The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-15 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

moo W. H. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge.)
nritrr AT THE ITESTILTITETIE PALACE HOTEL.
"' _ Hears Oakes Warren, 22, described as a gentleman,
sic goad in the army, and rid to be otherwise very
o.,emesed, surrendered in discharge of his bell, to
-- odictment charging him with stealing &Ant,
u., she property of the Westminster Palace Hotel
almit•O'
.Neog prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Montagu
wore, for the prisoner.
coot was folly attended by parents anxious to hear
...., send it suited great interest.
7.ojeed, in opening the case, said that the prisoner
ohe coffee room at the Westminster Palace Hotel,
~.. goth of December, at about 1 o'clock, and the
""00, him there for some time. After being there for
me sbe prisoser was observed by him looking over
osey time tables, and the waiter temporarily quitted
op. When he came back in a few minutes the pri-
m pp., and
a ant that had been placed on a diner
els gone also. The prisoner had been son by the
fp to out of the principal entrance of the hotel with
neat over his ann. son
seeing this, the Fletcher,
Vial a person of the same of who
west back into the coffee-room, and thee
tote coat belonging to a Mr. Heath, who was
a the Westminster Palm* Hotel, was gone. It was
Bet tbe mintier bad oome into the hotel without
,ogee at, and knowing that, he went after the
'—, sad thin was this remarkable fact, that
he tent out be turned to the right hand down a
moo, leading to. Tothill-strese, whereas if the
led in. is the direotion of the Grosvenor Hebei
of wield have been straight down Victoria-dzesh
followed him Into Dame-etre* where he stopped
mow with the coat on his arm. Fletcher told him
dos met he had with him did not belong to him, and
sit it did. Fletcher repeated that it was not his 1
red that he must go back with him to the'
Hs mid that if he had taken a wrong coat thee
scat be a mistake, and that he was slopini
Westminster Palace Hotel, in room No. 219, widob
fas, as No. 219 caudated of a suite of three rooms,
aad time they were all unoccupied. The prisoner
41 that he was in a great hurry, and could not than
o replevin the matter. Fletcher said he must go
; bet, as he still refused, he iodated that he should go
will him. Upton that he offered Fletcher Ire
, M Ist him go.erei batgn, he declined to take it, and
him a sov whioh he also declined, and sakl
he mot go beck. The prisoner then asked Fletcher
he wasted, and he replied that be was not to be bribed.
• that be sun go back with him. It appeared that the
had no real business at the hl, and on further
bow ifo tee
pat to him, he mid h had taken the
by mistake he must have left his own in the
a mom. A search was made in the coffee room, bat so
mat was found. The manager of the hotel deter-
• to seed AI prisoner before a magistrate, and when be
woo yr. Self*, the magistrate, he repeated the dan-
t be had made that he had left his own oat in the
Nom; and to give him an opportunity of pointing
t, or the place where he had put his own coat, the
• . allowed the prisoner, accompanied by a polices
,to go there for that purpose, but no coat whatever
food; therefore it became absolutely neosmary that
skis wee should be inquired into. One of the points
t meld be set up in defence would be that this was
e, but there was this remarkable fact, that when
• • ail luggage was examined at the Grosvenor
smompt other things was found a great coat.
meld be shown also that when the prisoner left
Grosvenor Hotel he had no great omit, and when he
. the Wastminter Palace Hotel by several
he should show beyond all question that
had no peat coat. It would be for the
to say whether this could be a mistake, as
its not the case of a gentleman waiting at a
way station, and leaving it in a hurry, who
ht have snatched up a twat not belonging to
• bat it would be shown that the pri-
bed been from 1 to 3 o'clock at the hotel,
de at had been carefully folded up by the owner
pat co to the dinner waggon. In the coat, which
oasel to a Mr. Heath, were three books, and any par-
conies a coat on his arm, with three books in the
or no doubt they would knock against his
bad the prisoner taken the cost by mistake,
=ld not fail to have his atteotion drawn- to
this it was not his own. Another point which would
desk be urged by Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the'
• , was that it would be very unlikely that a gentle. I
of education would go into an hotel and take a second-
,l coat which belonged to some we else; brit they should
ember that when a pereen stole a coon be took the
•. of what be might find in the pocket, and the fact
t Ir. Heath's coat nontsined three books, and the
suer did Lot go in the direction of the Grosvenor Hotel,
us be was staying, but turned down a side street,
is all matters which the jury would have to consider.
Ilea the prisoner was so-robed, Ws. only were footed upon
•• At first he said he was an officer in the assay, and at
time that he was a medical student. It wouldg be
the jury to nay whether this could be a mistake, and
rig 'imply done his duty, by lapin;; these facts before
he had no doubt they would interpret these facts in
*sad proper manner.
rhs tee was presenting when this report was de-
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THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLEftRENWELL.
DITCRACEML CERTELrg TO CHILDREN.
JAs Pickat and Susan Pickett, man and wife, two
'Achitodooking persons, the woman having a small ix:al-
ined puny infant in her arms, were charged before Mr.
er with being drank and disorderly, and begging at
dee.town.
The evidence of Police-constable Cherry, 94 Y, and Call,
Y, was to the effect that on Saturday night, about 11
cask, they saw the two defendants with their four'
in Crowndale-road begging of every respectable
a that passe& When the children did not get any
both the defendants beat them. They were ordered
vsy, and were followed, and as the defendants were drunk
again begged they were taken into custody. The
ortunate children.who were in a dirty miserable plight,wet
ugtt, half starved, and with the remains of fever still on

vo, were conveyed to the workhouse sad were warmly
Isel sod clothed. The defendants are known to be in
Ipublichouse all day. and to wait there whilst their chil-
e beg and bring them the money to provide them with
elt.

The defendants said all that the constable' bad stated

ss false.
Police-sergeant Parry, 14 Y, s►id that a abort time sines
hi defendants came into the possession of 2007_ and sines
ley had got the money they were never sober. They were
tined out of house and home, and since their money was
rive had got their livelihood in the manner described by
Ile otscere. They had no settled place of residence, and
!.!_sight slept in the casual wards of the different work-