The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.

The September Sessions of the Central Criminal Court
was commenced this morning at the Sessions House, Old
Bailey, before the Recorder, the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, and other civic functionaries. The calendar con-
sists of a list of 108 prisoners for trial ; the charges, with
the exception of two cases of murder and two of man-
slaughter, are of the ordinary character.
The RECORDER, in delivering his charge said, although
the calendar was numerically heavy, the cases were unim-
portant. There were two cases of murder, in one of
which a man named Henry Wilkinson was charged with
the murder of his wife. It appeared that the prisoner
had lived with his wife for some years, and treated her
kindly except when under the influence of drink, which,
unfortunately was rather often. On the night of the occur-
rence the prisoner came home late at night, and appeared
very angry at not finding his wife in his own room. From
some cause not properly explained it appeared that the
wife was sleeping with another woman lodging in the house.
The prisoner went to the room, dragged his wife out of
bed, and struck her a severe blow from which she fell.
Then he kicked her, and no doubt caused her death. The
prisoner, finding he had injured his wife, was at once
brought to himself, and appeared to have exerted himself
to render every assistance in obtaining medical advice,
and the question for the jury to consider was, whether
there was sufficient prima facie evidence to sustain
the charge of murder, and whether the prisoner at the time
of inflicting the injury had contemplated the death of his
wife. There was nothing in the evidence to show that the
prisoner contemplated the death. The jury, however, would
have the witnesses before them, and it would be their duty
to say whether the charge ought to be reduced to man-
slaughter,
The Grand Jury then returned, and in a short time
afterwards the trial commenced.
Nothing of the slightest importance transpired during
the morning.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

A Foorisn FREAK.—Charles Bishop, a young roan,
living in York street, Westminster, was charged before Mr
T.yrwhitt as follows :
Sergeant Franklin, 20 E, said that about 12 o'clock the
previous night he was on duty in Great Portland-street,
when he saw the prisoner, who was attired as a female,
and wearing a capacious crinoline, standing talking to a
young man and a female, A Life Guardsman passed by,
and the prisoner said " Good night—shall I come home
with you ?" and then lett his coaipauions and walked some
distance with the soldier, and then returned to his com-
panions. Suspecting the prisoner was a man, although
dressed as a female, he (the sergeant) was making his way
towards him when the prisoner and his companions started
off, and on his pursuing them the prisoner's crinoline fell
down and dragged along the ground, and he then took the
prisoner, who out a sorry figure, into custody.
The prisoner said he did not think there was any harm
in what he had done.
The sergeant (amid some laughter) produced a gay-
looking bonnet, cloak, dress, and crinoline.
Mr Tyrwhitt—lf prisoner would behave in such an indis-
creet manner as he was proved to have done he must not
be surprised at being looked up. Ile would discharge the
prisoner, but he (nr Tyrwhitt) considered the prisoner
had acted like a fool.

WESTMINSTER.
CRUEL ROBBERY ET A SrszLit.—Mary Wharton, a girl
smartly dressed with a hat and feather, was charged with
robbing her sister, who had afforded her a home, of every
article of wearing apparel she passessed.
Louisa Stetiens,
a rough hardworking countrywoman,
said that her husband was a brickmaker, and they lived near
M aidstone, Kent. Prisoner came to her three weeks before
week, last Friday,
when she robbed her and absconded.
They went out together into the fields that morning to work,
but prisoner was soon missed, and, instead of continuing at
her labour, returned to her sister's cottage and stripped it.
When she returned home, she found she had left her no
clothing but what she stood upright in, and had gone off
P them
o know s ecut r i
how m— I
shewrote
had t o
by the 12 o'clock train to London.
, and they sent to me to
Mr Selfe—How was she found ?
tell me where she was. When I got the information I
came to town yesterday morning and found her at my
brother's. She denied the robbery, but I directly saw a
hankerchief belonging to my husband which she had carried
treated otheri: e sisters about her, letting
off, and also a cloak that she had stolen of mine, and there
are other things that we have the tickets of.
Mr Scudamoro, pawnbroker, Great ChapeLstreet, pro-
duced a gown pledged with him by the prisoner.
.A. policeman said he had two tickets relating to other
property, but had not had time to see about them or trace
the other property.
Ur Selfo said he should remand the prisoner, to afford an
opportunity of completing the case.

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THAMES.

A ROITGII ANSWERToA KIND INQUIRY.—Jeremiah
Duscall, a young and active fellow, was brought before Mr
Paget, charged with assaulting Mr George Fox, a grocer,
of No 40, Three-colt-street, Limehouse.
The complainant stated that on Saturday night, at half-
past 12 o'clock, he was seated close to his window upstairs
after the business of the day, and was witness to a deplor-
able accident in the street. A. man was run down and run
over by a horse and cart. He went down stairs to the door
and saw the prisoner standing there, and asked him if the
poor man was killed. The prisoner said, " What is that to
you- -what have you to do with it I" and at the same time
struck
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prisoner ran aovertaken
by a
He was in great pain the whole of Sundpolice-constable.
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his mouth.
Bagwell, a policethat constable, No. 328 K, stated
inquiries about the accident and saw
the blow given.
W h William
as
making
The prisoner was about to strike another
blow and he prevented him. The prisoner then ran away,
and he had some difflculty in overtaking him. The pri-
soner had recently come out of prison,
after being incarce-
rated for three months for assaulting a woman.
Mr Paget said he recollected the case very well. The
prisoner struck a female, whose situation was a very pre-
cariousTha p risoner
one. was a savage fellow, and
seemed to strike any ono on any pretence, He was hardly
doing right ir not inflicting a sentence of, two months' im•
ent
prisonw . lie sentenced the prisoner to one month's
imprisonment and hard labour,

THE BANTDS MURDER.—CONFESSION OF THE
MURDERER.—The perpetrator of this murder has
confessed his guilt. It will be remembered that a man
named Daniel Cronin was examined, and swore that he
knew nothing of the murder, and was not in the neighbour-
hood on the day it was committed. The police, however, not
believing his statement, made further inquiries, and have
found that Cronin passed the place about the time the crime
was perpetrated. Yesterday he was re-arrested on a charge
of perjury, which fact becoming known to the murdered
man's son, who had been in custody since the discovery of
the crime, it took such an effect upon him that ho imme-
diately confessed to having murdered his father. It proves
to have been a most cold-blooded transaction, he having
followed his victim over two miles, watching a favourable
opportunity to take his life. ThJ only reason he assigns
for committing the murd.er ie that his father was A bad
man.---,Skibbercia