The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW-STREET.

Two nese, named Jones sad Aar. Win placed at the bar,
charged with picking pockets.
Mrs. Mary Ann Sky said ohs" etimpany with ber husband,
wee returning home the previous sight from the Olympic
Theatre, and when they arrived at Rungerford-market the
felt • hand In her pocket, She turned round and saw Jones
yenning. She felt for her purse, and found it gone. Jones
was pursued, and eventually stopped by a gentleman, whom
he threatened " to lay os his beck" if he interfered with
Ida. The gentleman salted her if the had lost anything ;
abs replied that she had het her purse, and he then told her
Jones had just thrown something away, which turned out to
be the article of which she bad been robbed. A constable
eases up, and Jones was given into custody.
Mr. N. Roger said he was In Huagerford-market on Tues-
day night, when he saw the prisoners end the prosecutrix and
bee husband coming towards him. In a abort time after
be sew Jones nth away. He besot a cry of " Stop thief."
The other pelether, Feeler, ran to the opposite corner of the
markst, and then. having stopppppsed short, turned round, sad
baps to walk Jowly toweedentra. He (witness) told him
hpreivreeled be was a companion of the man who had just
the lady's pocket. He dialed that he knew Jones.
Polleircoostable F 165 produced the purse the prisoner
PJonee threw away, which Mrs. Eby at once identified as her
Ty.
oree, upon being aeked what he had to say in wawa to
the charge, said—The woman pullet the purse out of her
seal at es she was taking out her handkerchief. She can't
be certain I did it, 'ore she was intoxicated.
Mr. Henry—What P
Jones—lnto:hated. How is she to be certain about as ?
Fire, she said at the station-house she lost 12e., then she
comes down to 6e., and now the says 6s. 1 don't believe abe
knows scything about it, or that she was ever robbed at all.
I didn't do It, that I know.
The Inspector said the assertion of the priacithe that the
prosecute's wee drunk was totally false.
tMr. Henry (to Jones)—You can make your defence to a
?onee—l don't west to have anything to do with a jury.
Mr. Henry—Then you must plead guilty.
Jones—Very well, I'll have the thing settled bore.
Mr. Henry (to Feeler)—What have you to nay P
Feeler—lt's all* mietake—l'm respectable. The witness
Rogers collared me as I was on my way home, and charged
me with robbery.
Mr. Henry—Yes, after he had wen you peeping round the
corner, looking after your companion. As you say you are
respectable, I shall remand the case, in order that the police
may make some inquiries about you.
A young man, who mad his blame was lota O'Dell, was
charged by Leopold Posses, a German Jew, with robbing
him of two Austrian notes of 100 florins each.
The prosecutor, who, though be spoke English very well,
preferred to give his evidence In his own language, and was
therefore:examined through an interpreter, espied that he
was a toeacconist, and hod melded in London sines May lest.
In June he wee going one day to the Crystal Palace, when be
fell in with the prisoner in the street, sad they formed an
sequaintence. The primmer said be woe also going to the
Crystal Palace, so they agreed to go together,„„On the way,
the prisoner proposed that they should hay/Moms refresh-
ment, and they entered a public house for that purpose.
Wins they were sitting in the parlour dire* other men
satosd and began playing cord.. After a while the prisoner
joined the game, and ultimately induced him (prom-
s/Mr) to do so too. He won the first two gamee, for a
sovereign each, and then playing "double or quite," he lost
both sovereigns and 21. of his own money. Aloe that be lost
two more galllell of one sovereign each. The pi...owner then
wanted him to double again, but he replied that ho had no
money except notes, sod he did not choose to change them
for the purpose of pia, ing. Some of the men offered to play
61. notes ageinet his 100 florin notes, but he refused. When
he told the prisoner be had nothing but notes be took them
from his pocket end showed them to the prisoner. Presently
the primmer left the room, and the other men also went away
one by ens. lie waited a long time for the prisoneee tenon,
expecting him to go on with him to the Crystal Prime.
Finding he did not COWS back "diem began to thepeet some-
thing wrong, and on examining his pockets, found he had
lost his two notes. He at once gave information to the poles,
who, however, had never been able to trace the prieoner.
Lest sight witness saw him in the street, and gave him in
charge.
Mr. Henry—Whet game did you play ?
Prosecutor—There were three cards on the table, two black
and a coloured one, and I was to say which wee the co-
loured one.
Mr. Lewis (for the defenne)—Did sot you wake your
Austrian now against their 61. notes, and lose them ?
Prosecutor—No; certainly not.
Mr. Lewis—lt is very easy to say " No."
Mr. Henry—At ell events there is no stridence that the
prianner stole the notes..
Prosecutor—He woo the only one who sat on my side of
the table.
Mr. Henry—That is no proof. Well, you have got into
bed company. You thought you could get mosey ow of
there persone. Instead of that you have lost your own
money, and 1 hope it will be a lemon to you. Timm is no
evidence whist this man, mad La oast M diesiorged.