The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAT.)

MAXIIION-110178E.
• PAMIRS WIT&
A reapeetably-thessei sue woe brought helm the Lord
Mayor upon a charge of herby siMsepted to purchase melee
arestuc, with tatent to conuelt Weida
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It animated from the evident; of Mr. Cheshire a chemist
in Connect-street, Wkitechapel, that the prfseaer wed
to ha ahop for the purpoes of purchasing Wei reararsenic, worth of arsenic, with which witness refeeell b some
her, became he wee aware that the prisoner bed messily
had some mime disagreement with his MIL Hs also
seamed very much excited at the time, sad whams had no
doubt he mead the poison for sa improper purpose. Whets
asked why he wanted It, ha said it was for • Iriend of Ma who
wanted it for chemical purposes, but tritium coatinued his
refuse!, sad at last drew trots him as admission that he in.
tended to commit suicide. Thereupon witness reasoned with
him upon the Impropriety and wickedness of inch an act,
but prisoner only wonted to set move and mote excited, and,
as he threatened, if he could not purchase poison, to find
his bed In the waters of the Thames, or In other words to
drove himself, witness called is a policeman and gave him
ie.. custody.
Ths prisoner, la reply to the Lord Mayor, said he ream-
bared going into Mr. Cheshire's shop, but remembered so-
thing further. He was In ill, h•eith, sad in a very autte-
able state, owing to domestic cemmatances, and really did
nit know wh it he was doing, or he should not hare at-
tempted to purchase tlei poison.
It was intimated that the prisoner had been sum-
moned by the pariah of St. Botolpb, Aldgate, for neglecting
to support hie wife and child, and that the summons was
now returnable.

Hie wife was then directed to stand up, and upon doing
so, she complained of neglect end it image generally, eliding
in desertion about a fortnight ago. She however admitted
that she had " a drop too much" sometimes, that she wee a
widow when the prisoner married her, and that she had •
child at the time which was illegidmane.
The prisoner sold he did not discover the illeetienacy of
the child ;tent after his Inertia" supposing It to have been
by her BM husband, and ho added that be had linos die •
veered bar to be a "right diem bad one," se be had
allowed her 19.. • week out of 11., which he earned, not.
witheteadiag which, she had been in the habit of selUag his
thiage to get gin, of which she could drink • pint and a
half a day.
After • good deal of mutual recrimination, In the course of
which the Lord Mayor expressed his opinion that the charac-
ter of the woman was utterly worthless, and that ohs had
done her best to rain her Ituebend, the primmer was discharged
with the understanding that he should make some small
allowsace to her for the future.

MN LATE CHARGE Or /LAUD •GAINAT A ATOCIBROILit.
It will be remembered that to the case of Mr. Frances
Worrell Strrens, share-dealer, of 3, Itnyal Exchange-build-
ing', who was last week committed from this court
to take h s trial at the Old Batley, on a
charge of misappropriating • sum of 6,000 i. in-
Dueled to hint to purchase shares by Mr. Rook, the
Lord Mayor consented to admit the prisoner to bail,
himself in 2.000/, and two other securities in 1,0001.,
foe his doe appearance at the Central Criminal Court, with
24 hours' notice to the prooscutor's solicitor.
Mr. Ilumplue,s, the prisoner's solicitor, now attended to
put in bell to the replied amount, the proposed sureties
Din". Wes Worth, of 10, St. Mary's-reed, Peckham, and
Mrs. Fi,zrionald, of 141. Marchinamt-strest, Russell-square.
Them ladies underrreat a strict examination as to the suf-
ficiency of their msena to eases the bonded forfeited, and, as
Mr. Booth (Blakernore and Booth), solicitor to the prosecu-
tion, expressed himself satisfied with the result, and the
Lord Mayor was equally se, the Mil was take, sad Brett,
Use detective, who had cheep of the mem was despatched
to Neonate to bring up Mr. &mem
m his arrival the neeemery forms were gene through,
and Mr. Stomas was then diecharged.

GUILDHALL.
JoAss It Amald aged 14. Gad Bassawl I Mkt-4, aged
3, were braised up baton Aldeensu "eland, charged with
tlistroyikg their
Mr. Webb, Med= Mon of the Meat Inaclea lisica,
mid—Thin boys ems le the Unica ht • state of audity,
batting tars tip Utak "Whip; Gar the purpose of gelgag now
m-rfrom as It is biroiniag now each • embus ova
. &pygmy el Ur weak*, that the guarlime are U
• late what le take to pruvat it.
Akiontra It you hod ploys than • goat
man
geggfag Woa
l. d egged dothleg, I think It mold have bus
tomalla

Mr. Wobb—Wit hive tiled awed every rota= to Mop It,
but to so
AlisrouwaPlig=mi-4 wlll MI you whit would dap It.
Give them a tame plow of nava. with two ban he dr
kw art boo be dr ono, WWI It up .1 the look whoa
mil tun dam airth. That will an au, owiL autorhia
Thor wow asitaadista—Catothlia tar swum as"
IltDosoillkw turawir-oao dorm

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SOW:STREIT.
• 11111.41110111 &TORT.

La II sea, etnrh Citrons. wee
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laNNlged S
Awl,. by se Mg mama aimed Elks Hurley with robbing
br at

TV jrooTetitrizTeski—l win a pnor INN wlddy, your
haratier, sod s 1.1. bit of bread by selling a few valet:mean
Mr. Ilssay—Thou whore did yaw get the III.?
Preasentris -I eared it op ost el what I wit It was al
Is sliver, sir, in . canyon tug WM, my csab-box, sod b.
hubs the on opou mei took it while I was out. I lodge
with Ids Mbar, lir, and Pay M. a week.
Mr. Hairy—Wires do you kat* the raalt•bon
Prowiettrit —Oa the foot of Ma fatber's bed.
Mr. Meaty—Do you bow with hi. &Hier, thee f
rosorturta —Yes your honour ; Hodge with him.
Mr. Henry (to LIU/ tasprotor)—Does she Uwe with him as
Ins ode ?

Ine Neter Ideckeelie replied that be did of know. The
witness appeared mot to mottos the question, but in answer
to forth-r Mot:dries said she slept In the CMS TOM with the
prisoner's father, but sot in tlss same bed. Ms eneb-bos,
h mover, was kept at the foot 01 his bed. He was • hatcher
by trade, but now got hie living by sailing
like herself. TM prisoner wee a shoemaker wed read
habil, but had been staying with his father lees Ilemday,
end they had been on the drink together. Tbe meow wee
stolen between seven aad sight lest evesiug
Pollosseee V 499 said that In menequence of Mileneetles
received he reset in Drench of the prisoner, at Posey, mid
found him at • cottage in en out-of.tbe-way piece, villa be
declared himself iamb a to describe; it ems • peribet mese.
Ho wee told the prisoner we. sot there, but he seerebed the
cottage, and found him under a bed. Ile we. my drab.
Witness found on him a clever beg c meatalng 11/. 7e. Id.,
in silver. He mid it was his own money saved out of Ms
earnings. This was about eleven o'clock, last night.
Proseentrii here berreed that ohs did sot wish to " hunt"
him if the could get bar money beck.
Mr. Ilenry—lf yea could get the 151.
Widen--1 omit bare what be bee sprat. If I could get
what's left I would mot mind.
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Yr. Heap—l don't dirk I ought to allow that. Ile
ought to have some goarlunent for this.
In dolma Ur primmer old that some man had given him
thoisottly to take oars of.
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M,. Hisr—y—Mistartm—s? Wires b swot?
Priormr—llia amp is Ea Is Ito trams.
Mr. Iliery—Tbia I mot &Mk peat bs Is hot
Prtscote-1 dioe't bow await about It. I was drunk
all Um while.

—P-riSsieWiltditr We sins ihrists! aid tiss prisoner
MI boa my Amok "ow sisse
r. limsy—Yes Moir dot It is oat gists mossy.
Its Italsr.—No, it's soy slakes usasy.
Mr. Hari—WWlls sin per skier 1' It b ssry odd
is dY set toil ate tint Tim I mini M sis me thing with
re II your wits. It appoisil s wig mysSariess ere. MA Ws
Vlt.
ril."Hrsry—tAre emplinssiki Go easstabb es ids
estirity and slim is *oft sad esstariug ths Asholuil
Sir boars arm ths ribtory, wink If time bus ow
&by primer moil Ism gel NS et Lsobss, sr @psi&
Os moss—smallsl tb mow Mr brew assidesisa.
WANDIIWORTS.
BATIVILOIA Pail

FOAM Stake., alio hreere, Remy Differ', es/ Sena
Haweley, were brosebt beam Mr. Daman for final etird-
Wks ea • charge of Wee ceaceraid, with nther..• rOb
Mee Mr. Edema Mame lerehea, • tearetiv-keeper, of
Yeaer-etteit, Chins, while is &wirer& New Perk.
The kibteryet this case bee been newel time' before the
&meat Bork* sow rhea that Cole We/ apyrekeadel
oft Tosiday her, la the Wderloo-road, but he earceeded is
iglef tin likings keit the eirreteble.
Both the Jemmies denied perticipalos he the robbery,