The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-21 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL

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Robert Co:hall, a milk .wrier, in the employ of Mr. John
Jordan, fucker sad coy/teepee, of the Green-has, Stoke
Newingtou, wag charged with embizzllng divers seine of
money belonging to his employer.
The prisoner has been in the employ of the prosecutor
about fear years, end about two years ago era& ailed nearly
61., but on account of the prisoner's wife end family the pro-
secutor kindly forgave bun and again took him back into his
' meek*. A few weeks since the peeseentnes suspicious were
aroused in consequence of a number of Me moorages allow-
ing their accounts to run, their practice being to 'eV% every
week. The prisoner wag spoken to about the tamer, when
he said his returns Were perfectly ccreet, and there
the matter rested. The prosecutor, however, not feel-
fag sedisded, inquired of his customers, and having ascer-
tained that several some bad been pad to the prisoner for
which ha had nut Pocono/A to him, the prisoner wag given
into the custody of Polovconstable Clark, 346 N.
The pramentor wished the prisoner to be dealt leniently
arias, and wished the cues to be settled at once.
The primer sild ha was very worry for what he had dons.
Tae peorgentee having been informed that the magistrate
could ask dear with the ease, but must send it to the SediiiOne
for trial, geld that on account of the prisoner's wife and
family, end not wishing to inconvenience his mailmen, he
would withdraw from the peneirutton. Ile hoped it would
be • warning to the prisoner not to do the like main.
The magistrate told the prisoner he ought to be very thank-
ful to the prosecutor, and then discharged hint.

WESTMINSTER.

Berry Roblwon wamoit;;;i;ictlTs bllowlsg robbery :
Mr. Sutton, louder of St. lab's Workhows, Molar,
said tart law priarwar, Mena okay years al age, was asks,

mate of the home, and had kom lately employed doing some
painting, having P.M MI &MIN among other things, a
of white sl. That aserning wham wet Informed
rtliagirweler, Oast bed sleisa= of Woe
pomade of elmwhi B. mid net the li
ntwtad
as the property
gusdlime, kid
the
have got while-had tem snywhina the.
Timothy Well,, parlor at eke workhouse., said that at about
tan o'clock that morning, the prisoner west outside the
house to paint the manes. and witness, observing
that he looked rather balky, askell him what ha
bad got there, and he replied, ,sselabg," but upon being
more timely premed mid he had • little ewe of putty. Wit-
ness thought all was not right, end on essrobing the primer
band that he had opwerda el Bide, of white lead cenosakel
under his jacket. Witness Wormed Mr. Button, and the
prisoner we given Into custody.
Defendant, in reply to the chars said that he was wry
sorry, but the day before a man in "the trade" had silted
him to get him a piece of white-lead, and be would treat Ida
to some beer. He did not know that he had taken erl meek
ea it looked a very little piece.
Mr. Arnold inquired how long he bad been to the work-
house?
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—Mr. Button said he had been there a twelvemonth the last
time, but he bad been in before.
Mr. Arnold mid be had been guilty of a very dishonest set
in stealing what had been entreated to him by the guardians.
The prisoner was committed for a month.