The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Gwrors Tamer was eharged wth atesling • quantity of
hone-hair out of cushions In the nate of MO ohurch of St.
Mary Wont•etb.
Mr. T. R. Prewar deposed that on Sunday evening he
saw the prisoner in a pew by himself. Daring the whole of
the service vitae,' heard a strange rustling noise, and oh-
served the prisoner moving about la • very unusual way,
and at the end of the service 'saying the pew in a very
hurried manner. Witness f.illwed and took him into the
vestry, where he found in his lockets a qesetily of bone
hair. Prisoner tied he wee very sorry that be had taken
the hono-hair, but he did not know what made him
take it _ _

W. Taylor, beadle, said that besiiira the hone-hair in the
prisoner's pocket, he bad toned a quantity of hot's-hair be-
hind the door of the pew. The en Mons were is • perfect
condition when the prisoner entered the pew, but rose be
left, it was found that ttey had been opened, and the horse-
hair taken ont.

The primmer wu committed for trial.
Ann When wu charged with having stolen a quantity
of papers, some of which were in portant.
Mr. Grant, mersharst Great ht. Helen's. said the pri-
soner wee employed occisiocally to assist his housekeeper.
He had lost moo, papers and boob, senor g which wire
policies of icauraace. He went to a took-shop in St. Mary-
sae, and took away a largo quantity of paper be'ongirg to
hint, essay beteg existing p beiie, bearing stamps a cad-
ing to their amounts.
The t apere were maimed and identified.
Mary Bathurst, proviilon dealer, St. Mary-age, said she
had bought a very large number of °open from the pri-
soner, who said they came friss Mr. Morahan', h insekerp• r,
or she would not have bought them. She had sold some,
but others she bad got back.
Prisoner was rensenA ed.
SOUTHWARK.
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William Buckthotpe. ;ns---arier7Zteiter, was charged with
attempting to set lire to the premises of Mr. William White.
• bilker, 95. Berraosdee y-atrest.
The prosecutor aid the prison, r was • lodger of his, and
lived, with his wife, in the too r01(11a above the shop. On
Saturday meths, shortly af•er sit o'clock, wittier. heard
the prisoner's wife all out that the room was no Sr., when
witness rushed up, and endeavoured to p-n the doer, but
it was fastened, and the prisoner refu►ed to open it. Wit-
ness then went into the st►eet, and saw smoke rooting out
of the window. He cialed in • c instable, god proceeded up-
'tiles again. On the prisoner refuting to rp on the door
the*, the °Aker broke it open, and on entering the room,
which was full of smoke, trey perceived something blasted
in the fire-place. Hay.ng extinguished the fire, he gave the
prisoner into custody.
Mr. A'Beckett asked him whet it was he saw in flames ?
The prosecutor replied a pillow-cgs., nod had it not been
extinguished it might have set the house on Sc., as the
mental-piece was all wood.
Mr. A'Beekett asked whether there was any one fastened
is the room with the primmer ?
Complainant replied that he had hie child with him, and
he supposed he meant to suffucre them both, as he was
not right in his head.
The prisoner, who is well kne wn at this court from his
frequent game!a with his wife and °taus, dated that he
wee right enough in hie mind, and it was all ne mews what
Mr. White had uttered. The feet was be had bad a quee-
red with his wife c• Saturday eve, foe in the room, and he
threw the pillow-case at her which accidentally fell La the
Sr., but no harm was dons.
Polio-soat•bls 228 If, said he saw smoke in the room
sad attempted to open the door, but it was fastened. As
soon as they redeem an antennae he saw the pillow-cese
biasing in the lire-place:
Mr. A'Beckett asked whether any part of the room was
on fire ? _ .

The constable replied that there was not, bat the prose-
cutor pare the primmer into custody for attempting to set
his house on fire. _ _

Mr. ILTesitatt inquired whether theta was any eridenee
of that? - - -

fts;eosstable—All he had Wil tb. pillow, which was
bars* at the time. He did cot !cow how it c•ms to be
on lire.
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The prisoner's wife hers sterrd forward avid said she
was in toe room at the time, and tiasioit • q I with her
husband, he threw the pillow•eass at her and it fell is the
fire. There was net any in'ention of setting the house on
fire._ . .

Kr. A'Seekett said that as there was no evidence to
support the ewe the prisoner must be discharged, but he
should advise him to !nylons ear Glen future.

-am it'll:

Frederick Phillips, alms Angul .1., en cc-. °license, 'ho
has been convicted of felnty, WOli.m JAC ,he, slim Arnold,
alias Arnatroag; John Miter, end Edwin Gardener, who
had bus is eutody for some step oa a charge of fraud,
were again placed at the b..r before Mr. E hot for farther
ezusinetton.

-Yr. Sleigh, inetraeted by Mr. Chipperfield, attended
for Phillips sad Jambe It will be recollected that the
farmer charge sagest the prisoners was that of obtaining
ftom Mr. Mutts., a mufm•iciaer at Briiticon, and who
has a fens in Bursim, six lode of bay, of the
value cf about MI., by tread and false pretences.
Mr. Mutton, healed a quenti y of bay and °lover to dispote
of, cussed an advertisement toles it spied in a &mei paper,
offering hub at • etrusin price per load. In reply to this
advteaseat he received a letter dated 8, Areei.d's-plme,
Franeocotreet, Newiatton.hatta, and signed "J. b. Ar-
nold." offering to take the whole of the hey and dome at a
slight reduction of the price hated, and offering to send a
singes on delivery. Is oensesarnee of the receipt or this
letter Mr. Mallon seat a friend ci town with a maple of
the hay sad clover, and fir the purpose of making the se-
cemary inquiries respecting the respectability, &a., of Mr.
Arnold. its writer. This Orlon called at the house No. 8,
Arnold'a.plame, sad there saw the prisoner Phillips, who
informed him that be was employed by Mr. Arnold to
prepare the house, then empty, for • he remotion of his sad
his family on the following Tuesday, and farther stated that
Mr. Arnold was •governenent coaireetor, that he kept two
hones, and was a most respectable man. Oa this
representation the hay and el ever were seat by the
railway to the Bricklayers' Arms clarion, and from
there taken away by the prisoners. Mr. Mettoa, receiving
'wither cheque nor cash in payment, comasuaieatad with
the police, and ascertained that he was dealing with prac.
timid swindler,. Tim last loaf' of bay he ferwarded was in
mangoes,* watched, and alt the prisoners were foetid en-
gaged la taking it away from the railway, and were ia con-
saeues taken into mutely. The evidence sealed the
'rehabs,' Miller sad Gardener went only I. show that the
former had he's employed to satin in losdiog sod the lat.
tar Wean away the property, aid they were admitted is evi-
dent:sassiest Jacobs sad Phillip., as they called themselves,
end gam testimony of this fact. Neither witness, however,
was able to say where the pr iperty was delivered, so Phillips
and Jasetwohey "adorers In the habit of taking the yeasts
away, sad leaving then at a public-horse while they as.
posed of the property.
A second charge if obtainiag a quantity of valuable tarsals
seed &ma Yr. Taber, a seed grower at Itaveah•ll, Eisen, by
eau precisely similar to these resoirtod to is the lea case,
was goes late. The railway delivery tickets of the property
sad other manmade radial; to it were friend os Arnold
when taken into cesiody. It was she 'tam' la relation to him
tint he had bees this associate of the notorious blind
swindler Itiewsby, end lad brew 'masted sad "eaten/ad to

' twelve niewit'ss' imprisonment for a swindling transaction
with that two sinplisned chest. It was also in evidence that
Phillips bad bees c snv oted of felony, and arkr a length-
ened examination the pris a ers were again rsinanded.

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WOODS v. LAURENT.