The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.
Till DAZING ROBBERY IN CHLICSIDT..
Four miserablolooking young men, who gave the names
011110 a, Smith, Green, and Hollins, were this morning
brot before the Loed Mayor for anal examination upon
the UAW of steeling • large quantity of valuable jewellery
horn the shop of Mr. Campbell, a jeweller in Chiripside.
It will be recollected that on Saturday last, in the
middle of the day, and while the footway was crowded
with pusengers, the prisoners walked up to the
shop window of the prosecutor, and deliberately
broke a large pane of plate-glass and than com-
menced helping themselves from the stock of gold
watches and chains that were hangingin the window.
They were, of course, seized almost before the
whin
shen
ia
the shop were aware of what had happened, sad w
ey werer taken into the shop nearly the whole of the
primme, had • handful of gold watches and chains in
eir pores:ion.
their
Mr. Ossapbell now informed the coact that the amount
of Oswego that was dose to the different watches and
chains by the violence to which they had been =Wood
was from 131. to 101. The pivots of some of the watches
were broken, and the chains were beat, and • good many
of the watches were stopped.
William Drinkwater, porter to Mr. Bennett, the watch-
maker of Chroplide, who saw the act committe
that be assisted to apprehend the prisoners, and ,weed
them said that they bad only come out of rum the day
before, and they wanted to be sent there again.
In answer to a question put by the Lord Mayor, Mt.
Campbell said that the total value of the property that was
stolen was about 1004
Mr. Campbell, jun, stated that when he went out he saw
the prisoners, and took from Smith • number of chains,
worth 401., and he also took a handful of chains from the
prisoner Hoskins.
The prisoners, when asked if they bad anything to say,
replied that they did not wish to make any answer to the

They were then fully :committed to Newest' to take their
trial for the robbery, and also for maliciously breaking the
window and damaging the property.
WORSHIP-STREET.
MIRING FORGID BILLS OF RIORAMGL
Joke Gilbert, a respectabledooking person, 46 years of
age, and residing at 46, Old-street-road, woe brought up on
warrant, wherein be wee charged with having feloniously
sad knowingly uttered • forged bill of exchange for 201.
to one Richard Dallas, with intent to cheat and defraud,
de., and • seemed charge wee for knowingly uttering with
like intent • forged bill for 251. to Mr. James Fades, of
Pomp-court, Union-street, Southwark.
Mr. Webster, solicitor, Tokenhouse-yard, appeared for
the proneoutios, and the prisoner's attorney retired from the
defence at the last hour : prisoner himself then asserting
that one of his accusers had committed perjury, sad that
ethers had conspired to defraud hiza.
The constable who had the conduct of the case deposed
to having bad very great trouble with his prisoner who on
see omission "bolted " and was not retaken until sitar a
wart ohms.
The &modifies. were taken, and the accused fully com-
mitted to the Old Bailey for trial.
MARLBOROUGH STItEET.
A RUFFIAN.
George Pewter • strongly built young man a porter,
residing in Phenix-street, Seven-dish, was charged before
Mr. Knox, with the following unprovoked assault on a
young man named William Swinacm, living at 28, Crown-
street, Soho.
Three or four other persons were assaulted by the
prisoner, but only one charge was preferred against him.
The complainant said that on the previous afternoon, be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock, he was walking along Old Compton-
street, when the prisoaer, who was with three or four others,
came up to him and struck him a violent blowin the mouth,
cutting his lips, and before he could recover himself he
pee him three or four more severe blows in the tare, badly
disfiguring him.
Mr. Kuox observed -that the complainant appeared to
have suffered severe treatment.
The complainant said that he followed the prisoner up,
and Na soon as he saw the constable coming he ran sway and
tried to escape by taking his way through a public-house
Into the yard.
Mr. Knox asked the complainant whether he had given
the prisoner any provocation, and the complainant said he
had not given the slightest.
The prisoner inquired of the complainant whether he
bad not insulted bu " young woman," and the complainant
said he had not.
Mr. Thomas Stephenson, of 49, Old Compton-street,
said that he was not present when the prisoner
struck the
first blow but he saw the prisoner run after the com-
plainant and strike him three or four severe blows, and then
run away.
Police-constable William Wood, 131 C, said that in
consequence of three or four persons complaining to him
that they had been assaulted by a man (the prisoner),
be went to Old Comptou.street, and there saw the
oomplaioant with his face smothered with blood. The
complainant pointed out the prisoner as the person who had
assaulted hum He went after the prisoner, and took him
into custody in • public-hernia yard, when he became very
violent, bat, with assistance, he took him to the station.
Mr. Knox Naked if the persons assaulted were in attend-
ance, and the constable replied in the negative.
The prisoner again asserted that his " young woman"
bad been insulted by the complainant, but the latter
solemnly denied giving the prisoner the slightest reason tor
the assault.
Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for • month with bard
labour. -

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