The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-13 00:00:00

. Lewis defended.

%Lodes, a widow, residing in West Smithfield,
bat on the bth inst. she came up from Bucking-
e to Euston-square station, the prisoner riding in
e carriage with her. On arriving at Euston-square
an omnibus (with her son) to go to Gracechurch-
The prisoner got into the same carriage. He got
he corner of New Ormond-street, Lamb's Conduit-
shortly afterwards she missed her purse, and men-
he loss to the conductor. _ .

cSkoiles, son of the proseentrix, said that upon
her discovering her loss he got out of the omnibus
it with the conductor in search of the prisoner.
ertook him in Guildford-street. The conductor
ci that a lady in the " 'bus " had lost her purse,
t be was the only person who had quitted the
from the time she entered it till she missed
lee. The prisoner went into a small shop
y), where he wrote down an address, saying
might be found there, and begging that he
of prosecuted as he had a wife and five children.
said if witness would tell him how much the
ru worth, and how much it contained, he would
cake it good. The conductor suggested that they
go on by the next omnibus, and let the prisoner say
had to say to Mrs. Skoiles, whom no doubt they
find at Gracechurch-street. The prisoner said he
bjection. They accordingly proceeded in the omnibus
schurch-street. On the way the defendant offered
serve. Witness believed that was his mother's
He did not lose sight of the prisoner till they got
rchurch-street ; but as he was blind of an eye it
ite possible that the prisoner might have thrown
se away. At all events it was not found. While
econd omnibus the prisoner had a large piece of
leper spread over his knees.
am Tate, the conductor of the omnibus, corrobo-
ml added that he saw the purse in the prisoner's
ter he got into the omnibus. Thinking the pri-
m about to throw it away he shut the door to pre-
ru from doing so, and exclaimed, " None of your
ay tricks." The prisoner took no notice, but pre-
to be speaking of something else to the prosecutor.
searched for the purse, but could not find it.
e-eonstable Shepherd, 774 City police, said he was
to Gracechurch-street to take the prisoner into
r. The prisoner had what is called a "dumb
'—a large piece of brown paper folded so as to look
ereel, but containing nothing.
Skoilessaid the puree contained half a sovereign and
Gd. Her pocket had been cut.
ewis made an ingenious defence, dwelling, amongst
tints, upon the skill exhibited in the way in which
ibery was performed, and undertaking to show that
toner was a man of good character, who could not
ybe possessed of such skill. He also pointed out
r knife or scissors was found on the prisoner. But
nagistrate thought it a case for a jury Mr. Lewis re-
the evidence as to character.
prisoner was committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-ST=4T.
X OF THROWING BOILING WATER OVIR 1 WOMAN.
rh Creed, an inmate of St. James's workhouse, was
d before Mr. Knox with behaving in a refractory
r in St. James's workhouse, and also with assaulting
Shaw, another inmate, by throwing boiling water
:r.
6 Shaw said that on the previous evening she was
down speaking to another female about her brother,
he prisoner, who was engaged near the copper in
indry, threw a pannikin of boiling water over her
which was still very painfuL The prisoner enter-
an ill-feeling towards her, and her life was in

prisoner asked the complainant what was the cause
throwing the w►ter.
complainant raid she did not know.

prisZner said the complainant did know, and should
II lies.
a Stevens, another inmate, said she was speaking to
evious witness, when the prisoner called out to her
is) to do her work. She told her that she had done
ork, and the prisoner then deliberately threw a
in of boiling water at Shaw. She believed Shaw
e prisoner had quarrelled previously about a man at
,te, who bad been discharged; the prisoner also
Shaw while in the master's office.
prisoner said her place was to see that the witness
s did her work.

m Barrett, another inmate, said she heard some
II the prisoner " Black &mho " (tie prisoner is a
woman of dark complexion), and in the height of
prisoner took a pannikin of boiling water out of
'per and threw it, but not at any particular person.
wisoner, however, had been greatly aggravated
h jealousy—a man who used to be at the gate
first given his company to one female and then to

cant Brady, acting inspector, said that when he
M charge the complainant was under the influence
alt, and he pointed the circumstance out to the
tr.! Bradley, porter at the workhouse said that the
Shaw was under the influence of drink, but how
tit was a mystery. The prisoner was a well.con-
I woman and had the witness Stevens attended to
At nothing would have occurred.
Knox said he should order both the complainant
ie prisoner to be bound over, and he should recom.
the master of the workhouse to keep them as far
is he could.

STEALING BRLL KNOBS.'
ry Beaumont, a young man, was charged as follows :
-constable Joseph Edwards, Z. 24 C, saw the prisoner
ng in the doorway of the house of Sir F. Monro, No.
per Grosvenor-street. The prisoner catching sight of
walked away. The officer followed him, and asked
he had been doing at the door, when he said that
gene to the house to see a fellow-servant, but
ly afterwards said the officer had made a mistake in
him at the door. The officer, not being satisfied
,b•Prisoner's account of himself took him into cue-
and on going back to the house of Sir F. Monro
an attempt had been made to take off a bronze
nob, and on making inquiries respecting him was hi-
d by his landlord that he did not know how the pri.
get his livelihood.
sector Bowles said that within the last fortnight
40 bell knobs and escutcheons had been stolen in
ishbondlOod of Groovenor-oquare.
ianded,

!M itrnoLan.
Neale,* woman aboALlut 30 years of age, was placed
bar charged with having entered the house of Mr.
therington, 7, South-street, Chelsea, to rob it.
'center said that between 9 and 10 last night his wife
lown into the front mom en the basement and there
things in considerable disorder. A bed had been
over and there were several bundles of clothes
shout. It was evident that some thief
out the place, and he went to the room, accent-
Iby another person. They searehed the lower part
e host e and found no one, but suddenly
die-
d the prisoner squeezed up in the corner of a cellar,
1 the door. She was under the influence of liquor.
Self c—Did she say anything?
mutor—l have only been in the house three weeks :
me to that she was • lodger there, and she said she
ads a mistake.
Selfe—What mistake
•

mistaken her abode—had come back
old lodgings.
Selfe—Did she lodge in the coal-cellar then?
rotator—No ;in the kitchen. I wish to give her all
nefit I cam

I Remelt, who examined the place with prosecutor,
hat although prisoner bad been drinking she knew
tly well what she was about. Had the child been
I in its bed as urinal, it might have been suffocated
removal of the things.
loner said she did not know what she did.