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

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS —May 24.

(Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge.)
A number of cases, in which prisoners pleaded
guilty, were disposed of, and several known thieves,
committed on trifling charges, were sentenced to
various terms of penal servitude. •

The Court rose early, the learned judge being in
a state of bodily health which prevented his sitting
longer.

(Before Mr. Creasy.)
Thomas Cave, 30, a man of good appearance, was
ndicted for stealing a watch, value £lB, the pro-
)erty of James Blenkinsopp, from the person of
Wilhelmina, his wife.

Mr. Gent was counsel for the prosecution ; the
prisoner was defended by Mr. Ribton and Mr.
Daly. _ _

This robbery was committed at the church of St.
Barnabas, during a confirmation. The evidence
clearly proved the guilt of the prisoner, and he was
convicted. A long list of previous convictions was
proved. His last sentence was four years' penal
servitude.

Coombes, an ex-policeman, said he had known
the prisoner as a thief for eighteen years.
Mr. Creasy- said it was necessary to protect
society from such depredators, and he should there-
fore double the last sentence passed upon him,
and pass upon him a sentence of eight years' penal
servitude.

John Moseley, 20, printer, and Frederick May,
21, brass-finisher, were indicted for having stolen a
pair of trousers, the property of Edward Turvey.
Edward Turvey, a little boy, the son of Jesse
Turvey, a tailor, of No. 4, Amwell-street, Penton-
ville, was sent by his father with a pair of trousers,
wrapped up as a parcel, to the Seven-sisters-road
Holloway. Whilst• passing through Penton-street
he was accosted by MoSeley, who asked him the way
to Bridgewater-square, and having directed him
they separated. Soon afterwards May came up
and spoke to him, asking him where he was going
to. Incautiously he told hini, upon which he re-
marked that he had gone to the same school as the
boy, and that .as he was going the same way he
would accompany him, and immediately afterwards
they were joined by Moseley. When they got
into the Seven Sisters-road Moseley said he
would give him a shilling a-piece for all 'the
birds' nests he could find, and sixpence apiece fcr
all the horse leeches and newts that he could
find in a pond in the field they were then in. Both
prisoners asked him to put down his parcel, and
May put his coat over it. The boy then went into
the pond to look for leeches, followed by May,
who
detained him there while Moseley ran away. The
boy said he would go and get his parcel, but when
he got to the place where it had been left it .had
i
disappeared. May tried to run away, but the little

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 6th 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 him.
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.

". VO,•
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.