The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

Yesterday James Padden, 18, described as being a car-
man • William Cratoley, 18, wood cutter ; and Henry
Thompson,i 28, hawker, were brought up on remand and
charged before Alderman Sir IL W. Carden with stealing
a leather case, containing patterns of woollen goods, of the
value of 151., the property of Mr. Lewis Moir, a commerchd
traveller, from the entrance passage of Mackie's Private
Hotel, in Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside.
From the evidence of Green, 280, City police, it appeared
that he in company with his brother officer, Whitney, 640,
met on the 26th ult., about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the
three prisoners together, the prisoner Padden then carry-
ing an empty sack over his shoulder, going in the direction
of Ironmonger-lane. The officers followed them into
Ironmongerlane, and saw the prisoner Padden enter the
hotel, leaving the two other prisoners walking. up and
down, evidently on the look out." Padden in a few
seconds came out, and after speaking to the two other
prisoners went back into the hotel, from which he a second
time emerged, carrying the leathe- sample case in ques-
tion upon his shoulder. The three went together in the
direction of Gresham-street, where the officer Green
secured Padden, and his brother officer Whitney captured
the prisoner Crawley, the third prisoner, Thompson, con-
triving at the time to make his escape, but was taken into
custody two nights afterwards in bed in • low brothel in
Norfolk-street, Shoreditch.
The evidence of Green was fully corroborated by that of
Whitney, his brother officer, and the leather case proved by
the porter to have been at Mackie's Hotel at half-past 4
o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th ult., was identified as
his property by Mr. Moir, the owner.
The prisoners were severally asked what they had to say
in answer to the charge, and were all silent.
Sir W. Carden inquired whether anything was pre-
viously known of the prisoners?
The gaoler of the court (Midday) said there were some
officers in attendance who could supply some information
with respect to each of them.

Mr. Joseph Smith, one of the warders of the Middlesex
House of Correction, proved that Padden had been con-
victed on the Ist February in the present year, and sen-
tenced to two months' imprisonment for the illegal poems.
lion of a railway rag. With respect to the prisoner Craw-
ley, he had a long list of convictions. In August, 1862, he
was sent for one mouth for larceny from the Worship-
street Police-court. In March, 1863, he was convicted at
the Middlesex Sessions for stealing • coat, and sentenced
to six months' bard labour and to be whipped, both of
which punishments were carried out. In March, 1864, be
was convicted of stealing two purees from a till, under
the Criminal Justices Act, at Clerkenwell Police-court,
and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. In
November, 1864, he was convicted, in company
with the prisoner Thompson, of stealing four pairs of
trousers, and sentenoed to twelve months imprisonment,
three of his oomeanions in that robbery being sent to five
years' penal servitude • and since then ha had undergone
six menthe' interlineal:nit for stealing • dint.