Henry—What are you ?
The prisoner—I am a barrister, but not at the English
bar. I was in practice at Newfoundland in 1823. I wee a
Solicitor-General at Bermuda; and in 1823 I was ap-
pointed Judge of the Supreme Court at Newfoundland.
Mr. Henry—But you were never called to the English
bar, and I don't think the Colonial Minister would have
given you these appointments without.
The prisoner—Er cute me, there you are wrong. I was
appointed by Lord Bathurst, and many others have held
the same situation without ever belonging to the English
I bar.
Mr. Mentz—Yea OM= .0 be lb...vvrm at the Westminster
Hennas,SO shell tomatit yon to take your trial there
upon this charge.

The prisoner said, be was desirous to ask Mr. Wilkinson
more questions; but the Lord Mayor said to him, you are
at liberty to ask say questions of any of the witnesses ; but
I advise you not to do so in the present stage of the pro-
ceedings. lam bound to tell you that you are suspected of
having been voncerned in this serious robbery, and I advise
you to be gu rded in what you ask or say.
The prisoner was then remanded.
BOW-STREET.
AM Was. Molloy, a respectably-dressed man, of about
deaf, was chuffed with having obtained Is. and a
dieser spat the security of a forged cheque for 61.
Oa Wednesday afternoon the prisoner entered the Salis-
1212.Dining-rociens (Upton's), 91, Strand, and, after par.
. of dinner, discovered that he had " no money about
aHe then drew a cheque for Si. upon Messrs. Her-
rin sad Co., the beakers, and requested the waiter (Chap
sea) to advents his 6e. and to retain the cheque till the
fallowing day, whoa he would call end pay the se. and the
charge he bb dishes. The waiter consented to this pro.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1853.