The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS,

MANSION HOUSB.
rtelltlNO ClULDbll.—Johis GUM, who appeared to he
about 14 years of age, was brought before Mt. Alderson
Gibbs, in the custody of Deady, the officer, charged with
having robbed a great number of little boys of bundles of
clothes and other property. In meat of the eases the goods
stolen emealeted of amides for which poor washerwomen
wen responsible, and had been taken from their children
when either going to Or coming from the customers. The
circumstance* excited much interest, and canted a very
crowded justiorrosta.
Deady having beard that a boy named Bennet, the eon of
a laundress, was robbed near Se. Paul's a few days ago of a
bundle of linen, apprehended the prisoner upon that infor-
mation, gad introduced him on Saturday to Alderman Gibbs,
who, upon learning that upwards of a Mrs of children hod
been plundered by him, remanded him till yesterday, and
(Stroud the Aloe to get together some of his accusers.
Deady accordingly appeared at the jetties-room, followed by
upwards of 20 boys, aged from 7 to 14 years.
Bennet, scrod yeah said—On Wednesday, as I was
going along near King's Head-court with a boodle of clothes
from my mother, who takes In washing, the prisoner cams
cep and said he would gin mo a rabbit. So he took the
bundle, to put the rabbit into it, and away he slipped down
the court. I went afterwards with the officer to St. Paul's
churchyard, and pointed out the prisoner to him.
The second boy, lars of sgr, was lobbed in the follow-
ing manner:—As they was carrying a bundle of clothes
to the wash the prisoner entered Into conversation with him ;
asked him whether he would like a rabbit. persuaded him to
leave the bundle at a shop until hie return from the place
where the rabbit was waiting; contrived to lead him astray,
and then slipped bark to the shop, and applied for and re-
ceived the Cloths' as the brother of the child who had left

there there.
The third boy, 10 years of age, was asked by the prisoner
in the street to cerry a buodle, and cemented to do the job
for three- halfpenee. As they walked along the prisoner
asked him whether he would like a rabbit? to which he re-
plied that his father would not allow hem to keep any.
" But what would you think," said the prisoner, " of a pea
of pigeons?" The offer of the pigeons was immediately
accepted, and the prisoner, who pointed at a public house
where he said he lived, desired the boy to wait outside while
he should so to his mother for the bundle and the pigeons.
" But," said the prisoner. " where will you put the birds ?",1
" I have nowhere to put 'em," replied the boy. '•Oh,'
cried the prisoner, " your coat will do ; just slip it off, and
I'll fix them in it." Off the poor child took his coat and '
gave it to the prisoner, who went into the publichouse at
one door and out at the other, laeving his victim shivering
with the cold for about a quarter of an hour trembling
in the expectation ef a sound Begging upon reaching home.
The fourth boy was promised a rabbit while carrying a
bundle of clothes from " the wash," but the prisoner, find-
ing that the boy was not worth expending ingenuity upon,
jut induced hint to turn down a court to be out of the public
slipped away the bundle from his arm, and suddenly
ifeeppeared round the corner.
In the fifth ease the prisoner played the " rabbit-rig" with
'little boy, from whom he took the opportunity of snatching
a pair of trainers, not considering that the swag " war
worth more linable.
In the sixth case a boy lost his place, In consequence of
the rascally trick of the prisoner, who adopted the " pigeon I
rig" upon him, took him to a pub:io-house when he was
earning his muter's coat to a tailor to be button.stitched ; '
left hint outside waiting for the pigeons, while the other
door afforded the means of escape; end the coat and the
prisoner disappeared at the same time. The muter of the
unfortunate dupe could not believe the statement, and having
fears for other property got rid of him immediately, hat
upon finding that the robbery was real, assured the alder-
man that Jostles should be done.
The prisoner, who, on the first examination, denied that
he knew anything at all about the matter, said, alter having
heard each of the charges on the present oftesion, that he
had no wish teay • word about any of the eases.
Alderman Gibbs—Does anybodyhere know anything of
the prisoner?
Deed —I cannot find anybody who knows anything about
him. Hs gave me en address ift Mint-street which I find to
be Was. I expect that 30 or 40 eases can bo proved against I
kin, end from what I am able to learn, ho is the most can-i
sing sad young thief In Loudon.
Gibbs-1 shall remand him for some days to
gin yea an opportunity of bringing forward other cues,
and I dare my sem. good floggings may be of service to
him.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
How HURGLAIIIII MIS COMKITTID.— Wiliam Webb
and William Hardwieko were charged with having bees
found lurking about Albeetatie.strest, for the purpose, it is
supposed, of committing a felony.
Sergeant Hardwick, of the I) division, said about twelve
on Saturday night he was proceeding along Albemarle.
street. when his attention was attracted to the two prisoners.
Wheel he kaew to be dangerous characters, by seeing them
ge up to several doors and look at the locks. He watched
Om foe some time, end saw them go up to an area gate
end try the catch to the ark: while they were doing so a
servant came out, when the prisoners immediately pulled
from underneath their coats two little boxes, containing
needles, and a few common kitties, which they offered for
isle. Witness then went up and took them into custody.
The conetable added that the boxes carried by the prisoners
were merely a blind to their real &meter and intentions.
By these means they contrived to get into many houses,
under the pretence of disposing of their goods; thus giving
them an Neagh% into the internal arrangement adopted for
the safety of the house.
The prisoners, who were recognised as having been
beton convicted, ware committed for a month.
MARYLEBONB.
Tun HUROWIT AT MR. BRATON'S AND MURDEROUS
OUTRAGE arose A POLICEMAN.—George Rowe sou placed
at the bee for final examination• charged with a burglary in
the house of Mr. Seaton, the Dublin Castle, Park-street,
Camden-town, and stealing from thence about 261. In gold,
silver and copper monies, his (Mr. Beaten'a) property; he
wu Lao charged with inflicting several wounds with a
knife upon Godwin, SS 8, by whom he was snared with the
stolen property in his possession.
The particulan of all that transpired on Mcnday tut have
already appeared in our paper.
The only additional evidence now was that of Mr. Collie.,
the surgeon, who deposed that Godwin had received &wound
in the check an inch long, limited in depth by the Oak
bone resisting the knife. There were two or three small
wounds on the upper pert of the nose, and another on the
lower angle of the ear ; he ((the officer), had had a very
narrow escape of his life. Whims did not consider him
now to be in say danger.
The prisoner, who bad nothing to my, was foily committed
to Newgats for trial.

CORONEIt'II INQUEST.—DEATR OP A FEMALE
M 16118.-011 Saturday Mr. H. Id. Wakley, deputy coroner,
held en inquest at the Three Kings' publio-houu, Clerken-
well-close, on the body of Ann Cutler, aged 73, a maiden
lady, of eccentric and miserly habits, who died under ex-
traordinary circamstancts.—Ann Kinch, 9, Clerkenwoll-
clou, the wife of a printer, stated that the deceased had
occupied • small back room in the same house for some
pout She was of very ecoentria habits, and would never
alhw any one in the house to enter her room, in which she
had not had a fire for upwards of two yearn. She was in
independent circumstance', sad cmeeveral *autos, deceased
raid to her (witness) that she was afraid her money would
not last her out her life, aid she should come to went. De-
ceased bad e without food for days toge ther. As
abs heA not aeon oe heard the deemed for oeveral days put,
on Thursday afternoon last witness went to her room
door, width was fastened on Use inside. After repeatedly
knocking, sad being usable tomato any one hear, she became
alarmed, and eventhally her room door was burst open by
the police. The thou was in • moot filthy condition, and
had more the appearance of a southe store dealer's than •
human habitation. Deceased was discovered lying an the
floor lifeless with an old quilt around her. Mr. if. Austin,
Red Lioireimet, surgeon, said he had known the deceased
nearly fifty years, and spoke to her eccentric and parsimo-
nious habits. At the witness' request, the duelled's will,
which appointed him the executor, was read by the coroner
In it she bequeathed 1001. to the Society for Promoting
Christianity among the Jews; 1001. to the Lyndon Mis-
sionary Society; NOM to the ripitalfields Ophthalmic Hoe-
pital ; and 1001. to Lady Huntingdon's College ; Mr. Austin,
her executor, 191. 19e.; and after enuoteratiog various sums
to private indirlditabi, she left the residue of her property to
the Aced Pilgrims' Asylum, for the erection of almshouses.
There were also Onetime in her will, that her body should
be enclosed la a &Ma having a spring lid, aa oho away' had
a dread of being buried alive. After some further evidence
the jury returned a verdict of "Natural death."
AN INFURIATED OZ.—About four o'clock last
evening ea amen was driving, up King'ivroad, St. Pancras,
from Smithfield, a number of oxen, one of the animals be-
came infuriated, aid darting from the herd attacked two
men, whom it so wounded, that they were carried insensible
to their hews. After having exhausted its rage upon the
man by goring them to the extent mentioned, it turned into
Chapels:met, Somsratown, where it rushed at a poor
woman named Margaret Carron, who had her infant infra
arms. The beast hutted the woman most frightfdly, tearing
her 1 open right up to the hip. As soon se the or was got
away trent her, she was *sod, insensible and apparently
lingtin a hackney seemly owl owtheyed le the University
licepital, whom lie hums physician prenouncied her
to be most J.... a. avenge to say the infant
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