The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.

John &ernln. a private in the CAdsiresin Guards,
and Mary Ann Bacon, were brought before Mr. Bing-
the Grapes h 'lonia s far onre xiin containinga t examination,
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gold, from the house of Robert Townsend, landlord of
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thouse,ious
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Several expatimbliincaduring
which
much evidence has been brought forward, of which the
following is a summary:—
Bacon was
servant at the Grapes. On the 7th of
June, about ten in the morning,
Mr. Townsend had his
breakfast in a room where there was a cupboard, in
which he had placed his cashbox. Bacon cleared away
the breakfast thi,;.s, and had occasion to go to the cup-
board where the box was placed. The prisoner asked to
be allowed to leave for an hour, in order to get some
clothes washed. She then folded up a gown, and it was
noticed, though without any suspicion at the time,
that bhe folded something in the gown. Bacon then
went out, and in about ten minutes afterwards the cash-
box was missed. Mr. Townsend immediately commu-
nicated with the police and went in search of tier. On
his return, about two o'clock, he found the prisoner
had made her appearance and had been given jute cus-
ttee bog.
box,
tody. Police-inspector Monckton and Pt:lice-constable
King, C 39, were employed to trace the movem-nts of
;ascot] daring her absence, as the prisoner denied all
knowledge of the robbery. The police succeeded in
tracing her to a coffee-shop with a soldier (the male
prisoner), and afterwards got information which led
them to believe that the girl had gone to the barrueks,
sent for the soldier, given him the box—that the box
had been opened, the banknotes destroyed, and the
gold divided among the prisoner and several of his
comrades.
The only evidence, however, which could be placed on
the depositions was that of Mr. Townsend, who proved
the loss of the cash-box; and of Mrs. Townsend, who
proved that she visited Bacon in the House of Deten-
tion, and that Bacon told her she was a good mistress,
and it she was sure not to be punished she would tell all.
Mrs. Townsend said it would no doubt be better for her
it she told the truth; upon which Bacon asked to have
her master sent to her the next day. In the meantime
a relative of the prisoner called to see her, and had some
conversation with her, it was presumed, on the medi-
tated discloaure. When Mr. Townsend called the pri-
soner made no communication to him.
A woman, pained AI argaret Donovan, proved she was
,in the same lockup cell as Bacon. She heard Bacon call
out to a companion that it was cleverly done.
William D)hby, coffee-shop keeper in Tuthill-street,
saw the two prisoners together on the morning of the
robbery. There was a parcel like a box lying between
them.
Thomas Stokes, private in the Coldstream Guards,
!Mid he visited Reeman in gaol. The prisoner asked
him to go to 8, Forster-street, Whitechapel, and see a
person there end tell him to hide the cashbox which was
in the water-closet. The prisoner asked him if he could
trust him. Witness replied " Yes," The prisoner said
they must have made some mistake about the money
chat was in the c ,shb ,x; the sum was not 1201; it was
a veryAs the
good i
ttnheisnsg was though,
about
p dwoawsn fromeOl i
were
ere fully
Beeman, who is a tall powerful man, suddenly rushed to
the front of the bar and aimed a furious blow at him.
The blow, however, did not take eftet, ()wing hh
to 0 the
activity of Welsh, the gaoler, and other constables.
committed.
The prisoners, who denied the charge,