The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-19 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.)

Felix Finn, 43, was indicted for stealing seven
sheep, the property of James Pearson.
Mr. F. Russell and Mr. Colquhoun conducted the
prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr.
Ribton.

It appeared that the prosecutor was a farmer at
Cranbrook, and the prisoner was a sort of jobbing
butcher and dealer in cattle, residing at Marden.
The sheep in question were all safe in one of the
prosecutor's fields on the 18th of December, and
on the following morning they were missed.
The evidence against the prisoner was that on
the night following the robbery he was seen to be
driving seven sheep along the road leading from
Cranbrook to Marden, and he afterwards employed
a man to kill six of them, and, by the prisoner's
directions, the carcases were sent up to London.
From information received by the prosecutor, he
wont to the prisoner's premises, and in a shed he
found one of the missing sheep alive, and he after-
wards was shown the skins of the six sheep that
had been stolen, and he identified them by the
marks that were upon them as his property. The
prisoner, it appeared, when he was questioned upon
the subject, declared that he had bought the seven
sheep in Ashford market, and it was stated that he
had always borne a good character, and was always
looked upon as a respectable man in his position of
life.
Mr. Ribton made a powerful appeal to the jury
on behalf of the prisoner, and he contended that
there was nothing to show that he did not really
purchase the sheep at market as he had stated.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recom-
mended him to mercy.
Mr. Justice Wightman said it was a very serious
offence, and he sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for three years,

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—yoRK.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
Richard Buckle, 35, was charged with feloniously
administering one ounce of laudanum to Jane
Buckle, his wife, with intent to murder her, at
Middlesborough, on the 26th of June last.
Mr. Blanchard and Mr. Serle prosecuted ; Mr.
Millie defended the prisoner.
On the 26th June last the prisoner was a police
officer in the Middlesborough force. His wife had
been subject to pains, and on the above day he gave
her a dark brown liquid, which he said she was to
take just before getting into bed,and to say nothing
to her sister, who was in the house, about it. This
latter precaution excited Mrs. Buckle's suspicions,
and she therefore confided what had transpired to
her sister. Upon going to bed Mrs. Buckle took half
of the liquid, instead of the whole as she had been
instructed, and at an early hour on the following
morning she became dangerously ill, vomited seven
or eight times, and had to keep her bed the whole of
the day. The matter, however, passed over until a
fortnight after, when the prisoner brought home a
powder which he said he had got for her from a
person named Hopper. This, whilst her husband
slept, she took from his coat pocket, and substitut-
ing in its place a similar looking powder, composed
of sugar and flour, she took the former to Mr.
Dickenson for analysation, when it was discovered
to be strychnine. His wife then, in fear of her life,
took her child away from the house, and gave infor-
mation to the police. The prisoner was then ap-
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was shown that the prisoner possessed himself of
the laudanum under the pretence that his wife
wanted it for the toothache, and the strychnine for
a friend to kill a dog.
Guilty.
Sentence of death was recorded, which the learned
judge said he should recommend her Majesty to
commute to penal servitude for life.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 18.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Charles Samuel Toone, a
young man of 22, who refused his address, was
brought before the Lord Mayor charged with a
robbery.
About eight o'clock on Monday evening Police•
constable Robinson, who was in plain clothes, was
inßishopsgate-street-without, and saw the prisoner
loitering about the shop of Mr. Teed, a grocer, in a
manner which excited his suspicions. He watched
the prisoner for a few minutes, and saw him go into
the shop twice, then come out again, and look up
and down the street. He entered a third time, and,
taking up a chest of tea which lay within the door-
way, walked off with it on his shoulder. The con-
stable followed and overtook him. On telling him
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solicitor, of 3, South-square, Grasys_inn, and being
in possession of 21 skeleton keys, one cold chisel,
ono picklock, and other articles,
supposed for the
purpose of committing felony. The prisoner was
further charged with breaking into several other
chambers in Gray's-inn.
Mr. William A_ laugh= said—l reside at 7, South-
chambers there as a dwelling.
November I returned home about 4
o'clock in the aft
bad been
.afternoon and found that my place
entered by means of false keys. The locks