The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The *Cowin daring ease of assault and robbery from the
In St. Jamesh-pask, was the la trial bakesElirret on Friday :
John Holiday, epperently about 30 years of ew_ersa
dieted for folasimaly ammelting and patting In bodily her,
George !Hakim, and stealing Mem has i anon a thee wee*,
his property.
Mr. Belter prosecuted; Mr. Itibtoa appeared for the
primer.
The prosecutor stated that he was a labouring_ min,
living at 24, Boolestat.place, Pimlico. Oa the 26th of
October he was going home, through fit. James's-park,
when, being very tired, he sat dews ea ea of the bench,.
to rect. Immediately after be had sat down, the prisoner
rash*** him from behind • tree and seised his watab
*Ma with one hand, sad with the other gave bias a meet
tremendous blow on the nom, wrenching the watch from kiss
at the same moment. The blow kneclud him down sad the
fartiLetr rrease,fitob;st beer uri%ad pan
face weeud bmitresiloemout and
the
braised oy the blew, sad he fell so heavily se to case •
severe contusion oa the &boulder. He mimed hem his
pocket a pane coatalaing 10s. He was quite sob*
James Woodford, cabinetmaker, Gromenor.road, Teriek-
*hens, said about half-put two on the Nth of October he
was walking sloes the Mall, from the Horse Guards
towards St. 'emu's Palace, when he beard a cry of " Stop
thief." He 01111111* round and saw the prisoner running
as hat as Mail by the railings. When be got opposite
the Palasopehe be suddenly stopped, and, putting hie
beads la hi paskist, walked unconcernedly towards the
matey NW netts*, mu the matter. This szcited witasen
reland he walked after him, and finding • mastable
isi Stable-yard, he told him what bed occurred, Lad the
omMsble thereupon took the Trimmer into custody. Wit-
ness** want beck to the park to find the person who had
Mai e' Seep thief." He met the prosecutor, and they re.
laeMei*the Stable yard, and went to the station with the
*Mast and the constable.
William Saunders, 626 A, said he was on duty in the
Mall on the morning in queetian. He mso the prisoner
between the en:ranee gate and the Duchess of Kent's
heath, sad directly he bed pasted the last witness came up
sad told him something, at the same time pointing oat the
pekoes& Witham in moo queen took the prisms:: into
ithstody. He asked biro to walk back with bin, end he did
so. When mind if he knew what was the mass of the wat-
ery is the Mall, the prisoaer said be did sot. Whim the
prosecutor and the last witness cams up the former identi-
fied the primmer as the person nho had robbed him. He
then took him to the station. The prosecutor was bleed erg
from his temple sad check, and appeared to be mash
*Jared.
John Miles, corporal, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Gear*,
said be was gnag with the relief round St. James's Palms
on the 26th Weber, when be saw a watch dangling from
the branch of a tree hanging over one of the walls seer
the Mile-bonse get*. He got it down, end when heft:mad
out the constable ho give it to his. (rise prisoner in hie
flight, no doubt threw it into the tree, with the of
the Maio getting 'stymied in the twigs, for ammelsone
until danger was over, when, as be know which tree it wee
in, be:could fetch it at the Orit opportunity.)
The jary found bins Guilty. It was stated that usell
recently he bad winked for his livelihood. liters was as
convictoa *Mast hi*
Mr. Creasy said it wee a most daring end desperate rob-
bery, sad mete** the primmer to be kept is penal servi-
tude for the term of GM years.