The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1850.

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—TISTERDAT.
Beres& ME. verses.
Ro 88888 ALittellD al Means or CuLODOPORtI.
Johanlea Driscoll, 21, a pronitrate, Wei indicted for waling
ten sovereigns, wad f sovereigns, 110 balf crowns, 100
thallium, 100 Aspirand other monies, the property of
Josiah Brant:Ml twee, from hie person. Mr. Sorry appeared
for the prosecution; Mr. O'Brien for the prisoner.
The prosecutor was Mr. Josiah Branehfi twee, • silk
manufacturer, carrying on business in fleabright-atreet,
Whitechapel, and from his evidence it appeared, that at
Ass' lialf.put 10 o'clock, on the evening of the 26th of last
Mirk he was proceeding along o.6°rue-street, in the
neighbourhood of which he lived, when he was accosted by
the prisoner, who pressed him rather warmly to accompany
her home. 'Hs peremptorily refused to listen to her solicits
dons, and desired her to go about her bosinem, and he
walked away from her. She foil mid close behind him, and
when he had walked WON fifty or silty yards from the spot
at which she first addressed him, she stopped him, and said
she was • poor Irish girl. remedy arrived from her native
oountry, and promised, if he would treat her to some gio,
she would not in any way molest him afterwards,
but would immediately go away. From the supplicating
manner in which &bespoke, he was induced, on the repetition
of her promise, to accede to her request, and, acoordingly,
be to k her to a public house close by, where he called
Cr halt a quartern of gift, half of which he poured
out into a glue, and offered to the prisoner. Sas drank it,
end he then turned round to pay the landlady, and during
the time be was waiting for his change, his back was turned
towards her, so that she had full opportunity, without being
observed, to impregnate the resasunder of the liquor with a
drug. The prisoner, when be bad received his change, filled
the glass, and he drank off the other half. Toe instant he
got to the door, he felt quite overcome by an indescribable
feeling of giddiness, and of so powerful • nature was it, that,
en getting into the street, he became quit* powerless and
Ibmspable of resistance, though be was quite cognisant of all
that was poising around him. He fell on his knees, and the
prieoner at once pulled him up, and led, or rather dragged,
him to a house of ill fame in Thrall-street, where he wes
takea up stairs, and thrown upon a bed. He had no power
to help himself, and the prisoner, aided by another woman
who was in the room, proceeded to take tff his trousers, and
he had • positive sad distinct recollection of hearing • bag
of manev, which was in his termites pocket, falling Co to the
floor. That beg contained upwards of 321. in gold ar.d
silver • immediately atter which the prisoner left the room,
follow.ed by the other woman. When he ',covered he got
out of the house, and gave information to the police, and he
was quite positive that the prisoner was the woman who se-
coated him.
Mr. O'Brien sharply croes-examintd the prosecutor with
the view of eliciting that he had been drinking previously to
meeting the prisoner, and that he had consented to arena-
posy her to the house io Thrall-street. He peitieely eon-
tredieted this, end swore that no improprieties took place
between himself and the prisoner.
It was then shown in evidence that when apprehended the
prisoner wile attired in new clothing, and had in her pones-
sion about 31. eseluively in silver coin.
Mr. O'Brien, in addreesion the jury, endeavoured to is-
pen' op ,n them that the prolecuter's story was too strange
and icprobeble to be relied upon, and remarked that now-
a-days ',btu a man forgot himself and placed himself la
such • position that be was surrounded by circumstances of
• discreditable character, it was almost invariably attributed
to the influence of some miraculous agent, such as chitin.
form, roysterious'y bumght to bear upon him, and which
was so nubile in its nature and effects as to reader detection
a matter of impossibility.
The jou found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Hovey said he was instructed to state that Strjeant
Teakle was in attendance to prove that, some months ago a
respectable solicitor was got into this same house in Thrall-
street, and robbed in precisely the same manner as the pro-
secutor had been by means of chloro'orm.
Teekle it appeared was sot in attendance, but Wigley,
141 11 said that he and Sergeant Kelly apprehended in the
house in question, • few months ago, two girl., who were
tried for administering chloroform to, and robbing, • gentle.
man. They were convicted at the Old Bailey sod senteuced
to 15 years' transportation.
Mr. Witham said it was high time that the parochial an-
thornn s were put in polemical of these facts, In order that
the house might be closed altogether.
The officer said • report would be at once forwarded to
the proper gouter.
Wi'ollol said that bad it been satisfactorily shown
that chloroform had been used, a very severe sentence would
have been passed.
The prisoner was then sentenced to six months' hard
labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.

LAMBETH.

CHARON OF SHOPLIFTING AGAINST A LADT.—Mrs.
Sconfan, who has been several times examined on a charge
of stealing from shops, was again placed at the bar.
Two constables of the L division said that they hal disco-
vered above seventy black silk handkerchiefs at pawnbrokers'
shops, where they had been pledged by the prisoner.
A City officer deposed that prisoner was convicted at the
Csepel Criminal Court in September last of stealing •
church service.
She was fully committed for trial.