The Proceedings of the Old Bailey

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

Sessions Paper.

WILKIN, MAYOR.

EIGHTH SESSION, HELD MAY 18TH, 1896.

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AND

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

OF THE

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,

Held on Monday, May 18th, 1896, and following days.

BEFORE the RIGHT HON. SIR   WALTER WILKIN, Knt., LORD MAYOR of the City of London; the Hon. Sir   HENRY HAWKINS , Knt., one of the Justices of Her Majesty's High Court; Sip   REGINALD HANSON , Bart., M.P., Sir   JOSEPH SAVORY , Bart, M.P., and Sir   STUART KNILL , Bart., LL.D., Aldermen of the said City; Sir   CHARLES HALL , Q.C., M.P., K.C.M.G., Recorder of the said City; GEOBGE FAUDEL PHILLIPS, Esq., Lieut.Col.   HORATIO DAVID DAVIES , M.P.,   FRANK GREEN , Esq.,   MARCUS SAMUEL , Esq.,   WALTER VAUGHAN MORGAN , Esq., WILLIAM PURDIE TRELOAR, Esq., and FREDERICK PRATT ALLISTON, Esq., other of the Aldermen of the said City; and Sir FORREST FULTON, Knt., Q.C., Common Serjeant of the said City; Her Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, holden for the said City, and Judges of the Central Criminal Court.

  JOHN POUND , Esq., Alderman.

  JOHN ROBERT COOPER , Esq.

Sheriffs.

  THOMAS GEORGE BEARD , Esq.

  CLARENCE BECKFORD , Esq.

Under-Sheriffs.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,

WILKIN, MAYOR.

EIGHTS 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 die associates of bad characters—the figures after the name in the indictment denote the prisoner's age.

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX CASES,