The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOIIBE.

/lamed Seetieft, a man under 20of age, belonging to
the R. troop of the Royal Horse Artillery, end Simeon Wer-
theiawr, • general dealer, were brought before the Lord Mayor
endow the following circumstances.
Francis Ma ,constable 613 said—l found the prisoners last
night quarrelling in Irongate-bute, and upon asking them
what was the matter, Smith said that he belonged to the
Royal Rome Artillery, and that he had sold his regimental
clo hen to Wertheim'', who refused to give them op. I took
theyrisoners into custody, Smith on the charge of desertion
and Wertheimer on that of having purchased the regimental
clothe". I afterwards searched Wertheimer's house, but did
not And the clothes.

--the Lord M& Did Wertheimer say anything to you
when you took him into custody P
Witness—He denied ever having men the other prisoner in
his life tiU that moment.

SmithLThisman(Wertheimer) bought the whole of my
regimental uniform of me for • shilling. I afterwards
wanted my things back again, and then he turned round,
and said he didn't know me. I was carrying my clothes in •
bundle, near the Shoreditch station, when he stopped me,
and asked me if I had anything to sell. I told him what my
bundle consisted of, and he gave me a shilling for it.
Wertheimer—l declare most positively that I newer saw
this man (Smith) till last night, when he came up to me,
and demanded his clothes back. I told him then, and I Mil
your lordship now, that I never purchased his clothes at all.
It must have been some one else.
The Lord Mayor—There is ne evidence against you, ex-
cept the statement of Smith, and you are discharged. Smith
wN ts remanded, in order that the authorities at the Hone
Guards may be communicated with.
William loses. was charged with uttering counterfeit coin,
under the following circumstance'.
The prisoner, on the previous evmmg, entered Three
Crown' publio-houm, Old Jewry, andoalled for a of beer,
in pa for which he tendered • florin. T the bar-
man • detected to be bad, and returned it to him.
The prisoner maid he knew where he bad taken it, and must
get it changed. He then gave the barman half-a-crown in
its place. 'The barman handed him back two shillings end
some coops in change, when the prisoner objected to one of
the shillings which was • little worn, end another was given
him. After standing at the bar for • minute or two he was
observed to raise his hand to his mouth and directly after-
wards he threw down • shilling and said, " Look hare,
you have given mea bad one." The barman, finding its shock-
ing bad one, returned it to him, armed him of berth; rang
the changes, and expressed his determination to give him
into custody. He went to one door to all • policeman, and
daring his absence the primmer was observed by a gentleman
Ilke at the bar to raise his band to his mouth and
swallow something. He then attempted to rush out at the
other door, bat was secured and given into custody. Upon
searching him only one shilling, and fourpenoe in copper
was found upon him, he no doubt having swallowed both
the bad florin and bad shilling.
The Lord Pryor—What answer have you to make to this
charge, primmer
. Prisoner—Why, I took the Bonn somewhere and didn't
knowshillin it was • bad one. The human himself gave me the
tThe ord Maycr—Where are the florin and the shilling
gene to?
Prlsoner—Well, I suppose, my lord, they fell down in
the senfils, and got kicked into the street.
The Lord Mayor—Barman, did he speak to you in that
gruff rola when he first came to yew house.
Barman—No,' my lard, be yoU plainly enough.
Prioximr—Wiagc: see, my iced, I'm been locked up In
a cold cell all and if that won't make • man speak •
little gruff, I don't w what will. (Laughter.)
The prisoner was remanded, to order that the authorities at
the Mint might be communicated with.
The Lord Mayor requested that the prase would acknow-
ledge the receipt of 21. Is. from" 8.. M. 5.," for the poor-box.

GUILDHALL.
Edward Want, a tradesmen, earrybg on basin's' In
Hent-street, Borough, as an oilman, was &sawed with felo-
niously receiving a portion of a large quantity of property
atolm from the premises of Mmes. Anson and Hobbs, of
37, Greeks:merest.
Yr. Chipperfield, of Trinity-equare, Southwark, appeared
kr the prisoner.
John Bradley, foreman to Mesas. Anson and Hobbs,
bootmakers, saU he remembered fastening the premises on
the night of the 3rd December, and whin he came to work
In the morning he found the shop had been broken open, and
43 pairs of the beet boots and 9 odd ones had been taken
away, of the value of from 601. to 601.
Yak Nathan, a bootmaker, living in Bermondsey-street,
said the prisoner applied to him to make 7 boots to match the
7 odd ones prodaced.
Bull, the detective officer, and Leonard, a oonstable in
plain clothes, said that the prisoner when taken into custody
denied all knowledge of the boots, and that upon marching
his house they found a quantity of wearing apparel variously
marked, and other kinds of moperty, all of which they had
taken possession of, but had not yet been able to find an
owner fur them.

Tie Prisoner wee committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

415144. Fitzgerald was charged with stealing 861. 7s. 6d.,
the property of his muter, Hypolite Debora, lamp mann-
Whiter, 3.5. Gerrard-street, Soho.
Hypolite Deluxe said the prisoner had been in his service
as porter for about three years. On Tuesday, the 22nd
December, he told the prisoner to get from Hr. Plaint a
cheque fur 761., to get it culled, and with a sum at =nu,
101. 7s. ed., which he also gave him to par the whole
amount to a tradesman named Hera. The pelsoner went
oat, but never returned, and witness gave information to the
police.
John Hessen, oil merchant, Old Broad-street, said the
prisoner had not paid him any money.
Edmund Scholetield, clerk to Messrs. Prescott and Co.,
said a cheque was presented for 761., and the amount was
paid to the presenter in gold because gold was required.
Sergeant Glue, C 3, said he took the prisoner into custody
at No. 9, Tower-street, for stealing . 7s. ed. The pn-
sonar, when at the station-house, said he bad lost the money,
and was afraid to return to his muter. He asked the pri-
soner why he got the cheque cashed all in gold. The pri-
soner raid he did not ask for gold at the hula's.
The prisoner was fully committed.
1 SOUTHWARK.

William Elliott mad Wiiia,. Pis(, alleged to be the pro-
piston, of the Temperance Loan Society, at 15, New-cut,
Lambeth, were charged before Mr. Comb. with committing
an assault on Mr. Welter Firth, of Wardrobe-place, Doctors'
Commons.
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The complainant rated that he was clerk to Means.
Newbon and Son, solicitors. He was acquainted with •
young widow, who had recently been left with three chil-
dren, and a few days ago she obtained a situation in a gen-
tleman's family in Lancashire, but had not the means to pro-
ceed to her destination. On Saturday last she informed him
that the had applied for • leen of 31. of the Temperance Loan
Society, at 16, New-cut ; that she had told the parties there
that she was going to a situation in Lancashire, and that she
could give no other security than her own. She
gave her address, end paid a shilling out of the only
half-crown she had in the world for inquiry money,
and was told that she should have an answer on Satur-
day morning. Witness at once saw through the aff.dr, as ft
was not likely that any one, much less a loan society, would
lend 31. without security to a female who was going nearly
200 miles in the country . Finding that no person from the
loan society celled on Saturday, he was persuaded that the
poor widow was done out of her shilling, conasquently on
that evening witness went to 15, New-cut, where he found
the " Temperance Loan SodeW' held in the kitchen.
Mr. Combs caked him what his object was in going there P
Witness replied that he conaidered the widow had
been done out of her shilling, and ho went there to get the
names of the puttee, with a view of suing them in the county
court. He acted merely on public grounds to prevent the
frequent impositions practised by loan societies. It was
between live and six o'clock when he knocked at the
street door, which was opened by a young female.
He then inquired of her for the proprietors of
the Temperance Loan Society, which was held in
that house. She left him at the door, and another
honk came up from the kitchen, and on his
asking her a question of the Dame kind she attempted to
stint door, but he put hie foot against it to prevent her.
One of the defendants then came up (whom be believed to be
Fisk), end having seized witness, tried to push him from the
, crWitness told him he had called to ask a civil goes-
.:lU did not intend to go until he got en answer.
rah then streak him a blow on the chest. The other de-
hedatt thou ems Of from the kitchen, and said, I'll give
the 1)-- Ids =ewer." He immediately struck legatee a
violent blow moss the nose, and he is on the payment
bleeding very math. He was partially Mead item& all,
and his elbow and knee were bruised. Witmer busedlately
watt to the Tower-street police=sendo=dshawn
the bruises inflicted on him, a him
back to the defendants' house sad Ali& their names, after
which be took the prima peemellep. He wee positive that
the shilling wee ablibell ail ad the leset intention of
granting the 10.
hems Cannon, 69 L, said he warn at the station-house when
Mr. Firth came on Boling-night. He bad a bruise on his
nose, also others on his elbow and knee. He went with him
to 16, New-out, and saw Elliott, and asked his name, as he
was charged with assaulting the compliment. He oasaplial
with his request, and also gave the nary et ale ether dr
f.o dant. Elliott said that the complalasst was a low &a-
-1 S krd•
in answer to the charge, the defeedeut Elliott said that
when complainant called at his house es Saturday night his
wife told him that it was not a proper dm to call, and that
his business would be attended to In Mies-hours. Inmost of
going away be put his foot in the door and would mot leave
the hour. He then went up ma Mid him be weld be
attended to at the proper time, and loft be metal not go
out be pushed him out, but he did not crabs him.
Fish meld he called on Mr. Elliott on Saturday waft and
heard the whole that was uttered. The eseoplament was told
to leave, and on his refusal Mr. Elliott robed him out. He
(defendant) did not touch him.
Elliott's servant was called, sad she p•• efroar evidence.
She said that the office was closed ead we Wises would be
traumata entil it opened on Monti. meals&
Mr. Firth informed his worsidp dart while he was there
several prams called, and a imieb assured money from
them.
Mr. Combs said if such was the ems the adios business
could not be closed. If they received wry they had a right
to pay it, and if they refused to pay they were a dishonest
Ng PoPle.