The Express. — 1857-09-03 (London, England)

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, Wandaworth-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 bedroom 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.