The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION-HOUSE.

Charlet* Smith, who spurred to be about 16 yore of
age, was charged with —luring uttered a counterfeit
Serfs upon one day, and a counterfeit half-crown upon
=other, to the foreman of an oilman in Bialloyegate-atreet.

The prtaoosr wee remanded fora few dq..~_
&Nay SleatA sad Nary Cotter were brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed a gentleman's
eraeohnew ht Casson-street.

Tbewie had been brought op on Tuesday on the
manes but the victim not basing made his appearance,
and the warn having mated that the money found uprise
them belonged to their hthliande, and that their Ammer had
bees drank when be made the charge at the station-hones,
they were discharged, upon the understand' s( that they
would call at the justice-room yesterday for the decision of
the Lord Mayor ea to the money which they claimed as the
property of their husbands, honest, hard-working mm.
After his lordship had deposed of a few cues, the two
women appeared, very smartly dreesed, in the witness-bon,
for the purpose of receiving a half sovereign and 15 or 16
shillings, which had been found in their possession, but, to
their great chagrin, when the Lord Mayor asked whether
any complainent was present,
John Wood, the coachman, came forward, and said that he
was the ma who bed been robbed, and that he had a wit-
ness to prove the feet beyond ell dispute, and that the Mime
were In kb kedeldp's
The Lord Ma or toetnrotnen)—This gives a very
difirrent oompimafen to the case indeed.
Mary Cotter—Oh, gracious me; did you ever hear the like
of it Y flow could I think of stealing? That money I got
from my husband, who is now working hard in the &c..
Oh, such a fair meal Well, I never I
John Wood—l swear that you are the woman that throat
your hand into my pocket and pulled my master*, money end
my knife oat of my pocket, and the other woman was with
you at the time, and you both ran away, and were caught by
the policeman.
Emily Sleath—l know nothing at all about any robbery.
I canoe hare I. get back the money which my husband gave
me, and I hope your lordship will order the officer to hand it
over to me.

The women were then placed in the dock, and the testi-
mony of the wltumere was regularly taken by the chief
clerk.

It was proved that the oomplainsat bad been followed out I
of a public house in Cannon-street, in which he bad Lees
drinking, by the prisoners, and that his money and his knife
had tern pulled out of hie pocket, in the manner described,
by Cotter, who, together with ha companion, then runaway,
pursued by him.
Jimtly ffisatThsee is no proof that took anything
from him.

The Lord Maier—Upon whom was the knife found ?
Peliciames—Upon Birth, and WY= or eight shillings were
oleo band ars bac
its dbarb—How the knife got into my pocket I am
son I deal Imam, blast if 1 do.
The Levi Mayer—Yoe met both go to Holloway Prison
to hard Wow Go 21 days.
Cotter-014 kook at that now I Well, but you will order
me to have my linabsnd'e money ?
Staab—AM your lordship will order ms to have mine ?
The Coachman—My lord, there wan more money found as
them by Dome shillings than was stolen from me, and I won't
have anything to do with that.
The Lard Mayor (to the coachman)—Ton shall bees all
the Dwarf and the knife of which you were robbed, and tbe
rest of the money found in the possession at the prisoners
shall be paid towards their support in the prison to which I
consign them for 21 days with hard labour.
The prisoners, whose conviction the persons assembled in
the court witnessed with evident delight, were then moored
to the mg* below stairs.
GUILDHALL _ _

lawn Harman Div— itCab-driv7r, No. 9,079 woo charged
with being drink and incapable of driving.
The gleaner said he bad a fare to take some troops to the
Great Waitron Railway Station, and all he had taken to
drink wee two gleam of ale. But a very liUle affected his
head ever since ho was at this rout before.
Alderman Hale asked what wee the charge against him.
Mr. Roo, the summoning officer, explained that the prisoner
was net in custody, rhe was here then to prosecute the
mats of a vowel for throwing him overboard upon his
applying for hie fare, the mate having gem on beard without
Ming Ili..
was prisoner said he had never best well since.
Alderman Hale said It was a very eitrioaa matter, as the
=might have canoed a deal id mischief while In that
state. He could not entirely overlook this came,
and he therefore fined the prisoner Is. or seven days' impri-
sonment.