The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-30 00:00:00

VHS POLICE COURT&

GITILDHALL.

A gentleman named Webber waited upon Yr. Alder-
man Dehin to sake a statement. He said he had dis-
covered that • poi,onous dye wee used in oolourin.t
certain descriptions of sock*, and that the poison was
affecting the health of the persons who wore them. The
dangerous dye wee brilhaut in colour and attractive to
the rye, but it was of • meet pernicious nature. He had
communicated the fart of ►is diic,.very to the highly
nap stable City Arm which manufactured the articles in
question, and at • groat pecuniary sacrifice they had
rtol pd their works. Ile intended to make lupines as
to the ingredients used in preparing the dye, ro that he
might ascertain the antidote to be applied for counteract-
ing its arida.
BOW-13=MT.

A man of respectal•le appearance, who ',aid his mime
was AA* G•erdrn, but whom real name ill said to be Tat-
tersall. was brought up in custody .4 Pekoe-sergeant
Mends, charged with being drunk and ilisonierly at the
elaring.cross station of the South Eastern Railway, and
assaulting Matto:in inspector Young and Constable Rich-
atdeon.

It arrested that at about half-past 6 o'clock on Monday
night the prisoner went with a 'need to the platform as
the train was about to start for New-crosa. The prison
presented a ticket fur that station, but his friend said the
prisoner had got his ticket. Richardson. the oonntattle.
said that would not do for two. The prisoner said, Let
Lim 14P,P. you fool; he will pay at the other end," and
struck withers across 'the bark with a large and heavy
stick, which was now produced in court. Mr. Young
ordered the constable to take the prisoner to the inspector's
room, which he did. In the inspector's room the pri-
soner struck the constable (Itieltarn) on the hat, and
Inspector Young across the hand. Serjeant Sionekton. the
pollee-officer on se, ecial duty at the terminus, was then
sent for, and took the prisoner into custody.
'I he Prisoner said the case had been greatly exaggerated,
and that Le was a respectable, quiet man.
The covetable (Richardson) said that on the contrary he
was well temp as an associate of prostitutes, and had
been turned out of the station for being drunk and dis-
ors'etly in company with women of that chess.
lhe Pepe caner denied this, and stated that be was a min
of independint property.
Mr. Flowers said he mut remand Lim for evidence on
that point.
Mr. Richardson. the superintendent of the Owing-
cross station. said it might be, and he was disposed to
believe it was, true that the prisoner had an income of his
own, but Le could confirm the constable's statement that
the ri-i tier Lid lumen turned out of the station for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct, as that bed been
done he his own (Superintendent Richardsode) order.
Mr. flowers said after that be could not believe the
prisoner's statement. lie should fine the prisoner Son.,
or in default ordered kw to be imprisoned for one month.
The tine was paid.
ki A 11 I.BOROUGH-STR EET.

Themes ,"'.d../iv, waiter at the Albany Remtanrant
wns summoned before Mr. Tyrwlett for de-
tainiug a letter directed to John Beale, betting ag. nt,
se. 4. lA.w, r t'ln-ter-str„t.
Mr. It. Huh-hue...li the defendant was summoned
for d. tarring a pie t-oftice letter. but he slur ill, ass the
niagi,t Tate t. stud him for trial for stealing it. The cir-
were these. Both partiee were bett:ng men,
the (mail... Militia tieing what was termed a betting agent,
and, as was the cane in betting business, was in the habit
of re.. is mg I. Mrs containing sovereigns or notes for the
purro.e of bai king certain hor-es on commission. The
def. utmost, he should prove, called at the complaiusat's
hone. and seeing tboi landlady, olitaintil from her a letter
diticted to Iteftle im the pretext that he Iv oild deliver it.
Now no one b..t the defendant knew what that 11.t...r con-
tained. It might have contained a M. or a 11.11. m.te ;
but who tier it contained money or was nothing more than
a letter, it was a felony to steal it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Es en if it was a piece of paper of 11011 i.
nal Vial.... the .4 aliug it would constitute a larceny.
Mr. 11. llutchinson--It was a common prictiee :twinge
certain clues of letting men to steal letters adds-ae.l to
betting agents. Some agents had their letters addressed
to a po t-oflice; this enabled fraudulent persons who knew
of the circumstance to go and get these letters, which, as
they meetly contained money from person. who wi-bed to
back certain homes through a betting agent, was the
means of great confusion and of bringing the characters
of respectable betting agents into ipteetion. lie should
ask the magistrate to commit the defendant to the Central
Criminal Court, as the practice of getting letters impro-
le•rly mind he checked. It would not do for the defendant
to produce 'apiece of piper and to say that was the letter
he obtained, and that it was of no value. It might Le the
same letter, or the real letter containing money might be

klr. Beale raid lie was a betting agent. find in the habit
of receiving letters rontuining money to lay out in betting
on comninv,ion. lie bed bad some transactlens with the
defendant? who gave the name of Williams ; he went to
Brighton in August last, and on his return he asked the
landlady if she had received any letters for him. The
landlady told him she had received one letter which the
defendant called for awl obtained from her.

Mrs. Robinson, No. 4. Lower Chester-street, received •
letter by post, directed to Mr. Beale, on the 6th August.
The defendant culled the same day, and ascertained that
Mr. Beale was out of town. The prisoner said • letter
wool come for Mr. Beale. She said • letter had come,
and at the prisoner's request she handed it to him, and lie
took it uway.
The prisoner, in reply, said hr occasionally made • bet,
and gave the name of but when he won • bet
from the complainant, fur which he never got the money,
he gave Lai cunect name.
Mr. B. Hutchinson saki the way the public were cheated
was, that one pertain advertised an betting agent, another
witit and got the hitters, and the sender could get na
redress.

The prisoner was committed for trial
f3OIITHWARK.

Mr. Errington, the sanitary inspector of St. Saviour's
District hoard of Works, waited on his worship to ark for
un order to destroy a cargo of rotten and diseased potatoes,
which he had discovered about to be distributed among
the poortennoagers.

Mr. Errington said that the vemel was lying at St.
Saviour's Dock, and having received information be pro-
ceeded there at once. just as the potatoes were about
being distributed among costermongers. Dr. Bianchi, the
medical officer of health, condemned them, and he (Kr.
Errington) had brought a cartload for his worship's in-
spection, so that be might make an order for their usual,-
ditte deetruction. _ _ _

'Burnham proceeded to the yard at the rear of the
court, and on his return °Decreed that had it not been for
Mr. Itrringtou a frightful direamo might have been brought
into the locality. He readily made au order for the de-
struction of the potutoee.
THAMF23.
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Richard Nicholas and (Ivory* Nectar wore brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with vagrancy.
Mr. Paget—l understand there are two prisoners in the
dock. I cannot see them. (A laugh.)
Two officers entered the duck and raised two little boys
above the edge.
Mr.Paget—pring them to the table.
The Prisoners, whose a oe excited much ooro-
raneratioa, wore then on the table. One said he
was going on for tea, other that he was going on for
nine. nu were bare-legged and bare-footed, oov.isd