The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-18 00:00:00

APRISONER MERCIFULLY DEALT WITH.

Philip Dickey, 17, waa pleoed iu the dock charged with
stealing 12 cigars, value 2a., the property of Morris de
Haas, his master.

Sterling prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper Wyld defended.
By the advice of his counsel prisoner, who had originally
pleaded not guilty, withdrew that plea and pleaded guilty
and the Deputy-Aaidstant Judge conceded to the appeal o.
the parties and let the prisoner out upon his father and
brother entering into their recognisance to bring him up
he should be called upon.
The prisoner, who seemed thankful foe the leniency
shown him, then left the court with his friends.

THE POLICIE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
VAN ROBBER' ES.
Samuel Lenth‘r a labourer, was charged before the Lord
Mayor, with 'Waling a quantity of door cloth.
Benjamin Stroud, a csirrnanin the employment of Maas.
Pickford and Co., carriers, Wood-street, deposed that
between 2 and 3 o'clock on Saturday to observed a man
take • bale, containing ten yards of floor cloth, from
his van in Watlingetreet, and give it to the pri-
soner, who then walked away. Witness followed
him, and uked him why he had taken the bale
of cloth, and the prisoner, in reply, inquired why the
witness bad not followed the other tau. Stroud told him
that he bad come after him because he had the property,
and he then gave him into custody of a constable to whom
the prisoner admitted that he had taken the cloth because
:se had bad nothing to eat on that or the previous day.
The prisoner was remanded till Friday, and it was ex-
pected that in the meantime the police would succeed in
apprehending the other man concerned in the theft.
Michael Murphy, a lad wearing an apron, who had no
employment and was known to gain his livelihood by steal-
ing from vans, was charged with being in the unlawful
possesaion of 13 oranges.
A policeman observed the prisoner attracting the atten-
tion of a carman by twirling some coppers while another
lad was engaged in abstracting some oranges from a box as
the other side of the van. The prisoner ems afterwards
apprehended with some oranges in his posses•aon.
In reply to the Lord Mayor he admitted stealing the
oranges and was sent to prison for 14 days.

BOW-STREET.
THE SHAM I.OAN-OFFICE.
John Oren * WhittinrtO,ol, who it now appearsis meek
bettor known as Rithardx, w.,s brought up on remand for
further examination on the charge of übtaining a therms
for 101. from Mr. Buick, of Bowling-green-lane, Clerks*.
well, by false pretences.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Harper, from the
office of Mr. Froggatt, of Argyll-street ; and Mr. Wontner,
sen., defended the prisoner.
Mr. Harper said that as the police had not ve sac.
eeeded in apprehending the prisoner's confederate, Roberts,
it would be necessary to ask for another remand. The
case against Whitticgstall would, however, he strengthened
by the examination of Mr. Pratt, who would prove that to
bad no such negotiation with the prisoner as the latter
represented. Indeed the prisoner's very name (Whitting-
stall) was unknown to him. There were two letters which
would be put in and which would show that the prisoner
had been engaged in other transactions of a similar na-
ture. He believed that hereafter he should be Mile to
bring forward other charges.
Mr. Pratt, residing at Cuckfield, in Sussex, earning ta
business for the last 30 years as a newspaper proprreter in
Bolt-court, Fleet-street, said he knew the prisoner. not by
the name of Whittingatall, bat by the name of Richards.
He bad never drawn a cheque for lOU/. far the prosecutor.
Mr. Mick, and indeed bad never heard of him till he heard
of this case after the prisoner's apprehension. The pri,oner
had never made any application to him shout lending
money to Mr. Blink. In fact at the time of the pretended
negotiation witness was not in England, but part of the
time at Peris, and part of the time at Naples. The only
transaction he ever had with the prisoner was in August
' and September—the last few days of the former rt,adt
and find few of the latter. The prisoner at that time
introduced to him a gentleman who wanted • lo.di ot
130/. Prisoner was a mere agent in the transaction.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—Witness adv.,neol
the money to the gentleman on ample security, not at
all on the credit of the prisoner, of whom lie had
hitherto known nothing, and who would not be liable it
the borrower should not pay. Should not have enter-
tained the transaction with Mr. !Slick if it had been rub-
mitted to him. Never lent money without personal kumr-
ledge of the party.
Mr. Wontner—You did not know the gentleman Fng
mentioned till the prisoner introduced him to you.
Mr. Pratt—But I sew him personally, and called IWO
him at a government office where he is engaged.
Mr. Wuntner suggested that the prisoner might him
believed that he could get the bill discounted by Mr. Pratt
The memorandum produced on the last occasion appointed
to return the bill or the money, less discount, on Frbisi,
and it now appeared that the 101. cheque waa given on the
IThursday.
I Mr. Harper said that did not affect the charge, which
was that the prisoner obtained the 101. che.ine by the `al.,
pretence that a 100/. cheque drawn by Mr. Pratt in favour
of Mr. Blick was actually waiting at Mr. Pratt's office.
Mr. Wontncr said he hoped the letters put in would not
prejudice the magistrate's mind.
Mr. Flowers—lf I were disposed to be p-eiudioed,l hot
received a great many letters myself. But Ido not think 1
it fair to pay any attention to them. 1 endeavour to me'
fine my mind to the evidence.
The prisoner was again remanded.