The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Boron, Mr. Crary at Wastaaiaater )
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William &alien 24, • disporste-looking fellow, and William
Lee, 20, were indicted kr feloniously briskly. and altering
the dwelling-booms of Henry Curtis, and steeling therein
two silk dreams and ether articles, value 261., the property
of Harriett Alett. Cohen was further charged with wadi-
lag end indicting grievous bodily herrn upon Henry Joy, •
police-conotable, in the execution of his ditty. To due charge
be pleaded guilty.
Mr. laskalia appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Ribton
&laid Les.
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Howe deposed that he lived at No. 45, Augusta•
ergot, t'e-park, and ma employed as • porter at
No. 39, London-strest, Fitzroy-mums. From the haat of
his master's premiers its toe the holm No. 6, Hasp.
stead-street, where the prosecutrix Hem. Oa the morning of
the 18th Last., about • mailer-past six o'clock, he ass
outing to be admitted *obi. work, sad he saw two me, the
prisoners. maim about, sad they rtood and looked at the
door of No. 6, Hampsteadotreet. They mat to Grafton-
mama. Canoe back and went to • public-house down • mows.
They then recrossed. and west to No. 6, sad went la,
Cohen fire. He wan let is to hi. work, and la about 20
minutes he saw them eons by his master's window, Lee car-
rying steadies of clothes, sad the other man, Cohan, • desk.
Hs thm samseted that they bed committed • robbery, and
followed them. Seeing a policemen, he spoke to Idea about
it, sod they went on. In Friona-street they saw that they
woes being followed, end Lee dropped the bundle and one off.
Cohen got sway, but Lee sae captured without being bat
sight of. The bundle wu picket- up and found to contain
articles which had bees *toles from 6, Hompotaad-street.
In cromezaminetka by Mr. Ribton, the witness said he
whe.ttive es to the identity of Lee, sod Cohen too. He
them, sad lons were • light mustache. He identified
Cabo' trees oat et 14 Mier persons.
Polkommetelle Liam 134 E, said hie ate ntiou was
dawn rep the ma, and he well MO CAMS we. one of tbo
tom He took Lee at the time.

Tbe pewthestrtz stated that she Heed at No. 8, Hempetcsd-
street,: ad therapisd the ground-floor. Os the moraies of
the letb she was woke up by bey* • mange noise is Der
bethosm, sad the rustling of a silk dress. She got up in bed
and listemed. The noun came from her sitting-roan. She
got ant se bed, and asked who was there. The prisoner Les
opened the door, and rid, "All right, Miss." She saw be
bed her remencklng her drawers' and the thine were In
cesissies. She at once rang the tell for the landlord, when
the primer dropped on his hands and Imes and ran off.
Tbe Mop that wen taken meet have been placed In the
rsirreedy to be carried away. The things produced were
pe:parly. The desk bed not been recovered. She was
pinkke the p sonr was the man.
The brd.bed of the house depoeed that the door was pro-
wend the overnight.
Joy, 338 A, deposed that from information he had
be ems on the 20th to No. 9, Wilkie's-street,
Webeno&lesk where he found Cohen. He knew him,
sea said, w Dslossa (he went by that name), I want
yes be beteg seeemsed with another man fur • rob-
bery in Hmpathed-street." The primrose said be
knew nothing &bast it, nod se he had done nothing
he would ant be tams. He had dose nothing for
18 menthe. I told him he had better come quietly. florid
he would not. He palled down the window as if to jean
oat. I polled hint back, and Le then tensed round and
meek me • blow as the month, which out through my lip,
and I bled • 80..1 deal. I tilted him, and put him into a
corner, and polled out my handcuffs. The prisoner was
striking me ail the time, but I threw him down. He picked
ep • bottle—a soda wane one—and is the 'tinges he got as
his feet, and then struck me with thetbkk Ned of the bottle
sores the temple. I then got him down es the bed, sad he
again hit me as the heed with the bottle. I bled • good
del, and finding that I wee nearly overcome, I lieges to hit
Ida wick my haadeuffa. He wrestled with me, and got them
bes me, and beat me about the heed with Once, and cut me
emu the mouth. Soon people cease to the prisoner's motet-
ease, and tried to drag his away from me' but I held on,
sad w weredtegged to the door. At lint we got into the
elven, end another sametthile came to my eminence, and
taught the prfeemerJeth is heel/ minims away. Sly heed
and face were net, sad my eyes were both swollen and
blealisted. They are so sow.
Casa odd this was tree. Rs knew wittier of the rob-
bery, sad the sesetable weld show to authority for taking
hies. He did net know be was a pi:dim:eau.
Jey—He bee Imes me for years.
Mr. Ribton then addressed the jury on the question of the
Identity of Les.
Cohen said he knew nothing of the robbery, nor of the
(Abr. prisoner. . .

Mr. Creamy then Bummed arm and the jury without halts.
tion found both prisoners Guilty.
A long history was then given cf Cohen. He began Ms
ewer by ammittteg a robbery in Newton-street, Holborn,
and jumping out of a firs-door window. For that he had
tth naestle. Since he had had two years for burglary ; a
getoud sentence of six month'. and meiotic minor terms for
attempts, de. L..e had served out a arsteme of four year.'
penal servitude aftsr previous CODViCtiOI3II.
Hr. Metcalfe called the special attention of the curt to
the astritotioua conduct of Joy, the officer, in capturing the
prisms Cohen, with the view cf um* reward bring awarded
la biro.

breory rid he had on heelt idiot *boat the matter,
the oliceea carwrageoua conduct bent; highly commendable,
sod he &mild direct that the rum of two guinea be giant to
him io addition to the ordinary 'apnoea he w,old receive u
a witswes.

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When the prisoners were celled up for judgment the learned
judge maid it was evident they wire two atrocious RS4IIO,
from whom, fa the discharge of its defy, ths court must pees
tact society for some time to Came. He then sentenced each
of them lobe kept le penal servitude for eight yam.
George Plouvre. 22, was indicted for ualsefilliy sad mil-
, rims', cutting and wounding Thomas Turk, the elder, with
the intantiro of doing him am; cal bodily harm.
Mr. Orridge prosecuted; the prisoner wee undefeuded.
The prosecutor raid be kept a bonding-house at No. 16,
Pell-street, St. Georgerobrobelfeet, end about firs o'clock
in the afternoon of the 11th of May he was holding • ladder
in front of Mr. Mstthewe's, the Red Lim, in St. Gemege's-
'Meet, whoa lb' Wooster woo turned out of tits boom la •
drunken sista. Without say provocation whatever b, stuck
witnesses son two or three times, and kicked at him. Retold
his son not to strike him agate, when the primer sad area.
eel other seamen rushed up to witness, stink hha unseal
Vow, knocked Dim down, and than kicked him areal them
in dr amok mil beck of the head. He Died peolamiy, sad bin
claim we ergeyed with blood. He bad sot spoken to lb/
Flow at et Hi 'donna& went to the otolioadtoma
mei Mr. Rao tiro drooled the youttkia his bead.
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Mr. rit7jZooTroi) orsi;d the •7117■417cliFohtbir,sal
added that Its advised the prisoner to go away, wire fts
Ida,' !dm sad afterwards strartt at Woe with a kafte,

Geerp lirktsla;71;;;;;:n to Mr. Matthew., rid La saw
the euthea ara strike Mr. Turk. res., ea the bark of the
Pad, bat be NEM set say tbst he had sa)tbing in hie brad.
Ile sea , sad wkases fu I .wad him, .hen he struck at
him with a , which erneraed his apron sad truism
fife them arm away the k uto wse ritan`ng.
Mr. J. B. Ross, rurpon, of High-firm. Shidirell, said be
earekei Yr. Turk, make, at the etaties-hoore. He Mod
ban bleedisi from ea Wetted wool cs the back QM* brads