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

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GIIILDHLT.L.

8111008 AMIDENT PEON EUILIOI3/1 DIETING.
Han Hillier, a cabman, the driver of cab 2,320, was
placed at the leer before Alderman William Lawrence,
charged with having driven his cab in • furious manner to
the common danger of the public and to the injury of
John Edward Forster.
Police-constable 806 said that on the 27th of July the
primesc drove his cab from Basteheap round the canes
Into King William-street, at the rate of about six miles an
hour. On turning the corner by Fish-street-hill, the
shaft of his cab struck • man on the shoulder, and
knocked him down, and a London, Brighton, and South
Coast van that was crossing from King William-street
to Eestchesp passed over his legs. He stopped the driver
of the van, but before he could get his name he was obliged
to leave him to go after the cab, which was driving away,
so that he might get the number. He afterward' put the
wounded man in • cab and sent him to Guy's Hospital.
The rate the defendant was driving at was too sharp to
turn • corner in a lace like King William-street.
Edmonds, the driver of the van that ran over the injured
man, attended, gave his name and address, and entered
into his own reeognisances to appear on a future day and
answer any charge that might be preferred against him.
Mg. John Gill mid he was house 'urgers at Guy's
Hospital. On the 27th of July John Edward Forster was
brought into the hospital suffering from a compound
fracture of the left leg. It was the fracture of the bone
with an external wound communicating with it. He gave
his age as 5L He would not be able to leave the hospital
for dx weeks or two months. He was not out of danger
yet, although he was not in immediate danger.
Mr. James Bennett, of 59, Richmond-road, Islington,
amid he saw the cab turn the corner at what he should
consider a very sharp paoe indeed, 'and he thought the
officer bad understated it. The man was knocked down
and the pnwner drove away. He came forward not to
injure e prisoner but to do Judie') to the officer, who
had a very difficult task to perform.
Aldermen Lawrence thought the conduct of Mr. Bennett
entitled him to the thanks of the public. He thou re-
manded the atm for a week and accepted bail in 401.
and his own recognisance in 401. to appear in • week.

CLEIMENWIrLL.
smuara TROY PARCELS AT THE OBELI NOITILERN
RAILWAY.

Alward Stevens, aged 30, a nilway porter, residing at
20, Albion-street, York-road, King s-cross, was charged
with stealing from the goods station of the Great Northern
Railway, King's-cross, St. Pancras, 1 Oz. of tobacco, value
4d. the property of the Great Northern Railway.
For some time past great complaints have been made to
the company of tobacco having been stolen from the par-
eels in Wendt. At about 2 o'clock in the morning • detec-
tive officer in the employ of the company saw • pawl that
lad been tampered with, and he consesled himself and
watched. After a short' time be saw the prisoner go
up
to the parcel and take out • small quantity
of tobacco and put it in his pocket. The offi-
cer then went and asked him what he had
taken from the parcel, when the prisoner denied that be
had touched the parcel, but he afterwards said that he was
sorry for what he had done, and hoped that no notice would
be taken of the matter. Tbs officer told him that that was
more than his place was worth, and then took him to the
clice.strit:ou, and on marching him found the tobacco in
prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked for mercy, ea it
was his first offence.

IL+. Williams, the chief of the company's police, said
that it was necessary to press the charge as an example to
the other servant,. -

Mr. D'4urt said he was sorry for the prisoner's sake
that he had sacrificed his character in inch a way. He was
afraid that this was not the first time the prisoner had
stolen, for the very first time he was watched he was
caught. He then sentenced the prisoner to one month's
bard labour in the House of Correction.

WORSHIP-STRUT.
DISGRACEFUL CARR OF FRAUD.

Cleatat Lamprier, a young man of respectable appear-
ance, described as a cabinet maker, in Longforth-street,
itegent'sperk, was charged with having obtained a quan-
tity of furniture under false representation that it was for
the Junior United Service Club, in Charles-street, St.
James's.

Mr. Beard prosecuted and Mr. Abbott defended.
The evidence went to show that a few weeks since the
prisoner went to Messrs. Jeremiah Pickard's,who are couch
and chair manufacturers, having business premises at 32,
Hague-street, Bethnal-green, and represented to one of the
principals that he had been recommended by a friend of
theirs named Armstrong as afirm who oouldsupply him with
first-rate goods, and that he required a part of a suite im-
mediately for the approval of tbe Junior United Service
Club. On the faith of Mr. Armstrong's smarted recom-
mendation the prisoner was allowed to remove on the
following day a sofa, easy chair, and other articles, in
value about 1d&, with the understanding that if not ap-
proved they should be returned the next morning. This
little transaction was made to appear more plausible
by prisoner producing a letter purporting to be sent from
the club to him, in which it was stated that the goods
would not be received unless they were sent immediately.
The property. wax not returned, nor did the prisoner return.
Inquiry having proved that he was unknown at the
club, the matter was put into the bands of Mafia,
74 8, who apprehended bun shortly afterwards while in
bed at his home. On hearing the charge he coolly took
from his pocket some duplicates, placed them in the con-
stable's hand, and remarked, " There ! I pledged the
things in my own name, and gave my own address."
An assistant to Mr. Alders, pawnbroker, of 67, Berwick-
street, Soho, said that he bad had business transactions
with the prisoner two years since, and advanced money
On these identical goods, relyinir on his assertion that they
were his own property. He said that he was completing
an order for the Junior United Service Club.
Kr. Armetrong, oabinet-maker. in the Hampetead-road,
denied having recommended the prisoner to Messrs.
Pickard or them to him. Prisoner introduced himself by
seeking inquiries relative to that firm supplying first
elms goods, which matter and their place of business
alone were spoken of.
Mr. Beard then produced from the club gentlemen who
proved that the prisoner was unknown there, and that no
sash order as that in question had been given.
Mr. Beard said that this constituted the case, and the
prosecutors were content to leave it in the hands of the
court if the magistrate thought he had power to deal
with It.
Prisoner begged that he might be dealt with summarily.
He would plead guilty. It was his rust offense. He never
intended a fraud.
Mr. Cooke remarked that his only doubt was whether he
ought not to send the prisoner on the charge of stealing ;
be certainly would not deal with the cue himself.
Prisoner was fully committed for trial for fraud, but
allowed to put in heavy bail if he could find it.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A BARMAID CHARGED WITH ROBBRRY.

Mara Jaar 3taaterjord, about 16 yW••c)l7l,l;armaid, in
the employ of Mr. Benjamin Overton, of the Old Chester-
field Arms, Shepherd-street, Mayfair, was charged before
Mr. Flowers with stealing cigars and other articles, the
property of her master.
Mfr. Overton said that for some time past he had
minded the prisoner, who was his barmaid, of robbing
him. On Sunday last she went out and never returned,
and in cionsequence of one of his children telling him that
the prisoner had taken some money from the tall he com-
municated with the police. She went yesterday tithe pri-
soner who was staying with her aunt in Bateman's-build-
ings, 'Soho, and asked her to return with him, and she did
to. He then gave her into custody,. and on the officer
searching her box several cigars, simians and other arti-
cles, his property, were found, and the prisoner acknow.
144 taking 3s. from the till. The prisoner had been
Lying out money extravagantly, and had told a person
aimed Norton not to let Mrs. Overton know what she
benht.
nilip Sirives, 82 C, proved being sent for, and taking
the prisoner into custody for stealing different articles
and money from the till. The prisoner denied three or
four times taking away money, bat afterwards admitted
that she took 3s. from the till on Sunday. On searching
the prisoner's box he found the cigars and other articles
POluced.

Kra Overton, wife of the prosecutor, identified the pro-
raproduced, and stated that on coming downstairs on
y afternoon she found a man who acted as potman
leapidly drunk, and the next morning he told her that the
rimer had given Mm half a pint of gin to drink. From
liquifies she had made she found that the prisoner bad
hen spending a good deal of money of late, and she had no
doubt the prisoner had robbed them to some extent.
Mr. Flowers remanded the prisoner.
SOUTHWARK.
limn° A WONAN'a NOS' OTT.
Men Delany, a dissipated-looking woman, was planed at
the bar before Mr. Woolrych charged with assaulting Mu-
tant Hill, and biting the end of her nose off.
Tba prosecutor, whose twee was bandaged up, said that
Prisoner lodged in the same house, and on the pre-
"▪ mee night she came home drunk, and corn-
Ilmand quarrelling with her. Witness endeavoured to
let out of the way, when the prisoner seised hold of her,
a_weew her down, and fell on her. In the struggle to get
°me her clutches the prisoner gos her nose in her mouth
Intl bit it fearfully. Eventually she was released, when
ea.„re prisoner was secured and witness was taken to Guy's
Ine•fdeal, where she had the wound attended to.
la eroes-examination by the prisoner, witness said that
abe did not strike the prisoner first, neither did she give
bee the least provocation.
the house-surgeon of Guy's Hospital, said that
16. Peomeutrix was brought in with her face blooding pro-
INnO. He attended her, and found the top of the nose
Ime entirely.
• .Tbe Prisoner here said that the trix struck her
nes. and then they had a fight. She drd not recollect biting
lee at all.
constable of the Pi division mid the prisoner was
drunk, and more like mad women than anything else.
Woolrych observed that it was a horrible caw
"74 from intoxication. The prisoner was more like a
r" than anything else, and he should not be doing his
'mg if he did not punish her with great severity. He
y sentenced her to six months'hard labour under
adleavated Assaults Act.