The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

There sessions were resumed yesterday morninclotostse
Court-home, Newington-causeway, before &r
Tilzon, chairman, and a bench of magistrates.
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Matthew Iterriuys, 21, was indicted for dealing a gold
watch and chain from the person of Henry Sidney Garcia
at Kingston-on-Thames.
Mr. Straight proeecuted, and Mr. Lilley defended the
prisoner.
The prosecutor, a ship-broker in Leadenhall-street, said
that on the 16th of September last he met a friend named
Gregory, on returning from Hampton races, and swan-
wied him as far as the railway station at Surbiton. As
his friend had been drinking somewhat freely he took him
into the Southampton Arms tap adjoining the station,
epave him some soda-water, thinking it would do him
before getting into the train. While being served
prisoner and another man came into the house with
walnuts, and commenced baking. The prisoner pushed
against him rather rudely, and at the same time be felt
a tag at his watch, and on looking down it was gone, and
the prisoner as well. A constable was sent for. On the
cowias returni to the house he gave him into custody.
Virile" wasperfectly sober at the time.
Sarah W an unfortunate girl, said she wee in the
Southampton talking to some musicians, when she
saw the gentlemen come in, followed by the prisoner and
another with walnuts. The prisoner went up to Mr. (lar-
ds and " bonneted" him, and Sour was thrown at him.
Witness in the confusion saw the prisoner rush against
Itlecrecutor and snatch something from his waistcoat
et and pain it to the other, when they both left the
Fanny Ring, 12 years of age, residing with herparents
at Sudeten, said she raw the two men hide somet in
the enclosure opposite the hotel. After they left she went
and searched about, when she found the watch under the
gram.
Mr. Lilley addrered the jury on behalf of the prisoner,
and a venlict of Guilty was returned.
The Chairman sentenced him to six months' bard labour,
1 as he wee not previously known.

THE POLICE COURT&
MANSION-HOUSE.

Williams (larks 6ergeard, a well-druesed man, described
as a clerk, was charged with uttering a forged cheque for
241., with intent to defraud Messrs. Barnett, Hoare, and
Co., bankers, of Lombard-street.
Mr. Mallow, solicitor to the Bankers' Protection Asno-
elation, appeared for the prosecution.
On the loth of September, Messrs. Young, solicitors. of
St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, wrote a letter to Mr. Chris-
topher Morgan, of lAwisham, enclosing a cheque for 2,1.
The letter was given into the clerks' office to be copied,
and to be posted. It was copied, but the postage book
contained no entry .4 its having been posted. Some
workmen were engaged in the building at the time. On
the 4th of )ctober, Mr. Morgan having called to ask for
payment of the cheque, the probecutoes paid him with
another cheque, and instructed their bankers, Messrs.
Barnett, to stop the payment of the original. On
the Ibth inst. the prisoner called on Mr. Peters, a pub-
lican in the ()Id Kent-road, and asked him to pay a cheque
through his banker.. As it was not then endorsed he
took it away again, and brought it back two days after-
wards, with the signature "Christopher Morgan" on the
hack. This was afterwards discovered to be forged, and
the prisoner was arrested by George Scott, a City detective
sergeant. He said he obtained the cheque from a person
named Hazeltine, and that be would only obtain 11. by
the transaction.