The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-02 00:00:00

THE SUN,

had been traced to have been pawned or otherwise made
away with ?
The prosecutrix said, No. The towels were part of
those she used in her boarding-house.
In cross-examination by Mr. PARNELL, the prosecu-
trix stated that the prisoner and her husban t boarded
in the house and paid a guinea a-day. All the towels
faund were marked, and there had been no attempt to
obliterate the marks.
Sergeant Brannan produced the property, which con-
sisted of towels and linen of the ordinary household de-
scription.
The RECORDER said, it seemed to him more like light-
headedness than larceny on the part of the elder pri-
screen He then recalled the prosecutrix, who stated that
the elder prisoner came to her establishment in April,
and in May she was married to a Portuguese gentleman.
She was not aware of her being insane, but previously
to her marriage there was a consultation of five physi-
cians to inquire into the state of her mind, and she had
heard of prisoner's confinement in her own country, but
she did not know what for.
Mr. BODKIN said, it did seem to him a case of eccen-
tricity.
The RECORDER said it struck him as being anything
but a larceny; and it was rather hard to charge a per-
son with felony for having a few more things in use than
the regulations of the house permitted. He then directed
an Acquittal.
Mr. BODKIN, in preferring the other charge, said it
was only fair to the prosecutrix to state that the charges
would not have been preferred for the trivial articles of
a domestic character, but finding the Countess in pos-
session of a brooch which had been lost, and which she
(the Countess) had been spoken to about, they had rea-
son to suspect she had stolen the watch, which, how-
ever, bad not been traced. The watch was worth 271.;
still it was but a case of suspicion, and the jury had
heard what had been stated of her eccentricty, which,
he was bound to say, had been borne out, and would
take that into their consideration. The girl had only
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Susannah Cook, spinster, 19, and Thomas Maiers, 21,
stationer, were indicted for stealing 120 pictures, valued
at 701, the property of Richard Gale, the master of
Cook, and Joseph Rowland was indicted for receiving the
same.

Mr. Clarkson prosecuted; Mr. Ballantine defended
Rowland, and Mr. O'Brien Cook.
The facts of the case lay in a very narrow compass,
though the case occupied some hours The prosecutor
is a picture dealer in High Holborn, and, whilst going
along St. Mary-axe, he saw some of his pictures exposed
for sale in a shop kept by Rowland. Upon instituting
inquiries, it turned out that he had bought them of
Maiers, who was paying his addresses to Cook. Abun-
dant evidence was adduced to prove that Maiers had
instigated the girl to rob her master, and used to go to
the house to carry off the property before the family
were up.
The RECORDER said the case was one of suspicion
against Rowland, but not enough for a jury.
The other two prisoners were then found Guilty; and
Maiers, having been before convicted, was transported
for ten years; and the woman ordered to imprisoned for
one year, without hard labour, in the Westminster
Bridewell.
Henry Bramwell, 29, surgeon, was indicted for felo-
niously marrying Elizabeth Tinley, his wife being alive.
The;prosecution had been instituted by the City autho-
rities, and Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie, with whom was
Mr. Clarkson, appeared to support it. Mr. Ballantine
defended the prisoner.
Mr. RYLAND having opened the case,
Mr. BALLANTINE said, that having consulted with his
client, he wished to retract his plea and plead guilty.
The RECORDER wished the prisoner to understand, that
his pleading guilty would not make any difference in the
sentence, and he did not see how he oould retract his plea
now the case had commenced.
After some discussion it was decided that the case
should be proved.
Evidence was then given of the prisoner's marriage by
license at the Prince's-street Chapel, Devonport, on the
18th of August, 1837, to Rebecca Cope, and on the 25th
of March, 1843, at Barnstaple, to Elizabeth Tinley.
A witness having been called who proved having seen
his wife at Liskeard, Cornwall, a few days ago,
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The second wife, who was in court (and in such a
dreadful state of mental suffering that she was com-
pelled to be brought in on a chair), said that the pri-
soner lived with her three months after his marriage, and
had nearly ever since been at sea. She had seen him
when at home, and he had sent her money when away.
Since their marriage he had sold her furniture, plate,
and all she possessed.
Two other indictments (one for marrying Emma
Georgina Rose, at Calcutta, on the 13th October, 1847,
and another for marrying Hannah Amelia Bland, in
September last, at Liverpool), he pleaded Guilty to.
The RECORDER then said that upon the first indict-
ment he should sentence him to seven years' transporta-
tion, and added, that it was not under ordinary circum-
stances that the Court was called upon to pass sentence
upon a second indictment. There was no crime that
caused so much misery, or so tended to the derange-
ment of society, as the crime of bigamy, and he did
fear that the lenity with which such offences had been
visited had contributed to their very frequent recurrence
and had failed to deter others from committing them.
The facts had disclosed a case of the basest natare ; one
properly described by the counsel as resulting from
avarice and passion. He should avail himself of the dis-
cretion the Act allowed, and sentence the prioner to
seven years' transportation upon the second indictment
—the second sentence to commence at the termination of
the first.
Janses:Miller, aged 34, an engineer was indicted for
stealing 5501 b. of lead and a leaden cistern, valued at 61.,
the property of Harry Nicholls and another.
Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prosecution,
said that he had looked over the case, and found he could
not sustain the indictment.
The prisoner was thereupon ordered to be discharged
THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. BULLOCK.)

Frances Barrett, a very respectable-looking young
woman, surrendered to take her trial on a charge of
stealing a duplicate, by which she obtained possession of
a dress belonging to Frances Lee.
Mr. Huddlestone defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner and prosecutrix resided
together, and that the latter, having pledged a dress,
placed the duplicate in a box, whence she missed it, and,
going on the succeeding day to the pawnbroker's, she
found it had been redeemed by a person who wore a
bonnet and shawl somewhat similar to those possessed by
the prisoner. Upon this, prosecutrix went to the for-
tune-teller's, who, having performed some magic conju-
rations, told her that whoever had the dress would sell
it for more than it was worth. Upon this the prosecu-
trix communicated her suspicions, when, some further
magic spells having been completed, it was decided that
the prisoner was the guilty party, and she was accord.
ingly requested to accompany the prosecutrix to the
pawnbroker's, which she did, and the pawnbroker's as-
sistant having been asked by the prosecutrix whether the
prisoner was not the person who had redeemed the gown
said she was, and when he heard of the opinion pro-
nounced by the magic oracle, he became so strongly im
pressed in his belief as to induce the magistrate to
commit her for trial.
His evidence this day was so contradictory and pre-
varicating, that the jury discredited it altogether, and ac-
quitted the girl, stating that she left the court without
a stain upon her character.
William Sale, aged 19, a carman, was indicted for
stealing a pair of reins, valued at 65., the property of
William Winter.
The case was a very clear one, and the jury found
him Guilty.
From inquiries instituted by the Court, it appeared
that the prisoner formed a portion of a desperate gang
infesting the Surrey side of the water, and is brother of
the convict of the same name who was executed some
time back for the murder of Mr. Bellchambers, at West-
minster.
The COURT sentenced him to seven years' transporta-
tion.

John ilf‘Neil, aged 26, a printer, was indicted for
feloniously intermarrying with Mary Elizabeth Bonnet,
his wife being then alive.

The facts proved in evidence were these :—On the 4th
of August, 1839, the prisoner married hi 4 wife at St.
Pancras Church, and on the 13th of November, in the
present year, he married the second wife, at Blooms-
bury. Information having been received of the fact, he
was apprehended before he could get home with his new
bride.

The prisoner, in his defence, went into a long story, and
said that he lived happily enough with his first wife until
he had occasion to suspect her fidelity. She, however,
persuaded him he was in error, and all went on smoothly
until one day he brought home a friend with whom he
had been having some drink. After they had been in
the room some time he fell asleep on the sofa, and when
he awoke he found his friend in bed with his wife. His
wife denied there had been anything criminal, bat when
he told her he had only been feigning sleep for the pur-
pose of watching her, she admitted her guilt upon that
as well as previous occasions. Upon that they agreed to
part, and he therefore thought he was at liberty to marry
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The other cases heard during the day in this court
did not possess any features of public interest

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BO W-STREET,

Mr. Barr, a Licensed Victualler, was charged with
permitting racing sweeps in his house.
Mr. Child, of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection
Society, appeared for the defendant.
Police-constable 58 F deposed that he went up to a
room on the second floor of the defendant's house, on
Wednesday, the 15th ult., and saw a number of persons
round the table. One of them had a bag containing
hone tickets, which were numbered, and the others were
drawing them out, previously putting a shilling upon
the table. One person, who drew the highest number
then took up the money upon the table. That was re-
peated several times in witness's presence. There were
about 12 persons there, and they continued walking in
and out. A Mr. Knight sat at the table with a book, in
which he entered the names of the parties winning the
'stakes, &c. The defendant was not present. Knight