The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TILLS DAY.)

MANSION-1101'SE.
ett.tnr.r. R.sIMERT AGAINAT A BrITTIM MAN:

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ce„ror Fisher, a well.dressed man, was charged before
the Lord Mayor with feloniously receiving four 50/. notes
of the 'later Banking Company, the same having been
stolen on or about the 4th of March, 1+465, at Belfast, the
property of Messrs Alexander Maclean and Bon, ship-
owners.
Deteetiv,• Sergeant Michael Hayilon deposed that
be arrested the prisoner in Whitechapel.road
this morning. A short time since witness saw
the prisoner go into Messrs. Barelay's Bank in
Louiluni.street, and afterwards into the Exchange Bank,
in the Lune street. When he left witness went into the latter
bank, and via shown by the manager two notes for 51Y.
twit of the Ulster Bank, of which he took par-
ticulars. He found that two other notes of the same
amount and date had been purchased by Mr. Benjamin,
money-changer. in the Poultry, and by Mr. Barron, of the
Strand. A communication was afterwards made to
the litter Bank. and yesterday witness received instruc-
tions to apprehend the prisoner on this charge. On being
told the circumstances, as stated above, under which he was
arrested, the prisoner said that he knew nothing about
stolen notes, nor about receiving stolen notes ; that what-
ever notes he had in his possession he had come honestly
be. and they had been received by him in betting
transactions; that fur six or seven years he had
been betting on every horse race in the king-
Witness took him to Bow.lane police station.
end on searching him found 29f. 15s. tid., two diamond
nags, and a gold chain. He gave an address in Russell-
street. 31de-end-road, which witness believed to be correct.
lis the application of the officer the Lord Mayor re-
nianded the prisoner until Friday, and declined in the
meantime to admit him to bail

BOW-S'TREET.

cIICCL AtLIAULT ON A CHILD.

riNtheth /in amps, • disaipated•looking woman, wan
charged with a savage assault on Emily Richards, • child
about five yearn of age.
A young woman, named Rebecca Williams, stated that
on the previous evening she was passing along Endellatreet
and saw the prisoner sitting on a doorstep. She was very
drunk. She suddenly jumped up in • fit of fury, seised
upon a little child that was playing in the street, and
dashed it upon the pavement. The child got up crying
and ran away. She then rushed upon the little girl Emily
Richards awl several times lifted her and dashed her upon
the flagstones in the same manner. Witness gave her in
custody. The other child had • black eye.
The chill's mother, • decent woman, the wife of •
mechanie, stated that the child had a large swelling at the
back of her bead, produced by the fall.
The prisoner said she was dxunk, and did not know what
she was doing.
la answer to the magistrate, Redman, the gaoler, said
the prisoner had frequently been charged at this court
with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

The magistrate observed that the case was one of peculiar
Inhumanity. which he felt he could not deal with in the
ordinary way. He should commit the prisoner under the
Aggravated Assaults Act, and sentence her to six months
imprisonment with hard labour.