The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF FELONY.--John Chivers, a
tailor, living at 19, Bridge-road, Belgrave-road, and who
has been in the employ of Mr. Poole, tailor, of Savile-row,
was charged before Mr. Trywhitt with stealing a purse
with violence from the person of a poor woman named Ann
Milage, residing at 14, County Terrace-street, New Kent-
road. _ _

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Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the accused.
The prosecutrix said she was passing along Oxford-street
towerds the Regent-circus, and when between Woodstock-
street and the gates in Oxford-street she went into a shop
to buy her child a cake. On coming out of the shop the
prisoner came up to her and struck her, and then walked
away. He presently returned and made an attempt to strike
her, and seized her purse, containing 3s. 6d., and ran off in
the direction of the Regent-circus. She walked on, and
when outside the Dolphin public• house, and when asking a
young man standing there when the Atlas omnibus would
come up, the prisoner came out of the public house and
made an attempt to strike her, but was prevented by the
young man, and she then got a policeman and gave the pri-
soner in charge.
Edward Thorne, a clerk, living in the Harrow-road, said
that the female spoke to him about a Camberwell omnibus,
and observing that she was crying, he asked her the cause,
and she said that she had been robbed by a man who had
run away. While he was speaking to her, the prisoner,
whom he had seen with another person in the public-house,
came out, and the woman having said something to him,
the prisoner tried to strike her, but his (witness) prevented
him.

Powlett, of the C division, eaid that on taking the prisoner
into custody he indignantly denied the charge, stating that
he was a respectable man, and had worked for Mr. Poole
14 years, and that the woman had made a mistake.
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on behalf of the
accused, stating that on seeing a female crying he came
out of the public-house to see the cause, when the woman
pointed him out immediately as the person who had robbed
her, and he then naturally felt very indignant at the charge
made against hid], he being a respectable man.
Mr. Lewis then called a person named Smyles, in the
employ of Mr. Poole, who said that he was in the public-
house with the accused, having gone into the house from
the direction of the Regent-circus, and having never lost
sight of the accused for some time before the time the pr o-
secutrix stated the robbery took place.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt the poor woman had
been robbed, but he believed she had made a mistake in the
person, and he should therefore discharge the accused.
The accused then left with his friends.

EMBEZZLEMENT AND ROBBERY.—John Fry, groom to
Mr. Philip Augustus Barnard, artist and lithographer, 131,
Regent-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with em-
bezzling money received on account of his master, and a''B o
with stealing a saddle, bridle, and a quantity of other pro-
perty belonging to his master, of the value of £B.
Mr. Barnard said the prisoner was in his employ as groom,
and decamped on Saturday last, and after he had gone be
(Mr. Barnard) missed a quantity of property, consisting of
a saddle, a macintosh, and other articles, and also a gas
illumination star. He also proved that the prisoner had re-
ceived some money on his account, and had never accounted
for the same.
Randall, 388 S, went to the Wheatsheaf Tavern; Par-
son's-green, Fulham, and took the prisoner into custody,
who refused to say where he was lodging. He believed, if
the prisoner was remanded, Le should be able to trace some
of the property.
Mr, Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner till Thursday.