The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

SIMI MIL PAIKLIT, LC. •001ITAJOT MOOD. •XD • RUCK 07

Jonathan Barrett, 22, carpenter, was indicted for stealing
two railway tickets, the property of the London and North
Waiters Railway Comp y.
Mr. Gifford appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner
pleated guilty by the advice of hie conceal, Mr. Homy.
The circumstances of the nee stated to tba mutt were
them. Oa the 10th of December the prisoner arrived at
Wolverton by the half-poet four o'clock train, cod presented
a passenger ticket; but is 'wampum,* of there being some-
thing suspicious about it, the collector felt it to be her duty
to mks him before the station-master. The ticket was mach
defaced, end was sock a one as would not be issued from
Easton station to Wolverton, as it purported to be. An in•
vertigation took plats, sod after considerable trouble, Mr.
Bedford, superintendent of the railersy police at Wolverton
emertained that the ticket in question nod another had
bees stolen from Sudbury station, and erasures mode on the
face of it by the prisoner, who went to Wolverton, and
promoted it, as a regularly-issued and paid tar ticket, en
Meting that the erasures on it would prewar., detection.
The prisoner had been skulking about Buubury station for
some time.
The sissistaat Judge sentenced him to three months' bud
labour.

William Harris, 24, Benjamin James, 26, and Charles
Jones, 17, wens indicted for coaling a gold wsteb, value
601. the property of Jason Leer, from his person.
lir. LIIIITIIIIOII prormested, Mr. Mixon defended JAM'S,
Mr. Giffard appeared for Harris. and Jones was not do-
fenclAL

Oa the eveniag of the 9tb instant the prosecutor, a re
tired tradsentan, living at No. 8, Roekinghas•row East,
New Keat•road, weal to Saville-hones, Leieesterrquare, to
see a "spaniag enetcla." While than be was robbed of
his watch ; and the evidence of Cole, 69 C, a detective,
went to show that the grinners were together there, and
that at least twe of then, Harris and James, acted in eoo•
ten is tbeeonsissioa of the ensiles. '1 he 'vides*, mann
Joan wailers anclaelve. _

fita itury&ailaatWand Harris guilty, and acquitted
Joan.

Numerous marionette were proved against Harris and
Jaime ; the latter bed Imes sentenced to eighteen mouths'
foe robbery with violence, sad two years for smashing.
The Amistant Jodie sentestoed Loam to four years' penal
winked*, and Harris to eighteen months' bud labour.
Jones was cautioned u to his future conduct.
Jamie, a• ha was befog removed, uid, " jut lot
four yeses' petal servitude. That I don't mind; but I've
got it womb that's all. Via inincent this time, any how.
been a thin all my life—that's right enough—and ass •
thief still; that polleemaa knows it, and he took as wrong
when this robbery sae dom. Why, that watch was stole
twisty situates before we west into Saville home, as I
know. So we Wet do It. I'd steel • dozen watches, too,
if you like, if I'd half • skean; but, take my word, 1
didn't have that."

Lira itur's 'urns.

Edward Cala, 16; Cornelius Driscoll, 14; and Edward
Yollmd, 14, were isdieted for unlawfully attemptieg fele
slowly sad hatelariossly to Meek and ester the dwelling-
helms of John William auditor, with intent to sisal goals
lead ehattelstlmpreia beteg.
From the evidence of Walter Holmes, police timetable,
60 F, it appeared that at half Tait 3 o'clock, on the miming
of the 17th of Detester, he was 'madam at the mid of
Blooknoor crest, Dniry•lase, when he skimmed the dues
Prisesen Is ciampamy. Who. they saw hi. they loosed fate
Vineger.yard, and thence to Riaseelloonri, miss &kern
left the ether tire, west let° a corner, had a psi Ma
round, and rejeiniag the °then, they all west Miasmas.
slam is Brydprotreet, whore they nestalaed mese elms. Os
leaviag, they west into White Hut-street, where Cain and
Yelled stooped down sad tried to form open a °eller dap
with part of a broken walkingotiok, the ether befog os the
lookont. Howls, the approaching footsteps of the pol Ice•
man ea the beet, they tea cff, and Holmes lost eight
of tiers for a while, bet from • report he bad
from the °imitable, he west to the King of Prussia
publieskeurrs, the promestor's. is Wyatt street, where they
attempted to tale the seller-dip, but it fell and made sash
asides Mat they to a short distance, cad then watched to
see it say oss Led been disturbed. They made a 'mood
attempt to get the dap up sa a esti was Faits by, bet catch.
fag • glimpse of the polieemes, they all darted off m the
top el their speed. They were purised, captured, sad
takes to the statics.
The jury hand them Guilty.
Cain sad Driscoll were Mown to be notorious thieves.
Nothiag wee known of It ollond. The adlan stated that
the fonser had bean luiiisted foto crime by a ticket-of-leave
lama who fell is with lanai the pit of a theatre. Ho put
them through a mum of isotra.ties la burglary, and la-
Slimed me of them, who war then fa the employ of an irea-
utossilr, is retteehawipert-reed, to tell his when his
osaeter kept his mosey, and 'opus his tip" to Mighty was
aspreseious of the lock of the safe. That saw had aims
been tried for burglary, sad sentenced to sin years' penal
servitude.

his. tiYithsco soatuesd Colo usl Driscoll to 12 maths
bud 'abut: nob, sad Yelliad to siz =oaths.