The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

Oct, bat be stated that It wee a U. sees that be bed meshed
troy the Nernst Au ',sentry was imitated bite the weat er.
sties the 10L width tki *Mild bad melted la part pal-
mist of • theses or lOi. from Payne. lielbk, mad Payee,
erm traced to to. peeesesios of the delleadeat. who bad sh-
eathed asap ter it from Mr. Yams of lb. Cast* Battersea,
who paid it to the ealleetisa thole of Messy. Young and HAR-
=TY. deimidemt. Menem, sti,l deeded that ho ma
sad the remit wee the went NAM.
Mr. Path, the defeadeat's sol.dter, esediaded that there
was, Is fast, se evidesat to thew that the 10i. mkt 'pekes
te by the various skaters see that which the platedf Ti.
mitred from Moms. Payee, the beaker., mid a Mr. Babb., of
Kmialaptlea.leme, deposed that be disecessted a bill for the
Sefeadiat about the time is gestestem sad that he pave • 101.
sots es a parties of the assesst. H., however, could sot my
that the mete reamed see the mac.
The jufte. who said that the sate had bees teased Is a
moth eme*te neither, gave a verdict kr the Gamut
claimed, sad all the coda.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Daeoan Ns. Itasseak Omerar.
OLILIOILDLtif GOLD
Peter Vets Der Iloa, 28, itemised, Frits Thanes, 28, cook,
Pet.r Mistime Heffew, 31, getter, Conrad 110011111.
waiter, mid Phillip 7Cesslar, 31, oonfeetMaer, were Whited
for burglary in the dwelling house of Hoary_ William Vet-
seek, sad steeling therein 218 amen of goid, the prepirty
of Geneem•Lresits, and 'll3 lbs. weight of gad,
of NUN Prestos" Cullestu, valued in tho =ait
wisely 8,0601. The first fear were charged with rehtivey,
and Keeler with harbouring Lien after the essasehdee
of it.
Mr. Cooper sad Mr. Parcel appeared for the prosecution ;
Mr. Ballaatine and Mr. Huddlesteae for Hessler; Mr. Parry
he Memo ; and Mr. Poyas and Mr. Hobbles' for Van der
Host.
The Omen are German *sceptic, Van der Host, who
is a Dutchman, but all andersteadies German the evidence
war ioterprmato them la that language.
Mr. Cooper hulas stated the eau, ailed
0111•001110 ',setts, who woe eurained through the medium
of as Italian interpreter, and he stated that he was on his
passage from California to Italy, and • few days bolero the
17th of July he arrived from New York at Liverpool, and
stayed until that day at a hotel kept by Mrs. Veneek,
cookie to London fa company with his wife, and Beteg to
stay at one kept by her in Little AN-dna, White-
Magni. He brought with lira 260 mums of guide whisk
was in dust sad grain. He kept it Is a shia hog,
sad wrapped in linen, which be put into a
bag at 6 o'clock on the 22nd of July, he saw it safe=
room, and on the evening of that day went with Madame
Verne& and a party of friends to Vauxhall, gad ups his
return about three in the morning, found A. could not get
the key in the door of his room, there being another in it;
he forced it, sad then found the room in great disorder, and
earpet bag gone. The gold was worth 8001. Van der
Hest, Stephen, and Frits, who were musts in the house,
won there when be went away. He had show" some of the
IL
Nicola Prospers Cullom's said that he did not come home
until an hoar after the other parties, and he then learned
that the last witness bad been robbed : he went with the con.
rialge, and toned that his door was fast. They went in, and
he found that his ocld, which had been safely parked in
*mums home, and inclosed in a trunk, taken away.
Hannah Kirby, a servant in the lodging hones, said that
on the night after they tad gone to Vauxhall, she saw
Steffen, Fre., Host, and Homan In deep conversation to.
/ether, and went to bid at 11, leaving them together.
Whilst in her room, and before she got to bed. Christian and
Steffen came into her room, and went out through the win-
dow on to the roof. She asked them where they were going
to, and they said to settle Mr. Homius's water. They came
back again and went out, during which she went to bed.
They thell came in again, and Steffen had a pair of pincers,
:hoe* produced, is his hand. They again went through the
window. She fell asleep and did not hoar them return, bat
when roused by her metres. found the window open. They
bad to pale through Homan's room to come to hers. Steffen
and Host were ant to be found when she got up.
Robert o.fford, 89 11, said that he was called in about $
quarter past 6, and upon examining the place found that
Lutes's room had been entered by aeons of some sae
getting from the window of Kirby's room, along the parapet,
forcing the iron bars from Luetta a room, making a sufficient
aperture to admit the body of a man. The room was peat
disorder, and 110111.0 of the bedroom articles were cutside on
the slates. The pincers were lying neer the trunk, and had
been much bent. CarUerratix's room could not be entered
from the window, but a key belonging to the bread room
might have been made to wiLek this door. The key was
kept by one of the servants.
Joseph Lyons, a porter, living in Coopeeressurt in the
same neighbourhood, deposed to Tonnes coming about 12 on
the night of the robbery, and bringing Hoot and Steffen
with him. He said they had just loaded from Germany, and
as they were full Verneck wished him to accommodate
them. He did so. They had a carpet bag with them,
answering the description given by Lasers of it. Oa the
next day the witress hearing of the robbery went to the
Marion, but not being able to see the inspector came back
and toad the prisoners, Host and Steffen, to leave his house,
recommending them to go to Surr.street.
James M'lntoth, of the H division, No. 9, mid that on
the night of the 23rd he took Host at a lodging in Burr-
street and took Lim to the station ; as he was coming from
this house he saw two trawls, and from what he atm-
wards 1 slut went back and there found a handkerchief
sad in it 3945• of gold, the only portion that had been re-
covered. Hut said Fritz was the awes of it all.
Inspector ?diner produced a statement made by Host in
which he implicated Homan in the affair as well, and denied
that he had any of the gold.
Sergeant Foely, of the H D:vielon, raid that after what
Hut had said at the station he went and took Fri's at Mr.
Verneek's. Fritz denied that he bad taken the prisoners,
Host tad Stiffer, to Cooper's-court,
sergeant Price said that when Steffen was brought to the
station he made a statement that Frits got the gold from the
MOM, and that he and the Dutchman packed at up ; that
Homan asked him to join them, and said that if he did not
he would pull him, that he had not any MM. gold, and that
Lyons bundled him out of the home.
&quint Kelly, of the II Division, said he took Homan on
the Ist of August, having_ been taken before en the same
I charge, but discharged. Upon the second time he was token
he denied that he had drank with the prisoner on the night
of the robbery, but afterwards admitted that he had some
beer with Tonnes, and atterwatde went into the Mile end-
road and got a cigar and went t.) bed. The same witness
, lock Kessler, who is a foreign lodging-housekeeper; he told
, him he tub him for harbouring Steffen, whom he knew had
commiteed the robbery ; that he must have known it, as he
had sun a bill of the sift& : he said, "I did not know that
he was the man."
Mr. Gurney said he did not think there was any case
easiest Homan, not any of the evidence, excepting the state-
ments of the ot*.cr prisoners, affecting him.
The evidence against Kessler was that hewn. at the public-
' house fasingVe week's the day after the robbery, where a bill
was placed; that Steffen was well known to him ; and that
Kessler took a lodging for him at the house of a Mrs. Line,
Great Newport-street, Leicester-square, Steffen was there
eight days and only once went out, andKeesler used to visit
P him.

After some further evidence,
Mr. Ballantyne and Mr. Payne severally addremed the
jury for the prisoners.
Mr. Gurney summed up.
The jury having retired for some time, acquitted Homan
and Kessler.
Host, Tonnes, and Steffen, were then sentenced to
eighteen mouths' imprisonment and hard labour.
With a few other trivial cues the business of the serion
closed, and the court stands adjourned until Monday,
tembez 16th.

THE POLICE COURTS.