The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-08 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-April 7.

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)
Enos Arnold and Henry Sugar, two very respectable-
looking men, were indicted—Arnold for stealing 8 qrs. of
black oats, the property of Messrs. Rumford, and Sugar for
receiving them, well knowing them to have been stolen.
They both surrendered in discharge of their bail.
Mr. Ribton (instructed by Mr. Goodby) prosecuted ; Mr.
Metcalfe (instructed by Mr. Beard) defended Arnold ; and
Mr. F. H. Lewis (instructed by Messrs. Lewis and Lewis)
appeared for Sugar.

The prosecutors are Messrs. Mumford, millers and corn
chandlers, in an extensive way of business, having an office
in Newcastle-street, Strand, and a warehouse where the
stock is kept in Clare-street, Clare-market. Arnold had
been in their service as foreman for some years, find he took
care of the business in Clare-street, and the prisoner Sugar
was a customer of Messrs. Mumford. The course of busi-
ness was, that when any person wanted to order a supply
of corn he went to the office in Newcastle-street, paid the
money for what he required, and then he obtained an order
which was taken to the foreman, and then he gave from
the stores an amount of corn corresponding with that
named in the order. Supposing that there was not a
sufficient quantity of the particular article in the stores,
it would be the duty of the foreman to give what ho had,
state that fact on the face of the order, and then obtain
a fresh order for the amount that would have to be sup-
plied to make up the original order. In the course of
time suspicions fell upon Arnold, and an investigation led
to the fact being discoVered that Arnold was himself keep-
ing a cornchandler's shop in the Hackney-road, and Sugar,
who there was strong reason to believe was in collusion
with him, was also keeping a cornchandler's shop in Cro-
mer-street, Gray's-inn-road. A search at both places led to
the discovery of many articles which it was strongly sus-
pected had been purloined from the premises of the prose-
cutors.

Numerous witnesses were called, and the case was pro-
ceeding when this report left.
(Before Mr. Payne.)

William Montague, 18, hawker, and John Rigby, 82,
costermonger, were indicted for stealing a purse containing
id., and a writing called a bill, the property of Benjamin
Dodge, from the person of Amelia Dodge.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty.
Isaac Quincy said he lived at 70, Sherrington-street, St.
George's, and was a stevedore. On March 21 there was a
conjuror performing at the corner of Sutton-street, St.
George's. He saw the two prisoners place themselves on
either side of a young woman, and after fumbling about he
saw them leave. He saw Rigby with something in his
hand, which he showed to the other prisoner. Montague
then stooped down and put a purse through a grating in
the sewer, and afterwards joined the other prisoner. He
gave information to the police,, and the prisoners were
taken into custody.
Amelia Dodge, 56, Richard-street, St. Georges's, said she
was standing in a crowd looking at a conjuror, and while
there she lost her purse.
Ralph, 214 K, said he found the purse in the sewer,
which the prosecutrix identified as her property.
The jury found them guilty.
George Agar, warder, City Prison, Holloway, proved
several previous convictions against the prisoners.
Mr. Payne commented upon the carelessness of people
stopping to look at crowds in the streets, and sentenced the
prisoners, Rigby to two years' hard labour, and Montague
to seveh years' penal servitude.

Mary ihirke and Mary Gleeson were indicted for rob'
bing a sailor at the East end of London.
James Chapman, the prosecutor, said on the 80th of
March he was a little the worse for liquor, and went home
with the prisoner Gleeson, and when he woke up in the
morning he found his coat and money, about £5, were
gone. _ _

The prisoner Burke was seen by a constable walking
away with a coat, and suspecting her, he took her into
custody.
The jury found them guilty, and Mr. Payne sentenced
Gleeson to 12 months', and Burke to eight months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.

Mr. Starling prosecuted ; Mr. Montague Williams and
Mr. Warner Sleigh defended the prisoners.