The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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Thomas Weisman, a youth, residing at Rarnsbury-read,
Islington, was placedi at the bar, on remand, before Mr.
Alderman Batley, by Detective-sergeant Brett, charged
with obtaining large quantities of goods from various ware-
houses in the City by means of false orders sad under false
pretences.
Mr. Beard again appeared to prosecute ; and Mr. Bu-
chanan defended the prisoner.
Our readers will remember that the prisoner had been
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in the employ of Messrs. it. Evans Co., of Watling
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street, and Messrs. Tulloch, Pearce, and Co., of Wood-
street, as an order boy, and in that capacity became air
quaitited with many City warehouses. His first employ-
urent he left in February last, and the second on the Ist
of July. Since then he had been round to the various
City houses with which he was acquainted, and
obtained Urge quantities of goods by representing in
some instances that he came from Evans and Co. and in
others that be came from Messrs. Tulle& and CO. The
goods he so obtained he, and others not in custody,
pledged at various pawnbrokers all over London, most od
whom gave up the property.
Some further evidence was given as to the identity of
the articles obtained, after which
Sergeant James Brett said be apprehended the prisoner
at Exeter on the Ist of August, and told him it was on •
charge of obtaining from Mesas. Weintrand and Co., of
Aldermanbury, on the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th of July,
a Lage quantity
. of ladies' and gentlemen's leather bags
and dressing-cues, also obtaining from Means. Ratcliffe
ribbon to the value of 161. and from Beloe and Spreckley,
of Cannon-street, two silk mantles, value Si., and from
Mesas. Silva and Co., Wood-street, six concertinas. He
took him to a house in Pariah-street, where he lodged,
and found in his room a courier bag (produced). He also
found on him three duplicates relating to these begs,
which had been produced and identified. On the way to
London the prisoner asked him to repeat the charges,
which he did, and the prisoner said they were all right.
In reply to the prisoner, witness said that was
all he knew of at present, and he then remarked,
"You don't know all, for there are eight begs from
Gouda and Co., of Watling-street, value 61. Is. 6d.;
some beads from Messrs. Mass, of Monkwell-street,
value 10/. 58., and two bags from Messrs. Bantman and
Co., Gutter-lane, value 14s. That is all. I was led into
it by others."
Mr. Beard asked for two witnesses to be called on their
subpoenas, and
William Davis and Robert Wilkinson were accordingly
called, but did not answer.
Mr. Beard mid he would not stop the case going to trial
for the want of their evidence, but would take steps to
secure their attendance at the Central Criminal Court.
They had assisted the prisoner in getting rid of the pro-
' perty, and had now absconded.
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was then fully
committed for trial.

THAMES.
John Poky, a liftman, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with being drunk and disorderly in initechapeL
We-constable No. 177 H said that the prisoner was
making a disturbance, and when he interfered and told
him to go home he stmok him and knocked him down.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner wan only charged on the
police sheet with being drunk and disorderly.
The policeman admitted he said nothing about the
assault at the station house.

Mr. Paget said it wu the duty of every constable to
state the whole charge at the station-house, and not keep
anything back. It would be productive of great inconve-
nience if one charge were mentioned at the station-house
and another before the magistrate in the police court. He
was in the practice of inflicting severe penalties on all
persons assaulting police officers, who had very difficult
and dangerous duties to perform. If the charge of assault
had been stated at the station-house, and entered on the
police-sheet, he would have gone into it, and unless the
prisoner had a good defence would have sent him to prison.
Under the circumstances he should not enter into the
charge of assault He discharged the prisoner.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY GUARD.

Mr. W. Carter held an inquest yesterday, at
Brixton, touching the death of Louie Williams
aged 24, whose frightful death on the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway was reported on Monday.
George Snake, • railway guard, said that on Saturday
night he was going home by the 1L45 train from Victoria
to Ludgate-hill. Upon getting out at Brixton he saw •
second-class carriage door open, and while closing it
noticed blood streaming down the side. He stepped
towards it, and saw the deceased, who wu lying dead on
the top of the train. He was Bat on his back, with kis
feet towards the engine.
Mr. R. Grant, station mister, said that the front part of '
the deceased's skull vs Stured, and there were severe
cuts about the baceo.did ' He had either been walk-
ing or crawling itt pof the minims when he had
been struck by • die. Hs bad no " legitimate pm,
pose "on the carriage roof except to watch persons and
detect the evilly 4llagloetid who *we in the habit of Gutting
the linings and injuring the marriages.
The Coroner said that on some lines society had been
outraged by railway. guards watching men and women when
they got into • carnage.. Onlr last week a guard was killed
in consequence of his inquisitiveness. The man had mood
on the carriage step watching • lady and gentleman who
afterwards turned out to be man and wife, and they were
shocked at seeing him killed while his face was pressed
against the glum If such things were allowed there would
be an end of all comfort in railway travelling.
Inspector Harris said that there was blood under-
neath the railway bridge near Stewart's-lane station.
The iron girders were four feet higher than the carriages,
and the decamped had evidently been struck by the girders.
The carriage linings had been out to such an extent that
the company bad kept detectives in some of the carriages.
Some persons need to out the linings and steal and throw
about the horse-hair. Others used to steal the curtains
and the breezes. The company had been compelled to
substitute cocoa-nut stuffin for horse-hair, but as the
thieves did not know this, they still continued to cut the
linings. 101. reward bad been offered for the discovery of
the felons, and the deceased night no doubt have wished
to get the reward.
Mr. Jonathan Oliph, proprietor of the Rochester
Bridge Hotel, Rochester, said that the deceased was his
brother-in-law. He wished to know why no doctor had
been examined.

--The Coroner because it was not necessary.
The witness said he thought the coroner was wrong in
casting rellectioninpon his deceased relative in the general
remarks he bad made about railway guards. He did not
think it was right.
The Coroner said that in cues like the present all pi-
vete feeling must be rejected. He bad cast no reflections
whatever, but bad performed his duty, which was to in-
quire into facts. What he said was that it was most Ira-
proper,and indecent for guards to watch passengers with.
out grounds for doing so.
Mr. Oliph—l have important evidence to give.
Coroner—Wherewere you on Saturday night?
Witness—At Rochester. Will you allow me to give
evidence?

The coroner remained silent.
Witness—lf you won't allow me to give evidence here
I'll send my evidence to the public papers.
Coroner—l'll send you to prison if you talk in that way.
Do you know who I am? What have you got to say ?
Witness—Mr. Masson told me the Sunday before his
death that it would not be well for those who cut the car-
riage linings if he caught them. He got up on the roof
no doubt to detect persons cutting the linings.
Inspector Harris said that it was a breach of duty for
the deceased to leave his break for any purpose.
The Coroner said that it was for the jury to say by their
verdict what motive the deceased had in leaving his break.
There was nothing improper in detecting persons cutting
the carnage linings, but it would be an offence against the
decency of society to go along the tops of the carriages to
watch the passengers.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," and
added that they thought the deceased was anxious to de-
tect persons destroying the property of the company.

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about ten miles north of Th•nk a missile was thrown into
• carriage from the down line which struck a Ldy, Mr..
Nelson, of Edinburgh, on the forehead, greatly bruising
her fails, and sovering all the peasengers with debris
resembling dry earth mixed with small stone. The minaile
exploded with a report like that of a pistol.
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