The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

(Before Yr. Peertiye, Deputy Cheirmr.n.)

Arbereilurwood , 20, was indicted for assaulting Emily
Bowes, in Kest-street, and dealing from her pawn a gold
chain and locket. _ .

About five o'closk on the evening of the 11th instant the
proseautris was at the entrance of the ragged schools,
Kent-stmt, when some one from behind her snatched her
watch and chain and broke it off. She turned round
immediately, and saw the thief running away, and after
chasing him up and down several courts and alleys she
lost sight of him. She then found her watch safe in
her pocket, but she mimed the chain and locket. The
same night she saw the prisoner in custody, and picked
him out as the thief. She, however, would not like to
swear to him. . _ .

Roe;Ne;ton was with Kies Bowes at the time, and my
the robbery committed. The prisoner looked like the
young man who did it, but she did not like to swear to
him. He was • great deal like the prisoner.
The latter, in defence, denied being near the spot at the
time, and celled a female to support his testimony. He
also called his brother forward, who acknowledged to hav-
ing committed the robbery himself.
The jury acquitted the prisoner, when
The Deputy Chairman ordered the brother into custody,
when he was taken to the pollee court by Inspector Wise,
and charged with the robbery.

THE POLICE COURTS

OtfILDRALL

Samuel Humes, • rat-catcher, sasrendered in discharge ,1
of his bail before Mr. Alderman Hale, to answer the charge
of unlawfully unlocking the door of the manhole of the
sewer in New-street-square, and entering the sewer with-
out the permission of the Commiasioners of Sewers.
A watchman in the employ of Mews. Spottiswoode,
on Saturday night saw the defendant open the sewer
door and go down, and he communicated the fact to the
poliom
G. J. Monk, 328, stated that he watched the entrance
to the sewer where the defendant went down, and when
he cause up about 9 o'clock be apprehended him, be having
a bag and thirty live rats in it.
The defendant said he had been a rat-catcher for 18
years, and had been in the habit of going down the sewers
to catch rats without interference from anybody.
The Inspector of Sewers said he knew the defendant by
eight, but not to speak to. He bad no right to go into the
sewer@ without permission.
In reply to a question, lettuces mid be did not think the
Commiaomers of Sewers would give the defendant per
to go down into the sewers to catch rata, for they
allowed nobody to go down but their own men.
Alderman Hale thought the defendant was(Alderman
Hale) to the City in catching the rats, and he (Al
Hale) would speak to the chairman of the Commissioners
of Sewers and see if the defendant could not have pennia-
den to go into the sewers, for he mut de a great deal of
good.
The defendant said he was satisfied that he did do a
great deal of good.
The inspector said that one great objection to it was
that when the door was lifted up from underneath it might
throw people down who were passing over it at the mo-
ment, sad some accidents had occurred in °marquees*.
The defendant said be could arrange for avoiding all
that difficulty, by having a boy to watch foe his coming
u Alderman Hale discharged the defendant, and said that
be would speak to the chairman of the Commissioners of
Sewers on the subject. If be would call towards the latter
end of the week be (the worthy alderman) would be able
to let him know the result of his interview with the Oast.
'Widener@ of Sewers ; but in the mean time he must not
go down Oak sewers without permission.
The defendant said he would not, and having thanked
Alderman Hale for his kindness retired.)