The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

George Mann, 18, andWiliieTis6iii;;;, 18, were charged
with makes two 10/. notes, a pocket-book, some tobacco,
and cigars, the property of Mr. Groves, licensed victualler
of the Queen's 'lead public-house, Upper Thames-sereet:
and with burglariously breaking out of the said premises.
Mr. Whitgrave appeared for the prisoners.
Mr. Thos. Groves said—l know the prisoners who were in
my hoses to on Tuesday evening several different
times. The last time I saw flilway there was about half-
peat 11, when be was in the tap-room, and I did not see him
there afterwards, but Moan was there about flee minutes to
12. At:e quarter to one I closed the limas and locked and
bolted the doors myself, being particularly careful with re-
cast* the front door. I went to bed about five minutes
1, leaving my coat hanging on the back of a chair in
the bet parlour. There was a pocket-book In it containing
two 101. name and some papers. About half-past 4 the
policeman rang the bell, and on coming down stairs I
found the street-dior open. It had been unbolted from the
inside, and there was no appearance of any fora having been
used. On searching about I found that the pocket-book
with the 10/. notes was gone from my coat, and a quantity
of tobacco and cigars from the bar. I do not ItivAr the
numbers of the notes, nor were they endorsed, but a quantity
of fourpenny and threepenny pieces was taken from the bar
till. and I think I could swear to one of the latter, which I
took the last thing the night before, ea it had a hole in it.
Gayks, policeoceistable, produced a threepenny piece.
Witness—l eau swear to that as being the threepenny
piece I refer to. I know it by this hole. I noticed It per-
ticularly, for It was the last thing I put into the till.
Edwin lime. pollee-constable 479, duped that he lesion
duty in Upper Thames-streeton Wednesday morning about
half-past 4, when he found the door of the Queen's Heed
standing open, and roes the bell. When Mr. OTOVIIIS came
down, withess helped him to examine the premises, sad
found that the door had been opened without force from the
Inside. Witness then sent for his serpent.
Gaylor, detective—l went yesterday morning to the skittle
ground of the Red Lion, Plest-lase, Farringdon-street,
where I found the prisoners, and apprehended them. I took
them to the station and charged them, after which I searched
Silway, and in the lining of his trousers, down below the
knee, I found this portinonnaie containing 31. 10s. la /old,
18e. in silver, two fourponny pieces, and • th/11•1=714014
the last being the one which the prosecutor has Mie as
hie property,
, I also found two papers full of tobacco, called
" screw,: The prisoners have both been lodging at • lodg-
ing-house, St. Cksrient's-lone, Strand. Last night I went to
Kr. Groves's, and found that a board had been pushed
through frees the beer cellar into the wine cellar, the floor of
which is very thickly covered with sawdust, which woe
covered with footmarks, precisely correepcading with Illilway's
boots, as I ascertained by comparison this morning.
Croee-exsznined—The sawdust was damp so as to take and
preserve an impression from the foot.
G. Smart, police-constable 411, deposed that he accom-
panied the previous witness to the lied Lion, and took the
prisoner Maass, who, when told the charge against him,
merely replied, " That's warm, then." On searchinc him
witness found on him a quantity of tobacco end some cigars,
and on going subsequently into the predicator's cellar he
Sound footmarks on the sawdust, which answered in every
respect to Silway's boom, which were rather peculiar about
the sole.

Storer, night porter et 11, Clement's-lane, Strand,
a oommun lodging-house, deposed that the prisoners lodged
there on and od for the last four months. On Tntsday night
Mason went in about half-past twelve, and Silway about four
in the morning. They slept in the lame room with eve
others, all being in separate bode. Witneea noticed
nothing peculiar In their manner, but usually they went
early in the evening, or at all events much earlier than on
that occasion.

"11epro;e7utor said be believed the tobacco found on the
prkocers had been stolen from hie bar, but he could not
swear to It. _ _ .

The ottioers applied fora remand, in order to give them
time to trace the atter, and the prhosere were remanded
accordingly.
Blizabeth Pkige, a woman about 30 years of ego, shabbily
*Wild in black, wee charged with attempting by false pre-
tences to obtain money from the Baron Meyer & Rothschild,
M.P., at his oilices, Bt. Swahili's-lane.
Captain Wm. Henry Snell, private secretary to Baron
Meyer de Rothschild, said—Yerereay the prisoner came to
as. with a letter centatelog a petition. The letter porpurted
to some from Mr. Moneypenny, of Blythe, and was se
follows .

" Mr. Moneypenny presents hie most respectful compli-
ments to the Baron Mryer do Rothschild, M.P., and rep to
submit the enclosed memorial for the bazou's charitable
perusil. This is one of a many robberies that have occurred
In this neighbourhood of late, yet strange to state the perpe-
trators have escaped the vigilance of the pol:oe. Mr. Money-
panty trues thebwou will =ti the liberty in thus ad-
attig him in a canes of c
" The bearer, M. Itzebeth *Pledge, daughter of the
widow, will areal: an 'newer.
"Myths, Oct. 31, 1869."
The memorial enclosed in this letter was very neatly en-
gemmed an a sheet of pper, bearing at its head the arms of
toe borough of Ilytbe (or a resemblance), and the swarth%
"Borough of Myths. County of Kent—To wit," as if it had
emanated from the Town-clerk's office there. The mammal
itself was as follower

Whereas, on the sight of Thursday, the 20th, cr early
in the waning of Friday, the 21st last., the shop sod dwell-
tog of Mrs. Sarah Pledge, widow of the late Mr. John
Pledge, grocer sod draper, situate In Theatre-street, in this
borough, was feloniously entered by burglars, who role sad
carried away woods, money, wearing awaraL sad plata to
the value of 1761, which said loss will lerminst• la bee
total rata without the aid of a few benevolent blends.
Tha polio, and borough authorities have used every edart to
tram the offenders without any apparent auceeri, cones-
gristly Mrs. Pledge (who hu sine coildree depending upon
be turtle= for support) is reluctantly compelled to 'abort
he case to public sympathy.
" I have been solicited by the authorities to draw up this
statement with a view of realising, by villuutry contribu-
tions, • portkm of her serious loss, *ad therefore take upon

I myself the resposteibWty of eo doing, knowing the case to be
one needing sympathy.
, " Given under my hand, this 26th day of Ortoher, in the
year 1869. " JOWLS W TIN 61."
The following aviators end subscriptions were appended:
"P. Money y, 61.; Deeds, 101. per cheque,
reans,y. Richsrd6l.,
doE.;d.jamosirtinabfrabi, 61.,35.,14. topadbeerw at
Loam ; Thomas
County Bank; Charles Dogge. M.R.C.8., 61. ; Rktard
11 Seymour Kelly, 21.25. • John Ronelde, 31. ' • ltobt. Frew,
Cheats Rectory, 61.; Jessie Pitcher, 61., paid ; Jonas de
Gross, Man. R. Coll. Surgeons, 21.2.. • Mat. Swan, 31. ;
Henry bfackhoson, 31. 3s. ; Col. R. Sakilonds, 61., paid;
Fredk. Brookins, 31st Oct., 1669."
These signatures, if not genuine, were ingeniously varied
in style, and were written promiscuously in Usk, blue, sad
red ink, and there was idled sundry small donations in
Hythe, flandgate, and Ramegete, 171. 16e.
The documents having been formally put in sad read,
Captain Snell continued—The Optative to the memorial S-
melt, or rather the name appended, is that of the Mayor of
Hythe, and among the other aerostats 1 noticed several
similar to signatures which were appended to a petition pre-
seated to me some time ago, and which were discovered after-
wards to be forgeries. Consequently, I question. d the prisoner
closely, and she stated that she was the daughter of Mm.
Pledge; and all the facts stated in the petition were true. The
petition stated that Mrs. Pledge had nine children to main-
, rain, and I remarked that the prisoner was tether edvenoed
I la life to be • charge to tar mother, upon which she replied
that Mrs. Pledge had in reality ten children, but that she her-
mit was not supported by her mother.
Mr. Alderman Allen—l ses the signature of Mr. Deeds
to the nremorial—is that meant for Mr. Deeded, the member
for the county ?
Captain Snell—l presume so. When I questioned her
about the signature of Mr. Watts, she said he wee member
for Hythe, which was rather singular, se the Barents mem-
' bar for Myth. himself, and I presume she mean to Day
" Major." Hold her to call again this morning, and when
she was gone I wrote to Mr. Watts and requested him to
telegraph his answer. He did so, and this morning I 'e-
a:dyed the following telegram from him : " I do not know
Sarah Pledge ; the whole matter is entirely false." The pri-
soner oune in shortly after, and I gave her into custody,
having previously communicated with the Mendicity Society.
Mr. Alderman Allen—Have you any questions to ask this
gentleman?
Prissier—He never saw rue before, did he P
Captain Snell—No, I do not know that 1 did.
Prisoner—That letter was givnia to con tu take totun; and
I was told If I got 61. I should have 21. of it.
Alderman —Who gave you the letter P
Prisoner—l don't know Wonsan.
Alderman Allen—That's very like a whale.
Hereford and Tuner Meadicity Society's decent, proved
that the prisoner was the daughter of one noted impostor
sad coonpseio. of another, who had been convicted, although
not convicted herself, as well as that the writing
of the memorial was the work of a professional beileicrleitof
writer, who it Ina bud to get at.
The prisons was sent to prison with had labour for three
months.
THAMES.
The pollee of the H diviwon, engaged in the night charges,
brought into the court a Scottish boy, with • remarkably
.11dscountenenoe, his eyes fixed on recency, and present-
all the indications of • confirmed lematio.
attention of Mr. Yardley was first caned to the lad,
who is apparently about 11 years of age, by his delivering an
extempore prays at the back of the court.
Mr. Yardley—Who is that sailor boy, and what is the
matter with him?
Mr. Livingstone, the chief usher, said the boy had kid
been brought from Ireland in a steamer, andifrom his manner
there was no doubt he was insane. The boy had been de-
liveries extempore prayers in a monotonous tome for the pre-
vious halt hour. . _ .

I.watern—terTnamed Moss said he vas called on board the
Foyle steamer, from Dublin, at the Alderman's-stairs, Lower
Bastflatithneld, that morsina, and ha wee directed to convey
the boy to the Wore' Home, to Well-street, and at the same
time received 17s. from the steward of the noel, which he
wee directed to leave at the Bailors' HMO. He went to the
Bailors' Home with the lunatic boy, and the oillarre of the
lastitation would have nothing to do with him.
Mr. Yardley—Of come they would not. Wee this unfor-
tunate boy in the mime state when you received him as he la
now?

.
Moss—lnst in the same state, air; and at intervals pray-
ing and preaching.
Mr. Yardley—Then all I have got to ray is that everyone
concerned in shipping him and bringing bun to this oonntry
is liable to be indicted for a misdemeanour' and for the public
good I hope the authorities of the pariah In which this boy
was landed will looks every one concerned in title most stan-
dalone and inhumantransaction, . _

Mr. FoTteT,i;;;;ll7.oti;e;i Mr. Giyoss, vestry clerk of
St. Soto!ph-without, Aldgate, said that parish most take
charge[
:of the boy, and it would be a great burthen on the
He had attended to receive the directions of the
magistrate in this most painful case.
Mr. Yardley was very glad the representative of the parish
wee In attendance, and would recommend the authorities of
St. Botolph-without, Aldgatc, to pot the matter into the
hands of their legal adviser immediately. The parties who
bad been instrumental in putting the insane boy on board the
Foyle, in Ireland, and those who had brought the unfortunate
creature here, knowing him to be insane, were all liable to be
indicted fur a conspiracy. He could only request the gentle-
man who represented the parish in which the boy wee landed
to lake charge of the unfortunate being, collect all the Lao
of the case, and lay them before the legal adviser of the pariah.
If the boy had been sent here for the purpose of making him
chargeable to the county of Middlesex it wee a most repre-
hensible proceeding. If there were grounds fir taking legal
proceedings in this case, It would be short•sighted policy to
abstain from a prosecution on the ground of expense.
Mr. Yardley—When wee this boy landed ?
Moe—At tins o'clock this morning.
The megieleste then called the boy into the witeets-box.
His eyes bed no speculation in them; they were still bent on
vacancy. The countenance was far from unpleseing, and the
boy who was evidently labouring under some religions delu-
sions, frequently gave utterance to sheet prayers. He said,
In sugar to questions by Mr. Yardley, that he came from
Soatlend, but he had since been on • pilgrimage to the Lord.
He wee discharged from the ship Highland Queen, and sent
to Falmouth to meet hie father and mother—no It was not
his metier..

Yardley—Now tel me, were you discharged at Fal-
mouth fromoar ship P
The boy— o, I was not discharged.
Mr. Yardley—Whore did you leave the ship ?
The hey—lt might have been near Falmouth.
Mr. Yardley—lt I. useless guestioniag the boy, he an
give ea no connected account of himself.
The boy—l wee left to preach what was right In Thy
sight, most Heavenly Father.
ILLYardley—Remove the poor boy at once ; it would be a
pity to hangs him with any more gawking.
The boy took up the Testament in the witoess-box, and
said—" Allow me to take hold of this blessed book, and
preach what is right in Thy eight, meet Heavenly Father."
Mr. Cottel said he would at once take the boy in a cab to
Whitechapal workhouse.
Mr. Yardley—Do so, and let the medical officers of the
union see him, and above all take we there is • proper in-
veatigatlon into ell the circumstances of the cage.
Mr. William Henry Cable, an extensive house proprietor,
of No. 28, Old Chureh-road, Stepney, applied for an eject-
ment warrant to expel from ono of his homes a tenant named
Johos FieM an attorney's clerk, who had not paid hint say
rent for tithteen weeks, and bad barricaded his house.
The complainant was sooomparred by Mr. Henry Robins,
a broker and appraiser, and it appeared that Field rented a
house, No. 94, Old Church-road, Stepney, at • rental of
44. 6d. per week, and that no rent had been paid for thirteen
week.. All attempts to levy for the rent had been fruitless,
for the house was oonetantly closed, except on Sundays,
when no distress could be levied. An attempt was
made to reeve a notice to quit on the tenant or tome member
of his fatally, and that had also faked. The notices to
gait, and notice of ejectment were then affixed to • part of
the house, and the period having expired when poseesslon of
the hones ought to be given to the landord, he applied for •
warrant to enter into possession, and eject the tenant.
Mr. Cable added that he had repeatedly applied for his
rent, and hid been treated with derision.
. .

Services of the notices having been proved, the magis-
trate issued • warrant of ejectment, and entrusted it to
F,lter, an officer of the court, to execute. He returned
shortly afterwarde, sad said that he found the house empty,
end all the furniture gone. The inmates were miming, aid
had tied afterimages eterday.
The magistrate said that hr. Cable most put up with the
lose of bis rent, unless he could trace the tenant.

The Police Act gives a very cheep and easy method of
ejectment to the landlords of small tenements, and ;tweed-
ier% which would have cmujed several months, at an
anemone expense, under the old law, can 113.11 be determined
in a tow days, aturn expense of about be. only.