The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION Hqugz.

Samuel Thompson a respectably dressed young man, ,1
aged 22, was brought up on remand before the Lord Mayor
on the charge of stealing a bill case containing three
cheques for over 2,0001.
It will be remembered that on Friday, the 18th of June,
Mr. Christopher Jones, a clerk in the employment of
Messrs. Durant and Co., silk brokers, Copthall-oourt,
Throgmorton-stroet, was walking along Bt. Mary-axe
about half-past 2 in the afternoon, carrying the bill case
under his arm, when the prisoner matt ed the case from
behind and ran away, but was captured and given into
eustod,y in leadmhall-street. On inquiries being made
into his character it appeared that he had been
in the employment of Mr. Krwp, a publican in Middle-
row, Knightsbridge, as under barman, for eight or nine
months, and that he bad been always found honest
and industrious, but latterly he had been an out-patient
of Brompton hospital for disease of the chest, and his
mind seemed to have become affected. A certificate was
now rend from Dr. Gibson, the surgeon of Newgate, in
which he said:—" In obedience to the instructions of the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, I have carefully examined
Samuel Thompson, aged 22: since his remand on the 27th
nit., with a view to ascertain the state of his mind ; and I
have the honour to certify that his mind is impaired. He
frequently exhibits confusion and vacancy. I am, how-
ever, by no means disposed to regard him as irresponsible
for every act which he may commit."
The prisoner's brother, a journeyman tailor, residing at
Hoxton, was in attendance, and stated that he was of the
same opinion as Dr. Gibson.
In reply to the Lord Mayor, he expressed his willingness
to take the prisoner home with him, and to take care of
him.

The Lord Mayor discharged the prisoner, who thereupon
left the court with his brother.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Elisabeth Wood,alaaTilargeWt 214,, 28, well known to
the police, living at 11, George-yard, Whitechapel, was
placed at the bar having been arrested on a warrant
granted by. Mr. Ellison, for assaulting Maria Johnson,
and throwing corrosive fluid upon her (supposed to be
vitriol).
The preset-et:ix, the landlady of the Rose and Crown,
Wentworth-street, Whitechapel, stated that on Wednesday
afternoon last she was watering the front of the bar whea
some water fell upon a man who was lying there sleeping.
The prisoner abused her (witness) for having done it, and
on being ordered to leave she caught up a heavy book that
was lying on the counter and flung it at her. Failing to
hit her she
then reached across the bar front and seized a
large vase from the mantel shelf, which she also hurled
at witness, and they threw something from her hand,
aiming at witness's face. By a Aide movement she avoided
it, but some of the fluid fell upon her hand, burning it
very much, and the remainder of the liquid then burnt
great holes in her dram The man then pulled her out of
the house, and witness got a warrant for prisoner's arrest.
Prisoner, in answer to the charge, 6111(i that whatever
fell upon Mrs. Johnson must have come from the vase,
which fell accidentally from the mantel-shelf. She
called two vritneseee—Ratharine Rouse, of 7, Commercial-
street, who endeavoured to put a different complexion
upon the case, but stated that it occurred on Thursday
afternoon ; and the second wittiest, Elizabeth Mason, of
14, George-yard, said that the preeecutrix struck prisoner
with a bag and her husband with a cloth.
Mr. Ellison inquired of the prosecutrix if she had any
corrosive fluid in the vase as alleged by prisoner.
Proeecutriz replied that no such thing bad been in the
house for six or seven months past.
Mr. Ellison ordered the prisoner to be committed for
trial at the sett sessions of the Central Criminal Court.