The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Yr. Charles Mite, a fiahror at Chelmsford. W-
=l'dham Mr. Alderman Challis to answer a summons
spinet him at the instance of the Eastern Counties
Railway Company, which charged him with being unlaw-
fully in poemmion of eleven seeks belonging to the company,
under such circumstances that they might reasonably be
supposed to have been improperly obtained.
The didendint at first pleaded guilty, bat he sub-
sequently rettscted that plea, and pleaded not guilty to the
Marge.
Mr. Ashley, who attended in support of the complaint, said
that the directors had felt it their duty to institute this pro-
ceeding, as they ware sufferers to • very large amount by their
sacks being imp ly disposed of, and the court would pro-
bably be to hear that they loet as se 10.000
sacks every year. The defendant carried on the • of
• fishmonger at Chelmsford, and on the 28th of August,
In consequence of information that was rammed,
Hr. Beak • superintendent of police belonging
to the company, went to the Bull lon, Aldgate,
and he there found • cart belonging to the
defendant, in which there were eleven sacks, the property
of the company, and the whole of which were marked dis-
tinctly with the words "Eastern Countiesßailvray" on both
sides. The sacks were regular grain sacks, but the defendant
seemed to have used them to carry flatlets, and they ap-
t=rl to have been turned inside out, so mto mooed the
marks. The defendant. after the diserseet7 wee
made, went to the super intendant sad told him that he had
received the sacks in question from Hems. Marriage and
Hicks, two corn dealers and millers, at Chelmsford ; but
upon inquiries being made of these parties it turned out
that this was not the fact. Under these circumManoes the
ecomeny felt themselves called upon to institute the prss
sent peecesdings against the defendant, in order to protect
their property, and also as • warning to others.
lent superintendenti was then examined, end
he proved e facts as stated by r. Ashley.
'loodarks connected with the firms that bad been men-
tioned the defendant were also examined, and limy
the statement made by him as to the seeks in
question having been received from them.
Alderman Challis then asked the defendant what answer
he had to make to the complaint.
Mr. White replied that he had no ides of doing anything
wrong, andall he Mew about the matter waathat he told his
ma to king up • load of eathers to London, and he put them
into the seen that were about the premises, and he knew
wain shoat it. He was in the habit of purchasing ten
✓ed twiny quieten of corn at a time, and he believed all
those maim lad bun received from the parties whose names
he bed nintimed. As to the sacks being turned inside out,
be mid that this was always done, in order to clear the
Imillem more completely out of them. He added that if
time mm anything wrong it was his man's fault and not
lb. _

James Scott, a labouring man in the service of the de-
fendant, was called by him as a witness, end he stated that
his master sent him down orders to bring up a
load of feathers, and he put them into the seeks
which were about the place, but he could not tall
whether the sacks belonged to his master or any one
else, because he was unable to read. (A laugh.) AD he
knew was that there were some red marks upon the seeks,
but he could not tell one from another. (A laugh.) He ale,
said that ho believed some of the sacks that were sent up
had been received ou the previous day, full of corn, from
some corn dealers at Chelmsford, whose lames his master
had mentioned.

Aile;;;;aTt Challis said that it appeared to him that the
charge hail been fully made out, and that even according
to the defendant's own tribe's he had improperly made use
of the sacks in question. The company it appeared, were
In the habit of losing no lees than 10 000 Las a year, which
wee a very serious loss, and be hoped the fine he felt called
upon to inflict would have the e ect of cautioning parties
from improperly making used property of this description
In future. He then fined the defendant 20e. and costs,
amounting altogether to it. 19a.
Mr. White at once paid the fine' and he at the same time
repeated that It via all his maseefault. He had no business
to take the company's sacks.
Alderman Challis observed that it might be worth his
while to teach him to reed, and then be would not be so
liable to make such a mistake. (A laugh.)
A well-dressed, reepectabledooking man, who gave the
name of Join Steel, and who is well known to the police,
was charged with loitering about the premises of Mean.
Walters and Oct., linen warehousemen, in Woodetresit,
Cheapride, with intent to commit felony.
It appeared from the evidence of Malyon, one of the City
polies, that on Wednesday evening, about eight o'clock, he
sew the prisoner and another man standing near Mr.
Walters's warehouse, and knowing the prisoner, he went up
to bime, sod eked him what he wanted et that place, and
the moment he did so, his oompanion ran away. The
r4rrbewer: aetbertraputeldiatft=m=nt himself, and
resided, and 'he was obliged to obtain aeistanoe before he
could get him to the station-house. He afterwards saner. Weed that the r.adlock upon Meter,. Walters's warehouse
had been n ed, and upon going to the primer's lodging
he found • long, powerful crowbar concealed under the bed,
and be produced it.
Mr. Francis Ounuold, a clerk in the *mice of Mr.
Walton, proved that he locked the warehouse eddy at six
deka on Wednesday evening, end took the key bane.
Upon his going to the place yesterday morning he die-
Bowed that the padlock had been unlocked.
Hr. George Sibley, an accountant, at No. 9, Foster-lane,
neseignlnd the pes...ner as a man wheat he found upon his
penman en the morning of the 14th of August. Another
man was with him, and they said they wanted to see •
person tamed Allen. hut no one of that name occupied
offices is the house. The prisoner and his went
away. and upon his going upstairs be found that the lock
of ow of the offices bad been picked, and the pine nim-
unged about, bat fortunately nothing was taken away ex-
cept seven postage stamps.
by
mist The prisoner, a mi impudent tone, asked this witness
le keew him ?
He replied, by hie sciantenence, and be hie general ap-
pomace, and is wee quite sure be wee the same man.
The prisoner wee remanded, in umber that some further
information might be obtained about ban.
WESTMIN BTER.
Jane Pruett, • very tespeetebiy-dressed young woman,
wee charged with felony under the following circumstances,
Martin Enna Blackhair, draper, .1, Lower Eo,oo.etreet,
said the primped had been in his service 18 nitnthe