The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-03 00:00:00

IN RE SOWERBY.

The examination in this bankruptcy was again
adjourned.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS

Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and
a Bench of Magistrates, at the Guildhall, West-
minster.)
THE ROBBERIES IN NEWCASTLE. COURT.

James Wise, aged '29, was indicted for having
stolen from Isaac Friedlander a pair of scissors and
one ear-ring drop, his property, in Newcastle•court.
Mr. Hurry defended the prisoner.
It will be in the recollection of our readers that
on the Bth ult., at Clerken well, a woman of the town
was convicted of having committed this robbery in
conjunction with a man who upon that occasion made
his escape from the officer and the prosecutor. Upon
the Learned Judge asking how it had happened that
the man had not been indicted with the female priso-
ner, the officer assigned as the reason the escape of
the man. Another officer then informed the Judge
that the man was at that moment in the court, sit-
ting behind the dock, whereupon his Lordship di-
rected that he should be taken into custody. This
having been done the man now appeared at the bar
to take his trial.
The facts of the case are simply these :—The pro-
secutor, who is a Jew hawker, was passing through
Newcastle-court, in the Strand, in the early part of
the last month, when he was called into one of the
houses by the prisoner and the woman. The hawker
went in, and the two prisoners took the articles in
question from his box, and on his finding that they did
not mean to make any purchase, he required that the
goods should be returned. The male prisoner thereupon
told him that if he did not at once quit the house he
would kick him out. The hawker consequently
walked out, to avoid the alternative visitation, and
communicated to the first policeman with whom he
met the treatment he had received. The policeman
went to the court with him, and there they saw the
woman get out of the window and go towards an -
other, where she was in the act of handing the
stolen property to another woman, when the officer
took both of them into custody. The male prisoner,
seeing what was going on, ran away, and thus it was
that he had not been apprehended at the time. The
case was now clearly proved against him.
Mr. FIonRY having addressed the jury on behalf of
the prisoner,
The Learned JUDGE left the matter to
The Jury, who at once returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE said the prisoner was one of

the most notorious thieves in London, and had upon
more than one occasion been convicted. He had re-
ceived a sentence at the Central Criminal Court of
six months' imprisonment, and from himself he Ind
received a sentence of twelve mouths' imprisonment
with hard labour. (This conviction was upon the
present occasion proved by the production of the cer-
tificate of the fact, and the identification of the pri-
soner by the policeman who had been in attendance
upon the case). It was quite clear that such a man
was totally unfit for a longer residence in this country.
The sentence upon him therefore was, that he be
transported beyond the seas for ten years.
Ths Prisoner—Can't you give me something more ?
My brother has bee❑ transported, can't you punish
me for that also ? I want to know. Hadn't you better
try me for that also ?
The Learned JUDGE—You are sentenced for ten
years. Take him away.
Elizabeth James, aged 20, was indicted for stealing
a purse containing two half-crowns and other moneys, '
the property of Jane Johnson, from her person; and
that she "did steal from the person of a woman whose
name is unknown a purse, and the sum of 3s. Gd., and
a toothpick, her moneys and property," at the Exhi-
bition.

The prisoner pleaded guilty.
It appeared that the prisoner was apprehended in
the Crystal Palace by Sergeant West, of the F divi-
sion, by whom she had been watched for a consider-
able time. He at length saw her pick the pocket of
the present prosecutrix.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced her to seven years'
transportation.

William Marshall, aged 29, was indicted for having
stolen a pocket-book containing two Bank of England
notes of the value of 51. each, the property of John
Dollfus, from his person.
The Learned JUDGE intimated to the jury that they
must acquit this prisoner, for the prosecutor, who was
a Frenchman, it appeared, held an important situation
in Paris, had been compelled to leave England, and
had sent a letter to say that as his duties required his
attention in Paris he had been obliged to leave this
country, and was therefore anxious to withdraw the
prosecution, apparently not being aware that by the
law of this country such a course could not be adopted
without very considerable difficulty. It was quite
clear that it would be useless to order the recogni-
zances of the prosecutor to be entreated, because pro-
cess could not reach him in Paris. As there was no
prosecutor, of course the prisoner must be acquitted.
The jury, therefore, gave a verdict of Not Guilty.
Thomas Balzer, aged 35, was convicted of having
unlawfully and indecently assaulted Mary Ann Baker,
a little girl about ten years old, his step-daughter,
with intent.

The prisoner offered a most disgusting defence, and
accused his wife of the most abandoned conduct, and
also asserted that she had instructed her daughter to
trump up the present charge against him out of a
feeling of rev3ir7e towards him,
The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence ppon th

pris4 'net, said it was about the most disgusting case
it hs .d ever been his misfortune to have heard. So
utter rly disgusting had been his address to the jury
that it had been almost impossible for any person,
eves i he who filled the judgment seat, to abstain from
ig up to put a stop to the further utterance of such
fil tr ay and foul language. The case was one which
n Last be marked with full severity. The sentence
t. herefore was two years' imprisonment with bard
1 Lbour.

Henry Blaney, aged 32, was indicted for having
u is lawfully and maliciously inflicted upon John
L n xton, a policeman, D 208, grievous bodily harm.
7 qr. Pullen, who appeared to prosecute, said that
he was instructed by the Solicitor to the Lords of the
• )asury under the recent Act of Parliament.
I t appeared that on the morning of the 4th ult., about
twc o'clock, the prisoner and some other persons were
ma king a great disturbance in Orchard-street, Port-
ma n-square, when the policeman on duty desired them
to desist and to go their way home. The prisoner
cc►t itinued the noise, and upon the policeman going
to s yards him to take him into custody he placed his
b v.sl against the wall and began to kick him severely.
B Lo gave the policeman several kicks upon his thighs
a ad on the lower part of the stomach, and the effect
o f the latter was to produce two ruptures of the
a' odomen, from which the medical gentleman who
g axe testimony upon the present occasion, said the
of Meer would never recover, but must for the rest of
hi Li life wear a double truss, and even that then he
w c.uld he subject to constant pain.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against the
prisoner.
The Learned JUDGE said that this was a species of
offei ice which the Court always visited with severity.
The sentence, therefore, would be nine months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour.
Jane Jones, aged 22, was indicted for having stolen
from the person of one Antonio de Vecchia a purse
containing the sum of 241. 17s. id., his property.
Mr. Jackson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Parry defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prosecutor, an Italian, in the
service of General Gabriel, living at No. 7, Con-
naught-place, Hyde-park, on the night of 'Wednesday
week went out with a friend soon after nine o'clock,
and that on his return towards home shortly before
ten, as he was passing down the Edgeware-road he
was accosted by the prisoner, who was extremely
urgent that he should accompany her to her lodgings.
This invitation he declined, saying that he was much
obliged to her, but that he had a nice bed at his own
home. As they were passing the end of Cumber-
land-mews she drew him a little way into them, where
saying that she would give him a kiss, the prisoner
coughed and stamped, and on the instant two men
rushed forward, each taking hold of him by his arms.
The prisoner instantly thrust her hand into the breast
pocket of his coat, and having drawn from it the
purse containing the money in question, ran off.
The prosecutor by a violent jerk succeeded in releas-
ing himself from the grasp of the men, and ran off in
pursuit of the prisoner, the sight of whom he never
lost until she turned into Berkeley-mews. In the
progress of his pursuit he encountered a policeman,
who, hearing what had happened, joined in the
hunt. On arriving at Berkeley-mews they went ,
down and discovered the prisoner behind some cabs
with a light shawl on. On the ground in front of
her was ,her black silk mantle, which the officer
picked up and put over her shoulders, upon which
the prosecutor at once recognized her as the woman
by whom he had been robbed. The prisoner was
then conveyed to the station-house, where she was
searched, and 181. 17s. ld. found upon her. The
policeman and the prosecutor returned to Berkeley-
mews, and there they found the empty purse. The
prosecutor added, that when the men laid hold of his
arms, one of them tried to take his watch, but the
sudden jerk by which he had released himself from
their grasp had frustrated the attempt.
Mr. PARRY, at some length, addressed the jury on
behalf of the prisoner.
The Learned JUDGE recapitulated the evidence, and
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE then sentenced her to impri-
sonment and hard labour for six months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Elizabeth Sammon, N 0.6, Foley-place, was brought
up for examination, charged with having been con-
cerned in fraudulently obtaining two pianofortes from
Messrs. Rust and Stahl, No. 320, Regent-street.
It appeared that a person of gentlemanly appear-
ance called, in July last, at Messrs. Rust and Stahl's
shop and hired a pianoforte for a lodger, as he said, at
so much per month. The pianoforte was sent to
No. 6, Foley-place, where the person lived who made
the bargain, and who gave the name of Sammon. In
a day or two afterwards the same person called again,
and said he wanted to hire another pianoforte for
another lodger. Another pianoforte was sent, the
value of each being 30 guineas. From information
which Mr. Rust subsequently obtained, he went in
person to No. 6, Foley-place, and saw the prisoner,
from whom he demanded the return of the pianofortes.
The prisoner said they were locked up in one of the
rooms, and she dared him to take them away in Mr.
Sammon's absence. Mr. Rust applied to the police,
and by their aid succeeded in gaining information to
the effect that the pianofortes were in the hands of a
pawnbroker named Clarke, in Long-acre. The pri-
soner was taken into custody, the person who came to
the shop on both occasions and hired the pianos not
being to be met with.
Robert Tilling, carman, proved the delivery of two
pianos from Messrs. Rust and Stahl, at No. 6, Foley-
place. On the first occasion witness saw Mr. Sam-
mon, as well as the female prisoner. On the second
occasion the female prisoner only was present.
William Barnes, painter, had been employed to do
work at No. 6, Foley-place. The person who em-
ployed and paid him went by the name of Bowsley.
The prisoner then represented herself to be the house-
keeper of Bowsley.
Edward Perryman, assistant to Mr. Barnes, helped
to remove one of the pianofortes from No. 6, Foley-
place. The piano was taken away in a coal van, but
witness did not know where.
Mr. Clarke, pawnbroker, 55, Long-acre, had know❑
the prisoner for about twelve months, and had taken
articles in pawn from her. There might have been
a piano among them.
The case was remanded at this stage of the pro-
ceedings for a week, for the production of the pianos.
Yesterday Mr. Clarke was in attendance with his
books, but not with the pianos.
Mr. BINGHAM inquired why the pianos were not
produced ? Mr. Clarke understood his books only
were to be brought into court.
Mr. BINGHAM said the pianofortes must be pro-
duced, and remanded the case again for that purpose.
WESTMINSTER.
Daniel Foley, a labourer, was charged with the
following disgraceful and violent conduct :
Mr. Morgan, baker, Great Peter- street, stated that
about eight on the previous evening the defendant,
who was intoxicated, fell down against his shop front,
when, in order to prevent his windows being broken,
be went out and assisted him to move away, but had
scarcely done so when defendant turned round and
made se►eral kicks at him, which, had they taken
effect, must have done him serious injury. A con-
stable fortunately carne up while he was so engaged,
and prevented defendant doing him any mischief.
The next complainant against defendant was an iti-
nerant vendor of pickled eels and such like dainties.
He was quietly seated behind his stock in trade when
the accused came up, thrust his dirty paws into a jar
of eels, and began throwing them about, and, having
so menaced the safety of his goods and stall that he
was apprehensive the whole would be destroyed, a
policeman was sent for, when defendant made off.
A third charge was exhibited by a police-constable.
Directly be took the accused from Mr. Morgan's
door he attacked him in a violent manner, and after-
wards repeated the assault.
Defendant's only excuse for all these offences was
intoxication.
Mr. ARNOLD observed, that his conduct had been
disgraceful in the extreme, and not only committed
him for a month, but ordered him to enter into his
own recognizances to be of good behaviour for six
months.