The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-11 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Yr. Bodien, Assistant Judge.)
Mary White, 4s, who bad s young child In her arms,
was placed at the biz incUettd for stealing a pig's head,
Who 3s.
it appeared that the prisoner, who is a hard-working
woman, was semi to loiter about the prosecutor's shop, aud
take the pig'. head, and was walking away with it when
elm was even into custody.
The prisoner said she bad been drinking, or she would
sat have done it.
Polioeoonstable 60 Et mid the prisoner wean very hard-
king women, but had lately taken to drink.
worn
o 000ro-014 there is the secret--drink ! How long
has the prisoner been ie prison!
The Dock Officer—Siam the 23rd of October.
The Court—lt is a great pity that the prisoner, who
would be e very respectable, hard-working women if it was
not for drink, should commit this offence. I wish I could
persuade the lower classes to abstain from drink. The
prisoner most go to prison for one month.
SuaanseA Danis. 29, was indicted for stealing two
soversigus, six halfeaversigss, a florin, and other money,
the moneys of Emma Croft, from her person.
In this ow the proseontrix met the prisoner and treated
her to drink at several public-honsee. She got tipsy, and
sat down and fell asleep. When she awoke she found that
her money was gone. The prisoner war immediately after-
wards sem with the motley, and when asked where she got
it from said she bad found it.
The jury found her Guilty.
Mrs. Howe, of the Holes of Correction, Westminster,
proved two previous ocaviottoes against the prisoner for
felony.
Tbe mut considered this a and sentenced
Ai, prisoner to twelve months' imprisonment, with bard

Mary Anise Bliss, 14, Edward resat, 45, and Sarah
Keene, 45, were indicted as follows :—The said Mary Anne
Slim for stealing a silk mantle, three jackets. three dresses,
and other article'. value 401., the property of David Mann,
her waiter, and the said Edward and Sarah Keene for re-
ceiving the same, well knowing it to have been Moles.
de-
Mr. W. A. Werner Sleigh prceecuted ; Mr. Cooper
fended the prisoners.
Mary Ann Slim pleaded guilty, the other prisoners not
gailty.
Mr. Warner Sleigh said that he had read his brief, and
would offer no evidence againat the prisoners Sarah and
Edward Krems. It appeared that the younger prisoner was
the daughter of the other Flamer; and was in the service
of the pronecutriz, and while there purloined the things one
W one, and took them home. She had hitherto borne a
good character, and he (Mr. Sleigh) was goite sure that the
court would, as it usually did, deal mereihdly with ono so
young es the prisoner 'tending before them.
Mr. Cooper, on the part of the defence, rid it was but
fair to state that the elder prisoners bore a good Dame.
The court took time to consider what could be done with
the prisoner Bliss.
The other prisoners were discharge&
James Wallis, 21, costermougor, was
in
fora assault-
leg Francis Robins, a polio. constable, in the tn of
his duty.
Mr. Coops'. (instructed by the Treasury) prosecuted.
Francis Robins. poliosanostable 119 11, said, on the
wonting of Mutat of November he was on duty in Castle-
alley, Whitechap"l, and he saw the prisoner drank and
fighting with smother man. They would not go away, and
when he spoke to the prisoner he received a blow on the
back of his head with his fist, which knocked him down,
and when be (witness) was on the ground the prisoner
kicked him violently on the ribs.
Edward Mentors, police-constable 194 H, said be saw the
prisoner and another man fighting, and he saw the prisoner
strike the wadable, knock him down, and kick him. This
occurred at two o'clock in the morning, and there was a
crowd of about thirty people assembled.
The prisoner bad nothing to say in his defence, and the
jury immediately found him Guilty.
Charles Howeman, policaconstable 204 H, said, on the
13th of June, 1864, he was present at the sessions of this
court, whey the prisoner was sentenced to 15 months' im-
prisonment for assaultieg a police-constable.
The Court sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and
kept to bard labour for two years.