The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Sergant ADAMS, Assistant• Judge, and a

Bench of Magistrates
Yesterday Ann Harvey, alias Ann Hunt, pleaded guilty
to three indictments, and was convicted on two others,
in each of which she was charged with having committed
robberies at the different furnished lodgings which she
had occupied of a variety of property, of the value of
l©l. 4s.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced her to be transported
for seven years for each offence, each term to commence
and to terminate at the same period.
John Warren and Frederick Gazely were indicted for
having stolen a gold watch of the value of 63/., the pro-
perty of George Henry Turnbull, from his person.
Mr. Prendergast defended the prisoners. Warren is
a member of the prize-ring.
The prosecutor stated that, on the morning of the
23d ult., having previously dined out, he went up to the
Sheridan Knowles' public-house, opposite Drury-lane
Theatre, and at about six o'clock in the morning, when
he was in the room behind the bar, the door was sud-
denly pushed open, when in rushed anumber of persons,
amongst whom were the prisoners. Warren presently
laid hold of him and threw him down, and then fell upon
him. Whilst on him, the prosecutor felt the prisoner
pull his watch out of the pocket. The other prisoner
assisted Warren. A policeman was called in, and
eventually both prisoners were given into custody.
Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDERGAST—He had since
had his watch returned, but it was not handed to him by
either of the prisoners. He did not know who it was
that had returned the watch to him, but it had been
handed to him by a man in Cannon-street—in Salter's-
hall-court, in fact. Prior to the restoration of his watch,
he had been twice at the Bow-street Police-court, and
appeared to support his charge against the prisoners.
At the moment when the watch was returned to him he
did not see any policeman near, so that he could at once
have given the man who had brought the watch to him
into custody. lie lived in Suffolk-lane, Cannon-street,
and, having received a message that his watch would be
returned if he went into Cannon-street, he had gone
there and received it. At the time when the disturb
anco had taken place at the Sheridan Knowles, and
when he had been robbed, it was about six o'clock in
the morning. He had been dining at Hackney on the
previous evening, and had walked up -al:terwards to
Bishopsgate-street, where he bad gone i4to a public-
house. Whilst there, he met an acquaintance of the
name of White, who was in the law, and they took a
cab and drove up to the West-end. They went to the
Sheridan Knowles, where they met with a fighting man
of the name, as it was understood, of Cttaffey, with
whom they went to Boswell-court, where they had
something to drink at a place kept by a man of the
name of Smith. From Smith's they returned to the
Sheridan Knowles, where the robbery subsequently took
place. He did not deny that he had been drinking, but
he did deny that he had been dancing, or at a masque-
rade. It had not been his intention to go home on that
particular night. On his return from Boswell-court he
had walked with his acquaintance the lawyer and his
fighting friend to the Sheridan Knowles. When he first
arrived at the Sheridan Knowles it might have been
about three o'clock, and it was after that hour that he, in
company with the lawyer and the fighting man, had
gone down to Boswell-court. Both of these individuals
were with him at the moment that the prisoner had at-
tacked him.

The Learned JUDGE, interrupting, said that many of
the questions which the Learned Counsel bad been put-
ting were altogether besitle the question which the jury
had to determine, and that, had he been aware that the
case would have lasted so long, or that the Learned
Counsel would have ewltinued such a series of questions,
which were not relevant; he should have put the case
lower down in the list, and taken a number of others,
and thereby have released a great many persons who
now would be compelled to come again to-morrow (this
day).
The Foreman of the jury said that he was of the
same opinion with the Learned Judge. He thought
that a vast many questions had been put by the Learned
Counsel which had nothing to do with the points they
had to deal with. It was, he thought, a most unneces-
sary waste of time.
Mr. PRENDERGAST was quite astonished at these re.
marks. How could either the Judge or that member of
the jury, who had offered some remarks, possibly know
what his instructions were ? He must of necessity be
aware of the course of cross-examination.which it was
the best to take, and, being in possession of that know-
ledge, he should, despite the observations from the
Bench and the foreman of the jury, pursue the exami-
nation he had embarked in.
The Learned JUDGE said, that he would repeat that
he considered there had been a great waste of time in
this case, and that, had he known it would have lasted
so long, he should have taken many others before it,
and so have released a large number of persons from
their attendance.
Cross-examinatioli resumed—The witness had enough
to do to take care of hiniself, and therefore he did not
see whether his friend the fighting man attempted to
render him any assistance. He had been a patron of
the ring, and had attended fights, bat had never gone
into the ring.
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mately took into custody.
Mr. PRENDERGAST addressed the jury at considerable
length on behalf of the prisoners.
The Learned JUDGE summed up the case. •
• The jury found both the prisoners Guilty.
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sentenced to nine months' imprisonment