The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-29 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

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piston Mr. &Oust Outlet.)
Horrid Pain, 45, wee indicted for assaulting and wouod-
iag George Aliso, with intent to do him stone grievous
bodily berm.
George Al/ea, an aged man, whose heed preowned a
very bruised applesauce, and he lived at No. 4, Cornwall-
street, St. George's-in-the-East, and was a ship rigger. He
had bees living with the prisoner 00 and off for Aye jean,
sod on the night of the Sib instant he wait home at half-
past seven o'clock and told the priaoner to prepare his
supper. She wee them lying on the bed in a state of
drunkenessa and he was obliged he get it himself. After
he had had his supper he said he should peak up his
things and would go away the Dart mulling. On hearing
that she ithmediately seised the chopper produced, and
struck him twiee with the sharp edge of it oo bin bead,
which caused two wounds. He was at the time kneeling
down, tad in the act of Vies op a handle. She called him
very offensive names, and wee about striking him again,
when hi seised her by the wrist, and thus prevented the
blow that woe aimed at him. She swore that she would
strike him nolo. He Wed very math, sad the floor wee
covered with blood. He was taken to the station-house,
where hie head wee dreamed by a gamma, and ever since he
had been unable to work. She had struck him on the head
with the poker on a former ocomiaa. A constable came,
end she was given into custody.
William Hell, police-oonst•ble 425 IS, said on the night
in question he was called to the house, and on going into
• room upstart he saw the primmer with the chopper pro-
duced in her band, and wiping the blade, which warn
covered with blood. The prosecutor was kneeling down,
and ia the act of tying up a bed with • cord. He was
bleeding very moth from the head, and the floor was
covered with blood, and be said the primmer had struck
him with the chopper and threatened to take his life. To
this charge she made no answer, and he took her into
custody. Dr. Rose came to the
i station-house, and the pro-
wicuter's bead was dreamed. The prisoner was n liquor, but
she knew what she was about. The prosecutor was sober.
Mr. Daniel Roes, surgeon, of Commercial-Owe, Beltway,
said he was called to the poikeetation in King David-lane,
where be saw the prosecutor, and found be bad two coo.
tamed sod lacerated wounds on the top of the head, 080 of
them about an inch in length, and down to the boas; the
other wound was superficial. The prosecutor's face was
covered with blood. The chopper produced was such an in-
strument as would inflict the wooed., but be did not think
that much force had been used, or the effects of it might
have been fatal.
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, the prosecutor admitted that he
had been sentseried to one mulles imprisousent for an
assault committed by him on the prisoner.
Then wee a great squabble between the parties in court,
sod lug recriminations took place between them.
The Jury found the prisour Guilty, and
Mr. Serjeut Oughts untamed her to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for 12 months.
Lydia Turner, 19, was indicted for stealing the sum of
Mt, the moneys of Elizabeth Stocker, her mistress.
The prosecutrix is a widow, living at No, 8, Highloury-
ill=lloll, and the prisoner was in her service as a domestic
servant, and on the 22nd of August she left her employ-
ment. The prosecutrix bad two hags in her drawer, con-
taining notes and gold amounting to 351., but shortly after
the prisoner left, the property—the bags and their contents
—was missed. The proirecutric west to the police station,
and charged the prisoner with robbing her. She with tears
in her eyes denied it.
William Newbold, • police-cosetable, said be went to
the prisoner's lodgings at Holloway, and charged her with
the robbery. She admitted taking the mosey, and said she
had changed the notes at a draper's shop. The prisoner
said she was about to be married.

The jury found her Gull:Nand
Mr. Serjeant Geordie sentenced her to 12 calendar
mouths' imprisotiment, with hard labour.
The prisms', who mild bitterly, was then removed.
Hurtstep, 43, a police-constable of the Kdivi 100,
was indicted for stealing a half sovereign and other moneys
the property of William Loma.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended
the prisoner.
This case excited great interest, and the court was
crowded during the promodiegs.
The prosecutor was called on his reoogoisances, but be did
not answer. He is the captain of a ship, and had gone to sea
since the prisoner was e3mmitted for Mil/.
Mr. F. H. Lewis having meoed the case, called
Abraham Harris, who said that he was the keeper of the
Prendergast Arms, Linsithoues, sad reeollested the prose-
cutor Lucas being in his home on the 19th of September.
He was • sailor and quite drunk. He gave him some
lemonade and soda. bat as be became quite insensible, and
he could make nothing of him, he sent for a police-ccostable
(the prisoner) to take care of him. Wheo the prisoner came
the prolocutor pee witness a sovereign which he took from
his purse, to pay for the lemonade. 'Witness having taken
for the lemonade put the change down on the table, and
asked a gentleman who wan there at the time to see that it
was right. Having dope so he went to serve some other ma-
tomers, and be did not know whether the prosecutor or the
prisoner afterwards took up the change. He gave the pro-
aseutor half a sovereign amongst the change.
Thomas Wakeling, • blacksmith, said be was in the
Prendergast Arms when the prisoner was called upon to
take the prosecutor into custody. When the primmer came
be saw the prosecutor take a sovereign out of his purse to
pay for what he had, and he handed it to the landlord.
Resew the change put on to the counter. The prisoner
took up the change. Witness told him to put the prose-
maces change into his parse, bat he did not do ea He
told him to put the change into the captain's puree, and
then be would go and see him all right. He saw the pri-
soner and the prosecutor lime the house together, and he
then followed them from the public-house to the station-
bones. He was 40 or 50 yards distant from them. He
recollected, after the prosecutor had been taken in, seeing
the primmer coming out of the station-house, and he asked
him if he had delivered up the change, cad be said that be
bad. Witness then went into the police-station, and from
what told the inspector who was on duty the prisoner
was called in. The inspector then told him to turn out his
pockets, and be did so. He could not say in what Weer
coin the change was paid to the prosecutor, bat to the beet
of his belief there were two florins amongst the change.
In cross-examination by Mr. Metcalfe, the witness said at
the public-house the prisoner seemed to oonnt the change ;
and this was done openly, in the proem* of several per-
MM.

—Eira Wakeling, brother of the last witoeu, corroborated
this eeideoor.

iospectier of the K division of police, said
he recollected the prosecutor being brought to the station
charged with being drunk and incapable. The prisoner
brought him. Witness directed the prisoner to search him
ID his presence, and two sovereips in a purse were found
upon him. There was no silver, copper, or • half sore.
reign. I. conseqnenoe of a statement that the witness
Wakeling made to him he called upon the prisoner to turn
out his pockets, and he produced a sovereign, half-sovereign,
Ss. lid. io silver, and simnel:is in copper. Amongst the
silver were two florins. He detained the prisoner, and gave
him into custody oo the charge of stealing the mosey.
In mccesuminstion by Mr. Metcalfe, be said the pnsoaer
bad been in the police fares for 22 years, sod had always
home an excellent character. He has • wife and several
children. tie would be entitled if be left the forte to a
pension of 32/. • year. U he were dismissed the faros he
would lose his pension.
Mr. Metcalfe then addressed the jury for the primmer in •
law end feeling speech, In which he pointed out the fearful
consequences which must follow an adverse verdict spinet
the prisoner. Here was a man who had sorted is the polkas
force for upwards of 22 years, without the slightest imps-
, Intim) tapes his character, with • wife end family dependent
upon him for su and if this verdict wee against him
the whole would be destroyed. He ooeteoded that the
evidence &pions him was of the alight est nature, and was not
sufficient to convict even a man who bad bores a good
character, much Ism • mu who had borne an irreproachable
character for years. He said that under these einem-
steams the prosecution were boned to make out theircase to
their entire satisfaction, sndbeyood the possibility of doubt,
for if there was any doubt atoll they were called upon to give
Ike prisoner the benefit of it, and to acquit him.
Several witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner •
character for many years of the highest integrity and
honesty.
The jury, after • long cotsultidioe, found the prisoner
Glicifry, but stroaely recommended him to mercy on 'commit
of his previous good character.
Mr. Serjeact Carole" sentenced him to be imprisoned end
kept to hard labour for 12 months.

SECOND COURT.
(13efore Mr. Payole.)

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(karat WiMama, 21, a black, described ie the calsedu an
a servont, was charged with stealing an umbrella, value 14a.,
the property of Thomas RiAardson.
prisooer pleaded not guilty.
This was a very daring robbery, aad the facts are cue-
Mined in the following evidence.
Thomas Richardson said-1 live et 2G, Norfolk•etrset,
Fitsroy-square. About balf•past 9on the night of the 16th
reateet, I was sitting in Hyde-park. The prisooer was oe
the same mat, when he sodden ly seised bold of my um-
brella and ran sway. I persued Lou,sad be was stopped
by emstable. The umbrella produeld is the same, and is
worth 14s.

Alernoder WHarrly, police constable 7 A, said—l heard
cries of " Stop thief !' I saw the prisoner running with an
umbrella in his baud, which. whey he peroeired me be
drooped. I stopped him. and took him intoeustody.
Tin primmer meld be did not intend to steal the umbrella.
The jury found him Gritty, and
Mr. Payne said. us there was nothing known of tbe
pri-
saner, t►e sentenos upon him was six calendar months' im-
prisonment with hard labour.

Dank/ Mee, 20,, • labourer, was isclieted for etealing •
pair of boota vales 10e., the property of William Reynolds.
William Reynolds said he was a shoemaker, and resided
at Mr. Robinson's, 50, Brick-lase. Ou the niabt of the
lOth Met., at 12 o'clock, be was takion is some boots that
were bases( at the door. when the preemie seised a pair
of boots and man away. He followed blan, and be was
into coated,. The bode an worth 10• 6d.
Jobe Darrell, pollee-serseent 3 H. said he took the pri-
soner Into cewlicady.
The jury found the *Boner Guilty.
William Beady, 209 111, said—On the 12th Deemnber 1
wpresent at Worebip-street petiole evert, where thepri-
soner was convicted ander the Orin:teal Justice Act. and
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