The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COMM

Wsr itascsols, • feehion alTytir;seed and gentlemanly look-
ing um, about 80 years of mo, with • fair complexion, and
wearing whiskers and !mustachios, was charged with codes-
'aorta' to obtain by means of fobs pretences two gold chains,
vales TOL, with intent to defraud Mr. Walton, a goldsmith
and jeweller, of Ludgate-hill. There was a
wrong muter al
detective and other officers reement, who attended for tbe
torpedo of idastifying the prisoner, if possible, with
a =mhos of 'rewire frauds, which have for some
time past been perpetrated upon melons jewellers
ht different parts of London, with the meet extraordisary
moms. It appeared that the prisoner callsist Mr. Waltos's
shop, snit selected two geld chains sod bar geld bracelets,
which he wished to show to • lady far kr usliedes, and &-
shed that they might be emit to 11, Chestm-teevass, lefts
Kamm, about on o'clock. The property, which wee worth
704 was taken by Mr. Welton's mbiat to the bean,
where he found that no poem named Rawson lived there.
While be wee talking to the landlady the prisoner asses op
sod asked her if she bad madved his note. She said the
had, bat that she had told him fa the morning she sew
look any one without refenaces or 1 Then primate
this apologised to the assistant, sod him to walk
tges, bat the landlady declined to allow the um of her
room. The assistant then said he thought the Girona-
Menem were aumpidons, upon which the prisoner asked him
to all he the money the nem day. The assistant refused
to ham the goods, and begged the primmer to go to Mr.
Walt's shop, which he did, and under the circomstanos
Mr. Welton was induced to give him Into tasted,. Upon
being searched at the mation-bouse • valuable diamond
wee found in one of his gloves.
Mr. Alston, of the firm of Alston and Allen, of Bishop.
gate, a jeweller, mid that the prison called at his shop an
the 13th of 41;1, and looked at some diamond Ana. He
wiseted mass rings worth 601., end desired them to be seat
with sons temelets to 36, Stanhope-street, for amoral. He
pm the Name of Allen. Witness vat himseff with the
and the primmer decided upon buying three item
an▪ d
two bracelets, the latter worth 264 He asked for a till
sued meelpt, which +items prepay* end the prisoner left the
room without paying the mossy, sad did not retain. Whams
bed issa sothing of him since.
Mt. James Murray, a watchmaker, of Cornhill, stated that
the primmer had called at his shop, and ordered a gold hunt-
* wed* value 141., and some gold chaise, to be mot to
Ile. 10, Cbarlea-street, Wintbourne-terrece, in the name of
Liao& He went with them biased!, and the primmer se-
Mem& a gold (Mid chain, worth 121., in addition to the
Imola, sad &eked the bill to be made out. He then took
the welch and chain sad mono out of the room, and did not

twilichomdtar, of Chiapas, gave oh &coati
at 119 • requistbi bias to and moo volesbbt Potable
sod to 11, II Boutteisb•oldoot. Cambridge.
Immo% ohl cd his to Yrs bin to have tho
gado ho hod athisks4 the nom ; bat ha &t-
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As Aar is alma aids seism sad a slur charge
woad bo sob egoist Ma by Yuan. Berm, and he ex-
pedal a make stairs puma wield wow sebum th
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Ho vas timehoe resoadod.

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who le
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rooter, whisk they well asisteiy wry hems with
then le beet theb Yore ihr a lass base to
are. !ha themdlnit ailed est to bis web& bowl**
Wald issallesese, who hod travelbi with etwepiebeet as
the lisessebemith-reed, had her ewe due to a mob ea-

comfortable condition, and that they bitterly rued the hoar
when they first rode by his side. Witness continued to treat
hie cones banns with quiet nutaeopt, which so highly exas-
perated his esmilent that he ultimately endeavoured to ha-
▪ his progress by drawing up immediately in front of
hay sod Mikes Its had time to avert it a collision mask
wilts rid the spoke of defendant's nor wheel. TM
dehemisse bed sines applied for a summons at this omit ilse
wilful damage, which was not ted, and Titans
tailtieZdturn, adopted the present procedings, which would
be supported in evidence by several gentlemen who rode
with hire at the time. •
Mr. Joseph Peary, a clerk in the WaroMos, residing in
Naverino-place, Dalton, Mr. Walter Berret4f,:irricken'
distillery, and a gentleman named Bradshaw, confirmed
the complainant's evidence in every essential
The only evidence adduced in answer to the
charge was that of police-constable N 216, who
to having witnessed the whole treneaction, and positicviVe-
eland that so far from the defendant having crossed in front
of the omnibus, the driver of the latter vehicle wantonly
diverged from his track, with the manifest intention of run-
ning down the chaise, which was drawn up to the kerb in
order to avoid the collision.

Mr. D'Eynoourt said that, after attentively considering
the evidenoe, he felt satisfied that the complainant had tikes
his revenge for the abusive and insulting language which the
defendant had previously addressed to him. Had he kept
his temper, and applied for redress at this court, a heavy pr
nalty would have been inflicted upon the defendant, bat
under the circumstances he should dismiss the gammon.

11r. Thomas Beard, cm behalf of compWaant, re-
quested to be furnished with a copy of the notes, with a view
to ulterior promediage for perjury whist the gamma,
who was alleged by complainant's whom. lobos osta no-
thing of the cocurratme ; but the magistrate raked the op•
plication, as they would be able to sustain the angiseled
kdictmeat by oral evidence in another court.