The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT, Oct. 24

OLD COURT.
Lawrence Duckworth Barlow, a respectable
looking man, was found guilty of unlawfully
wounding Hannah Edwards with intent to do her
grievous bodily harm, and sentenced to 12 months'
hard labour.
Alfred Cooper surrendered to take his trial upon
three indictments, for embezzling moneys, the pro-
perty of the parish of St. Giles, Camberwell.
The prisoner, it will be recollected, was tried
and acquitted at the September sessions upon two
other indictments of a similar character, and the
present charges were postponed to this sessions.
Mr. Robinson, who appeared for the prosecution,
stated that the parish authorities having consulted
upon the matter, and feeling that the whole of the
facts had been brought before the jury on the
former trials, had come to the conclusion that it
was not necessary to proceed with the other indict-
ments, and he should therefore, with the permission
of the Court, withdraw from the prosecution.
Mr. Metcalfe, who was instructed for the defence,
said he wished it to be understood that what had
been done was a spontaneous act on the part of the

parish.
A verdict of not' guilty was then recorded upon
each indictment, and the defendant was discharged
from custody.
Thomas Robinson, 26, was indicted for burglary.
Mr. M'Donnell conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced
to twelve months' hard labour.
Charles Talbot, 34, and James Alexander Noble,
27, were charged, the former with stealing, and the
latter with receiving a large quantity of account
books and other property, belonging to Mr. Henry

Rock and others.
There was a second indictment of the same kind
against the prisoner Talbot, to which he pleaded
guilty.
Mr. Giffard and Mr. E. Besley prosecuted; Mr.
Ribton defended Talbot ; and Mr. Sleigh and Mr.
Doyle appeared for the other prisoner.
The prosecutors in this case carry on an exten-
sive business as wholesale stationers in Walbrook,
and the prisoner Talbot had been in their service
as porter for twenty years, and it appeared that
in consequence of some diicoveries that were
made with regard to the stock a suspicion was
entertained that they were being plundered to a
large extent. Two of the City detectives, named
Knight and Lake, were employed to make inquiries,
and they went to the shop of the prisoner Noble,
who sells second-hand books, and they there found
a large quantity of property belonging to the pro-
secutors, and the prisoner, upon being questioned as
to how he became possessed of this property, said
he had purchased it of a woman, who told him that
she lived at North Woolwich, and he gave no fur-
ther information upon the subject. Upon the
lodging of the prisoner Talbot being searched seve-
ral articles were found which were identified by the
prosecutor, and which he admitted he had taken
from his master's warehouse. In the course of the
cross-examination of the prosecutor, he stated he
was unable to say positively when any of the pro-
perty found at the shop of the prisoner Noble was
stolen from his premises, or that it might not have
been sold to some of his customers, although he did
not believe it possible that this could have been the
case.
The Recorder upon this evidence expressed his
opinion that the jury would hardly be justified in
convicting either of the prisoners.
A verdict of not guilty was consequently returned,
and Noble was ordered to be at once discharged.
The other prisoner, upon the indictment to which
he had pleaded guilty, was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment and hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common-Sergeant.)
Thomas Harding Cooper surrendered to take his
trial upon an indictment for bigamy.
Mr. Gent prosecuted, and Mr. Orridge defended.
The prisoner has for some time lived in West-
morelan &road, Walworth-road, and carried on busi-
nes as a plumber. In November, 1852, prisoner,
being then a widower, was again married, but
shortly afterwards separated from his wife; but
she, it appeared, still continued to live in the same
neighbourhood. Last year a widow named Moore
came to lodge with the prisoner, and he, after a
brief courtship, married her, she, at the time, not
being aware that he was a married man.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
The constable who took the prisoner in custody
said that from inquiries which he had made he be-
lieved that Mrs. Moore knew at the time she mar-
ried the prisoner that he had a wife alive.
The prisoner said that after marrying the prose-
cutrix he put her children to school, but he not
being able to continue to keep a good home, she
had prosecuted him.
The Court sentenced him to two months' im-
prisonment.
Philip Trin gham, 14, pleaded guilty to forging and
uttering an order for the sum of £B5 with intent.
The prisoner had been an errand•boy to Mr.
Figge, of Gutter-lane, and, having forged the order
got a lad about his own age to present it for pay-
ment.
The Court sentenced him to three months' im-
prisonment, and then to be confined for three years
in a reformatory.