The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE FOREIGN PROSTITUTE NUISANCE IN REGENT•
STREET.—Marie Debacker, Emma Mailer, and Louisa
Ackling, prostitutes, the first two foreigners, were charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with behaving in a disorderly
manner in Regent-street, and Mailer was further
charged with assaulting police-constable Goddard, 302 A,
and Ackling with assaulting police-constable Bucking-
ham, 38 A.

Goddard said that at a quarter past 12 last night he
saw Mailer and Debacker in company with four other foreign
prostitutes in front of the County Fire office in Regent-
street. lle told them to separate, as there were so many
of them there, and some of them were about to do so,
when Mailer refused to go, and used a low expression
in English, and then placed herslf against the wall,
saying " I'll not go fur you—you are one --." Oa
taking hold of her arm to remove her she began smack-
ing his face, and Debacker and the others then laid hold
of Mailer and tried to pull her away. At this,titne there
were about a dczn prostitutes—mostly foreign ones—
several of their nice, and abut ICO other persons col-
lected. Another constable came to his assistance; and
they then took Maker and Debacker into custody, when
Mailer became very violent—kicking and scratching.
Buckingham, 328 A, said he hoard screaming under the
County Fire-office, and on going to the place found Muller
and Goddard struggling together. There were several
women and three men trying to got Mailer away, Debacker
also taking part. While going to the statism with Mailer
and Debaeker, Ackling came up and knocked off his hat.
Nailer denied striking the constable, and said the reascn
he interfered with her was because she refused to give him
money.

Mr Tyrwhitt said he bad not the slightest doubt the
psisoners had been guilty of disorderly conduct. The con-
stables were perfectly right in dispersing them ; and if they
did not carry on their wretched trade quietly, and were
brought before him again, he would send them to prison
for a month. The charge Mailer had made against the
police evidently was made from petty malice. lie should
flue Mailer 20s, Debacker 5.5, and Ackling
➢lr Albert, who had interpreted, repeated the magis-
trate's caution to them.

Art IMPOSTOR —JohnTooke, r. boy living in GreatliTyld-
street, Drury-lane, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with
begging in Regent-street.
The prisoner was seen by Turner, one of the Mendicity
shiners, in Regent-street yesterday afternoon, with a board
round his neck, on which wore the words " Totally blind
and fatherless," a dog with a tin cup fastened round its
neck being by his side. In consequence of complaints made
to the Society, Turner watched the prisoner for some time,
and saw him joined by three girls, when they all com-
menced playing at "pitch and toss," and on one of the girls
throwing up four half-pence and saying they were all
women, the prisoner, although supposed to be totally blind,
cried out "It's a lie, they are all heads." which
Turner, on stepping up found to be the case. The prisoner
then walked away to the chapel in Regent-street, when
Turner, in the presence of a lady and gentleman, asked the
pri oLcr whether he was totally blind, and he said he was
cn been for five years. Turner then toek the prisoner
:at c,, but not till several persons had given him
=, 27. C. :t the way to the station the prisoner admitted
that he was :et '2/intl. but said that he had something the
reatter with hie eyes, end that ho Went out begging to keep
l.'s incther rand the rest of then:.
Mr Tyrwhitt said as the 7rizoner had never been brought
to the C. rt befo7e he -,vo-ld ifr:charge him, Lut if he were
brcught o Yrs again h.) 177111..: na for a
rcnth.