The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

(Won Mr. Bodkin, at Clerkenwall.)

- Cedes Lope; 20, a Spanish sailor, was indicted for
fraudulently obtaining, by &be pretences, the sum of 4..,
with intent to defraud Richard Schofield. There we. another
charge in the indictment.
Mr. Way promerutod.
The prosecutor was • tobacoonlet, currying on businela in
Pon-street, Lineelbiuse' and the prisoner represented to him
that be belonged to thellip Champion producing • paper to
verify his statement ; and to 'how that be was entitled to
pay to the mooned of nearly 401. Upon the faith of what he
mud the prosecutor gave hhe a etude:dinner and advsnoid
4.. on account. He went away end did not return. Subse-
quently he we. takes hem custody on another c.harge. Hiram
untrue that he had belonged to the Champion. The emceed
owe was dila. In March, tsl6, he went to the house
of Mr. Miller, 21, Devonahire-west, Commented-road, and
represented that he wee to greet enlarge., jam then, but was
entitled to over 301. the wages from the ship Visa, which he
was to receive at the Anestricea Consulate. He asked Mn..
Milks the • lean of U., as he maid to mecum clothes, so that
he might eppear before the cowed in ducat attire. Believing
what he stated to be true she lent him the 41., and gave hire
breekfast, dinner, tea, end 'upper, after which be decamped,
and nothing more was amen of him. He had been in pigeon
since he committed the fraud. The pretence was purebred.
The evidences was interpreted to the prutoner in Spueish by
roliouconstable 133 H, a very intelligent man.
Mr. Bodkin @eked Mrs. Miller what lingusge the prisoner
spoke to bee in when he obtained the muney
Mrs. Miller saki he spoke Eeoluh quite well.
Prisoner—No, 1 didnot. 1 done understand it. (Laughter.)
Mr. Bodkin then summed up, and
The jury found the primmer Guilty, and three former con-
victions wire wowed wing him.
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Mr. Rodkinrsenteecid him to three years' penal servitude.
The with a diabollosl grin, muttered something
ta to the interpreter.
Interpreter—Hs says, my lord, in Spanish, that when he
comes oat of he will run the last witness (Mrs. Altller)
through the body, if be p 4. 20 years for it.
The primer said—" Look hare:" and he very significantly
drew his hand acmes his throat. He was then removed.
The prison °Mos-mid the priories twice attempted to use
the Imth during his former imprisonments.
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Stephen Frenel, 27, Phnenliker, yes indicted for unlaw-
fully and maliciutudy indicting grievona bodily harm upon
Elinabeth, the wife o fJoha Turner.

Mr.
the Lipelenkedmer append for the prosecution; Mr. Itibton
dm
The luellend of the peconestris, a horse-keeper in the
==tof a cab proprietor, lived in Brooke-gardens,
ilarood, and a heather of the primmer lodged in
the eame house. A quarrel bad taken place between the
husband and the brother, which the prisoner took up, and
'ma the 23rd of June he went to Brooke-gardens for the
of encountering Turner. lie was met by
=Turner, who knew of the quarrel, and she
asked him if he was welting for her or her husband.
Its replied that he did not want her, but her hue-
=67 who had quarrelled with lits brother , and inane-
snick her several Moire on the face, and kicked
bar ea Se eight leg, which was broken thereby, and she fell.
Aelistesee wee procured, and the poor women was removed
to the hospital. where she remained two months, end eke
wa• now so lame that she bad to be amnia! into court upon
mulches. Whit° the cam erns proceeding on offer wee made
on the part of the prisoner to pa y 101. to M. Turner, in
twenty weekly inotats, but her husband mid the
wee not in a position to pay anything of the kind, an retr
eve if
be west he would note...apt say compromise at all, bat lone
the ease to be dealt with by the court.
Mr. Ribton, ID addressing thejury, urged that the broken
hi was the result of accident, and not of any deliberate ad
of lineation of the prisoner, and that although the Oar,
bed undoubtedly committed an assault, it was not one of the
serious nature de.cribed lathe fret count of the indictment.
He hoped therefore the jury would convict upon the minor
emit only.
The jury found the prisoner Malty upon the second

Mr. Ribtoe said the prisoner had been in custody three
months already, and sou really sorry that the poor woman
had had ha leg broken. It was not done intentionally.
Mr. Bodkin untcorial the prisoner to an additional im-
prisonment of four months, with hard labour, and said it was
most creditable on the part of the hothead, considering his
condition of life, that be bad rejected the offer of pecuniary
oontproutia which the primmer ha made.