The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-13 00:00:00

BUSINEIki OF THZ COUUT.

The court will ut on Tneeday and Wednesday next,
after term, in Lance), and take cases from the crown paper
only.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-MAY 11.

Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middlesex. —(llkfceu Mr. Justice
Willes and • Common Jury.)
emus r. CROMBIF.

This was an action to recover damages in consequence
of the plaintiff having been given into custody upon a
charge of stealing a purse at the Polytechnic Institution.
The defendant pleaded, in justification. that tlmplaintiff
had stood close to her, that he pressed against her, and
he was in company with a woman to whom he might
have passed the property. That under these circumstances
the defendant suspected the plaintiff, and therefore gave
him into custody. Notwithstanding this plea, however, no
one appeared to-day for the defendant.
Mr. fierjeant Parry and Mr. Joyce were for the plaintiff.
It was stated that the plaintiff, who was about 30 years
of age, had been for several years in the employment of
Messrs. Mason and Taylor, solicitors, of PurnivaPs-inn ;
and having left them he returned home to his father, who was
in business in Leigh-street, Burton-crescent. Whilstat home
he bad rheumatic fever, and was • great sufferer. After
his recovery he went, on Saturday the 23rd of December
last, with his mother to the Polytechnic to see the dis-
solving views which were shown at tire in the afternoon.
The theatre was quite full, and after the performance the
plaintiff sod his mother went into another room, and
whilst he was pointing out to her some objects of interest,
the defendant, a young lady, came up and charged him
with having cut her dress and abstracted her purse. The
plaintiff indignantly denied the imputation, and stated

who wars who the Lid, with him sacs. The
defendant, hoWss tr. persisted in her ehaige, rod the
phintlit vss taken into custody by it policeman, who took
' him I • .r• a Mt. ratdley, the pollee immistrate Mari(. •
hone puttee court. Th•• plaintiff was remanded, but the
magistrate said Im would ac..ept ball for his appear,:nce on
the following Monday ; and 1,- also directed the police
inspeet..r himself to take hail if he found that the
plaintiff was a respectable person. In the mean-
time the p:Mutiff was taken to the Hoe,. of
Detention, where he remained until Sunday ev, aing.
wlism he was r .le-sed on bail. The next day he went
before the rusei.tra:e. when all the parties attended. and
the charge was dismissed. Thereupon the plaintiff de-
manded that the defendant should make an apology and
pay the expenses to which he had been put in d.dendiog
himself. so notice was taken of this demand, Lot upon
a writ (.ring issued, the defendant's solicitor went to the
plaintiff's solicitor, and expressed his client's regret for
the mistake which she hail made in charging the plaintiff
with felony. Afterwards, however, the defendant's father-
in-law called on her solicitors, and withdrew lierexpression
of regret.
The plaintiff proved the circumstances stated by his
counsel, and he appeared to be much affected while detail-
ing the circumstances of Li• imprisonment.
The jury found for the plaintiff—damages, 10W.