The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUSE.

Mr. Joseph Locke, the printer and engraver, who was
charged on Saturday with harken committed an indecent
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upon a little girl, 13 years old, named Elisabeth
Webb, attended yeeterday before Alderman Sir R. W. Car-
den and Alderman Hale, le discharge of his bail, in order
that the matter might be furtherinquired into.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the defendant.
The evidence given on the former occasion we. read over
by Mr. Oke, the mooed clerk, and it will be remembered
that limit to the effect that on Thursday last the com-
mis sent to Mr. Irackes shop to rake home some
work that bed been done by her father for the
that b. gave her ed., and then proceeded
to ee► her ia a very indecent manner.
The pluseelibia sod her mother were crossenaminal by
Mr. Lewis, hat netting material wee elicited that in any
way Anted the adieus they had previously given.
Mr. Lurie addreseed the beer► at some length, and he
mid he was benefited that dews was no foundation what-
ever for the chugs against the defendant, who, he said, was
a highb, respeetsele man, and there were several vitamin
in who could testify to that fan if the court thought
It to hear diem. . . .

Sir I. Camila said that it was a tars serious (bare, mid
be should sot take upon himself the respontibility of
deciding its bun should leave it to a jury to do so. He
should send the owe for trial, but would take bail for
the defendanatismusum, himself in 401. and his sureties
in the same s
The required aunties were immediately entered into, and
the defendant loft the court with his friends.
Thomas Wade, an elderly man, war brought up for final
examination upon the charge of Waling a large quantity of
skins of leather, Use property of Mews. King, Fisher, and
Co.. wholesale leather manufacturers in Leadeohzdlroarket.

The whole of the facts were given upon the lost examina-
tion. The warehouse of the prosecutors was broken open
on the night of the Id of September, and property of the
value of more thee 3001., eonsiding of skins of leather of
every description, was stelae. In consequence of informa-
tion that was received by the police about ten days ago.
Hugged and !adman, two of the City detective., went to
a house in Paragon-row, Lock's-fickle, where they found
the prisoner, and in the boose the whole of the stolen pro-
perty was discovered ; and the only way is which he ac-
counted for the possession of it wee by stating that it had
been left there by one of his lodgers for him to take care
of. It may be stated as • rather curio= fact that
in consequence of the exertins of the police to give
information of the robbery and to describe the property,
the thieves found it utterly impossible to get
rid obit to reap any benefit from their plunder. In this
dilemma they actually made overtone to the presenters to
restore the whole of the stoke if a certain sum of
moldy wee given them, mad . wee the first sum men-
tioned. The sum asked was afterwards reduced to 801.,
and the proposition wu apparently entertained, and the
thieves were led to believe that this sum would be paid to
them. The police, who appeared to have acted very
adroitly in the matter, were acquainted with all that was
going on, and they contrived to apprehend the prisoner and
secure the whole of the stolen property at • time when be
believed he was about to receive the sum that was to be paid
upon the restoration of the plunder.
The evidence given on the former occasion was now read
over and • witness connected with the prosecutors' estab-
lishment was called to identify the property and give a fall
description of it, in order to fulfil the requirements of an
indictment.

The prisoner, who ■aid he should reserve his defence, wee
fully committed to .Newgote for trial.

BOW-isTREET.
A young than, named John L oyd, was charged with being
concerned with a woman, not yet in custody, in the follow-
. leg robbery :
Joseph William proud said—l am a coppersmith, rending
sad earryiagoe business is Chandoe-street. Lost eight I
went down to the front door to shut up the place, sad I saw
two weals standing about outside the door. One of them
stionfilled to enter the purge, but I prevented her. While
I was singgling 1 felt • tag at my watch/maid, and putting
my laud to the pocket I found that my wateis was gone.
TL Mirka ran away, andl pursued her into liedfordhury,
when ale no right into the arms of two youeg men, one
ot want was the prisoner. She had 'something in her hand
iirkite 1. believe to have been my watch, and I saw her pass
it belles prisoner. He then ma sway, and she ceaacd
rtr.
and saaalared sing mdM, mmismay. I had some
1111 Lair .rearl7
/sweat 'Garb and tryitytill r last2l u
be sibuildings and gave him into custody.
Mali oand au him.
Cherle—Then what became of it!
Tim tor—lt was redwood at the station by a young
mum hot *hod it up hi **street.
Ns. 01010—Wliet. did he Sad it!
Tba pmaistoc—Os the neck along which the prisoner
Sala
lir& Oerrie—ls there any Aesop of finding the woman!
As sill.ate clashes amid that he knew the woman
n he bed reseiveds and Lad iv. &mist he
=itz.4=tio take her. He shoo knew the prisoner.
The prisms sad tho imams mete ammmakam,
Mt. Caine—Theo I bed banter nomad him tin she is
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