The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
WAIN II ROBIIERT AT URORT•LAN THKATRIL

young nun. named WillosatinTanre;;,;;eharged
• ith •trabog a fold watch front the poem of Mr. Young,
the Mayor of M &arch, at the boa entrants of Driryhute
Theatre.
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//iiToing deposed that oa the el the 31st Dec.
be wait to larary.laas Theatre with two wed, as they
were ham( at the dome d the peetanasecie • rash took
place, by which be was ssparassd from them At the same
lamest he Mt • tug at his watchiguard, sad immediately
rained his watch.

Hesay Canery—l was employe! at the theatre to call up
earners, and saw prosecutor with two ladies wailieg far
their anima I charred the prisoner steadies behind
the promestor, !oldie his watch, which was still
coesected with his ipeasecutor'el waistcoat by the
chain, and I then mw the chain hanging loose
trio the waistcoat. I heard the prosecutor call
out, " I have lost soy watch!' I esideavoured to
sum the pi-wooer, but was enable to get at him
owing to the crowd, sod he slipped mead or of the pillars,
so that Host sight of him. Ii was quite possible that
he might have passed the watch to some one there. I put-
seed him and sum overtook him and pee hies in Merge.
I had sem him with some other men, hang* skeet
the entrance .4 the theatre at as WNW hour of the day,
sad at the time of the robbery there were other maw with
his, but I could not my that they were the mem
the Aker Who apprehended him said he had ensile in.
minim bee bail sot kartied aaythiag to his dieadvaatage.
The primener—l shall plead
Mr. tWria—Mop ; I mend emesider whether I will let
pis. After • few Mauler his worship continued I think
this is a ease that mast go for trial.
Mr. Young—Perhaps be woad mist is recovering my
watch

"prionor—l mold, sir, it l koow whore to
oiler am

He war cossmitud f trial.
CLEBYENWELL.

AITEXPT AT ACICIDS IX • TOMB C.L.I
A dirty. disepoted-looking womea. a winnows prosti-
tute, who bus limed at this wort over 30 them, who gm
Ma acme of Asa Field, amid 33. wee pissed at the her
before Mr. Barker, charged with bskg limit m.d ereeting
a anesthesia' is Seymouratreel, awl ahe with ladle
allele to counnit wield* in ese ef the Belle of the
Plattutreek Caindesalmet.
From the evidence of actioginspertere Ifolvany. 6 R, it
appeared that the primer was locked up for be* drunk
mid disorderly, 68d helm pieced in the cell was, is the
meal coarse, visited by him about ten missies afterwards.
He then fogad der Heck in the face, with • ilk scarf tied
tightly roiled her throat—in fact so tightly that
it we. with great difficulty that • Made could
Is. got between it and the skin to cut it.
The officer renioustmted with her on the folly of attempt.
lug to destroy her life, and left her oo the promise that she
.veld Dot again repeat the act. A few minutes afterward.
he again vented her, and then fossil her with another
piece of silk ribbon tied tightly round her throat, which he
at mace removed. and while .1111 was standing at the cell
door the premier hepu tearing her cloak Mtn ribber,
had soother piece tied round her throat at the same
time, eselsiming that she would be —4 if she would sot
choke herself. $o violent and determined were her saiss-
min to dentroy herself that it was found aeoessary to ban
• constable statioued at the door of her cell the virile of
the night. The prisoner has sot blew out of prima wee
than • mak.

Thu prisoner io defence said that she wee very sorry for
what she bad dour. sad hoped the magistrate would take DO
further wotice of the matter.

Mr. Barker sentenced her to one mot.th's hanl labour in
the Hones of Correction.

SOUTHWARK.
A RETTINTO TRAREPORT'S TOOT TO THE THEATRE.
JoAm Are Av., • poor, rniesrable-looking man, warmly
did, however, is government clothing, wu brought before
Mr Combe, charged with Deis/ drunk and ereatiag a dia.
turbance in the gallery of the Victoria Theatre.
Herrington, 3'2 L, the officer appointed to do duty in the
theatre, said that last night between 10 and it o'clock,
dune; the performance of the pantomime, he heard a die-
ter buce in the pllery,and on proceeding there immediately,
he UM the prisoner rolling about among the audience and
making a most discordant noise. Witness, perceiving that
he was extremely drunk, had some trouble to eject him,
and finding him to be iscapable of taking can of himself,
be conveyed him to the station.
Combe—Do you know anything shout him, as be
aPPlar, from his dome to have come from some coovict
tuabludiment?
Herrin/ono—He has papers upon him showing that on
hetmileylast he returned from transportation. His dis-
charge was among them.
Prwour -It is quite true, sir. I have suffered seven
Year.. and was diadurged at Chatham on Saturday. I can
"Zr4u you, your worship, that my punishment was so
severe that • very mull quantity of liquor took effect upon
me. iam now so ill, air, that I csa hardly stead.
31r. Oeulte -How came you to go to the theatre is that
state *:

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F'nsonerell, I wanted to see something to
Itatract my
t 'ril from my late sufferings, aod I thought would go
see the pantomime. I hope you will let me go. sir.
Meroligtea said that prisoner used no Mohan*, and
L. really believed him to be very al.
Mr. enenbe told the prisoner to avoid drinking for the
'.tare. euavially this cold weather. He seemed to be not
Ltalth, Le had suffered a peat dead