The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-13 00:00:00

DARING ROBBERY OF FOUR BULLOCKS.

Frees Tyler, aged 24, a slaughterman, of 7s, Georges.
road, Holloway, and John Reid, of 2, Balmoral-grove,
Caledonian-rd, a drover, badge 490, were charged before
Mr. Cooke with stealing four bullocks, of the value of Gel.,
the property of Mr. Joseph Renew, of 8, Charles-street,
Caledonian-road, a master drover.
Mr. Ricketta, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-inn.
road, defended Tyler.
The prosecutor stated that he was a master drover, and
knew both the prisoners. The four bullocks that were stolen
were in Mr. Ilinlea lairs, Grove-road, York-road, and were
taken from a drove of 88 others, all of which be saw safe
on Sunday last. On Monday morning, about half-past 3,
he wished thesis and gave information to the police. He
afterwards found that the prisoner Tyler had his bullocks
in his possession, and then he gave hint into custody for
stealing the bullocks.
In answer to Mr. Ricketts, the witness stated that he
knew Tyler wait a alaughterman, and ni the employ of Mr.
Keates, of Grafton-road Kentish Town.

l'uliceepergeant Robek Gould, 35 Y, said—On Monday
morning he went, along with Police-constable Norman, to
Mr. Keates's slaughter-house, under the railway arches,
Grafton-road, Kentish-town. He there saw one of the
prosecutor's drovers and the prisoner Tyler. The drover
pointed out four beasts in a pound in the slaughter-house,
and mid they belonged to his ma-ter. He eeked Tyler bow
they came there, and if he could account fur their pus-
seksion, and he said that a drover had brought them there
between 5 and 6 o'clock in the morning. He asked hint if Le
should know the drover again, and he said he should, but
that he did not know his name, but the drover told him his
name was Jackson, and that he would come about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon and tell him where to send the bodies to.
He (witness) left Norman there, and went to the market.
About 2 o'clock he went again to the alatieltter-Louse, and
about 4 o'clock Norman brought the prisoner Tyler to hint.
He cautioned him that the questions he pet to line be ass
nut bound to auswer, and that what he del ,y, he might
use against him, and: re 1,
then Tyler refs the statement
Le had previously made. He took the prisoner into
custody, and said he had not given 0 %A taactory account
of the possession of the bullocks. At the police-station
the prisoner again repeated the statement, and then he
said, " If I sat going' to be betel up, Jack Reid ought to
be locked up as well, for he knows more about it than
what I do. I SAW Reid 3estenlay, ame l he asked rue
whether I could do with sonic beasts, for he said he bad
got some planted in Parson's yard, and that lie would
tiring them over in the morning." Tyler afterwards
stated that ho was not at the slaughter-house when the
beast-, were taken there.
Mr. Ricketts severely cross-examined this witness, and
elicited front hint that Tyler said he eak innocent of the
charge of stealing the bullocks. He was certain that
Tyler said that he was asked whether he could do with
mine beasts, and not whether he could du the beasts.
Inspector Barber, I division, said he took the prisoner
Reid into custody, and when he told Into the charge ha
" All right, master, I will go with you." When at the
station witness told him iu the presence of Tyler that Tyler
Lad mid that he had stolen them and had taken them to
Lim to have them dressed. The prisoner Reid then said
to Tyler, "Do you mean to say you saw me bring them
there," and " Tyler mid " No, I du not mean to say I saw
you bring them there, but I know you arranged to bring
thou there." He searched Reid, and found on Lim a
key that would open the door of Tureen's
James Keates, foreman to Mr. Hugh Keats, said be
aka the beasts in question brought in by it darer, but he
diil not know who the drover was, and in answer to Mr.
Ricketts he said that Tyler was nut there when the
bullocks came in nor was he there for seine hours after-
wards.

Inspector Barber asked for a remand to enable him to
appnhcml others that were implicated in this charge.
Mr. Ricketts contended that no ca.e was mode out
againat Tyler and asked for his intim...L.4e discharge. lie
was only the seretint at the slaughter-house where the
bullocks were found and was not aware they hod bon
stolen or he would not have Wally-thing to do with them.
If We magistrate did not now dischai go him be hoped he
would take bail.

Mr. Cooke remanded the prisoners, but consented to
to t,diu bail fur Tyler, two emetics iu loud the
prisoner himself iu the sum of 12W.
The prisoners were locked up iu default.
WANDSWORTH.
MARRYING A DEFENDANT.

A young woman, smartly attired, entered the court,
smiling, to inform Mr. Ingham of the happy termination
of a cue in which she had been deeply interested.
It will be recollected that a young man. named Archibald
Moore, living in Hattersea, was committed fur the non-
payment of bastardy arrears, and as there were other war-
rant, against him taken out by the same complainant, there
was no prospect of his early release. unless by payment,
which he stated he was unable to meet unless he bad his
liberty. He, however, expressed his willingmas to marry
the young woman, and a suggestion was made by
Mr. Hayman, who first beard the ease, that an
application should be made to the governor of the wows-