The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Richard", alias Blond, who bar be rapeekdly m-
ounded noon the charge of having unlawful pommaiim of
three 61. Beak of laghM notes, part of • robbery of 1,0101.,
la goers, at Meachasiter, on the I Ith ult., was brought before
the Laid Ma for anal examination.
Mr. 0. 6oldelth, • taller in the Branch Bank of Eft,
lead at Manchester, sold that on the I Ith ult. he paid Mr.
Taylor, the prosecutor, the amount of • cheque for
*4l. 9s. 6d., sad that the three notes, which the primmer had
been proved to hare passed, formed part of the sum gives in
change for the cheque.
Brett, the ditecdve altar, who has berm mimed in
Pacing the notes, Mated that the *Admire which the pl-
anar Uhd put epta the threw boar pedseed wwe Woe.
This completed the ~Idea kr t e proostatice, sod the
primate who, atter the mast make, meld he should reserve
hie defies, we Idly comemaittad he teisL

WANDSWORTH.
A very respectably attired young women weld Mite
Jams, sppeared for re-examination on the chirp et rewellng
Are copper thrsollah coins, vela. 3d., the of her
raiserws, lire. Francis Elizabeth Brooks, the wlb at a cora
chandler, coming ea business in Britannia-place, Wanda-
worth-roed.

Mr. bele:masa attended on behalf of the prosecution;
end Kr. Harm the accused.
In this case the prisoner had been In the employ of Mrs.
Brooks, as a general servant, and had given her miatrese •
mouth's mottos to leave her 'Ovation. On the day before the
tinta=ed, the prosecutriz, according to her own statement,
y kicked Avenel • boa under the prisoner's bed,
and Wain' something rattle, she had the curiosity to open
it, sad she then discovered five copper Swedish coins, which
she hid mimed from • drawer from a bookies. In bar bed-
room about a smith before. She also stated that shit bad
taken six of the coins over the counter at different times,
and had placed them in the drawer. When abe mimed the
five only one remained. On the morning of the priwmor
lcevest a creatable was called in, and she was given into
. The prisoner, on the other band, declass] that the
whole is cabs were Der property, and that one had been
taken from her boa. Bhe further aid that the Swedish ems
produced by his. Brooks we. also her property, and that the
I mina bad been given to her by an aunt who wea now living
In Sweden.

Mr. Haynes croes•examined the prow:unix at dome
tithsad she denied having thntstesed to coattail suicide,
dfering the keys to the petedaer, so that the might Ins
with ber husband as he had often expensed • desire to do
so. She also denied that she was jealous of the prisoner, and
sin that the prisoner ever threatened to tell her husband of
her &ding her (Mrs. Brooks) in the room with a man's
arm round her neck.
The husband was examined on this otemdmi, and he said
that he was present three &Sorest timaewhem him wife took
three of the coins. He made a mall henatery of the coins
as they were taken. The last Gain wee tabs ma we& ego.
Ths inventory was produced, which endued of a email
piece of pagsr, with the dates and titled the coins.
Upon being goesticmed by Mr. Hama,
The &Abend declared the havenney was not made after
the girl was in custody. He would not swear that it was
made three days before.
Poine-constable Dann, of the V division, said, afterhe
took the prisoner into melody he saw Mr. Brooks writing
down the dates and titles of ties sobs ea they laid before him,
upon ac.:l paper dialler to the one produced.
Mr. rid he would not go intn that question. The
one for to consider was whether a Jury would convict
upon such evidence, and he was bound to say he believed
they would not, for no one could imppose that the inventory
produced was not made at the time the young woman waa
give into custody. He believed it wee, and he therefore
should discharge the_pdisoner.
At the request of Mr. Haynes, a former mistress was en
mined, to show that the prisoner had an coins of • similar
diseripdos in bar pommel= while she was in her employ.
Mr. lashes said that more clearly establiehed the young
womaa's i1i20081106, sad she would Lave the.court without a
stain upon her chancier.

HAMMERSMITH.
Slisabett Ptiolnsell,• tall floe-looking girl who was stated
to be only 15 years of age, but who appeared to be at brat
18, eta charged with robbing her mother, a lennelims living
is Grove Howie, Brown's-buildings, Ron•iagtom
The complaumet, who cried bitterly while o.
her
dom. said hrdaughter Ina limo& before bis warship
some time einem charged with robbing her mistress, %edifier
being in mina • week ohs was discharged with • cautics in
coorequenos of her ago. Since thee witness had kept bar at
home, and had endeavoured to correct her evil habits, but
without maim TM primmer hid a good home, elthoogb
witness had to week very bard to maintain her family.
Latterly _she bad mimed several articles, consistieg of a
table Moth. frock, shawl, &c., telongieg to her CUMOOIO[II,
; end alme had boa compelled to pledge her own things to
make them good.
Mr. Ingham wished to know if the mother bad any idea
of the mayor b which the prisoner spent the money.
The witness .Md by treating people, and one wee a police
constable who had just been Michel* from the force.
The mother implored hie worship's smistance to sand the
primmer to a reformatory
Kr. Ingham was torn he cook' not do so as she was pad
the ago. He 'totems:a her to be itoprisonced far three
months with bard labour.