The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-20 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT-YORK, DEC. 17.
CROWN COURT.

Sarah TVestoby and John Kendrew (out on bail), were
charged, the former with having,- on the 9th of June,
1851, married John Kendrew, her former husband,
Thomas Westoby, being then alive ; and the latter with
aiding and abetting her.
Mr. Price prosecuted, and Mr. Otter defended the
prisoners.

This was a very curious case. The female prisoner
and her first husband were married at Stokesley in Oc-
tober, 1843, the latter pretending to be deaf and dumb.
The parish clerk described the ceremony as being
solemnised by writing, the clergyman reading the ser-
vice as usual. He was now able to speak and hear, but
the witness did not know whether he had been mesme-
rised to regain his faculties. It was stated that the
female prisoner was 16 years old when married, and
that she was forced to become the man's wife by her
parents. She was united to the male prisoner at Sun-
derland, on the 9th of June, 1851, in the name of Sarah
Sherwood, her maiden name. To prove the case against
the male prisoner, who is a cattle jobber, it was shown
that he frequently went to lodge with Westoby and his
-wife when they lodged at Stockton, and that therefore
Kendrew, it was inferred, knew that they were man and
wife. .

Mr. Otter contended that the first marriage was ille-
gal, but his lordship overruled the objection. He then
contended that the male prisoner did not know the
woman was legally married, it being her belief that it
was invalid.

The jury found both prisoners guilty, and they were
each sentenced to be imprisoned for two months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Freorne Balogi was charged
by Mr. Withelm, tailor and outfitter, of the Poultry,
with having attempted to utter a forged 51. note.
The prisoner drove in a Hansom cab to the door of
prosecutor's house, pulled out a sovereign, asked for
change, paid the cabman, and said he wanted some
clothes, and then selected from the shopman articles
amounting to 4/. 6s. Upon being supplied with the
bill he went with the shopman to the prosecutor, whom
he wanted to take off the six shillings, but prevailed
upon him to take off two. He then asked for the
sovereign which he had handed upon his entrance to be
changed, and said he would give the prosecutor a Si.
note. No objection having been made to the proposal,
the prisoner wrote the name of " Baloski " on the note,
and handed it to the prosecutor, who immediately, upon
comparing it with some genuine notes in his own posses-
sion, found that it was a forgery. Desirous of avoiding
the trouble of prosecuting, the tradesman consented to
accompany the prisoner to the house at which the latter
said he had received it, but after going from place to
place with him without success, it appeared quite evident
that fraud was intended in earnest, and he was taken to
the station-house for the night.
Cross-examined by the prisoner—You said you came
from Hamburgh, and that, as you were sitting at dinner,
you exchanged with the waiter some Prussian dollars, for
which he gave you the bank note in question. You
stated, too, that you had no more sovereigns, but, upon
being searched, you were found to be possessed of six or
seven.

The officer stated that the prisoner had in his posses-
sion when apprehended a gold watch and chain, and a
diamond pin.
The prisoner was remanded till Thursday.
Edward Bristow, who was some days ago charged with
having plundered Mr. Henry Lee, meat salesman of
Leadenhall-market, of various sums of money, amount-
ing in all to upwards of between 2,000/. and 3,0001., was
brought up for final examination.

Mtiliens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, solici-
tors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection from
Forgeries and Fraud, attended for the prosecution. The
prisoner had been confidentially employed in the estab-
lishment for eight or nine years, Mr. Lee being a very
aged man. It having been observed that the prisoner
lived in a style far exceeding his condition in life, and
that he was in the habit of betting heavily at races, the
son of the prosecutor at length examined his father's
books, and found in them such extraordinary irregula-
rities as proved that the greatest negligence must have
existed in the management. It was soon found, upon
the acknowledgment of the prisoner himself, that re-
markable deficiencies had taken place in many of the
accounts, and that the notices sent by the bankers to the
prosecutor, complaining of an overdrawn account, had
been concealed from Mr. Lee.

Mr. C. Parratt, of Leadenhall-market, Mr. Bannister,
and Mr. Warrington, proved that they had paid to the
prisoner cheques for several sums of money on Mr. Lee's
account, for meat ; and it was also proved that the pri-
soner had received the money and never accounted
for it.

The prisoner said he had nothing to urge in his de•
fence, and was committed for trial. •

GUILDHALL—Thomas Mason and John Donovan
were charged with having been found in the city sewer
in Whitecross-street.

The prisoners were observed by the officer coming up
the grating from the sewer, and were immediately taken
into custody, when a false key that was made to open all
the sewer gratings was found upon them. They said
they got their living by rummaging through the sewers.
Alderman Wilson told them it was a trespass to enter
the sewers without any lawful business, in answer to
which they said the commissioners would employ them,
for they knew more underground than any of the men
employed on the sewers. They, however, promised not
to go there again if they could get their living by other
means, and were discharged.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Barney Young and Jo/In
Ward, two athletic fellows, were charged with the fol-
lowing burglary at the house of Mr. John Stainforth,
landlord of the Old Commodore Tavern, in Old Montague-
street, Whitechapel.
The prosecutor stated that he retired to rest about
twelve o'clock on the preceding night, after carefully
securing his premises, but shortly before six o'clock that
morning he was aroused from sleep by his son, who
informed him that the house had been entered by thieves,
who were at that- moment engaged in ransacking the
lower apartments. He instantly hastened down stairs,
and on entering the parlour discovered that the
thieves had effected an entrance by prising open the
shutters of the window which looked down into an
adjoining court, after which they had forced the door
communicating with the bar, and broken open all
the drawers and boxes in the place, the contents of
which were scattered about in the utmost confusion.
They had also forced open the till, in which, however,
only a small quantity of silver had fortunately been left,
as prosecutor had taken the precaution, on the previous
night, of removing all his loose cash, amounting to up-
wards of 1001., to his bed-room, for safe custody. A
quantity of plate, wearing apparel, and other articles,
were found packed up in readiness for removal, and it
was evident that the thieves had decamped in a very
great hurry, after imbibing the contents of a bottle of
rum, which was left empty on the counter.
Edward Stainforth, the prosecutor's son, stated that
shortly before 6 o'clock he was disturbed by a sort of
scuffling noise in the lower part of the house, and on de-
scending to the parlour he observed the two prisoners,
who instantly made a rush to the window, from which
they dropped down into the side-court. After raising
an alarm, witness at once sprang out after them ; but
finding that Young had been seized by one of his neigh-
bours, with whom he was engaged in a violent contest,
he pursued the other prisoner, who was stopped by a
policeman, after a protracted chase, and taken into cus-
tody.
John Browning, a labouring man, living in the court
at the side of the prosecutor's house, stated that while
standing at his door at the time in question, he saw the
prisoner Ward suddenly jump down from the parlour-
window of the public-house, and he instantly sprang for-
ward and seized hold of him, but he commenced a des-
perate resistance, and while they were scuffling together,
the other prisoner made his appearance, and struck him
a violent blow on the back of the head, which compelled
him to relinquish his hold of Ward, who started off and
disappeared round the corner of the court. Witness,
however, immediately grappled with Young, and after a
smart contest, in the course of which he was very
roughly handled, and his clothing was nearly torn to
pieces, a policeman at length came up, with whose
assistance the prisoner was overpowered and secured.
The prisoner declined offering any defence ; and, after
commending the courageous conduct of the witness
Browning, the magistrate committed both for trial.

CLERKENWELL.—Four well-known thieves were
charged with having committed numerous robberies,
especially at public-houses. The prisoners gave their
names as Davis, Jackson, White, and Gallivan.

The accused had for a long time been wanted by Ser-
geant Smith, of the E division, who, with Small, an-
other constable, fell in with them a few days ago and
watched them, until he saw them in close conversation

in front of the residence of Mr. Prattle, proprietor of
the Hunters' Arms, Compton-street, Brunswick-square.
At this point Sergeant Smith judged that the prisoners
contemplated making a " haul," and, desiring his bro-
ther officer to be on the look-out, he went iato the pub-
lic house named, and making known his suspicions to
the landlord, was allowed to hide himself upstairs. Im-
mediately after Smith had secreted himself, Davis sneaked
into the tavern, and, as he thought, unperceived, went
direct to the prosecutor's bedroom, the door leading to
which he opened with a, " pick-lock," and breaking open
several drawers and boxes, packed up the most valuable
portable contents, consisting of cash, jewellery, and
plate, and was about to make his exit, when Smith
stepped forward and secured him, with the property and
16 skeleton keys. The other prisoners were keeping
guard below, and discovering the capture of their leader,
they endeavoured to escape, but by a preconcerted ar-
rangement, they were overpowered and brought to this
Court.

The magistrate remarked that much credit was clue to
the officers ; and for the robbery at the Hunters' Arms
he should commit them to Newgate for trial.

Smith prayed for another examination of the pri-
soners, whose depredations, in conjunction with others,
had been extensive of late in hotels and other licensed
victuallers' houses. He could. also produce evidence
against the prisoner of having been previously tried.
He took twenty-one pick-lock keys from Jackson, who
treated the affair very lightly, remarking, "We patro-
nise tavern keepers."
The magistrate granted the application, remarking
that he doubted very much if the prisoners would have
an opportunity of doing so again, in this country at
least, for many years to come.
The prisoners will be brought up again next Tuesday.

SO, THWAIM.— Wm. Hughes, a tall, well-droned