The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-19 00:00:00

lia.ppeared frointhieevidence of Mr. Croft, the manager
to Mr. Jennings, that on the 27th ultimo the prisoner came
to their factory and stated that he was a builder and had
purchased several houses in the St. George's-mud, for which
he required a large quantity of &Ida pipes. He referred to
Mr. Horton, a boiler maker, and amid be had a wharf in the
lielvidere-rod. Witness did not suspect anything wrong
then, neither did he make inquiries about the reference,
but allowed him to have goods to the amount of 33!. When
the last load went in on the 2nd instant his suspicion was
aroused, andupon inquiry be found out that what the pri-
soner had slated was all false, and that he had sold the pipes
for half their value as soon as he got them in his possession.
Inspector Hocking, T division, said he had known the
prisoner for some years as • swindler. In April, 111&4, he
was seutenoed to four years' penal servitude for similar
frauds, there being no less than seven indictments against
him. About six months ago he was liberated with a ticket
of leave.

The Jury found him Goitry, anti the Deputy-Chairnian Ben-
fenced hint to six years' penal servitude.
Edreird Thian.on, ,14, described in the calendar as a clerk,
was indicted fur breaking and entering the dwelling-house
of Thomas Ottuwav, with intent to steal therein. The pri-
soner, who pleaded guilty, had been provioualy convicted of
• similar offence.

The Deputy-Chairman sentenced him to ten years' penal
servitude.

(Before Mr. Johnson.)

Joaeph Predk y, polioe.constable No. 291 11, was indicted
for committing an indecent assault on Mrs. Charlotte Ann
Fandon.

The prosecutor, a very respectable middle-aged woman,
who bed brought up a large family is Bermondsey, said she
had known the prisoner Borne time, owing to his being the
constable in a case in which she was a wife. On Tues-
day night, the 27th alt., she expected ner two daughters up
by railway from Leetherhead, and about 10 o'clock she was
gain tams& the London-bridge terminus to look after
thew when she pealed the prisoner on duty in Ber-
meadmerstreet. He said he would inquire for her.
They found, however, that the train had come
without her daughters, and when they descended
from the railway she gave the primmer money to get a glass
ale. After that he asked her if she had seen the ruins
al the late fire in Tooley.xtreet. She said she had not,
when he said, " Coma along with me and I'll show you, as
it is on my beat." She mcoropeoied him, and when at
the back of the rains he indecently assaulted her. She ran
away from hint, and proceeding to the station-house in Bar-
moodsey-street, asked to see the inspector, but she was told
that be was not la. The prisoner came up at the time and
pushed her away, saying, Get away, you drunken besot."
Witness was perfectly sober, and when she got home she
told her husband what bad occurred, and on the following
morning they went to the station-house and lodged her
complaint.
The complainant was severely cross-examined by Mr.
bitty, but her evidence was opt lathe least shaken.
The Jury found the prisoner Chaffy, and
The Chairman sentenced him to be imprisoned in the
HOMO of Correctiou at Wandsworth with hard labour.

The ars terminated the session Tat a very late hour.