The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-22 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Yesterday John Sheering, aged thirty-two, the well-
known informer, was indicted for conspiring (with three
other persons not in custody) to defraud Messrs. Hanbury,
Trueman, and rewers, of Brick-lane, Whitechapel.
Mr. Sergeant Co.,LABIN summed up the evidence. and the
Jury, after a short consultation, acquitted the prisoner.
John Murphy was indicted for the manslaughter of John
Connelly, on the 29th of June, in the vicinity of St. John's
Wood, on the line of the London and Birmingham Railway.
The prisoner and the deceased were shoemakers, and
had occasionally been employed in the same shop. A few
days before that stated in the indictment a quarrel took
place between them, and which was agreed to be settled by
a pugilistic contest. The parties, accompanied by their re-
spective friends, proceeded to St. John's Wood, where they
commenced fighting, and repeatedly knocked each other
down. Towards the conclusion of the fight, they both
appeared to fall from exhaustion. In the last round the
deceased fell, and the prisoner on him. The former ap-
peared insensible. He was subsequently carried to the
Eyre Arms public-house, and a surgeon was sent for, who
examined the deceased, and ordered him to be conveyed to
the hospital, where he died. On a post mortem examina-
tion there was discovered a quantity of extravasated blood in
the vessels of the head, which was the cause of death. The
cause of the extravasation arose either from a blow or, a
fall. None of the witnesses were able to state which of the
parties struck the first blow.

Mr. Sergeant ARABIN here stopped the case, by ob-
serving that the prisoner was indicted for manslaughter.
The Jury accordingly acquitted the prisoner.
James Regan, aged twenty-five, and Thomas Perkins, aged
twenty-four, were indicted for stealing a trunk, containing
wearing apparel, of the value of 101., the property of Mr.
Greenwood, wine-merchant, of Fencburch-street. The
Jury found the prisoners guilty.
The prisoners were then called up for judgment, and
the COURT sentenced each of them to be transported for
seven years. _ _

John Willis, aged forty-nine, was indicted for stealing a
carpet bag, containing money and jewellery, from on board
the Royal William, a Margate steamer, the property of a
young lady of the name of Margaret M'Henry. The Jury
found the prisoner guilty.
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN—The Court will take care that
you do not go on board of steam-vessels again for some
time. The sentence of the Court is that you be transported
for seven years.
Robert Woolley, one of the swell mob, was indicted for
stealing a purse containing ten sovereigns, the property of
Count John Tysziewicz. There was a second indictment,
charging the prisoner with assaulting Thomas Dallow, while
attempting to take him into custody.
The facts of the case have been so recently before the
public as to render a repetition unnecessary.
The prisoner denied both the offences imputed to him.
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN summed up the evidence, and
the Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for life.
The Court adjourned at half-past five o'clock until to-
morrow (this day.)