The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

(Bator the Arete. test Judge.)

Jobe Mayen, 20, who wee cenvieted on Tuesday of
stealing a gold watch end chain, value 501., the property of
Williaei Barclay Hutchinson, from his person, was brought
up for sentence. Several previous convictions were pro-
duced limiest the prisoner.
The Assistant Judge sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for five years.
Grorfs Rielmeed, Jain Mod, Robert Prose, and Alfred
Seinburne, all medical studente, were indicted for an
assault upon William Cave, a policemen, 3u C, whilst en-
gaged in the execution of his duty, sail also with annull-
ing French Allwood, another constable.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. F. H. Lewis and Mr. War-
ner Sleigh appeared for the defendants.
All the prisoners pleaded guilty to the indictment.
E ,rly in the morning of the ith of February, the four
defendants hustled the constable, and lie received a blow
in the eye. Another constable came up, sad a violent
struggle commenced, Swinburne and Richmond being
conspicuous in striking the police. Cave was so severely
injured that he became inseimible, and it is believed that
ho will lose the sight of one eye.
The Assistant Judge said, with the view to the conside-
ration of this ease by all parties, he should defer passing
sentence until next motion, and be called upon them to
enter into the same amount of bail to come up for judg-
ment next cessions.

THE POLICE COURTS.

ILLNBION-HOUSE.

Jog. Tor, and John Polar:cola, who had been remanded
upon the charge of unlawfully conspiring together, and by
means of falm pretence. defrauding the India 'Rubber,
Gutta Percha, and Tokgmph Works Company, tarrying
on business in Cannon-street, of proverty to the amount
of 100/., were brought before Sir it. Carden for further
examination. A men named James Fennell, who is be.
limed to be the principal of the gang, and who had been
apprehended on the previous evening by Sergeant Funnell,
the detective officer, on a warrant granted by the Lord
Meyer, was also placed at the bar, and included in the
charge of conspiracy with the other defendants.
Mr. 0. Lewis again attended to conduct the prosecution;
Mr. Bilton, solicitor of Danes-inn, for Pennicend and Tow.
It will be moolleated that it was proved at the last ex-
amination that the prisoner Fennell had hired a house
situate No. 21a, Hyde-park-place, Bayswater, at a rent of
80/. per annum, representing that he was a house agent
end builds in a large way of business, and be gave
references which turned out to be fraudulent and peti-
tions The moment be obtained possession of she pre-
mises goods were ordered of tradesmen in all directions,
fictitious references being again given to throw
the parties off their guard, and in this wee
propcety was obtained to a large amount, which
was immediately pawned or otherwise disposed
of. In this way also property to the amount of nearly 100 f.
was obtained from the cocup.my above-mentioned, and It
appeared that a portion of it was pawned directly it was
received by the prisoners Pennioond Ind Fennell. The
other man, Tow, professed to set as clerk, but there was
no
doubt that he was perfectly well aware of the nature
of the operations that were going on, and it appeared that
when a clerk in the service of the prosecutors went to the
house in Hyde-park-place to make some inquiries, he was
told that all the articles that hail been sent in had been
used in houses that " Fennell and Co." were fitting up in
Belgravia, but they Gould not ask the parties for money
for some time, for fear of offending them.
Mr. Leyland, a gentleman, who described himself as a
merchant and warehousemen carrying on business in
. .

Botolph-lane, was examined as 'a =witness, and be
stated that 'be hod known the prisoner Fennell for
about twelve months, and about Christmas he cams to
him and said that he had a quantity of india-rubber
goods to dispose of, and be produced a sample. On the
following day witness offered him 50/. for the lot which he
represented he had to sell, and he said he must consult
his "principal." He called shortly afterwards with
Pennicond, who, he represented, wu his " principal,"
and he agreed to take the stony, and witness art. Lim
two cheques, one for 331. and the other fie 15L, for the
different articles.

-I;ans---wer7;question• put by Mr. Lein., * Imams
said be was told that Pennicond lived at Charrington.
street, Oakley-square, but he roads no inquiries of him
where he got the goods from, or whether they were paid
for.

Lewis observed that the net price of the articles
was W., mid the winsome had bought them almost imme-
diately after the prisoners obtained poneasiou of them
for 50/.

Mr. Leyland said that he had tried to sell them, and
could not obtain the amount he had given for the articles.
He would readily t►ke his money back for them.
Mr. Lewis said that they should try and make him give
them up for nothing. He had received notice not to part
with the property.
Sir R. Carden asked the witness what he described him-
melt to be ?
_ _ .

Thereiffed that he was a merchant and warehouseman.
Sir It. Carden—A general merchant, I suppose. Are
you in the habit of buying property in this manner, with-
out making any inquiries of the parties who offer it for
sale?

witneu replied that he had known Fennell for
twelve months, ard he considered this was quite sufficient.
A clerk in a bank styled the General London Bank,
which carries on its business in James-street, Covent-
garden, proved that immediately after the money was ob-
tained from Leyland the
the
Fennell and Penni-
oond opened an account at the bank, and paid In 271., and
two cheque books were given to them. No money was
afterwards paid in, and nearly the whole of the 271. was
drawn out by cheque. for U. and 21. each.
After some further evidence had been taken, the pri-
soners were all remanded, and Sir it. Carden peremptorily
refused to accede to an application to admit them to bail.