The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Betas th• dristaist-Judge.)

Henry Carte-r, 30, clerk, was indieted for healing tin
sum of 12e. from the puma of Sophia Cook, the monies of
Joseph Cook, sad Bs., cox kap, and other articles, from the
persm al Ann Kirby, the monies and property of thug
Mn. Sophia Cook, the wife of Joseph Cook, said she re-
sided at Heaton, and remembered the 10th of last mouth,
sod on that day she wait to the opee;og of St. &mods
Church, Horton. It sins oa irTharsday. Whim she went she
had in her poseessiona puree contaimeg four halts:row=
and a florin. The service TM concluded at 10 minutes put 1
o'clock, and es she was leaving the church, when shoat few
yards fret theekwer, she heard smokes of mosey Mug ke the
ground. She turned round and raw a man ((the .priecosr)
picking up some moiler. Immediately he bad dose I° 16.
man, with two others who were with ran away. The
money he picked up seemed to her to be large pieces, soot
as haWorowns. She Dad same suspicions, end large
pattiii‘
her hand into her pocket she found that her puree and its
contents were gooe. Finding Chet she had bean robbed,
she called out "Stop that man." A comber of =
followed him, sod he was brought back, whets be
the prosecntrix three half-crowns and a florin, wing,
"There's your mosey." liar husband beim at heed
went for a policeman. sod die prisoner eras taken to the
statioa-house.
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Lice Haut mid she was In the church on the day fa
Testi" Abed saw the primer by the side el Yn. Cook
mad immediately afterwards aim beard some money drop.
The primmer picked up the money, and ties no awe,.
She saw the prisoner end two other parsons together in the
church.

li;rtha Fisher, who WU also present at the Male mid
she sew the pruocer.with his hand in the proescitrix's
pocket.
Green, police-countable 533 N, mid the prisoner was
given into custody, when he said he picked up the money
and gave it to the lady.
The jury returned a verdict se Guilty.

Sergeant Palmer proved that the prisoner was tried at
the Central Criminal Court is April, 1855, and a plectrum
oniviction being then proved Against him he wan sentenced
to be kept in penal servitude for four years. Since then, in
November, 1859, he was tried at the sessions of this court,
held at Wastmieeter, and eminent to four months' ire-
, prionment, hi former offences not Ming then proved
against him. Since then he bad been convicted, and sea.
Mooed to three months' imprisonment at Mariborougb-
street for picking pockets. lie wit in the habit of frequent.
lug public place., in company with two well.dried boys,
end they were employed in main( pockets.
West, police-constable 65 I. maid he bad known the pri-
soner for eleven years se au associate of the most notonous
thieves on the leimbeth side of the water. Ile was tried at
the Newsigten minions sad sentenced to four months' im-
prisonment for picking minion,
The Ameistant Judge said it was idle to waste words upon
such a fellow, who wee the anoints of a gang for the pm-
po-ee of plunder. The sentence of the mart upon him was,
that he be kept in penal servitude for seven years.
(Before Mr. Payne.)

Josses Moss, 30, was indicted for steeling 11 pairs of
boots, the property of Edward Bards.
The prosecutor is a boot and shoe maker, carrying on
business at No. 64, King-etre* Southwark, and no the Mb
of January, on shutting up his shop, he missed about 20
pain of boot, from the window board. The same morning
the prisoner was seen by a policeman in Flower and Dean-
streets, Spitaltields, having in his band a bag containing
boots. The policeman (aught hold of the beg, woes the
prisoner ran away, but was not met with until the pith of
February, when he was taken into custody.
The prisoner was found Gaily.
A previous conviction wee then proved against him.
Mr. Payne sentenced him to be kept in penal servitude
for four years.