The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-24 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Nis. who, a ;;E:ii;;;tik was charged with steal-
Ts. from • Mrs. Msry Hamm.
Mr. Baird atteeded to Goaded the prosecution on behalf
of the General °moth's Company, and it appeared that the
robbm7 had been effected la a peculiarly clever way.
The prosecntris and the prisoner were riding in an Isling-
ton omnibus towards the City, with other peastme, the
vehicle being about half full, when the realm movement of
the primmer eirtthl the attention of a geatismat perreaw,
who, in consequenes, deteesained to witch ban, sad new Mr
hand several limes Is mime with Mrs. Radatio's bete, but
without being able clearly to discover whether ft had reached
pee the beak Mrs. Rude= leek out bar
foc the purpos of mkt her dm bat, to her great
wirprise, found that her money had disappeared, her puree
being etn. The gentles= thou mentioned white had seen
a , the prisoner wee desired to stand up, which
she, at thee, sad Antillean:oily 4e. were observed to
drop from hemeath bar shawl, where her hand was, to the
bottom of the thesites, the primmer, at the same time,
saying, " The lady meet have dropped it." The coins were
picked up and gives to Mrs. Madam, who said that was net
all she had lost, and the strew at the bottom of the pencil=
was well searched without any more matey belog found ; but
the primer saying it marten be them, etoopeddownand
tended to pick up 4.. 61. more, 'Mob ahe handed to the pro-
matrix. In this trick, however, she overshot the mark, as
Mrs. Hudson had only lost 7s. Bd., or Is. lam thsathe money
picked up.
The Lord Mayor said the prisoner maid have acted with
great adroitness in effecting the robbery, duos she mast have
taken the parse from tba pocket of Mrs. Hudson, abstracted
Its contests, sad then returned k *spry to its owner. What
had the prismer to sajytio_the sharp,
Prfacear Grey:Wen Why there most have bees • hole
In the lady's pocket. he messy mum have (bowed oat.
Prosetatriz—Yes, there was a bele is my Indeed,
but she must have cut it, my lord, foe it was oat there when
I left home.

The prisoner was fully committed for trial, Mr. Beard
dating that the General °mother Company would under-
take the prosecution, as they had determined to do, in feat,
la way elmiler nee, deeming it their duty to protect their
powasgen to the utmost of their power.
The Lard Mayor said the determinadon of the ootepany
was a lendable one, and eepectally so in the case of so
ea omnibus thief as the prisoner.
Merin Mott, driver of a Kiegeland omnibus belonging to
the Leaden General Omnibus Company, was charged with
kaecLfelt down Mies Esther Kimber, of 19, Little Trinity-
andthereby causing her death.
It appeal from the evidence of a crossing-sweeper that
the deit was driving his vehicle slowly along Bishops-
' gate-street, when the deceased (a middle-aged woman)
stepped off the kerb, having a Ms child with her foe the
purpose of crossing the road. In doing so the peeped suddenly
from before a cart, which was steadies still, to the front of
dedeident's horses, end was knocked down without any pos-
sibility of avoiding the accident, although the child, by
rasing a step or two in advance, escaped. As it wee, the
minibus was pulled up before the wheels reached her, sad
witness picked up the deceased and helped her to walk into
the police elation which wee close by. When there she wee
able to convene, and a doctor being called is, who asked her
where she was hurt, she replied, Oh, I'm all right," bat,

idwitbstanding, she died • few minutes after ipierestij
without pais or mesdames's of her awful position.
Mr. Beard, for the defendant, said he meld, if neossmry,
call three gentlemen to euppoet the statement of this witness
that the averrsnoe was purely incidental, but
The Lord Meyer judged it needless to will further evidence
at present, sad remanded the defendant, on his own rang-
abeam, to await the result of the orireme's inquest.

WESTMINSTER.
Itaista, a labourer, was charged se follows: Oa
Thursday &Reno= a piety of Foot Goerds, with their bead,
were marching through the King's-road, Chelsea, when de-
fendant, who was intoxicated, times into the ranks amongst
the band. The officer in command °ailed upon Sergeant
Pitrgibbou, of the V division, to remove hire, sad the latter
endeavoured to persuade the defendant to go away, but he re-
fired, end Filegibboa then held him while the soldiers
marched away, although he reelated violently and struck the
policeman about the breast. In the struggle they both Mt
together, when Fitzgibbon offered to let the man go if he
would, but he became more violent, end, throwing the con-
stable, commenced a desperate attack upon him while on the
pound, kicking him repeatedly about the body and bead, the
moult of which wa• that the coestable was severely wounded,
sad he complained while giving evidence of being in much
Pahl.
Mr. Poynter remanded the prisoner for a week.
CLERKENWELL.

Maria Taylor, a fellow wall known to the polite, described
co the charge sheet as a homelike?, having no home, wee
charged with being concerned with another man, not is one-
todkithn !walking into and esterbsg the dwelling-hews No.
terrace, Barnabury-road, end stealing three gold
rbp and other artioke, the pprrooyyoatty of Mn. Groves.
Mr. Thoensa Wakeling, PoWtor, appeased for the pri-
soner ; sad Mr. Inspector Judge, N division, wee present to
watch the am _ .

....,.. —..—.
Miss Lesthenia Groves said—Lost night I was visiting a
ftiond's house. I wog my nephew home foe erimething, and
be came back and said there was a light in the house, end
that he could not get in. From what he told me I went to
the house, and while I was putting the key in the lock, I
hoard some one coming down stairs, and saw a light
descending. I could not get in, as the door was
fastened with the bolt at the top. I tried to force the
door open, but could not get in. I called " Polies," and a
young man come up to me before the door was opined.
Almost immediately afterwards it was speed, and two miaa
walked out, one of whom I believe au the prisoner. I seined
him by the collar, but he pushed me against the wallvidently,
released himself, and ram away, but wee followed by the
young man. I want up stein, and mimed from my bed-
room three gold rings, and I found also that the wardrobe
and drawers were broken open. On sheaths I found a bundle
consisting of seven dresses velvet mantles, and other articles
tied up in • counterpane, reedy to carry sway. There is a
lamp near the hones, and I had an opportunity of seeing the
prisoner's face.
Cross-exemined—l only know the prisoner by his nose.
(A laugh.)
• Henry Harley Cook said—l heard cries of " Police" In
MeAlbiewroad. I went to Mellow of the prosecintrix, end
nor her et the door. I spoke to the lady, and waited there
shout four or fire minutes when the door was opened, and
the Owner and mother men not in custody walked out.
' The prisoner said, when he opened the door, Halos, what
does alt this mesa t"' when the prorecutris seised
him by the collar, but be 'warned himself end
ran away. I followed him some distance, when I
ft. raised him eft . I went back to the house salve.
mained until a cane. I have not the bast duebt
about prisoner the men who ante out of the usit., Si
I had • full view his face. The lamp shone on his bor.
I found a shawl on the stairs.

‘i3;r7eLit Gould, 40 N7l-I;as celled to the haute in quer
lion by the lard withers. I searched the house and found
the cupboards, boxes, and drawers bad been add open by
some instrument, and the marks oorre.pond with the chisel
which woe found in the house. I did not apprehend the
prisoner. bat I wee at the station when he was brunght
and he then said be knew nothine gloat the charge.
Police-oonatable Proud. 92 N—l took the primed into
custody. end I told him I wanted hum for a robbery. He
said, It is a miatake, so help me God." I oonveyed him to
the station, end the withered identifird him Immediately.
Sergeant Gould said the prisoner had been transported feu
four years.
Mr. Wakeling objected to such statements being made, en

t mtuit orejodk; the oue. -
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a cue for • jury.
Mr. Wakelinit said he had witneasee who would prove •
clear alibi, but ea the megirtrate had nude up his wad 14
would reserve the defence.
The prisoner was fully committed to the melons kw trial.
THAMES._ - -

William Milli, alter diliss, a dock labourer, wee
with stealing two pounds of tea, the property of the
Dock Company, on their premises.
John Ovorge, a London Dock constable, rag that let owe-
=B or rntormation he wont to a public-bows called the
sad Basket, ie Lemswerrest, Whiteohapel, cm Thurs-
day afbentoon, and law the primer and two other lock
tabourer, to the tap-roam. He asked the prisoner ff be bed
any tea about him, to wklok he mottled in the irdra.
Hs trustiest te meek the prieeser. whoa he produced tras

1869.

seder hie pain. pear panel centeining I lb. el Si.. He
aka the paean 11 he had an more tea abate him, end he
said he bed not. He the prase., and found in
we of his jarint packet.. bag containing a half paned of
tea. He than took the primate let° mnody, ad asked him
van he otesined the tee, nod to this wends aaewond,
I nought ft et • 'reale shop." Os mane the Naas-
here the akar mid a aum gone him
Whir Si..
Is win to a quads by Hr. Seib, tianenkt that
he MONTIMI Warman that .fl the anemic who were la
the tepeconhed stoles tea is their ammoniac. Hansethed
then all. He Daly bead tea spa ow of theta. The pri-
mer had tem at work its its of the tea seminar es the
previous day. The other VIM bad she tea at week awn
The primer is donna said that a weanen lave him the
tea in the street, and told him to earry ft into the Bus sod
Heeine, and the ft to two men who wen then.
lir. We aid be did not beinve or sordid the prientes
dehisce, end awaken him to pion for cato math ix en-
halal neendoe of the tan