The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)
TEI ClBl OF THS SW. EL MTCHSILLET.
The trial of Thomas Wyche.ley, the baptist minister, for
stealing 501.10 Bank of England notes. and some articles of
clothing and jewellery, the property of a lady named Sophia
Levy, was resumed yesterday morning.
A number of witnesses were examined with • view to
confirm the evidenoe that bad been given by the woman
Newton.
The jury then retired, and after a quarter of an hour's
absence from court returned with • verdict of Guilty
against the prisoner.
The prisoner heard this verdict with an almost imper-
ceptible quiver of the lip.
Mr. Orridge then stated that he had received a number of
letters from different parts of the country, from which be
learned that the prisoner had been turned out of several
chapels in which he had at times officiated for bad conduct..
The prisoner was then asked if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed upon him.
Prisoner—l beg to protest against the statement which
his just been made by Mr. Orridge as to my being
turned out of any chapel or place of worship whatever,
and I solemnly swear before God that I am innocent of this
charge. I deny that I ever had more than °nerd. note, or that
Inything at all to do with the robbery; and as I am
innocent, so I hope the sentence passed upon me will be the
heavier.
His lordship then addressed the prisoner, and told him
that he fully concurred with the verdict. He had had a
fair, lengthy, and impartial hearing, and the jury lad
unanimously decided that he was guilty. The Crime he bad
committed was so much the worse from the fact that he
was • man who, noder the garb of sanctity, bad wormed him-
self into Mrs. Levy's household, and then basely robbed her
with the help of the servant. His defence had been • very
able one, so that he had nothing to complain of, but he (the
learned judge) should not sentence him any more heavily
for the wish he bad expressed. The sentence of the court
was that he be kept in penal servitude for six years.
On the sentence being passed there was considerable sp•
planes expressed in court, but it was speedily rammed.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

Roderick O'Locklan, OS, printer, and Arthur Hewitt, 30,
smith, were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of the Right Hon. Lord Chrisham, end
stealing therein jewellery and watches of the value of I.IOW.
Mr. Dickie prosecuted The prisoners were undefended
by counsel.
From the evidence it appeared that a police constable was
on duty at the lower end of North Andley-street, when he
sew the two prisoners jump from a wall surrounding the
premises of the prosecutor. They were immediately seized,
and, after some resistance, secured. Upon each of them
were found tremendously large life preservers with which
they attacked the constables, and when captured the whole
of the stolen property was found in their possession.
The jury convicted both the prisoners, and former convic-
tions having been proved spinet them, O'Lcohlan was sen- I
tanced to 15, and Hewitt to 10 years' penal servitude.
Benjamin Close, 25, shoemaker, was indicted for stealing
a portmanteau ()ordaining a coat and other articles, the
property of Benjamin Con.
Mr. Orridge and Mr. Pater prosecuted, and Mr. Dickie
defended.
The evidence in this ease was this The prisoner had
taken up his lodging at a West-end hotel, and after staying
a week decamped, taking with him the portmanteau con-
taining the property in question, leaving his own filled w:tb
bricks behind him. The prisoner was subsequently taken
into custody, and the convict Yates, who was examined
on Tuesday in the case of Everett, who was found
guilty of receiving stolen goods, was the principal 'Hues
against this prisoner.
Mr. Dickie contended that there was too much doubt on
the uncorroborated testimony of Yates, and the jury ac-
quitted the prisoner.

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