The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Peyne.)

Willies Oren % FA, was indicted for unlawfully conspir-
ing, torther with Edward and Tltosi as 11 rtlls, to
obtain iy false pretences from James Eason 21., his moneys,
with intent to cheat and defraud him of the 1.111310.

Mr. Holdsworth promoted ; Mr. Bowden appeared foe
the prisoner.
The prosecutor stated that he was a grocer, living at Hen-
field, in Sussex. On the 'nth of May he was standing on
Lou-bridge looking at the river, and while there the
prisoner Doyle owe up and entered into conversation with
him. Witness asked hun to go to a public-house in Feat-
cheap to take a pipe with bun, to which Doyle assented, but
they had not been lug then when they were joined by an
" old gentleman," who produced from his pocket what
appeared to be a bundle of bank Dotes, at the same moment
dropping a sovereign on the floor. The "old gentleman"
then said to Doyle, "I'll bet you three bottles of
wine and three doxeus of cigars that I'll bit the tarpt
seventeen times oat of twenty.four." Doyle said he would bet
him, and it was eventually agreed that they should go to
Steney-green to shunt, that place being suggested by the
"old gentleman." Having got to the place, the Mulberry.
tree Tavern, Graves went out, and returned in two or three
minutes, stating that the target ground was engaged for an
hour. It was then suggested that they should play is game
at " clapping," and witness was asked to bet 3 sovereigns on
the game. Witness refused at first, but was ultimately pre-
vailed upon to bet 2 sovereigns on the game. The " old
gen tlemao" had previously offered to bet them all round, and
produced what appeared to be a 51. note and sovereign, but
witness observed that the note was only a flash one of the
Bank of Elegance. Three chalks were made on the table;
Graves won the first chalk, and the "old gentle.
man" the second and third ; upon which Doyle
beaded him witness's 2 sovereigns, and Loth of those who
were playing asked wither to bet again, which he refused
to do, alleging that it was an unfair game. While they
were is the house they were joined by a third person. Wit.
ness left the house with Doyle, who accompanied him as far
as Whitechapel, where they had a pint of ale together, and
thee parted. Boon afterwards witness met • police-consta-
hip to whom ho give information, and he took bin, to a pub.
lie-house, where he identified Graves and Doyle. They
were tried at the sessions held at this court in Juneand found
guilty. The " old gentleman," who turned out to be •
Graves, at the time made his escape, but was subsequently
Harris, police-constable, 81 H, proved taking the
into custody, and ou Doyle he found nine cards,
vs sandals, sod four Bash notes. On Thomas Graves he
found two sovereigns and IA. Graves offered two sove-
reigns to the prosecutor, saying, "I know you have lost
that," but be refused to take them. Witness had examined
the premises of the Mulberry Tavern, and there was no target
ground there.
Mr. Bowden addressed the jury, and they at once found
the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Payee sentenced him to be kept to hard labour for
two years.

Willies; Reagan. 3D, tailor, we. indicted for unlawfully
ossaalting Henry Bingley, a police-constable, whilst in the
execution of his duty.
Henry Biogle, 134 H, said, on the let of June, about 3 or 4
o'clock in the afternoon, be wag conveying a prisoner from the
Arbouraquare police-station to Worship-street Police-court,
and had just entered Brown's-lane, another coiNtable being
with him, when they were suddenly surrounded Icy a mob,
and the prisoner and several others struck and kicked them,
and rescued the prisoner. The other constable lay insen-
sible on the Pavement with his staff in his hand. The pri-
soner took his staff from his hand, and after beating the
witness very much about the head with it, ran away with
the staff in Lis hand. Witness's staff was also lost. On the
morning of the 14th of September wittier apprehended him
as be urine out of Holloway Prison and told him the charge.
He replied that he was as innocent as a babe.
Andrew O'Brien, a shoemaker, of White Bear-court,
Whitechapel, corroborated this evidence.
Mr. J. Edmunds, surgeon, said be found the prosecutor
suffering from two severe contusions on the head, and par-
tially insensible at the time. There were other bruises
about the head. The contagions were caused by two blows
from some blunt instrument.

The prisoner insole a Ion; rambling defence, but gave no
answer whatever to the charge.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Joseph lkieble, police constable 195 H, said he had known
the prisoner for a considerable time, and be was in the habit
of frequenting Kest-street, Whitechapal. He was by pro-
fession a thief, and was associated with some of the worst
thieves in the neighbourhood. He was • companion of
lamdy, who was tried last session in this court, and sentenced
to penal servitude for six years.
r. Payne sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to
bud labwar for two years.