The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-07 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Creasy.)

Entry George, 19, trunlnneksr,wes indicted for felonionaly
antessling the cam of 144., ovasised by him for and os
amount of Alfred Hoary &pat, his muter.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. J. P. Doyle defended
the
Tt prosecutorallr is • lrnskurdow, carrying on business at
No. 41, Leicester-square, and the primmer, his apprentice,
was authorised to sell articles is the shop and receive money.
It was his duty to pay over all such wee pa to the prosecutor
or his wife inintediaiely aft neesiving them, but it appeared
that on the 20th of December • manage named James
Forneaux purchased • square travelling bag, for which he
paid the pawner Is. As this ems was not paid over the pro-
secutor mat fee a policeman, sad pee the prisoner into
custody.
Xr. J . P. Doyle, for the prisoner, said by was given into
custody without being celled upon to account for this money,
that he had borne a very excellent character, and that there
was indeed no ground for a charge of filmy.
The jury took the same view and .dequaled the prisoner.

David lames Bette, 26, warehouseman' was judicial for
stealing a sovereign, two gold coins, and other articles, the
money and property of Giuseppe Guanziroli, his master.
Mr. Brooke protecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Barry
defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor is • lookieg-gime and barometer maker,
living at No. 106, Hatton-garden, and the primarr had been
in his service for about 16 years. He was In the habit of
brushing his mater's clothes every morning, but the prose-
cutor had for some time pest mind money from his trousers
pocket. Os the morning of the 24th December, before the
' prisoner came to brush the clothes, the prosecutor got up end
counted his money, finding five eovere in his puree,
which he replaced in his pocket. Boon danwards the pri-
soner came into the room, "ark sew the clothes into an ad-
joining room, and having brushed them returned theta to the
place from which they had been taken. When the proesontoe
got up he again counted hie money, and discovered that a I
sovereign was misaing. He then communicated with the
police, and on the Slat of December he marked fin
sovereigns, four half sovereigns, five gold 20 franc pieces, and
two silver eve franc pieces. With the exception of the Ave
franc pieces he put all the rest into his purse, and left it in
his trousers pocket. On the following morning the prisoner
came se usual, took away the clothes, brushed them, and
brought them back. After he was gone, the prosecutor
examined his purse, and mimed the two 20. franc pieces.
Upon that he epee to a policeman who was in the lama
end he accused the primner of taking the money, but he
denied it. Upon being searched, not only the two
20-franc pieces were found upon him, but • sove-
reign which had been stolen on the day Caters
Christmas-day, which was Identified by eaten marks
the prosecutor had put upon it. The prisoner's hones was
then searched, and in It were found two barometers, a chim-
ney glue, and several other articles, which the prosecutor
identified as his property. On the person of the prisoner
wee found • key which opened a desk belonging to his master,
and from which gold had been several times missed.
William Taylor, 226 0, proved marking all .the pieces of
money which the prosecutor put into his puree, and after-
ward.% on searching the primmer at the station-house, he
found two 20-franc pieces he bed marked In his pocket.
Mr. Metcalfe briefly addrmsed the jury, who found the
prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy.
Mr. Creasy arid the jury had recommended the prisoner to
mercy on account of his previous good character and the
temptation thrown in his way. To give effect to this recom-
mendation he sentenced him to imprisonment for one month.
Frederick Brewer, 18, was indicted for feloniously reoeiving
33 yweights of gold, the property of James Green, he
well knowing the lame to have been actlen.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted; the prisoner was undefended.
Frederick 8011, • boy 15 years of age, said—l am an en-
pentice to Mr. James Green, watch-case maker, of No. 1.5,
President-shat, St. Luke's. I have been with him for two
years. I had not known the pawner before November last,
although I had seen him standing about King-square. I
remember Sunday, the 28th of November and on that dry I
wits with my brother in Market-street. The prisoner celled
me from my brother and I went up to him. He asked me if
I could get him some gold. I said, "No; I was not going
to rob my master, who was very good to me." Ile said,
Oh, that don't matter; if yen only take a small piece. he
won't miss it." He had by standieg in the square seen the
place to which I belonged. 1 imidl would not take any gold
from my master. On the following Monday there was •
melting-pot broken at toy master's and I saw a small piece
of gold sticking to clinker. I took it, and when I went art
at dinner-time I saw the prisoner standing by the church. I
gave hint the clinker and gold, and asked him if he
could sell it. He mid be would break it, and see what he
could get fur It. The next day I saw him, end I had two
or three little grains of gold wrapped up in paper. I gave
them to Lim, and he gave me 2e. for them and that on the
clinker._ .

Mr. Cooper am here about to examine the witness as to
other occasions upon which he bad met the prisoner, but

Mr. Creasy interposed, and said that sarthe psi..ones wee
undefended it was his duty to take cue that no evidence
should be given that wee not legally admissible, for if it wee.
neeeteary to no into these transactions they might be made
the subject ut other indictmenta.
Mr. Cooper said be thought be might show these tram-
actions ; but, of course, be would not now pursue this evi-
dence. . _

The primmer, then, with considerable effrontery, com-
menced • sort of craw-examination upon points not sdverted
to by the 'sensed counted, the &cowers to which questions
having a tendency to prove the case against him.
Mr. Cressy warned the prieoner as to the effect of the
course he wee taking: but it after this he should refer to
other matter+ not !strictly then before them be !should feel
hound to admit the evidence whims he had etopped the
learned counsel front further proceeding with. He wet now
warned, and of mane he could mak what questions he
pleased.
The prisoner, however, continued hit ommexamination,
and elicited from the witness that he had met him on another
OCCIPIIIO, and had given him a piece of gold wire, for which
he bad given him Gd.
William Bell, brother of the teat witness, corroborated his
evidence.
Tborom Evan•, pollee sergeant 22 GI, said—l wee directed
by Mr. Green to watch Bed. Oa the evening of the 7th
December I saw him Imre Green's, end he proceeded 200
or 300 yards, end then joined the prisoner. I saw them meet
again the neat day (Wednesday), and they went away
together The not evening I saw them in Wood-street.
The prisoner was with • man named Mayhew, and the
prisoner having spokes to Bell, they went down different
moots, and met again at the corner of President-mews.
They joined again at Mason's-plea, sad I saw Bell hand
something to the prisoner, and they prated. I met them
again in Perelval-street, and when the poisoner saw me and •
brother officer he ran away. I apprehended Bell the
ewe evening. I took the prisoner the nest morning. I
told hint that he was charged with receiving gold from
Green's boy, and inciting him to steal It. He add he did
not know Green'■ boy, sad had not say gold. At the
r station-house, Bell, in the prisoner's presence, said that be
went for some corn on • Sunday morning, and that the pri-

sonar eked him if he could not get some gold from hie
roister, that he bad said " No, I rant—he is a good
master, and I must not rob hlm." That the prisoner said,
"Oh, your master won't raise it if you take some pieces."
That then he took some, and the Brat was when the pot was
broken. After the boy had said that, the prisoner made no
Gamr at all.

Charles Angell rid—About three weeks ago I met the pri-
mmer. I asked him if he had plenty of work, end he said
"No ; I can do without work," end pulled out • handful of
gold and silver. I asked him where he got it, and he sold a
little boy who worked at a asse-maker's gave him rue gold,
mid he had mild it on Monday for 121. I raw him again on
Thursday, and be stowed me some gold, which, afterwards,
he add he sold at a refiner's, and got 81. for it. I maw the
boy Bell, and the prisoner crossed over and spoke to bin,
when Bell gave him some gold. On Friday I watched Bell,
and seeing where he worked, I told his muter.
James Green, the prosecutor, said on various occasions he
had missed gold, which he had entrusted to Bell to work up.
On the 6th of December and two following days, of the gold
wsigbed out to him he found 33 dwts. abort.
The prisoner in an impudent manner, attempting a forensic
style, went through the evidence of the different witnesses,
commenting upon each, and concluded by calling upon the
jwri to believe him in preference to the witnesses.
Yr. Creasy summed up very briefly.
The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Creasy said that this was one of the worst cams of
receiving that had ever EOMw before him, for here was a good
and respectable boy, honestly serving his employer, until he
was met by a man who tempted him to rob, and several
times successfully, until he was apprehended.
The prisoner said the boy was not to he believed.
Mr. Creasy—l believe every word he uttered, and as I
never met with a more disgraceful wretch, I shall protect
society from you for some time to come, by sentencing you to
be kept in penal servitude for seven years.