The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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MANSION-HOIIBII.

Joseph Mille wee brought before the Lord Mayer, charged
with having robbed his rinpl tyers.
Fining, the detective officer, mid, on Saturday night I
was sent for to Messrs. Boutfield and Co., of Houndaditch,
wholesale clothiers, sad the prisoner was there given into
my charge for stealing a piece of cloth. I saw him in the
lower warehouse, and asked Dim what he had aboat him.
He pulled off his hat, and I took out of it the piece of
woollen cloth, I now produce. Upon searching I found
upon him seventeen shillings, which he wished me to give
up to the workmen on the establishment, as it was money
he had collected as a Christmas fund, in the character
of their treasurer. I then took him to the station house.

Mr. Robert Bottsfield of the firm of the prosecuton, said
we employed the prisoner as a cutter, and paid him thirty
shillings a week. On Saturday I went up to the cutter's-
room, while they were at dinner, and examined the pri-
soner's basket and found in it three pees. of black cloth,
under his gnat coat, each containing • yard and three
quarters and corresponding with the piece of cloth he had
been eating on his board My suspicions about him had
been previously excited. I communicated with the police.
The piece produced is one of those which had been in the
basket, and its value is eleven shilling.. Re had been io

our employment nine years.
The Lord Mayor—This is one of the cues which I con-
sider it is always necessary to send to *jury, u being too
serious for a magistrate to adjudicate upon.
The prisoner had nothing to say.—Committed for trial.

CLERHENWELL.
Joe Walker, a young man of respectable appearance, was
charged with being concerned in stealing 171.
The prosecutor, Mr. W. J. Manly, of Jersey, came to
London on the lot inst. and was accosted by the prhoner
near the Murton Station. An annektance sprung up
between them, and afterwards a third early, who appeared
to be a gentleman and a stranger, elmed their compare .
They visited several public-houses together, and eventually
they made a mutual appointment to most again when the
prosecutor should return from 'Llvenudd, whither he was
going. The appointment was kept, and they spent the day
as before. Walker hoisted of an nee* sae Dr. Gregory,
who had died in America, and left him a legacy of 5,0001. ;
and the stranger, who exhibited notes of greet apparent
value, asked witness to take a hundred pounds over
with him to Jersey, and to dispose of it se he should
direct, for he was in the habit of visiting the
island every year, and distributing that sum in charity.
This the prosecutor agreed to do, and the stranger soon
afterwards said he mast leave for a short time. Witness
remarked, " You'll be sure to come back ?" "If you
doubt my word, here is my pocket-book," was the instant
reply. When the stranger returned they began talking of a
receipt, and prosecutor was going out to purchase the stamp,
when the stranger mid, " You doubted me, what security
have I that you will come back?" Witness left him his
pocket-book, in which was 171., as a gage for his return,
and went out with the prisoner, who also left behind him
a: similar pledge. The prosecutor, however, desired the
prisoner to buy the stamp, while he remained near the
public-house where he had left the stranger, to see that he
did not go away with their property. The result was that
both of the men disappeared and prosecutor lost his money.
The prisoner when apreheaded resisted violently, and
attempted to swallow a diamond ring.
• Mr. Cords remanded the ease.
Biseard Maynard alias Edward Cloths and Charlie Hill
were committed on a charge of having been concerned in a
burglary in the horse of Mr. &mud, Bemiagtoa-street,
City-road, St. Luke, tailor.
Hill—Please, my lord, send me to be tried at " Nooglt,"
and not at Clerkenwell Sessions.
Mr. Cords—Why do you wish that?
Prisoner—Because I shall have a fair trial there, but not
atthe other place.
They were accordingly committed to Neargate.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mary Ann Sae ley was brought before Mr. Bingham for
final examination, charged with haviag_feloniously broken
into the dwelling-house of Mr. Wells, SO Percy-street, and
stolen a csah-box containing about 1801. notes and gold,
and valuable securities to a large amount.
William Charles Lancaster said he occupied apartments is
the hones of 'Mr. Wells. On the morning of the 25th
October he heard an alarm of thieves in the house. He
went from his bedroom, and found a police unstable in his
sitting-room. He discovered that a esontaiSe bad bees
broken- open, and a cash-box, his property, stolen there-
from. The cash-box contained six 101. banknotes, 33
sovereigns, and three 61. notes, besides other monies, and
about Ifool.worth of shares in Mexican and South American
stocks. A quantity of other property had also been stolen
from the room which had not been resound. The
cashbox now produced was put of the stolen property.
John Wells, landlord of the house, No. 23, Percy street,
said on the morning of the 25th bet. he was disturbed by a
ring at the door bell. On going dowel stairs he discovered
that seven of the rooms had been entered, mid property
stolen belonging to himself and also to Mr. Lancaster, who
lodged in the house. Witness missed some articles of plate
and other property, worth about 71. Witness found that
the kitchen window had been forced open, and an entrance
effected in that manner.
Charles Langham, police-constable 11 168, said, about
half-past two on the morning of the 25th October, the
prisoner passed him en his beat with something bulky under
her cloak. Her appearance being suspicious, he followed
her and asked her what she. had beneath her cloak. She
replied what she had get was her business. He asked her
why she hesitated to tell him what she had with her, add-
ing that if she had become honestly possessed of what she
kept secret, she would not be afraid of speaking out.
He then asked her where she had brought it from.
She said she had brought it from home, and was going to
take it home again to Ogle-street. Witness not being satis-
fied with her answers, took her to the station-house, and
there removed her cloak, and found beneath it a cub-box.
Witness asked her where she got it from; she replied as she
was coming along the enclosure of Russell-square she
stumbled op against somethiog, she stooped and picked it
up, and found it was a cash-box. Where the prisons: was
stopped was about half a mile from Mr. Wells 's house, and
she was coming along the road from the house. The cash-
box, on being examined, was found to contain the money
and securities stolen from Perepetreet. The box was iden-
tified by Mr. Lancaster. The prisoner had given a false
direction in Ogle-street.
Polies Constable Ovary, E 121, discovered the door of
Mr. Wells's holm *pen on the morning of the robbery, and
gave an alarm.
The prisoner, who is well known to the police, and who
is believed to have had associates in the burglary, said she
would reserve her defence, and was fully committed.

THAMES.

Joi.s Le, about 45 years of age, and carpenter of the
ship Don Ricardo, was charged with feloniously intender-
rying with a young woman, named Anne Diary Darg, his
wife MarT being then alive.
Both wives were present. The first was a stout matron,
about fifty years of age, who appeared full of indignation.
The second wife was a slender female, who was much
younger, and greatly agitated during the examination, and
attended in her &action by another female, who acted as
her bridesmaid only 8 days ago.
The second wife, who held down her head, was led into
the witness box to be examined, and Mr. Yardley said be
would begin with proof of the first marriage.
The first wih bustled forward and said she was the pri-
soner's lawful:.
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Mr. Yardley terrmtig)—l eaa't beer yea. I mast
have other e of the first marriage.
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