The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW-STREET.

Sergeant Druscovitch, of the detective force, Sootland-
yard, attended before Mr. Vaughan to apply for advice and
assistance in reference to the ease of Jean Jaques Rol/s, a
lunatic at large. The lunatic, a gentleenanly.looldng young
man of about 26 or 27 years of age, had been for some time
residing in France, and was the son of an English gen-
tleman and a French lady. He had been confined in a lunatic
asylum in France. but as be was an English subject
the French authorities determined to transfer him to
this country. After some correspondence with the
Foreign-office the lunatic was conveyed by the
French authorities on board a Boulogne packet, and
landed at Dover. Thence he had been sent on by
rail to London, and arrived at Charing.cross Rail
way. Some of the railway officials brought him to
Scotland yard, when Drusoovitch took charge of him ; and,
having reason to expect that the pariah authorities would
offer some opposition to his admission to the workhouse,
now desired to know what course the learned magistrate
would recommend him to take. Drascovitch banded in the
correspondence above referred to, including the certificate
from the French asylum, in which the lunatic was described
as "an artiste dramatique." His profession had been that
of a scene painter. . . . .

Mr. Va after referring to the act of Parliament,
said it was quite clear that the lunatic was found wandering
at large in the parish of St. Martin, and ought to be ac
once received into the workhouse. Re therefore instructed
!dancers, the warrant ofSecr, to go with Drtiscovitch and
the lunatic to that workhouse, and state his (the magis-
trate's) view to that effect.
After a short interval Manvers reported that the muter of
the workhouse refused to admit the lunatic, and Mr. West,
the vestry clerk, attended to show cause.
Mr. Vaughan said it was quite clear that Mr. Rolls must
be deemed a lunatic at large the moment he set foot on the
platform at Charing•cressi. The act of parliament mad, it
obligatory to bring such persons before a justice of the
peace, but they must first be taken to the workhouse, and
the master was bound to admit them. All expenses to
which the parish might be put would be repaid by the Trea-
sury. The process might be inconvenient, but the guar-
dians, as a public body, must submit to inconvenience for
the public interest.
Mr. West said there was no evidence of lunacy in this
case.

Mr. Vaughan said the act only required that the person
should be deemed a lunatic. The officer had received infor-
mation that he was a lunatic, and they were bound to admit
him.

Mr. West thought it was neoerary to resist the Commis.
sifters of Polio. in such a case. In one former instance
they bad done so successfully.
Mr. Vaughan said he bad no doubt u to the duty of the
muter to receive the lunatic now. If the guardians were
not satisfied they might apply to the Secretary of State
to obtain an alteration of the law, or they might take a
case.

Ultimately it wee agreed that the lunatic should be re-
ceived into the workhouse.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mrs. Sarah Monk, and Mary Ann Mont, her daughter,
living in Hopkinsiareet, St. James's, were charged before
Mr. Knox with stealing 14 yards of silk, value 151. 155., the
property of Messrs. Lewis and Allenby, silk mercers, No.
195, Regent-street.
Mr. Lanaban, superintendent of Messrs. Lewis and
Allenby's establishment, said, at the beginning of October
the firm had a large lot of silks from Lyons, some of the
patterns being expressly manufactured for their bones.
One of the assistants was employed in cutting into dress
lengths some of the goods, which were placed on the coun-
ter. He left two of these dress lengths on the counter
while he left the wareroom for • short time, and when he
returned be missed one of them fourteen yards in length,
and worth 151. 1544 He gave notice of the loss, and the
silk was afterwards found in pledge at a pawnbrokers, in
Oxfordotreet.

Police-sergeant Stephens, acting inspector at the Marl-
borough-street station, said the prisoner Mary Ann Moak
was brought to the station, she having been apprehended
at Mr. Attenborough's with the duplicate of the silk upon
her. After cautioning the prisoner he asked her bow she
became possessed of the duplicate, and she said her mother
bad given it to her, to raise more money on the pieces of
silk in pledge. The prisoner gave her correct name and
address. He sent a constable for the mother, and on
telling her that she was charged, with her daughter, with
stealing the silk, she said the silk had been given to her
by a person to pledge. This person, she said, waited for
her at a public-house in Wardour-street, and gave her ss. for
her trouble and the duplicate. At the prisoner's lodgings
• quantity of patterns and dresspiaoes not made up were
found. Subsequently, the daughter denied that her mo-
ther gave her the duplicate, and assorted that she had
picked it up in the house.
William Bennett, assistant to Mr. Attenborough, of
684, Oxford-street, produced the piece of silk, and said he
believed it had been pledged by the eldest prisoner for 21.
Having received information of the robbery, when the
youngest prisoner came with the duplicate she was de-
tained and given into custody.
Mr. Linehan said when the prisoner Mary Ann Monk
was first taken into custody she said her name was Wilms,
and that she lived in Palteney-street.
Police-constable Palmer, A 323, said that after the pri.
loners were locked up, he beard the youngest say to the
eldest, " Why, mother, you have • piece of that moire an-
tique in your drawer, and you told me to burn the
tickets."

Mr. E. Lewis, for the defence, hoped the magistrate
would admit the youngest prisoner to bail.
Mr. Knox would remand the prisoners, and at the next
examination Mr. Lewis might renew his application.

WESTMLNSTEII.
Mr. William Henry Oaku Warren, • gentleman, resid-
ing at Harrondon, Kent, said to be the son of General
Wanes, was charged with a robbery at the Westminster
Palace Hotel. It appeared from the evidence of four wit-
nesses that at about a quarter-past one o'clock the prisoner
entered the hotel by the principal entrance. He had no
overcoat on or with him, and after walking up and down
the basement for nearly an bout, be went to the visitor.'
book, where, as he said, he was looking for the names of
some friends of his who were staying there. He then went
into the coffee-room, and, having partaken of some refresh-
ment, took his departure. Although the hall porter
saw prisoner come in without an overcoat, and go
out with one on, and knew him to be • stranger,
he did not attempt to stop him, but spoke
to another porter, who, finding that an overcoat and three
books belonging to a Mr. lleatbfield were missing, went
after prisoner and found him with the property in his
possession. He said it was his coat, then he had made •
mistake, and then offered witness a sovereign to say nothing
about it. He was, however, taken back to the hotel and
given into custody.
Prisoner said he had taken a coat into the Palace Hotel
with him. and took the wrong one when he left. What
could a man in his position want to steal a coat for? It was
absurd. He could give the highest references for respect-
ability. but was allowed to offer no esplanstio° or apology
at the hotel, nor to communicate with his legal adviser or
friends.

Mr. &ate, having commented upon the suspicion attached
to the case, remanded prisoner till Monday, accepting bail,
as be believed prisoner was the man he represented himself
to be.

WANDSWORTH.

Eduard Ball, • respectably-dressed young man, was
finally examined on a charge of stealing two sheep, and
embezzling divers sums of money belonging to his muter,
Captain Richard Deck, of The Clarence, Roehampton.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was in the
eervioe of his mother-in-kw, Mrs. Presoott, as bailiff. In
August last she gave witness the flock of sheep on the
Clarence farm, and at the end of the month she left him in
the sole charge of her establishment, and the control of her
servants. The prisoner acknowledged his authority by
paring over to him money for the sale of stock and other
things. About • month ago he directed the prisoner to
make up his books, and he saw that he bad not kept them
regularly. There was a discrepancy in his own accounts
showing a difference of two sheep unaccounted for.
Witness also repeatedly asked him for the money for the
gale of ten sheep, and he said he had not received it. The
only sheep the prisoner ever mentioned to him as having
sold were the two he desired him to sell. His wages were
11. per week, with the use of house, coals, Se.
Mr. Matthew Dimbleby, • butcher, carrying on business
at Mortlake, said he knew the prisoner as bailiff at The
Clarence. About a month ago be bought of him ten sheep
for 251., which sum he paid him two or three days before he
received them. About September he bought two more
sheep, for which be paid the prisoner 4/. On one ocoasion
primp*, told him not to mention to Captain Decie that he
had paid for the ten sheep.
Mr. Charles Barker, • market gardener at Barnee-com-
mon, said he recently bought of prisoner "a stomp," or
part of a rick of hay, for which he paid him, he believed,
the gam of 6/.

Captain Deoie said the prisoner's softy was 51. only for
the hay, and that was the sum he accounted for.
The prisoner set up a deletes that he was sot Captain
Decie's servant ; but the prosecutor proved that on the
15th instant he paid him 41. on account of his quarter's
'Um
Yr. Ingham committed the prisoase for trial.

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