The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Janis Miwria, 341:1;a0;,;a41;ogibt op before the
Lord Mayor, on • warrant, charging his with deserting
his three children, whereby they bad become chargeable
to the East London Union.
Mr. Sidney appeared for the prosecution.
The prisoners wife died in ISM, and in June of that
year be deserted his children. They were taken
of in the first instance by some neighbours, and eventually
by the Jewish board of guardians, and in the course of the
eta and a half years that had since elapsed they bad coat
that body no lees than 400/. The prisoner was last
sight of, and a few days ago it was discovered by
mere accident that he was in some employment
in London and living with another woman, by
whom be had some more children. The machinery of
the law was then set in motion, and the children having
been transferred to the Zest LondenUnion, a warrant was
ranted forhis apprehension, and he was taken into cus-
tody by Charles grown, a City detective, in Whi
where he was at work as • journeyman tailor. ricebitalla
the oMoer that he should have gone to the board of guar-
diem, but be was advised not to do so, as he might get
into trouble.
The Lord Mayor sentenced him to fourteen days' hard
labour, and told him that if he did not take charge of his
children when he came out, he would beliuble to he taken
up again.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Charles Wild., 91, described on the police-sheet as •
labourer, and livim at Smith's common leslging-house,
Flower and Dean-street. Spite Melds, was charged before
Mr. Newton with having been concerned with one in
custody, and two others not yet apprehended, in garotting
Mr. Charles Edward Duress., and robbing him of 12
half-crown., a icicket-book, and some valuable papers.
Mr. Ma now appeared on behalf of the prosecution.
The acts of this daring outrage have already
been folly reported, and it may be remembered
that as the prosecutor, who in a commander
in the Bengal navy, was peeling through Commercial-
street, Spitalfields, on the morning of the 4th, between
the bourn of half-peat one and two o'clock, be was
attacked from behind by four men and garotted by a
man named Harvey: now awaiting his trial for that
offence, who held him by the throat with both hands,
drew him backwards, and held him in that position while
the prisoner, and two others with him, rifled his pockets
of twelve half-crowns: and a pocket-book containing
valuable papers. The prosecutor swore positively to the
prisoner as one of those who rifled his pockets ; and he
was also identified by a lad named Townsend, who wit-
nessed the assault and robbery.
Police-constable David feted, 77 H, stated that on
Saturday evening he, in company with the prosecutor,
searched the neighbourhood of Commercial-street for
some hours, until in a shop at the corner of Thrawl-street
they found prisoner and four others, and prosecutor
instantly pointed out prieoner, and witness took him into
sationdil * He said he knew nothing of the charge made
agM
r. him.
Newton asked if there was any chance of the ap-
prehension of the others concerned.
The officer said he was afraid not, as their companion
(the prisoner) having been taken it would give the alarm.
Prisoner who asserted his innocence was fully com-
mitted to take his trial with Harvey at tho Central
Criminal Court.

84.114011, a needlewomica, was summoned for
unlawfully pawning five shirts.
Sergeant Gibson, of the Grenadier Guards, Said that
the defendant bad been employedfor some time in making
soldiers' shirts. Of 174 which had born given her, there
were seven missing, five of which she admitted she bad
pawned.
In reply to questions from Mr. Selfs,
Witness said that the price of her labour was 7d. per
shirt. They were not marked in any way until they
were taken into the stores at Pimlico.
Defendant said she was extremely sorry. Her hus-
band deserted her five months ago, leaving her in a desti-
tute condition. She at first disposed of everything of her
own to obtain the necessaries el life, and then being abso-
lutely without bread pawned the shirts. Hunger had
driven her to the omantimion of the offence, and if the
magistrate would butmieve her a few days she would en-
deavour to get them
Mr. Selfelmtvtas two pawnbrokers, wt.=
dead a shirt eadi,vre:stdag there in without
some inquiries, said he wee very sorry for the defendant,
but he mast convict her in the psnaty of Is., and 122.
sub% albs riedastlag this pries of asking, or seven days
is Molt • bat if die semi had one surety is for her
appeavasei he wadi adjourn the ease for a fortnight, to
smalls her be est the satiasy.
ilhe was wat to prison.

Waist Warren, 14, witiiiassr•at the bar for deal
essminatiok with • stone at Ann
pe. in the skeet, and ratting her right eye out,
her al Vs yen
Wr, apmsasei for theyrasseatiom and an officer
of the Aseselsaa rile kir Prlerflas the Laws for the
Protection of Wooten watched the ease on behalf of the
soci.
The promecutriz, • vel7 respectable looking young
woman, who was entirely deprived of the sight of tow
right eye, rid that on Marle,y evening. the 16th of Octo-
ber, she was paring along the York-read, Lambeth,
when she saw the prisoner sad other lads qoarrelhaig
aid pushing about some girls. She stopped far a ski