The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

NARYLEDONL

Edward Harixs, described as an artist and modeller,
living in Cirencester-street, Harrow-road, was charged with
the following extraordinary conduct towards two respectable
young women.
Elisabeth Dolby, 151, Fleet-street, deposed that on Sun-
day morning last, about 11 o'clock, while walking along
Duke-street, Manchester-square, she was aceosted by the
prisoner, who told her that her boot-lace was undone, and
at the same moment be stooped down, and laying hold of
her foot placed it on his knee.
Mr. Seeker—Was the lace undone?
Witness—No, sir.
Mr. Seeker- -Did be make any other observation?
Witness—He told me that be was a shoemaker, and that
I had a very high instep. I begged of him to let go of me,
which be did, and he then went away. In Edward-street he
acted towards me in a similar manner, and I gave him into
custody.
Mr. Seeker—Had you any knowledge of him before?
Witness—None, your worship.
Charlotte Neale, 42, Queen's-road, Bayswater, gave evi-
dence, stating that on the day alluded to the prisoner be-
haved himself to her in the like way in Cavendish-square.
It further appeared that prisoner had been several times
charged with the same kind of misconduct, and punished,
and that upon one occasion his excuse was that she had
one day accosted him in the Regent's-park, and asked him
politely to fasten up her boot-lace. He did so, and beheld
• leg so beautifully formed, that immediately after his re-
turn home he made a model of it from memory. The
symmetrical proportions of the limb had so enchanted him
that he was continually impelled by curiosity to ascertain if
such another leg was to be met with in the world.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, replied that he
stopped the young women merely to have a little converse-
tion with them, and that he had no intention of doing any-
thicg wrong.
Mr. Seeker said it was his duty to protect females from
such shameful', behaviour as that which bad been clearly
proved, and inflicted upon the prisoner two separate pe-
nalties of 20s. each, or, in default of payment, 21 days in
each case in the House of Correction.
The fines were paid.
THAMES. . .

Timothy Sulliran, a tall soldier-like looking fellow, about
23 years of age, was charged with steeling a bundle of cloth-
ing from the dwelling-house of Mr. George Osman, of No.
7, King-street, Tower-hill.
On the sth of last month the prisoner was brought to the
tutors house by a recruiting sergeant of the 7th
ions, who had enlisted him cud given him tho Queen's
eh' 'ng and a supper on the same day. The sergeant, who
in was ogratulatuig himself on having enlisted a stalwart,
intelligent, and military ;looking man, asked the prosecutor
to furnish the recruit with a good bed, and Sullivan was
ushered into a room on the first door. The prosecutor
knocked at the door of the prisoner's room neat morning ;
no answer was returned, and Mr. Osman peeped through
the keyhole and found the window open. The door
was locked inside, and Mr. Ormuin burst it open and
missed the prisoner, who bad in the course of the night
jumped on to Tower-hill, a depth of 16 or 17 feet, taking
with him a black leather bag, containing a coat, bat, hand-
kerchief, and other things, worth 3f. They were in the
room when the prisoner was shown into it. OnWedoesilay the
prisoner was apprehended as a deserter, by Stimpson, a
police.sergeent, No. 21 K, who found nothing upon him.
The recruiting sergeant did not claim the prisoner, who was
• deserter from another regiment when be enlisted a second
time. He had been tried and punished for desertion, and
the letter I) was branded on his breasts

The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Yardley—How did the prisoner get out of the room!
The door was locked inside.
titimpson—lie jumped from the window on to Tower-
hill. The window at the back of the house opens on to
Tower-hill.
Mr. Yardley said the army would not have the prisoner,
and sentenced hbn to four montbe' imprisonment and Lad
labour for the robbery.