The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1859.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.--( THIS DAY.)

BARNET COUNTY COURT.
SINGULAR HORSE CASE-NASH V.. WEBB.

This was an action to recover £9—£6 paid to defendant
for a horse, and £3 various expenses incurred through the
purchase of the same.

Mr. Simpson appeared for the plaintiff, who is a rag
merchant of Holloway, and Mr. Beard for defendant, a
farmer, of Highl,vood-hill, Barnet.

According to plaintiff's testimony and that of his wit-
nesses, it appeared that on the 24th of Au gust he paid 10s.
deposit on a horse in pos,ession of defendant. The horse
was tried and found all right, and defendant warranted it
sound. On the 31st August the balance, X 5 10s., waspaid,
and on the Ist September it was discovered that the horse
was lama. Defendant refused to return the money, and
hence the present action.

For the defence it was insisted that the horse was really
iu the same state now as when purchased, and was in
reality only gifted with a " stiff leg." Mr. Beard created
considerable merriment in court by asking how it could be
expected that a£6 horse would be warranted. Why, if he
had only four pins, or wooden legs, he'd fetch £3 at
Atcherleys.

Defendant was called, and said he did not warrant the
horse. The horse was just the same at the present time as
when purchased.

After some conflicting evidence, and the summing up of
the judge, the jury found for the &fondant, and his Honour
granted full costs.

Mr. Simpson then applied for a new trial.
Mr. Beard was heard in opposition, and contended that
this verdict ought to be accepted by the parties. It was a
case peculiarly for the jury, and it was not feasible that
any one would warrant a £6 horse.

His Honour confessed that he was hardly satisfied with
the verdict ; at the same time he advised plaintiff that the
cost of a new trial would be very heavy.
After consulting his client, Mr. Simpson pressed for a
new trial, which was granted upon plaintiff paying the costs
of Mr. Beard's opposition to the application.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)

Mr. John Nicol, of George-yard, Lombard-street, this
morning surrendered to an indictment, charging that he did
on the 24th of August last, being bailee of a certain war-
rant for delivery of 148 chaldrons of coals, the property of
Henry Hunter and another, unlawfully convert the war-
rant to his own use, and thereby did feloniously steal, take
and carry away the same, contra! y to the statutes 20 and
21 Viet., c. 54, sec. 4, commonly known as the Fraudulent
Traders' Act.

Mr. Giffard appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh
and Mr. Poland for the defence.

The case has already been fully reported in The Sun
when the summons was heard before the Lord Mayor at the
Mansion House.

The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
ROBBING A SEAMAN.

William French and Elizabeth French were indicted with
robbing a seaman, named Wadley, of £l9 10s., a metal
whistle, and a tobacco box.

William Wadley, the prosecutor, said he was the captain
of a brig called the Wakefield, of Sunderland. On the 23d
of August he was walking in the neighbourhood of the
docks looking for a lodging, when he met the female, and
asked her if she could direct him to a lodging. She said if
he liked to accept her home as it was he might rest there till
the morning. He went home with her, and there he was
shown into a room in which there was a bed on the floor.
As they were going up stairs he heard the female pri-
soner speak to some person, but he did not take
any particular notice of the circumstance. He asked
the woman to call him at six o'clock, in the event
of his not waking, which she promised to do.
About half-past 3 o'clock he awoke, and finding things all
right ho went again to sleep, but on the female waking him
in the morning he found his pocket had been cut open and
his money gone. He accused the woman of robbing him,
which she'denied, and called her husband, the male pri-
soner, and they both ordered him to quit the place. He
refuse:to do so until the premises were searched, and the male
prisoner said he would go and get a policeman. On the
constable's arrival the male prisoner was not to be found,
he having effected his escape by the back yard. The house
was searched, but nothing was found with the exception of a
piece of calico which exactly corresponded in shape and size
to that cut from the trousers of the prosecutor. The whistle
produced was his property. He recollected seeing the
female prisoner in the room when his money was safe in
his pocket.

Police-constable Gilbert said he apprehended the male
prisoner three days after the robbery in a coffee shop. On
the table before him there was a bundle, when he at first
denied the bundle was his property, but he afterwards said
it was. lie found the whistle, which the proscutor identi-
fied as his property, and which was in his pocket with his
money when he went to sleep, in that bundle.
The father-in-law of the male prisoner said—Two days
after the robbery the male prisoner came to him in a state
of intoxication, and asked him to take care of four sove-
reigns for him. He at first refused to have anything to do
with it, but eventually the money was left with him. The
prisoner had married one of his daughters, but the female was
not that person. He (prisoner) had deserted his wife, and
for a number of years he (witness) had brought up the
children.

On being called upon for their defence, the male prisoner
denied all knowledge of the robbery; and the female prisoner
said the man must have lost his money before he met her.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found both prisoners
guilty. -

The Recorder sentenced the male prisoner to nine, and
the female to twelve, months' imprisonment.

CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.

A young woman, named Sophia Potbury, pleaded guilty
to an indictment for concealing the birth of her child. The
poor creature, on being called upon to receive sentence,
seemed completety prostrated.

The Recorder sentenced her to be imprisoned for ono
month. '

WATCH ROBBERY.

Joseph Percival was indicted with stealing a watch, the
property of Mr. John Acton, coffechouse-keeper,Ship-alley,
Wellclose-square.

From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor went
out of his house to quell a disturbance, and while doing so
the prisoner snatched his watch out of his waistcoat pocket.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Recorder
sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Hill.)
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

Robert Draine, 30, coat trimmer, was indicted for steal-
ing a watch from the person of Charles Mellard, with vio-
lence.

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had been
playing bagatelle with some persons, amongst wham was
the prosecutor. On leaving, the prisoner struck the prose-
cutor a violent blow on the head, and then stole his watch.
Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the prisoner, in his address
to the jury, urged that there had, in fact, been no robbery
at all committed. The prisoner had, unfortunately for
himself, taken part in a quarrel, and it was during that
disturbance that the prosecutor got knocked down and lost
his watch. Ile reminded the jury that it was impossible
the prisoner could have inflicted such a blow without a
weapon of some kind, and yet no instrument capable of
producing injury had been found.

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A witness was called on behalf of the prisoner, but in
answer to a question from Mr. Cooper, who appeared for
the prosecutor, he said that, two years ago, the prisoner
had been chargsd with robbing his father, but the magis-
trates discharged him.

The jury found him guilty, and in passing sentence,

Mr. Justice Hill said it would be idle to sentence the
prisoner to a short term of imprisonment. He had evi-
dently got into bad company, and it would be a merciful act
to take him away from them for some time. He therefore
sentenced him to four years' penal servitude.