The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

KANBION-HOUSE.

A very respectably dressed and gentlemanly-looking man,
61 years of age, who gave his name as Trillium Smith, and
described himself as a publican, but declined to give his
address, wile charged with stealing a carpet hag containing
a quantity of wearing apparel and other articles from the
steam vessel Moe. lying off Eresli.whatf.
Samuel Ilambrook, the constable of Fresh-wharf, said
from information he received be stopped the prisoner as he
was coming on to the wharf from one of the vessels. The
prisoner hod the carpet-bag which he produced with him
at the time, and he asked him where he was going to take
it, upon which the prisoner dropped the bag and attempted
to run away. He detaiued him, however, and sent for the
prosecutor, who identified the bag.
Mr. James Wm. Boom, of 51, Brompton, said that be
sent the carpet-bag produced on board the Seine that
morning at about half-peat ten, and on going to take it in
the cabin he could not find it. lie was afterwards told it
had been stolen, and was in possession of the officer.
Thomas Williams, superintendent of the Great Western
police, said the prisoner was the same man who had been
stealing luggage from railway stations, especially the Great
Northern, for some time past, and that if be were re-
maodeil he could prove that on the 28th of last month he
committed a rubbery at that station, Mill that he had been
looking for him, but had been unable to find him, until he
was seen by one of his officers that morning, who followed
him on board the Seine.

William Thoroushgood, an officer of the Great Northern
police, stated that he was told to watch the prisoner, and
saw him go on board the Seine, take the carpet.bag, and
walk quickly away with it. He followed him. and told
Hambrook of what ho had seen, and then informed the
gentleman.
The prisoner was remanded.
William Murray and John Brans, neither of them ap
'weedy more than 16 or 17 years of age, were placed at the
bar charged with breaking into the warehouse of Mr.
Baylia, fruit merchant, 16, Botolph•lane, and stealing there.
from about lf. in copper money and sixpences, a number of
cigars, and some other articles. Neither of the prisoners
had on any boota, ►nd Murray was barefooted entirely.
There were no fewer than nine police officers who gave
evidence in the case, and the following are the facts which
were adduced from their evidence.

It appeared that about three o'clock on Monday morning
police-constable 525 was on duty in Botolph-lane, and es
passing the warehouse of Mr. Baylis he heard • sound of
some one whispering. He listened,and beard some one call
"Ted" or "Ned," and beard • noise as of some money
falling. After ascertaining that no one slept on the pre-
mises, he told his sergeant, sod a number of officers were
placed round the premises. A ladder was procured, and an
entrance was effected at one of the first floor windows,
when it was found that the glees over the inner passage
door had been broken. Several desks were broken open, and
a screw driver, • knife, an iron wedge, and some lucifera
were found lying about. On the top floor were found a pair
of new boots and • box of cigars, and • number of cigars
were strewn about the floor downstairs. No one wins found
nu the premises, but three tiles hail been removed from the
root, which made an aperture which would allow nom fur
any one the size of the prisoners to mum through.
Acting.sergeent Adams, accompaiiird by Acting-sergeant
Turner, removed some more tiles, got on the reef, and pro-
' ended in search of the thieves. They proceeded along the tope
of the homes until they arrived at 17, Pudding-lane, where
they saw the top lauding window, which opens on to the
roof, partly thrown up, and feet marks, some naked feet, on
the window sill. They called to the officers below to look
out, and then got in at the window, and just as they
got to
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Murray going out of the door. He was caught by police-
constable 5b9. Evans was stopped by police-coastable
."CI, but managed to throw him down and make his meape.
Ho was ultimately caught, however, by police-constable
495 who raw him running, and followed him down Swan-
lane. where he jumped into the river (the tide being down),
arid was found under a barge. At the station lc 4d. in
copper was found on Murray, and 23 cigars, 3s. in copper,
3s. Gd. in silver, and • number of postage end receipt
stamps, together with a Turkish pipe bowl and mouth-
piece, were found on the other prisoner. A pair of shoes MA
found outside the door of No. 17, Pudding-lam, and a
piece of griper containing 2s. sd. io copier wan picked up by
lone of the police.constables, who saw Evans throw it away.
Later in the morning three paired hoots were found in the
warehouse of Mews. Keeling and Hunt, which is two
doors from Mr. Baylis's warehouse, one pair only of which
the prisoner Evans acknowledged to belong to him.
Murray, however, asserted that neither of them belonged
to him. Police-constable 593 said there were three men
left the house in Pudding.laile, the two prisoners and
soother who managed to escape somewhere by the side of
the river.
Mr. Baylis said that he left the place all safe on Saturday
afternoon, and ou returning at nine o'clock yesterday morn-
ing be found the premises in the posaessiou of the police.
1 He found several desks had been broken open and missed a
n u mber of receipt and peso age stain pa, aud shout 20a. in copper
and sixpences. lie also identified the shoes found in Pud-
ding.lene, and the new boots and box of cigars he said were
his brother's property, and had been removed from down-
' stairs. He ale, identified the pipe bowl and mouthpiece
found on Evans as his brother's property.
When police-constable Adams went to the station the
prisoner Evans told him that if "be had seen him (Adams)
in the house, be would not have been at the station then."

The prisoners, who had nothing to say in answer to the
charge, were committed for trial.