The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

WANDSWORTH.
A DOUBLII TRIAL.

A rang man of ghost stature, wearing a small mos.-
taehe, who gave the 12111110 of Thomas Bgvrurr. and who Las
been in custody some weeks, was brought before Mr. Ing-
ham for final examination on • charge of being concenied
with others in attempting to break into the Dukes dead,
Putney. on Satunlay evening, the litth of January last,
while the landlord, Mr. Tritaby, was lying dead in the
house.

This case was of a somewhat singular character. The pri-
soner was seen to lift a tall man on to the top of a projecting
Parlour of the Duke's Head, and he tried to force open an
upper room window. It wan suspected that two others were
concerned, but they got away. The prisoner was apprehended
coming out of the house, and oo the way to the statioa
he dropped a screwdriver and a hook. Ho twilit;
searched at the stabs), three skeleton keys were found
in the lining of his coat, and • number of 'miler matches
in his waistcoat rye-ket. Two of the three others were
subsequently apprehended, but were discharged. The cri-
mper was remanded several times, and he was then charged
with two others for committing an extensive robbery at the
Coopers' Arms, also in Putney. Eventually the three were
committed for trial on that charge, and were tried at the
last Sur►ey Sessions. They were acquitted, and the
prisoner was again taken into custody on • warrant is-
sued by Mr. loghain for the first charge, end he was brought
hack to Wandsworth. As it was stated that the prisoner
had been convicted a Dumber of times, his worship deter-
mined upon sending him to the sessions again as an incorri-
gible rogue, and for that purpose he had to be remanded two
or three times for the production of the necessary evidence.
Police-constable Jona, of the L division, now stated that
he was present at Lambeth police-court on the 31st of
March, 18,56, when the prisoner, in the name of Samuel
Ries, was committed as • rogue and vagabond. He was
also present at the same polies-court on the 6th of December
when he was also committed as • rogue and
prisoner stoutly denied that he had ever been com-
mitted, or even in custody, before.
Mr. Ingham then committed him to the house of correc-
tion at Wandsworth, there to remain until the next
papal quarter sessions, to be holden for the county of
!surrey, at Reigate, on the 9th of April next.
The prisoner is not committed for trial, as it appears
from the act that the magistrate has to convict the offender
as an iocomgilde rogue, leaving the justices to pass sentence
as they think lit, of not =masa twelve months' imprison-
ment, with a whipping.

/101311EltV Or A HONAIL AND VAN.
Hrure Flop4.lns, a general dealer, residiug at 32, Liver-
pool.street, King's-coma, was charged before Mr. Barker
with etealiag •• van and • home of the value of IDOL, the
property of Lewis %milt.
Mr. Beard prosecuted ; Mr. John Wakeling defended ;
mid Mr. Lewis watched the case on behalf of some othtr
parties.
71is else was one of • very complicated nature, two per-
KIM claiming the proerty—the prosecutor saying that it
was Wby right of • bill of Bale. The prisoner did oot set
sp any right to the property. The prosecutor finding that
tie van and horse were gooe, and that the prisoner had
been dealing with the halm called • policeman said pee
the prisoner into custody. At that time the prisoner said
he ha 3 sold the hone for 141.

Mr. Wakeling rid be 111;7161 be able to show that the
hone his client hail sold woo "maths bone in question.
Mr. Harker remanded the primmer until Wednesday next,
amend t the application of Xt. Wakeling bail was put in
and the prisoner liberated.