The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1863.

heda between the second and third, two lengths third and
fourth. The others beaten off.

Nursery Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 2-yr-
olds ; winners extra. One mile. 10 subs.
Mr. Greville's Bradamante, Est 121 b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Osborne's Fauconberg, Est 91b (carried Est 101 b
(Whiteley) 2
Mr H. Joice's Antoinette, 7st 81b (carried 7st 101 b)
(Challoner) 3
The following also ran :—Oswinus, Fearnought, and
Letcombo Lass colt,

Betting-2 to 1 each agst Fauconberg and Antoinette,
and 3 to 1 agst Bradamante.
Fauconberg made strong running, followed by Antoinette
and Bradamante to the centre of the stand, when the latter
got her head in advance and won easily by a length and a
half; half a length between the second and third. Fear-
nought was fourth, Lctcombe Lass colt next ; Oswinus was
last, beaten off.

indictments, and no other evidence being offered, the jury
in each case returned a verdict of not guilty.
The Assistant-Judge, addressing the woman, who had a
very young child in her arms, said—You will be now for a
considerable time left alone in the world, but I advise you

to be very careful what you do, for if you come here again
you will be very severely dealt with.
Julia Elizabeth Graham and Catherine II)lmes were in-
dicted for attempting to steal from the persons of divers
women, whose names are unknown, certain goods and chat-

tele, their property.
Mr. Gresham prosecuted ; Mr. Pater defended the pri-

soners.
Edward Jamos Langley, a detective sergeant of police,
said, on the 26th of October he was in company of Edwin
Coathupe, another sergeant, in Oxford-street, and saw the
prisoners there. He saw Graham place herself on the right
hand side of a lady, while Holmes walked on in front of
her. lie saw Graham place her left hand in the pocket of
the lady, but he did not see anything taken. They then
left the lady and walked side by side. He afterwards saw
Graham attempt to pick several ladies' pockets at a bazaar
in Oxford-street, to which he followed them. They left the

bazaar together and went down Regent-street. lie saw
Graham attempt to pick a lady's pocket at the corner of
Argyll-place. He watched them for an hour and a half. In

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New Oxford-street he took Holmes into custody, telling
her that it was for attempting to pick ladies' pockets in Ox-
ford-street, Regent-street, and the Crystal Palace Bazaar,
They denied all knowledge of each other, and said they had
only just met at the corner of Tottenham-court-road.
Edwin Coathupe, a detective sergeant of police, said he
was with the last witness on the 28 h. October, and saw the

two prisoners near the corner of Great Portland-street, in
Oxford-street. He saw Graham place herself on the right

hand side of a lady, and put her left hand into the lady's
pocket, Holmes being in front of her. They then went up
Oxford-street, and he saw them attempt the pockets of two

or three ladies who were standing outside shops. The pri•
soners then went to the Crystal Palace Bazaar, and he saw
them try four or five ladies' pockets as they were standing
at the stalls. They left the bazaar, crossed Oxford-street,
and went down Regent-street. He spoke to two ladies dur-
ing the time he was following them, but they said they had
not lost anything. After they had gone down Regent-street
they went to New Oxford-street, where he took Graham.
He told her he was a police-officer, and that he should take
her into custody for attempting to pick pockets in Regent-
street and Oxford-street, and she said she had not been
near Oxford-street nor Regent-street.

Mr: Pater addressed the jury for Holmes, contending
lat, as they sometimes saw policemen placed in the dock for

grave offences, their evidence ought to be received with more
than ordinary caution, and condemned the way in which
they had acted on this occasion.
The jury found both prisoners guilty, expressing their
entire approbation of the way in which the police officers
had acted.

Several convictions were put in against the prisoner
Holmes, among them being one of penal servitude passed
on her at the Surrey Sessions, in 1857, for picking pockets,
after previous convictions. There were several convictions
since then. No conviction was put in against the other

prisoner.
The Assistant-Judge expressed his regret that ho could
not send Holmes again to penal servitude, and sentenced
her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years,
and Graham to be imprisoned for 12 months.
George Trotman surrendered in discharge of his bail,
charged with cutting open and stealing from certain bags
91b. of coffee, the property of the St. Katherine Dock Com-
pany, his masters.
Mr. Sleigh (instructed by Messrs. Tooke, Hallowes, and
Price, on behalf of the St. Katherine Dock Company) pro-
secuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Walker that the
prisoner had been in the employ of the company as a sampler
for 21 years, and that he was employed on No. 2 floor, and
on Nov. 2 he had occasion to go on that floor, and noticing
the trapdoor was closed, and hearing a peculiar noise, it
caused him to look behind the coffee bags, and he there saw
the prisoner crouching behind them. He also found one of
the bags cut and saw the prisoner drop his apron. He asked
the prisoner what he wanted, and he said he was looking
for some box trucks ; but ou Mr. Walker looking further
he found a bag containing about 61b. of coffee.
Mr. Mumford, superintendent of police at the St. Kathe-
rine Dock, said he took the prisoner into custody, and he
said he went to look for some box trucks, and he hoped he
should not be taken into custody, as he was putting the
coffee back into the hag. His house had been searched, but
nothing had been found relating to the charge.
Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
afterwards called severa: witnesses, who gave him a charac-
ter extending over many years for honesty and integrity.
The Assistant-Judge summed up the evidence, and
The jury found him Guilty.
The learned Judge observed that it was truly pitiable to
see a man forfeit a 2 years' character and his situation in
such a way, and sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for six mouths.
Ellen Murphy, 20, and Ann Murphy, 18, were indicted
for stealing a gold watch, value £l5, the property of Thos.
Dawes Harris, from his person.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Ribton defended.
From the evidence it appeared that early on the morning
of the 29th ult. the prosecutor was going home drunk, and
while in the Hampstead-road he was beset by the two pri-
soners. Ryan, a policeman, who was on duty near the place,
heard cries of "Police," and on going to the place found
the prosecutor held by two gentlemen, and he said ho had
lost his watch. He went into Robert street, close by, where
he saw Ellen Murphy in front of him, and when he got
within about 20 yards of her, she said, " Policeman, I did
not take the watch." A young man named William Paul,
who was there, after seeing Ellen Murphy taken into cos
tody, saw Ann Murphy at the corner .31 Hammond-street,
and he told her that her sister was taken into custody for
stealing a watch. She replied, " I know she is, you fool,"
and produced the watch from her bosom and asked him to
open it. He did so, when she snatched it from his hand,
and it had not since been found,
The witness Paul was severely cross-examined by Mr.
Ribton as to his having been convicted of felony, which he
positively denied. He said he had seen Ann Murphy before,
but had not spoken to her. The watch was nut in his hand
for more than a second. He knew that it was stolen, and
he went and told the police about it.
Brown, 308 S, proved apprehending Ann Murphy in bed
at her father's house.
Mr. Itibton addressed the jury for the prisoners,
The Assistant-Judge summed up the evidence with great
care.

The jury found both the prisoners guilty.
Brown, a police-constable, said he knew both the prisoners,
who were prostitutes, living in the house with their father,
who is a costermonger. Ann Murphy only came out of
prison on the 26th of last month, having been committed for
an assault.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced each of the prisoners to
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. He
said he should order the witness Paul to receive a reward
of XI for his conduct, and should refuse the prosecutor his
expenses.