The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

DIANSION•HOUSE.

Jane Nana ham, a wellAreesed young women was placed
at the bar charged with stealing half-a-pint of brandy, and
• similar quantity of whisky froni Messrs. Maybey and
ion, refreshment contractors, with whom she acted as
_ .

Mr. Roberts, solicitor, who appeared for the prosecu-
tion, stated that Mesare. Maybey employed some-
thing like 100 hands, and bad premises in the Stock
Exchange, Gresham-house, and likewise the management
of the refreshment deportment at Lloyd's. Having been
subjected to numerous robberies they had placed the
matter in the hands of detective Huggatt, who w►tched
the premises, hence the present charge. They did not
desire to inflict a severe punishment, but were anxious that
an example should be made, in order to deter other
servants in their employment from committing similar
thefts. . .

Detective Haggett said that about half-past three on
Saturday afternoon he saw the defendant leave the pre-
mises of her master in New-court, Throgmorton-street.
He called her by the name by which she wag known in the
establishment—Miss Henry. She stopped, and he then
asked her if she had got any property belonging to her
master. She replied, " No, I have not.', On being
pressed she admitted she had some spirits which she
paid for. Witness took her back to Mr. Maybey, were she
produced a bottle containing brandy from her pocket.
She also produced another bottle containing whisky. Mr.
Maybey said she must be charged, hut defendant begged
him not to do so, on account of Ler aged mother. She said
she paid Geerge, one of the waiters, a shilling for the
brandy. She was taken to the station and searched, and a
false pocket was tied round Ler waist. It contained some
beef and ham and fresh butter. She had in her possession
It. Is. 7.1. and a silver watch and chain. At the station
house she said she paid Richard for the whisky and George
for the brandy.
Mr. Joseph Maybey corroborated the officer's evidence,
and stated that the defendant had 301. a year end took
her meals on the establishment. He had not suspected
her more than any others. Ile nevir allowed any of his
servants to take anything out of the premises without his
permission.
Thomas Deane, a waiter, said he was called " George."
After the checks were handed over on Saturday defendant
gave him a shilling for gin. He did not know whether it
was for a customer or for defendant herself.

Defendant said that in the morning she put 2.. in the
till for the brandy, which she put in a small bottle and
laid aside. In the afternoon she paid "George" Is. for
gin, but took the whisky by mistake.
The Lord Mayor remarked that he would treat the ease
as ono of unlawful possession, and, as Mr. Maybey said he
would be content with a moderate sentence, he should
send the defendant to prison for seven days.
The defendant requested his lordship to inflict a fine,
but this was refused.
SOUTHWARK.

Ann Cole was placed at the bar, before Mr. Burcham,
charged with wounding Ann Thomson on the temple with
a door key.
Mr. Henry Allen, the prosecuting officer of the Associate
Institute for Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of
Women, watched the case on behalf of the society.
The complainant, whose bead was bandaged up, said
that about eleven o'clock at night she was near the railway
terminus, London-bridge, bidding a gentleman goad night,
when several roughs annoyed her very much, and suspect-
ing they intended to rob her, she asked her friend to fetch
• constable. No sooner bad he left her than the prisoner
came up to her, and saying, " You shan't take my old
man up," struck her a violent blow on the temple, just
over the right eye, cutting her severely. She was about
to repeat the blow, when a constable came up and she was
secured. _

iir:lureham asked if she law any instrument in her
hand. _ _ _

IVitnese replied in the negative, but she bed no doubt
she had a door key in her hand.
Mr. Benjamin, a tradesmen in the Old Xenteroad, said
he saw the prisoner strike the prosecutrix on the heed, and
he seized bold of her and detained her until a constable
came up, when he gave Mr into custody. Some of the pri-
soner's friends surrounded him, and threatened to knife
him if he came up against her.
In answer to the charge,
The prisoner said the complainant insulted her and
struck her first.

Mr. Burcham told her that the evidence showed that
she had committed a very violent assault without the
slightest provocation, therefore he should sentence her to
21 days' hard labour without the option of paying a fine.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

at raldine Merrice, described as a " lady," of the Villa
Swanage, Dorsetahire, and havingthe allows of " Durant,"
Hope," " Grant," "Mrs. Somerset," the " Hon. Mrs. Men-
rice", &c., charged with obtaining an emerald and diamond
ring, and divers other articles of jewellery, of the value of
1141., by means of false pretence, from Mr. Douglas Cave,
jeweller, of Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, was again
brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt.
It may be remembered that on the last occasion it was
stated that the prisoner, under different aliases, had been
carrying on a moat successful system of fraud, and that
she wan taken into custody at Wareham, Dorsetshire, on a
warrant obtained through the exertions of Mr. Cave. She
was remanded last week, that Sergeant Cole, of the C
division, might proceed to Wareham, and take possession
of the property obtained by the prisoner from the London
tradesmen, a great deal being in her possession when she
was taken into custody.
Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphrey and Morgan, ap-
peared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Edward Lewis, of
Great Marlborough-street, for the defence.
Mr. Morgan said by direction of his worship Sergeant Cole
went to Dorsetshire, for the purpose of having the pro-
perty obtained from the London tradesmen given up to
him, but the superintendent of police there, for some
reason or other, declined to let him have it, and he had,
therefore, to ask that the case might be allowed to stand
over till the superintendent could be served with a crown
subpoena to produce the property.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought it was understood that
the property was to be given up by the Dorsetshire gentle-
man—that was the property obtained from the Loudon
tradesmen.

Sergeant Cole said that in Dorsetshire they could not
underetand the giving up of property. They had an idea
that all the property found in the prisoner's house be-
longed to her.
Mr. Morgan said he would settle the matter by sending
the superintendent a crown subpoena. He was prepared
to go on with one case—that of obtaining goods from
Madame Ruttens, milliner, of Berners-street the prisoner
representing herself to Madame Ruttcns as the Hun. Mrs.
Meurice. Madame Ruttens, believing that the prisoner was
the Hon. Mrs. Meurice, entrusted her with goods. On a
future occasion he should be prepared with other cases.
Evidence in support of that case having been taken the
prisoner was again remanded.
Mr. Lewis—There is a story about that the prisoner
while in custody at Wareham attempted to commit suicide.
I wish to state that nothing of the kind really occurred.
The prisoner put on a dress which had been altered, and a
needle, which bad been accidentally left in it, penetrated
the prisoner's breast.
The prisoner, who was accommodated with a seat, and
kept her face concealed from a large number of persons in
court, amongst whom there were several tradesmen who
had been victimised by her, was then again remanded.