The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

1317ILDHALIa
Henry Albert Bell, a reepeetably dressed young may
tree brought up before Aldermen Palumotte and Sir Peter
Laurie, charged with kketionely uttering forged order* for
advertisements, and with obtaining money under false gee-
tetras, with intent to cheat end **end Mews. Ferris end

Whitehead, of Blackfriars.
Mr. Buchanan appeared for the prosecution. and stated that
Meseta. Ferri. and Whitehead, law meta draftwoen, recently
published • book, sad employed the prisoner to collect ad-
vertisements to append to the work. He obtained
and among the number three from persons of the nanensel
Porter, Quieten, and Borrego, but after pubiloation, when
Mom prase were galled to far pigment, they repudiated
their liability • and epos being sued in the musty court of
Ilesthwerk, tiny not may swore that they never gave the
Weis for the Walks at the advertisements, bat they stir
=deed the written orders produced es Snarls*. With rr
gard to the chugs at obtaining scary tinder tales menaces,
*atoms oat of the mane tremendous, the miscast having

obtZsd N 7 es his ootezeinoa upon tines ;indignant;
the pneenteces mina the money beUevna then to be
gesehte. 0. (Or. Bachman) propeed to ley tbe gross&
work for a remand, es some of the wanness wen not In et-

Indiaos.
Mr. Whitehead asid—hbout three months ego I via
Asti pubbahing a book upon law costs, and engaged the
Omar to collect edvertiestateite upon a commission of 26
per suit On the 16th of August Net he brought in the
within advertirerata produced, pureeing to be signed by
Mr. l'ider, Mf. faldstoll, and Mr. 8511711111% respeetively.
On the Mk of September I paid the prisoner 11., end a deal-
km meow on a subsequent day. for which ha gave the
reselpts reduced. I sued Mr. Quinton and the other two
partite who have been named, and on Wednesday lent they
sanded the Iketlawark County Court, and deeded having
Maned the orders or authorised any one to sign them on their
mitownt. One of the parties NM be could not mu write.
The gelecieer seed—l oast explain this cue to your entire
sedefectiam, Ni. I received those orders from a gentleman
last I met in ths Queue@ &sob, when I went to me the

pmetodon them -
Mr. Booluman—l did not wiah to press harshly upon
tbs pelyeer, sad did aot %hombre menuon that the moo-
dily lowl to ran a apd a try altar him when he mat

Ls!, sad b;tiZsnirre • false addnas.
Ths pascarat wild that wee not true.
Abdomen Salmons rid it wee a case for remand, but ha
would take bill In two =ranee In 201. each for the prisoner's

appearance cat Thursday neat.
BOW-STREET.
An elderly mort named Autos Berry Pena, who has ban
tea yews beam to Mr. W. 6. Johnson, of St. Menne.-
law, Frisbee sad publisher, was brought up for final eland-
' seeks, having been remanded from that day week on •
elmop of stealing two gross of childna'a books, tho property
of his master. About a fortnight ago the prisoner called on
Mr. Burdett, a printer and publisher is St. John-street,
Claksawell, and asked him to buy some twopenny books of
which ha 'godsend suppler He said, " I can do this at fie.
a gross, the tends price being 10e., and 1 think It can be
made wee* beef oar while. I as. in a position at Johnson'.
to Nab me to obtain the books, my ram being contiguous
to the enrateors, and the stook-keeper both( • foeL The
books era* fa by tboaroado, sod 1 pro the thousand to the
atookaerpor ora pfees, haviagatalo, whichablow.propiata.
Tier tdo would be 'luso awn It was
a "
or caw tf tt woo • " long" thsaired. Mt. Bazdate=l
that his irst impulse was to Mak Paul out of the shop, but It
occurrod to him that he bed batter ass how far the primmer
would go, in order to put Mr. Johnson on his guard as to
the manner in which these robberies were allsoord. Ho
tharefors allowed the prhona to go cm, wed affected a dispo-
oltion to treat with him. The Oscar ;combed to say
that, wham be went Into the coundry to travel for Mr.
Johnson, a few maths heck, he appeopriseal to
this manner a .amainawake of broke firbitit he sold
on the journey) to neekelletweem 201. load SW. by the Jamey.
This, he adda, had enabled Ma to pay for in. batons of a
shop whichlhe was about to on kb own acconat. Wit-
ness ordered two gross of the books, which the prisoner sup-
plied on the following Monday (ties 12th inst.). Ha also
brought with him on that ocoosion goasessafies end one of
Mr. Johnson's catalogues, with • list of pace,. Hs told
Mr. Burdett he could rupply all the books is the estslogns
exoept a few width he ban crossed out. He would let Mr.
Burdett have them at half-price, which, he observed, would
be dividing the value between them. Mr. Haslet' desired
him to all on the following Thursday for the money for
the two gross of books already supplied, and to bring two
gross more when convenient. Mr. Burdett then consulted
his solicitor, whom he instructed to communicate with Mr.,
Johnson, and under whose advice ha afterwards sated. Oa
Thursday, Mr. Johtuton and a policeman being in atten-
dant*, but concealed, Mr. Burdett paid the prisoner with •
marked hall.aovasion. He was then followed to • public-
house. where Mr. Johnson gave him in charge. A large
z uce:tity of other hooks, supposed to have been also stolen
Mr. Johnson's, was found at the prisoner's lodemit
The primula was committed for trial, ball being
M A RLBORO U GH- STREET.

Awes tiftiorT;;;a7L7g:i tefore Mr. Becton with at-
tempting to commit suicide and with threateoing to stab.
Alfred Anode, 318 A, said that at Wiliest sus. ma Satur-
day evening he found the potboiler quarrelling with a young
man in Gerard-street. Re separated them, and requested bee
to go home, but she refused, and said she " would be looked
apt" and he took her into custody.
andn=tort. Webb said she was charged with being drunk
Mrs. Sarah Wisliart, of 8 Gerrard-street, said the
=lodged with her. On aundley night, she having
o: or t all day, poisoner went oat, and got some drink,
and on coming home asked her for a pen and Ink
to write to her friends. She persuaded her to go to bed. She
seised a knife, and threatened to stab one of the lodgers. Bbe
went Inc a constable, and on her return heard " Murder"
screamed, and just got into the room as the prisoner Ina
about to stab herself in the heart, having the knife close to It
et the time. She had since said she would do It. fibs had
lodged with her tan maths, and all that Unto she was pretty
quiet.
Mr. Beadon asked the prisoner what could induce hear to be
so mid. She got drunk, and then attempted this horrible
mime. Had she any friends in London ?
Mrs. Wisbart said the whom had loot her father, and
that had nest her, but she bad friends at Tottenham.
Mr. Headers sud he would detain her, that her friends
Eden be eoronsionicaWE ted with, and to too what could be done.
STMINSTER.

AltNI 011111004 ea cidWoman, with felony.
Mr. Marsden, the perishes of the Oak public-house,
Keppell-street, Chelsea, said that on lleturday there was a
glees miming from his home; and en Sunday night, on the
prisoner coming to the home, the barman assured him that she
was the person who had robbed him on the previous night.
Prosecutor scoordingly walked out of the booms sod watched
the prisoner, whom he sew Ina a dram-glue to her pocket.
He followed, and asked her for the gime, when she pretended
abs knew nothing about ft. He called the police, and the
glees was found upon her.
Mr. Poynter asked whether the prisoner had ben pre.
viosely known to the prosecutor.
Proascntor replied that she had been there frequently, end
he had, since she bad visited the hone., lost between three
end fear dozen gleams, which he had very little doubt she
bad takes.
Mr. Payable inquired what was known of the prisoner?
The police replied that ate had been previously convicted
of -

‘felosi.
Mr. Marsden recommended the prironer to the merciful
xessideration of the court on account of tier age.
Mr. Poynter said he conM not attend to it. Am she
been prey usly conv.cted of felony, it would be his duty to
mod her haw' a jury.
She was then romanded. -

ithemrd Goodwits, a fellow of Oath sppearance, wee
charged with steeling • bresst-pin from the person of G.
Jackson.
Proesouter said be was In Sloane.square on Sunda y sight,
when a countryman with a bundle upon • suck med. some
faquirlee, and prisoner then came op sod said he knew all
about the matter, which appeared very questionable. Some
hours after that theprosecutor was walkingeloug the King's-
read when the prisoner came up, and muttering something
shoat what had previously ooenrred, pat his arm round
toe's neck and lugged at hie mart Prifoner wan then
r=uby • man end woman, who shortly afterwards diem-
, when prosecutor, who had =bead • breast pin from
reedroef, seicel the accused and held hies till the pot, came
up. TM pin was not found.
Prisoner woe ?emended, the magistrate offeriag to take
good bell for his appearenoe.
A abuse solicited the magistrate's advice end easisience
is the following matter. He said that on the previous day he
we hired by a gentleman, who, as.iving at his de,tinatioa,
discharged him. immediately afterward. be was engaged by
soother perry, and conveyed them to Wilton-terrace. He
sabmpeatly &roomed that the first hirer bed left a beg of
▪ speces sad forks, some bracelet. end other veluebhe
in his cab, which the secookhirer had found there, and hal
taken out of the carriage.
Mr. Poyang inquired whether he knew where to find the
lase-men party
The calm= rmMd that be fortunately reeneenbmd when
the log party Iran sat dews, and mat to the lady, who at
runs adudited the possession of the valuables, bat reamed
to restore them to theowser.
Mr. Payntor asked on whet grounds.
The ulnae* replied that the lady set up a claim for some
computation or reward for trading the
Mr. Pay carer could not see Out elm wee entitled to my.
TM cabmen said he bed told ber eo, and had pointed out to
be the& as he was the reapmeible party. site ought, when she
fund the tbing, In the cab, to have given them to him, In
Order that he might et mom hove deposited them at the newest
police-station. TM lady deciered the would not give than
, up without some toward.
Mr. Papier observed that that was all norms*' and di.
rooted the polio. logo to the penes who demised the valu-
ables, and idiom her that rile. she motored them to the
owner promedinp would he taken egehest her.
1•11112 TH.

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