The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-15 00:00:00

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
ROBBERIES WY POST-OTFICE LETTER CARRIERS.

Ado, Too me., a letter carrier employed in the General
Post-t,ffice, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a
post letter containing a pair of gloves, an Australian half
sovereign, and 19 penny ',tempos the property of her Ma-
joedy Postmaster Omelet.
Joint tierdner, senior clerk in the General Post-oftioe,
deposed—ln consequence of frequent application for
miss-
ing letters in the Hackney district, in which the prisoner is
employed as auxiliary letter-currier, I made up a letter
and pfaced in it a pair of gloves value Is. 6d., an Anetra-
lien half-sovereign, which I placed in the thumb of one of
the glovea, and 12 penny postage stamp', all of which
I walked. I addres-ed it to a lady at Bark-
ing, and posted it in the pillar-box at the
corner of Amherst-road and Daleton-lane, at 11
o'clock in the eveniug. It was the prisoner's duty to
clear the letter-box about 3 the next morning, and take
the letters in a bag to the Eastern district-office in the
Commercial-road. I proceeded to the Hackney sorting
office, and asked the pri
soner if he had collected the
letters addressed to Barking. I said that a money letter
wee missing. He replied that he knew nothing about
it. I then directed the police-constable to search
him. Ile found a pocket-book with three pieces
of post ige stamps consisting of 18, 11, and 12 penny
stamps, respectively, some gold and silver coins, alas o odd
stamps. The prisoner stated that he had bought the
Mamie a week ago. 1 examined the piece containing the
12 sterilise and identified them as the same that I had
placed in the letter. I told the prisoner this, and he re-
plied that he had not taken the letter. I identified one of
the half-sovereigns in his pocket an that which I had en-
cl.:iced iii the letter. The prisoner replied on my questioning
him that lie had received an Australian half-sovereign
from a man named Everett, who had given him several.
Ccn robow ative evidence having been given by Bingham,
the Past-efficfe constable, and Mr. Haynes, the inspector
of letter-carriers, the prisoner, who still denied all know-
ledge of the letter, was committed for trial.
Another letter-carrier, named Jficheed Feeoieet, em-
ployed in the Haverstock-hill and Hampstead
dis-
tiet. was charged with steeling a letter contain-
ing 132 poqage-stamps. Mr. Peacock prosecuted. The
te•t-letter " system was also applied in this case in con-
sequen. e of the numerous complaints 83 to missing letters
in the district. The stamps were inserted in a letter after
being privately marked, and the letter was addressed to
a pen- ii nri.ting in the Maldon-road, and out of the pri-
sutler's district. It wits, however, sorted by the pri-
foner, who instead of handing it to the proper
letter-eat rier, retained it in his possession. The
marked stamps were found upon him, and the priso-
ner, is, his defence, stated that he repaired boots and shoes
for seven,' of the families in his district, and they fre-
quently paid him in postage-stamp, which accounted for
his pews.-ion of such a large number. He could not ex-
plain the ....incidence of their having Mr. Ganlneee private
mark upon them. . •

Cendinittetl for trial.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
11C/ROVOXIID AND COWILiDLT ASSAULTS.
Jam Newbery, abrialayer, living iu the neigh-
bourhoed of Seven Die. 6, and who bas the reputation of
being one of the terrors of the district, was charged before
Nr. KiirA with two unprovoked and cowardly assaults.
John William Wright said that on Saturday night he
was standing in Duy-street talkiDg to his wife when,
without a word pawing, the prisoner walked up to him
and gave hint such a violent blow on the nose that he was
deluged with blood and rendered sensele.s.
Mr. Knox—Then, without rhyme or reason, you mean
to Pay that he struck you such a violent blow
The ccmplainaut said he did.
Mrs. Amelia Wright,. after corroborating her husband,
said that on expostulaisiag with the prisoner on his bru-
tality he gave her a violent blow on the eye, called her
very bad manes and then ran away, but wee afterwards
taken into custody.
In answer to the prisoner Mrs. Wright said she had
never seen him before. . .

Pacc-constable 97 F, said that on taking the prisoner
into custody he said that he WAS only having a round or two
with the tromplainaut.
Mr. Fano: askusi whether there wore any other witnesses.
rgeant Chappel, of the F division, said that persons
wo re aft aid to attmd to give evidence against the ;inspirer
owing to his violent character, he having hem convicted
for assaults and felony. .

The le mmier sad he hail a tight with the ma s com-
plainant.
Mr. Knox wail the prisoner appeared to be a bad cite-
ractcr and had boon outivicted for assault. before, and the
reason why persoim did not attend to give evidence Wei
tweauK they were afraid of him. lie avould commit the
prisoner for two months for the asasult on the wont in,
and a month for the assault ou the man, with hard
labour in each cam.