The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1848.

in Woolwich, came to his beer-shop, and in slang
language inquired whetmiher he cou
colmmitte d. d not give
lie declined at
him informa-
tion where a robbery.ght be
that time to enter into any communication with him, but
a day or two afterwerda the conversation was again brought
up, and behaving previously had a communication with the
police upon the sulneet, suggested that a robbery might be
committed at the house of the prosecutor. Burlton then
said that he would introduce him to some persona who would
moist in the robbery, and the next day they went to London
and proceeded to a beer shop kept by the defendant Flowers,
at Bethnal-green, and be there saw Flowers end Johnson.
and Milton having introduced Duffell as " one of them,"
said be had got a little job fur them. Johnson staked what it
I was, and he replied " Oh, it is a little public-house job,"
and he added that he thought it was so good a
one as the other. Johnson then said that he hoped
they should not base eo much trouble with it as they
had with the other. Upon this occasion Flowers produced
a bundle of skeleton keys, and he remarked at the same
time that no man in London could use such things better
than they could. Flowers then asked, when it was to be
done, and Buntonreplied, that it must be before Friday
because that was the brewer's day and Johnson seid,
that was the case, they would go down the next day, and it as
was agreed that they should meet at the Trafalgar public
house at Woolwich at • little before three o'clock. Burlton
then remarked, that Mr. Mould was a man of the
outs'worl,
and it would be necessary that he should he " worked
before the robbery was attempted, and it was arranged that
as Duffell ems acquainted with the prosecutor he should get
him to go out upon some excuse, and that the robbery
should be then committed by the others. It was also
agreed that Burlton should keep a watch on his shop
until the prosecutor was taken out by Duffell, and this was to
be the signal for the perpetration of the robbery ; and Johnson
said that if they got anything like a hundred "gns he
and Suiten were to have 101. a piece. Information dell
these circumstances was given to the prosecutor and to the
police; and on the 2nd February, which was the day fixed
for the robbery, Duffell went to the prosecutor's house,after
and
they went out together, as bad been arranged, and
passing Burlton they returned by a back way to the
house, and got into the bar-parlour, where the police had
already been introduced, and they placed themselves in a
position to see what took place. In • short time the
defendant Flowers came in and stood at tbe bar and
for some brandy and water, and he inquired of the prcalledase-
cutor's daughter, who Nerved him, whether her father wasbe
at home, and on her saying he was notht ,
went on conversing with her, and attempting to occupy her
attention. While he was so engaged, the defendants, May-
hew and Johnson, came in, and immediately proceeded up-
stairs, where one of the defendants wu taken into custody
while in the act of opening a room with a skeleton key, end
• number of skeleton key., wrapped up in an old apron,
were found in the fire, where they had been thrown b wane
lithe party —The witness Duffell was crosa.examined at
very considerable length by the counsel for the defendauts,
but nothing whatever was elicited to shake his testimony,
and it appeared that from the commencement of the trans-
action he had been in communication with the prosecutor
and abm with the police, and the subs( quint proceciliegi taken
by him were with their knowledge end saution, and were
adopted solely for the purpose of detecting the guilty parties.
A police-constable deposed that after the prisoners wire in
custody he went to the Fully beer-shop, legit by Flowers, in
L2[llll'l-fields, Bethnal-green, and he there found a quantity
of skeleton keys, a dark lanthoro, several crow bars, and
dis-
other instruments used in house-breaking. He likewise
in
covered a number of " dummy" parcels, made up
brown paper, and in one of them there was an old shoe.—
The Recorder inquired what use was made of these " dum-
mies ?"—The policeman said they were carried by thieves
when they went to a house to commit a robbery, in order to
take off suspicion if they were observed, and induce a belief
that they were upon some lawful business.—The counsel for
the prisoners adoressed the jury, and on behalf of Mtyliew
respectable wiaieso was called, who case him a good cha-
racter, and stated that a short time back he was in very gaol
circumstances, and kept his carriage, but had become re-
duced through unfortunate railway specalations.—The jury
returned a verdict of Guilty against Burltos, Flowers, and
Johnson ; and acquitted Maybew.—The prisoners were sen-
tenced to two years' imprisonment.
This cue concluded the business of the session, and the
court then adjourned to Monday, April 3.

TIIIRD COURT.—Before Mr. catamissioarr Bullock.
CONSPIRACY T., DRPRAUR.—J. Caulet wee indicted for
conspiring with another person, not in custody, to defraud
Lewis Leon and another of eight silver watches.—The pri-
soner went, in company with a person named Orly, to the
prosecutors, who are watch manufacturers in Hatton-garden.
The prisoner raid he lived in Vincent-square ; that he had
lived there many years ; thathe was a retired master mariner ;
and that he was in independent circumstances. Believing
these representations, and as Oray offered to become curity
fur the prisoner, Mr. Leon let him have eight silver wetches;
end a promissory note for 301., payable four months after
date, was given by Oray end the pr isoner. On inquiry it
was found that the prisoner had left Vineent.square, and
was living then in Oloucesterwtreet, Queen. square ; and he
had only held the house in Vincent-square under a lease for
three year. The watches were found at different pawn-
brokers,
and Mr. Leen procured a warrant, under which the
prisoner was talten into custody.--it was proved, on MN-
examination, that at the time the prisoner obtained the
watches he did live in Vincent-square. The promissory
as note w dated 15th December last, so that it
would not be due till the 180 of April:ie.
The learned Commissioner told the jury that there was
great difficulty in the case. The alleged false pretence was
that the prisoner was in independent circumstances, and
owner of a certain house. It seemed that he really wee the
leaseholder of that house, and it would be a very awkward
affair if the bill were to be paid when due should the jury
find him guilty.—A person in the court said the prisoner
was a highly respectable man, and he (the speaker) would
cash the bill on the spot ; and would have done so at any time,
.—T
bad it been preeentedhejury seemed unable to agree.—
The learned Commissioner said the false pretences had fallen
to the ground, and he certainly could not recommend them
to convict him upon such evidence.—The jury then reired,
and after a long deliberation they found the prisoner Guilty,
to the great surprise of the learned judge.—The learned
Commissioner refused to receive or act upon the verdict.
After conferring a short time with the alderman who sat
with him on the bench, his lordship ordered the prisoner to
be confined in Newgate eight days from the commence-
ment of the session, the effect of which order wale the in-
-..laneous liberation of the prisoner.

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WESTMINSTBIL—Tas Mnirrtno us THAYALOLIL-
-B,,HAAS.— C. MAW. J. White, J. Read, J. Prendergastn
,
and J. Connell were charged with having formed a portio
of a mob of several hundred persons who created a not and
broke a great number of street lamps and windows on the
previous evening.—lt was proved that the prisoners were at
the head of a great crowd of persons, presenting a very for-
' midable appearance, whichbad suddenly entered Westminster
and demolished and extinguished the street lamps, windows in
the houses, and committed other ac's of violence. The ,
tradesmen in the immediate vicinity put their abutters up,
and the greatest excitement prevailed throughout the even-
ing.—Mr. BroderiP observed that the ewes were too serious
for him to deal with summarily, and he should require
White to find two sureties in 501. each and himself in 1001.,
Toth ill and Read in two sureties of 401. each and themselves
in 801. each, and Prendergast and Conaell in two sureties of
301. each and themselves in 601., to appear at the next ses-
sions for the county of Middlesex.
GREENWICH.—ROHBERY ON THM SOUTH EASTERN
I RAILWAY BY ONE OP THE COMPANY'S SIIKVANTS.-13.
Rowe, repairer and overlooker of carriages on the above line,
E Rowe, his mother, and D. Ogilvy, his cote-in, were
charged, the ant with stealing and the two latter with re-
ceiving and negotiating, one 501. Bank of England note, one
, 201. ditto, three 51. notes, and Us. 21, other moneys, the
1 property of the railway company. On the 30th September
pdlonyoetdreattothteheitaabziammoteurnintinwuesre,
and
d-
forwarded in • cashbox by the train. On the arrival of
the train Mr. Cox, the station-mwter, found that the bombed
been tampered with, the money alwtracted, and nothing left
except the payAiect and the time bill.. Information was
given to Forrester and other effieers, who at once instituted
the necessary inquiries, but without effect. It was eubse-
quently found that the 501. note hail been tendered by the
prisoner Ogilvy at the Bank of England, where it was
stopped, the prisoner giviog hie real name and address.
It was discovered that the 201. note, the number of which, es
well to the other note, was known, had been paid
1 ulp:iytvis:dgafprotkhrofnitEh,,ennglolintnnk of Deacon and Co. for the purpose of
in purchase of a gold chain, to Mr. lees of Corn-
bill.
Rowe WIPI at once taken into cust, and osaid n I
being chsrged with the robbery, buret into teoursdy, and ,
that he had not forced the box, but found the money in one j
of the first-class carriages. The female prisoner was taken t
into custody at Item‘gato ; and although she et fir-t. denied 3
that she knew anything about the rohhery, af tt r xardi took L
the officer to a house in Locke's-fields, Peckham, where she
handed him a gold chain, purchased with one of the 201. notes,
r
which was proved by an assistant of Mr. Ives, a jeweller, to
have been sold to the prisoner Rowe
that Ogilvy had In the •
course of the evidence it appeared cal le
upon the f male prisoner for the loan of 2d., and it was upon :
that occ scion she asked him to cub the 501. note at the Bank 11
of England.—Theprisoners were fully commit!, d on the t
charge ; but bail to the extent of 401. each of two securities 4
were required and given by the female prisoner and ;
Ogilvy. i
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