The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-H0179E.
Peter TOM, a unman, I. the employ of Mums. Gill and
Frost, eora-elealero, EeeWtnet, Walser), was brought
before Mr. Alderman Wire chteged with basis, ote:ea two
looks of oats which, with a larger quantity, he ought to
have delivered to a customer,
Mr. H. Suter, livery-stable-keeper, Qum-street, Cheap-
aide, salt—l hum the prise., by his bringing eon to my
premise from Messrs. Gill and Frost's. He MEW to my
stables 'someday morning with 10 quarters of oats. From
information which I received from a neighbour to the edict
that the ptiuser had not delivered two of the seeks, bet
°accosted them in the bottom of the waggon with a tar-
polio, I obtained the assistance of a polios-oMmir, and we
watched him back to Lis master's premises. I then asked
him what he had in the waggon, and he replied "nothing."
I found two auks of oats in the bottom of the waggon,
which ought to hove been delivered by him at my premien
I tlion gave him into custody.
Mr. C. F. Frost.—The priestlier has been is my employ.
meet as airman for the last twelve or fourteen year. Yes-
terday I pent him with three loads of oats to Mr. 8 tutu'.
prowess where it sou his duty to deliver them. When he
was issued of the robbery, be stated that the oats were
brought home foe the use of my hones.
Friemet—Bid 1 rob you ?
Alderman Wire—No, you did not :Oh your muter; yea
robbed our muter's customer.
Mr. Frost—A Mr. Oldham is in court, who was desired to
bi bete this meenieg.
•Mr. Thome. Witham, of No. 7, Trafalgar-et:est, Wal-
worth, stood lorward,
Alderman Wire-1 am not going to order you to be
swum at present, bat you may make any statement you
think proper.
Mr. Oldham—Ths 'winner called suit me several pun
ego, and told me that be bad the privilege of buying oats
at places where he brought hie mune' owl from, end he
inked me if I would buy a sack. I have oormaionally bought
of him at the rate of a shilling per sack lover then I could
perch... them elsewhere.
Aldermaa Wire—The Mr most be remanded in order
that the °Meer may have as opportunity of going to Mr.
Oldham's and Noticing some mqviriee, and Mr. Oldhern
mast enter into his reugnioances to appear when the Fri-
goner is again brought up.
The prisoner was remodel.
Williams Thomas Bader was brought up upon remand,
charged with having been toned in illegal poesession of
thirty-tour ladies' mantles, the property of Megan. ?Cobol-
son. of St. Paul's churchyard.
Mrs. Gibbs, of West-street, Walworth, said—For some
lime past I have been in the habit of making copes and
mantles for Messrs. Nicholson. On Tuesday lest 1 sent •
man with a wicker basket containing 39 mattes to Moon.
Nicholson, and I have not seen him since. The 84 now
productd aro a portion of those 1 seat.
Mr. George, superintendent of the mantle department at
Messrs. Nicholson's, identified the property as belonging to
his employers, and said that its value was about 181, to 201.
C. Baker, unstable, No. 635, who soreheaded the pri-
soner when eartyiag the basket in Petsichatlane, applied
for • farther remand, for the purpose of finding the mu to
whom the basket was wanted for delivery to Messrs
Nicholson. _ _ _

The prisoner. who still penisted in urging that this basket
waa given to kiln by • stranger to carry to the lihsories. was
rusaadei.

BOW-STREBT.

A young map, who reused to give either his name or
address, was charged w th ate cling a gold Altai chain, the
property of Mr. Kemp, 342, Strand.
The prisoner went into Mr. Kemp's shop on Thanks
retains and wised the prior of the chain. He was told
41. 4s. The prisoner said, "I suppose you will take 41.,"
to which Mr. Kemp made eo reply. He thin renewed to
box at two watches, pointing to them in the winnow. Mr.
Kemp was teaching over to set them when the prisoner
bol.od out of the carp, An alarm was retied, and during
hie 11.0tht the prisoner's cap blew re'. Ha was mutually
discovered, bare-hPadid, near the Fnuntbin•uepe, Carting-
lase, by trdiee consorts Pat's, F 147, to rebate he ad-
mitted his offence. Tile ebb* wh'cls he had thrown down,
was reowered, and a pawn)) sheet duplicate found upon
hies showed that he had pledged another in the name of
HlNVCll."—Remanded far farther examination.