The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY. )

(Before Mr. W. H. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.)
IllilllTB OF WOW in
Lease Palmer, 17, &youth of very respectable connexions,
was indicted for robbing his master, Captain Walton, of
No. 9, Gloacester-ereecent, Paddington.
This was a very bad case, in consequent°e of the position
of the prisoner. Captain Francis Wilton, the prosecutor,
keeps a large riding establishment, and the prisoner was in
his employ. One dig in the month of March he locked some
gold sad a cheque for 681, up in his cash box, and • day or
two afterwards he rallied a sovereign. Prom some nut-
noes he had entertained relative to the prisonere
communicated with Mr. Steer, of the X
division of police, and Welton, under his
',lnce, marked some money, and placed it in the in-
ale of a cash box ja • (hater. and locked it up,
vie money was shortly after mimed, and Ictor Steer
seat for. The prisoner was given into enift4 and his
Toon marehed, and some of the marked mons; found in
bier ecemesten. Captain Walton asked the prisoner how
be lisaime possessed of it, and be denied it altogether.
The prisoners room was more minutely searched, when a
key was found secreted, and which opened the drawer
whwe the money was kept.
By the Court—He paid the prisoner good wage*, and
wild not tell how it was that he had robbed him.
Mr. Inspector Steer said Captain Walton oommunicated
Ira him, and he took the prisoner into custody. Hit
connexions were most respectable, and this had datreseed
them very much. The prisoner at first denied the
bet bed afterwards written a confession of his Ipliltarge
hadbeen robbing his master for 18 months past.
The Amistant-Judge—How came you to do this? How
did yogi get rid of the money?
The prisoner, who seemed to feel his position sontelg,
mid he had got into the company of • prostitute at a more
hall, where he used to • great many times. He had
spat the money at differentplaoes of amusement.
Captain Walton very kindly said he did not, of course,
Wilk to prom for punishment, for he believed the
.prisoner
bad been led away by bad companion& His relatives had
eyelid to him several times.
lir prisoner pleaded GitinU
The Anistant-dedp said it y. was • melancholy thing to
see • run man just entering upon life destroy his
CP:Pas the prisoner had done. His master had treated
re y kindly, and it did him great credit. The eentenoe
of the mart upon him was that he be imprisoned and kept
to herd lebeur for six months, and the Court hoped it
weld be • wets* to him. Music-halls were not the phase
fa boys.

THE POLICE COURTS.
('mis DAY.)

OrIJILDHALL.
TRINPABACRI ON • RAILWAY.
Jl•rederiet Dolan, a lad shout 14 years of age, vu placed
at the bar before Alderman Abbiss, charged with i
ing on the lines of the London, Chatham, and Dove=
way, to the danger of the weenie:a.
Ur. Saunders, the manager of the Ludgate-bill aLd
Bladders Stations, said that the primmer wee
!ended last evening, about half-past 6 o'clock, on thrline
neer Selboo.l-11/10. The company bad donee verything
OM/ could to keep the boys off the line, but fonM
it imposoble. They climbed over a wall 8 feet high
and • hoarding 10 feet high, and broke down the
barriers that were placed to keep . them out.
roar bad been brought to this court for a similar offence,
but had not been punished. They came there now the
same as before, and there wee no keeping them out.
The officer informed the magistrate that the prisoner
bad given • Wm address.
Bp 'inmate, the gaoler, said the prisoner had been twice
to this court before—once for felony.
Alderman Abbiss said the company took every precau-
tion. to keep the boys out, but they got in in vita of them.
This was not a case of felony, but one of fine ; and in order
to make an example of him, to deter others, he should
fee him 20e., or 14 days' imrisonment and hard labour.
The prisoner was locked up in default.