The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-16 00:00:00

I THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)
1

CLERICENWELL.
ALLEGED RUBBERY or 2001. BY A SERVANT.
Martha Seb,B4 r, aged 20, a native of Germany, described
as a domestic servant, waa charged before Mr. Barker, on
remand, with stealing from tile dwelling-house of Mr.
John Kirbts, baker, of 114, Essex-road, Islington, two
pillow-cases, one silk apron, and a number of other articles
of wearing apparel, and she was further charged on sus.
picion of stealing 2001. the moneys of her employer.
The facts of this case have been fully reported, and it
will be remembered that the case was remanded to enable
the police to make inquiry and see if they could recover
any portion of the 2001. They now stated that they had
mole diligent inquiries but could gain no trace of it.
The prisoner now pleaded guilty, and asked for mercy,
as it was her first offence.

Mr. Barker said that robberies by servants seemed to be
very much on the increase. He should do all he could
to protect employers. He then sentenced the prisoner to
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of
Correction for six calendar months.

The prisoner, who wept bitterly, was then removed.
IVANDSWORTH.

A DEAR ALTEP.—CACTION TO RAILWAY PASSENOEIN.
Themes Dixon, a plasterer, was placed in the dock on a
charge preferred by the officers of the Brighton Railway
Company for refusing to give up his ticket when de-
manded, or pay the fare.
It appeared from the evidence that on the 12 o'clock or
last train from London-bridge to Victoria arriving at the
Clapham Junction station, the prisoner was found asleep
in a third-chum carriage. He was in liquor, and on being
woke up he stated that he was going to Forest-hill. He
was told that he would have to walk ten miles. When he
got out of the train, and it had started, he said he wanted
to go to Victoria station. He refused to show his ticket,
and he did not produce it until he was taken to the police-
station. He was then found to have a return ticket from
Forest-hill to Victoria. The ticket being issued by the
last train, was available for return on the following day.
The prisoner's defense was that he took the last train
and fell asleep in the carriage. He was awoke by being
pulled out of the carriage. He told the officers that he
had come from Forest-hill. When he was told he
could walk back to Forest-hill, a distance of ten miles, he
refused to give up his ticket.
The witnesses denied that the prisoner was pulled out of
the carriage. They declared that the prisoner said that he
wanted to go to Forest-hill.

Mr. Layman mad that persons who travelled on that
line knew that the tickets were collected at Clapham
Junction station. The case arose from the prisoner drink-
ing. The habit of drinking to excess took away the little
sense with which mankind was endowed, and then got into
all sorts of scrapes, and gave trouble to other persons.
The prisoner was liable to a penalty of 40a, and it would
serve him right if he ordered him to pay it. He however
would fine him 10s., with the alternative of seven days'
imprisonment.
The prisoner asked for the return of his ticket.
Mr. Hayman said be could have the return half to
Forest-bill, but not the one which he ought to have given
up.

GREENWICH.
DARING BURGLARY.

A young fellow whOTta; the ;;;.Of John Smith, and
said he belonged to the New-cut, Lambeth, was charged
with being concerned with another man not in custody in
burglarious) y breaking and entering the house of Mr. J. It.
Smith, landlord of the Dewdrop Inn, New-cross, Dept-
ford, and stealing nine boxes of cigars, 21bs. of tobacco, a
boa of tobacco, as. in silver, and copper moneys, and a
rifle, value 10/..

Police-constable Utteridge, 166 11, said that at half-past
3 o'clock this morning he saw a light in the prosecutor's
house, and a man standing outside the door. On nearing
the house the man who was standing outside pushed the
street-door open, and calling out, Come along, Jack,"
ran off. Witness was then about 15 yards off, and then
saw the prisoner come oat of the house and run away.
Witness pursued him, and captured him at the distance of
150 yards, without losing sight of him. He then took the
prisoner back to the house, and outside the house found
the cigars, tobacco, and rifle named in the charge, ready
to be carried off.

The prosecutor said his house was securely fastened at
12 o'clock the previous night. Two entrances had evi-
dently been effected, first by a side window and removing
an inner abutter, but access not being thereby obtained
to the business part of the house the front door had been
forced open.
Mr. Traill remanded the prisoner.