The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-20 00:00:00

(Before the Common Serjaant.)

(Alm Upfte, 35, jeweller. a gentlemanly.dressed man,
was indicted for burglary in the dwelling-horseof John
Goldsworthy, No. Z 3, 'Portland-place, and stealing therefrom
••gold brooch, several watches, and a number of other erti-
else el jewellery, altogether of the value of 601.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr, Ribtos defended.
From the opening statement of the learned counsel, it
appeared that on the evening of the robbery, July P.
the prosecutrix, Miss Annie Wetly's; left the house
to go to a party, leaving on be, dressing-table
two gold watches and a chain • she likewise left
her jewel-case on the same tals, containing jtwo
seta of earring., three brooches, several gold chains, a
five pound note, and other articles. On her return she
at once missed the whole of the property, when the police
were immediately called in, and proceeded to make a minute
examination of the premises, and on going upstairs the attic
window leading on to the leads was totted to be oiler
and there were footmarks immediately under it, which
led, on being followed, to No. 60, Charlotte-street. The
empty jewel-box was found in the top attic, situate at the
back of Portland-place. On the examination being followed
up
the next day the footsteps were tried to a room in
which the prisoner had resided up to the time of the robbery,
but on that night he had suddenly left his lodging, according
to the evidence of his landlady, a few minutes after the rob-
bery mint have taken place ; and as be was
the only male lodger in the house the police
were at once put upon his track, and after some
diMaulty succeeded in apprehending him. When the
charge was stated he said to the oelesr—" You know that
le not my game ; I de things different to that."
The primmer was identified by ti witness as the men she
had semi creeping along the gutter towards the attic window
of 23, Portland-place a few nights before the burglary.
Mr. Ribton, on the part of the prisoner, argued that
there was not the slightest evidence against his client ; but
the jury found him Orin', and the Common Serjeant sen-
tenced bins to be kept in penal servitude for three years.
Jots Warman/4 29, shoemaker, was indicted for foto.
nbeing
thee iosely marrying Mary Ann Bonifield, his first wife, Jane,
alive.
. .

Arthur Collins pretended.
The pnooerwho wee undefended, pleaded guilty.
At the wish' of Mr. Collins the second wife, a very
good-Looking young woman, was allowed to stand
ia the box and make Ina statement. She said she
was married to the prisoner at St. Andrew's Church,
Holborn, on Whit•Sanday last. He introduced his fart
wife to me loeg before we were man led as his sister. He
told me he was a widower. Hia own wife knew that we
were courting. We an lodged in the same home. I lived
with him about six weeks after marriage. The day after
we were married his wile came into my room and asked me
where her husband Jobs was. I laughed, sod said "I sup-
ports you mean year brother." She then told me that she
wee his wife, and should prosecute him for bigamy. She then
said she had acted as his sister on purpose to screen him from
some robbery that be had committed at Slough. His first
wife gave him into custody. I did not.
Mr. Collins—With regard to the robbery at Slough, I
believe the officers are now waiting to arrest him on that
charge. . .

Criss-examined by th.- prisoner—You lived with me
about six weeks after our marriage. I first koew you in
Kinpgate-street. Your wife used often to some and visit
you on a Sandsy. I used to go to your remn nearly every
night. I used to do so as your sweetheart, bat sot natal
you had pressed me. I often stopped for three or four hours
at a time, and your wife often found me with you on Sun-
day.. We have often all been to the theatre, and to Green.
wicb. and other places together. I was not anxious to be
married—it was you who were. You had the bane put up.
You ksow you went and put them up one asoireteg before
breakfast. I *ever said I would not have it put off. Your
wife came to me the day after we were married and began
to learn my trade, and she worked with me two days sad •
half, She woos by the neon of Cook, sod we were married
in that name. I have heard you ley to your weds, " Mary
Ann and I would make • good match," and I have heard INN
laugh when you said so.
Prisooer--Has she ever seen us on the stairs in rather
loving manner? You know what I mean. (laughter.)
Witness (iedignmatly)—No, lever before we were married.
I swear I did sot know you were a married man.
The brother of the first wife was then examined, who de-
posed that hie sister was obliged to leave the prisoner only
&week after his =mime, in consequence of his ill-treatment
to her. and described the &erecter of the prisoner in the
most indignant terms. He (the prisooer) even took the ring
off bis laodlady's finger to get married to his first wife.
The prisoner married his (witness's) sister at Stokeopon-
Trent in 1853, and lived with her on and off ti 111853. They
hod one child. Had never heard that his sister bad goes
with other men.

Prisoner—My ant wife went away from me seven times.
Brother—Yee, because You behaved so badly to her.
The was Shen asked what be had tory why sentence
should not be pored upon him wheo he reOrd, " I beg
that you will boar in mind the Rimier in which I met with
this young pram. She lived by herself lobe awafrom the
control of her friends ao that she might have young
men go hones with her, take tea, and so forth. From the
opportunities we had ribeing so much together and so often
it will be easy foe you to imagine the elect that such •
beguiling your' women would have on • was left in such •
forlorn situation as I wan, and having been separated from
my first wife so long. I would also sak your lordship to
consider that my first wife left a many tunes, sad having
no business of any kind it was ray for me to soaped her
mode of life. Out of the eine years that I have bees owned
I have only lived with her foe two years, and under thew
circumstances I ask your lorkahip to be sa merciful ea pos-
sible to me. _ - -

7Ls Cornrow Serjesoit &Wowing the priemer, told him
that the crime of bigamy was ma of a varied chamfer ; in
some mass • weeles imprisoement snaking, and in
other mass the primmer deserving the highest punish-
ment poimible ; and, continued the learned serjaant. yon
lame convimed me that the statues which I at ARM in-
truded to pow apes you it too slight. It ie• post moo, to

the first wife, it in a great iojestice to the amond wife.
Elm is a young person whogets orb; thebox and to examined
by you, with a view of doing all you can to damage her
character ►nd sex, and fn your address to me, you do your
utmost to assail her moral reputation. You have drawn
her into this false position, and than you think it beooming
in you to denounce her, to screen yourself from your own
enormities. lam not at all motioned that you did not be-
have io a scandalous manner towards your first wife, and
fur your bane conduct I am going to punish you most
severely, though not to that extent which the law allows.
To mark my sense of your conduct, and I beliesis the eines
of every one present, the sentence is that you be kept in
penal servitude for the period of four years. (Applause.)
The prisoner, who seemed appalled at this aenteuos, was
then removed.