The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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Joarpto Su/..14, newsagent, was again placed at the fun
charged with std aliag letters containing orders for pay-
snot of sums woo iu the Lucky Bag Lottery of the Liver-
pool Summer Cup.
Mr. Ilyett appeared on behalf of the prosecution ; and
Mr. Abrams for the defence, as or. the last cceasinn.
The evidence concerning the racing ticket I,ZO having
been fully gone into, Mr. Hyatt proposed now producing
witnesses to prove the robbery of ticket No. 2,242.
Thomas Onon manager to a pork butcher and bum'
factor, 14i, Ml'l4-fields, Wolverhampton, deposed as to
the possession of the ticket, and having forwarded the
same to Mr. Farrah. The ticket was value las., but
witneca preferred having some more tickets instead of the
money. This was stated to Mr. Farrah in a letter en-
olosed in an envelope with the ticket.
In answer to Mt. Abrams, witness replied that he issued
the tickets in his own name. It wis his first "spec," but
declined to state whether it was his first transaction with
Mr. Farrah.

Willie Clnro, inspector of the Genera.] Post-office, was
next called, and produced several Post-office orders, dated
from different parts of the country, three of which had
been paid in the Strand, and one at the Union Bank. The
sums varied from 30e. to 40a.
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Mr. Abrams did not perceive what thole orders had
to do with the charges.
Mr. kvett asked to he allowed to finish his case first.
Mr. Farrah called—Examined the register and the
Foot-office orders, and stated that they were not his. The
three parade at the Strand should have arrived to him oil
April 11, and the other on June 16. He knew the hand-
wnting on the Peet-office ordure, and it was the same
as that on the yellow tickets in the lucky bag, which is
in the prisoner's handwriting. Witacm said that thn
prisoner was never in his employment. He had been in
the habit of viriliug witness's shop until he was told the
tickets were wrong. Sumo then he never came to the shop
at all. _ _ _ _

Mr. Byett said there Wati no doubt the prisoner hal
been in league with some one to obtain these °niers. The
prisoner himself admitted that the handwriting on the
Mamie was his.
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After the case Led progressed for some time Mr. Flowers
said that the depos4ons must be sifted. There wlre two
charges against the prisoner, one for a Poet-office
order and the other for a lottery ticket, and he should
suggest another remand.
The GAO was accordingly adjourned till nest Monday.
CLERICFZIWELL.

Mai y Huts up, aged 57, a hawker, having no home, most
miserably dad, and apparently half-starved, woe
with wilfully breaking a square of plate glare in thclegir4
of Mr. Henry Salmon, jeweller and watch-maker, of 105,
Upper-street, Islington, doing damage to the extent
of 41. 4s.

On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, the complainant
heard a crash of hie windows, and on going out he found
the defendant in front of his shop with a done in her hand
breaking the glass. He asked her what she did it to:, and
she said that poverty and distress had driven her to it.
The defendant was perfectly sober, and he gave her into
custody. The glass was not insured. At the station,
when Police-constable Butters, 191 N, told her thocharge,
she again said that misery had driven her to do it.
Mr. Cooke asked the defendant what she had got to
say in answer to the charge, and she replied, " I've nothing
to say."
Mr. Cooke said that the defendant would have to be
taught that, even if she were in distress, she could not be
allowed to break windows. She must pay a fine of ls. and
the damages, V.. or be imprisoned for two months, with
bard labour. _