The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANBION•HOUSB.
Jelin Peered, • edema= in the employ of Laws. Morley
and Co., warehousemen, of 11, Friday-otrost, wine charged
with steeling two pieces of Irish linen, value 2,'. 16*, the
property of his employers.
A. Omen, polies constable 376, said—ln consequence of fa-
formation which I received I went yesterday to lb. Bot-
tenll's, tobstothist, 83. Cheepside, and marked • prod
which I saw there. This morning the prisoner came to Mr.
BotterUl's and took the parcel away with him, and I followed
him to the Hoes Tavern, Eleitur-lane, where I sew the bar-
maid give him • second parcel of the mine description, with
which be iwent away. Both parcels contained Irish dose.
I again followed the prisoner till he reached LnAgslo-
hill, where he got into • Hansom cab and (meth
off. 1, however, followed the cab, Mopped it, told
the prisoner I was an officer, and also that I
wished to know where he got the two parcels. Upon that
he held up • third parcel, and said, "Oh, I got ttus at our
place." That parcel, I believe, contains samples. I told him
Idid not mean that, Out the other two parcels, and that he
must come with me to the metiers. Oa the way to the station
he said he hoped I would look over it, but I told him I could
not possibly do so, and if it was all right he had nothing to
fear. Be than stud, "It is not all right. I was going to
pawn them." If • remand be granted I believe I shall he
ehis to prove that the two wars were stolen by the prisoner
from the ithreihonse of Ids employers.
Lord dayor—Do you wish to say anything to this, pri-
soner ?
Primer-0k no, my lord, unless it be that I ought to
have nand attempted. before I took them away, accord.
lag :re rules of use home.
Mayor—You had no right to remove them at all.
The primmer was then remanded.
ides. Jaws and Fredk. Green, two youthful pickpockets,
as well known to the City Police as Bt. Paul's or Aldgals
Pump, were charged with stealing • silk handkerchief from
the person of • gentleman in Adele-High-street.
G. Payne, • shoe maker, reading in Whitechapel, said he
was passim through Aldgate on the previous evening, when
be saw the two prisoner., accompanied by • third lad, follow-
ing • gentleman. After some lithe dodging Jones popped
his head into the gentleman's coat pocket and drew out his
handkerchief, which he transferred to one of hie companions,
and they all three swaggered oft, arm-in-arm, like people of
moms consequence. Wiuseas, after noticing well which way
they went, ran after the gentleman who had been robbed to
make him acquainted with his loss. While he was doing
so • policeman cum up, and upon hearing what had
occurred, he got the assistance of another policeman,
and they all went together down Jorry•street, where
they found the three prisoners at • public-house. They
denied all knowledge abbe robbery, but even while they did
I so, they were seen to pass the handerchief from one to
I another, and the police attempted to take them into custody.
Some of their pals, however, interfered, and a severe struggie
took place, in the course of which one of the police received
seweat smart blows, Green especially beiog violent m this
extreme. Before he and Junes were secured between 2uo and

300 people bed collected, end even then the third thief made
hissescape, carrying with him the stolen bandkcrithief.
Pollosinonstable 538 oorroboested the evidence of the
previous witness with regard to the violence of the prisoners,
and tiddel that they were both Incorrigible offenders.
. .

Partridge, the gaoler, also said thet%onea had been ci.
sicced six or seven times within the City, end no end of
times out of it, while Green had been in prison a di ma times
Or more.

Goodman (chief clerk) also said they bad both been
convicted repeatedly, sad almost everyone in court could have
proved the fact.
Notwithstanding this, however, the prison,ra, with brazen
audacity, act only asserted their incooence with regard to
the robbery with which they were charged, but said further
that they were " honest young fellows, and had never been
in trouble before."

The Lord felt Inclined to commit them for trial, but
es it appeared that the genUersan whose handkerchief bad
been stolen resided at Cardit, his lordship dealt with them
summarily, by sending them each for three months to prison
and hard tabour—wbat Green said wa. a 4. shams."

A gentleman then got two the wither box, and said Glen
had picked hie pocket about three weeks ago in Shoreditah ;
but as that dirrict hes beyond the jariattiction of ths City,
he wss advised to speak to the police, and get Green appre-
hended again as he left prison, upon the expired/et of his
present sentence.