The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-31 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Catherine Morris andilietrio•eC, the latter having a
baby in her arms, were charged with stealing • purse, con-
taining some give; from a lady, while standing on the
Penny Steamboat-pier, London-bridge.
The fad of the robbery was clearly established, and it
appeared to have been acoomplished with all the ingenuity of
of maned hands, Roach very cleverly tudng her child as •
cover to her companion, while in the act of easing the lady of
her puree.
Both prisoners asserted their innocence, although the
the purse was found at their test, having been dropped as
soon se they found thsmadves detected; and they asserted
that they were complete surengers to each other.
Police-constable 96however, coat • little additional light
en the transaction. Rs deposed that both prisoners gore
fate addresees when first Ulna into custody, in order to put
him upon • wrong scent, but upon making inquiries in a
certain quarter, ha succeeded in discovering when Morris
lodged, and upon going to the house found that both the
prisoners had lived together there for some time past, that
they had been in the constant habit of leaving home in can-
piny about ll o'clock in the morning, returning about mid-
night, and that they had no ostensible means of Deng.
Upon searching the plasm he discovered 48 duplicator, 28 of
apta which were for articles sued In the name of Morris, end
20 for things by Roach. Most of these were
for westing but among Morria's dudiostes ware
two for go which had moat likely been
obtained by robbery. He also found • con-
taining several coke, mostly foreign, and all with
The Lord Mayor—This purse, with the foreign coins was
probably stolen from 110041 foreign gentleman, and most
likely • Frenchman, as there is among them, I Know which
seems to be a medal of the Order of Bt. Louis, and which
will,_ops, lead to some disoovery. And you had better
lock the gold chains at the pawnbrokers, which may
lath to mother dimmer,.
Whams—Yea, my lord, I also found a letter from Morris's
leather, who is, she says, a soldier, now In Bootland.
Lord Mayor—Well, there is nothing connected with this
OW in it, I =moss P
Witmer—NOY my lord, but there is • passage in which he
should get
shoedd like es hear from you oftener; for if you
get wicked, I shall not know where you are.
(Laughter
Lead Mayor--Than
be sense to know all about her oba-
recidr, at any rate. Are you married, prisoners ?
Both the wawa mild In the affirmative, adding that
their '.-beds were an of town ; bat the officer gave a
more complete and radii vision of the story, by inform-
ing the wart that thrid both in prison.
The pietnire ware

A cabman, nefsel.lkhe Mei" himself the proprietor of
two cabs, wm pieced at lite ber, before Mr. Henry, on a
&ergs of =6.4nerioss. Nary Barry, a
surrant at Covent-garden,
rim the faleer4 dromMemses
The preessolett eland lima ea Tnewlay last ohs went to
vbit • bag st who bed ibaniedy nerd at her
assaises. She bit at about eight ifiesl4 when the servant
aceesegenied her es far as High-Week lelleglat. As she
could sot me the omnibus, and as it was a vary wet night,
site Wed • oh, t in, and told the men le dries her to
Ashley's Hotel, ce to Cberbresiess, from
which ipiste she email know bar way hems. About belt-
way home thinks= mil be should Ms to Iwo • gnus of
snots it we very wet, sad asked If she would have a glass
too. Ins agreed, and be Mapped at • pnbVe-honws, whore
he get ammo an, of whim sly Ink ;name After
that alks amid recollect the next
starmkg. when oho found bilimelbiiirla lel in a brothel
in Clemprenset, St. Gine& She thou mimed her
pares oweastning If. 17a. td., bar aisel• Wads, boots, men*,
and parasol. woman whom ale supposed to be the land-
lad told her she was brought Imre in a cab ovninight. The
woman agreed to lend bar • pen dime& to go hook It was
• Hansom cab, bat I should sat bow the nets son.
The prisoner in orces-examinteg the vitalise, suggestsd
that it was in Holborn that lts was hired, which wittier
denied.

Prisoner—This young were paid my tare when she had
the Ms. I delivered her et the Mghwhonse with all her
things sale.
Mr.
there ?Essary—This you us the man who " delivered" her

Prisemer—l am, sir.
vi=Pinner, servant to the lady whoa prenatal: had
at Maga% raiding at Speneer-vMas,
cwtOange-roed,
said that prosecutra came to see her mistress Tuesday,
and left at about half-past eight, when nines went with
herb ape her into an omnibus, as it was a very wet night.
As the omnibus was fall they went on towards the Angel,
when they bargained with a cabman to take Miss Berry to
Covet-garden for Is.
In rapty to Mr. Henry,
Witness added that before calling the an they had walked
sane distance in the hope of finding an manna. They went
into the rielsbmant room at the Highball, stades, when
they had ass ghee of brandy and water between then This
was Olney bad to drink, and they only spent Id. than.
Penner—Did you not have two glasses of gin with met'
Winas—Certeinly not.
Prise—Was it not in Holborn you hired pss ?

Wltheso—No •' ft ree to Illgt-dirt, Tampon. I arid
not have walked s* far, as I was at home bathes 10 Aka.
I paid year fare with a shining which Her Bray handed to
me ear she fri I:=lss the cab.
Primer tie 2 avian, tightknit!' sair.
nor In villa ho the oriessarte rarer Pressetrth
had ii•ai 1011=11111 at the tithldoa statheth In raw
areas lit 11/211111 MI/We le 60 MIMS In Chergloothant to
make larpthir. Ito themdets err boon& to alm-bsem by.
carom. Tie Wier MI ben einem* Mir with r=t
tuts, who mkt she Where rear ohms ciallkir
Hs Qom losiniat A. wee is lirbillbaufk_•••4o 11044
sad es pdiesies is and his salloar Withomfarierms,
Kay-street, On Thursday be ford the
Firmer at a la Mari-street, and charged him
with the
m eabbemam_lnd hYr
said, " All right ; I have left
era tbe
Mb at the etationthou• an hour
atparr, the arm Use pesiriag • gossip from Inspector Ikt
i=ii:re err spat the F division Stadia tr
emit of Esrey, however, was only IL
Nagar INK " I don't want to get the waterman Into
fishy The yams was toad at the bottom of the cab, end
1R ee la it. I gave the watery= h., paid le. 6d. for the
think MI Rant 2a. 6d. with the tratermen. That accounts
*lf the Os. Don't say anything to hart the vateromn."
ahel is ergrostreot
, Warn Smi, a boy of about 16 of age, a servant
liotith, the proesentrix was
there by tio po&oeff at abouttadf.pest 12 o'olock on
night. Pthea hod called about an hoar before sad
1001 "anippd a nom far a young women for all night."
rrie wee iqz drank, sad the prisoner not
my semi. to take her operetta, un-
dress Mr, psi_ heft as she could do nothing for
henna At Obi their et Witness, the prisoner showed him
the oxalate elk, priestk " that be (whines) might not be
liasme it anyttlag i. the morning " She had only a
SaYphien.• ImNpssay, • mill German ones like •
ead spar aigkrees. The prisoner, notwithstanding
a remoontrar, kept the hat penny place, garb&
*1 wm are Is the trig, and eat her op with all I lave
get of Ws," adding, that he did not oars whet they
charged he the bed—he would not mind paying eve shiStags
r keg as he law she was all right." Ile okra manor
wither to ge away aad leave him with the yoteg warn,
bat whams mbar. observing " that he would ass Dr all
oigke, it he card es she was respectable." He also told
the "ft wee a pity to sr her in each place ;be
aagbt to 'know totter." Prisoner said he did not
thew where to rho her. Witness said,! Toy
'd take her"