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London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

union proceedings. A vote of thanks to the chairman was
then passed, and the meeting adjourned until Wednesday
next.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-April 5.

The April Quarter Sessions for this county were con-
tinued to-day at Clerkenwell, beforo Mr. W. H. Bodkin,
Assistant-Judge ; Mr. J. Payne, Deputy-Assistant-Judge ;
Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. Rankine, Mr. Twentyman, Sir
James Tyler Mr. Marshall, Mr. Woolsey, Mr. Read, Mr.
Jervis, Mr. Gould, and Mr. Ballantine.
Charles Williams, 26, and Charles Slack, 17, wore
charged with stealing a purse, some memoranda, and 6s. 2d.,
from the person of Mrs. M. A. Joy.
Mr. Bosley prosecuted ; Mr. Montague Williams defended
Williams; Mr. Pater appeared for Slack, who pleaded
guilty.
On the afternoon of Thursday, the 16th of March, Ser-
geant Coathupe, who had known Williams for three years,
noticed him riding by the side of the lad Slack outside an
omnibus in the Strand, and having a suspicion of them he
got into a cab and watched them to Charing-cross, where
he saw both prisoners get down. They then went to ano-
ther omnibus that was going towards Westminster-bridge,
Slack going inside, and Williams getting on the top. Coa-
thupe then jumped into another cab and followedthe omni-
bus, and when it was near Westminster-bridge he saw both
the prisoners leave the omnibus they were riding in and
go to a " Times" omnibus that was going in the direction
the prisoners had just come from. Slack got inside as be--
fore, and Williams outside. The officer followed the om-
nibus in the cab until it reached the circus in Oxford-
street, when both prisoners alighted and went towards
Castle-street together. While the prisoners were walking
together Sergeant Coathupo saw Slack take something
from his pocket and hand it to Williams, upon which he im-
mediately jumped from the cab and seized hold of both the
prisoners. Williams had at that time an empty purse in
his hand, and Slack some loose silver and memoranda in
his. When the sergeant caught hold of Williams he threw
away the purse and got away, but ho retained his hold of
Slack and took him to the station-house. In one of his
pockets was found 6s. 2d. in money, a yard of tape, and a
household bill, both of the latter being identified by the
prosecutrix as being in her purse with her money.
With the assistance of Sergeant Langley, also of the de-
tective force at Scotland-yard, the prisoner Williams was
afterwards apprehended in Globe-street, Bethnal-green,
and on being told the charge he said ho did not know the
prisoner Slack, and he was not at the place, and knew
nothing about it. The conductor of the Times omnibus
identified the boy Slack as having ridden in his omnibus on
the day in question, but he could not speak positively as
to Williams. Mrs. Joy, the prosecutrix, also spoke to the
identity of Slack, who sat on the right hand side of her in
the omnibus, and the side on which her pocket was, and
from which her purse was taken. In addition to the evi-
dence given before the magistrate, Sergeant Coathupe to-
day stated that the prisoner Williams was dressed as a
gentleman, and that he was then wearing the same trow-
sers he did on the day of the robbery.
Mr. Montague Williams, on behalf of Williams, pointed
out some discrepancies in the evidence, and said with all
his care and intelligence Sergeant Coathupo had this time
made a mistake, and ho should set up an alibi, and show
that Williams was not at the place at the time stated.
The prisoner Slack was then taken out of the dock and
put into the witness box, and he swore that the other pri-
soner was an entire stranger to him, that he never walked
out with him, that he was not with him at the time in
question, but a man named Taylor, of Francis-street, Tot-
tenham-court-road, was the person who assisted him in the
robbery, that Taylor was a different sort of man to the
prisoner, and that he had a black moustache and not a light
one, as the prisoner had on then.
Charlotte Burkitt, of No. 3, Globe-street, Bethnal-green,
said on the day stated the prisoner Williams had some words
with his wife, and ho came to her house and remained there
three or four days. He was not out from the Thursday until
the time when the officers came, as ho had very bad legs at
the time. Ho remained in her room with her husband and
two children.
Catherine Moseley, of N 0.17, Catherine-street, City-road,
said she went to Mrs. Burkitt's room on Thurday, the 16th
of March, and saw a stranger there, and that young man
was the prisoner Williams. She was there from half-past
2 until half-past 5, and ho did not go out during that time.
Two witnesses were here called by Mr. Bosley, who
stated that they had repoadedly seen the two prisoners to-
gether, and although Williams bore a strong resemblance to
his brother, who was a notorious thief, they knew them per-
fectly well distinct from each other.
The jury found a verdict of guilty.
A former conviction was put in against the prisoner Wil-
liams in 1855, when he was sentenced to four years' penal
servitude, after a previous conviction.
In answer tea question from the Assistant Judge the jury
said they did not believe tho two witnesses called for the
defence.
The Assistant Judge then ordered them to be taken into
custody.
Lockyer, prison officer, said the boy Slack had three
months' imprisonment on the 30th of June, 18G3, as a rogue
and a vagabculd.
Police-constable Miller, 148 G, said that Slack was a most
clever little thief, and he bad frequently jeeringly told wit-
ness that he was too clever forhim. He always had plenty
of money, and once bought a horse to ride about with.
James Blogg, 124 G, said ho had known Williams for 15
years as a thief, and ho had been several times convicted ;
ho never knew him do any work, and that he was a trainer

of thieves.
The Assistant Judge said this was a most audacious rob-
bery, and any little sympathy they entertained for Slack
on account of his youth was done away with by his getting
into the box and swearing deliberately to that which ho
knew to be false. He saw no reason to make any distinction
between the prisoners, and the sentence upon each of them
was that they be kept in penal servitude for seven years.
Sergeant Coathupe was then ordered to stand forward, and
The Assistant Judge said the Court were of opinion that
they ought to mark the sense of his great activity and in-
telligence in following these prisoners by ordering him to
receive a reward of £2, not for the sake of the money, but
as au expression of the feelings of the Court for the able
manner in which he had acted in this case.
Michael Dinan, 27, carman, Edward Burns, 30, and-
William Childs, 36, were severally indicted ; Michael Dinan
and Edward Burns for stealing a chest of tea, the property
of William Dawson, and William Childs for receiving the
same, well knowing it to have been stolen. There was also
another indictment against Dinan and Burns for stealing a
horse and cart and three chests .of tea.
Mr. Pater prosecuted; Mr. Ribton defended Childs; the
other two prisoners were undefended.
The jury acquitted Childs and convicted Dinan and
Burns.

Sergeant Dunaway, 11 If, proved that Dinan and Burns
were oft convicted thieves.
The Assistant-Judge :sentenced Dinan and Burns to
seven years' penal servitude. Tho prisoner Childs will be
tried again next session upon another indictment.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
William Strohn, 38, described as a professor of languages,
was indicted for stealing one telescope and one opera glass,
value 305., the property of Maximilian Piorrotti.
Mr. Gent prosecuted; Mr. Besley defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence, that tha prisoner wont to
lodge at No. 12, Havelock-terrace, from the sth of October
to the Bth of December last year, but he had not been there
long when a watch was missed, and he received notice to
quit the apartments. A telescope and opera-glass were
next missed, which wore both kept in a book-case in the
bed-room used by the prisoner, and those were afterwards
found at a pawnbroker's. According to the evidence of
Emanuel Bertin, a tobacconist, it appeared that he bought
the two pawn tickets for the articles in question of the 11
prisoner.

Mr. Bosley having addressed the jury, the prisoner was
found guilty.
Mr. Payne sentenced him to hard labour for 18 months.
Mary Burke 20, and Mary Gleeson, 22, were charged
with a robbery from tho person of Herman Sibun, a sailor,
on the 30th of March.
Mr. Starling prosecuted ; Mr. Montague Williams do-
fended Burke ; Gleeson was undefended.
This was one of that class of robberies which aro so fre-
quent at tho east end of London.
The jury found both the prisoners guilty.
Tho judge sentenced Gleeson to 12, and Burke to eight
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

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And looking on it with lack lustre eye,
Says very wisely, 'lt is ten o'clock :
Thus we may see,' quoth he, how the world wags.'"
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