The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-12 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Nary Berry, • well-dressed, middle-aged woman, well
known to the police as a thief and " sailor deooy," wes
&egged with stealing 141. 10s. in Change-41r, Grabill,
trots John Miller, mete of the brig Eagle, then lying la the
Thames.
Hunt, polirocartable 410, said—About 10 last night, the
prisoner was given Into my charge by a man, who said his
name was John Miller, and that be was mete of the Eagle,
for robbing him of his purse containing a 101. Bank of Eng-
land note, four ewer/tees and a half.sovereign. The prisoner
denied aL knowledge of the robbery, and said she bad no
money ; but as we were going along she dropped some-
thing, which she said was only a shilling, but whmh on pick-
ing up I found to be • sovereign. Afterwards she dropped
two other coins which she said were shillings, but I found
they were sorrier, end when we got a little farther she
dropped something else, which she said was a dripenos, but
when I picked it np I saw it was a lielf-wrrersign. When
we got to the station she said thememey was her own, es site
had got it from a geotieman—or, is she mid, a nobleman—
whom she well knew, and whom she was fa the habit of
meeting once swish to Duerr-square. She said she had
been with him that night from seven o'clock till half-per
nine, and that on leaving her he had glees her 61. in gold,
Immediately after which she took screed cams doles to the
Kendol-house, where she met the complairml. The 101.
mote has not been found, and she must either have thrown
ft away or passed it to a confederate. I have made inquiry
this morning, from which I find that the ship to which com-
=t belonged sailed early, and that it will not return to
for some time.
Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)—Yon are quite sure the prow
augur cannot come forward P
Witnees—From what I can out than is note chance
of It.
Mr. Goodman—That is a husky escape for her. She is a
vary old hand. She has been here two or three times before,
sad hes, I think, been convicted at the Old Bailey. If this
dirge could be substantiated, no doubt she would he
sentenced to penal servitude as it le, then Is an end of It.
Lord Mayor—Yee, I am afraid shaming bediecharpd, and
I am sorry it is so.
A solicitor who was retained on her behalf applied to have
the money In the possession of the taw delivered np.
Lord Mayor Certainly not. You must apply to tne Com-
missioners of
The prisoner was then discharged.

BOW-STREET.

MN Look",
_orianiZ ;;u summoned at the
instance of Dr. Wiliiam Bale, major-surgeon on tt e staff, as
• charge of misconductieg himself.
Dr. Bale stated that about half-put eleven o'clock an
Thursday morning he hailed the defendant's omnibus in the
Strand, and got in, and defendant shut the door behind
him. The passengers said there wee no room, and eceing
that wee the cue, he turned round, and requested the
conductor to let him out. At fist he mg no attention, but
being repeatedly called on, the defendant at length opened
the door, the omnibus still going on. Complainant laid hold
of the handle outside the door, being himself In the
inside. Thinking the conductor would stop, he got out,
still holding the handle ; but the omnibus went on ra-
pidly, and the moment Dr. Bale's foot touched the ground
he was dragged along by the vehicle through the mud up-
weeds of fifty yard., notwithstanding his appeals to the
defendant to stop, who instead of doing so looked down at
complainant with an air of satisfaction at the plight he wee
in. The omnibus then stopped, and he wee released.
A oonatsble corroborated this evidence, and the doctor, it

wee slao proved, wu covered with mud.
Detendant said there wee room on both sidle, and be told
complaiaant so, end he went on as he was premed for time,
Whoa ha opened the door the gentleman jumped out, and
was dragged about twenty yards before the omnibus could
pull up. B. ooald produce a witness to prove this if the cam
was Op:turned.
Mr. Jardine said that wu no answer to the charge. Eves
suppoelng there woe room the gentleman had • right to gut
out if he liked, end defendant ought to have stopped. To
drive on when a person was alighting was a most dangerous
practice, end might have cost Dr. Bale his life. He had no
objection, however, to adjourn the case U defendant could
produce witnesses to serve him.
numinous adjourned.
WESTMINSTER,
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Williams Wilmot; RIO Jaw* Gilby, two privates of the
Grenadier Guards, were charged with the following disgrace-
ful attack.
Charles Pike, grocer, 4, St. Ann'rstreet, Westminster,
said that on Friday night, at half-past 11, the two defendants
were, in front of his house, hallooing and making a great
dietarbsitc*. He went out and civilly recieeated teem to go
away, when Wilson mixed him by the collar, and shook him
vary violently, and Gilby at the same moment struck him
en the mouth, making it bleed. Wilson then assaulted
ken by oinking him un the neck, and shaking him
again, during which time Gilby began to undo his belt.
Seeing this action, complainant succeedad in emoting hircooll
from Wilson'. grasp and ran as fast as he could, both the
soldiers pursuing him, and Gilkey striking at Lim all the way
withhls belr,until complainant met a constable and gave him
Into custody.
William Gearing, 86 H, said that jest before one o'clock en
Friday night he hosed cries of " Step them," and saw the
complainant running, with the soldiers (who were drunk)
after him. He saw Gilby strike Mr. Pike, and witness then
captured him, when be became violent and kicked witness.
Boih the defendants denied the charge.
Mr. Arnold said, drunk or sober, such disgraceful conduit
could not be allowed. He should flue Wilson 31. or one
month, and Gilby 61. or two months' for ansaulting Mr. Pike,
and further commit Odby for 14 days for resiattog the coe-
stable.
Toe defendants were locked up.
MARLBOROUGH4ITHEZT.

Jacob Midi, • Garesis;,duntkdfe7eti wisier, wee i•rpsd
with pro:tieing • swindle, nod Wray costairned with Wherein I
frawiuteutly utosintne • watch from David Pules, eke •
trermeo, residing at 208, tilarylebone-road.
The prosecutor, who bee been but f•,ur work. in latelswi,
stated refit on tlie yritetowi afternoon, while in Oxford-4ns%
die prisoner accosted him In Eneltrb, which he did •aa
understand, but • wound " gentleuutn" pawing at the
Moment, stated In French, which he did understand, that
prisoner wee asking for some street. Toes getting fate
conversation, the two strangers discovered they were all
going WO wine rood. Atter walking wow cietance prisoner
prop...ad a "dunk," end they went into lotus hotel, when
tM language introduced wee Freerb. Another ..geetiewien"
main in, din aided t• ben little the wens kr Dram,