The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-25 00:00:00

boy followed him for eight hours, and at last lost
sight of him in Macclesfield-street, City-road. A
description of the prisoners was given to the police,
and on the following morning they were found in
bed together at No. 23, Waterloo-street, and taken
into custody. On searching the room a pawn-
broker's duplicate for the trousers, which had been
pawned on the Saturday night, was found between
the glass and the back of a photographic portrait
in the room.

Both the prisoners made a rambling defence,
denying that they had stolen the trousers, May
stating that he remained with the boy so long to
assist him in finding them.
The jury immediately found both the prisoners
guilty.
Charles Phillips, police-constable 438 N, said the
prisoner May was convicted of felony at the ses-
sions of this court on the Gth of July, and sentenced
to be imprisoned for 12 months.

Mr. Creasy said it was really very cruel for two
hulking fellows like the prisoners to go about for
the purpose of robbing poor children, and it was his
determination to punish all such cases which might
be brought before him with severity. In the pre-
sent case, as May had already been convicted, he
should sentence him to be kept in penal servitude
for four years, and Moseley for three years.
Thomas Wallis, 21, was indicted for feloniously
breaking and entering the shop of James Lawrence,
with intent to steal the goods and chattels therein.
He was also indicted for unlawfully assaulting and
beating John Randall, a constable of the metropo-
litan police force, in the execution of his duty.
The assault upon the constable was committed
before the attempted burglary took place, but the
prisoner had contrived to get out of the way.
When he was taken on the other charge this was
.preferred against hink.
It was proved that he thrust a tobacco pipe into
the policeman's eye, penetrating his nose, by which
he was seriously injured, and was still suffering
from its effects.

The prisoner was found guilty on both charges,
and a previous conviction having been proved
against him,

-Mr. Creasy sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for seven years.

ESCAPE OF A PRISONER AFTER
SENTENCE.
On Monday afternoon, after the business of the
Court was concluded, it was discovered that a pri-
soner of the name of Coveney, alias Norman, who
had been convicted of stealing a basket of linen
from a laundress's cart, and sentenced to five years'
penal servitude, had made his escape. Although
but 20 years of age, he was a well known thief,
and had been convicted something like fourteen
times. It seems that he was placed in a cell on the
female side, and contrived by sheer strength to
wrench the iron-bar frame from the wood work, to
which it 'was fixed by screws, to a sufficient extent
to enable him to thrust his body between the end
bar and the wall. He then raised the sash of the
window and got into the area, a tolerably deep
one, at the back of the Guildhall, from which he
by some means managed to clamber up to a ledge,
having reached which he would easily get hold of
the outer railing, over which he would have very
little difficulty in getting. He made good his
escape, and though but a very short time could
have elapsedi since he was seen safe, there is no
doubt other prisoners who were walking abrnt
were aware of the method of escape he had adopted,
and but for the timely arrival of the warder,
would have followed the example by playing
" Follow my leader," under circumstances very
gratifying to themselves. The police were at once
communicated with, and from what is known of the
prisoner, his haunts, and associates, it is thought
he will not be long at large.