The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-03 00:00:00

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.;

MARI.I3OItOUGH-STREKT.
Mersacenwarty CASE OP ALLEGED CHILD STEALIWG.
Chark4 Millar (a German) and Bertha Mahe, husband
and wife, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with unlaw-
fully detaining a child under 14 years of age, namely,
Elisabeth Chard aged 5 years, with intent to deprive the
niends of such child, in July, 1884.
Frederick Chard, of No. 2, Cross-street, Golden-square,
said—l missed my child Elizabeth on the 4th July, 1864, ,•
she being then just over Ave years of age. Yesterday
terming I went to a place in Bethnal-greon, No. 7, Ban-
' doi-row, and saw my child in bed, and directly the child
taw me she clung to me.
Mr. Tyrwhitt--Wbere did you min the child from P
Protecutor—My wife was. with it in a public house, and
I have heard that the prisoners were there at the same
Ina. I advertised the for of the child at the time in the
l'erkrzala Chard, the little girl, said-4 was with my
mother a long while ago in a public-house, in the even-
ing, and I went home with those two (the prisoners). My
mother did not go with us. I don't know why she did
Lot go. They carried me. The lady carried me. My
mother did mt prevent them taking me away. The man
was with the lady.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—ls the mother here ?
Officer—No. She cannot be found.
The child—l knew my father when he came. I did not
ink to go home with him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—When did your wife leave you ?
Prosecutor—Two years last May, to live with a man.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you know anything of they people ?
l'reeoutur—No; I never saw them till yeeterday.
Mr. Tyrwhitt— Old she say nothing when she came
home about tle child being lost ?
Prosecutor—When she came home she abused me, and
said "The child's lust you —; yon don't care anything
about it."
Frederick Kromloch, a shoemaker, said—l was at
Miller's house, in Royston-street, Bethnal-green, when
the child was brought borne by the Millers. I saw the
hole girl in bed, and on asking him where he got the
th. 1.1 from, he said it was given to him.
Mr. Tvrwhitt—Have they any family of their own ?
W ittie,—No. The little girl also told me that her
y.not, were dead. About three months ago they moved
lo m It-yOon-street to Bondon-row. They here had the
clot 1 re-christened, and I know the person who is god-
-3.:1,. r to the child.
F. male prisoner—The woman gave the child to me.
M tliamnau 157 K—ln consequence of what was
tild me by the lust witness, I went with the father of
it.' ihild to Bondion-row, told Miller I was a police-after,
tintl had come about a little girl he bad brought
home four yens ago. lie replied, "I know nothing about
and on my asking him if he had not got *little girl there
1..• said " Yes." I asked him if it was his own little girl P
31.- h.', wife brought it home, and that he knew
nothing about it. The wife then said, " I brought the
lath- gill home, and I was sorry for it three days alter-
wards." Afterwards she said it was given to her by the
to'de r. The prisoners were afterwards given into my
custody. The father asked for the beads the child was
rwitlg when she was lost, and the child went and got the
roods.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Was it a tolerably comfortable house ?
Coustaide—lt was, and there was no other child there.
,hall appeared to have been well fed and attended
Ths' wide prisoner—I went:into the public-hone, and
the vote= came in with the child, and the child's mother
said my vote could have it, and I went out, and on going
Leek to the ulic-house, found my wife Waling to Ms
with the child, and on my. asking what it was, she
wad the child's mother had given it to her. Afterwards
looked for the moth. r. but could not find her, and took
OA child home: the told said its name was Lizzie.
Mr. Tyrwhitt-- It is a case within the act of parliament,
and I mint remand the prisoner, but at the same time
She mother of the child appears to have been a very
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le' woman, and likely to have given it to anyone. I
will tat. two bail in 301. each for a week. The prisoners
alTear to have taken care of the child.
SOUTHWARK.
I:4mm:wpm TO WEAL.
hit, a diminutive chibt, between 10 and 11
°M. was placed at the bar for final examination,
with stealing three brushes from a shop in Kent-
En et.
Police-constable 90 M said that the prisoner went into
t) I* prosecutor's shop while he was Bening customers,
atehed the brushes off the counter, and ran away with
1)"n• The prosecutor, however, captured her, and
%.- her into custody. He had made inquiries, and found
• had a mother, who was a hard-working woman, but
• • could do nothing with the prisoner.
Mr. lturehiun asked her why she stole the brushes.
1.4. e replied because her brother told her to do so. He
Was always tolling her to steel things.