The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WANSION-1101JSE.

George SrollAorpe and Robert TAorne were brought Was
the Lord Mayor in custody of Charle• B•ker, police-con-
stable No. 635, charged with having committed • robbery at
skins of the value of 101. 12a., the properly of Moon.. Bibles
mid Co., leather manufacturers, of Peterborough-court, Fleet-
street.

John Williams, a diminutive boy of between vino and Ise
years of age, said that on Tuesday evenins he accompanied
another boy in his mater's eut*y to deliver • bundle of
book-binding skins at St. John-Greet. They made a call rn
Mili-street, where his frllon-servant left bun in the strrst

to mind the truck, while he took some goods down a poi-
way. While waiting there • boy accosted him and told him
that • man with a rap on wanted him "oar, tbcro" (alluding
to the gateway down which the witaiess's mate had gone).
He, however, did not go but prematly another boy (the
C:r Sculthorrs) tni.l'him tho sante thing, upon whiob
IrZt up the yard. When he returned to th• truck he
found that • bundle of leather had been stolen therefrom.

Baker, aieofficer, ;;I:lsltli7eTtintWiSi eTeningl woe
called into the shop of Merril. Sumner and Isaacs, 111
Houndeditch, and thoee found the two prisoners offering for
sale the bundle of skins produced. In answer to my in-
quiries. Thorns told we he had been anipkqed to evil the
skin by two men. I took the prienner to the station.house.
Thorne told Mr. Smith, the prosecutor's clerk that if he had
not been tio had with him In locking him up, he would hero
afforded him every information. Ile further told me that he
had gold teu of the skins to Mr. Marlin, a bookbinder, who
hod given them up.
Mr. G. Martin—l em a leokbinder, lining at 80, Fetter-
lane. I purchased the ten Ants produced of the priecinee
Thorne, with whom I hare been in the habit of dealing occa-
sionally for upwards of ten years. I pre him 26L fur
hem.

Me:. C. fienith—l am clerk to the prolocutor. I identify
the handle of skins prodaced as the property of my mister.
Yesterday afternoon 1 wu end fur to the premise. of Mons.
flume, and Isaacs, Houndeditch. Two skin were there
shown me, which I wee told had been left se samples. I
examined them end found they bore the private meek
of the prosecutors. When the prisoner+ none with the
balk I gave them into custody. Seven dual and
nine skins, were stoke, of which all but one have been re-
covered. Their winder!' value is 101. 12e. 1 afterward+
went with the constable to Mr. Marlin, who handed over the
skies which be bed paranoid of Thorne fur 205., their
wholesale veins being at knot 40s.
Baker, the °dicer ben caked for • farther remand, which
noun wee acceded to.
Jeweryk "'Sheep., a issy-koklue follow, was charged with
baying deserted from the 19th Regiment of Foot surly •
twelvemonth ago.
A recruiting sergeant of the 2d Battalion Rifts Brigid.,
named O'Malley, said that on the previous evening the pri-
soner awed himself for enlineeent. He, hoe ever tram o-
• hiformation which had ruched him. charged, the pet.
WW2 with being • deserter. A soldier belonging to the 19th
Regiment of Foot who was present identified him es having
hen • deserter from that regiment. The prisoner at moo
acknowledged that be had deserted. but declared that be hied
afterwards received hie discharge. Under these circumstance.
witness gave him into custody banal of enlisting him.
The Lord Mayor said that es there wee no proof of the
prieciner's being • darner, he thought it would be better fur
the reuniting sergeant to enlist him at can—no doubt he
wend melte a capital soldier.
Witnere-1 don't see that exactly, say lord. I think it
would only be throwing good motley away.
The Lord Mayer—You appear to be afraid of losing your
shilling. You, however, had better enlist him, and if you
hereafter find that he really is a deserter you will have a
doable charge against him. (To the prisoner.) What
answer do you make to this charge ?
Prisoner—lt la tau I did desert, but was aft, rwards dis-
charged when the regiment wee reduced to 1,000 rank and
Ile.

The Lard Mayor—lf the whetter waa dl trimmed you
cermet my he is a dreerter. If you ark it, I will reamed him
far the purpoes of asndiag you rum date to Inquire into his
character ?

Withers—That's very well, but it might be WA SS. la
ell probability I should lose a DIMS or two ablie I eras en-
gaged in making theism iegniries sb-ut him.
- The Lord lhyor mid he thought the witness vu too par-
ticular kr • maulting sergeant.
The primmer was then discharged from custody.
GUILDHALL.

Devil Rees Dowiesl;;WrrieaTrial the following heeds.
In January end September last the prbioner called on Messrs.
Oradell and Co., copper merchant., Upper Thamaoaireet,
and received on each occasion 21. 25.. under the pretence that
it was • subscription to the Mint Borough Ragged &tool.
The amounts woo entered in a oolisclovi book, afterwards
found on him. On Saturday the primmer called on Mr.
Budd, copper merchant, of Baynard'a-wharf, who had pre-
viously paid him money as a subscription to the Red-cross
fichcola, and sent in • rewipt for a sub-
rtigtrion to the Mount Borough Ragged &hook.
Mr. Budd then asked him it ho had not been
dimleised from the Rad-woes Bagged Schools by
the Rev. Mr. Cadman, for miscondaot. lie replied that be
had Oft because they had been tom dean, but that he had
established another school of has own. Ile produced • letter
written by the Rev. Mr. Cooke, the curate, giving him •
good character) which PO slammed Mr. Budd that be let hint
go without pi.ug hint into custody, although be had called
hi • policeman. H. afterwards learnt from Mr. Cadman that
the latter was obtained without his knowledge. 11. subs,-
wetly also received a letter bons the prhoner, admitting
ibM he bad told Ma falsehood., awl stating that be had no
school now, though be had had mewed now be left Mr.
Cathleen's, and appealing to him (Mr. Budd) not to do any-
thing to injure him in the matter until the following Monday,
when he would call upon bile. Mr. Budd applied to the
Secretory of ths Ragged School ticiou, who informed him
that the urbane was an hapeetor of the went iiewription,
Mr. Omit, the secretary, now stated that the primmer was
sassier of the Oraval•lans nagged School, abut four years
ago. Mr. Oast observed thew it appeared by 'h• collecting
hook that the glimmer bad receimd GO(. up to the end of last
meth.
Sir NW Lai* mid be should mad the rase f Mel, hat
would mimed it that the motives for giving Ito letter should
be *abed into. ;Is hoped the Rev. Mr. Cada% sad big
mate geoid WM.