The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

T E SUN, LOND(Th, T ESD AY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1860.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This Day.

(Before the Assistant Judge.)
EN.TENSIVE ROBBERY BY A FOREWOMAN.

Hortense Delange and Jules Delange were indicted for
stealing a large quantity of lace, silk, and other articles, the
property of Louis Feuillet, of the value of £4OO.
The female prisoner was in the employ of the prOsecubr,
whose wife carried on an extensive dressmaking business
at the West-end. She received £2 per week, exclusive of
her board, and as she had charge of all the articles required
in the business the utmost reliance was reposed in her.
The gradual disappearance of property led to a watch
being kept, and it was then discovered that she
was in the habit of meeting the male prisoner every
evening, and it is supposed that he then took the
articles from her and either sold or pawned them, and lived
on the proceeds. , Ile followed no occupation, but lived
entirely upon the exertions' of the woman, to whom he had
been married nine years.
A verdict of guilty was entered.
The Assistant-Judge inquired how much of the stolen
property had been recovered ?
The officer said about £5O or £6O worth. _ _ .

The prosecutor asked that the prisoners might be put
back in order that some information might be obtained
about the missing property.
The male prisoner said it was no use to do that, as all
that they had got or even knew about the property was in
the possession of the police.
The Assistant-Judge said that being the case delay was
useless. He thought it a most scandalous robbery, consi-
dering the wages the female was receiving from the pro-
secutor. He had no doubt she had been instigated to
commit the robbery by the male prisoner, said he was not
sure whether he ought not to sentence both to penal ser-
vitude for a long' term. However:he should not pursue
that course, but sentenced both prisoners to be kept in
prison with hard labour for two years. The property pro-
duced by the pawnbroker would of course have to be re-
turned to the prosecutrix.
Henry Spencer pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with stealing a coat. When he was placed in the
dock he commenced laughing at the judge in a most im-
pudent manner.
In answer to questions from the learned judge, Lockyer
said the prisoner had been nine or ten times in custody.
The Assistant-Judge remarked that he did not appear
to be of sane ,mind.
Lockyer said he always appeared to be right enough
when he was in prison. He.had picked his oakum and
worked on the treadmill like a 1 the other prisoners, and but
a short time ago he met him in the city ono day clothed in
rags, and the next day quite respectable. On that occa-
sion he told him (Lockyer) that he must keep out of his
way, or he would give him "the boot."
The Assistant-Judge thought he had better be seen by
the medical officer of the prison, as he did not seem quite
of right mind.
Lockyer, in reply, informed the judge that he attributed
the prisoner's levity to his extreme impudence, and nothing
more.
The prisoner was then removed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET

SAD CASE.—A BOY PROBABLY BLINDED.—Joseph Ford,
a bricklayer's labourer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with the following assault on a boy about seven years of
age, named James Allen, residing at No. 6, Wells-build-
ings, Wells-street, Oxford-street.
The little complainant, who was led into Court, his eyes
being covered with a bandage, said that he was looking
down the area railings of a house in Rebecca-court, Wells-
street, when ho saw a man down the area lime-washing
the place. The man took up his brush and threw some of
th
couldelime-wnoat seshie.nto his face, and his eyes were injured and
he

Clara Cunningham, a young woman, said she heard a
scream, and saw the complainant in great agony. He said
the prisoner had thrown some lime-wash into his eyes.
She asked the prisoner if he knew what he had done, tell-
ing him that he had nearly blinded the boy ; and he said
that it served the young vagabond right if he was blinded,
as the boy had thrown a piece of glass at him, and that it
almost touched his head. She bathed the child's eyes, and
the father of complainant gave the prisoner into custody.
The complainant said that he did not throw any glass at
the prisoner.
Police-constable 176 E said he took the boy to the Mid-
dlesex Hospital, where the surgeon said his eyes were
badly injured.
The prisoner said he was very sorry he had injured the
boy. He had no intention of doing so, and merely shook
his whitewash brush at him to get rid of him, as he had
greatly annoyed him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, and told the con-
stable to produce a certificate from the hospital next week
as to the state of the boy's eyes.

NOTES

FROM
TRAINING DISTRICTS.

(THIS DAY.)