The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-04 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

OLD COURT.
(Before IL D. Adams, Fag.)

John Stoneman, 52, leather dresser, was indicted for
feloniously stealing on the 14th September last, 22 chats:loin
leather skins, the property of George Drew, his master and
emlt robbery in this case was committed in • most
artful and inactions manner. The prosecutor carries
on the basilicas of • leather finisher, at No. 203,
Waterloo-read, and the prisorror wee employed by him as
• workman. It was proved by Mr. David Drew. the son of
the prosecutor, that the practice of the establishment was
to issue to the men a certain quantity of skies to work, sad
in consequence of a quantity of inferior skin. being found at
theprisoner's tub, he was watched, end on coming to his work
his appevance was observed to be bulky, and when stopped
by Mr. Drew, jun., a bundle of four inferior skins dropped
from under illS coat. Oa hie lodginp being searched, •
large quantity of superior skina belonging to the prosecutor,
and worth from 12.. to 14e. per dozen, were found concealed;
and at his drawer and tub on the prosecutor's premises
then was discovered a corresponding quantity of the in•
feriae skies, worth only 2e. per dozen.
The jury without hesitation, returned a verdict of
Guilty, and • former cooviction for • precisely similar
offence was proved spinet Use prisoner by Lockyer, one of
the warders of the Middlesex House of Correction. Under
that conviction he bad served 18 months' imprisonment.
The Deputy-Chairman said it was manifest the prisoner
had carried on • systematic wits of plunder for some time
past, and as he had already beezdconvictod, the court had
no alternative but to sentence him to be kept in penal tier.
vitude for the term of seven years.

NEW COURT.
(Before TbolllllB Moon, E.q., Daputpeitainnae.)

1t644

lib-skeet, Baugh. was charged with robbery and am-
besslement to a serious extent
Mr, Merger, jos., said that the prisoner bad ben hi
bis father's employ some time as traveller and collector.
It was his duty to collect orders, deliver goods at times, and
receive money from the customer,, which he ought to act-
oonnt for daily. He was paid by salary and commission on
all goods he sold. The prisoner had a horse and chaise
for his use, which were kept in the Half Moon-yard, opposite
the factory, and in coosequence of a large quantity of agate
and tobacco being found concealed in the chaise on Monday
morning by the owner of the stables suspicion was attached
to the prisoner, and as soon as he wade his appearance he
was questioned about it, when be said some of the goods had
been returned by customers, and the remaioder be had
forgot to deliver. Witness communicated with his father,
and in coesequeure of that he accompanied the prisoner on
his rounds, sod was satisfied that he bad not only plundered
them to a treat extent, but had received several sums of
money from the custom-re which he had sot acconsted for.
The prisoner's wife delivered to him twenty pounds weight
of tobacco io packages, and five pounds weight of cigars in
a box. He identified them u having been taken from their
stock. The primmer told him be had put down fictitious
names in the books and obtained the goods, and accounted
for them as sold or delivered, but not paid for.
Mr. Maude Asked if any of the customers were present I.
whom the prisoser bad disposed of property and sot ac-
counted for it.

Mr. Manger replied in the negative, when
Mr. Maude remanded the prisoner for the attendance of
the neemeeiry witnesses.

THAMES.
Trinidef Payne, a tell end powerful man, was brought
before Mr. Paget charged with semnltiog Mr. Grant, •
respectable medical gentleman, of Poplar, and
William West, 153 K, • polioe-e:metsble.
On Saturday eight the complainant, after a fetigtdeg
day and visits so • great many patients. had laid down on
a sofa to seek • little repose, when he heard • loud knock
at his door. On opening it he sew the prisoner, who re-
' quested him to visit • patient who had fallen down an
area, broken his neck, and was on the point of death. Mr.
Greet, observing that the mimes? was in liquor, said he
could not leave home until a fee of five shillings was paid.
The prisoner said that the money would be paid directly
the surgeon reached the hams when the patient was. Mr.
Grant refused to leave home without his ten et such • late
hour, sod the primmer !Nome very noisy end violent, and
attacked Mr. Grant. He struck him and seized him by the
throat, and, according to Mrs. Grant's account, her husband
was nearly strangled. The whole household, including
Mr. Grant's sister, brother, and wife, who were ell injured,
were barely sufficient to secure the prisoner, who was ulti-
mately given into the custody of West, 153 K, who
observed blood on the neck of the surgeon. Theousamble
walked the prisoner about thirty yards towards the
Mallon-house. when he became very violent, struck the
mutable oo the face, sod laid himself on the ground. Ie
this position the prisoner remained for half an hour, until
other police coasttbles arrived, and carried him to the
station-house.

In answer to Hr. Nisi,
The cucatable said no serious accident took place. Ha
saw the man said to be injured. He was not injured.
Mr. Paget said DO ODD had any right to 'mock at a pa-
Hawaii's door because he happened to be • surgeon. and
demand him to visit • p•tisot elsewhere. kledicel men
'spirally aid leave home and visit patients when called
npoi to do so, but there was no legal oompalaioe. He could
pot blame Mr. Grant for refusing to leave home without bis
fee on the invitation of a drunken man. He fined the
primmer 20e., which be paid.