The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•

(Before Mr. Mellor, Q.C.)
David Davis, 28, and Henry Kent, 30, were yester-
day indicted for stealing moven tea. tras, and a variety of
other articles, the property of the Grand Junction
Company, their employers.
.Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Payne
for Davis, and Mr. Sleigh for Kent.
The robbery charged against the prisoners was com-
mitted on the d
2 inst., on a barge called the Med-
way, lying at the Junction Wharf, Regent's Canal
Basin, Limehouse, and was detected by Police-con-
stable Lord, 341 K. Davis, it appeared, had broken
the bulk of several packages, and had stowed the
articles he purloined therefrom in a cabin in which
Rent was found smoking a pipe, and the only evi-
dence against him was that he denied all knowledge of
Davis, or who brought the things there, although Davis
had been there but a few minutes before.
After the learned counsel for the prisoner had ad-
dressed the jury,
Mr. Mellor intimated that he did not think the jury
would be justified in convicting Kent on the evidence
relating to him, and then most carefully summed up the
case as far as Davis was concerned.
The jury found Davis guilty, and acquitted Kent.
Mr. Metcalfe mentioned that the Grand Junction
Canal Company had to pay something like 1,0001. a-year
to make good losses which were occasioned by thefts of
this description.
Mr. Mellor said he could not but consider this case as
a serious one. He sentenced the prisoner to one year's
imprisonment, with hard labour.
(Before Mr. Witham.)

Frederick Golden, 18, was indicted for having stolen a
handkerchief from the person of Win. Henry Bagg. He
pleaded guilty.
Mr. Witham having read the depositions said :
When tke prisoner was before the magistrate he said,
I admit the charge, but I should be much obliged to
you if you could do something for me, as I have no
means of getting my living honestly. I have a father
who is in the navy, but I have not seen him since I was
a year and a half old."
The prisoner (a "known" and convicted thief)—Yes,
sir ; and I wish you would send me into the navy, or
abroad somewhere. If you was to let me out I should
be hunted down because I am a thief. I would live
honestly if I could, but I can't, and I must live some-
how ; and so I have to thieve. I wish you would be so
kind as to send me out of the country.
Mr. Witham said in the former war they sent all the
rogues and 'vagabonds they could into the navy, but
they did not do so now. He recollected Sir Edward
Codrington stating in the House of Commons that the
conduct of some of the men sent to the ships was so bad
that flogging took place every day ; they were mutinous
and disorderly, and such a thing as discipline could not
be maintained ; and to such an extent did this evil pre.
vail, that he used to give them leave on shore, and told
the officers in charge not to be too particular in looking
after them, the consequence of which was that they
made off without much trouble, and were not sought
after. As to this prisoner's request he had no power to
send him abroad, or into the navy.
Prisoner—l hope you will, sir.
Mr. Witham—All I can do will be to sentence you to
fifteen years' transportation, but, if I do so, I am not at
all sure that they will send you out.
Prisoner—l hope you will be so kind as to do that,
air.

Mr. Witham—Well, then, the sentence upon you is,
that you be transported beyond the seas for fifteen
years, but you must not make sure that you will be sent
out.

Prisoner (walking away from the bar delighted)—.
Thank you, sir ; thank you, sir.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 9.

WORSHIP-STREET.
.Frederick Knowles was
charged with having threatened the life of a young
woman named Eliza Usher. _ _ _

It appeared that the prisoner had formerly paid his
addresses to the complainant, who, on finding he was a
married man, refused to have anything more to say to
him. The prisoner, however, had continued to molest
her, and, on the previous evening, was found by com-
plainant's brother pacing to and fro before the house
where she was in service, in Buccleuch-terrace, Upper
Clapton. He had a loaded pistol in each hand. The
complainant's brother was in the act of remonstrating
with him upon his infamous conduct, when the prisoner
rushed to thr door of the house and commenced ring-
ing the bell, which was answered by the complainant's
master, under whose direction he was secured until the
arrival of a constable, but during the struggle that en-
sued the prisoner threw down the two pistols now
produced, which were afterwards picked up and handed
over to the police.
Police-constable Cooke, No. 267, stated that the pri-
soner was given into custody by the complainant's mas-
ter for havg threatened the life of his servant, and
on hearing the charge he exclaimed, " Yes, I meant to
put one bullet through her heart, and the other through
my own." The prisoner repeated the same observation
on their way to the station-house, and on searching him
there the three pistol bullets produced were found loose
in one of the pockets.
Alderman, the gaoler, said he bad examined the two
pistol's which the prisoner had thrown away, and each
of which contained a full charge of powder and was
loaded with ball.

On being called upon for his defonce, the prisoner,
who shed tears and exhibited extreme agitation, earnestly
disclaimed all intention to injure the cemplainant, and
said that she was well aware of the affection he enter-
tained for her, and that he would not hurt a hair of her
head.

Mr. D Eyncourt said that the desperate intentions of
the prisoner were rendered sufficiently manifest by tee
whole of his conduct and demeanour, and he should
order him to enter into his own recognisances in 2001.,
and to produce two substantial sureties in 1001. each to
be answerable for his good behaviour for the next 12
months.

CLERKENWELL. —J oseph Cheetham, a respectably-
dressed man!of short stature, an apprentice to a builder,
was charged on summons before Mr. Corrie with as-
saulting with intent, and administering a deleterious per-
fme to Emily Lowe;
The prosecutris, a quiet-looking country girl, said—l
at present live at Lowe-street, Chingford, Essex. On
the 14th of December I met the defendant in Upper,
street, Islington. He was at the time paying attention
to my sister. I asked him how she was ; he then asked
me to take a walk with him. I told him I could not—
it was so late. He replied, " Oh, there is a friend come
from Chingford, and it you get leave for half an hour I
will take you to your sister." I then went and asked
my mistress to go out to see a friend for half an hour ;
she allowed me to go, but when I got out of doors I
could not at first meet the defendant. At last he came
up, and we walked along until we came to a dark place
in Highbury; he then pushed me up againit the wall.
[The witness here entered into some particulars of the
alleged assault.] He then put something to my mouth
and I became insensible. When I recovered, I got up
and went home. I did not tell my mistress what had
happened to me.
Mr. Corrie—Did you go to any surgeon about this !
Complainant—Yes, sir. On the following evening
the doctor came because I was in fits.
Mr. Corrie—ls the surgeon here ?
Mr. Randall, warrant officer—No; sir, he is not. I
was told not to warn the doctor until after to-day.
Complainant—The doctor gave me four bottles to
t'►ke.

Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—The defendant
kept company with my sister. It was a quarter
smell
in
the evening when I met the defendant. The of
the stuff was like scented snuff, and it was on a
handkerchief. I got up as well as I could off the ground,
and went home, and arrived there at 25 minutes to
10. When we got to Highbury there was some person
near us, but I did not see a policeman. My mistress
did not blame me when I went home because I went to
bed directly, but she came to my bedroom after, but I
did not tell her because I was ashamed. She asked me
if I had had anything to drink, as I appeared as if I had
been poisoned. I did not say anything to her, because
I thought she would be angry for it. I got up next
morning, the iFriday, at 8 o'clock, and tried to do a
little work, but I could not continue, I felt so sadly.
M y mistress then wrote home to my mother. The doc-
tor
came in the evening, because I had fits. I have had
fits ever since. I never had any before until the Friday
night. The doctor continued t
home'on the Sunday.
The defendant told
me until I went
quite broken off with my sister, a told me he had
three years' character to a goo, iLeehad
my mother to write to him to compromise given her a
, did not
matter.tel
I never heard her say how much moneylee
if he did not marry my sister. She told
nsveastl!'aot gsihvee
was coming up to town this week. I was once before, for four weeks, opposite the Triin el ice
Hackney. I left there because I had bad eyes. an I
ein
never
had a swimming in my head.
Mr. Corrie—How old are you ?
Complainant—Seventeennext March.
Mr. Corrie—Why did you not call out?
Complainant—l did try to call out, but he put the
handkerchief so quickly to my mouth that I could not.
Mr. Webber, a gentleman who was on a visit at the
house of the complainant's mistress on the night of the
alleged assault, deposed to having followed complainant
at the request of her mistress to see what she was about.
Saw the
ecutrix, when she got outside the house,
runupanlsd Own, as if looking for some one. At last
she spoke to a young man, and they walked away toge-
ther. The man was of short stature, but witness could
not swear
and he was the defendant. Followed them to
left themhoe satbaonudtinaggutaarlkteinrgoftaognethhoeurr.
Highbury,
Complainant returned home
after witness, and seemedex,csimtedis,traesssif,
gfraevmesriumninlainrgev
i-
dence as to complainant.
Mrs. Norton, complainant,
s [appearance on her return
home. Asked the previous witnesstofollow complain.
ant, because in the day she wasena
short
rt
sent out
errand, and remained out an hour and a half. Had no
suspicion of her conduct till that day, but always con-
sidered her a good girl.
Samuel Morel,
attached to the complainant's employer's house, saide
a boy who is in service in a shop
h
saw the complainant meet the defendant on the night in
• question. They separated, and he saw them meet again.
He knew the defendant at the time, because he had seen
him before at Well's•row.
Cross-examined—l saw him on the following Monday
night talking to the complainant's sister, in our passage.
She then asked if that was the Young
man I had seen
with the complainant l I said I did not know. I said
that because he was rather out of the light.
Mary Lowe the mother of the girl, said that
she called en her daughter ih a told her-that Jo When
seph, the

defendant, had ill-used her. She had not examined her
herself, nor did she call in a doctor to see her.
In cross-examination, she said—l wrote to the defen-
dant on the Sunday about the matter. I called on him
on the Tuesday following, and I told him if he valued
his character to come down to Chingford, and I was
willing to forgive him if he acknowledged he had done
wrong, and was sorry for it. He denied that he had done
anything to be sorry for.
Mr. Corrie—That was curious conduct on your part
not to have had her examined at first. Did not the doc-
tor who attended her say what was the matter with
her ? . _

Mr. Webber—The doctor would not state what was
really the matter with her, although he attended her as
if she had taken poison.
Mr. Corrie (to complainant)--Why did you consent
to go out with him at all ?
Complainant—l always considered him a religious
young man. He always pretended to be so fond of
attending religious service, and I did not think he would
injure me.
Mr. Corrie—Do you think he has acted improperly
with you ?
Complainant--I think there have been injuries in-
flicted on my person.
Mr. Wontner, in closely dissecting the evidence, com-
mented strongly on the extraordinary nature of the
charge, and said that he would bring forward evidence
which would prove that on the night in question the
defendant attended a meeting from eight o'clock until
ten o'clock at night.
Miss Emily Pouncey said she was a member of the
Christian Knowledge Society, to which the defendant
belonged. On Thursday night, the 14th of December,
the defendant came to the meeting about eight o'clock,
and stopped until 10 o'clock. He sat by her all the
evening, and she had a better recollection of the affair
because there were subjects spoken of that impressed the
matter on her mind. _

Mr. Henry Ginger said he was present when Mrs.
Lowe called on the defendant, and heard her say that
she was willing to make it up.

Mr. Corrie-IThis is one of the most extraordinary
tales, if true, that was ever related by a young girl ; if
untrue, it only shows to what curious cunning and
danger persons are exposed when such charges are pre-
ferred. The evidence of the complainant is wholly un-
substantiated as to the identity of the defendant ; for
although the boy has sworn that he was the party, he
said, on an after occasion, he was doubtful of it. Again,
if the girl had been violated, there was no trouble taken
to ascertain it at the time the circumstance happened ;
and from the length of time that had intervened no jury
could decide that it was really the defendant that had
committed the offence. Ido not, therefore, think that
I can commit the defendant for trial for the offence.