The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-07 00:00:00

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Pernsbary-reed, was charged with stealing one horse and 1
earresge, and one set of bemuse, value TOL, the property of
Mr. John Barnmaa, licensed victualler end keeper of the
Tyson AIMS public-home, Dalston-lane, Hackney.
The prisoner bad formerly been in the employ of the
prosecutor as a potman, but had left his service about
three weeks, On Thursday the prisoner went to the
livery yard, where Mr. Burnman's horse was kept, and
sad he vested the horse and trap immediately. The pri-
mer, who wee in his shirtoleeves, drove the horse away,
sad vu limo joined by three other men. He kept the
horse cat from 3 o'clock in the afternoon un-
til 3 o'clock the following morning, and
tau drove it to a stable-yard in the Blackfriars-
aid. The hone was lamed from being over-driven, and
was so had that it could not be removed. When the pri-
mer vas taken into custody by polico-ceruetable Wansby,
446 N, he said he intended to return the horse, having
ally taken it for the purpose of going to the Croydon
Steeplechases.
The prisoner said be was Sony for what he bad
&se, end bad he not been the worse for liquor he should
sal have done it. The horse was lamed through one of
the shoes turning round.
Mr. Dityneourt committed the prisoner to the Middle-
sex unions for trial, on the charge of obtaining the hor..ii
sad trap by false pretences.
The prisoner mid he would plead guilty if the magis-
trate would settle the matter at onoe ; but he was told
that that could not be.

TRAMPS.
ROBBERY ET ♦ LngvinitApnea ASSIBTANT.

Henry Chaokid, a young man, in the service of Mr. I
;mph Dempsey, linendreper and haberdasher, df No. 49,
Clurch.street, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
Barged with robbing his master of various kinds of pro-
linty to a land amount.
Kr. Charles Young, solicitor, who conducted the pro-
motion, said he only intended to offer sufficient evidence
to justify a remand. The prisoner bad been five months
is the employ of the prosecutor as an assistant, at a salary
of 201. per annum,and board awl lodging. In the =use
et that time Mr. Dempsey had frequently lost goods, and
his lowa were considerable. When the prisoner first
entered Kr. Dempsey's service he said he was stamped
fa money. latterly the prisoner had been very extrava-
gant and spent money freely, and when he was taken into
custody a new watch and a large sum was found on him.
Yr. Dempsey said he missed two shirts and two pain of
drawers from his stock this morning. He immediately called
the prisoner and ix other assistants, and told them he had
mimed and if they were honest they would not ob-
ject tohave their boxes searched. The prisoner and another
111 his employ offered their keys. He declined taking them.
Boon afterwards be found the young nien's bedroom door
locked. He then went to the station-house and brought
back a constable whom he left outside the door, and took
prisoner and two others into the room. A young man's
box was searched, but nothing suspicious was found. The
Prisoner unlocked his box, and took 3 scarves, 3 pairs of
pocks, 2 under shirts, and 4 pairs of drawers, value in all
M 2s. 6d. The prisoner had no right to have them in hie
box, and had stolen them from the stock. The prisoner
mid, " I took them whilst the workmen were in the house
nuking alterations." The two coloured shirts were safe ten
days ago. An assistant in the shop had the privilege of
buy' N things at cost price, but not without the sanction
of Mr. John Webb, the shop walker.
Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner until Thursday
next.

The prisoner asked the magistrate for his watch, purse,
and money.
Mr. Charles Young opposed the application, and mid it
was believed the prisoner had been continually robbing his
vae.ter for five months. - - .

Partridge declined to comply with the prisoner's
request.
OREMNWICH.
ILOPMENT AND ALLIOID NONBIRT.
Want Mead, aged 27 , residing at 22, Cornwall-
tensce, Cubitt's-town, Poplar, and irtim,•W Woollard,
141-11 28, and who had • remarkably fine infant in her
&nu were placed in the dock charged with stealing six
.°Lauti • sofa, • carpet, and other articles of household
ruwoona sad also • silver watch, the property of William
of 7, John's-place, Lewisham.
lirooket who was instructed for the prosecution, said
the female prisoner being the wife of the prosecutor, the
ch!rge of felony by robbing her husband could not be sus-
and she was cederod out of custody, remaining in
court uitng the hearing of the case.
The prosecutor said he was a carman, in the employ of
hu father, at Lewisham. A morning or two since he
'an., home, leaving his wffe at home, bat on returning in
us Wein he found that she had left, and also that all