The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-04 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS D/A.Y..)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice TAUNTON, Mr. Justice BosAricatiEr., and a
London Jury.)
Elizabeth Kirsch, a married woman, aged nineteen,, was in-
dicted for stealing fourteen spoons, and other articles, 'ta?lue 15/.,
the property of Janet J. J. Maclean, her mistress.
The robbery was discovered in consequence of the prisoner offer-
ing the spoons for sale to a refiner, who, suspecting t'tiat she had
not become possessed of them honestly, sent for an oft icer and gave
her into custody.
Mr. Justice TAUNTON summed up, and the Jury-
'Pronounced
the prisoner guilty.
James Brookes, aged fourteen, was indicted for- •a nameless
offence upon John Parker, a child only five years old..
The evidence, which was unfit for publication, did • not sustain
the charge, and the COURT directed him to be acquitte d.
Stephen Abraham Cundee, alias George Cundee, ay red 18, was
indicted for burglary in the dwelling-house of George.: Cundee, and
stealing a pair of silver candlesticks, and other articim s, value 15/.,
his property.
It appeared that the prisoner was the prosecutor's. own son, but
did not reside with his father, being an apprentice. 'On the morn-
ing of the 27th of May the prosecutor was informe d by his servant
that the house had been robbed, and on examinat atua it was dis-
covered that the shutter of the kitchen window h; id. been broken
open. The missing property was subsequently foul id in the posses-
sion of a refiner, who bought the articles in a bro) :en state of the
prisoner. When taken into custody, he said a genth man at Isling-
ton gave him the silver.

The prisoner, in his defence, said he was perfectly innocent of the
crime of which he was accused.

Mr. Justice TAUNTON said this was a very lam astable case, and
proceeded to sum up in the usual way.
The Jury, after a short deliberation,returned a vvrdict of guilty.
Charles Collins, aged 21, an athletic coalwhip:per, was indicted
for maliciously stabbing William Munns, with intent to murder
him. A second count charged the prisoner with intent to disable
or do some grievous bodily harm to the prosecut or.
William Munns examined. lam a waterman- I was at Wap-
ping between eleven and twelve o'clock on the night of the 22d of
May, near New Crane-stairs. As I was leavin g the stairs on my
way home, I heard some men behind me, and on looking round
saw two whom I knew by sight. One of them raid " knife the —,
and called for a person named Healey,whom I had formerlyprosecuted.
The prisoner ran up with a knife in his hand, and made a blow at
me, which I fenced off with my left arm. The prisoner made a.
lounge immediately afterwards, and the knife struck me in the left
side. I kept retreating, and endeavouring to keep him off, until I
struck my heels against the curb-stone, and I fell backwards. Some•
one then kicked me in the back, but I cannot say whether it 'was-
the prisoner or not. I lost my breath from the kick. Some women-
gave an alarm, and the men ran off. I was picked up by son& men,
and assisted to the station-house by the police and a waterman. A
surgeon was sent for, who sent me to the London Hospital, where
I was cupped. I was well enough to leave the Hospital in three or
four days. The wound with the knife was not very deep; it scratched
the flesh in three or four places, and drew blood. The principal
injury I sustained was from the kick in the back. I saw the pri-
soner in Wapping-wall, and had him taken into custody.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON for the defence.—l had had
no previous quarrel with the prisoner. I know Thomas Conelly.
He took me to the Thames-police Office for an assault upon him,
for which the magistrates fined me. It was only for "sky-larking"
in the streets that I have been fined, except in the case of Conelly.
I was sober on the night in question. Did not tell a person named.
Murray that I had been " flaring-up" at Hackney with " half-and-
half." I did not tell Murray, "It is all right ; I have got some—
thing for them." My clothes and person were not examined on the
spot by two policemen named Wheeler and Hagerty. A man:
named Thomas Jones was present. I did not hear him,
tell Wheeler I had been quarelling with my father. I did
not tell Hagerty that one man knocked me down an&
the other struck me on the head. Hagerty picked up my hat, but:
did not say there was no mark of a blow on it. He examined my
coat and saw a hole in it, where the knife came. I have just cow.
from Clerkenwell, where I have prosecuted another man for 11YA
assault. I was charged with an assault on Abraham Lygon in .'iraue
last. There is not a warrant out against me now. I did nc ot say
anything about a knife till I went to the station-house.
John Shillworth, police constable, K 191, examined—l tppre.„
hended the prisoner at the instance of the last witness. I found
the knife upon him, which I now produce. Munns tol Colin*
what he was taken for, and he answered that he kneNe nothing
about it.
Cross-examined.—lt is usual for_ working men to catty such a
knife as this.

William Butler, police constable, 45, examined-4 was at the
station-house when Munns was brought in by twr, young men,
named Jones and Morgan. He said he had beer knocked down
and kicked twice in the back. I went for a surgeon, in whose pre-
sence I examined him. I found the coat and waistcoat cut, and a
large tear in the shirt. There was a scratch which a sixpence
would cover. Dr. Betson, the surgeon, said it was nothing of con-
sequence, and appeared to have been done with a person's finger-
nail. The surgeon told him to go home, but he said he. would ra-
ther go to the hospital, where he had been well treated before.
Cross-examined.—On inquiry next morning. I found he was not
seriously hurt. The hole in the coat was large enough for a man's
fist ; the hole in the waistcoat was smaller, but the tear in the
shirt was the largest of the three. I never heard him say anything
about a knife until we got before the Magistrate.
The prisoner, in a strong Irish accent, said he was entirely inno•
cent of the charge.
To rebut the evidence of the prosecutor, the following witnesses
were called:—

John Murray, police-constable, K 178.—0 n the night in cies-,
tion I saw the prosecutor in company with two prostitutes in. the
Commercial-road. He was drunk, and said he had been " flaring
up" at Hackney with " half-and-half." I told him to go home or
he would get into some scrape. He clapped his hand to his left
breast, and said, 44 It is all right, Murry, I have got something
here for them."
The Jury, who had exhibited symptoms of uneasiness for a long
time, here intimated to the Court that they were satisfied, and with
the consent of the learned Judge, they Acquitted the prisoner.
Edward Ruckman, aged 23, was indicted for breaking and en-
tering the dwelling-house of Mary Ann Tew, on the 14th of May
last, and stealing a table, 3 chairs, 7 spoons, and a large number of
household utensils and articles of wearing apparel.

The parish of St. James, Clerkenwell, polled a ma-
jority of voters in favour of Mr. Duncombe every day.
The first day the majority was
Second day
Total majority in St. James, Clerlicavvell
, ...--410

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