The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-04 00:00:00

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"WEAL„ PAUPER LAWTER.—A SYRANGII CKASACTII.
'Miss* dew,* described in the calendar as a labourer,
man with • low retreating forehead, was
In for a shovel and a sieve, value ss. 6d., the
of John cod.
beta` toed
cclerk atfhe dock he wa
the court, r addresse
asked d by Kr.
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The 1 well, If you ask me, why, of coulee,
lan we guilty ; didn't think that I was going to say
that I was, clidfßitealir ?)
(Laughter.) Let as beet the
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Jets Wood,( of 1 , Beliver.place, Kila-end, a builder,
deposed that the prima. was in hie employ for a short
time. On the 16th of March he paid the prisoner his
wig., and two days after he missed the things the
rimier was indicted for stealing. He gave the prisoner
into owtody.
The Prisoner—That will do ; yea may stand down ;
we Ws dose with you. 0911 the next witness, usher.
(lanihinr.)
Shoirick Bard proved seeing the *awl* up the
'howl and sieve in the yard, and when by witness
said, "I am going away with nay "wrmem
daughter having told him that she led seen the prisoner'
king the tools into the pad be let him take them away.
The prisoner who seemed= pleased with this
witness,
ate hie hands, and said—Bravo
you may down. (Great laughter.) Where is the
constable who took ma ; lat us have him?
Thomas Phillips, City policsoinitehle, 610, mid, from
information he received le went to Bt. Hazy-axe,•• place
where paupers find relief, and saw the prisoner and told
him he wanted him. He mid, "Ah,Ur. Phillips, what
do you want me for ?" Witness than told him the charge
and took him into custody.
The prissier
hen spin appeared to be
osiagry grid et the
witness, and w irked if hie had why to ask the
witness, said—No, sir, all thew bays Is Sus
Peyse—Now prisoner I. tie time to make your
Therisoner—Thank you, my lord. I haven't mush to
eq. He then addressed the court with Wine degree of
talent ; his line of defence being that he took the tools for
some money which the prosecutor owed him.
The jury after hearing an
ottrsumming up from
the ocort, found the pruner.
Kr. Payne said he should like to something about

Xr. George Agar, chief warder of the City Prison, Ho -
logy, said he knew the prisoner. He was a very (tangerine;
character because he was rather clever. He had been fear
tiers is primp, but not for lareesy. Re was sent to the
prim because he could not and boil He was teemed with
threatening the parish authorities of the City Union,
whore he was wellknown ea the " vassal" lawyer.
Mr. Peyne—He certainly has talents, and it is a pity
they Lave been better applied.
continued—Whenhe was in prison, and in the
unim, he endeavoured to incite the other inmates
and pauper against the odds& He practised every kind
of insubordination possible ; and when spoken to about
it, would use threats and bad language, for which he was
sent to prison four times.
The prisoner—l have never committed any crime—l
mesa any act of felony.
Witnees—l have said so.
Prisoner—Thank you, I sin much obliged to you.
goadilier4
11r. vne said the prisoner was a peculiar character, and
sentenced him to be imprisoned end kept to hard labour

for six months.
The prisoner, who had treated the whole affair with
great levity, wished his lordship and the gentlemen of the
pay a very good morning, and was removed.