The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

THE CA OP THE BALLET 011 L.

Jaggy Simasosada, 17, a very interesting girl, dreamed in
the costume of the corps de ballet, and who was
ssovicted on Monday last of stealing a cloak and other
ankles, value 54, the property of George Riessenhausen, a
tailor, her master, living at 18, Caruaby-street, wee brought
ap and placed in the dock. The prisoner did not look so
well as she did on Monday, and her oonfinameat in gaol
has evidently been telling upon her.
It will be remembered that the prisoner had run away
from her home to follow a man who had deserted her, and
being thrown upon the streets, had applied to the prose-
cute' for work as a servant. He took her into his service,
but she had scarcely been there a day when she made an
excuse that she wanted to go out for a little while. She
aver returned, and shortly after she was gone the
prosecutor's things were mimed. She was next seen outside
the Oxford Music-hall by the prosecutor's wife, who iden-
tified her and gave herinto custody. 'When tried on Monday
a deal of interest was felt in the prisoner both on the part
of the court as well as the jury. The prisoner had refused
to Bay where she lived or who her parents were, urging as
a reason that she di.l not want them to know the disgrace
she was in—it was quite enough for herself—it would
break her mother's heart if she knew. Mr. Payne in-
structed Mr. George Lockyer, the sessions officer, to see
the prisoner alone, and question her, and make inquiries,
and ordered her to be brought up this morning. When
she was placed in the dock,
Mr. Lockyer said he had had an interview with the pri-
soner, and he had made inquiries. He found the prisoner's
mother to be a most respectable person, as were all her
connexions. They were willing to take the prisoner home
Irvin if the court should deal mercifully with her.
Mr. Payne—ls the mother here ?
Mr. Lockyer—Yee, my lord.
A very respectable-looking person stepped into the box and
mid she was the prisoner's mother, and, after a few ques-
tions from the court, said the prisoner's grandmother was
willing to take her intoher service if the courtwould allow.
Mr. Payne admonished the prisoner as to her rash con-
duct in running away from home to follow a young man
who was evidently unworthy of her. The court bad
made arrangements for her grandmother to come
up from the country and take her into her
service, and if she acted properly in future she
would hear no more of this. Her fate was in her own
hands. He seriously advised her to be a geed girl. She
would enter into her own recognisancee to come up for
judgment if called upon • the meaning of which was that,
3( she behaved herself, 'she would hear no more of this
eats, but if she did not she would be brought up and
punished severely.
The prisoner promised his lordship she would be a good
chi, and, after entering into the required bond, was taken
Lome by her mother.

• DARING ROBBERY PROM THE PERSON.-A PERSON
WRONGFULLY CONVICTED.

Robert Hawes, Thomas Hardy, and Daniel O'Brien were
indicted for stealing a watch, the property of Charles Bid-
rood, from his person. Hardy and O'Brien were also in.
dicks for an assault on the police-constable who endea-
voured to arrest them.
Mr. Moody prosecuted ; Mr. Montugu Williams de-
fended the prisoner Hardy ; the other prisoners were undo.
fended.
All the prisoners pleaded not guilty.
It appears that the prosecutor while walking alone
about 10 o'clock in the evening of the 13th of
August in lihorediteh, when near the church was
hustled by two men, one of whom ho swore
positively to as Hawes, and the other he believed to be
rdy, and was robbed of his watch. Both escaped at the
time, but Hawes was apprehended from the tor's
description half an hour after. A few unto; after
the robbery police-constable Chillingworth saw O'Brien
and a person he identified as Hardy running from the place
where the watch had been stolen and there being a cry of
"Stop thief," tried to apprehend them. They, however,
resisted violently, and O'Brien alone was taken.
For Hardy Mr. Montagu Williams called several wit-
seems, who clearly proved an alibi. Other witnesses were
examined, and they gave him a good character.
Hardy was Aequitted on both indictments.
O'Brien was Acquitted of the robbery, and Hawes was
found Oeiftg.. . .

Zikien;us then charged upon the second indictment
for assaulting the police-constable in the execution of his
duty, to which be pleaded guilty.
Yr. Payne said the prisoners were dangerous persons,
sad sentenced them as follows :—Hawes to be impri-
eased and kept to hard labour for 12 calendar mouths,
and O'Brien to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for
ix months.
After the prisoners had been removed from the dock, a
person named Howard made an application to Mr. Payne
mating that the prisoner Hawes confessed to committing a
robbery, for which the applicant's son was convicted at
these sesoions.
Mr. Payne suggested that he should apply to the Home
Secretary, if Hawes continued to adhere to his statement.
The applicant, a decent-looking man, thanked his lord-
ship and withdrew.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON BOARD EMTP.

A tall powerful man named Edward Sweeney was
brought before Alderman Lusk, who presided in the ab-
sence of the Lord Mayor, charged with assaulting William
Simms, the chief mate of the Sidney Hall, steam ship.
It appeared that onWednesday morning, about half-past
three o'clock, the vessel was off the Tongue Light, near
Rargate at anchor, and all the hands were called up to
Beare the anchor. The prisoner was an able seaman
on board, and when be and the rest of the seamen came
on deck, the prisoner, without any provocation, struck
one of the seamen. The complainant asked him why
he did that ; and he replied, " You —, I'll strike you,"
and, suiting the action to the word, he struck him a violent
blow on the nose, which made it bleed. The chief
mate complained to the captain, who ordered
the defendant aft, and he asked him why he had struck
the mate. The prisoner then made nee of limy violent
language, and struck the captain in the face and cut his
hp. The captain, upon this, ordered the defendant to be
put in irons, and he was secured with a great deal of
difficulty, and placed in the cabin, but he was so
violent that some of the crew were compelled to watch
him and prevent him from committing further violence.
The evidence of the chief engineer and the captain cor-
roborated that which was given by the chief mate.
Alderman Lusk inquire.l if the prisoner was drunk when
he acted in the way described.
He was informed that he was perfectly sober.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, merely
replied that he was very sorry, and he did not offer any
explanation for his conduct.
Alderman Lusk said he had acted in a most outrageous
manner, and if such conduct waif permitted there would
be an end of all discipline on board ship. He sentenced
the prisoner to two months' hard labour.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A SAD CAS .
Mary Caxton, 41, of 16, Whitecross-street, SL Luke's,
bonnet maker, was charged with feloniously receiving 2i
William
of ribbon, value 11. 25., the property of Thomas
William Lockyer, a manufacturer, at 46, Shaftesbury-
street, Holton; also with having in her possession four
ostrich feathers and not giving a satisfactory account of
the same.

Mr. Abbott called evidence, showing on the part of the
P!twecutor that a youth named Quilter, in the service of
Mr. Lockyer, was suspected of robbing him of material,
maned of which he confesse I, and mentioned the prisoner
Is the person to whom he had disposed of it. A police
constable was put in possession of the fact, and saw the
articles in question pass into her hands from those of
Qnliter. A remand ensued after these facts were detailed,
and the prisoner was Jove brought up for re-examination.
Mr. Beard defended her, and a further remand was being
directed when mention was made that the prisoner's hus-
ked had during the interim been seized with cholera,
taken to the hospital, end, dying there on Saturday last,
was buried on Monday—a piece of information most
hastily given, for tho prisoner who up to that moment
hal been ignorant of the melancholy fact, dropped on her
knees and exclaimed, " Oh, my husband—oh, lam inno-
cent—oh, my husband—innocent, innocent," uttering
which she was removed to the cells. She has lived for
*mai years at the address given, and has 'even children.
WESTMINSTER.
SIMPLICITY.
Agoal•looking girl, apparently about IS years of age,
came to the court this morning, and addressing Mr.
Flowers, the presiding magistrate, said—l am afraid a
nun won't pay me for my child, and I wish you'd be good
enough to make him.
Mr. Flowers—ls he the father of it!
Applicant—Oh yes, of course he is.
Mr. Flowers--Have you ever sworn the child to him!
Applicant—No. Must I? Can't you help me without!
Mr. Flowers—No ; I cannot. He is not bound in law
to maintain the child until an order is made upon him to that
erect. Yon must summon him, and then I can compel
I'M Ras he given you any money for the child!
APPlicant—No ; I can't get to see him. I have done all
I could. I went yesterday to his house with the child and
law his wife, and I offered her the child, and told her she
could do as she liked with it. Although it is his child he
is not my husband.
Mr. Flowers—That's the worst of it. There would be
"II little difficulty if he were. Yon are single, I
alrisose ?

APPllcant—y,, I em, although I have a child. I should
ha better off of course, if I was married ; but I *ant. I
don't know what I'm to do with the child. His wife
noel have it, and won't let me see him.
Flowers—There's nothing very extraordinary, per-
MPS, Lb that. If you can produs• the necessary eorrobo-
?Mies eVideaClll, yOll OM 11 aye a seams.
___APPliCl4t pointed out that oho could, and took the
mufti.