The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-18 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(BeLee the !usietaat-Judge.)

60. wee indicted for feloniously stealing
31.19 e., the money of John Stroud. He surrendered.
Ribton was for the prosecution.; Mr. Cooper defended
the primmer.
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Aran Stroud, the wife of the prosecutor, the landlord of
lb* Ciareadon public-house, 62, Catobsidie-strest, Piano°,
deposed that on Sunday afteroooa, the 6th inst., able was in
the parlour of bar house when she saw the prisoner pass by
the door Inside the bar. The house was dosed at the ems,
sad lb* prisoner moot have seamed himself somewhere when
the doors were shut. She, on Meg him, got mated ha than
Med to get out at the frost door. Witness dorseaded to
!mow what ha did there. He replied that lashed Man asleep
in the beck yard, sad did not leo. it was se late. Ha tale
wee told to so plausible • way that she believed it, sod
=the door sad let him out, but when she got heck to
erg the hand ell the money gobs from • shelf on which
the teldap were kept. She did not know the minuet, as the
had net taunted the money over, bat the berme had.
WUllem Grayson mated that ha was asleep in the parlour,
when lies. Stroud called him on miming them . At
belf-past three be bed counted the mousy taken rises ora-
ls( the house at one o'clock, and it amounted to 31. 19.. Hs
rem after the prisoner and came up setth him in Warwick-
Ma me, a short distance from the home. I (said the witness)
irked him if be had just left the Clareadou • he said he bad,
she I then brought him beck to the hones, 'sad I than asked
Ida if be had any moray from the her. He dosed
I bee* done so, and I sent for Mr. limed, who cams down
nabs, sad said to the prisoner, Coma, where's the money
you've took!" The prisoner at length put M. 10a an the
roans, and I asked him visors tee other 9.. was. The
prisoner said he had no MOM but if they would let him go,
be would get 9s. and make it all right. • constable was
seat for, and ha found a sovereign is the prisoner's sap.
That made the amount of gold 31. 10.. but the mimosa.
had put upon the counter 21. 10s. is mad It. Is silver, so
that with this sovereign, he prod Ils. Mare an we
had
missed. The primer admitted that be bed cleared the
mousy from the bar shelf. He made the ems admires to
the policeman who was called in.
Mr. Cooper, on behalf of the primmer, said ho could not
mist the evidence for the prosecution, but urged that the
ally was drink at the time, and had fallen asleep
theredly
yard. On going through the house be unfortu-
nately caught sight of this pile of money, and no doubt ha
took it. He was • man of hitherto good character, a sewer-
age, with • large family depeudeet upon him for support.
Witsessea were called to ithareurer.

foixdhsopeisonerOLilfy, end the Assistant-
Judge asntentael him to three months' nerd labour.
AleWeis Oibson, 14, was Indicted for having stolen four
ttDear witecees, a gold watch, a brooch, and other articles, the
cd William John Amherst, his master. Hs pleaded
William Gamin, 16, sad Caroline 016405., 17, his
and sister, were indicted foe feloniously readying
tkitsame, knowing them to bars bees stolen.

Mr. °midge wee counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe
defended the prisoners William and Caroline.
The possessor warn • pawnbroker carrying on business at
1.41 Albens-placa, Edgware-road, and the '
us was in hie envies as warehouse boy. trial
ph
considerable time, bat the Isola of the ow may be
very briefly stated. Adolphus bad been in the habit of entry.
Ing wale-bee and other articles, which wore wiredesessel
VEloff hie reartoem preweiese, as it would seem, by secret-
L in the lap of his WoWngton boots. lie was de-
tected, and he admitted that he bad taken the thisp home to
hie brother and sister, the other prisoners. William was in
the MATICO of Mr. Polkaed, of Bleckfriars-road, and the con-
stable band fa that prlsaaer's pound= some at As Malta