The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-18 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-Aug.

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(Before Mr. Bodkin and a Bench of Megistrates at the
Guildhall, Westminster.)
William Faulkner, jeweller, carrying on business in
Lisson-grove, and Crawford•street, convicted on Thor--
day of feloniously receiving stolen watches and other
property, was placed at the bar to receive judgment.
Mr. Bodkin sentenced him to two years' hard labour,
and hoped that the prisoner's fate would operate as a
warning to others.
-Geary Walker, 24, was indicted for stealing a purse
and the sum of 21. from the person of Lucy Bishop.
The case was clearly proved, and the jury found the
prisoner guilty.
The prisoner was one of the most notorious thieves of
the metropolis. He had been convicted of various
offences 10 times, and in 1845 be was sentenced at thi'
court to be transported for 10 years. He was they sent
to Parkhurst, and liberated after about
.two years' con-
finement.

Mr. Bodkin sentenced him to be kept in penal ser-
vitude for four years.
Robert Collins, 20, Edward Free, 29, end John Green,
20, were indicted for stealing an inkstead and a time-
, piece, the property of Henrique Calvacanti D'Albu-
querque, from his residence, South Bank, Regent's-park.
Collins pleaded guilty.
After the evidence had been given, the jury found the
prisoner guilty, and previous convictions were proved
against Free and Green. They had only been out of
prison a few days when this robbery was committed.
Mr. Parry said he was instructed, on the part of
Collins, who had pleaded guilty, and without wishing to
aggravate the case of the two other prisoners, to say
that they had led Collins into this matter, and that he
had been their victim. Nothing was known detrimental
to his cb erecter.
The prisoner Green—There, my lord ; that's just what
I thoncht. I expected they'd make it out that he had
been lied into it ; but he want's no leading, I can tell
you. 'He can go very well of his own accord. (Laughter.)
He -wants no more leading than I do; but I knew
they'd make it out that he was led into it.
Mr. Bodkin sentenced Collins to six months' hard
labour, and Free and Green each to four years' penal ser-
vitude.
Green, with a good deal of earnestness, begged that
his sentence might be transportation for 15 or 10 yearel
He said he should be as great a thief as ever when be had
Nerved the four years. He would be set loose among his
old companions, all thieves, with no means of living but
thieving. He should be known and marked, and in
prison again almost as soon as he was let out. If his
lordship would send him for 15 years he should be semt
out of the country altogether, and he hoped he would
pass that sentence on him, for so long as he was in Eng-
land be should be nothing but a thief.
Mr. Bodkin said be had not the power to comply with
such a request, and if he had he should hesitate to exer-
cise it at the request of a prisoner ; but be felt so fully
the forms of some part of what the prisoner had urged,
that if be had the power, he certainly should have taken
into consideration the propriety of passing such a sen-
tence upon him.
The prisoners were then removed, and on the way to
the cell Free knocked his fellow-prisoner Collins down
for havi og pleaded guilty.
Denniis Daley, 18, was indicted for having unlawfsiTy
assaulted and attempted to stab Francis Leverett, a
police-ostistable, in the execution of his duty.
On thee night of Saturday, the 11th inst., the prisoner
was detected in the act of picking the pocet of a female
in Hatucpstead-road, and the prosecutor took him iu
charge. He proceeded quietly a short distance toward
the station, but at the corner of Henry-street he made a
stop, declared his innocence, and refused to go may
further.; A struggle took place, and a large mob iiol-
lested, whose sympathies were all on the side of the pri-
soner. The policeman called on a pork butcher, naaaed
Somers,. to assist him, and both he and the policeman
were knocked down and kicked. At length the prisor.er
was got into Somers's shop, when he seized a knife, and
the prOsectitor, in endeavouring to wrest it from him, sus-
tained a cut in the hand. Mrs. Somers then interfere d,
and succeeded hi getting the knife from him. He then
took up another knife and made a plunge at his breitst
with it,, the point actually penetrating his coat, and had
not Mrs. Somers at that moment laid hold of his arm,
there could be little doubt that the knife would it:4v°
heen plunged into his chest. The prosecutor then get'
the prisomer outside, and was attacked by the mob ; :but
other constables came np and the prisoner was caii,ed
off without any further interference on the part of •the
mob, who, however, threatened tp -pall the front of -the
butcher's shop out, and they actually did pull the i neat
down, broke the dishes, and carried some of the s neat
away.

Mr. Bodkin told the jury that he thought the case
failed-as to the principal count of the indictment, but
Clearly it was a case of aggravated assault upon the
officer in the discharge of his duty. It certainly w.ts to
be regretted that a mob of people could be found aid
and assist in such an attack upon an officer, ai to
threaten to demolish the skop front of a tradesman who
interfered to protect him ; and it was a pity some. of
them were not indicted.

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The jury found the prisoner guilty of an aggravated
assault.

Mr. Bodkin sentenced him to one year's bard labour,
and ordered 51. to be paid out of the county or Tree sury
to Mrs. Somers for her meritorious conduct in ()Isar: n ing
the prisoner of the knives, and in consideration of the
loss her husband sustained.

Edward Broadfoot, barman, who pleaded guilty. on
Thursday of robbing his matter, was brought up and. nen-
teneed to three months' hard IThour.

James Nash, 34, George Tilling s, 30, and Glorge
Wilson, 26, were indicted for stealing two cheste -And
five boxes of tea, value 551., the property of II anry
Statham and another the masters of Willings.
Wilson pleaded guilty.
The prisoner. Willings was carman to the prosecut c rs,
who are carriers, and be bad assisted the other priso s srs
to steal goods from his van, which had been entrusted to
Lim for delivery.
The prisoner Wilson was called as a witness again st
the other two.
The jury found Willings and Nash guilty.
Mr. Bodkin sentenced Willings to two years', and
Wilson and Nash eaf:h to eighteen months' bard lai our,

(Before Mr. Witham.)
Stephen Allen was- indicted for stealing a gravy soon
and other articles, value.lol. and upwards, the property
of George Dickens, in his dwelling-house.
The prosecutor resided at 41, Adelaide-road, St. Fa•n-
eras, and on the 17th July the prisoner was detected. by
the housemaid in making off with the plate basket f Nom
the kitchen. He managed to get away, but he-was 3.lr-
sued by an engineer at the Zoological Gardens riwn.lti
Chadwick, at whom he struck with a life preserver. Hc
was captured by one of the park-keepers.
The jury found him guilty, and former convictions
were put in against him.
A retired policeman, named Cutting, said the prisoner
was, above all, the most daring and impudent thief he
bad ever met with during an experience of seventeen
years in the police force.
Mr. Witham sentenced him to 6 years' penal servitude.