The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Oliver, 12, Zaillieioiesol4;,fedher and eon, were
charged, tho former with ringing the door bells at 101 and
103, Sishopogate-strcet Without, and the !attar with socault-
ing • policeman in the execution of hie duty.
Smith, police constable 667, said that while in Bishopsgate-
street en Sunday afternoon be saw the younger prisoner ring
Brat the door bell of 101, and then two bolls at 103, when,
seetsg witness be ran away, and wins= followed him into
Montague-cone, and took to boy into custody. Be wee,
however, immediately surrounded by a mob of men sad
women, who so threatened him that he was ooropelled to
draw his truncheon. Then seven or eight men and women
reitol hold of the boy, while as many more mired
bold of the trunchen, and a s'roggle took place,
which resulted in the reams of the bey, but not
antil his clothes were torn completely from his
hock, and thera was notbiog left for witness to hold
on by. The elder prisoner, during the struggle, seized wit-
nest by the collar, shook him violently, and struck him oa
the hick of the head, but afer it was all over witness took
la= into custody for the assault, and he went to the station
quietly.
The Lord Mayor—Now, Oliver, do you wish to sok him
any questions
The elder prisoner said he 'abed the witness what the boy
had done, and the witness said, "Broke a window ;" upon
which he (primes") replied, " Very well, let him go, and
I'll pay for it as I'm his father."
The Lord Mayor—Was that so P
Witness—Why, my lord, I can't any what he said, foe
three man olaimed to be tha boy's father, and two women
both shouted on., "I'm his 'nonce." (Laugh.er.) Bat I I
swear void a word about breaking a window.
Mr. Hall, of 103, Biabotsgate, laid he had for some
time past been so =lonely annoyed by having his bell rung
=Sunday' by boys who ran away that he hal been coin-
palled to give insirovions to the pollee to take into custody
the lime boy they could catch et it who was old enough for
punishment, and that when he went down on Sunday and
found no one at the door he waited, expecting the bell would
ring again, and sure enough before two minutes had elapsed
a little fallow, about five yews old, toddled up, nag tho bell,
sad when Le (Mr. Hall) opened the door, ran off into
Montague-court, as fast as he could.

The elder pti.orar said he bad;Witness', and called
Mary Gun, who said the saw the pr lineman take the boy,
and asked what he had done. The Ginter replied, " Broke a
window." Upon which she said, " Well, let him go, and we
will pay for ; but before she could speak stetter word
he stile* her violently over her keed (which was now thickly
bendeged), knocking her down, and stunning her so that she
knew wthiag more of what happened until tome one picked
her up and led her In doors.
Offieer—My lord, she came to me last night to apologtse.
She said she was half lashy or she should not have Interfered.
Wither—Half Malty; what I °
Officer—Yes; you said you had been to the Primrose for
two note of stout.
Withen—(indfsnaney)—And do you think that would
make me lathy P (Laughter.) I've loved In that neighbour-
bond 20 yeer., and no policeman ever saw me 'ashy yet.
The Lord Mayer—But was there not a peat crowd of men
and women round the officer ?
. .

Witeme—There was three women, my lord, and a horde
al childree, but never a mae.
The Lord Mayor thought this evidence worthless, and
fined the elder prisoner 10s., sad the }Gunner 10.
The money wee paid.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mary Leary, a n Irishwe;l; rwo Cbllins,
a labourer, we charged, the female primer with stealing
Burk of Ragland notes amounting to 601., sad the man with
receiving tome of the said notes, well knowing them to have
lem improperly obtained.
Smith, a detective of Scotland-feed, received lawmaker
from Captain Pryee, M.P. for Cardigenehire, of the lase of
the notes in question on the 26th alt., the numbers and dates
of which were sopplied, end by diet of perseverance, after
notice from the Bank of Ragland of their beiog pried is, ono-
corded in tracing from one to another, one of 51. to the pri-
soner Collis', and two of like maestat to the woman Leary.
Corals Mined Lewis Pryer., M.P., mid he we, steyteg
with his niece art 7, Lower Brook-street. On the 28th ult. be
was intomed that en article °ldeas bad been, among other
things, gives oat for the wash, which it bad been mareitained
had gone to the hauls primer as the hmedrees. The notes
to quota nit wee afterwards foetid had been by accident left
is the ;whet of the ikons so rent.
Collars in defects WS he waived two of the totes from
Leary, std cheered thee In Park-street, Camden-town.
Leery mid it wee we ow denybg ti—she found the notes
is the water she wee waking they were seedy to
phew bet she dried thew tad get them awed.
Smith, the °facer, mid the rheum bed bees oe tbe
drink ever since, and bad .8.1(1.8 swift 301. out of
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