The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-18 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-dug. 17.

(Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge.)
William Wardle, 21, was indicted for feloniously em-
hczzlibg vaaious sums of money received by him on account
of William Merralls, his master. He pleaded guilty, and
was sentenced to eight months' hard labour.
Ayoo, a Chinese ship's cook, was indicted for having
stolen a coat and waistcoat, the property of Francis Beckett.
He was convicted and sentenced to four months' bard
labour.
Emily Elizabeth Mathews, 17, well educated, was in-
dicted for having stolen a petticoat and other articles, value
154., the property of William Thomas Mathews, her father.
She pl2aded guilty.
The prosecutor resided at Bedfont, and the prisoner left
his house on the 10th of May, and he neither saw nor
heard anything of her until the 7th of August, when she
took an opportunity to get into the house, and stole a
variety of articles belonging to a younger sister. When she
was charged she acknowledged having got rid of some of the
things, and said that a cloak and cape had been stolen from
her in a brothel in Tothill-street, Westminster. The prose-
clsentneonteed,ii disclosed.
The some
was a schoolmaster. It was clear that there were
very painful circumstances in connection with the
casTell we
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hurt
four months' hard labour.
Thomas Arthur, 24, convicted of stealing lead from a
building, was sentenced to nine months' had
Daniel Jacobs, 24, wag convicted
labour.
butter from a cart in Holborn. He was a well-known a cask of
thief,
and had been sentenced to 12 months'
hard
labour after a
previous conviction.
The Court sentenced him to five years' penal • servitude.
(Before Mr. Creasy.)

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been expected with reference to a portion
of the stolen property.
The learned Judge sentenced him to three years' penal
Bgrvilaurdea.
Margaret Rogers, 23, and Charles Dallis, 23, were
indicted for ate
writing desk, two candlesticks,
of Elizabeth Evans
Mr. also for feloniously receiving, a
and other articles, the pro-
perty Mr. Way prosecuted; *Mr Dunbar appeared for Rogers.
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prosecutrix,4t h ln", a robbery was committed 11
at Otinletrheesimdeonrcueinogf
No. 1, Kensington-park
Gardens East, and on the aftteifenoon of the same day the
circumstancestwoprisoners at the bar
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property was recovered, and
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taken into custody, ar.der
division. The prisoner Re:esrtsabllievsewd
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credit upon two police constables, I.s which reflected
street, ;Spitalaelds, and from circumstances which
their knowledge, the two
she, seeing them approaching (having
the watch) ran in-doors to give the alarm. They followed
quickly, and in a back bedroom they found Davis examin-
ing, a bundle of letters and documents which were in a
desk stolen from the prosecutrix. The desk itself, and the
other stolen articles, were found in the room. Davis said
they had been brought by a man named Jones, who bad
shortly before arrived in a cab, but on being asked if he
had not been in ttie cab hiEuself, he said be bad, and ex-
Pleiued that hie friend Jones bad invited Wm to ride with

him, as he was in quest of a new lodging, but the female
prisoner said he (Davis) was the person who had brought
ti.e things. It was urged on behalf of Rogers that she did not
know that the articles had been improperly come by, but the
evidence left no doubt of her having a guilty knowledge.
The jury found both guilty, and previous convictions were
proved against them. Davis did not then deny that he com-
mitted the robbery, but hoped Rogers would not be pun-
ished, as she wan innocent.
He was sentenced to four and Rogersto three years' penal
servitude.
Three youths, named Newman, Lumley, and Smith, were
indicted for a robbery, committed at the residence of Mr.
Augustus Dremel, wine merchant, 4, Durham-place, Chet-
sea. One, it appeared, threw his cap down the area, and got
over the railing, as if to recover it • another handed him a
bag down in the area, and the third kept watch. The one
in the area crept into the pantry and stole a silver cruet-
stand. Their proceedings were watched, and upon informa-
tion being given to the police they were apprehended. Smith
was the principal in the transaction. They were found
guilty and sentenced, Smith to 10, and each of the others to
eight months' hard labour.
Bridget Shea, who was de-cribed by the police as " a
confirmed drunkard and prostitute," although but 18 years
of age, pleaded guilty to having assaulted a police constable
by severely biting his hand, and was sentenced to 10 months'
hard labour. . _ _

John Molloy was indicted for stealing 13 yards of silk
fringe and a piece of linen, the property of Edward Bridg-
laud, bis master.
Mr. Lawrence was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr.
Poland for the prisoner.
The facts of this case, which lasted till a late hour on
Monday, were simply these :—The prosecutor was a linen-
draper at 67 and 67, Old-street, St. Luke's, and the prisoner
was an assistant in his employment. The articles mentioned in
the indictment were undoubtedly found in his possession ;
but it appeared that there had been a custom in the esta-
blishment by which the assistants made purchases en their
own account, and it was ably urged by the counsel for the
prisoner—who was a man of good character, married, and
the father of a family—that he bad not acted with any felo-
nious intention, but had meant to pay for them. It also
appeared that the charge was not preferred until after the
prisoner had made a demand for wages due, and also for
" premiums" to the amount of 12 on account of sales which
he had effected of old-fashioned or soiled articles in

the way best known, as the learned judge- observed,
as " shaving the ladies," a phrase not altogether un-
known in the linendrapery trade. The sbopman sells
stock articles at the best price be can get, and is
allowed a commission according to his success in addi-
tion to his regular salary. It was a rule in the prese-
cutor'. shop that no assistant should supply himself with
any article he might wish to purchase, but there was no
proof that this bad ever been brought to the knowledge of
the prisoner personally. 'When charged with the offence
the prisoner equivocated a little, but afterwards said how
much the fringe measured, and that he meant to account
and pay for it after business hours. The prosecutor was out
of town when this occurred, and the prisoner was discharged
from the service. On bis return the prisoner's house was
searched, the piece of linen, which measured a little over a
yard, and was marked, was found in a drawer, and he was
then charged.
The jury retired, and after some consideration, agreed to
a verdict of not guilty.
The prisoner, who seemed in a state of great nervous ex-
citement and warmly expressed his gratitude, was imme-
diately liberated. •
Mr. Charles Allen has been appointed joint deputy-clerk
of the peace for this county, with Mr. Arthur Grey Maude.