The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-13 00:00:00

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CIISTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-

(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Parke.)

Charles Howard, 29, William, Stewart, 27, and Charles
pink, 30, were indicted for the manslaughter of Anne
Legg-
Mr. Payne prosecuted; Air. Metcalfe defended Howard.
The facts of this case have appeared very recently in
the police reports. It appeared that, about a quarter
past seven o'clock on the evening of the 20th May, the
prisoners, with another man, were in a light cart on the
Tottenham-court-road, and Howard was driving. Ac-
cording to the testimony of the witnesses for the prose-
cution, this prisoner was whipping the horse, which was
going at a very rapid pace, and the deceased, who was
the wife of a respectable tradesman living in the neigh-
bourhood, who was crossing the road on her way to
chapel, was knocked down, and received such severe in-
juries as occasioned her death a very few days after-
wards. After the acciti.., ,ccurred Howard again
whipped the horse, and r,led down the road
at a furious pace towards us.ford-street, and upon
their arriving at the corner of that street the cart came
in contact with a post and it was overturned, and the
prisoners were thrown out and were taken into custody.
They all appeared to be intoxicated. It was elicited, in
cross-examination, that when the deceased came near
the carts he appeared alarmed and hesitated, and one of
the witnesses expressed an opinion that if she had gone
on and bad not stopped as she did the cart would not
have touched her. The prisoner Howard received a very
good character from his master.
At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Baron
Parke expressed his opinion that there was no evidence
against either Pink or Stewart, as they appeared to have
been merely passengers in the cart, and not to have done
anything to encourage the other prisoner.
The jury accordingly found those prisoners not guilty.
The other prisoner Howard was found guilty, but re-
commended to mercy on account of his character, and
he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and
hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Befora the Recorder.)

ilfonich, Peter Christian, a good-looking young Ger-
man, was indicted for stealing a quantity of plate and
other articles from Diana Oliver.

Mr. Duncan prosecuted.

The facts have been very lately before the public. The
prisoner had gone about to various places taking lodg-
ings, and as soon as he got in plundered the houses of
all he could lay his hands on, and then decamped. He
was found guilty.
Sentence deferred.

THIRD COURT.
(Before Russell Gurney, Esq.)

John Williams, 48, publisher, a gentlemanly-looking
man,r,wa.s indicted for obtaining, by false pretences, books
amounting is value to about 3,0001., the property of
Richard Allen Spriggs, with intent to defraud.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr.
Cooper and Mr. Giffard defended.

The prisoner had, it appeared, originally been in busi-
ness as a bookseller at No. 106, Great Russell-street,
but, falling into difficulties, the prosecutor had, after
assisting him, at last bought the business, and the
money to make the purchase being made by the trustees
of the prosecutor's wife, the business was carried on un-
der the name of Hatchley and Co. After the prisoner
had sold the business, the prosecutor retained him in
the business, paying him a regular salary ; and in this
position he remained for some time, but ultimately pri-
soner again went into business upon his own account,
and failed. After this he came to prosecutor, who, out
of kindness, again employed him at a commission to sell
for him ; and whilst so engaged, the prosecutor, placing
in him the greatest confidence, allowed him to have
books of the most valuable description, and illustrated,
upon the understanding that they were for different
members of the nobility and gentry, amongst whom was
the Earl de Grey, Earl Bradford, and Lord Calthorpe.
The whole was a fabrication, and the fraud being found
out, the books were ultimately traced to various pawn.
brokers, where they had been deposited for sums in the
whole amounting to 8001.
Ths case was likely to last all day.

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