The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

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WORSHIP-STREET. St.
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UNSUPPORTED TZSTDIOST.
Eliza Moo, a portly, respectable looking woman, was at
charged with dealing a baltorosrn from Frederick Wright,
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nine yeses of age, the son of a cabinet-maker, in the neigh-
boarhood of this wart.
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The mother of the boy having deposed to giving him the Bt
coin in question to fetch and pay for an errand, and to his Bs,
returning with a peony piece wrapped in • piece of rag, he.
with a statement that some woman had made the exchange, M.
Mr. Cooke asked—When wee it? gt
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Witness—A fortnight since, sir.
Mr. Cooke—And only now in custody ?
Manners, 431 A—The boy pointed her out to me in Old. at
street only two hours since as a woman who had taken his st.
money. She denied it, said that she was quite innocent, and St
bad never seen him to her knowledge.
Mr. Cooke—Where does she lin ? ug
Oonstable—l have not had time to inquire, but she gives
her address at No. 1, Hill-street, Hackney-road. St
The child (who appeared egg intelligent, at beat on the •
matter in questiori) was then sworn and stated—l met this St
women in Paul-street, and she asked me to go en errsnd Le.
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for her. I said "L it fart' and she told me no. She then ~,
took ma to Horton-square, and on the way she saw my is:
money, which she said I should lose unleu she wrapped is
it up, which she did in some rag and pat it in ray pocket, St.
then she told me to ask for Mr. Brown at • beer-shop. I St.
couldn't find him, and when I wart to tell her so I couldn't
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find her. SI
Mr. Oooke—Are you quite positive this is the woman ? st.
Child—Oh, yes, sir. 1 met her a little while ago, and io
knew her directly. When she took my money she had on 10
a bleak dress and a bleak bonnet. I knew her face again. St.
The prisoner, who was, or appeared to be, much dis-
tressed in mind during this evidence, again and again
assured the magistrate that she wan innocent, that she had gt
not such a dress as described ; never had seen the boy ; nor e.
knew where Holton-square was. U.
Mr. Cooke remarked that the evidence against her was IL
unsupported certainly, but be must hen inquiries made
about the &canoed.
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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Ann Sends, • woman about 40 years of age, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing from the person of
Emily Reenter, about "even years of age, • cloak.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parry, of No. 23, New •
Oonipton-etreet, 81*
said that on the previous eveoing as she was going along 100
Compton-street sbe saw the prisoner take the cloak gm
from off • little girl and then send her into • ZL
sweetmeat shop. Directly afterwards the little girl mme WI
out of the shop, and not seeing the prisoner, set to scream- leo
log. She (witness) went after the prisoner, who wee walking
off as quickly as she could, and stopped her, and made her 84-
take from wider her arm the cloak, sad pat it on the M.,
child, the prisoner smelting at the time that the child had BR
been lost or two days, and that she was then going to take s‘
it home. A few minutes afterwards the prisoner was given gz.
into custody, she having two or three times attempted to toe
pt away, bat had bees prevented by a pntleman. lee
Mrs. Hamster, the mother of the child, residing at Na ...IGO
16, Old Compton-street, said the cloak was bar property, gl
sad her little girl loft home • short time before the rob- to
bevy, wearing wpinofit.chate to have the case settled by the ird
e. magistrat 11l
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed the prisoner to be one of at,
• mischievous gang of women who went about towa rob.. IS
bing ebildrso—a gang of the wont and msaries‘of thieves. st„
He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard Si.
labour. it.