The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.---This Day.

OLD COURT.
Benjamin Williamson, a respectable •looking man, aged
49, described as an agent, was indicted for feloniously forg-
ging and uttering a bill of exchange for the sum of £25,
with intent to defraud. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and
in mitigation stated he had been induced to endorse the
name of Mr. Brough, to whom he was well known, believ-
ing he should receive remittances that would enable him to
meet the bill at maturity.
Mr. Brough, whose name was forged, gave the prisoner
an excellent character until the present occurrence, and he
fully believed that he meant to have paid it.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, said it was very likely
the prisoner intended to have paid the bill, but the forging
a name to a bill was a serious offence.—Sentenced to nine
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
John Lane, ages 43, saddler, was indicted for stealing a
gold watch, value £lO, from the person of Mr. Thomas
Caldicott, warehouseman, of Wood-street.
It appeared that the prosecutor was passing over Len-
don-bridge about half-past five on the night before the
entry of the Prince and Princess of Wales, there being a
great crowd to see the preparations. The prisoner was walk-
ing on the watch side of the front of the h
prosecutor, when
he felt a tug at his watch-pocket, and, putting his and
to his waistcoat, he found his watch gono ;
seeing that
prisoner made a rush forward he seized him, and charged
him with stealing his watch, a policeman came up and also
seiz.:d the prisoner, at the moment he saw something drop,
and pushing back the crowd the watch was at
found the
prisoner's feet. The prosecutor and the policeman ad-
mitted that they did not see the watch drop from the pri-
soner's hand, and that it was possible it might have
dropped from some other hand in the crowd.
The jury gave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt,
and found him Not Guilty.
Wm. Jones, 25, and Gee. Fox, both soldiers in the Ma-
rines, and servants to officers, were indicted, J ones with
stealing, and Fox receiving a portion and aiding Jones
after the robbery.

The jury acquitted Fox.
Jones was then sentenced, on his confession, to twelve
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Jane Fletcher, described as a widow, and Geo. Clarke, an
engineer, were indicted, Fletcher w.th stealing 11 pipes,
vane £9, and a quantity of wearing apparel, the property
of Mr. Phillips, of Houudsditch, to whom she was servant,
and Clarke with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Dickie prosecuted. Fletcher pleaded guilty, and Clarke
not guilty.
It appeared that Clarke had been seen frequently at the
house of the prosecutor to see Fletcher, who called him
uncle, and was also seen loitering about the house. After
the robbery, and apprehension of Fletcher, the lodgings of
Clarke were searched and a great portion of the stolen
apparel was found.
Clarke's defence was that the articles found at his lodg-
ing had been given to him by Fletcher, she stating she had
given her mistress 10s. for them.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury found Clarke
guilty. Fletcher was then sentenced to nine months' and
Clarke to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.