The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-03 00:00:00

MARYLEBON E.

SAVAGE ASSAULTS BY FEMALES. —Mary Anne Smith,
and Catherine Lane were brought before Mr. Long
charged with having committed assaults of a savage
nature upon a young woman named Mary Anne Kel-
sey, residing in Camden-street, Camden-town.
Complainant deposed that on her way home last
night she entered a public-house in order to obtain a
little refreshment, and that while there Smith took from
her a glass, and drank a portion of the contents thereof.
Complainant, not washing to have any quarrel in the
place, went out for the purpose of going straight to her
own apartments, when she was followed by Smith, who
pulled her down upon the pavement and beat her re-
peatedly with all her might upon different parts of the
body. The other prisoner then came up and attacked
her in a similarly brutal manner. She called
out as loudly as she could for assistance, and a constable
speedily arrived.

379 S gave evidence corroborative of a portion of the
preceding statement.

The prisoners were each sent to the House of Cor-
rection for a month.

A JUVENILE THIEF.—Mary Anne Tooney, aged 14,
was charged with stealing a pair of gold ear-rings, the
property of Catherine Macnamara, residing in Horace-
street, Edgeware-road.

The evidence went to show that the said ear-rings had
been placed in a box in the prosecutr'x's room yester-
day evering, and that they were soon afterwards missed.
They had since been seen in the possession of the pri•
soner.

The ear-rings could not be found, and the prisoner
was remanded for a week.

SOUTHWARK.

EXTENSIVE PLUNDER BY SERVANTS.—John Sharman,
a carman, and Thomas Roake, under warehouseman, in
the employ of Messrs. Jeremiah Pilcher and Co., mer-
chants, Morgan's-lane, Tooley-street, were brought be.
fore Mr. A'Beckett, charged with robbing the firm to a
great extent.

The porter in the prosecutor's employ said that yester-
day morning he was cleaning the warehouse and Innen
office shortly after seven o'clock, when the younger psi•
soner, who was under warehouseman, in whom great
confidence was reposed, came into the latter place,
where there was about 23,000 of gold leaf in parcels.
He removed some of them to the counter, but at that
time he had no suspicion about his honesty, as he fre-
quently removed property in the course of business.
After Roake had removed the gold, he went out, as wit-
ness thought, to breakfast, but he returned again and
went to the counter. He then went out again, and on
the managing clerk coming to the. warehouse he told
him what he had seen, when the gold leaf was counted
and 1,000 missed. Witness went to the counter where
he had seen Roake go to shortly before, but the gold was
not there. A few minutes afterwards he saw Roake
speaking to the carman, who had the horse and cart
at the door ready to go away with a load, when he im-
mediately ruspected both of them, and on seeing a con-
stable approach he told bins of his suspicion, and in one
of the nose bags at the tai►. of the cart they found two
packets of gold which were missed. Both prisoners
were given into custody.

Mr. James Maule, managing clerk to Messrs. Pilcher
said, when he came to the warehouse yesterday morning
he was told by the last witness what he had seen, and
after the carman was given into custody he called the
younger prisoner Roake into the counting-house, and
told him he had better say all he knew about the rob-
bery as it would be better for him. Roake then said he
would make a clean breast of it, and then he admitted
that six weeks ago he had stolen three hundred weight
of tin, two thousand of gold and the thousand found in
the nose-bag. Witness then gave him into custody.
He had always, prior to that, a very high opinion of
Roake, who had access to the private offices on all occa.
sions where property was lying about of considerably
value.

Police-constable 146 M said he took Sharman into
custody, when he said some one must have put the gold
into the nose-bag to injure him.t
ody Sergeanton hi his Squire,owe
c
o 17 M, said he took Roake into cue-
nf!sszon.
Mr. A'Beckett said there could be no doubt an ex-
tensive system of robbery bad been carried on by the
prisoners, and as the prosecutors would requ;re some
time to make further inquiries he should remand them
for a week.