The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COMTE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

William Brown shoe lhoowled Joh* Mogan, and Jolla
Sing ahem Sims, who bad been remanded upon charges of
obtaining goods from micas wholesale houses, by mesa of
fictitious orders (there being upwards of 30 mom naiad
them), were brought before the Lord Mayor for farther
seaminatiou.. . . . .

Mr. HumPhreys, jem., who appeared for the prosecution,
mid he intended in the Ent place to complete the charge of
obtaining 141 b.. of natmegs and 1410 e. of pepper from
Messrs. Peek and Co., wholesale tea dealers, Emuheap, by
teamof a forged order, and he should than proceed with
the heap cues.

.'"Mr. W. Bell, hosier, Aldgate, rid—The prisoner King
wee In my service as town traveller, seven years ago. I
believe the order produced to be in his handwriting, and
have tordrede of papers in myr=sion which will
rove it. Ido not know the other
Crow examined by King—l have not seen your writing
IWO you left my employment, 'evolvers ego.
B. Sedgy/mks who gave his evidence with a good deal of
reluctance, raid—l am a grocer's Fader, and live at 49, Gun-
greet, Bpitalfielda. I know all three they having
lodged in the same house with me. Hiag left his lodgings 1
about three weeks. Brown about Br weeks,and Megan about
a fortnight ego. Os froday the 2841 ult., Brown, King,
and I were together, at 49, Ons-etrest. I have ow about
twenty darer occasiose pledged various goods, chiefly con-
sisting of dm& and hoes, for King, sad taken back the
mosey and duplicates. He was la the habit of
glob, me W. for my taxable when be so employed
me. I have men all the prisoners together is the
1 kitchen corking their victuals. 1 toad In the seespaper that
Brown vrea ha custody, but I bed no convenadon with
klw and Megan about this car I used to meet King by
la the street, whets he gave me the articles to
red to give false names sad addrree to the /swa-
bs& I Midge of my own sword.
King—Were you threatened by the patios to be taken into
custody la ore yen did not give evidence here P
Witasse—No.

King—Ws you oared any reward by the police P
Witmer—No; I es th
King—Yen were swear employed by me to take out things
to pawn. Woes y never hired by me to take Moiety and
dannele to paws Pea es
wigwam—Yee; 20, or nearly 20 times.
Tide *Aimee compbsted the tint cheeps, and the Lord
Mayer mid he should ass Mate the determmation he had
arrived at with raped to it WI the two other charges were
Yee concluded. . .

• fresh use was then proceeded with.
H. J. Collins, a yo man fa respectable employment,
add—On the is Ner I met Berra, who woe them •
to me, at the paw of Ball sad Mouth-street sod
me whether I could red sad write. Upon my
tayfair that I cord, he asked zee if I would mad going to
Messrs. Lest's wombat.. for him. Hs sad its would give
me 4d kr my trouble, and I wise to brag a parcel back.
He gave me the paper produced to deliver Mena I headed
it to Mr. North, and received a perot, which I took raids
the Bull sad Mouth booking•oßoe, but I card not find
Drown there. I was that taken into enaiody sad gave en
s of how I became premed of the .
tia
Mr. S. • Berk a Mere. Leafs amp toes t, said—
I nosier the coder produced frem the tat wirer and de-
livered to him the goods mentioned therein. The order pur-
ported to are from Mr. Brown a customer of oure, end
weer two doomed lambswool sins end two dozen of grey
..ti..a. mounting to 41. 3s. From circumstances that had
transpired, I doubted the gennhaerm albs craw,
reisias—trisecordingly.
Mr. T. Drown, hosier, of 29, Unitia-Brest, Bishopegate-
skeet, soli he dealt with Muer% Leaf. The order produced
wee a Isegery.
Mr. W. Bell said he had so doubt whatever that the lei-
-1161:11m ceder was King's.
awaited the evidence in the second case.
A thbd ass was then gone into.
W. Andrews, a lad in respectable service, esid—On the
lath November I met Brown in the passage of the home,
No. 11, Poultry, which is let out in chambers. He err
gm if I would go to Mr. Morley's for him, and I said I would.
Ho Shea gave me a sealed envelope, and told me I should have
• rood to bring bark to him, and he would wok kr me. He'
promised me 6d. for my trouble. I took the erter, sod upon
receiving the parcel took it beck to the Poultry, but could net
and the prisoner, although I waled m hour for him. I thee
called out " Mr. Clark," end began crying. Herd previously
told me that if they sated cue who I came from, I was to say
"Me. Clerk, of Whitschapel-road." The °Meer Russell
err le no when I was matt, and took me back to Mews.
Kea" and upon my giving an account of the trituration,
I was sot at liberty.
Mr. J. Mouton warehouseman in Maas. Morley's em.
pie/mart, rid that be delivered to the last wirers • parcel
tamer dug ens dozen of flannel shirts end one dozen of grey
lainhe-wool hose, in conformity with the order handed to
hies by the last witness.
Mr. 0. W. Clark, boiler, 49, Whitechapel-road, said—l
der with Mean, Morley. The order produced, purporting
to come from me, is • forgery. Ido not know any of the
primers.
Mr. Bell said he had no doubt that the order was in the
handwriting of King.
Mr. Humphreys here applied fora remand for the produc-
tion of other evidence.
The prisamers were accordingly remanded.
Charles Claridge, • young man In the employment of Mr.
Maybery, a carman, in Billiter-atreet, was brought op on
remand, charged with having defrauded Mrs. Bhoemeck a
lady residing at Brampton, of Is. 4d., he having demanded
and received from her 2a. for the carriage of a hamper, M-
ewed of the proper charge of Bd.
The prisoner, owing to the armee of hie late muter, who
is • necessary witness, was main remanded.
Mr. Bhounack—Tis• public press have reported me as the
prosecutor. lam not the prosecutor.
The Lord Mayor—ln all criminal prosecutions not yes,
but the Queen, is the prosecutor.
The Lord Mayor requested an acknowledgment of IW. 10%
from the Clothworkew Company, and 31. from •L. 8.," for
the poor-box.
LAMBETH.
Benny Hearne, a cabdriver, badge No. 45, was charged
with demanding more than hie legal fare end conduce.;
himself in an insolent seamier.
Miss Bmma Boyce, who ham an engagement at one of the
theatre., said—Os the morning unmoved in the summons I
engaged the defendant's cab a front of Dem,- lone, end de-
sired him to drive me to 8, Peek-terrace Kennington-park.
He drove me sa far as the Katningumoroad, when be pulled
up, and in a veer gruff voice mod, • Where do you wish to
to be set down P" I told him to set me down at the ead of
Kensington-road, end he put me down there, wises I
handed him ls. Gd. He made nee of several bad exam
▪ and then said, "What do yen mean by this!" sad I
replied, ...Its your proper fare.' He aid it root not, sad fol-
lowed me to the hones of my father, and while doing so he
said, "I'll watch you. I amp row the characters I have
coral with." He said his be. wee two shillings, mad the
sum my brother-in-law oder en pay his if he would give
him his number, and his reply wee, " Yes, we know all
about the number ; we'll talk about that by sad bye,"
My father and mother-in-law, both el whets had to got oat
of bed, got into the defendant a cab, mad drove to the pore-
station, where they got his number end settled with defendant
there. My mother spoke to the dersdant, sad told him if
he was dissatisfied with the fen he raw where try lived
and could take ont • simencem, sad hi.reply" I know
whet you are; you're all a set of —. The hour wee
between one and two in the morning, and the defendant's
conduct was so violent as to orlon ell the persona in the
home, and his voice could be heard some distance off. My
engagement at the theatre occupies roe to a late hour, sad
thet re the came of my being out so late.
Mrs. Elizobetti Boyce, the mother, sod Mr. Henry Collor,
the brother-in-law of Id sr Boyce, corroborated bin testimony.
Mr. Norton animadverted is severe terms on him ecerdetous
conduct, and rid it wee only in consideration of his tarot
family and his former good charmer that he did not rend him
to prison without a penalty. He then convicted hire in the
papally of 15.. and expires for each off.-nor, or one month's
imprisonment.
The detendent paid the parley.
Bcory Stephens, who seemed to be suffering severely from
the overnight's debauch, wee charged before the lion. G. C.
Norton with being drunk sad attempting self-destruction by
flinging himself before the wheel of a cab while the letter wee
in mottos.
James Bradley, 93 L, said that on (bet morning, at about
a quarter to two o'clock, be saw the premier in the Koming-
ton-road drunk, sad on his speaking to him be tried to throw,
himself before the wheels of a cab then ceasing the med.
By a quick effort be (Bradley) prevented him, and finding
that he wee in such a state at toe time he considered it the
best course to take him to the station for security.
Mr. Norton—Wee there any person with him at the time!l
Whore—Yee, your worship, there vas a young women,
whom I now see Is court, with him; md there were some
young men also DOM.
Mr. Norton—Did,lleseeign any reason for this extraordinary
cambia et hie P
Wirers—Not at that time, sir ; but I have since heard
that jealousy of the young women who sea with him wee
the ceure.
Mr. Norton—Let the young woman get into the wit-

neembon. _
Aahowily-dressed young women here presented herself, I
end iseglaed immoderately at (se was supposed) the emoted
appearance of the youth In the dock. In answer to the
Questions of the magistrates she admitted she wise " an un-
fortunate young woman' " lead she had known the prisoner ,
for two yeera, sad had been in the habit of spending some
' time with hiss. On the night before she wee in hie vow-
hiny, sod because she thought proper to apeak to a friend of
s he chose to get jealous, sad attempted to throw himself
before the cab-wheel.
The prisoner, In reply to the charge, said be bed been up
the whole of the preceding night in his busieres es es en-
graver, and the drink had such an effect on him se to make
him rompletely mad ; but if his worship would kindly for-
give him be would sever attempt such an act again.
Mr. Norton hoped he would keep his promise, and dis-
charged him.

INCNI(DIARISN IN BONZINIA.—A despatch from
Prague, of the Nth aft., getsiehed by the dilgemnias
Zoitswg, rye "These wee smother Are this Moraine in the
neighbourhood of this city, endow en the forest etestien.
swiss of mills has beet destroyed. Thes
sess bond is Ore
ground in a few hours, sad parts of the wheels are still
smoking. There is no doubt OW it Is the work of ea
inseediary."