The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Dec. 21.

(Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge, at

Westminster.)
Mary- Ann Jones, 27, a married woman, was
indicted for stealing a gold ring, value 10s. 6d., the
property of Henry George Howley.
Mr. Langley prosecuted ; the prisoner was de-
fended by Mr. Sleigh.
The prisoner was found guilty, and the Court sen-
tenced her to six months' hard labour. Her husband
subsequently applied to the Court for permission to
see her, on the ground that he wanted to consult her
as to what he should do with two children she had
left him with, besides an infant she had with her.
The officer of the House of Correction, Coldbath-
fields, in order to prevent the Court granting the
request, informed the Assistant-Judge, who usually
complies with Such applications, that the husband
had himself been in prison.
The Assistant-Judge directed that the applicant
should see his wife on such an important subject as
to what should be done with their children. It did
not matter that the man had himself been in prison
on a former occasion. Let him see her.

The Court OWeeniade a general order that under
ordinary circumstances the immediate friends of
prisoners, their parents, a brother or sister, a wife
or husband, as the case might be (in some instances
the permission has been given to parties not mar-
ried, but standing in the relation of married per-
sons), should see them before they were sent away,
but in almost ever3-instance of an application being
made for the order, the Coldbath-fields officer inter-
poses to prevent it being granted, a thing never
attempted by any of the officers of either of the
other prisons of the county who attend the court.
William Thomas Samuel and George Soper were
indicted for an assanit upon James Bentley, an offi-
cer of the sheriff of this county, in a matter of dis-
puted possession of premises, 64, Charlwood-street,
Pimlico. They pleaded guilty, and were ordered to
enter into recognisances to appear for judgment
when called upon.
Mr. Sleigh was for the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton
for the defendants.

John Wright, 55, was indicted with Ann, his
wife, 47, who surrendered, for stealing 11 sovereigns,
the money of Charles Hubbard.
Eliza Hubbard stated that she was the wife of
an omnibus conductor, and. lived at No. 1, Church-
street, Pimlico. She had 11 sovereigns in a small
box, which was kept in a chest. The prisoners
were in her room on the Ist of December, and it
appeared got a knowledge of where the little hoard
was kept. On the following Friday she was very
unwell, and the female prisoner volunteered to ac-
company her to the doctor, and locked the door
and put the key in her pocket. When she got
back, after an absence of about an hour, the male
prisoner was there, and opened the door, after his
wife had knocked three times. They went up-
' stairs' and the female prisoner seemed to open the
room door with the key. After remaining half an
hour they, went, at her request, to procure some
leeches, but did not return, and on the following
Sunday morning she found that the chest had been
turned up, the bottom taken out with a chisel, and
the money gone. The prisoners had been very
badly off, and she had given them food on several
occasions. She gave informatisn to the police, and
the prisoners were apprehended in Short's-gardens,
Drury-larye.
The policeman in the case said the female told
him she knew all about it, and gave him up 255.,
and some things which had been bought with part
of the money. The husband said he admitted the
charge, it Was 'too clear against him, but his wife
knew nothing of it he did it through distress, and