The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

'HE POLICE COURT&

I ;ITILDHALL.

Emma Sildain, a ser%aut in the eiuploy of Mr. Prior, the
landlord of the Black Lion public house, in Whitefriars-
street, was placed at the bar charged with attempting to
commit suicide.

Joseph Pickens, 463, stated that about 8 o'clock on
Saturday evening be was on duty in Whitefriars-street,
when his attention was attracted by cries of help at the
Whitefriars-dock. He went down and found the prisoner
in the dock up to her waist in water. A ladder was pro-
cured, and a man went down and brought her up in his
arms. He asked her why she did it, and she said it was all
through trouble. She was perfectly sober.
Mr. Prior said she was his servant, and had been in his
service for two years. He was willing to take her back,
for he never had a better servant in his house. He be-
lieved she had attempted the rash act through fear. He
had six servants who took their tea together, and to one of
them she entrusted a portrait which he refused to give
back. To get it she went up stairs and broke open his
box, and then came down again and said, " I have done
it ; I have broken your box open." He said to her,
" Then I shall give you into custody, and go down and tell
master." She then went out and threw herself into the
water.

Alderman Salomon' asked the prisoner bow she could be
guilty of such a serious act for such a trifle?
The prisoner said she did not know, but she would
never do so again.
Alderman Salomon' said the law did not allow people to
dispose of their own lives as they liked, and she had been
guilty of an offence for which she might be sent to the Old
Bailey for trial. He would however, on her promise, dis-
charge her if Mr. Prior would undertake to look after her
for the future.

Mr. Prior said he would certainly take her back into his
service, and the prisoner was thereupon discharged.

WESTM;NSTEk.

William Errrett, a young man whose bearing clearly
indicated the soldier, was charged with fraudulently
obtaining money from Sergeant Plumb, of the 24th Regi-
ment.

Complainant stated that on Saturday night the defen-
dant came to him in Westmiuter and expressed a great
desire to be • soldier. Complainant put the usual ques-
tions to him, when the defendant stated that he was free,
willing, and able, and had never been in the service be-
fore. In consequence of this complainant enlisted him,
but this morning discovered that be was a private in the
6th Foot.

Mr.lfe—How is it that he was not with his regimen*,
and is in plain clothes ?
Complainant—He is on furlough, which did not expire
till Sunday night.
Mr. Selfe—Did he look as he did now when you enlisted
him!

Complainant—Yes.
Mr. Sells —Then I should have thought you would have
seen he was a soldier. What did he get from you
Complainant—l gave him the enlistin.nt shilling and his
breakfast in the morning.
Mr. Belle—What do you my to this, defendant
Defendant—l was hard up, and so I thought I might as
well have the shilling, as he was willing to enlist me. I
came to London on Thursday afternoon, and lost my bag
containing my luggage.
Re was committed for 14 days to hard labour.

WORSHIP STREET.
William' Hear!, Spew?, 33, a tall man with • blear
beard, and described as being a tailor, was finally ex-
amined on a charge of being concerned in • burglary and
robbery of 3001. worth of ribbons as also with being in
unlawful possession of stolen property consisting of goat
skins, dyed silk, Sc., and Sarah Lewis, • good looking
young person, comfort►bly clad, but calling herself •
charwoman, was charged with attempting to dispose of •
large quantity of the same ribbon well knowing it to be
stolen.

It will be in memory that all these goods were stolen on
the 13th or 14th inst, and a part found by Sergeant
Kenwood, a most efficient officer of the H division, on
the following evening, at a small house rented by Spencer,
in Virginia-place, Betiuml-green-road. Also, that Spencer
made a violent resistance, awl when in custody remarked,
" I did not steal. I ocly received the things, and this is
the fruit of being a ' lumberer' for others." On the 17th
the prisoner Lewis was apprehended, offering about 301.
worth of the ribbons for sale to a mercer, named Jennings,
in Church-streat Shoreditch, who not requiring them
himself endeavoured to effect a sale on commission, and
while so doing offered them to a Miss Goodman, milliner,
of the New Nortb•rool, who instantly identified them as
part of the 3001. worth stolen from her three days pre-
viously.
Mr. Warner Sleigh defended Spencer, and cross-exa-
mined Kenwood, as' to some other man lodging in the
house where the property was found, so as to lodge the
onus on him, but all the sergeant could say was that he had
beard so since Spencer wax In custody.
Sturgeon, of the N Division, proved two convictions
against Spencer, one of which was for six and the other foe
seven years—the Latter a garotte robbery.
Neither prisoner made any defence, and an application
for Spencer's trial to be heard at the 01,1 Bailey having
been refused, both were fully committed to the sessions.