The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

THE OUTRAGES DURING THE MARCH or THE CITY MILITIA.

James White, 20, William Seirington, 21, John Bennett,
16, Darid Oliver, 19, Benjamin Askew, 16, Williams Smith,
17, Beaten Bohinton,l7, and George Dane, 16, were in-
dicted for stealing • watch and chain, the property of
James Taylor, from his person.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. F. FL Lewis appeared fur
ficrivincton and Dane, and Mr. M. Williams and Mr. Moody
for White.

This was another case arising out of the passage of the
City of London Militia through the principal thoroughfares
of the metropolis on the 3rd of June, for the purpose of
being reviewed in Hyde-park.
The jury retired and on their return they returned a
verdict of Not Guilty against Scivington and Dane, and
Guilty against all the ran.
Two or three previous convictions were proved against
the prisoner White.
The Assistant-Judge said it was the determination of
this court to break up these organised gangs, who went out
for the purpose of plundering the public in the face of
open day, and whose depredations rendered it almost un-
safe to be in the public streets. The sentence upon Bennett,
Askew, and Smith was that they be respectively impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for two years; Oliver and
Robinson to be kept in penal servitude for five years, and
White for seven years.
William Matthews, alias William Martin, 19, and Wil-
liam Boding, 18, were indicted for stealing an eye-glass,
the property of Isabella Griffin, from her person.
Matthews pleaded guilty ; Bowling, not guilty.
The proaecutrix, an aged lady, living in Devonshire-
street, about three o'clock in the afternoon of the 10th of
June was walking in High-street, Islington, having an
eye-glass attached to her watch and chain, when she was
suddenly surrounded by five persons, and the prisoners
were two of them. Two of the men went behind her and
held her fast while the others, who were in front of
her, robbed her of her property. A man named Peter
Kelruth, a baker, who was near at the time, saw Matthews
with a piece of chain in his hand, and the other prisoner
was with him. A person went to stop them, and then
Matthew', dropped the chain, but he afterwards picked it
up, and they both ran away. Matthews was soon after
teen to throw the glass into a field, and where it was picked
up. Both prisoners were subsequently taken into custody.
The jury found Bowling Guilty.
William Whitham, police-constable fLS Y, proved a
previous conviction against the prisoner Matthews, and
add sine he had been at liberty he had been the associate
of thieves. He had cautioned him as to his conduct, and
told him if he did not mind he should again have him in
custody.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced Bowling to be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for two years, and Matthews
to be kept in penal servitude for seven years.
Frederic(- Miller was indicted for stealing a watch, value
ed., the property of George Fairbank, from his person.
This was another daring street robbery. On the night
of the Ist of June the prosecutor was waiting in High-
street, Whitechapel, when the prisoner suddenly emerged
from George-yard, snatched his guard-chain, breaking off
the watch, and ran away with it. lie was pursued and
eventually captured, but the watch was not found.
The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, and
several previous convictions were proved against him.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for seven years.