The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-06 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

OLD COURT.
(Beam Hr. Tame, the Deputy Chairman.)
as
Charles ddssoadaoste, 20, described • tailor, of
fashionable appearance, was belated for bein found by
night having is his possession without lawful excuse cer-
tain implement. of housebreaking.
James Norton, 29811. se motive officer, mid that about
half-put one o'clock on the morning of the 9th ultimo he
aw the primer loitering about the Blackfriste-road. He
watched him, and maw him try several doors. At last he
turned round, and seeing witness west beide • ooffuetall.
Witness went after him end brought him out. At that time
there were two Dotoriois thieves with him, but they got
away. Witness asked the premier what be had shout bun,
while he replied, " Nothing ; what should I bevel' Wit-
ness told him he sueptoted hex and his oompaniess to be
housebreakers, and that he should march him. He thee
felt his pockets, and found in one of the trousers panes
I the screwdriver produced. At the states house be further
marched him, and found in his side pocket • box of silent
matches and • piece of wax candle, which he mid he had
for his owe use se • tailor. Oa further searching him he
found the jemmy produced. All of them were such as were
used by experienced burglar,.
The praecox, who was a very intelligent young man,
nee an ingenious defeoce, saying that he picked up the
screwdriver and jemmy, and that the matches and candle
were for his own use. He denied being with soy bad
character, and assured tb• jury that he had no idea of
housebreaking.
The Dopey Chairman summed up ; end
The jury, without hesitation, found him Guilty.
Sergeant Elena' proved that the prisoner had been
several times conyete.
Kemp, • warder at Wirdsworth Howie of Ocereetier,
informed the court that be had been four times tried and
convicted at these sermons for housebreaking and other
offenses. He had been in custody at least twenty times.
The Deputy Chairman sentenced him to eight years'
penal servitude, remarking that it would he useless to deal
more ]..featly with such an ineorrigible offender.
lady Vieltrs, in, married, sad damned as a laundress,
was indicted for unlawfully neglecting to provide sufficient
food sad other mecerario, for her two children, infants of
tender years, unable to provide for and take core of them-
mime, so as thereby to injure their health, at Lambeth,
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Barker, one of the
relieving aeon of Lambeth, that os the 28th of July he
received such information es iodated him to go to No. 2,
Oledstou-place, Wandsworth-road, end in the fiat floor back
roam he saw two male children sitting in their own excre-
ment. The room was filthy in the extreme, and there were
so signs of food or • vestige of furniture is the place.
The odour arising from the place was so bad the he seed
not remain there many minutes. He took charge of the
children, and removed them to Lambeth workhouse, where
they were washed and attended to by the none Their
bodies pressure • wretched appearance, being very
much emaciated and covered with vermin. The eldest
child was mauled Thomas, and was six years old.
The other was eighteen months old. Not finding
the mother of the children then, be retuned to the house
on the following day, and found the prisoner in a state of
ioebritty, and gave her tato custody. 'When told eta
`of
the children were in, she said she took all the am she
could of them. She also said that her husband had left
her three years ago sod gone to Australia. Witless,
however, had ascertained that through her drunken and
dissipated propensities be was compelled to leave her and
the elder child, sad that the younger was illegitimate.
Jane Short, one of the nurses at Lambeth workhouse,
said she received the two children and, found then in •
filthy state and in • starving condition. They were abused
and now properly taken care of.
Dr. Bullen, one of the medical officers of the pariah,
proved that the children had bees grossly neglected.
The premier. in defence, mid she paid a woman 9,1.
• week to take care of the children, and she neer negketed
them.
The jury, after a short consultation, found her Guilty, and
Mr. Tiles (the deputy chairmen) sentenced bee to
twelve months' hard labour.