The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-21 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Payne.)

Caroline Pope. 25, married, and Caroline Hodges, 34,
married, who surrendered to bar bell, were indicted for
burglarioosly entering the dwelling-house of Joseph Grif-
fiths, and stealing therein a coat value tie. etd., a suit of
clothes, a shawl, a silk dram, a silk cape, and other articles,
value 12/.

Hod pleaded guilty ; Pope not guilty.
Mr. Hawthorne cooducted the prosecution ; Mr. Homy
defended the prisoner Pope.
Mr. Hawthorne having opened the can at some length,
called

Sarah Griffiths, who deposed that she was the wife of
the prosecutor, who lived at 3, Victoria-street,
Hacksey. On the 24th of October, about six o'clock in
the erellUng, prosecutrix west out, taking care that the
properly secured the door babied her. Site taiamad at
night o'clock, and found that the house had been broken
into by thieves. She found the street door and the back
door open. Prosecutrix proceeded to examine the lame,
sad mired the articles above mentioned. The property pro-
ditotd was hers.

John Good said that he was assistant to Mr. Coitus, a
pawnbroker, carrying on business at 90, Shoreditch. He
produced • silk dress sod • silk cape, pledged on Saturday
night, the 24th October. The prisoner was the woman that
pledged them.
Walter Bird deposed that be was amistant to Mr. Bowl,
pawnbroker, at 14 and 15, Kinpland-mad. A man's suit
of clothes was pawned there and • shawl, on the 26th
October, by the primmer.
Adam Langley, H, said that from information he re-
mind he went to the primmer's house, 6, Bonodarymtniet.
She was not at home. He found duplicates on the mantle-
piens relating to the property taken from Mr. Oriilltki
142_80.

The pflty
prisoner maid she wee of pawning the articles,
but they were given to her by a lodger of beta
Mr. Harry, in addressing the jury for the prisoner, am-
Undid that the priemer's statement was perfectly true,
because if she herself had stoles the property she would
have destroyed the duplicates so as to provost the pro-
perty beieg traced to her. But, on the asettery, she kept
the duplicates, koowing that 'UM not deal the property.
The duplicates could do her Do hares, ae she fully believed
that the property given to her was IssessOyeblainecL
Mr. Part, rammed up. sad
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The jur7 found the prisoner Guilty.
The premiers were then tried cm • .cooed
which charged them for etadin • coat. the I.adioroPeettlt
Beejarais Franklia, to which sharp they both pleaded
sot guilty.
Mr. Payne, as the prosecutor entered the tribes...box,
said. "Are you a descendant of that :peat Amarillo°, Bea-
junta Fisaklin ?"
Prenteutae—l have not that honour, to my koowledge.
. . .

PI;SCUSOT is a tailor, carrying on business at 2, Chunk-
stress, Hackney. Oa the Alth Deosaiber he missed a twat
from his door, and directly alter saw it in the hands of
Pops. Directly she saw him she dropped the cost, and he
pithed it op and gave her into custody.
Mr. Payne summed up, sad
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty spinet both the
prisoners, but recommended Hodges to mercy.
Mrs. How, the prison °Meer, proved six former °envie.
hoes against Popo.
Mr. Payne sentenced Hedges to be imprisoned and kr
to herd labour for three 'mouths, sad Pope to be kept in
penal servitude for four years.
dock.
Both prisoners screamed frantically as they left the