The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. &Oral Dowling, Deputy•Amislant-Judge.)
The court proceeded with a third indletmeet against
John William, one of the peg who were triad and eon.
'loud the previous day. for elegies a gold watch, vales
104, the property of Elijah Dodd, from his person.
Mr. Cooper presented ; Mr. E. T. Beath &feuded the
prisoner.
In this ewe it appeared that the prosecutor is a earieoa
reaiding at Westmioster, sod on &today, the 6th of
August, be was in the set of ludo( from a steamboat at
Westmiester.pler, when he was surrounded by the prisoner
and some other wee, who snatched at hie watch, sad broke
it off from the guard chain. He immediately seised the
prisoner, sod forced him against one of the paddle-bosm,
and a lady who wee just behind at the time saw the watch
drop from the prisoner's head. He made his mespe at the
time, but wee subsequeetly taken into custody on the charge
of robbing Mr. Hickson of his watch, at the Temple-pier, on
the same afternoon.
The jury totted the prisoner Guilty.
All the prisoners were then ordered to stand forward to
receive the judgment of the court.
The I)eputy•Aariabant4edge said they had all been coo-
vioted on very clear Inkiest*. It wee really disgrsoeful
that persons could not walk in broad daylight without
being murderously moulted. A few years ago they would
all have been hanged for each an offers" and it was highly
necessary, when such a pug was brought to justice, that
so example should be made of them. The sentence of the
court on Seale, Karriok, and John Williams was, that they
be kept in penal nervitade for tee years, and Henry Wil-
liams to one month's imprisonment and three years in •
reformatory,
SECOND COURT.
_ _Wore Mr. Payne.)

Henry'Mack, 30, was Indiond. fort ruffianly sessulting
Mary Anse Neale, and inflicting grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutriz, whose bead wee covered with surgical
bandages, was examined, and dosing her oddest* she was
acoommodated with • seat. Elbe said—l am now an inmate
of Yirhitechapel Goias. I was living with the
hie wife in Spitelfields. About two months agorirmr as
izta
public house with the prisoner, wino he got up sad
gave me • blow with his flat in the eye, and I fell by
the side of the fire-pleoe. I got up aid said, " You
ought mot to have dope that, you left me without a lodg-
ing."' lie said something which aggravated me, and I threw
• pint pot at him, which mimed bun. I ran towards the
door, whoa the prissier caught bold of me, and tried to
strike ma, but I preveated him by holding op my arose
He 'truck me and knocked me down and kicked me several
times in the bead, which made me insensible. When I
recovered myself I was bleeding ham the bead. I was
then taken to the hospital, where I have been dorm The
prisoner had on a pair of very thick heavy booth
Dr. Richardson proved that the promontris had received
• very severe toothed wound ou the bead, and her life
was in dearer. The wound could not have both caused by
a fall against a wooden form.
The prisoner, whits celled upon by the Berk (Mr. flag-
kinion), said it wee all an accident. He Ilene kicked the
promote:l. The injuries were received by her felling upon
Use earner el a form.
The jury found him Mille of a comma assault.
George Agar, of the City Prison, Holloway, proved Deady
a dozen summary corivionons against the prisoner
fellowmelting the prosecutris. He was • mod enrage
whenever he got drunk.
Mr. Payne said if the jury had known that, they would
Dot have bees disposed to find the prisoner guilty of •
common mania The prisoner was a hem fellow, and
might consider himself fortunate that be was oot snoding
at soother bar charged with murder. The sentence upoo
him was that he be imprisoned sad kept to hard labour for
nine months.
John Callaghan, 17, bootmaker, and Rickard Dizoa, 17,
labourer, wore iadioted for 'teeing • silver watch, value 41.,
the property of Richard Hill, from hie person.
Richard Hill, the prosecutor, said be lived at No. 44,
Hanover-street, and was a traveller. About Dine O'ClOCk
on the night of the 19th ult. be was standing in a crowd
in Totteeltant•court-road, wed Oellagban was deeding io
front of him, and the other praetor at his side. While
in this position he felt Callaghan pulling his watch chain
from hie pocket, and he saw the chain banging from it.
He then sought bold of Callegben, who bad the watch
In his hand, but he saw him peas the watch to the
other prisoner. He then seised them both, gad held them
until • police constable arrived. The watch produced
belonged to him, and was worth 41.
James Lansbato. 41 0, said be was on duty at this place,
and hearieg • cry of " Polies" he rue to the spot, where he
found the prosecutor &tenting the two prisoners, and he
gave them into custody upon the charge of stealing hie
watch.
The jury found both the prigoaers Guilty.
William Gordon, 38 C, rid the prisoner Coliseum was
=evicted and sentenced to two swathe imprisons...li
under the Criminal Act at Marlboroughotreek He
had also sees Disco several times ia *woody on charm cd
felony.
Mr. Payne sentenced the prisoners to be each imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for two years.