The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-25 00:00:00

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Mr.-Baron Wilde, in passing seri tkLree:, sal . had both been convicted of a Most SerrOusioffer*, S
one for which a few years back their lives would.
have paid the forfeit. Happily the law was .now
Imoremerciful. They had:been found guilty, most
properly he would say, of one of the most heinous
offences that could be committed in a civilised
ectutuunity. By their act they had jeopardised the
iiyels, and Property
__ e.. k Others for mere filthy gain,
and. no` o
.."0 who had'heird the case could have the
slightest a..lubt of their guilt. The jury had recom-
mended them hr mercy on account of their respec-
tability and youth, but against that the court could.
not but consider that their education and position
placed them above - those who had not enjoyed
similar aavantages. He therefore thought, not-
the recommendation of the jury, that
public
demanded that he should not pass a
lets sentence
thin he now pronounced, namely;
that they each be .
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s t justicetdeinnc
kopt in penal servitude for the
term of ten years.
The prisoner George CLifi; was visibly affected,
but did not utter a word. The prisoner Frederick,
from the dock, again raised his
tic tone prdtested his innocence.
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FOURTH COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
Adolphe Schoerle, a German, was indicted for
stealing 336 models and a quantity of tools, the
property of Richard Matthay, his master.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Rowden prosecuted ; and the
prisoner was defended by Mr. Best and Mr. Pater.
The facts of the case were as follows :—The pri-
soner had been for some considerable time in the
service of the prosecutor, and on the 13th October
he left the employment without
giving any notice,
and entered the service of another jeweller in the
same street. The prisoner, on being taken into
custody, said that four or five of the models found.
upon him were given him by the, prosecutor, and
that the remainder were his own property.
""In his cross-examination the prosecutor admitted
that on the same day that he missed the models ho
asked the prisoner to dinner.
Mr. Best addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
commented strongly on the conduct of the
_prose-
cutor, contending that the charge was trumped •up
against the prisoner because he had:left the pro-
secutor• to go into the service of a rival tradesman
in the same trade.

Several witnesses were called and gave the pri-
soner an excellent character; and after a summing
up by the Common Sergeant, the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
Wm Goodson, a respectable-looking man, a
constable 336 A, of the metropolitan police, surren-
dered to take his trial on an indictment charging
him with perjury. rte
It will be recollected that thoLdefendant charged
two respectable lads, named Price and Davidson,
apprentices of an engineer,Alt attempting to pick
pockets on the night of Saturday, the 7th Septem-
ber last. It appeared that the defendant had been.
mistaken in the lads, who were discharged by the
magistrate, and the present indictment preferred
against the defendant.
The Common Sergeant having partly heard the
case, suggested that it should be stopped, as it was
evident he was mistaken in the boys.
By his lordship's direction the jury acquitted the
1 defendant.

There was another indictment against the defen-
dant for assaulting the two boys by striking them
with a stick. _ _ _

This, on (behalf of the defendant, was denied,
and proved, upon which
The Common Sergeant said he believed it was a
mistake about the use of the stick, but the defendant
had committed an assault in law by laying his
hand ex the boys to take them into custody. Ho
therefore suggested that he should plead guilty.
The defendant acquiesced, and having pleaded
guilty of a common assault, was sentenced to pay a
fine of ls. to the Queen and then be discharged,
the Common Sergeant remarking that the whole
affair arose out of a mistake, and that all parties
left the court without a stain upon their cha-
racters.

Edmund Wm. Bullen, the Post-office letter car-
rier, who pleaded guilty to stealing a post letter
containing £253 10s., and in whose possession no
less than 1,400 undelivered letters were found, was
brought up for judgment, and sentenced to six
years' penal servitude.
James Gillman, who had been convicted on two
indictments charging him with 'uttering forged
Post-office orders, was brought up and sentenced
to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

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