The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

VIE POLICE COURTS.

I;UILDHALL.

Jaws Rich, se umbrella maker, living at No. 4, Col-
ville's-buildings, }lentilll-row, was placed at the bar on
remand before Alderman Hale, charged with stealing three
bundles of umbrella ribs from the warehouse of Mr. Charles
Hooper, of Baginghall-street.
The prisoner, it appeared, was in the habit of going into
the prosecutor's house to buy single umbrella sticks, and
on Friday last he went in for a penny one. While Samuel;
Hooper went downstairs to get the stick Miss Hooper saw
the prisoner put his hand down under a fixture and take
twoof the bundles of umbrella ribs and roll them up in •
wrapper he carried with him. After he left the warehouse
she told her brother, and William Potts, 135, followed
him and apprehended him in Blue Anchor-alley, Sunhat-
row, and found on him the three bundles, which were iden-
tified by Samuel Hooper as the property of his brother, and
further stated that they had not been sold.
Mr. Beard, who appeared for the prisoner, asked the
magistrate to deal with the case as one of unlawful poesir
'ion. That was the first time the prisoner had been to
trouble, and he had a wife and three children. There
was not the slightest imputation against him for anything
else.

Alderman Hale sentenced him to one month's imprison-
ment with hard labour.

Zlizobeth Griffiths, who had no home, was charged before
Alderman Halo with annoying the complainant in the con-
duct of his busineu.

Mr. Percy Charles Whittaker said he and his brother
were wholesale perfumers. The prisoner bad been their
housekeeper, but in December List they discovered she
had robbed them to a very large extent. She had taken
perfumery manufactured and unmanufactured, beds,
bedding, knives, forks, and, in fact, everything
she could lay her bands on. She was brought
to this court, committed for trial, and sentenced
to six months' imprisonment. Since she came out of
prison she was continually coming to his place of business,
annoying him, and wanting him to give her an order to get
some things out of the hands of the sheriffs which she
claimed, and which they retained. He declined to have any-
thing to do with the matter, and in consequence of his
refusal she created a disturbance, and annoyed him in his
business.

Mclennan }{:de bound her over in her o 411 recognisanc
to keep the peace and be of good behaviour loi uwLive
months.
CLERK EN WELL.

Mrs. Mary Molene Bloom, of 18, Barbara-street, Isling-
ton, applied to Mr. Barker for a protection order against
her husband, who had left her for some and was now
cohabiting with another woman at eau:.
Mr. Barker granted the order, and told the applicant to
get it registered in the county court of the district in
which she resides.

Mary WuWain was charged before Mr. Barker with
being drunk and disorderly in St. Pancras-road.
On Wednesday evening the defendant refused to go
away, used extremely had language, acid when taken into
custody threw herself down and had to be carried off ou a
stretcher. It was stated that she had been more than 100
times in custody on charges of drunkenness, disorderly
conduct, amanita, and felony, and had been several times
sent to prison.
Mr. Barker ordered her to pay a fine of 205., or in
default to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for
14 days.