The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUBE

A well-dressed elderly man, named Neenhiel Leer, and
who described himself as a general merchant, rending in
the Hue du Pont de Service, at Boulogne, was
brought before Mr. Alderman Hale, liaised with being un-
lawful! in ion of a hank note, of the value of it., of
theW • and Lincolnshire Banking Company,and another
at the wee amount of the Lincoln Back, the property of
the PostmasterGenend, and which had been stolen from a
letter sent in February last from Louth, addressed to
11ssers. Prescott and Co., bankers, in Threadneedle-street.
Mr. Mullins, the solicitor to the Bankers' Association,
attended in support of the charge.
Michael Hayden, the City detective officer, deposed that in
March last he received information that a letter, ad-
dressed to Messrs. Prescott and Co., and which
contained country and Bank of England notes to
• coesidemble amoust, bed been stolen, and be
made tie iegairies, but was unable to on,
say tidings al the property until Wednesday afternoon,
whoa he found the prisoner in custody, and was shown •
sate, which he believed to be one of them stolen from
the letter, and which the prisoner bad presented fur per
meet at the hank of Messrs. Bartley, Bevan, and Co. The
officer added that he believed that if be had an opportunity
&Honied him he would be able to obtain further idormation
in reference to the robbery.
Robert Tilleock, a City poliewsergemit, deposed that on the
=.beaafteooe he wee sent for to Messrs. Barclay and
k,srn
and he found the prieoner there, and received
from one of the cashiers a 51. note of the Wisbeech
and Lincolambire Bank, which the prisoner had
put before presented for payment, sad which was at once
recogained as being one of a number of notes that bad been
sent in a letter from Louth addressed to Maus. Prescott
suit Co. in February last, the latter and its contents having
been stolen during their transit through the Post-office. He
asked the prisoner if he could give any account of the
manner in which be became possessed of • Note that had
been stolen, and be replied that he kept an oyster shop at
Doulogise, sail on Tuesday morning three men came to be
shop and had some oysters, 1( dozen, and after he bad
served them lie told them to mike haste, as he wanted to
go out to get some English money, as be was going to Los-
es on the folhwing day. One of the am then said that he
cool Ist him have some English mousy, _
_arid he produced
two et country notes, two :it. Bank of leagued soles, sod
he severeigas, sod he gave bin French maw to the
%MOM% and he said that the note he had preheated was
seed Qom he had received. Witness asked the premier
if he knew either of the men, and he said he did not ; they
were entire straugers ar bin, but they looked like country-
men. He then took the prisoner to the police elation and
marched him, and found upon him 24/. 10s, in gold and
eighteen shillings in silver and copper ; and he also foetid a
pocket.book, and a passbook dated the 27th May, 18:.S.
The prisoner wished to know who was pies to charge him,
and witness told him that he should do so ; and he then
said that be would sue his solicitor nod make him pay deer
for it, as he would carry the law n 3 fur as he could.
Alderreau Hale inquired if anything was known of the
prbioner
Sergeant Brett informed the court that he had known the
prisoner for severel years, and in lits 7 he kept a little
public house at Boulogne, an.l he at that time truce' to his
possession two Dotes that had been stolen, with other mons)
to a large amount, from a gentleman at Manchester. (fie
of the persona coooerned in the robbery was &hamar& eon-
• sad sentenced to penal servitude.
phim
llsaersemir, who asserted his innocence, and Mao com-
at he had been debarred the use of writing mate-
rials, was thew remanded.
GUILDHALL.
Bog, Hewer, • cabinetmaker, and l'isea Wisbeereizreadive
charged with being to possession of • valuable gold
without being able to account satisfactorily for its posses-
siow.

ItichardHalfoni,City polioc.oonstablit, stated tbateuWed-
eseday evening Hinter took the brooch to Mr. Lawler's, •
pawnbroker in Farriog.lou.street, and presented it for sale.
I. Lawler's Resistant queatioued him as to bow
be became peasemed of it, and he said that ha had got it
from his sisisr. Ile was told to fetch his sister, sod he then
went away sad returned with the female prisoner, wise mid
the brooch was hers, and bad been given to her by bee
brother, in Anstrelia, five years ago. The assistant not
being satisfied rolled the police mid pee 'bens both into
custody. They then said that they had got it from a coot.
missiousire, whom they called in, mid who at once stated
that be was the owner of the article.
Commissionaire, No. 121, here stepped, forward, but woe
not sworn. Ho said be sated the male prisoner to dispose of
the brooch for him, and beamed to do so, and took it to
Lawler, because ho said he would give men—nearly the
value of it—than any one else be knew. He had asked the
prisoner to dispose of it because he bad tried to seU it him-
' self and had been offered About use ban the value of it.
He had bought it in 'robin. some years ago. The pesoser'
Hunter bad told several tioneoessary falsehoods •
but ho supposed he had dose so through simplicity or
ignorance
Halloo, said that they hail given a correct address, wad he
bad ascertained that they were man and wife, and bore a
very excellsot character in the neighbourhood.
Alderman S.iloinous should discharge them, hut if the
police obeained sac further information about it they knew
when to find them.

Aetieg.iospe•ter Mpoe asked that the police might retain
the peamesion of the hooch, as it was Ten, valuable, sad
might probable he owned if the press would take notikvi of
the m►tter. The brooch, is warmly so large as a
crown piece, is made of solid gold, with a cord border. la
the centre is a female bead in carved pirset. There is a
hot behind for heir, lined with white satin, and ea the luck
an the initials "I:. M."

Meier:sae Selooioes mei the polite bad better keep it for
• etoet► bees if it were owned.

Aetietlnspector *es paid it would he et the Fleetstreet
*Aim

MARLROROUGH•STREEP.

Yr. Beam Stanborough, of No. 3, Queen-stmt, was
eherpd with stealing an emerald, the property of Mr. Wil-
liam Clemesh, Ispidary, M2,lireek.arreet.
11r. Game& said that on Tuesday afternoon the primmest
mom to Ids boom. and asked for Ave Moon which be had
left to be mt. While looking for them be saw the primmer
lean over the beech, and be asked him what be wanted.
The prisoner replied, "Nothing." As soon as lie had
quitted the shop, however, prosecutor missed au emerald
from the playa over which be he seen tha prisoner leantng.
He immediately mot round to various dealers in the Mae
apprising them of his loss, and requestiog them to detain
any me that might offer it for sale. .Soon after this be
was %formed that Mr. Warren, of 121, Regent-street, bad
bought the Mew. The emerald now produced, a very fine
lON weigh* sews graft's, was the atone which he had
hems robbed of. Could identify the stone, it having bees
setrested to him to cut. The prisoner was moo afterwards
apprehended, sad be then admittol that be bad dolma the
emerald, asdesposd of it to Mr. Warren.
Mr. Wanes esld the primmer hail brought the emerald to
him ae Teem* evening end asked IW. for it. As it was be-
tween the Ikesta, sod therefore difficult to judge accuratelythe vales el tho Mama, he told him to come the nest day;
*sprinter, however, pessed the sale, and wittiest! at last
pee him til. The pitons, was a stranger ; he said be was
ta the trade. mid had several more Moses at Mime. Eat
bee. gamed 121. fir the mew