The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Charles Millington, who has for a great many years
carried on business as a needle manufacturer at Stadler,
in Warwickshire, was brought before the Lord Mayor in
the charge of Spittle, the detective Aker, for further
examination upon the charge of having attempted to
defraud the Metropolitan Bank by means of forged bills
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Mr. Mullen, the solicitor to the Bankers' Association,
appeared in support of the prosecution. The case created
a good deal of interest, on account of the respectable posi-
tion occupied by the prisoner and his family, who have
for more than half a century been engaged in business at
the above place, and also from the fact that the circum-
stances deposed to left very little doubt that the prisoner
had intended to inaugurate an extensive system of mer-
cantile fraud by means of forged bills of exchange, no less
than six instruments of this description for considerable
amounts being found upon him when he was taken into
custody.
The Lord Mayor, after hearing the evidence, having given
the usual caution, inquired of the prisoner whether be
wished to say anything in reply to the charges made
against him ?
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-The prisoner, who is a very respectable looking,
middle-aged man, and who appeared to be suffering acutely
during the inquiry, replied in a faint voice that he had
nothing to say.
He was then fully committed for trial at the Central
Criminal Court.
SOUTHWARK.
A well-dressed and smart-looking person, who gave the
name of Thomas Walker, was placed at the bar, charged
with stealing money belonging to Mr. Frederick Brown,
landlord of the Royal Mortar Tavern, London-road, South-
wark, the muter of the accused.

The prosecutor deposed that the prisoner entered his
service as barman about three months ago, having a good
character. Latterly, however, witness had occasion to
suspect his honesty; consequently he marked several
half-crowns, shillings and sixpences, and placed them in
the till and on the sideboard. In the course of Friday
morning he missed money from the latter place, which in.
dueed him to send for a constable, and give the prisoner
into custody. On searching his box the constable found
375. in silver, among which were some of the marked six-
pences. He accordingly gave the prisoner into custody.
In answer to his worship, the prosecutorsaid he paid the
prisoner Bs. a week, and a few days ago he borrowed a
shilling, saying that he bad no money.
Police-constable 250 X said he took the prisoner into
custody and searched his box, and found among the
372. several marked sixpences.
Mr. Child here asked for a remand to enable the prose-
cutor to make further inquiries. The prisoner was ac-
cordingly remanded until Wednesday. Shortly after that
the prisoner was taken to Horsemonger-lane with other
remanded prisoners.
Mr. Keene, the governor of the gaol, bad an interview
with his worship in the course of the day, and informed
him that when the prisoner was handed over to his cus-
tody he was ordered to the bath-room with the other men.
On the passage there he declined taking the bath, and, on
being questioned said, that " he" was a female. He (Mr.
Keene) immediately sent for the medical officer of the
prison, when it was discovered that this statement was
correct. She admitted to him that she had donned the
male attire upwards of three years, and that before she
obtained the situation as • lbannau she had been a ship's
steward two years.
Mr. Woolrych observed that be had not the slightest
suspicion of the prisoner's sex. He took her to be • young
man.
She was remanded till Wednesday.