The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-01 00:00:00

POLICE COURTS.-tTEIS DAT.)

017ILDHALL.
1112A21011 CONDIrer OOP • TOMO 1101“..V.
Cetherise IfTerth , a Irishwoman, was placed
at the bar before Aldseaan Du • charged with annoying
the complainant in his burinees.
William Taylor said be carried en the businees of a
draper at 44, Beech-street, Barbican, and ever since he
had been there the prisoner had annoyed him
rlnczitinegr
to his shim when his customers were there and ' to
leave. When he went round the counter to turn
out:she would run away, and return directly after. She
was about his house at all hours of the day and night ;
to and after he had shut the shop up and gone the kitchen
to have his sipper, she would come and lay herself down
on the grating and knock at the kitc. window.
If it happened to be unfastened she would push
it down and pull the blind aside to look at
him. When he got up to ge for the pohce she would run
away only to return again, and as early as 6 o'clock in
the morning she would, be there. A short time ago she
was brought to this court for annoying him, and
was bound over to kep tho pesos, but went on
just the same as ever. Wherever he went she followed
him, and he could not get rid of her. She first came to
his shop to buy threa4 and was continually asking him
and his dike to go and take tea with ler or to have some
beer with her, but of course they never went. On Sunday
night she followed him as he was going to church, and he
had to call the police, upon which she ran away. That
strange conduct of hers had been going on for two years
and •• half.

Alderman DAM thought she could not be right in her
mind.

Complainant said that was the opinion of the neighbour.
hood in which she 'fled. They mud she bed a' partiality
for him, but he did not reciprocate her feeling&
A female friend of the prisoner mid she bad known her
for several years, and she was a very bard working
woman as • tailorese, but at the present time she was
mad. . _

pawner made a long. rambling statement, to the
effect that the complainant was continually sending her
messages to come and see him.
Alderman Dakin remanded her to have the state of her
mind ascertained.

LICIBIZZIZIMR ST A COLLECTOE TO • DLIII3I.IIIY.
nano, Wood, a respectable-looking elderly man living
at Charlotte-street, Old Kent-road, was placed at the bar
on remand before Alderman Dakin, charged with embez-
zlingliOUS sums of wormy belonging. to Mr. &raptor
Stannah, dirtiller. of Wtute-street, Finsbury, his em-
ployer.
Mr. Rothwell said the defalcations amounted to about
5001., but only three cases were proceeded with, in which
the prisoner had received sums of 1001., 40/. His. and
28/. Ca. Bd., and not accounted for them.
He was committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
r.SITATOLISD ASSAULT OS • CLOWY.

//miry Gelding, a labourer, was charged before Mr.
Flowers with assaulting Harry Crenate at the York
Anne paha/ann.
It apprized that some period back the comelninint, who
is the-down at the Royal Amphitheatre, in Holborn, and
his wife lent the defendant • sum of money, he being a
little hard-pawed at the time. The defendant had for-
merly been employed as some kind of assistant et the
circus. As a security he allowed the complainant
to keep his watch and chain which he (defendant)
valued at 21.. end subsequently wanted to palm
the property on to the complainant, and thereby
obtain- the full amount of the 21. This Mr. Croueste
positively refused to agree to, as he pronounced the watch
and chain to be worth not half so much as the sum
required. The consequence of thieves that last night after
the performance, Croueste was partaking of some refreeh-
meek with Mr. Cane, the equestrian, at the York Arms,
when the defendant came in end demanded the rest of
the money from Mr. Croueste, who again refused to ac-
cede to such a proposal. Thereupon the prisoner violently
assaulted the clown by blocking hie eye and ostubig a
great swelling of the bp. Defendant was then taken into
custody by police-oonetabb Wheeler, E 18.
Mr. Croueste, after giving his own evidence, said that
be did not wish to call any witness, for the defendant was
it poor man, and it was on account of his wife end family
was not pressed. All Mr. Crowed° re-
thil the
cbllie dejet should be bound
his over to
quired was thin .
keep the peace against him (complaining en.
Mr. Flowers observed that Mr. Croueste was wry res-
piring, and that alone ought to be • sufficient cause for
preventing the defendant committing • like assault ; how-
ever, Golding must enter into his own recognimsnees in
a RIM of 201. to keep the peace for sir months.

SOUTHWARK.

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