The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

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THE DISPUTED RACE (YESTERDAY).
The objection agf:inst Calculator i 4 overruled.

CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY')
OLD COURT
(Before ts:e CosizioN :_•.EnGEANT.)
George Fentvick, aged 21, described as a porter, oa
James Keley, aged 21, described as a labourer, were is:
utc,ect fur fehmiously breaking and entering the derev
ling-house of Robert Sexton Smith, and stealing there°
six spoons, and other articles, value 51.
The prisoners prioners t freett-d an entrence into the prose- A
toes haws threegli a fanlight over the street door, 15131:
on the fullowins- morning it was discovered that a rot
number of articles were missing, which were afterward
traced to the possession of the prisoners.
The jury convicted the prisoners, and the Court ow
tenced them to seven years' transporsation.
(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.)
Charles Best, aged 32, a clerk, and John Ire
tabourer, aged 20, were indicted for stealing from 11
person of William Day a watch and chain, value 2°
They pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Platt appeared for the prosecution, and gr'
Ribton and Mr. Charnock defended the prisoners.
It appeared, from the evidence, that the prosecutor
was a trunk-maker, carrying on business in the Strand'
On Sunday tight, the 27th of July, he was retursiO
home from the West end, and when he got to the cornet
of Mercer-street, in Long-acre, he saw the prisoner
Kelly walking before him, and the prisoner Best cool
across the street. A few minutes afterwards Best g°
behind him, and placed one hand on the back of
head and the other arm round his neck, while the Pr
seiner Kelly, who was walking just in front of hit*
struck him in the stomach. He was rendered insell:
Bible, and remained ro for some time, and when be caul.
to again he found himself lying on the pavement, /ft
his Nvatch and chain gone. Means bile, a mall
witnessed the robbery from his bed-room window hilt;
vied to the spot, and accompanied the prosecuthoo
to the police station, where information of ,
outrage was given to the inspector on .
and the stolen property was ultimately traf,
to a pawnbroker's, where it had been pledged by
a person resembling one of the prisoners. There could
be no mistake about the identity of the prisoners, °et
they were recognised by a third witness, who stood 6
the corner of White Lion-street, some hundred yards
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from the spot where the attack was made, and elle::
wards passed them as they decamped. This w"e
assisted the prosecutor in explaining the assault to the
police, and subsequently accompanied one of the ofli°
who went in search of the prisoners, and eventually
Kelly was overtaken by a sergeant of the F division.
and Best, by a policeman F 57. les
For the defence it was contended, that the eito°s-- f
who had corroborated the testimony were unworthy' °
belief, and therefore, in disposing of the case, the i°ll
ought to throw their evidence overboard altogether, 0"
cept in so far as it related to the committal of the ()Wog:
by some one. Of that there could hardly be any clot„e
but the witnesses were entirely mistaken saPPIZ
mat the prisoners were the parties who made the att
(The jury had not returned a verdict when our ree"
left.)