The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-19 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

The August sessions of the Central Criminal
Court commenced this morning. The calendar con-
tains the names of no fewer than 121 male and 29
female prisoners. It does not contain a single
charge of wilful murder. The indictments against
the persons charged with illegal conduct connected
with the tailors'strike will also be tried; but with the
exception of the above cases the offenders charged
are of the ordinary description.
Martin Minus surrendered to an indictment,
charging him with stealing an order for the pay-
ment of the sum of £59 4s. 10d., the property of
Thomas Southey, his master. The indictment
also further charged the defendant with feloniously
altering and uttering the same, with intent to de-
fraud.

From the evidence it appeared that certain words
were written across the cheque, requesting that it
might be paid in cash without the initials of the
drawer, which was not in accordance with the usual
practice. There were circumstances connected with
the transaction which rendered it possible that the
cheque might have come into the prisoner's posses-
sion in the state in which it was, previous to its
payment at the bank, without his being aware that
the crossing had been improperly altered. _

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, adding
to their verdict that they considered a great over-
sight had been committed by the bankers in paying
a cheque without the usual words written thereon,
and without the initials of the drawer being attached
thereto.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBING A JEWELLER.—Thomas Scenes, a man with
several aliases, was charged with stealing a diamond pin
from the shop of Mr. Propaze, jeweller, New Bond-street.
The prisoner went into the shop of the prosecutor and
asked to see an opal pin, but there being none of the kind
desired by the prisoner, ho was shown another, and was to
call again. A few days afterwards the pin shown the pri-
soner was missed: and it turned out he had exchanged it
for another to Mr. Johnson, of the firm of Messrs. Johnson
and Walker in the City. Sergeant Cole, an experienced
officer of the C division, who knew of the prisoner's ante-
cedents, it appears, had been watching him for some time,
and in consequence made.inquiries, which led to t he pro-
secutors finding that they had been robbed of the pin in
questioh, and Sergeant Colo succeeded in taking the pri-
soner into custody. Mr. Propaze, jun., and Mr. Nelson,
in Mr. Propaze's employ, identified the prisoner as the
person m ho called at the shop.
Mr. Troggatt said ho should call Sergeant Cole to prove
a former conviction, and then ask for a remand, a fresh
charge having just come to light. There were several
other charges against the prisoner, but they were in the
City.
Sergeant Cole proved apprehending the prisoner, in
consequence of what had come to his knowledge, at Pen-
tonville. On his being placed with others, he was identi-
fied by the persons from Mr. Propaze's. The prisoner had
been convicted several times, and he was convicted at the
Middlesex Sessions, with others, and was liberated about
the 2d May, his term not expiring till November, but di-
rectly he was out he was concerned in a robbery. His
sentence was four years' imprisonment.
Another case against the prisoner was then gone into,
for stealing two watches from the shop of Mr. Muller,
Hanway-street, about two months ago. The prisoner
wont into the shop and asked to see a lady's watch, and
was shown one, and he left, saying he would call again,
and directly he was gone the watches were missed.
The prisoner was committed for trial.