The Proceedings of the Old Bailey

THE

WHOLE PROCEEDINGS

On the Queen's Commission of

OYER AND TERMINER AND GAOL DELIVERY

FOR

The City of London,

AND GAOL DELIVERY FOR THE

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, AND PARTS OF THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, KENT, AND SURREY, WITHIN THE JURISDICTION

OF THE

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,

Held on Monday, May 28th, 1883, and following days.

BEFORE THE RIGHT HON.   HENRY EDMUND KNIGHT, LORD MAYOR of the City of London; Right Hon. Lord. COLERIDGE, Lord Chief Justice of England; Right Hon. Sir RICHARD BALIOL BRETT, Master of the Rolls; Hon. Sir   WILLIAM ROBERT GROVE , Knt., and Hon. Sir   HENRY HAWKINS , Knt., two of the Justices of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice; Sir   ROBERT WALTER CARDEN,   WILLIAM LAWRENCE , Esq., M.P., Sir   THOMAS DAKIN , Knt., and   WILLIAM JAMES RICHMOND COTTON , Esq., Aldermen of the said City; Sir   THOMAS CHAMBERS , Knt., Q.C., M.P., Recorder of the said City;   JOHN STAPLES , Esq., F.S.A.,   REGINALD HANSON , Esq.,   HERBERT JAMESON WATERLOW , Esq., and   JAMES WHITEHEAD , Esq., other of the Aldermen of the said City; Sir   WILLIAM THOMAS CHARLEY , Knt., Q.C., D.C.L., Common Serjeant of the said City; and   ROBERT MALCOLM KERR , Esq., LL.D., Judge of the Sheriffs' Court: Her Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer, and General Gaol Delivery, holden for the said City, and Judges of the Central Criminal Court.

  POLYDORE DE KEYSER , Esq., Alderman,

  JOSEPH SAVORY , Esq.,

Sheriffs.

  MARSHALL PONTIFEX , Esq.,

  BEAUMONT SHEPHEARD , Esq.

Under-Sheriffs.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

KNIGHT, MAYOR. EIGHTH SESSION.

A Star (*) denotes that prisoners have been previously in custody—two stars (**) that they have been more than once in custody—a dagger (†) that they are known to be the associates of bad characters—the figures after the name in the indictment denote the prisoner's age.

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX CASES.