The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREfiT.

Wiliam Day, a middle-aged man, was pieced at the bar,
charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Baldwin, a cab pro-
pietor, of Southampton-mews, Hassell-square.
Mr. Baldwin said the prisoner was, up to the 4th of Sept.
lest, in his employ, as horeekeeper. His wages wen 20s. a
week with rooms for his family, end part of his duty wee to
wait up once or twice a week to receive the earnings of the
men as they returned home with their cabs. On the 4th of
September it was his turn to remain up, and between one
sad two In the morning seven cab drivers brought home
their money, which was delivered to the prisoner, and the
name. of the men entered on a list, with the amounts they
lied paid attached to their names. The prisoner' it ap-
peared, received 31. Is., end next day it was found he bad
(One off with the money. it was not thought he had stolen
Is until in the coarse of the day the boxes into which the
men always pieced their money were returned through the
Paresis Delivery Company empty. Information was then
given to the police, but until yesterday nothing bad been
hoard of the prisoner, when he was taken into custody.
Henry Holt, a cab-driver, said, on the morning of the sth
el September he lett his money-box with the prisoner. it
crammed eight shillings. It ought to have teen delivered
b Mr. Baldwin the same day.
William Greenwood gave similar evidence. His box oow
imbed nine shillings.
Sergeant lambert, of the E division of police, said be took
the prisoner yesterday, ax Notting-hill, Bayswater. He was
at the time working in one of the omnibus yards of the Ow
meal Omnibus Company. He told Day he was a police-con-
stable, and that he mast consider himself in custody on ••
charge of robbing Mr. Baldwin. He said he had taken 34 le.,
and it was a bed job.
Mr. Jardine asked the prisoner what he had to soy to the
chare.
Day said ha had nothing to say, excepting that he bad had
the messy. Drink had led him to commit the robbery. He
lest part of the mosey, and got drunk with the rest
Committed for trial. _ _

Ju4io;;;;;;,7lnoues hues, and doe Leary, were
charged with robbing Innate Went:beim, • thrums, of
Id.
The prosecutor, • poor deplorable-looking object• whose
only covering consisted of tiny bile of cloth sewed together,
wed strips of dirty taboo bound round that part of his body
sot covered by his other tatters, said he lived in Church-
areas, Bloomsbury. On Sunday last, about 11 o'clock be
wee pertly undressed—(laughter)—end about going to bed,
when the three prieenere burst into the room and commenced
searching for his Looney, which just before he had put into •
beg ana placed under hie bed. One of the pampers held him
firmly down, whilst the alias rummigM the place Mout,
end having found the bag oontsining twelve shillings, two
sixpences, twelvepeooe in copper, and a threepenny piece,
they left the room. All three of the psalm lived in the same
lean sehe did, but till the robbery be had never gem them
bares. Hems certain they were the people who robbed him.
Oa bang asked what they had to ay,
Downs (s big Irishman) easd—Rob him, indeed l—the
poor devil; who'd ever think he'd got my money i l've no
camel= to take his dirty money. He's been telling great
the. All I know about the bueinese is that I wee celled to
his room in oesoaquence or hie throwing this woman on his
bed and emoting shed sot his money. The dirty vegebon'—
I got his musty ! why I know no more stout it then the
meet innocent thing unbent. (Laughter.) Got his money'
wall, I like that. (Laughter) lie wee taking liberties
with the woman, and I went to see what he wee about. I
sever west into his room. There were four other people
sleeping in the Frenebmai's room, sod they were all wide
aware. I never had his money. (Laughter.)
The other primmer+ also denied all knowledge of the
Theprisoners were remanded fora week.
These althea., named Poeta, Faller, Charles Orton,
sad George Bayller, the two first being corporals and the
third a pnvete, in the heat bet,gigm seors Fusilier Otiaeda.
wen charged with stealing • 201. cheque, forging en andante-
Malt thereoo, and uttering it.
The case for the prosecution wee conducted by Mr. Morgan
(Humphrey, son, and Morgan), who had been instructed by
Mr. F. Onvry, solicitor to the Saxe Fusilier Guard.. Mr.
Morgan enplaned that the came in question had been en-
closed in • letter to the quartermaster of the regiment,
for the purpose of paying fir the aiechnrge of • soldier
sand Thripland. But Mrs. Ceuta, the lady who had sent
the remittance from Edinburgh, had addrateed the letter to
Mr. Welter Allan lamed of Mr. George Allan, which wits
the name of the quertennester. It consequently mistreated,
and got tato the hand* a the prisoner Fuller, who, after
keeping it several days, opened it, and abstracted the cheque,
which be handed to the prisoner Healer, fur the purpose of
gating It mated. The cheque wee accordingly promoted on
the Christmas Eve by Hayti/a, who wee accompanied on
that ocomion by Orton, and who olgued the document with
the mum tt Walter Allan."
The prisoners were remanded.
WORSH IP•STREET. _ _

Themes Will.ao.alias I)sittoie, twice convicted, and ins-
pected to be • " ticket-M.lmm, man," and Robert Five alias
also previously convicted, • 1,1.0 charged before Mr.
Dllyncourt with burglary, and violently assaulting a police
constable.

illredEverahei, 137 N, whose appearance denoted great
bodily suffering and monition, eat in his uniform overcoat,
which was in ail parts soaked with blood, while giving the
following evidence —A bunt 3 o'clock in the morning of the 30th
November teat, while paring the residence of Mrs. Charlotte
Bowers, a widow lady, 6, Devonshire-terrace, Victoria-park-
road, I noticed • glaring held through the window over the
street door. In about eve minutes' time It gradually went out,
beteg then of • bloke colour. I found the front runes gems of
that and the adjoining house feet, but that of No. 4 wail
”sin, and I proceeded ecroei the gardens to the premises of
No. 6—the area gate and the wicker gate leading to the back
garden were fast. I got on to the wall, turned ott toy light and
then °burred through the staircase window the prisoner Wil-
lie= deneending with a candlelit his hand about three inches
is length; be we. dressed in a suit of black end black het. At
that ..want I thought ha win the master of the house, but
se I sprang from the wall and was peening to the rear I saw •
window open, sufficiently large to admit a lad through. I
then loud the beck door ejer, entered, and pen:laved %Mama
as the last step but one of the stairs lacing to and oppoeite
the arm kitchen, with a candle in his hand. I made • grab at
and caught him by the throat with one band, turned
my light with the other hand on to the kitchen.
where I saw Frost standing by • table with plats and
• lighted candle upon it. He woe deemed like a midshipmen,
had a yellow band round his cap, • peejacket, and trousers
and wentooet, the latter with might buttons. 1 saw him by
the two light.. I called out, Thieves," and Frost instantly
.prang toward' to.. I struck him with my lamp and he fell.
He rushed at mesons, and then fell • mecca time from the
same moan lie got up agaio, and tried to force between me
end Williams, whom I held last. Ile passed under my arm
and get &trey to the area door, which be tried to unlock. I
then struck at him repeatedly with my lamp. and again
kneeled him down, still holding the other man, whom I
pulled after me. Both prisoners then succeeded In getting
into the " area," where I net tried hard to disengage theother
from me. In this effort I succeeded in getting both down ;
but Frost got up, grasped my belt, that gave way,
and he rolled back behind me. He attain rose by pulling
lat my cost, and Williams thee said, "Here it Is." Fraetai-
reedy hit me with eomething • severe blow on the hand, which
issue sow. I struck William la the face with my Impend at
the same moment Frost dealt me four or live blowy on the
hat, which at last came off, end the binwe then fell on my
head, sad the blood poured down. Williams by that time hod
t tgelf-way up the arts seeps, but I pulled Ida down, he
me several dune la the cheer, which is still very sore
how the effects. Frost the, sada bisescsna, sad the necker-
chief of IVilliama, which I had all the while held, gave way.
I snatched at his dress, and tore his shirt frost; this enabled
kits to get away into the lied pada& 1 followed him,
calling" Murder, and thieves!" He bopped two wetter,
(plated), now produced. I p -Mad the.. an, and parson!
him tam the road, where I teas
we hid that 1 clang