The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ''SESSIONS.

Keefe, like the others, denied all knowledge of the
matter, and said he was not there at all.
The Learned JUDGE then supposed that the poor
little boy, who was so much injured as to be unable,
even at that moment, to stand,'had half killed himself
as a matter of pleasure.
John Connelly would take•his oath that he was not
near the place.
The jury at once returned a verdict of Guilty
against all the prisoners.
John Connelly here 'excliiined that he had got a
witness, who had come to swearlhat he was not pre-
sent when the boy was hurt. -
The Lcarned JUDGE told this. boy,, John Con-
nelly, that he was the worst of the three. The dif-
ficulty which now pressed upon the Court was as to
the mode in which the'children at' the bar ought to
be dealt with. • Had they been grown up men the
course would have, been very clear, they would have
been sent to -prison fur eight:or ,nine month's ; but
with such; young, children as the defendants it was
not very easy to deal in such a case. This assault
was very closely bordering on a felonious assault, and
more prop4rly;perhaps, - ought to haVe been sent to
the Central Criminal Court for trial. The Court,
however, would sentence each of then to Sir months'
imprisonment, for here!.was a poor little innocent
child in-, all prolhilityL;eoetred a cripple for life by
the strangely violent„ attockAvhiela. had beton:made.
upon him by the three children at the bar. (We
were informed privately that there are at Poplar two
excellent; charity school* =the trin&for We Children of
Protestant parents and Ithe%other for,the children
of
Roman Catholics. Recently a. feeling of anger ap-
pears ,tq.have sprung up. 4.the breast* of the latter
towards the former, and thq present Assault was sup...
posed to have hail its inciting cause in.that feeling.)
It is requisite that the public' shoUld -be cautioned.
against the !importunities of a person who, we are
informed this, morning,!has lately' been hanging .abant
this CODllLand offering .for at sum Of money to etip
press reports, of particular, cA§es• ;pin Aeveral•instances
which the informant mentioned fra4d,:ba,s, been
completed.' The objeCr of the present notice is„tp
state thattheindividuil in queitkin &ties not attend
the Middlesex sessions for 4thy lie*spliPer, 6r 'even in
-the character :of a zeporter: 1.•

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ICE IN,TEIIOI4ENCE. mANslber-figgsf.,;,;,,,
Friedtheni; The German Jeiv, was, brought up. for
final exanainatiou on the "charge of Playing defrauded
Mrs. Wing-rove upwards of three years 'ago; irhetiShe
was Mrs.. Davis,.: of 30/.,! under ipretenc&and protrae
of marriage... •
The additional evidence was as follows :
• The prosecutrix had stated upon a foram- eFan4)..
'tion that the'PriiOner was to have paid the 301. with
which ishe had intrated hinfto Messrs'.Musgrove and'
Gadsden, the agents to her landlord; `hi' satisfactioo
for rent; and; the. Lord• Mayor desired that 'evidence
should.be,produCed to prove that the money had not
been so paid. . i. ~ -
Mr. Winterfiood, clerk to Messrs. Musgrove and.
Gadsden,. of Old Broad=sireet; stated that his em-
ployers .were agents to 'Mi. Thorpe, to WhOM the
'house No. 22, Jewry;street, which 'had been tenanted
by Mrs. Davis upwards, of three years ago, belonged.
They were in the habit of receiving,the -rent of the
house from Mrs. Davis, who lived there many years,.
" I recollect," said the witness, " her leaving the
house. She called between Christmas-day and Lady..
day, about a week or ten days before the quarter
ended, and said that. she was - going, and that she
would pay the rent when the partiecwho were:going in
should pay for the furniture, which they had pur-
chased. The 'sum of. 361. was then due for fout.
quarter's rent. I always received tho.renta. I never
saw the prisoner. He never brought me any money
to pay the.rent of .Mrs. Davis's house; and the amount
remains due to this day."
Mr. Varnett-rlt does not follow that he did not.
pay Mr. Gadsden. •
The witness-.-Mr. Gadsden never receives any
rent.

The Lottr, MAYOR—The prisoner can prove to~ the
jury that he paid the rent by. producing Mr. Gads-
den's receipt.
Upon his cross-examination, the witness said he
knew nothing of the sale of the furniture by a Mr.
Patchin.
The prosecutrix said, in answer to the LORD
MAYOR, that she had sold all her furniture at the pri-
soner's request, and that the 30/. which the prisoner
had taken was the produce of the furniture.
The LORD MAYOR—HOW soon after the day on
which yoU sold yOur furniture were you to have been
married, according to your belief ? The prosecutrix
—ln a very few days.
The LOUD MAYOR—Did he repeatedly tell you he
would marry you ? The prosecutrix—He did.
The Loan MAYOR—If he had not declared to you
his intention to marry you, would.you have intrusted
him with the 301. ? The prosecutrix—lwould not.
Mr. Barnett—Do you recollect a gentleman of the
name of Patchin, a broker ? The prosecutrix —I do.
Mr. Barnett—Upon your oath, did you not refuse
to leave the money, as previously arranged between
you and Mr. Patchin, in that gentleman's hands, to
pay the'rent with it ? The prosecutrix—l did, be-
cause the prisoner induced me to stop it, that it might
get into hisown.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Barnett—l merely desired to be answered yes
or no.
'The LORD MAYOR—YOU, must not ask her ques-
tions, parts of which comprehend inferences
o which
you are not justified in drawing, andmust allow
her to answer your questions in her own
way.
Mr. Barnett—You said on a former Wexamination
that he owed you, independently of this 301., the sum
The p
of 201. for borrowed money ?rosecutrix—l
said he owed me 201. for borrowed money and board.
Mr. Barnett—Did he promise to marry you [pre-
viously to the incurring of that debt ? h
trix—During The time he was incurring
Mr. Barnett--Did you not
The p
yourself e Prosecu-
rtegister the
marriage ? Say yes or no.
rosecutrix—l did
register the marriage,
gabutvo m
hee
a
came with me, and re-
mained ontside. Hehalf-crown to pay for
the registering, and that's all the money of his I ever
set my eyes on. It was ht an oil- shop in Mark-lane,
kept by the clerk of the parish, and he stayed at the
door.

Mr. Barnett then addressed the Lord Mayor for
his client—After this long and protracted inquiry, in
which your LOrdship has taken so much trouble,, I
trust..you-are of opinion tliat there is' something like
doubt attached to the case made out for the prosecu-
tion, and that there is something behind the scenes

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and
a Bench of Magistrates.)
John Taylor, aged 21, very respectably attired,
was indicted yesterday, for having robbed Sir
Wymondham Anstruther of a purse containing
11. ss. 10d.
It appeared that Sir Wymondham Anstruther, who
resides at 16, York-terrace, Regent's-park, was walk-
ing in• Regent's-street about five o'clock in the after-
noon of the 4th inst., with a friend, whilst on the
other side of him was walking his daughter, a little
girl, of whose hand be had hold. Just as they were
turning round the corner into Piccadilly Sir Wy-
mondham felt himself somewhat pressed from behind.
This circumstance instantly brought to his recollec-
tion that he had placed his purse in his coat pocket,
and thereupon be felt in that pocket, when he dis-
covered that the purse was gone. At the moment he
made the discovery of his loss the prisoner walked
passed him with his hands crossed before him... Sir
Wymondham's friend, however, said that the 'prisoner
must be the man who had robbed him, whereupon the
former followed the prisoner. - The latter seeing that
he was being pursued threw the purse away and took
to his heels. He was.not quick enough, nevertheless,
.to accomplish his escape, for. Sir Wymondham con-
tinued the pursuit until he overtook him just as the
man was about to be stopped by-two gentlemen whose
attention had been directed' to the prisoner by his
being pursued. Sir Wymondham took him-back to
his frienkwho in the meantime had picked up the
purse.. The prisoner was then, given into custody and
DOW pleaded " aunty."
The history which Lockyer, an active officer of the
Westminster House of Correction, furnished of this
prisoner,- was that he had long been associated with
the swell mob, and obtained his livelihood b 1 his
thieving depredations; that he was most- expert in his
avocatipn, and had been, previously convicted not
only'at these sessions but at the Central Criminal
Court.
The Learnedannoa now said that it was impos-
sible such an old offender should be allowed to remain
in this country. The sentence- upon him therefore
was,,that he be transported beyond -the- seas- 'for' the
period of ten years.
Jeremiah Connelly, aged eleven, John Connelly, aged
fourteen, itild";Tohn Keefe, aged eleven, were indicted
for an assault upon another boy of the name of Charles
Black. • - .
It appeared that Black, with some-other lads, was
returning from school on the 18th -of August; - when
he was attacked.by the three defendants, one of whom
struck him across the back with a broomstick, a
second hit him between the shoulders with a stone
slung in a handkdrchief, and the third hit him on the
head with a stick. The result' of this violence was
that even now the little child can neither walk' nor
stand, and upon the present occasion he was carried
into court by his, mother in whose lap he was-laid
while he gave his evidence, and there ie,erery reason
to fear that he has been made a cripple for the re-
mainder of days: •
The statement of the child was corroborated 'by
his brother and another schoolfellow. •
On being called on for their defence, -
Jeremiah Connelly said, that he. was. not at the
place. at all when the row took place; he knew no-
thing' about it. • ,
John Connelly. said; he knew nothing about it, for
he was not there, and what" was more little Black
himself had said so.