The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(TlllB DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
arrourrigo TO kiTCAL LETTIRS THOM LITTER-BOXES.
Axe Letheridge, • decent-looking middle-aged woman,
wm brought up in custody before the Lord Mayor, charged
soda attempting to steal letters from the letter-box of the
house No. 8. New Broad-street, which is let out in offices.
From the evidence of William Lovell, who is the resident
messenger in charge of the offices in question, it ap-
peared that while looking out of his bedroom window,
which commands a view of the street door, be saw the
prisoner tampering with the letter-box placed in the door
for the general use of the occupants of the offices. He at
once mine down stairs, and on soddenly opening
the street door he found the prisoner in the act of attempt-
ing to force her finger into the aperture of the letter-box
*lnch contained one very large letter, addressed to J. H.
Beatty, Esq., 8, New Broad-street. The letter, from its
size, had not descended to the depth of the box. He at
once laid hold of the prisoner and detained her inside the
hall until a police.constable came up, to whom he gave
her into custody.
Police mutable Harman, 877, proved that he received
the prisoner into custody, and on searching her at the
Police-station, found upon her, among other things,
a of quantity ougef letters addressed to the Superioresa
th Ref in Soho-equare. He had 'ince been
to that establishment, and had ascertained that
prisoner had been an occasional inmate of that institution
from which a quantity of letters and memoranda had from
time to time been missed. The superior was not at home,
but one of the sisters of the establishment desired a
remand for the attendance here of that lady on a future
occuion.
The prisoner denied the charge, and accounted for the
letters found in her possession by stating that she had
frond thorn lying about in the Refuge and had them up as waste paper. picked
The Lord Mayor remaudel the prisoner for the attend-
ance of the lady matron and for further inquiries as to the
Prisoner's antecedeuto.

BOW-STREET.
A DERERTER FROM THE ARTILLERY.
v'i'a Jackals a youth about 18 years of age, who said
he was a shoe black, was charged with having deserted
from the Royal Artillery on tho 3rd February, and also
With having at the time of hie apprehension assaulted
Police-constable Grey, 53 F. and Groves, 83 F.
Grer stated that from information he had received he
went yesterday afternoon to the Foregate, St. Clement's
banes, where he found the prisoner standing under the
PiPillars with some other young men. Witneas laid hold of
llars cuff of his coat, and said "You must
consider yourself in my custody as a deserter from
the Royal Artillery." The prisoner sprang upon him
clasping him round the body with his arms, and tripping
bun with both legs, so that they fell to the ground to-
rthe?. witness underneath. He then attempted to bite
Mmes., who defended himself by seizing the prisoner by
the hair, ands* held back his head. The other policeman
a a by-passer, came to his assistance, and palled the
Prisoner off from him. As soon as the prisoner found him-
self sn his feet again he kicked witness (who was in the
set rising) in the mouth, cutting his lip against a tooth
on the inside and the boot outside. He was taken to the
cdion house. On the way he observed that before the
!ion-martial he should only get 56 days, and added,
When I come out 1 will kill you,"
('roves corroborated this statement, and added that the
Prisoner kicked him also.
Mr. Can., landlord of the tavern and dining-rooms, 265,
s‘til, said he was pawing at the time and saw the pri-
Z," lying upon the policeman, the latter being without
,;*helmet, and partly hidden by the body of the prisoner.
He lid not know it was a policeman until they changed
Pssitiona and he saw the uniform buttots. He went to
the complainant's assistance at the earns time with Groves.
Re sivr the prisoner kick the two constables. Several of
the bleanders, including some of the cabmen on the rank,