The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

...MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(This Day.)

The general quarterly October sessions commenced this
morning at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, before Mr.
Creasy, the deputy assistant judge. The calendar contained
the names ( f 40 prison(rs for trial.
Dennis Donovan was indicted for stealing a pair of boots,
the property of Mr. Barnes, of St. George-street in the
East. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. •
The assistant to Mr. Barnes stated that on Saturday
last week he heard a jerk at the shop door, and on proceed-
ing to the street he saw the prisoner running away. He
pursued him, and finally came up with him when he found
him in custody of constable 53 K. The boots were taken
from under his jacket.
The jury without hesittation found him guilty.
Two former convictions having been proved against him,
sentence was postponed.
Three boys, named Godwin, Roberts, and Tucker, were
indicted for stealing a pair of boots, the property of Janes
Carrell, of Chelsea, shoemaker. The two former pleaded
not guilty. Tucker pleaded guilty.
The offence was clearly proved against Godwin, but
there was a doubt -with respect to Roberts.
The jury found the prisoner Godwin guilty, but acquitted
Roberts.
Sentence deferred.
Thomas Sullivan, labourer, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment; charging him with stealing 791bs oft lead, the pro-
perty of her Majesty.
Sentenced deferred.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day),

BOW-STREET.

WATCH ROEDERY.—Two flashly-dressed girls, named
Selina Berry and Eliza Clerk, were placed before Mr.
Jardine charged with stealing a gold watch, the property
of a gentleman named Longman.
Mr. Longman said, on Saturday night, about half-past
eleven, I was passing along Adam-street, Adelphi, when
botn the prisoners came up to me and asked me to stand
something to drink. I refused to comply, and told them
immediately to leave me. This polite request they declined
to comply with, but kept on importuning me for drink, and
finally they began to push against me. In an instant after this
I heard a kind of click, and then I saw my Albert chain
fall loosely from my waistcoat pocket. I immediately ac-
cused them of stealing my watch, which they stoutly
denied, and were about to walk on when I seized hold of
the hand of each of them and called loudly for a constable.
For some time I could get no assistance, and while I was
trying to obtain aid to convey the girls to the station-
house, I saw the shorter one (Clerk) pass something to her
companion. At this point a police-constable arrived, and
then I handed over one of the girls to him, and the other I
kept in hold until another officer arrived, when I gave
Berry over to him, and charged them both with
robbing me.' of my watch, a small but very
valuable one. Having proceeded to the station-
house the charge was entered in the police-sheet, and
both prisoners searched, but the missing watch was not
found on either of them, although they had had no oppor-
tunity of getting rid of it excepting throwing it away. I
was advised at the station-house, as I felt so sure that the
prisoners were the persons who had robbed me, to return to
the spot where the affair took place, in 'order to ascertain
whether the watch was lying about ; but after a very rigid
search of the place, I could discover nothing.

Police-constable 3 F said, about the hour mentioned by
the prosecutor, I arrived in Adam-street, Adelphi, and
found him holding both prisoners by the hand.- He-eharged
both of them with having robbed him of his watch, and I
accordingly conveyed them to the- station. They were
searched, but nothing was found upon them. Hearing
from the prosecutor that he had searched the spot where
fir robbery wa.s committed; but that he had not been suc-
cessful in finding his property, I visited the place the next
morning and picked up the ring of a gold watch.

Mr. Jardine, to theprosecutor—YOu are sure you had
..your watch when the prisoners first spoke to _you P
-Prosecutor—Yes, your worship, certain. I saw the
shorter one pass something, which I presume must have
been my watch, to the other.
Prisoner—Oh how can you say so ?
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Mr. Jardine—lt is rather a curious thing that the Watch
has not been discovered. I shall, in order to afford further
time to the police to endeavour to do so, remand both pri-
soners for a week.

STEALING Arri.Es.—A boy, named White, VAR charged
with stealing 18 apples, the property of Mr. Belasco, a
salesman in Covent-garden market,

Mr. Belasco said on Saturday night, after he had
covered up his goods in the masket, he happened to be
repassing them, when he observed a largo hole had been cut
in the cloth, and about half a bushel of apples stolen. HO
went in search of the constable to inform him of the cir-
cumstance, and on returning to the spot to secure the
opening, le_ saw the prisoner picking up some apples close
by it. It was not so much the value of the apples that
had induced him to proceed against the boy, as the damage
which had been done to the cover-cloth, which had been
rendered nearly vahieless.

Mr. Jardine—l suppose you lose property very often ?
Complainant—Your worship can form no idea of the
great quantity of fruit that is nightly stolen from the
market.

In answer fo the charge, the boy said he saw the apples
lying about, and he did not think there was any harm in
putting them in his pocket.
He was sent to prison for a week.