The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
A SISAIGI PLACA TO &AIX LODGINGS.
A Togged, dirty young man named George Smith, wiks
,Adred by Thomas Bengough, the night inspector, at the
am"- flegoroes station, South Eastern Railway, with being
food conosaled on the premises, it was supposed for an
salewfd
r =ough stated that having gone his usual
Net arrbout half-past 12 o'clock, prior to locking up, he
'Oa 111311 t round at 1 o'clock. He then heard some one in
sae of the water closets. He pushed at the door, but
mid it futened. lie called out "Who is then?" but re-
wired Do answer. He then said that it the door was not
maid he should buret it in. The prisoner then opened
at door and came out. He stated that he was
Amgen, and went in there to sleep. Witness no-
ticed that he had something under his waistcoat,
ssd took from him two books. Witness asked him
offs he got them, and he replied, " That is no
bower of yours." Witness took him in custody. On
the way to the station he said he had been there since 9
oda*. This, however, could not be, as witness must in
ebet cam have found him at half-past 12. In fact it was
dllenit to understand how the prisoner could have got
isee the station after that hour. At all events he must
hoe got in surreptitiously.
Sergeant Monckton, the detective officer, attached to
ebe station, said that at 9 o'clock and also at half-past
II he had searched the water-closet, to see if there were
say persona hanging about them. The prisoner certainly
ma not there then.
llr. Lloyd, manager of Messrs. Smith and Son's book-
stall at the station, said that he had examined the two
looks found on the prisoner, and found on one of them •
nark by which he perceived that it had formerly been the
Foperty of that firm, but whether it had been
odd or stain be could not say. The other bad • small
circular label pasted on it, with the mark Is. That was
the way in which second hand books were usually marked
whoa exposed for sale upon stalls but the labels were
'sadly removed when they were sold.
The prisoner said he found the books on • seat in the
perk during the day.
Be was remanded for further examination.

POCKS OIVICIODEINEBB.
Jena Beadle, aged 29, a honekeeper, of 44, lamb's-
nig, Lamb's-Conduit-street, was eluirged before Mr.
barker with being drunk and dimordeand assaulting
police-oonstable John Chamberlain, 668, in the execution

of W duty.
The constable stated that at 2 o'clock this morning he
was on duty in Red Lien-egnare, when he saw the
primmer and a female by the side of the pump. He
asked what they were doing there' when the
=said that he was getting soros water.
him to go away, but the prisoner said he should
when he pleased. After a time the prisoner came out, went
down lied Lion-pomsage, and when he got into Rod Lion-
el:est the prisoner took off his coat and wanted to fight
bia. He went to him, and the prisoner hit bins in the

SKr. Kr. Alexaader(derk)—What did you follow the prisoner
for !
The constable said that the prisoner made use of had
limpace, and when be told him to go away,
he said he should not go for him. He acuffied
with the prisoner, and they both fell, and then
he sprang his rattle and assistanoe coming up the prisoner
was taken to the police-station. He did not know any-
thing of the prisoner. The prisoner was drunk.
The prisoner said he was gouts quietly along when the
mutable followed him and struck him on the head with
his rattle or with something he bad in his hand. He had
given the constable no provocation for his acting in the
way he had towards him.
Mr. Alexander—lt would have been better by half to
have left him alone. (To the oonstable)—Did you hit him

with your rattle ?
The prisoner—He hit me on the back of the head, and
made me bleed.
It. Alexander—Will you hold your tongue ? (To the
esartable)—Did yon bit him with the rattle ?
The constable said that he might have done so in the
waffle, so the prisoner was violent.
Mr. Alexander—You moat know whether you hit him
w not.
The conetable—l did hit him with the rattle.
Police-constable Child, fri B, said that he heard the
mend of a rattle and went to the spot and found the
prisoner and the constable on the pound scuffling to-
gether. He assisted to take the prisoner, who was drunk,
to the police station.
Mr, Barker—The prisoner got a crack on the head ; do
you know bow he got it ?
The constable said that. was done before he got there.
The prisoner—l was drunk, and am son) for what took
Lae. This is the first time that I was ever in &place like

itr. Barker said that the prisoner admitted that he was
drank. It would have been very much better for the con-
stable to have left the prisoner alone, and not to have fol-
lowed him from the square into Red Lion-street. He
should fine the prisoner 2s. 6d. on his own confession for
being drunk.
The prisoner paid the money, saying that if the police
lad left him alone he should have gone home quietly, and
thee all this tumble would have been saved. _

Yr. Barker again remarked that it would have been
better for the constable not to have followed the prisoner.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
_ EXTRAORDINARY CABS OF ROBBERY,

Frederick Armin, Wright, a young man, described as
an sgeet, of No. 61, Chester-street, Kennington-lane, was
clierpd before Hr. Tyrwhitt, on suspicion of stealing a
lady's velvet jacket, a moire antique dress, and other pro.
petty, belonging to his brother, Mr. Thos. Francis Wright,
nliterary agent, residing at No. 60, Wakat-place, Ken.
read.
El ton
prosecutor said that some time ago he was charged
at that court with obtaining a mantle from Messrs. Swan
and Edgar by fraud, and was committed from that court.
Oa the 25th of June the prisoner—his brother—came to
ltitiesrison, and from that day to the 20th July he
o from his (prosecutor's) wife several sums of
seamy, in all about 401. He entrusted the prisoner with
• parcel containing a velvet jacket, a moire antique
dress, and other property to take to Mr. Oddy's in Argyll-
street, to be delivered to Mr. Sayer, the solicitor en-
gaged for him, and the prisoner took it there, but subse-
quently fetched it away, and be had seen nothing more
of tits property. The prisoner had also, although
he received the money for the purpose, failed to get
his witnesses to character in attendance at the
trial. He (prosecutor), however, was discharged, and
Its bad ascertained that the prisoner had been. 111111 g his
cards for • most improper purpose, and be had received
bitten addressed to him, but intended for the prisoner,
free servants who complained of the prisoner robbing
then. To one female the prisoner bad represented him-
self as a clerk in Somerset-house, with a salary of 9001. a
year and to another as possessed of 300/. a year, and he
lad offered both of them marriage.
Oddy, refreshment-house keeper, of Argyll-street,
mid the prisoner brought a parcel to his house for Mr.
NM and subsequently sent a lad for it. He refused to
Ore the lad the parcel, and the prisoner came himself and
heyave him the parcel.
The prosecutor said the prisoner although married and
having two children was carrying on correspondence with
different females with the view to marriage. In one of
the letters sent to a female was one of his (prosecutor's)
link which the prisoner was using, and round it was
"4,Ped • piece of blue silk sent as a specimen of the
Wended wedding dress.
Er. Sayer said the parcel was intended for him to be
handed over by agreement to Messrs. Swan and Edgar.
The prisoner when taken into custody by Sergeant Cole,
id the C Division, was in company of • young woman
*war acquaintance he had formed in Hyde-park, and to
'born he was paying his addresses. The following is a
rennet of the letter forwarded to the young woman :
KY own darling Sarah —I could no longer
sweed. the resolution which I have taken to
L you all my life and bear the character
love eternally. I have three times attempted to
you a verbal relation of the contents of this note,
II poor heart has failed me. Darling, I am not pre-
Igivkate,, „ nor would I desire your hand if your heart
IT sot accompany it. I declare to you • :th
a the sincerity of a man of honour that I have
~4 most sincere passion for you, but I have seen gentlemen
mos such dances when they have given up their affections
„4. the lovely tyrants of their heart and could not help
meeselves, that I had no courage to beilin an address to
Na. Si whose good sense and generosity had nevertheless
4 tod opinion.—Your lover for ever, Fas.:(l."
as Prisoner was remanded.

ACCTDENT ON THIS NORTH EANIZB.N RAILWAY.—
Ika alarming accident occurred on Sunday morning on
Yalton arid Whitby Railway, at Pickering. This
rtle town is cut in halves b the railway, and the cross-
-04. between one portion of the town and the other is on
At this place two large gates are hung, which
Zth off the railway or the road traffic, as the case may
These gates are under the charge of a company's
^▪ mu& On Saturday night the ordinary barna was
nets' hours late, on account of the royal review of
,L___•"4l.il tesra at York, and it was 2 o'clock on Sunday
I,""thth before the gateman was at liberty to lie down.
doing this he set open the gates for the early
mail leaving Melton at half-past 4, which does not
^.90 at Pickering. He had then gone to sleep, but
1, amused on hearing the mail approach, and on
eing out found the gates were clod across the line.
the train was down in an instant, and smashed through
reaheavy gates almost without a check, literally splitting
into matchwood, although bound with iron. The
Irtinlan narrowly esc•ped. The remarkable feature is
,L.__""4 the train &A not leave the line, consequently the
,'lrte done is comparative) y small, and no one was at
hart. It seems, from inquiry, that a party had started
▪ for the grouse shooting on the moon, and that in
"ththin the man had found the gates closed acme the
raid. and in order to cross had closed them across the line,
and had so left them, without being heard by the gate-
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