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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1869.9

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Dec. 8.

(Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge.)
TIIE CASE OF SARAH DYES.—At the sitting of
the Court, Mr. Sleigh stated that he had brought the
case of Sarah Dyer, the poor dressmaker, before the
council of the Royal Benevolent Society, of which
Lord Raynham was president, and it had been
taken up very warmly, and steps were adopted to
enable her to get over her present difficulties, and
to place her in a position to pursue her business
under very different circumstances. At the same
time, he would say that at the present moment
there were a good many urgent claims upon the
society, which had been most useful in affording
assistance to honest persons to overcome temporary
difficulties, thereby saving them from ruin ; and it
was to be regretted that the funds at its disposal
were not adequate to meet the numerous cases
brought under consideration, particularly just now.
Mr. F. H. Lewis suggested that those who owed
this poor woman money should be sued for its re-
covery. She was entitled to it.

The Assistant-Judge said it was very satisfactory
to hear the statement of the learned counsel. He
had noticed and concurred in the suggestion in
some of the public journals, that instead of money
being given directly to a person under such cir-
cumstances, employment should be given, as the
other course might seem an inducement to the com-
mission of crime.

(Before Mr. Creasy.)
William Gifford was indicted for unlawfully
keeping a brothel, 24, Charlotte-street, Portland-
place.

The evidence proved the case to the satisfaction
of the jury, but it was not of an aggravated
character.

Mr. Creasy sentenced him to hard labour for a
week, and to pay a fine of £lO.
At the last county day, the Assistant-Judge called
the attention of the Court to the practice which, he
understood, had prevailed, of removing prisoners
labourimg under smallpox to the hospitals in public
street cabs. The Court immediately gave directions
to discontinue the practise, and referred it to the
visiting justices of the different prisons to substi-
tute some other mode of conveyance should any
more cases occur in either of the prisons—there
having been a few—there being reason to believe
that this fearful disease is propagated to a great
extent by cabs being so employed, and it behoved
guardians and other parish officials to ascertain,
without delay, what the practise was in their
respective parishes.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 8.

GUILDHALL—A CLEItGYAIAN DINING OUT.-
Ann Smith and Ann-Edwards, a couple ofrOpulsive
looking females, were brought up, charged with
robbing the Rev. Mr. Edward Williams, of Lite'
Stanmore, of his purse containing £3, under the
following circumstances :

The Kosecutor, whose costume and general ap-
pearance were more fitted for the stable than the
pulpit, said—l am a clerk in holy orders.
Chief Clerk—You had been dining out yestera,:ty,
I suppose ?

R. Gentleman—l had, and was returning home
rather late.

The Clerk—Very late, was it not ?
Rev. Gentleman—lt might hare b,.)en about half
past 11 o'clock at night.
The Clerk—And where did this take place ?
Rev. Gentleman—l cannot exactly say, for Ido
not know much about London.

Policeman 288—It was in Giltspur-street, your
worship.
Alderman Challis—What do you charge these
women with ?

Rev. Gentleman—With robbing me of my purse.
Clerk—That is a short way of stating it, but you
must give a little more of the details.
Rev. Gentleman—The two prisoners and another
woman were in the street, and they jostled me and
I lost my purse from my right hand coat pocket. I
called a policeman, who pursued Edwards while I
laid hold of Smith. The third woman got away.
Clerk—Describe how they jostled you.
Rev. Gentleman—They struck up against me.
Clerk—You said you had been dining out. Is
your signature to the charge-sheet your usual style
of writing?
Rev. Gentleman—Yes, sir.
Smith—l deny speaking to the gentleman at all.
Alderman Challis—He does not say you did.
Edwards to the rev. gentleman—Were you not
with a little female before you saw us ?
Rev. Gentleman—There was another female who
persisted in following me.
Clerk, to the officer—Was this person (the rev.
gentleman) in liquor ?
Policeman 288—He had been drinking, sir, but
he knew well what he was about.
Clerk—He did not seem to know where the rob-
bery took place at all events.
John Parker gave similar evidence with regard
to the robbery.
Alderman Challis—Was the gentleman tipsy ?
Witness—Well, sir, he was very much the worse
for liquor.
Manning, 278, was then sworn.
Clerk—Had the prosecutor been drinking ?
Manning—He had, sir.
Clerk—You did not imagine ho was a clergyman,
I suppose ?
Manning—Oh no, sir. '
Clerk—Nor any one else from his appearance.
Alderman Challis—Are the prisoners known ?
Springate (the gaoler)—Edwards has been here
once, and I am almost sure Smith has.
Smith (indignantly)—That I never was, and I
should like you to prove it.
Policeman 28—They both gave false addresses.
Smith—That I did uot, for I have not got any
address. I sleep where I can.
Alderman Challis—lt is a very sad case alto-
gether. I hoped it was a mistake about the pro-
secutor being a clergyman. However, I have no
doubt about your guilt, Edwards ; and if you were
committed for trial you might be transported, and
perhaps that would be the only means of reform-
ing you ; but I shall not take that course this
time. You will have ono more chance. I shall
commit you for three months with hard labour,
and as nothing is known against Smith I will give
her the benefit of it and discharge her.

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