The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-29 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Serjeant Dowling, Deputy-Aasistant-Judge.)
Mary Ann Rutherford, 29 described as an ironer,
pleaded guilty to stealing a blanket and other articles,
value 51., the property of James Barker, in his dwelling-
house.
Mr. Serjeant Dowling inquired if the prisoner was
known.
Mr. Howe, one of the principal warders of the Wert-
minster Prison, proved a catalogue of convictions against
her, one being for four years' penal servitude, since which
term she had been twice convicted.
Mr. Serjeant Dowling said it was useless addressing any
observations to the prisoner, and sentenced her to be kept
in penal servitude for seven years.
Sarah Miller, 27, ump ires. was indicted for riesling •
sovereign from the person of Robert Dixon.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
This was an ordinary cue of robbery by a prostitute.
The prisoner met the prosecutor, and after having some
conversation with him, put her hand into his pocket and
stole a sovereign from lum.
The jury her Guilty.
Mr. Bowling sentenced the prisoner to six
months' prisonment with hard labour.
Harriet ifouifteltl, 18, a servant, was indicted for steel-
ing one sheet and other articles, value 11., the property of
Richard Smith ; one sheet and other articles, veins 2/.,
the property of Frederick Pyle • and six shirts and other
articles, value 195., the property of Charles Arkwell ; and
for obtaining by false pretences the said goods, with intent
to defraud.
This was rather an artful system of robbery, The pro-
secutors had given the articles to be =weed. and the
prisoner had gone to the place, and representing that she
came from them, had taken away the things.
The prisoner was found Guilty.
Mr. Serjeant Dowling sentenced the prisoner to three
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Mary Ann Chapman, 28, • miserable-looking woman,
was indicted for maliciously damaging opiate-glass window
to the amount of 81., the property of Zebedee Wilcox.
Mr. James Morris, manager to a beer-shop, No. 82,
Whitechepood-road, rid that on the 11th init., about
cu tor' at night, the prisoner came to the prose-
cutor's shop and made a disturos. A unstable was sent
for, and the prisoner removed ; but about a quarter of an
hour afterwards she returned, and with her fin broke a
large pane of glum. Witness went outside, and found the
prisoner bad out her hand.
The prisoner said she did it in a passion, but was very
sorry for it.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Serpent Dowling sentenced the prisoner to three
months' imprisonment, after it had been stated that she
had borne an indifferent character. _

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Charles Jones and Edward Kemp, the latter, who was
brought up from Celdbath-fields Prison by habeas corpus,
where he has been undergoing • sentence of 12 months'
imprisonment for another offence, were indicted for steal-
ing • carpet-beg, containing several gold rings and articles
of jewellery, from the Victoria Station of the London,
Brighton, and South Coast Railway, the propery of Mr.
Dominick Trant, of No. 20, Upper Brunswick-place,
Hisghtoa.
Mr. Bosley prosecuted, the prisoner was undefended.
The ease was watched by Mr. Impeder Carpenter on
behalf of the railway company.
The prosecutor was travelling from Victoria to Brighton
on the 26th of May last, and when he arrived at the its.
tion he deposited the carpet-beg in a porter's truck, and
left to get his ticket. When he returned the beg was
missing, and he immediately communicated the fact to
Mr. Carpenter, of the polies authorities, and, after de-
scribing the contents of the bag, proceeded. to Brighton
by the train. Some time after a sergeant of the Hyde-
pi.* constables was in the Hanover Arms public house,
Bayswater-road, and bought several pawn tickets of the
prisoner Jones, and when he redeemed the articles he dis-
covered a crest upon some of them, and immediately com-
municated with the police authorities, which led to the
detection of the prisoner Jones. It was clearly shown
that the other prisoner was a particepe criminis in the
affair.

The jury found both prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Serjeant Dowling sentenced the prisoners to im-
prisonment with hard labour for 12 months. The sentence
upon the prisoner Kemp would of course commence at the
expiration of the one he is now undergoing.