The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

J.M. Edward Kowtow's, a clerk in the General Post-
Wks, St. MartiO4-104)rand, wee .utrunoned for the second
gape, having failed to appear on the first oci asion, charged
with having on the 24th ult. unlawfully ar.d fraudulently
idlized to a letter a certein poetage•otemp, which had been
raga off a certain other totter, whereby he had incurred a
purity of 201.
He again failed to appear and the Post-office solicitir
decided on proceeding Intl* absence.
Evidence wee therefore given, conclusively proving that
the ddendant on the day in question removed a cancelled
penny postage-stamp from • letter about to to sent out for
delivery, affixed it to a private letter of his own, with
the intention of sending that letter also for delivery, u if it
had been posted in the ordinary way. Ile was detected in
the set, and being suspended by the Postmaster-General in
amalgamate, had absented himself from his usual place of
abode.

--Alderman Cubitt inflicted ' a penalty of 200., with Ss. fld.
meta, for which If not paid) the body of defendant will be
answerable. provided be can be found.
Mary 11.0atin, a middle aged woman, with a baby in
anna, wee charged aa follows
Mr. O. Walker, surgeon, 14, Bow-lane, said that on the
previous afternoon the primmer, accompanied by another
woman, called at his surgery, and roquetted him to make up
• prescription for bar child. He told them to 'it down far •
few minutes, and then went out of the surgery for • short
time, and, upon his return, found thu other female gone and
his umbrella gone too. Several persons maw the priSoner
make signs to the other woman, and there could be no doubt
of her being an accomplice in the robbery. Ile accordingly
timed her with It, and she strenuously denied the charge,
but, in doing so, made nee of some expromMne which had
teas need by a woman vary mmb like the prisoner, who, in
company with another woman, robbed his till of 6s. under
similar circumstances about two years ago.
Police-constable 481 deposed to the apprehension of the
prisoner, and produced • paper which fell from her when
calm to the station. It was • recommendation that Francis
ll'Oevin should be admitted as a patient to King's Collette
Hospital, and when taken by witness to the hospital for
inquiry, was endorsed by the secretary as follows The
man applied to me &boat three weeks ago, giving the address
of Mint-street" (the prisoner bad in the first instance given
• false addresa). "He has one son a convict at Redhill Re-
formatory, and another son is an accomplished pickpocket
His leg was amputated here some year@ ago, and he has made
use of the accident for begging purpoiees ever since.' The
witness stated that if • remand was granted, he thought be
should be able to produce the woman who actually took the
promentor's umbrella.
Alderman Cubitt said the other women might possibly be
found, but oven then there sesined to be no clear proof of her
sonnection with the prisoner, who must therefore be die-
charged.
Dietharged accordingly.

GUILDHALL.
TVna. Boom, was placed at the bar before Alderman Hum-
phery, charged with being drunk, and turnable of driving.
Polke-constable 373 suld—l was on duty last night, about
7 o'clock, at Chatham-place, Black triers, when my Atka.
tion was attracted by an alarm given behind ow, end on
turning round I saw the prisoner driving a cart, the wheel
of which had got jammed with the limp-poet. As he wee
drunk, I took him to the station, and the hone and cart to
the grearard.
Prisoneyr said—l bought the horse and cart at the Reposi-
tory, and had a little drop of drink afterwards, which got the
better of me, sir.
Alderman Humphery—Yon mean, you got drunk. Well,
you are fined 6.., and mind you do not got drunk again.
B•rrett wee charged with the following desperate
smolt upon of one his fallow workmen.
James Wainwright, mid—l was working et Whiteeross-
mention yesterday afternoon, and while upon the outside
Koff knocking a hole fora window, the prisoner earns up,
sad me to knurl off work. I did not do so, but put
dews my cideel to look round me; and when I sought for
it eon it wee gone. I looked through the window where
the prisoner was standing up= the inside scaffold, and, the
instant I did so, the prisoner, who was standing behind the
wall with my chisel is his hand, swung it round and struck
me with all his force upon the held, and nearly knocked me
et
the sosfold. ICI had fallen I must bare bees killed.
I Wait down the War, amiss soon as I reached the ground
be dew semetlbg et me which Work me on the head, sad
this bony boormar I Wbeen workbag with wee found where
maim
I um Vb.. This asa old grudge, sir, arising out d
how Bryan aid I via et work upon the fame scaffold
with Webtersight, and mw the prisoner, who le net of the
essaZ tatempon las fame emabld. He was drunk, but be had
ao ea that pelt d the building. Them was as ewe
Om

Alan= Humpbtry—allot tem you to tay, prtoomor,
to tlgo °lmre . . .

—pWeeege-: Ido not Imnw anythingsbont it, air. I slither
mw the kamm.r nor the chisel.

Thetwo weapons were produced; and being wielded by
a powerful man like the prisoner, tbo only wonder wee
that such formidable instruments did not produce mom me-
rlon, injuries.
Alderman Humphery lined the prisoner 405., or indoors&
21 days' imprisonment.