The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-06 00:00:00

BOWSTREET.

Two fashionably dressed men, named Henry Dodd and
John Paterson, the former of whom said be was a gasfitter,
residing in Kenniogton.lane, and the latter a shoemaker,
residing at 11, York-street, Lambeth, were placed before
Mr. Vaughan, on remand, charged with feloniously loitering
about a part of Drury-lane Theatre, with intent to pick
From the evidence of Sergeant Coathorp, of the detec-
tive police, it appeared that be saw the prisoners standing
opposite the theatre on the night of the 28th ult.,
about a quarter past eleven o'clock, and just at the
time the audience were leaving the theatre they crossed
over, and commenced "testing" the pockets of the ladies
as they were waiting for their carriages. Coatborp said
he distinctly saw the hands of Dodd twice disappear
in the pockets of some ladies, and, obtaining the assistance
of a sergeant of the A division of pohos, who was engaged
on duty inside the theatre, he took the prisoners into
custody and charged them with attempting to commit a
felony. They were remanded, but beyond the fact that
one of the prisoners had been convicted, and the other
was known to be the associate of thieves, nothing further
was known.
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Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate for both prisoners.
He said it would be exceedingly bard if the two men were
seat to prison on the uncorroborated evidence of the police.
One of the men had been unfortunately previously con-
victed. but that was on reason why he should be hunted
down by the police. With respect to the other, be was a
person who had accidentally met his companion, and, having
spent a few hours together, he was going home in his com-
pany, without the slightest knowledge that he had ever
bun convicted. It was too much, he thought, to ask
every person who had been in prison to hang a ticket round
his neck showing the date arid length of a sentence he might
have undergone. Yet such would have to be done to pre-
vent
persons being taken up who, with the most innocent
intentions, accidentally entered into conversation with per-
son, of whom they had no previous acquaintance. He hoped
that, sa the prisoners had given their correct addresses, the
magistrate would discharge them.
Mr. Vaughan said that if be had bad the slightest doubt
in the case be should have been inclined to share in
the opinion of Mr. Lewis, but unfortunately such was not
the case. The evidence wee of the clearest deacription.
The constable sees the men opposite the theatre previous
to the termination of the performance, and immediately
the audience begin to leave they are seen to cross over the
road, mix with the crowd, and put their hands in the
pockets of the Lidice waiting for their carriages. It was
true that Paterson was not seen to do this, but then be put
himself in front of Dodd whilst be carried out his object.
It was also true that an honest man might occasionally
be seen in the company of a nonvicted thief, and yet be
perfectly innocent of bad intentions ; yet he did not think
it Ras at all probable that a mao could habitually be in the
company of thieves without becoming aware of the fact.
' The police were positive as to their knowledge of one of
the prisoners, arid be could not think that his companion
I was altogether ignorant of his character. He should there-
; fore deal with both prisoners under the Vagrant Act, and
send them each to prison for three months, with hard
labour.
The prisoners were then locked up.

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