The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.
WATCH ROBBERY IN PETTICOAT-LANE.
Jade Brown, who was charged with having robbed JaHICA
Asheorth of a watch in Petticoat-lane, wee brought before
Alderman Cubitt fur goal examination.
The locality in which the robbery was effected is
becoming daily more dangerous, and several robberies have
been lately committed there in the eight of several of the
inhabitants, who seem to be unwilling to render the police
any emit* in their attempts to secure the thin., or to re-
cover the property. Sunday is the day particularly marked
for dazing plunder.
On Sunday last at ten o'clock in the morning, the com-
plainant we. in retlient•lane, looking at ',env linen, whim
a person walked up to him and told him that We watch
bed been stolen from him, when looking towards his
wsialrat, he observed that the end of the chain which was $0
round hie neck wee in his pocket, but upon taking it nut be 1:11
found that the watch had been unscrewed from it, and was et
not to be found. The proeoncr, who was mixed up with to
the crowd in Bewicteet-lane, way point. d out to H.
Idea by a blacksmith, named Joseph Chambers, ffe-
do stated that he sow the prisoner, with whom were two r,
Mawr men, slip the watch away from the complainant in a
etiCsaterous manner, and hand it to one of Ina companion.. w.
primmer, on being apprehended, gave a helm widens to
to the oilieer, who sail that there could be no doubt of the H.
ability of the thief. H.
Alderman Cubitt sentenced the prisoner to imprisonment, it."
with hard labour, for two months. as
BOW-STREET. et.
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Er olorA EMMERT AT THE ‘. ERA " OrPICE. to
A lad named John o,6ornr. lately employed as errand-boy It.
at the Ern newepeper office, wait brought before Mr. Jardine H.
on • charge of being found on the premiers, Catherine-street, t.
Strand, for an unlawful purpose. ex
Mr. Lem, the proprietor of the Leo, said the primmer et
was discharged about two month. ago, since which le
period there had been constant cnenplaints of the lel
tenzarriffige of letters containing postage-stamps, and ad- NI
dressed to the office. Enquiries bed been made without eflect, St,
almost everybody in the office hod been exposed to auspit
and severed preetreen had been mar eted and removed. At m
length it was discovered that the prisoner was in the habit of Ii
obtaining admiseion to the office by an ingenious trick. The et.
keya of the mitre were weeny left, et night, in the cure lo-
of a neighbour, and called for in the morning by .
the person whose duty it wax to open the shop. While
the winner was in promeutoes service this duty devolved r.
upon him, and ea the neighbour we. net aware of his
deseharge, be had continued to go twice sr three limes
a week, very early in the morning, get the keys, enter t
the office, end after ransacking the letter-box, to lock iso
the place up spin, and put the key. back at the se
place whore he obtained thew. The boy who really had so
to open the shop would then find them In their place, to
and would open the shop without auaperting that any one ilk•
had been there before him. After receiving this information wt
he set a watch every morning for 110030 time, but without g,
any result, yet, whenever he omitted a day, the prisoner H.
repeated his a:eit. One morning he arrived during the time H.
that the roamer wee in the oftiv. He went lased keeked about tf..
for the intruder, but could see no one. He then went to his
own room on the first floor, and remained very quiet
till he heard footsteps on the stairs. lle then rushed out es.
and attempted to sees the prisoner, who, however, was be be
quick for him. Pri.toner ruehed out at the front door NM
locked 'Aimee. in. Yesterday witness went to the house et Po
prisoner's father, with a couple of men whom ho pooled neer it
the holm. On seeing witness the prisoner ran into the bask is
yard and made off across the neighbouring yard., scram- le
cling over the walls has ant. The men, however, pursued H.
and caught him. The prisoner had been a greet favourite in
with the men at the other, and was the very lost person who it
would be muspeeted, but now they were all =mow fur his 10
captors, feeling that for his totecontluct they had been exposed as
to es** euspecion.
The rimer admitted his guilt, but mid it was suggested H.
by *yew( man who shared the plunder.
The as was remanded that the police might endeavour to
--MO Or accomplice. as

MARLBOROUGH-ST R E ET.
INVITING (HILL/BEN TO ,TEAL. e 0
This day Joreph Collins, a costernionger, woe charged SO
before Mr. Bingham, in conjunction with a boy named it
Henry Cross, aged twelve year., with stealing a quantity of 1:
boots, kc. a
It appeared from the evidence that on Saturday night but pg
Collinie was in Windmill-street, and met the primmer CMOS, 19
whom father a a workman in the employ of Mr. Rom, hoot
and shoe maker, in the Burlington-arcade, and asked him if
he had any boots. Cross replied that he had, and gave him
throe pain, which were subsequently pawned. Last night at.
Mis prisoners again met, whoa Cross gave Odium tour loom ets
min of boots. Cross gave Collins a pawnbroker's ticket, and
Illesleed a shilling from him.
John Davy, aged 11 years, living In Hopkinsisstreet, pi
mimed having seen Cries come out of the shop of Mr. Rom
la Saturday rich some bolls. He was with the prisoners el
mire Crum gave Collins the boots.
la weer to Mr. Bingluun Davy mid that be only became Li'
mapiainted with Collins us Saturday last. le
Mr. Woo said that the father 01 Crops worked for him, is.
and that he had lost a great many boots. Witness was et.
not able to may what was the quantity of boots he had lost,
but he should ray from 20f. to 30f. worth were missing. St.
111.
Police-coastable C 143, who took the prisoner into cus-
tody, stated that he could produce the pawnbroker at whom m
shop Collins had pledged SUMO of the articles.
Mr. Tate, Cambridge-street, and an asaimant of Mr. 55.
Alden, identified the prisoner Collins as having pawned IL
some of the boots at their s 11116
Mr. Bingham directed theb°raireitiona to be taken against M•
thilpriscears for the parpme of their connate! for trial. Is
WESTMINSTER. is
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11011BEKT BT A SEBVANT. 111
Harriet Trite, a girl only 17 years of age, was placed at 11
the bar charged with rubbing her master. e 0
Mr. Chub, Henry PeanoU, of 12, Stockbridge-terrace,
Pimlico, stated that the prisoner had been in hia ser-
rice three month,, during which time be and Ws it.
wife had repeatedly luta.' yarn on articles of wear- as.
ing apparel, money, and other article.. Prisoner woe about Ot-
to leave the home lastnight, when in «mammas of his Id
Imam he tailgated to see the contents of her boa. She wil-
tingly coluented, and twinging it down Maine unlocked it, g
when a piece of ribbon, a wocolin's collar, and a meal' piece at
of brown holland, valued at 3s. Gd., were found there. Pri- IL
goner admitted that they were her mietrem's property, and it
▪ she intended to have asked her to give her the thing..
Mr. Pepper, *Mellor, croseeremined the prosecutor, who 16
lanied that any annoyance was felt at the venumstance of
he girl Wag about to leave, or at her having boasted that 10
sir had gel another situation without asking her /Marcie et.
it a ebeeresr. Mr. Pennell said that he had felt it his
orb M islet the mao forward, but wished the prisoner
Mr. Plow :aid he could not resist the evidence, and le
whatind fallen from the prosecutor recommended hie
slant to plaad
The gisi laving Cinelated to the magistrate's disposing of
dr ere indendl dwaikqg It before a jury, 61
Mr. Penis eigromill tie magistrate in her behalf, point at
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fug out her extreme youth and the circumdance of this 111.
being her fist offence. at.
Mr. Paynter raid that it woo a grave offence for a servant tiwi
In whom confidence was neemarily reposed, to rob her es.
master; but he 'Mould in this cane take into consideration at,
the reamimenilation of the master in her behalf, her youth, M.
and its being her first offence. el
She was sentenced to It days' hard labour.
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