The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before the Assistant-Judge.
Widlease Taylor, 51. shoemaker, sod Meaner Jock, 40,
a married woman, were indicted under Bisieis Act for
unlawfully and corruptly taking from a lady mused Hood
the 'urn of 101., on account of aiding_ leer to recover •
Pomeraotan dog, her property, the said deg having bees
stolen.
The promentrix was • widow lady, living in Mayfair, and
on the 2nd of January she lost a favourite Poiresaidan dog.
She issued handbills offering a reward of M. for its realms.
tins, and the reward was afterwards hemmed to 51. She
deposed—On the gib Jas. I seat my servant to the
male prisoner, sod be celled es me es the following
day. I told him 1 bed lost my dog and described it to him,
sod asked him whether ouuld get it bock for 54 He maid
I was very foolish to offer 11., as they always requited
double. On the same nicesieg I offered, 51. reward by
handbills. The male primmer told me he would inquire of
two men in Half Mooe.street, who wage is waiting at •
public.house, whether they would take the 51. He had
previously told me who bad got the dog. He came beak
and informed me that they would not agree to take 5/. I
then staked if they would take 71. He mid be Quark not,
adding that if I would sot Ste them WI. I might give
up all hope of seeing my main. He also mid, "If
you doe% give that sane refsain from pretecutieg.
they will out the dog's threat sad throw It down the
area. Upon bearing that I said "Myra have the mow/ this
evening me I have midget." Ho ma." Ob, yes, certainty."
I then appointed to or him on the following dey at four
o'clock, and west accordingly to 1, SWI°IIE4)I6OI4 Naomi.
street, Edgware-read. I saw the primmer mid told
would give the 101. He thee took me to a public.houee
Nehoe-streel„ and the female primer mum were just alter
him. She said to me to the male priemeses peeseeeas
" Have you gat. the 101. ?" I replied that they might to
telke9f.. phi. she told me they topald set lobe my 9L.
ledl them gave kora the 101. The toele prisoner was
stameliag by, batik took the mousy. klO saimitos the

door was opened and my dog was let in, and I tout pw..
sitar of it. I afterwarth when to Worship-skeet, and ob-
tained a warrant against the prisoners.
The prisoners were apprehended by Butcher, 137 c, on
the warrant. The male prisoner said be did not take the
mosey ; it was Jack 13ariett's wife (the female prisoner).
She was taken at 13, Prospect-terrace, Green.street, Beth-
nal-green, where the lived. He found in a kitchen 1. num-
ber of dogs, which she said belonged to her and her husband.
There were one pug, now a scarce breed ; two black•and-tan
terriers, two Scotch terriers ; two dog-collars, from which
names and addressee bad been tiled off. She said the dogs
were her own, and that she had bought the collars. Both
prisoners were found Guilty.
Lockyer, the prison officer, and Sergeant White, 1611,
proved that Taylor had been once convicted of dog-stealing
and receiving rewards for the restoration of dogs that had
been stolen, and sentenced for those offencee (Taylor not
later than these months ago.)
The Assistant-Judge said it was a very bad offence, and
no doubt was one carried on to a great extent in the metro.
polls. However, the law was strong enough to reach the
abraders, and the sentence upon Taylor was lit months'
hard lemur, anti on the woman ulna months' hard labour.