The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-14 00:00:00

CENTRAL OBL

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(Bohm the Recorder.)
m CITY Ilt/WILMIZOL
After • verdict if Guilty bed been name]
against Wilkie's), Brown, and Jeffr and one el
4equittel u re„arde Rftwertes, as Uage ei buttery
on the privatise of Msas. Benno* of Woodsheet, Ohs,"
aide, as Sated In our yesterday's
Mr. Mihail Wanted the that be wee In-
structed to prosecute en indictment against the Weiss
Brews for breaking and entering ths premises of Mr. Abra-
hams, ajeveller in the Strand, sad stealing thereto 1,0001.
worth of jewellery sad watelsee, but after what tied co.
lowed he did not think It secireary to Sake up the time of
the coat by going on with the trial of the are. The is-
diehnent, however, might remain as the Le of Us emir,.
The Recorder useated, but refused a farther wlization
made by Mr. Ribton to make au order for the delivery to
the prosecutor, Mr. Abrahams, of certain monies found
epos lb. primer. The Recorder aid the application moat
be aide to the Treasury.
The court and jury then adjourned for the usual time for
refreshment, and on the ressiembling
The Recorder directed all the prilioners who bad bees
found guilty or had pfd&Di to the iodic:lamb toe
the City burglaries to be brought up for judgment.
The prieesers Jeffrey., Brewertoo, brown, WUkason,
Roberts, Cowley, sad Hurley, were accordingly placed as
She bar. limey be remarked that the prisoners Harleyy
sad &owe had pleaded guilty to the indictment
them with breaking sad 'stairs the preunieschort tg.
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The Beeorder said he should wish sow to be supplied
with any further information with reference to any, or all
thaprimeme.
With retract to the prisoner Breweries, it woe proved
that he had served nine months' impriso:nest in the City
MOM. Holloway, for felony in the year 1858 ; sod that In
1862 be had beam °molded of felony and sentenced to four
years' peal servitude.
.Aga-. the priernierJeffreys, it transpired that in 1857
he had been 000victed and eeeteeired to 12 months' impri-
mostuant for burglary, and that be bad estesqueotly under.
gone four years' penal servitude fur robbery.
With referee°e to the primer Costley, fear oonvictiona
for felony, with meatersom, of three months' imprisonment
for felonies committed in 1866, 1857, and 1860 ; and that he
bed been sentencedto four years' penal servitude at the
Newington esselone, is Arse, 1860.
As regarded the prisoner Hurley these was no peplos'
oonvictioe proved, but
Inspector Potter informed the ooart that the silver watch
which had been found upon him had been stoles ham •
',edema who wit now on the oDetioene.
Lookyer, the chief warder of the enerney gaol, Oeirlbeth.
Beide, proved that the prisoner Morley had been our.
'Med in 1869 of stealing • watch from the person, sod 'en.
Wooed to three jeers' penal servitude.
With respect to the prisoner Brown, Imbed been convicted
ol felony in 1861, is Sodlsed, sad seateoeid to tee years'
peal servitude, and that in Jose, 1862, he had been
sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment far felony at the
Middlesex esesioes.
As regarded the prisoner Wilkinson, it was proved by
Hemp, the chief warder at the Wandsworth H 011•11 of Cor-
rection, that the prisoner bad been 000victed is May, 1862,
is this court, of attempting to commit a burglary, and
eseteoced to nine mouths' imprisonment.
Inspector Potter intimated that property had been found
among some of the prisoners which referred to no lees than
five other beriglariee, besides that which has been brought
under the Deities and 000sideration of the court.
When milled upon to state saything they had to say why
sentence should not be passed upon them,
The prisoner Cawley. bursting into tears, said—My lord,
my pest character precludes me from indulgieg in any hope
that I can suoisteef ally mak for mercy. Nice my illtAfttA.
tion I have tried to the utmost of my power and ability to
get work, as I have before I wee sent into penal servitude.
It has ever been my wish to pt an hapset living, but there
have been cases which have made me • thief nainst m
will. I stead before yon now convicted agsW, and y I
implore you far mercy.
The other prisoners reenaieed silent.
The P.eoorder, in peeling sentence, observed that the
court could not entertain any doubt upon the evidence
which had been adduced on the trial, sod from the tufo,.
maraca just wow afforded, that all the prweems bad far
mauy years lived lives of practised diabonerty. Souse of
them steed sow coovietad epos more than one indictment,
and all of them, with the exception of Roberts, had been
before ooevioted, and morns of the cases which the court had
beard 'bowed an amount of rialland sdroitoem which
could not be toned in inexpeasosed men. The court bed
endeavoured to distinguish between the oases of the dif.
forest prisoutes : and after fall coesideratioe the sentence
upon Brown aid Jeffreys was that they be kept in penal
servitude for the term of 20 years. The mart would
have passed the same seeteoce open the prisoner
Cawley but for the fact which had appeared 'intraday that
deco his return from penal 'errand* he had endeavoured
to gain an honest living and had lost his employment not
from any fault of his own. This was some 'salivates, but
still the sentence must be • severe an. The 1100110011 on
Greeley and Brewerton was that they be kept in peel ser-
vitude for the term of 14 Teen. Upon the pismire Har-
ley and Wilkinson the Niobium was 10 years penal morel.
tads. With respect to Roberts, it did sot appear that he
Weyer beta before °Deviated, but it was clear that eider
the guise of coming on • respectable busioen he was •
regular receiver of stolen goods. The mama* upon him
was that he be kept is peal servitude for the term of
seven years.
The prisoner, were then removed from the bar.
(Before Mr. Justice Sbee.)

Sarah Orchard alias Doroart, 3. married, was indicted
for felociously killing and .laying William Hatton, in the
pariah of Lambeth, on the Gth March last.
Mr. Daly prosecuted. The priedur was undefended by
oennitsL
The facts of the cue, as disclosed by the evidence, were
these : The damned was • jobbing shoemaker, who has
resided in Herbert's-buildiep, Waterloo-road, and the psi-
soaer having borrowed from him • last for some purpose or
ether, she west on the day in question to the decimate
house to return it. It seems that words ensued between
them, the prisoaer, balding the last by • stting 'Air&
was attached to it, and swingivg it nand, struck the de-
meal • severe blow on the aide of his head, inflicting a
severe wooed. The deceased was carried to the hospital,
where he died in a few days afterwards. On the summa-
tion, however, of the medical gentleman who has attended
him, it tratopired that the death was attributable to °literal
amass, and sot to the amend inflicted by gipsner.
Mr. Justice Slue upon that stopped the directed
an acquittal, and ordered the prisooar to be discharged.