The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Idirsrel Cress and Clarks Awl, two respectably-
dressed young 111411, were charged ou remand before Mr.
Alderman Caustou with forging an order for a cheque-
book, and a cheque for 40/., with intent to defraud.
The case was of a rather aingular charm:tor, the gentle-
man whose name was forged being the father of caw of
the prisoners.
Kr. Mullen', eel Aar to the Bankers' Protection Aare-
elation, conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Baird de-
fended Crane. The other pri-oner was undefended.
It appeared from the evidence that on Tuesday. the
17th instant, an order for a 6s. cheque-book, payporting
to be signed by Mr. Henry Bennett Begot, • printer in
the City, was presented at the Consolidated Bonk by •
young man named Tyrrell eleven, a druggist's anistant
out of place. As Mr. Begot Las an am-vent at the bank.
the theque-book was at once Landed to Oireeou on the
faith of the oruer. Shortly afterwards a cheque for SW.,
also purporting to be signed by Mr. Begot, was presented
to thepnlicipd ea-bier at the hank ; but as he knew Mr.
Begot e handwriting, and tierteived that the signature
was a forgery, he relined to pay it. Cleesen was called as
a witness, andstated tl.at the order and cheque were written
by the prisoner Begot. lie met him and Crane at tiattle
restaurant, Charing-erne, on the evening of Monday, the
16th instant, and they asked him to sleep with them Brit
night. Ile agreed to 110 so. and all of them went to a
ware-home m Waterloo-road. Only Crane ant Begot
however slept there, and he had to seek a bed elsewhere.
Next morning he went with them to the City, and Pinot
wrote out the older for the cheque-book at the Deltic
Coffee-house. Begot also wrote out the cheque, and wit-
ness was to meet him and hand him the moony in Bisbee.-
pate-street. The forgery being di-covered one of the
bank clerks accompanied him to Bishopegateetreet, but
when Begot and Crane saw them they walked away.
It appeared that Groan was originally taken into cus-
tody en the charge of having uttered the forged &ea-
= its, but on the day tied for hie examination the pri-
soners were ulservcd in the tieiglibiarrlinsl of the Win-
sion-house, and having been at o apprehended they
ware .plactd in the dock, and °seem was liberated in
order that he might give evidence.
After receiving tie moral caution the prisoner., de.lor:d
they were innocent, and reserved their defence.
Alderman Caukton committed them fur trial.
GUILDHALL.
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On Alderman Beaky faking his Test on the bench yer-
terday merlons, Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, informthi him
that there was not a single night charge to bizig before
him ; rnd what wan more extracedmaq, there was not
even a BUIIIIIIOOI. - .

Aldciman ileeley expressed the gratification ho felt at
the improved state of the morality of the district.
Mr. Martin informed him that according to ancient
uusage. ge he was entitled to a of white kid gloves.
Miles-man Bailey accepted the gloves with pleasture, and
they were presented in due form by Mr. Martin.
11.01:1THWAME.
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Willione items,a tall, powerful-looking man, well
known among pugilists and betting men u the " Brighton
Doctor," was placedat the bar before Mr. Burcham for
final examtnatron, charged with wounding John Robinson,
a bembadier in the Royal Artillery, on the head with a
heavily-laden life-preserver.
The prosecutor, who exhibited a severe cut on the back
of the -head said that he was attached to the Royal
Artillery stationed at Warley, in Essex. On Friday
evening, the lath inst., he was on a visit to some friends
at Lambeth. and about nine o'clock lie entered
the Garibaldi Stout and Ale Stores at the corner of Stam-
ford-street, to partake of refreshments. While there the
prisoner came in andcommencd abusing witness; at the
seine time he took a heavily laden life-preserver from hie
pocket and flourished it about. Witness beard of him
to be quiet, and nut interfere with him, when the prisoner
struck him on the side with the life-preserver, injuring
him severely. Witness was eudeavounug to get out of
his way, and just aa he Lad opened the door to go into the
street the pre•ouer rushed at him again, and struck him
on the back of the head, when he fell on the ground in-
eenidble and deluged in blood. Some persons secured the
primmer, and witness was taken to a surgeon's, where his
wound was dressed. lie had sinus suffered severely from
the effects of the wound, and was not yet able to perfona
Lie duty.
In answer to the chime the prisoner said he was very
drunk that night, and did not know what occurred. He
11118 very sorry for it.
Mr. Burcham observed that a tall, powerful-looking
young fellow like him, endowed by . Nature with such is
murcular frame and arm, did not re.,iiire such a murderous
weapon in his prereeion.
Thu prieener, in excuse' said he attended butting men at
the venous races, and he carried it for his own protectirre.
Be had just come from the moos on the night in queitiou,
and unfortunately had drank too much.
Mr. Burcham trid him that he seemed to be a cowardly
and ruffianly fellow, whom Nature had endowed with
powerful arms quite sufficient for his protection without
having recourse to a life-preserver. He s nitenood him to
puy a fine of St, and in default committed him to the
flows of Correction for two months.
HAMMERSMITH. •
Jason Smith was summoned by Inspector Aspinshaw
for ricyleeting to give the hirer of his cab a ticket of the
n umber of his carnage.
Sergeant IJrLin, of the X division, said he hired the cab
off the rank at Notting-hill, and when he discharged the
defendant at the
had
lie asked him for al ticket.
defendant had not a ticket to give him, but ho after-
wards brought one tritium Notting•hill station. The coin-
misnomers have lately and as order, in consequence of
a complaint, for the police, heathy hirecabro to ask the
drivels. in schargieg them, for the tickets.
lh• defendant said he generally bad a nunsber of Vokota
in ht. • •r, "rat on that comudos bo bad omitted to bring
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