The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION HOUSE.

A very well-dresied young man, 18 ears of age, Domed
AM* Thomas Croat, was konht before the Lord Mayor,
in the custody of Funnell, a detective officer, charged with
embezzling 10W., the property of his employers.
Mr. Ingle, of the firm of Ingle and Goody, conducted the
prosecution.
The prosecutor. were Messrs. Budgett and Co., who
carry on a very extensive busisees as wholesale grocers in
Mcoument-yard, and the prisoner had been in their service
as clerk for three years, but left them on the 21st of De-
cember last. It was ascertained shortly afterwards
that the prisoner had received oonsiderable sums of
money on behalf of his employers, which he had not
accounted for. Evidence was gi% en that the prisoner
had received the several sums of 694 113 s. 4d., 181.
and 91., and that he bad requested the parties who gave
him the several amounts, and who had handed him crossed
cheques, to make them open cheques, which were then
taken to the bankers, Messrs. Glyn and Co., an roe pri-
soner received the money, the whole of which he seemed to
have appropriated to his own use. The amount thus proved
to have been received by the prisoner was over 1001., but it
was stated that the total amount of his defalcations was
considerably more than that sum.
Mr. Ingle said he could not carry the cam any further that
day, but on a future occasion he proposed to go into several
other charges of embezzlement Kunst the prisoner. He
therefore asked for a remand.

The prisoner, who made no &newer to the charge, was
ranmaded.

BOW-STREET.

Robert Boursnell, who deicTri7;xlhirnself as • photo-
grapher, was charged with attempting to obtaining 801. in
bank notes from John Kirk.

The prosecutor, a boy of about 15 years of age, said be
was clerk to Hamm Hayford, solicitors, nodose-commons,
and was sent to the Temple-bar branch of the London and
Westminster Bank to get • cheque for 901. cashed. He
received in change 80/. in bank notes and 101. in gold. He
placed the mousy in his trousers pocket, keeping his hand
upon it, and was prooseding to Somerset-house to
purchase a probate stamp, the price of which was 90/.,
whet the prisoner stopped him at the corner
of Eases-strest, sod said, "Give me back those notes,
the numbers have not been taken correctly," at the same
time taking out his pencil and note book. Witness, not
having seen the prisoner before, thought he should not be
justified in giving up the notes. He asked the prisoner if
he cams from the bank when he replied in the affirm-
ative. Witness then asked the prisoner if he meant the
London and Westminster Bank, to which also be replied,
" Yea." Witness refused to give up the notes, but proposed
to go back to the bank with the prisoner, who assented to
that suggestion. and proceeded a abort distance towards
the bank, holding witness by the arm. On coming near the
bank however, he said, " Yon go on into the bank, I will
be with
you in a moment." Witness, however, refused to
let him go, and caught him by the arm. The prisoner
tried hereto get away, and they struggled together through
Deverenx-court into Fasex-street, where a strange gentle-
man came to witness's assistance, and called a constable,
who took the prisoner in custody.
Sir Thomas Henry observed that the boy had acted with
considerable discretion. The prisoner's story was a very
plausible one, and well calculated to deceive the lad, who,
if he had yielded to it, and given up the notes, would
thereby have subjected his employer to a loss of 80/.
Joseph Cook, a compositor engaged at the Mserrer news-
paper office, stated that he saw the boy struggling with
the prisoner in Euex-street. He called • policeman, Jnpp,
24 F, who took the prisoner in custody.
Inspector Parker said the prisoner, when brought to
the station, stated that he went to the bank with a friend,
to cash a cheque for 30s.
The prisoner said he was the worse for liquor, and asked
for the notes " more out of a lark than anything else."
The constable said be was quite sober.
He was committed for trial.
SOUTH WA RK.
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George Gaseoigit, police-constable 144 M. was placed at
the bar before Mr. Woolrych for final examination, charged
with pushing down an aged female named Hannah Williams
in the public streets, and breaking her right arm.
The complainant, whose right arm was in a sling, said
that she resided in George-strut, Kent•strest, and was a
single woman. On Tuesday night, the Nth of last month,
about 10 o'clock, she was standing in High-street speaking
to a man who wee a stranger to her, when the defendant,
who was on duty there, came up to her and said, " Hove
on, old woman." Witness told him she was going directly,
when he seised her by the shoulder and pushed her down
with some violence, and then he walked away. She tried
to get up, but could not, owing to some injury to her right
arm. Several persons surrounded her and picked her up,
when she found her arm was broken. A female who
assisted in picking her up accompanied her to Guy's Hos-
pital, where her arm was set and bandaged up. After
that the female who took her to the hospitil pro-
ceeded with her into the Borough in search of
the prisoner, for the purpose of taking his number,
so that she might charge him with breaking her arm. They
met him near St. George's Church, when she at once iden-
tified him as the man, and the other female took his num-
ber. They then went to the police station and gave infor-
mation to the inspector, who sent for the prieouer, and she
gave him in charge. After that she returned to the hos-
pital, and was at the present time an out-patient.
In cross-examination by the prisoner witness said it was
a foggy night, and the pavement was a little slippery. She,
however, did not slip down, she was pushed down violently.
She further said that she h►d been an unfortunate female
and had been in custody for felony, but never had been
oonvicted.

In answer to Mr. Woolryth, witness laid that the pave-
ment was not very gress7 at the time.
Mary Brooks, &silk winder, residing in Spitalnelds, said
that on the night in question, about ten o'clock, she was
passing down High-street on her way home, when she saw
last witness lying io the road. She went up to her and
asked her what was the matter. She replied that • police-
man had pushed her down and broken her arm. Witness'
assisted in lifting her up, and took her to Guy's Hospital,
where her arm wee set and bandaged up. They then left
the hospital, and on proceeding along Highetreet met the
prisoner on his beat. The prosecutrix said, "That's the
man," when witness said that the number on his coat wee
144 M. Witness took that down and accompanied the pro-
secutrix to the station-house, when she related what' bad
occurred to the inspector on duty.
In answer to the charge the prisoner denied being the
constable. He w her until she came to him on his
beat, in company with tbo other female.
Mr. Woolrych committed him for trial, and consented to
accept ban for his appearance at the sessions.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Daniel Fleming, 22, smart made sod respectable in ex-
terior, was charged with being concerned is stealing • purse,
containing nearly 11/. in gold sod silver money.
Mrs. Susan Webb, the wife of • greengrocer in Upper
Clapton, a few days since, was in her shop at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, when she observed the prisoner and another
man standing at the door which is always in the absence
of customers kept closed ; she opened it, the men entered,
but, instead of passing forward to the counter, contrived to
keep her between it and the door, at the same time point-
ing to some oranges at the further end of the former,
and asking the price, nay reasonably she tanned and
went to the fruit, closely followed by the men. Prisoner
selected two, his companion meanwhile leaning forward, and
pressing spinet her side in • very strange manner. She
made some remark as to this, and as she contrived to take
• backward step fancied that she saw ber pure in
his hand, but., greatly flurried and not . positive,
she remained silent. Prisoner at the same instant
paid for his purchase, keeping in front of her
while he did so ; the other man walked coolly out of the shop,
but immediately afterwards commenced running ; prisoner
followed leisurely, peeling au Re, and while this
was doing, for however detailed it was the work
of scarcely half • minute. she missed her purse
containing the amount named, from her dress pocket.
A lo'sd cry for her husband, who was at the back
of the premises, brought him to the spot ; he pursued and
seized the prisoner. accused bhn of complicity in the theft,
and desired him to return. " Most certainly not," was the
reply, and twisting himself sway trans the grasp, be, too,
made off at good speed, but 'so overtaken and held until
Sergeant BIUNIDO, N division of police, took charge of bins.
A trifle el money, and of course the two oranges, were
found on him, and he denied any knowledge of the other
man, or that they entered the shop together.
Sergeant Dusane now remarked that prosecutor's shop
lies some distance beck from the roadway, and is fronted
by a long garden ; in fact that it is a retired spot, where
anything of the kind ander notice might be well
carried out without an alarm being heard. The person
described as the companion of the prisoner bed not,
he was sorry to say, been traced during the remand.
Prisoner represented himself as clerk to • firm at Bristol
and lodging at 53, Colebrook street, King's-road, Lambeth ;
most emphatically he denied the charge against him. Very
much apparently to his surprise two convictions were proved
against him which although of • light character resolved
Mr. Ellison, the magistrate, to send him for trial at the
Middlesex Sessions, and the depositions being completed be
was fully committed, thereto, observing that counsel would
defend him.

Mr. Pater, the barrister, was to have attended in his
behalf, but not arriving in time, could not be heard.
While the prisoner was crossing the yard to the cells, an
offer wee made to communicate to the firm at Bristol he
bad alluded to, but he declined giving the address, and
remarked with a laugh that it would be useless as they
were bankrupts now, and gone to Australia.