The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-05 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURTS

GUILDHALL.

Pinsuy Pugh, a young girl described as a torrent, wee
charged with needing 78 yuds of silk. value about 30/., from
the premier of Mr. Cherie* Nicholson, of Cannon, street
West.
Mr. Coley, • pawnbroker, of Orford-road, Lowor.roul,
Islington, stated that on th. 27th of holl the prisoner
brought hint the 78 yards of silk produoed end required an
avows of 31. upon it. He interrogated her very closely,
and she said she did not know how many yards there woe,
and that she had received it from her brother-in-kw, shelled
purchased it from a person about to go to soatrlits. He
told her to bring her brother-in-law and detained the silk,
but she retuned with her sister, who said her husband was
a carman, and that he was_ engaged ae such taking a load of
good* to the east end of Landow. He (Mr. Coley) refund
to advance any money or part with the goods until ho saw
the owner. The girl afterwards Naked for a smaller sum, and
finding abs could not get it, she /OM afterwards carps back
and staked for the silk, which Mr. Coley declined to let her
have. He then &mud a lad to follow her, but the gave
him the slip. lie (Mr. Coley) then gave information to the
police.
Bull, an experienced detective officer, said he tcok the
prisoner into custody, and eh* gave him a false &letters. Bbe
oleo stated that a woman offered her 2a. to lake the silk into
Mr. Coley's shop, and pledge it for 31., and if any questions
woe @eked, to ay she had tt tram her Wirer, and that her
hrotheria-law had bought it, end gave 81. for it to • man
who had gone to Australia. Be made inquiries and found
the
'prisoner was employed at Mrs. Wlstren'e, in Orford
reaA Islingtme.
Mr. Stheridge, silk buyer to Mr. Nicholson, said the silk
belonged to his employer. Hs WWI able to identify
rheedsLeald it had not been in the house more than a fortnight,
he having purchased it lately in Pon It was a very en-
pendw dik. The prisoner was in the habit of coming with
Min. 'Mores to any the goods purchased by that lady,
and on the day the *ilk was missed she was waiting in the
werehoweefor neural hours.
After ewe further *widow',
Aldermen Allis said It was hie duty to commit the pi-
sour kw trial, end in doing so he must oompltmeat Mr.
Ooley upon hie woduct in thin transaction. If all pawn-
beokers womb! sot as he had done, it would prevent witotessie
houses from being so frequently plundered, and greatly
toasts the ands of justice.
BOW-STREET.

Georg. Grey was bought ieiie;ll;:asery on a charge of
stealing from a laundry art a basile at linen. consisting of
ghosts and pillow owe, the property et the Prussian Am-
bition:lw. _ _ _

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Wiltma-place, was dais, ca the but of Ish master's contege,
beakithe ocaehmee, oho or driving alas( Pall-mell, whoa
they wow the prisoost to Ma set of rommtag the beerib hoe
the lasedry cert. Demon sot doom sot pomoil the pri-
mal', totro nnalaireff With lite beide. Harlot aught
lb. Omer, DOSMINS brought him bete to the hoses of the
Pressies Ambassador, I. Cantos-goads(, loofas hem told
by tem eresias evneysr, that the era MI Jost sam from
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tat once took posseseioa. He said that as the cart was over-
loaded the laundryman employed him to carry the bundle to
Westminster. After he wan locked up the laundryman re•
turned, having missed the bundle. It had been p•operly
secured in the cart by means of a thick rope, which hoverer
bad been cut ia two..

Tlii;pl4cMiir Pie-idyl guilty, and threw bhnaelf on the
mercy of the court, bat
Mr. Henry considered the ewe too eerious to be summarily
dim:owed of. Every reasonable precaution bad been tabu
for the security of the propwty, end it was a moat daring
act for the prisoner, in bad day and in the open street, to
go deliberately up to the cart, cut the rope, and take a bundle
oat. He should commit the prisoner for trial.