The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MARYLEBONE.

Mars, Anne 2 aylcr, aged 10, and Mary Rwjes, aged 9,
Loth mudding at :i, Alpha•placs, Kilburn, ►nd children of
very respeeMble parent., were charged under the following
circumstances.

Mr. Henry Allen, of the Associate Institute for Improv-
ing and Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Women
and Children, having been communicated with, watched
the cam _ _

Jane Cox said—l ►m married, and reside at No. 15,
Bridge-street, Kilburn. In the afternoon I left my child
(apparently near upon two years of age), sitting on the
step of No. 7in the same street, to play. On my looking
for it again I could not find it. I informed the police of
my loss, and the child was brought home to me in some
borrowed clothes.

Sergeant Perry, 9 X,eald—Tbe clothes have been sold to
a mai.ne store dealer for a penny.
Mr. d'Eynoourt—You don't may so ? Is he here?
r.erry.7lle is.

Mr. il'Eyneourt—Then let him stand forward.
Charles Tilley, of 2, Carlton-place, Kilburn, said—l
am a marine store dealer. I bought some clothes from
these prisoners. They threw them into the scale as old
d'Eyneourt—Did you 'peak or say anything to them'
Tilley-1 was out at the time. When I came in they
threw things into the scale, and they seemed nothing but
rags, and I skid that WAS not enough, and to take them
away, and get some more. I gave them a penny for what
I bought.
. _ _

Perry—Some of the articles of clothing have been re-
turned by the marine store dealer to the mother.
Mr. d'Eyncourt—Hold up some of the things.
Tiller —They were thrown into the scales as rags.
Mr. d'Eyncourt—R• gs or no rags, let me Pe. them.
Several of the child's clothes were held up, and were
in very good condition for a labouring porson's child.
Mr. d'Eyncourt—And zou only gave a penny for these?
Tilley—They only asked for a penny. They said their
mothers bad sent them, and wanted the penny to buy
amp, or I would not Dave bought them.
Mr. d'Eyncourt —You knew you were doing wrong, and
I must see if you cannot be punished. You lead children
to crime. You tempt them to it.
Sergeant Perry—The children told me that they had
even gone so far as to consider whether they should not
throw the poor little child into a pond in the field after
they had denuded it of its clothing.
Mr. d'Eyncourt—ls this marine store dealer in the habit
of buying these things from children ?
Perry—l cannot answer exactly as to that.
Tilley—The mothers often send their old rags to either
one or other of my shops by their children.
Mr. d'Eyncourt—Who found the child?
Sergeant Perry—A gentleman on horseback heard its
cries, anti he turned in from the road and found it stark
naked by the side of the pond. He took it up and gave it
over to a police constable.
Mr. d'Eynoourt—This ease must be remanded for a
week, and in the meantime steps must be taken to send
the receiver for trial.
GREENWICH.
Rote Benton, a girt dressed as a boy, was brought up on
remand charged with pretending to be a boy and gaining
admittance as an inmate and boarder at the house of Mr.
Rio:marl Mitzell, of No. 6, Einerson•tarrace, Foreethill,
Sydenham, for a supposed unlawful purpose.
Mr. Young, solicitor, of Arbour-square, attended for
the prisoner.
It will be remembered that the prisoner was taken to
the house of the prosecutor by a gentleman, who repre-
sented her as a boy and his nephew, 14 years of age. lately
arrived from America, having been neglected to be edu-
cated. Having remained in the house four days suspicions
were aroused, and on being taxed she admitted being a
female, but declined to divulge the names of her friends,
and she was given into custody.
Sergeant But. 22P, maid that after the last examination
the prisoner gave him the name of a gentleman melding in
Upper Stemford•street, illackfrian, with whose aid ha had