The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-23 00:00:00

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tally uttering a counterfeit
what lavabo circumaamos.
Mr. Naught suit Mr. brain proseeuted on behalf in
Trearury and Mr. Montague K Mains &Toiled.
It ripjwaree that the prisoner went into the Oakley
Arms public-boom, tiocwell-rosd, and remained for some
time drinking hi Out; and gua, laying for the tumor as ho
WeiVe4l rt. Eventually he galled for a quarters of o•••
and at the •ame tame asked the laailiesd "
Ikaucti, to
give him hulf•a•severeigulor
whaah be did. Whoa
Ott priiioner tock out *nee coppers to
?II 2:a Jul not 'reduce a sufficient amount, and
ae .urn cam to Mr. Romeo., " You will hove to give in^
the adver themett put the We. on the counter
and the prooner 14111 4050 half a soveleme, which Mr.
iienucti netted Via, tilt the one he bad yust given him,
and ou being a elm dit was found to be bud. Mr. Bennett
remaked •• This won't do for me,- but the prisoner
rushed out of the shop and gut away. Later in the
evening hr Mee lack. awl Mr. Bennett immediately
roosted him out to too yoloeuieu who happened to be m
tle house. m the man who had uttored the "'impala half
sovereign. The ;Benner <aid he had not been in the shop
before. Ile we' tabu to the puts Matins, and on b.be
marched thi re were fouud in his posemaido a sovereign.
two dome. Os, two riapaariv, two penmen, and four half
pence. •
For the defence it was contended that the half sovereign
rut uron the e tinter Ty the prisoner was that which he
Lad received Um' Mr. licunett, and that he would not
have returned to same bane es the some evening if
be had been a lininvuonal "smasher."
The jury returned s venial Of (lastly, and the prison.T
was eenteuted to twelve mouths' imprisonment, with hard
labour.
Mary Awes Storey, 24. phaailed guilty to three indict-
ments, charging In r with stealing wearing apparel and
ether unitive, to the value of
Mr. Meanly towered for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Maris fur the del ate.
Mr. Marro 'Jaded that the prisoner was a young woman
who had received is goad tittwittiou, being the daughter of
an officer. She had been married to t gentleman IlVw
lying in Edinburgh, but he deserted bor abet* alter
the marriage took place, and after rending remittances
to her for a mouth he declined to hold any further map
'emaciation with her. While they were eohabiting they
waded for a week at the Charing-cross lloial. She was
subsequently reduced to a state of great poverty, sad
was tempted to steed the &racks in question.
The Recorder sentenced her to twelve months' impri-
sonment.
The wort was occupied during the greater part of the
day ua charming of Miot 1.11•410 of the ordinary character.

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THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.

TWO TelpPlialbiptillaw.rd MOD, who were described so
the ebargershee t a gentlemen, but who gave false
cartes, and ue all probability false addresses, were placard
at the bar before Sir IL W. Cardeu, ektarged with boing
drunk alai assaulting the complainant in Mooraterstreed.
The names given were Mowed d. cry 64114 (but
whose name appear. dto be Bram • coal merchant of
Kizigreitre et, Chelsea), and Thomas Wily, of Woodhouse-
/rine, I tette.
Mr. James. Morgan said that be kept the Whitehorse
Tavern. in Moor-lane. and about half-part OUP" O.CIOCk
n Novotny night he was in )(Weirder-street taking a
walk, who is Ohling seized lUm by the collar, put Ins tl4
hat, hL faee. and struck him. Ile also shook him
violently, and then Smith struck him. lie begged of them
t la at ukt e. as he Lad been id for five m adv. aail
Gould net *tend it. If it had not been for • young men
oho wont to leis assi,tance, Le dal not know what
sr °tele: have been the conie.pientie. They were very tipsy.
at.d (eh. et him bad name., but Spey men add a great
Enemy &Lairs shad' they knew nothing at all shwa.
t7.dining. of Ca. Itoorgate--treet. said
that be wets Lett tne prisoner, long before they anew
errors the pr -terror, and raw them molest every female
they re me near. When they came to Mr. Morgan they
trlrtd dim. and cash of them asyaulted him.

The ivi.oucni eipreared their regret for what th-y Lad
dr ne, tu.t dal not attempt to *Ade their conduit.
Sir Robert Carden raid their conauet wa.4 very &Armee-
toll. and the public =et be pmtert.J. He felt that it would
he of no ure indicting a tine on them. fur it would be [aid
by their friende. and they would not rare about it. If a
poor man were tined, and mold not pay it. be would
have to go to prison. and therefore he should !send each
te precis for riven deep. with hard labour.
The pri OW' otirzetily begged that thee might tic tini‘l.
bat Fir Robert Carden world not alter hi,. deavinu.