The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-03 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3 18b9.

was worth 921., was takes off the pTi-

loner's finger.
The constable in the case, 64 F, proved taking the prisoners
Into custody.
Jesse, when called upon foe hie defence, said he had
nothing to any.
The jury found him Guilty, and former convictions were
proved spinet both.
The other nee against Jones wee similar. He broke the
window of Mr. Henderson's shop, 38, Strand, and stole the
articles mentioned, the shopman went in pursuit and cap-
tured him. The property was found. When the constable
took him he said, I put my mate on to a job at the nest
window, and he's got something, I know; it's better to rob
the rich than the poor.
The Assistant-Judge having commented upon the atro-
cious and daring character of the robbery, passed upon each
of the prieonersu sentence of 10 years' penal servitude.
With reference to the witness, Mrs. Berard, Mr. Metcalf.
considerately rained some Inquiry to be made, the result of
which he communicated to the court. In consequence,
The areistant-Judge celled her beck Into the witness' box
sad said From what I have heard, the court has some
reason to believe that you are in circumstances which will
render a pecuniary remuneration for your praiseworthy con-
duct not unatoeptable. Were you not in such oircumstances,
you no doubt would have been content to receive the thanks
of the court for the service you have rendered to the public,
by mainly contributing to the apprehension of two desperate
offenders, who seemed to be under no hesitation as to the
means by which they should carry oat their schemes of
plunder end depredation. Your conduct was both courageous
and praiseworthy, the court thanks you for it, and, acting
under the power given us by the statute, I direct that a re-
ward of 61. be given to you, in addition to your ordinary
coats sea winter.

Williams Harrison, 20, and John Boyers, 19, ware indicted
for stealing a watch, value 161., the property of Henry La k)
Grove, from his person, at the funeral of the late Yr. Robert
Rtetbesson.
The offence was committed by the corner of Dean's-yard,
sad wee clearly proved against the prisoners. They were
detected by Henry Smith, 28 A.
The jury found both Guilty.
Doable, 196 H, said the pneonors were known, and if they
IMO remanded for judgment, the officers would be able to
furnish the court with • full account of them.

Judgment was therefore deferred until next mission.
Mr. Platt was for the prosecution; Mr. Metcalfe wee
counsel for the prisoner.
Louisa Ward, 58, was indicted for stealing a pocketbook
containing lbs. from the person of Louisa Dunks, and for
steeling a purse, containing *sovereign and other
from the person of Eliwbetb, the wife of Thomas r=i!
These robberies were committed in an omnibus.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to one charge and was found
guilty on the other. In each case the prosecutrlx had her
pocket on the outside of her dress, and each admitted that
pockets so placed were very liable to the depredations of
pickpockets in public vehicles.
Mr. Pawned (chairman of the beech) observed that
this matter, though vary simple In itself—the mode
in which a lady wore her pocket—was one which ought
to metre some attendee, as to whether a female
who es wore her pocket, and was In consequence of her
own eseelesenew robbed of her puree, ought to receive her en-
=as • witness. They ought to be more careful. If •
got into en omnibus with her pocket so exposed in
the frost of • dress as to swim dishonestly disposed persons
to help themseives if they could to what that pocket con-
tained, the fault was almost her own. Beside' this, the
pockets wan so exposed that my person riding In an omnibus
IWO& be charged with having his heads In Improper coated 1
with the pocket of asap lady hs ght be butting nut to.
Ladies, be would take the liberty of , If they whited
to avoid the inconTsaisece, as well es the loss of being sued
of their purses in public vehicles, would do well to do as
their grandmothers or great-grandmothers did, wear their
pockets under their petticoats, where they would be bat all
;secure from these mischievous depredations. It was really •
strange matter that persons would not take ordinary pre-
caution to protect themselves from this sort of theft.
This " lecture;" if it may be so termed, to the female por-
tion of the auditory, was given in all good humour by the
worthy chairman, whose remarks excited • mineral smile.
Thew Tame mother catioss—elmost romantic—incident.
The Asaistent-Judge (to the prisoner)—You are indicted
here in thsnameof Ward. Ran you always been known by
that name?

Prieoser—l wu married to a person of the name of Tamp-
sett bat I have eine* adopted the nerve of Ward, my
MOMS IMMO.
_ .

The Amieiiat-Judge—Did you ever meet with en accident
Is Piet-erreet P _ _ _

me;--Yea, your lordship.
The Assiarmut,ludge—A good many years ago—something
seer upon 16 ?
Primmer—Tao, ray lord, about that.
The Assiebrat-Judge said it wan somewhat remarkable,
but he bad recognised the woman in the dock, having wit-
nessed the accident which happened to her so seany_years
ego—in het he saw her knocked down by a hone, in Flea.
Meer, sad it wee he himself who picked bar up in en in•
eensible state. At that time, from inquiries ha ceased
to be made, he found her character wee good,
end she wee assisted by some benevolent venous he
was acquainted with. Bhe was then struggling hard
to support a boy who had sines, he had beard in the mares
of the came, turned out a bad one, but probably that was to
be amounted for by the bad example of a bad patent. It was
painful for him to have to peas sentrace under snob *our
Masers, but he Gould not do so mare leniently then a due
some of Judos compelled him. Fortunandy Mime was no
litmemr cenvictiou against her ; had Mae been the are must
have bean treated seriously. These were not ordinary rob
herb % but the prisoner had, it appeared, commenced late be
We, and, after undergoing a term of hapriamment, might re-
turn to honest ways, and strive to pass the remainder of her
life in integrity.
His lordship then sentenced the prisoner to 6 mouths' hard
labour.

Al;lioner, who had refused to give his name, but was In-
dicted in that of Welker, wee convicted last session of having
stolen a timepiece from a shop window. He broke the win-
dow, took out the clock, and went to the door, and said he did
not mean to steal it, he had only done the act to get locked
up, uhe was starving. On his trial be stated In evidently
deep contrition that nob wee the truth. He had reheat
his reel name and address rather than bring disgrace upon
his poor old mother, who bad worked hard, and lived hy
honest industry in one neighbourhood for over 30
years. He had served is the Army Works Corps in the
Crimea, but was discharged invalided, with six-
pence a day for three mouth.. When that stopped
he was destitute, and could only get a bit of bread through
his mother's hard work Being subject to fits, be could not
obtain employment for himself, and at last he rewind not to
be any longer a burden to his mother, who was lil, sad could
namely earn enough to keep herself, but to do something for
which het:night be sent to prison. Upon refection be was
exceedingly sorry for what he had done, but after s
out the punishment the court might give him, baTr=
never think of doing such a thing again, but would rather
starve. In consequence of the evident sincerity with which hie
statement was made, the Assistant-Judge said he would have
the matter inquired into if the prisoner would give his reel
name and address. Tide he did, and the officer who made
the inquiry, Lookyer, of Cold Bath-Fields, now reported to
the court that what the prisoner bad said was true.
The Aniatent•Judge severely adroadahed the pri-
soner upon the act he had committed, by which at
any rate a valuable moors of slue bad been
destroyed, bot said, se he had not deceived the court in the
representation be bad made, he thought it was a case in
which the utmost leniency might properly be adopted. He
should therefore, after the confinement he had suffered, sines
and before his conviction, order him to be discharged from
cutody.
The prisoner promised not to offend the law again, and
was liberated.

(Before llr. Creasy.)
/atom Runs, 2/, carman., was indicted for stealing 60
titters of Nagar, value 451., the property of Alfred Fisher.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. M'Donnell defended the
The jury, alter a long deliberation, returned a verdiot el
Peaty, and
Mr. Creasy sentenced the prisoner to twelve months' herd
labour.

It shoul4 have been stated In the report of the cue I
Francis Alpine, for ma mash on palm-constables, that the
conviction was fur s comma week only.