The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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gilder, was brought before Mr. Knox, on warrant, t!
kelly, one of the warrant officers, charged with cab
wickedly, and maliciously publishing a false and semi
libel coinurning Mr. Robert Williams, of Queen'
Haventock.hill, and who is also the landlord of
houses in Bohover-street. fcr
Mr. Oldreive, of Great Portland•street, appeared
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defendant.
Mr. Williams said—l reside at 7zeen's-creocen.. goer
stock•hill,and rent some houses in lsover-atreskiad„.7:
No. 63, sod the defendant lodges in that how Oa Ira
sand floor front room, and has been there sow
I have several times given him notice is i
io consequence of the riotous way is which
duets himself and fighting going on. Yesterday ma7edi
messenger mune to me to say that a large board rrr
out in front of the house, No. 63, with an ides&
tion on it. I went to the house and saw a board Meta
',that It Gould be seen from one end of the stroosw

°twa"t a bill on each side of it, with the worts "Bawdy- I
bota on it. The board was projecting from the de-
frodaot's window. I camehere and a summons was issued.
Btlfr. Oldreive—The house belongs to me. I rent it
sod others under the Duke of Portland. A woman named
flossonds is my deputy. It is not a disorderly house-1
One MA* I hive7.oWlved notice from the secretary of
tea All souls and Trinity Preventive Association respecting
the house. I have also received a letter from the Duke of
Ido not know that there are prostitutes in
ibT.,U or four of the houses. I let my houses unfurnished,
▪ a two Francis women live in 63. They are artificial
flower makers. There have been rows with the
adesdant and his wife. I have not heard of
my prostitutes fighting in the house. I do
tot let my rooms to any females who like to apply.
gra. Simmonds looks after the house. It is impossible for
we
to say whet put out the board or took it in. No
goo coed go into the defendant's room without his per-
ten. policeman once lived in the kitchen of No.
ge, He made oomplaints of the women in my hoax",
elitist his wife did. I got rid of the policeman. I have
not given orders that no more policemen are to be taken
horny homes.. The policeman and his wife were trouble-
Ken so I got red of them.
Kr. Oldreive—l suppose, then, that all the complaints of
cos driving up to the houses at all hours of the night, and
of prostitutes residing in the houses, are false.
Mr. Williams—Yes.
Mr. Oldreive—Now do you not let the rooms in the
houses at enormous rents to the characters I have men-
tioned for the express purpose of gaining money.
mt. Witham—There is no troth in it.
mt. George Buddleforth, broker, of Cleveland-street—l
am broker to Mr. Williams. In consequence of what I was
told by Mrs. Bimmonda, I went to Bolsover-street, and saw
the board with the offensive words projecting from the
window of
of room. When I afterwards went with
the officer of the court it was in the room. The defendant's
wifs said her husband WU out.
yrs. Eliza Simmonds said—l am a widow. On being
Informed I went out and saw the board, and then went to
jibe last witness. The defendant had left the house when I
mw the board out.
By Mr. Oldreive—l live in the parlours. lam not
flurried to the men I live with. I do not know that he
ies a wife living in the Borough. I was not aware there
sine any bad women in the house till yesterday. I
gam opened the door to different gentlemen calling,
last did not know their business. There is a French
woman in the first floor. Ido not know that she walks the
dreet at night. I heard something of it yesterday. No one
ilia made complaints to me. I have heard no fighting or
quarrelling between the women in the house. I never
knew any prostitute to live in the house, bat I have heard
that notice hes been given of it.
Thomas Rosekilly, one of the warrant officers, said—At
V 2. yesterday I went to No. 63, Bolsover-street, and in the
room occupied by the defendant and his wife, I found the
board (a sort of panel work) produced. There were
some ashes of burnt paper in the fire-place,
sad amongst it I found the letter "B" of the size
of those on the bill to fit the frame. I left a summons for
the defendant to attend the court at three o'clock. At that
time his wife appeared, and mid her husband had not
come, and Mr. Tyrwhitt granted a warrant. went to
the defendant and told him that if he appeared this morn-
ing he would not be locked up, and he appeared this
morning.
By Nr.Oldreive—The wife said some of the parish autho-
rities had been and taken the board in. There was great
eleitomeot in the street, and three constables there.
Mr. Knox—l will take 5/. bail for the defendant's appear-
Pee next week. It is my colleagna's case, and when it
comes on again it can be fully gone it. The required bail
woo put is