The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-24 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Serjeant Oiselee.)
John Wilson slim Jahn Herne, 31, and Emma Hume, 32,
were indicted for stealing a table cloth end other articles,
the property of Sarah Walker. The said John Wilma dies j
John game was further indicted for stealing a table cover I
end other articles, the property of Louise Salter, and the j
mid Emma Hume receiving the same, well knowing them I
to have been stolen.
The female prisoner pleaded guilty to both indictments.
The case of Louisa Salter was first taken.
Lorries Salter said she lived at No. 32, Polygon, Somers-
town, spinster, and on the let of this month the male pri-
soner went to her house and took apartments. He took
the rooms at one in the day, and came and took ponmasion
at nine o'clock at eight. Witness did not know that he bad
gone out of the rooms after he came in at nine o'clock,
until two o'clock the next morning, when she was ar.
by • loud knocking at the street door. She went down
stairs and partially opened the street door, which was
fastened by a chain, and then saw that it was the male pri-
soner, her new lodger. She opened the door and went up-
stairs, and she heard the prisoner following her. She went-
to her own room, sad she concluded that the primmer bad
gone to his room also. A little before eight o'clock the
following morning she found that the prisoner was gone,
and on going into one of the rooms .he missed a table-
cover, four anti•maccamara, the counterpane, a pair of
sheets, and two towels. Upon this she gave information
of the robbery at the polies-Marion, and gave • description
of the prisoner. She never saw the female until after
the male prisoner was given in charge.
The other charge of a similar character having been gone
into.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and Hr. Sergeant
Gensler) motanoed both prisoners to be kept in penal man-
ta& for three years.

(Before Mr. Paps.)

dank Davis, 16, shoebinder, and Eliza Turner, 18, box-
maker, were charged with steeling a puree and Bs. 4d., the
Crertof Samuel Lents, from the person of Mary Imam.
of
ere pleaded not guilty, and were undefended.
The jury returned a verdict of Many against both mi-
. . .

—Mr. Payne, in passing sentence, said it wee a shocking thing
to lies two girls at their ages in such a position through
mixing with bad associates. It appeared that Turner had
on several occasions been convicted, and be bad no doubt
that the prisoner Davis, of whom nothing was known, had
been brought by her into the commission of this robbery.
He trusted the sentence which be was about to pan upon
them would induce them when they came out of primp to
abandon that course of life, which could only end la misery
to themselves and those around them ; the enplanes of the
court upon Davis was that she be imprisoned in the Howe
of Correction and kept to bard labour for four calendar
months. With reference to Turner, her can was entirely
different, and the sentence was that she be kept in penal
servitude for a term of three yews.

Sarah Janes, 25, deeiribed in the calendar as • dress-
maker, was indicted for stealing • watch, the property of
itepull Mickel, from his parson.
The primmer pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Warton prosecuted ; Mr. J. E. Palmer defended the
prisoner.
Aspull Binckm said—l live at No. 3, Regent's-pleem W.
I sin a commercial traveller about London. On the night of
the 7th of September Iliad been to see • friend at the Lou.
don Tavern, who had met with an aooideat. I had left him,
and was passing up Judd-street, about half-past twelve
o'clock, when I saw the wisomw coming towards me, end she
laid hold of my arm. was &little street to m 7 right,
and down there she pulled me, and fell forcibly against me.
I felt suspicions, and I felt for my watch in my waist-
coat-pocket, and mimed it. I mooned her, and called for the
police. She gave me my watch and said, " Now I have
returned your watch to you, ,on don't want me any longer.-
I told hbr I @bode' give her 10 charge for stealing my watch.
A cab was paining at the time ; she balled it and got into it,
and told the cabman to drive away. I expostulated with
the cabman, when she silently left the cab and ran away. A
policeman came up at the same moment, and we went in
search of the prisoner. We found her in a public-hour. She
said, " Yon are mistaken in the person. I hope you will be
lenient with me." She wee then taken into custody.
Cross-examined by Mr. Palmer—Judd-street is within
half • mile of my residence. There wee no person in the
street but the cabman. I did not see an) body.
Mr. Warton—When the prisoner pulled you round the
corner of the street, why did you sot resist her?
Prosecutor—l had • bottle of chemicals in my left band,
and if it had broken it would have seriously injured my
Iclothes, besides losiog 25e.
Verdict—Not Guilty.