The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-04 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

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Yesterday George Elliott, a sailor, was indicted for stealing
a chest, 13 shirts, and various other articles, value 71., the
property of John Balls.
From the evidence of the prosecutor, who is also a sea-
man, it appeared that he had placed his trunk, containing
the articles in question, together with a hammock, on board
an outward-bound vessel, but having absented himself, his
oods were sent ashore, and left at a house kept by a Mr.
Browne. Upon learning that fact, he went to inquire for
them, but was told that they had been taken away. He
met the prisoner afterwards, and asked him what he had
done witlf his clothes. He told him he bad left them at
Browne's. The prosecutor ultimately gave him into custody,
and, upon searching him at the station-house, one of the:pro-
secutor's shirts was found upon his back, and another con•
cealed upon his person.
The jury found him Guilty.
Sentence, three months, with hard labour.
Jane Edmonds was indicted for stealing a counterpane
and a quilt, value five shillings, the property of Job
Rawlings.
This was one of the many cases of robbing furnished lodg-
ings which came before the Court.
The prisoner, a poor-looking creature, wept bitterly du-
ring the trial, and in her defence said it was poverty -drove
her to commit the act, but that she intended to remove them.
The police-office stated that there were no less than fifty-
six duplicates found upon the prisoner :or various articles of
of wearing apparel and furniture.
The jury found her guilty.
The prosecutor, addressing the. Court, begged to recom-
mend her to mercy.
The COURT wished to know upon what grounds.
The prosecutor said that he had made inquiry relative to
the prisoner's circumstances, and found that she was an
honest, industrious woman, but in very great poverty, and
that all the articles she had previously pawned were her ewn
property.
The JUDGE certainly considered that a very strong ground
for recommendation, and would take it into consideration.
He would, therefore, only sentence her to one month's im-
prisonment with bard labour.
Eliza Kent was indicted for assaulting Thomas Cansdell,
of the Hoop and Horseshoe Tavern, Queen-street, Tower-hill.
From the evidence, it appeared that about ten o'clock on
the evening of the 24th instant, prosecutor was in his par-
lour with a few friends, and, hearing a noise in the tap-room,
he proceeded thither, and found defendant lying on the floor,
she having been knocked down by her husband. The com-
plainant kindly offered her a seat, in order that she might
adjust her clothes, when she seized hold of a quart pot to
throw at him, but, being foiled in the attempt, she con-
trived to get possession of a mustard-pot, which she hurled
with great force at his head, and which inflicted a violent
' blow on his forehead. Medical aid was had recourse to, and
' complainant was confined to his bed for two days.
The jury found her Guilty, and the prosecutor having re-
' commended her to mercy, she was sentenced to be impri-
soned for one week.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(Before M. PUCKLE and a full Bench of Magistrates.)
Yesterday George Willis, alias Wild, aged 21, a well-
dressed man, was indicted for stealing from the person of
Thomas Limey, at Patton, a purse containing two sovereigns
and nine shillings.
From the prosecutor's evidence it appeared that on the
14th of October he went int sone Dolphin beer-shop, at
Banstead, where he met the prr and two other men, all
of whom were strangers to him. That he invited them to
partake of some liquor, after which they entered the skittle-
ground at the rear of the house, when he pulled out his
purse and paid for what they had to drink. Soon afterwards
he was robbed of his purse and its contents by the persons
whom he had treated, but not knowing which of the men
was the party who had stolen it, he followed the prisoner into
the road and accused him of being concerned in the robbery.
The prisoner, however, denied the charge, and in proof of his
innocence produced the contents of his pocket, amongst
which was a purse, which the prosecutor identified as his
property, and claimed its restoration. The prisoner, how-
ever, refused to give it up, and an altercation taking place,
the former knocked down the prosecutor, and was imme-
diately afterwards taken into custody.
The purse was produced in Court, and the prosecutor
identified it from a portion of it which he had sown up with
thread. At the time it was found it was empty.
Three witnesses, however, were called upon the part of
the prisoner, who, although they could not swear positively
to the identity of the purse, still they said they had fre-
quently observed one similar to it in the possession of the
prisoner.
The CHAIRMAN, in summing up the evidence, remarked
upon the fact of the prisoner having knocked dawn the pro-
secutor when the latter claimed the restoration of the purse;
but that if the jury had any doubts on the subject, they
would give the prisoner the benefit.
The jury, after a short consultation, Acquitted the pri-
soner; and the
CHAIRMAN, addressing him;said he had had a very narrow
escape, and advised him as to his future conduct.
Albert Grainger, aged 24, was indicted for stealing a va-
luable watch, a guard chain, and seal, the property of John
Post Thomson, at Kingston-upon-Thames.
The prosecutor deposed, that on the evening of the 13th
of November, it being fair-time at Kingston, he went into
the Old Crown Inn, in that town, in the large room of which
a number of persons, male and female, were assembled,
dancing. He joined in the amusement ; but had not been
long in the room, when a dispute arose concerning a lady
present, and prosecutor being mixed up in the affair, he was
surrounded by several persons, among whom was the pri-
soner, and he was compelled to have recours to his fists,
to defend himself from the attacks of his assailants. When
the affray was over, he immediately missed his watch and
guard-chain, and was informed that the prisoner was ob-
served to have taken something from the hands of a person,