The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.)
William Bain, aged 32, a respeotable-looldng man, and
described as • barman, wee indicted for stealing a cson-box
and the sum of 1001., the property and moneys of William
Offer, in his dwelling•houm
Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Mr. Chaise Young, prase-
anted Mr. Cooper defended the prisoner.
From the statement of the learned counsel it appeared
that the prisoner was chrir with Meal*
_a cash-box
belonging to Mr. Offer, who limps the Ship be-lsorass on
Stepeepgreen, sad the prisoner was formerly is his service
as barmen. A short time ago he left the serene of Mr.
Offer, for reasons that It wod.d not then be useemary for
him to sane into, sod left behind • box in the elnb-room,
which he said he would call for at some future time. Oa
the evening when this matter occurred, the 24th September,
the prisoner entered by the back of the ham and he had
some conversation with Mr. Offer, they long friendly
together. The prisoner said he could not take his box
then, but when he left, about nine o'clock, he said he
would take his desk with him. At this time Mr. Offer
had no reason to suspect him, bat other pemle saw him
with a box, not like a desk, but more rambling a cash-
box. They saw that it had a handle at the top, it was
composed of tie, and presented very math the appearance
of a cosh-box. Abed that very time the aseli-box was
taken from Mr. Offer's bedroom, namely, between half-
past seven, when it was seen safe, and eleven, when
Mr. and Mr.. Offer went to bed. The Pinner. after
being below for some time, went %monks, and then went
into Mr. °frees bedroom, In which the seer-box was, and
]ire. Offer was at the time lying on the bed. He had •
few minutes' convenstion with Mrs. Offer in the room,
and bid her " Good.bye." He went downstairs, but he
did not them go, and left the ham some time afterward&
He shortly returned to the house, and was seen to go
upstairs again. Mrs. Offer had been taking something out
at one of the drawers, and one of them, which contained the
ash-box. had been left epee, and therefore, while the pri-
soner was in the room, he had an opportunity at senng it.
When Mrs. Offer left the room she forgot to lock the
room door, and the malt-box was exposed. The prisoner,
without giving any reams whatever, ems bask to the home
and went upstairs, and then came down with what he mid
was his deek, but it was seen by other people,
who said It was not • desk but a cash-box. which
wee misted at that very time. When the prisoner west
out he did ant speak to anyone, and he was seen going
along the road towards his own as with • eask-box
In his possession. On his way he had to pm •
bridge, and near to this place was toned an inner oult-box,
which bad ben broken open and the contents taken. The
outer mandiox had not bees found at all. Ho should show
that the prisoner was the only person besides Mr. Offer's
family who went upstairs from the time when the assh-
' box was seen, sad when it was missed ; and in the abeam
of explanation, considering that the prisoner had a sand
time gone upstairs, and that he was sees to leave the house
jury]
would havething e
very lit resemblitle ng
difficulty in ',emigre to the son-
elusion that the cub-box was stolen on that night, and
that it was stolen by the prisoner at the Ur.
These facts were made out moat conclusively by several

witnesses.
Mr. Cooper then very ably addressed the jury on behalf
of the prisoner, pointiog out the improbabilities of his
going to a hones where he wee well known to commit a
robbery.
After a long summing up by the Assistant Judge,
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Kr. lietealle rid he most mention that the prisoner bad
been charged with a similar of at Chelmsford, and
acquitted.
It was stated that the prisoner was robbed of thee
caormsy,
but with view of giving ieformeSion to Ike prosecutor
about the mosey, the Assistant Judge rid he should defer
paring sentence until next maim
SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
William Johnson. 18, described as a cabinet•maker, was
indicted for stealing eight pairs of boons, the property of
William Dethick.
The prisoner upon bteeitsloallea upon by Mr. Hodgkineon,
the clerk. pleaded not ty.
Kr. Taylor promos ; Mr. Cunningham defended the

pri7r-Mir."
The prisoner and another young man were seen to drive
rep in a cart to the prosecutor's house, where the prisoner
got out. He was next seen to jump from the parlour
window into the cart with • bundle which contained
eight mite of hooka that had been abstracted from
under • sideboard. It wee some time afterwards before
he wee taken into cuatody, when he was immediately ides-
taw by the person who had seen him with another in the
cert.
Mr. Oanningham, for the defence, addressed the jury at
ooesiderabls length, and called several witnesses for the pur-
pose of proving an alibi.
Mr. Payne carefully summed up the evidence.
The jury, alter deliberating abrades hour and • hell, re-
turned into sours with a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Payne said the prisoner had been convicted upon
very clear evidence, and be could not see how the jury
could have come to any other conclusion. The sentence of
the court upon him was that he be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for twelve months.
Arthur Golightty, 36, and John :011C8, 40. two black-
irmiths, wen convicted of assaulting James Finney, a coon-
stable of the E. division.
Mr. Payne sentenced Gollghtly to three months', and
Imes to two months' imprisonment, bat certain facts
having been made known, the primers wen brought back
and sentence deferred until this day (Thursday).