The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-17 00:00:00

L. S. Tomkins, police-constable 315 N, and J.
Bush, 162 B, proved apprehending the prisoner from
the description given of him by the prosecutor.
The jury, without hearing a summing up from
the learned judge, immediately returned a verdict
of guilty.
Police-constable Cooke, 198 N, proved that the
prisoner had been convicted in this court, and sen-
tenced to imprisonment for 12 months in 1861. At
that time a previous conviction was put in against
him.

George Lockyer, the prison officer of Coldbath-
fields, also proved five former convictions, ranging
from 1859 to 1862.

Mr. Sergeant Gaselee said that society must be
relieved from such a fellow, as he was a complete
nuisance, and therefore the sentence upon him was
that he be kept in penal servitude for five years.
As soon as the sentence was pronounced the pri-
soner threw himself upon a seat in the doch, and was
in the act of removing his shoes for the purpose of
throwing them at the learned judge, but the dock
officer caught hold of him, and although he struggled
violently he succeeded in throwing him on to the
floor of the dock until further assistance was
obtained. He continued struggling violently to
get at his shoes, and it required the united efforts
of three officers to convey him to the cells below.
Upon getting into the cell he seized hold of a large
water-jug and attempted to throw it at Lockyer,
the officer, but he managed to escape the intended
assault.

Jas. Dalton was indicted for embezzling the sum
of 31s. from his employer, Geo. Walter, Mortimer-
road, Kingsland.
Mr. Foot prosecuted. Mr. Dickie defended the
prisoner.
The jury aquitted the prisoner.
M. de Winton, 29, a young man of the most re-
spectable appearance, was indicted charged with
stealing two earrings, value £2, the property of
Amelia Herbert, from her person.
Mr. Best prosecuted. Mr. Williams defended the
prisoner.
Mr. Best having briefly opened the case, called

Miss Amelia Herbert, a young woman of very
showy and prepossessing appearance, who said—l
reside at Grove-place, Brompton. I remember being
in Piccadilly on Friday, Aug. 15, between 9 and 10
o'clock in the evening. The prisoner was there in
a cab, and he called me to it, and eventually I got
into it, and he took me to the Count de Morley's, at
67, Great Titchfield-streer, but he was not at home.
We then adjourned to the Army and Navy Club,
and we were driving about until nearly 12 o'clock
at night. The prisoner said he had got a£s note,
and unless he could change that he 'could not pay
the cabman. He eventually went home with me to
my house at Brompton and passed the night with
'me. The following day he sent the servant to Mr.
Gates, a job master at Brompton, and ordered a
brougham, which: arrived about 5 o'clock in the
evening. We had a drive together, and then re-
turned to my house. We came up to town between
7 and 8, and we again drove to the Count de Mor-
ley's. He was not at home, but we were told
where we should find him. We then went to
Charlotte-street, Portman-square, where we found
the Count de Morley. While the prisoner went to
see the count I was left in the brougham. The
count and the prisoner then got into the brougham,
and we were driven to a cafe in Great Windmill-
street. We all went into the cafe and had some re-
freshments. The prisoner said he wanted to go to
the London Pavilion, near the Argyll Rooms, to get
change for some Belgian notes. I remained in the
cab, and the prisoner went away, and did not re-
turn until 11 at night. I was sitting in the brougham
all the time. I was awake all the time, but I was
very faint in consequence of sitting in the cab so
many hours. He came back to the cab and got
in again for a few minutes, and said as he had
been unable to get change for the notes, I must
wait, and he must speak again to the Count de
Morley. A few minutes after he was gone I put
my hands to my ears, and found that my ear-
rings were gone. Just before he talked to me
in the brougham I put back my hair, and my ear-
rings were in my ears then, but I missed them soon
after he was gone. He did not return to me again

that evening.-I
spoke to the driver of the brougham,
and told him that my earrings were gone. I saw
the prisoner on the Tuesday evening afterwards in
Piccadilly. I said, " Halloa, where are my ear-
rings ?" He said, "They are at my house. I was
going to bring them to you. I took them for a lark,
and there was another man with me." I was going
to give him in charge, but he was off before I could
do so. The Count de Morley was not then with
him. (The earrings were produced.) These ear-
rings are mine, and I never gave the prisoner leave
to take them or use them in any way.
Cross-examined by Mr. Williams—l live at
Brompton. The way I get my living was by living
under the protection of a gentleman ever since I ,
came to London until about a month ago. When I
first saw the prisoner I was walking in Piccadilly
on my way to the Argyll Rooms, and he called me
to him in a cab. The prisoner remained in the cab
while he had a conversation with me. I then got
into the cab, and proceeded with the prisoner to
the Count de Morley's. We then went to the Army k
and Navy Club, He then went with me to my own
house, where the prisoner passed the night. I rose
between 10 and 11 the next morning, when the
prisoner made a proposition about going for a drive.
A brougham was sent for, and we drove round the
Cremorne Gardens and Chelsea. He told me he
would stop all day, and that he would give me £lO
lin the evening. We afterwards drove to town to
Count de Morley's, but he was not at home. We
afterwards found him. We went to a cafe, and
the Count de Morley paid for the refreshments.
While we were in the cafe the prisoner asked the
Count de Morley for £lOO, and he said he had got
but £6O in Belgian notes, and the prisoner left for
the London Pavilion to get them changed. While
we
y
were riding together in the brougham I told the
prisoner that I was in debt to my landlady, and he
said
he would get the money, pay my landlady,, and
take me ~,,,ay.
I did owe the landlady money.
She took some
she knew thatof my rings, because she said that
the prisoner was not a gentle-
man. The
wisciaway from my laenearl said that he would take me
- eyief me in and he would take lodg-
ings for me. When h
he would try to get chapchanges©fortheßelgian
said
the eovoecrin notes.
fi
time I missed my earrings I was hi the brougham,
and quite awake. Both earrings, of course, were
not turned to the same side of the brougham. I
wore a white crape bonnet, a little smaller than the
one that lam now wearing. At
no part of the
evening while I was in the bros
gham did I ask the
prisoner to treat me with supper, but I
did
n
say that
and
I wanted to go home, as I felt faint through being
out so many hours. I swear positively that I did
not put my earrings into the prisoner's hand
tell him to get money on them, as I owed rent to
my landlady, and that I wanted some supper. I
had jewellery in my house, which I kept in my
Jewel-desk. The jewellery that I was wearing
when the prisoner went home with me I put on my
dressing table.
' Re-examined by Mr. Best—l owed my landlady
three gui •
neas which was a week's rent.
1 Richard '
4 --_. NI artin said he was servant to Mr. Gates,