The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-07 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION,

(Before Mr. Creasy
Abel Taylor, 24, a Guardsman, was indicted
for
from the person of Thomu Williams a silk handkeroldef.tati
3s. 100.
The prosecutor mu a corporal in the Watt Norfolk
Militia, and at the time the offense charged against the
soner was committed he was on furlough and spending a
few days in London. He met the prisoner at a public-house
In Pimlico; they drank together, and the prosecutor having
Allen asleep the prisoner turned he pockets inside out, and
helped himself to their contents. The landlord of the lames
—the Old King's Heed, Ranelsgh-strest—olesrved what
was going on, and asked the prisoner what be was about.
He mid he was care of hie comrade, bat whin he was
asked why be had his pockets, he rushed oat, was
panned, and given into custody.
The jury found him Guilty.
A sergeant mid the prisoner had been in the "orrice about
bur years and three months, and bore an auslleat character.
Mr. Cm:id wasa an thing to sae a man in the
in the degrading and disgraceful positionMt: he stood Wore the court, particalsrly ea it u
ppers& he had borne a good character while he had been in
the army ; but his offence was aggravated by the fact that
the person ha robbed was also a soldier, with whom he had
been drinking, and whom he plundered under the guise of
friendship. Ho sentenced him to four months' hard labour.
Willies' Welsh, 17, was indicted for attempting to steal
certain goods, to., from a person unknown. The 'videose
was clear. _ _

1 wit:nisi of the same name as the prisoner gave him a
good character for honesty from childhood.
This wee met by a statement from the officer of the West-
mhurter Bridgman, which wee tumidly proved, that the pri-
soner had begs in that prima eta different times.
The witimer was found Guilty, and sentenced to teat
months' hard labour. - -

Td witness was committed for contempt of court.
Jain laming., 38, was indicted for stealing
83Ib=
_of lead value 10s., the said lead being filed to •
to John Edward Willis.
=7allbard Salter prosecuted ; Er. Kw Mods& As
F
immer.
William Harding said he was in the amine of Kr. Jan
Edward Willis, candle-mannfacturer, of 18, Pater-almost,
Soho, and the prisoner lodged in the al* of the and hewn
On the morning of Saturday, the 27th al Ilswebdro saw do
prisoner on the roof of the house, sad is had awe sat a/tie
awio-wladow. He shortly afterwards weal bee Essugh the
window, and assequently winsome Ilse no lobar noise of
the alreassarnaces. Oa the folawlng Tenlby rassfa& at

about a mortar poet six o'clock, whams, while at his work,
heard a runittlimy ado on the top of him moter's boos, sad
ot=g up he ow the prisoner on the roof in the sot at
of the slost-lead produced, from the rim of lead
round the skylight. Upon that witness went down, and
mesting with • polkeroan,
still t AWL =int np-Win toget' her and
found the pekoes, , at the lead with
something Us a hammer or ch. lin his hod. Upon this
they went round and took the prisoner into custody. Thine
was swam non is the room with the prisoner, and a
hammer and chisel. They afterwards went on to ihe root
and found the lead had been stripped off therefrom, and
which was in • condition a short time before.
Arthur Hartoet, police-constable C 00, .00rroborated this
evidence.

Dlr. Mew declined to go into any defence of the prteoner
upon such char evidence, and simply impressed upon the
jury the seosesity of giving the prisoner the benefit of any
doubt that might arts In their mind as to hie guilt.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Xr. Cressy observed that at the present sessions there
wen several oases of lead stealing, a crime which appeared
to be greatly on the increase in thL county, and the court
mut imam the sentences pared upon persona convicted of
sash offentne. He sentenced the prisoner to six months'
bud labour.

io;aiilieress, 20, and Mary dna SIMIMOI{I, 21, wets
indicted for steeling from the person of Frederick William
Crompton a watch, value 201., his property.
Yr. ()irides prosecuted ; the prisoners were undefended.
Frederick William Crompton, the prosecutor, said that he
lived at No. 13, Featherstone-buildings. Holborn, and on the
morning of the 25th of March, between twelve and one
o'clock, he met the prisoners in Holborn, and they spike to
him. .He went with them over Westminster bridge to a
public-hones in the Westminster-road, where they remained
for some time. On leaving the public-house he took a cab,
sad both prisoner, got into ft with him. He told the cabman
to drivetowardsTrafalgar-square. They got to the Regent's-
those when he kit a Jerk, and on putting his band to his
endeleost pocket, be found that his watch was gone. Hs
celled to the cabman to stop, and also called for the police,
sad as seen as he mold disengage himself from the girls, he
placed a head on each of the cab-doors to prevent either of
the. from escaping. Reeves, who was on his right band
side, straggled violently in endeavouring to open the door,
sad did soused in getting it partly open, but be prevented
her from getting out. A policeman came up and he gave
them into cestody„and the cab was driven with them to the
station-hones. ile be was at the station-houee his watch
wee brought to hint. The bow of his watch had been out.
William Brady, cab-driver proved taking the two prl-
ware and the gentleman In his cab on the 25th of Much,
sod when he got into Regent-street he wee stopped, the
gentleman tying that his watch had been stolen. He only
took two women his eab.

fTeigeanild;Ssda—. C said he wee In Regent-dm& on
the morning of the 26th of March, and hearbag a es 7 of
"police," he west up to a cab that etopped. He saw the
=tor holding the cab-doors with both bands, and
was trying to get out. The prosecutor said he had
loft his watch, ana by the aid of his lamp he found it under
the mat in the cab, and he took it to the station.
The prisoners, when before the magistrate, said there wee
a third woman in the cab, and that she must have abase the
watch, but to-day they made no defence, and wee found
Guilty, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment sad
hard -labour.

In the Fiat Court, before Kr. Publey, Q.C., a man
named Dwgard was found guilty of stealing a watch from
the person of James Thompson, at the pit entrance of Sad-
ler's Wells Theatre. Bring an uld thief he was sentenced
to five years' paisl servitude.