The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

lIIGH-STREET.

lakte Beats, 17ndTorTaiiii-Vicitefie;;TiCe.al, Meanly ;
Markt Thorp, Barnes Lodge, King'. Langley, Hertford-
shire; Henry Beeves, 8, Wilton-pace • AM Reed, 18, Bear-
street- Xieholaa Bodier,l2, at. Jeasei'e-piace ; Joseph 800,
31, Hiag-street; Charles law, 20, Carlton-hill ; Thome
Bskaoreels,3o, Moscow-mad; Jaws lieraders, 25, Hester
sheet; John Banes, 49, Orem Queen-.treat; wiUiaa
.dsleurst, 1, Stanley-street ; Christopher Brown, 20. Pen-
ton-street; Wißwa,Oelienan, 68, Milbank-street;
=3l, Old Osapeowleest ; Howson 3,
green ; and /Ma Peel, High-street, Pulhlm,
were brought bider* Mr. Ikeda% charged with having been
found is • boom used for betting purposes.
The dalmolasts, who had evidently been just taken into
by Impsoka Webb, Sergeant llilverton, and other
were all placed before the bar.
Mr. heyosintentlest Bannsst said—l produce my authority
from Me B.itajse, far imbuing the home, 221, Piccadilly,
known as the Whits Bar Hoed. At 2 o'clock, I found all
the delimients is the bora. loots end Thorpe. I believe,
mar from the bar, the others ism is the eadele.roam. I
told them I had a warrant to aster the home, sad to take
them into custody. Some mil they cooly sum them far a
gins of ale I found several Wen beds sad a radng
mescessdam in the home, sad os the dehniesta. After the
delleadeste were removed to the stadan-lose., except Thorpe
sad mother, I searched a desk is the I found
&Meg books, and a telegraphic despatchrelating to home-
room. The books proems., Meet than a dole be, another
a idea, etelnin the mass el sane of the dehedants. •
Mr. Bodes asked the defendasta if they wished to ask the
pasalcom
mitarehelssts replied ta the negative.
laaparaar Webb, C division, emsteed—l corroborate Mr.
Haenent's staimment. The delendests were searched, and
the bettbg-books spoken of an their prem. After
deashats wets essayed to the stapes I seerobed the coffee-
roan, where there was a desk, end I food several handicap
books, ruing aerie, and beast books. Some of the betting
books appeared to bays been thrown under the sofa by the
dehadints when the police entered. Law in Tharpe's hand
a card. I told him to put it down; be threw it on the door.
I picked it up and found that it was a card with the odds
marked spinet several hones. Before I saw Mr. Thorpe
with the amid, I had searched him, end I cannot
tell bow be become pcoseesed al the cad. In the
bar, on • shelf, I hound • aimeorandson.book, with entries
of mossy, signed by Reeves, sad one signed
blihilloiott. I
found semeal had's% beds an a shelf,same
*U p% la the bar. Ina drawer I head a notice peps, on
which was priated—"No beide, or lids ere allowed at this
establishment, by order of the popeistor." I found • regis-
ter in the bar. Boated the defended" mom are thee., some
who all themselves labourers an there Wend is
a
and gestimass. I know that the &um ems of Y.=
was refused to Thorpe at the snout licensing day lad
October, sod in July last it was granted to Thorpe. 81nce
that time I have sees Thorpe Nod Boon there, and Scott in
sy premiss said to-day that he ems the landlord of the
boom

The &Indent Thorpe asked if this witaese saw him in
the colowroom at the time?

Boiden—iiiievirlanoe to that you were not In the
roost.

Thorpe I had been swelled and nothing found span Inc
Mr. Bandon—The evidence is that the card was men in
your Wad.
Thorpe—The card was on the how. I picked It lip and
kept it until told to put it down by the inspector.
If,. Beadon—The time hes now cans to weed the de-
/indents. As there Is no evidence ageing Several beyond
their bag found in the house, they may be discharged.
Mr. HThorenniat—We"eeves, pores to rased spinet kat ally—
Beat, R and Blrd.
The other delbeisa wan then dieeherged. The boar
named dedeadante was retained at_ the bar.

Kr. liissoloss—ii;;;; sows tothssstious pad at Ills sass,
and, tt It bs the whit al the fishadasts, I sin gaits waling to
resod this me mill le-sorrow, is ads that they say
bar ths bosh olcousstrosiviss. . . .

TLe sidiedaat goat said it was siseidedly his wish that Use
ease amid In adjourns&
Kr. Swims coosented to adjoins the owe until the neat
day.
Bea was wgui►ed for Bird sad &ewes. and Booti and
Thorpe wore allowed to go on their own bell.