The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

~trick Augustus Dewitt 35, a potlemauly looking
man, was charged upon three separate indictments with
foe rag and uttering bills of exchange, for the respective
amount' of 479/. 6a, 6891. 18a, and 635/. 25., with intent to
defraud Use Governor and Company of the Bank of
Eakelrisoner pleaded guilty to the whole of the charges.
The Common Serjeaot deferred passing sentence.
Dennis Brine, 19, costa , was indicted for 'mule.
ing Frederick Stead and FnderiLk Benham, two police
constables of the City of London, while iu the execution of
their duty.
Mr. Sleigh conducted the prosecution, which was insti-
tuted by the Corporation defendant Cit of London. Mr.
Metcalfe was counsel for the

It appeared that the defendant ;as in Cheapside in
the afternoon of the 28th of August, with a barrow
containing greengages, and that he had an altercation
with • carman, and a fight took place between
than. The officer Shead interposed to put • stop to the
diturbanoe, but the prisoner insisted upon continuing the
fight, and said that the officer must be a stronger man than
be if be prevelted hint, and he at the lame time said that
he had abesdy suffered twelve months' imprisonment for
needy killing one policeman, and he had better not inter-
fere with him. The constable then endeavoured to take
bin into custody, when he resisted most violently, threw
himself down and attempted to kick the offiour Shedin
a very brutal manner, and did kick him and another
officer named Bonham very severely, and it required
four policemen to get him to the etatiomhouse.
When he arrived there he threw himself on bis knees,
clasped his hands in an attitude of prayer, and exclaimed,
"lay God strike me blind if I could not beat the two beet
renstabiee in the City police!" The defence est up ter the
was that the carman was the first aginsoor, and
be bed been knocked down by him, and he wail excited
at the petite allowing the carman to go away and taking him
(primmer) into custody.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended
him to mercy on the ground that he had probably reoeived
some 13 at the hands of the carman.
M. h informed the court that the prisoner was con.
wined is uly, 1859, of • very violent assault upon another
cannabis, named Bennett, and sentenced to twelve months'
=st. The constable was severed y injured, aad was
agn from the effects. He had also been convicted
dam ems& upon another constable, named Thonshack, and
sestsamed to one month's imprisonment, sad had likewise
bees seatemeed to six weeks' imprisonment for an result
upon a female,
The tamefeYes whose names were mentioned were
examined, sad tamed the facts stated by the learned counsel,
and they else Informed the court that the prisoner bore a
very bad character, and was constantly in company with
sane of the worst thieves in the metropolis.
The Common &damn sentenced the prisoner to be kept
to bard labour for twelve months.

George Crced, 28, was charged with stealing a cost and I/.
in money, the property of Charles Campbell.
The facia of this use hare been recently published in the
Mansion-boom police report. The prosecutor is a waiter at
the Shades Steam Packet Hotel, Thames-etreet, and on the
10th of September the prisoner went into the cotfee-room
and told the prosecutor that he expected to meet a geotlir
man there. He 4as asked to sit down, and when the pro.
'motor turned his beck for a moment he snatched the pro-
secutor's coat from behind the door, where it was hanging,
and ran out of the holies, but wee punned and taken into
custody, with the coat in his pomesaion.
He was found Guilty, and sentenced to nine months' hard
labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Commie loner Kerr.)
Robert Batten, 26, poulterer, pleaded guilty to several in-
dictments charging bun with embezzling a sum of 751., the
moneys of Edwani Weatherby, his master.
Mr. Walsh •
Tlis prisoner Mar,ied appeared, returned to the prosecutor
the sax of M. out of the money which be had taken, and
attritoMed his conduct to have been caused by betting on
horsersehig.
The court sentenced the prisoner to eighteen months' im-
prisonment.

James Daniel O'Connell, 14, clerk, pleaded guilty to
'Mahn one bank note, value 100/., and two bank note.,
fag. each, the property of Francis Jame* Ride&le, his
master.

Mr. /libtoo prosecuted, and Mr. Beet defended.
The prosecutor ie a solicitor in Gmy's.innoquare, and the
prisoner, who was his clerk, had been sent to the beak to
pay in the money in question. This be only did in part,
absconding with the rest ; and he was takes into custody at
Hull, under these circumstances :—After absconding be
went to • draper's in town and bought some things, and
when there left behind him • banker • pace-book which he
wrote for from Hull, to be sent on to him. This letter
being given to the police, • telegraphic, mesesge was sent
down to Hull, and them he was taken into custody.
The mister baring strongly recommended him to mercy,
be wee sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in Hol-
loway Gaol.

.41 rat Hoare, 24, breadller, was indicted for breaking
sad faltering the warehouse of Zachariaa Finley, and steal-
ing a quantity of ribbon*.
Kibton defended.

Upon the prisoner being arraigned,
Mr. Dickie and Mr. Langford both rose to open the case
for the prosecution, and in answer to the oonuniasioner,
Mr. Langford said that he had the depositions from the
court by whom he hod been instructed to prosecute. Mr.
Dickie said that he has been regularly retained, and his
brief was endorsed by Mr. Richard Christie Brown, 17,
Southampton.buildings, Holborn.
The Commissioner asked the prosecutor if he had en.
gard with any solicitor to proseente?
The prosecutor said that be had not, but that he had
signed • paper, which the police constable, William Ede,
146 City, who was in the case, had asked him to do, telling
him that if he signed it the prosecution would be conducted
by counsel, and he would not have anything to pay. The
Qhad only • few words on it, and was headed the
ueen v. Hoare." Prosecutor signed it and gave it to
the constable, and saw nothing mere of it.
Mr. Avery, the Clerk of the Arraigns, said that the name
el the solicitor on Mr. Dickies brief was in the law list.
The constable, Ede, said be had done as prosecutor stated ;
be bad done it for • man owed Stow, who was one of the
ing peedesenothd-off City police. He bed never done so before,
sad got by it.
Mr. Inogford said that Storey wee Mr. Dickie's clerk.
Mr. Dickie said that was so, but that the brief came
from Storey to him in the regular way of bunnies, =domed
by a person who practised in this court, soul always paid.
The Commissioner—There a no suggestion of any act on
your part, Mr. Dickie, that is not str.ctly consistent with
your positron as a barrister.
Storey was then caned, and he admitted having asked
Ids to get the paper signed, and gave the authority to •
Mr. Wilma, whom he knew as practising from the office
of Mr. Brown. He had done a similar thing with two
ether ecooesbles as he had with Ede in this ease.
He acted as a barrister's clerk, and got 2s. Gd. for his
clerk's fee, and also 2s. ad. from Mr. Em pion for what bun.
ow be took him. He had had it several times from him.
Dickie mid that he was not aware of this.
Mr. Avery said that Wipers very frequently had ex-
penses from the court for preeseutime in which he had been
mid his costs were chime lazed.
"Mr 41tIbtes, Mr. Carter, sad Mr. (lent mid that this Bre-
ton el doing lassiams was canted on to • great extent st
the IllekUsiout flenions until Yr. Bodkia's appointment,
and he had put a stop to it.
After wine farther conversation the Commissioner said
that as far as the polies were essosened, the COMMiII•
Weer by hi side, Mr William Cubit; would use that in-
vestigated; rte the other inegelmitiee whisk it win evident
elided, We bar themselvel shoal pet • Mop to them, as
they had the power to do. in this ems dime was sedan to
show any irregularity upon the part of Ike bar, and Mr.
Diskis was entitled to prosecute.
The yprisoner was sulsequently food Guilty, and sentenced
to twelve months' imprisonment.
Before the rising of the court, We Mr. Empeon alluded
to sad entered into • Matemeat m whisk hp
denied the truth of the Maleemet made by Storey.
Be vim, he mid, salaried derk to Mr. Brown, and had
pasthed three merle kw 115 yews