The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-02 00:00:00

r_irllE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY"' EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1860.

were upon his ground between 11 and 12 on the
night of Wednesday the sth of July, and went from
it into Mr. Alkin's. They saw, av they swore, the
prisoner coming, and conscious of being trespassers,
stooped down to avoid his observation. They saw
him step out of his master's field into that of Mr.
Thomas, where the horse was, and afterwards
heard three shots fired and a noise as of a fall, fol-
lowed by a grunt.
Two other men, who were in Mr. Alkin's, and
going to take rabbits in Mr. Thomas's field, noticed
Izon coming down by a hedge, against which an-
other man was stooping, and saw him cross the
hedge into the field. One of these men saw the
prisoner approach within ten yards and proceed up
the field by a wall towards the stables. Both also
heard the shots fired as from a double-barrelled gun.
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It appeared that three of these witnesses had been
silent as to what they had seen and heard until the
Tuesday following, when a reward had been offered,
Two of them, however, swore that they had in-

formed the Thomases on the Friday. The prisoner
was not apprehended until the Tuesday, and on
being apprehended stated that he was with his
master havinc, some drink, between 10 and 11 that
night, and had got home before 11. No witness was
called on the part of the prisoner to prove that he
was at home at the time he mentioned, although it

appeared that he had a son and daughter living
with him.

Verdict, guilty.—Sentence deferred.
Edwin Dawson pleaded" guilty" to a charge o,
having made a false declaration before the Regi-
strar of Marriages at Birmingham, for the purpose
of procuring a marriage, contrary to the statute, &c.
On the part of the prisoner, Mr. Sergeant Hayes
stated the circumstances under which the present
prosecution hadhcen instituted, urging that justice
would be satisfied by a lenient sentence.
It appeared that the prisoner had been a piano-
tuner, and that the father of the young lady, Miss
Frances Blanche Jesset, aged 17, a ward in Chan-
cery, had, after the death of his first wife, become
connected with the prisoner by marriage with his
sister. Miss Jesset, finding her home less comfort-
' able after this second marriage, went to reside with
the defendant's mother, with whom the defendant
also lived. An attachment sprung ip between herself
and him, and the result was a marriage before the
registrar, in order to procure which the defendant
had no doubt falsely declared that he and
.the young
lady had resided 15 days in Birmingham, and that
the young lady's father had consented to the mar-
riage. A suit was afterwards instituted and the
matter brought before the Master of the Rolls, who
did not think the case one that called for a commit-
tal. His Honour caused the defendant to be sum-
moned, and ordered that all the property of the
young lady should be settled upon her, which was
accordingly done ; he further directed that all costs
should be paid by the defendant, and that the
papers should be laid before the Attorney-General,
in order that he might take such course as he might
see fit. The result was the institution of the pre-
sent prosecution. The learned sergeant concluded
by praying that the sentence on the prisoner might
be lenient; the father of the young lady, although
he had not assented to the marriage before it took
place, had immediately afterwards invited the par-
ties to his house, and had expressed no disapproval
of their union. The defendant had sustained great
expense by payment of the costs, and any punish-
ment now inflicted upon him would be visited on
the bride by interrupting the marriage so lately
consummated.
Mr. Mellor, Q.C, on the part of the Attorney-
General, said that lie did not wish to press for any
unnecessary punishment. The Master of the Rolls,
although he did not think it was a case for com-
mittal, had thought it right to lay the matter be-
fore the Attorney-General, who had instituted this
prosecution.
The learned Judge deferred pronouncing his son-
, (ence until to-morrow morning.
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OXFORD CIRCUIT.—SHREWSBURY, Aug,
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
George Perry, 58, described in the calendar as a
dealer in sheep, surrendered to take his trial upon
a charge of stealiig three wether and one ewe
sheep, the property of Mary Partridge, on the 3d of
July, 1860, at Ratlinghope.
Mr. Chance appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. A. S. Hill defended the prisoner.
It appeared that in the month of April last the
prosecutrix had 68sheep, which in that month were
turned out to feed on Longmynd Mountain, lying
on the borders of this county and North Wales.
They were all marked in the ears, and ruddled
with the owner's mark. In the monthl of May they
were examined, but not counted, and some time in
June they were counted and several of them were
missed. The prisoner lived at a small farm near
the mountain, and on the 23d of July Mr. Partridge,
the son of the prosecutor, saw four sheep on his
premises which he believed to be the property of
his mother. He went to the prisoner and told him
that the sheep were his, that they had been stolen,
and that they had found him out at last. The pri-
soner said that if they had been stolen, as was
said, he would pay for them. He said he had
bought seven sheep in all of a man whose name he
did not know, on the road at Minsterley, and that
he had given 13s. a-piece for them. Hethen offered
to give Mr. Partridge £lO or £l2, and at last he
offered £2O to make up the matter, but he was
given into custody, and being liberated on bail, he
now surrendered to take his trial.
Mr. Hill addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
contended there was nothing to show that he had
stolen the sheep, or received them with a guilty
knowledge.
The jury retired, but eventually found the pri-
soner guilty of receiving, but recommended him to
mercy on account of his age.
Sentence was deferred till this day, when Mr.
Justice Byles sentenced the prisoner to three years'
penal servitude.
Mr. Justice Byles was occupied this day in the
trial of two persons charged with offences of an in-
decent nature, which brought the assizes to a close
at 12 o'clock.
POLICB INTELLIGENCE, Aug. 1.

WORSHIV-STREET.—James Barker, a power-
faullamboaunr,erd,rwesasesdchianragesimowekitfhrotchke, afonldlodweisncgribeexdtraas-
ordinary outrage :
Mrs. Jane Twocock, landlady of a roadside
tavern at Bow, called Clay-hall, stated that she
securely fastened up her house at 12 o'clock the
night before, and as her husband was out upon busi-
ness, she and her niece seated themselves in the bar-
parlour to wait for her husband's return. In this way
they sat till two in the morning, the lights being
out, when she lea.rd the garden gate opened, heavy
footsteps advance to the side door, at which there
was next a great noise, and the next instant the
door, which hal been secured with two bolts and
a spring lock, was burst open, and the prisoner,
who was a perfect stranger to both of them, came
in, walked round the bar into the parlour where
they were, and, grasping her niece by the hair,
forced her down, exclaiming, " If you call out I will
murder you." Witness pushed him aside as well
as she could, and, hastening to the front door,
opened it, and screamed " Murder !" and " Police !"
A neighbour named Johnson fortunately heard her
cries, and hurrying to the house with an inspector,
who also fortunately happened to be near, they
seized the prisoner, who was standing in front of
the bar when they entered, and did not attempt to
escape, and she gave him into custody.
The niece said she was much hurt and alarmed
when the prisoner seized her, but, on hearing the
cries of " Murder !" raised by her aunt, he released
the witness, and ran out of the parlour.
Inspector Kerrison deposed to finding the pri-
soner as described ; he had a common pocket-knife
about him, but that was all, and, though the door
might have been fastened, he did not think it had
been strongly fastened, as only one bolt seemed to
have been shot ; there appeared to be nothing the
matter with the lock, but the staple looked as if it
had come off easily, and he produced it. He thought
the prisoner was sober.
The prisoner, who seemed bewildered at his posi-
tion, dclare that he was not sober, or he should
not hate acted in the way he was described to have
acted. He was a workman in that neighbourhood,
and could hale one of the best of characters seven
years long.
The inspector said that, from what he had heard,
he believed this to be a fact, and that this was the
first offence of any kind he had been known to
commit.
Mr. Mansfield said he was willing to take all
this into consideration; but, drunk or sober, the
prisoner had been guilty of very gross conduct in
breaking open a door at such an hour and seizing
a young woman in that way. He should order
him to pay a penalty of 10s., or go to the House of
Correction for 14 days.
The prisoner was locked up in default.

LAMBETH.—WiIIiam Lane, 3, Hatfield-place,
Westminster-road, coffeehouse-keeper, was charged,
in compliance with a warrant having the signature
of Mr. Commissioner Mayne, that "ho did know-
ingly and wilfully permit the same to be opened
and used by other persons for gambling," and F.
Lunn, Bedford-street, Covent-garden ; Henry Slow-
bon, 9, Howley-street, York-road ;G. Watson,
Bryan-street, Commercial road; William Biddle,
5, Union-row, New Kent-road; G. Champion, 4,
Penton-place, Pentonville ; G. Hereford, Leather-
lane, Holborn ; and William Outhwaite, Milton-
street, Euston-square, were charged with being
there for the purpose of gambling.
Mr. Neale was engaged for alowbon, and Mr.
Denny for Lane,
Mr. Superintendent Bickerson, of the L division,