The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-26 00:00:00

THE POIJOR COURT&

GUILDHALL.

John Welsh, an active, desperate.looking vagebeed, wee
charged before Sir John Musgrove with stealing from the
person of Susan Stubbs a watch, value 51.
The complainant said-0° the 20th bet, shout three
o'clock in the afternoon, I wee in St. Paid's-churchyard,
where there was a great crowd. My brother was with me,
and the prisoner came and placed himself between us. I
saw him put his hand into my pocket, and I felt a "click."
The primer moved away, and I mimed my watch.
An appliostioo was made to the alderman to hays the
cams disposed of summarily, cis the ground that the prose-
outfit WAS going to be married on the following day, and
world then leave London. This the court felt inclined
to accede to, bat Edward Hancock, a City detective, in-
formed the court that he bad known the prisoner for the
last fifteen years, end that he (Hancock) was present at the
Clerken well Sweets is January, 1857, where the prisoner
wee convicted of felony end sentenced to six years Neal
servitude.
Mr. Davey (the second clerk) having baud other saideore,
found that the lady's presence at the trial of the prisoner
could be dispensed with, end the court theetdore excused her
attendsoos. The prisoner was committed foe trial.
Selina Seater, a young girl 19 years of age, respectably
connected, was charged before Sir Jobs Musgrove with dis-
turbing the inmates of the West Londe. Union, by ringing
the door bell.
Jame Hall, the porter at the West London Union, said
that the prisoner applied for a night's lodging. and he gave
her an order for one at the lodging-hew of the union in
Holborn. She did not go there, but returned to the work-
hoses and demanded to be lodged these. He refused to
grant her a lodging sinless she entered the house. This
she declined to do, and then commenced her annoyance
by ringing the bell. She had been in the habit of con-
ducting herself in that manner for the lest two years.
Springate, the gaoler, handed in to the court the fol-
lowing account of the prisoner, which Sir John Musgrove
reed out. It appears, Selina Salter, that you hare been
here twelve times since February, 1864. On the 26th of
February, for begging, when you were discharged ; on the
Zed of April, fur the same offence, on which occasion you
were sentenced to 14 days' Imprisonment ; on the 15th of
August for ringing bell; for which you received 14 days,
sad on which ocessies, in consequence of your violence,
the officers were obliged to have you conveyed to prison
in a cab ; on the 29th of September, the mane sentence
for the same offence ; on the 15th of December you wore
charged with being drunk, and filed fie., or 21 days'
imprisonment, and your violent behaviour compelled
tbe officer to handcuff you in your cell. Oa the
6th of January, 1865, you were agaia charged
with being disorderly at the union, when, ea pro-
miss@ of amendment, and that you were going to a
situation, you were discharged. (hi the 18iii January
you were charged with the same offence, and received 14
days, and I cheery. that your violence seta compelled
the Aker to handcuff you in your cell. You were again
charged on the 2nd February with senoyaoes, and punished
with 21 days, your violence being so great that it
was useessary to hasdoulf you to the cell bar. On the
23rd of May you were &gaits charged and discharged. Oct
the 26th and 28th Jose you were here. On the 30th
June you were sesessed to 21 days, and now here you
are again. It is really • most distreelog, indeed a most
pninful sight to see such a young girl so continually and
wilfully misbehaving yourself. It would eve me Use most
unfeigned pleasure if I could do or may aaethingwhich would
lead to your good ; but I leer that you are put that. Can
nothing be done for her by getting her admitted into some
institutioe
Sir J. Musgrove wee informed that some of the inatita-
Moos bad tried her, but found her quite intractable. She
had also bean tient home to Bath, but would not stop there.
She always tramped back to London.
The prisoner, who at last seemed to feel her position, and
cried, was mail sentenced to 21 days' hard labour.
The prisoner does not use bed language, and is dean and
respectable looking.
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