The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-30 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AND THE THIEVES.
NUMEROUS CHARGES.—John Manning and William Man-
ning were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a gold
watch of the value of £3O, the property of Mr. Humphrey
Michin Bourne, barrister, staying at No. 8, Salisbury-
street, Strand.
o'lothatc°ncik, aftereavin leaving
the Hyde-park on Saturday
volunteer review, he
e veMari
D.
g, Bourneabou said
about eight
felt a tug at his watch-chain, and on Lotting round saw
his watch in the hand of the prisoner John, who was at-
tempting to pass it to some person, he believed the other
prisoner. He took the watch from the prisoner's band
and held him till a constable came up and then gave him
in charge, another constable taking the other prisoner.
Sergeant 61 K proved taking them into custody and
to the station,
where on searching them he found some
silver en each,
A constable said be eaw the prosecutor holding the
prisoner John, and the other prisoner, holding out his
hand as it to recei7e something. He had seen the pri-
soner John make a grab at the prosecutor's chain.
Mr Knox asked the prisoners what they had to say in
answer to the charge, and they both said they were not
guilty. They were committed for trial.
was charged with stealing
Thomas Isted and Thomas Bennett were convicted of
picking a pocket of' a pipe. Isted wag sentenced to a month's
in Hyde Park on Saturday
imprisonment, and Bennett three days and 12 strokes of a
down
nhich was
birch rod.
John Donovan, a young man,
he saw
on lookingi,i
s chain,do
a gold watch of the value ct £2:etnhsempgrtoopne-rptaylaocfe.Mr Ed-
ward Henry Corbould, the well known historical painter,
of
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watch
hand
underheard
the a
prisoner's click, w
a steel one, must have been cut by some sharp and power-
-1 ful instrument. He then gave prisoner into custody,
Mrs Corbould said she saw the prisoner pass something
ti a person, but she could not say to whom.
Thomas Athenson, 75 D, proved picking up the ring of
the watch at the prisoner's feet. Prisoner had given a false
address. ileflOot.
Sergeant Cole, C division, said the prisoner hal been
known to him as a thief for ten years, and had suffered
penal servitude.
Mr Knox committed the prisoner for trial.
There were several other cases of picking pockets in
Hyde Park, and the prisoners were disposed of in various
ways,
EXTENSIVE CASH Box ROBBERY.—Sidney Barnes, a
young man, formerly in the service of Mr Charles Durant,
of 20, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, was charged before
Mr Knox with stealing a despatch or cash box containing
one £5O and nineteen £5 Bank notes, the property of his
master.
Mr Durant said—The prisoner had been in my service
about 6 months. On the 6th of this month there was a
despatch box in r.uy drawing-room containing Bank notes

Sergeant Henry Beard, of the detective department,
Scotland-yard---I received notice that a £•5O bank-note had
been paid in from the Gloucestershire Banking Company
at Cirencester, and I afterwards went to the Horsefair at
Malmesbury, where the prisoner's father resides. I there
learnt that prisoner had gone to Bristol, and I found him
at No. 27, Tower-street. I asked him if he had any bank
notes about him, and he said he had not. I told him I
should take him into custody for stealing a cash-box con-
taining bank notes from Mr Durant, his late master. On
searching him I found a portemcnnaie containing £•54 2s.
in gold and silver, three gold rings, and a watch and chain ;
also the receipt for Li which ho had paid as a deposit for
the fixtures of a shop at Itedcliffe-hill, Bristol. The pri-
soner said ,he £5 notes in his possession were part of some
he found in Hyde-park.
Prisoner—So they were.
Mr Knox—l shall remand the prisoner far the attendance
of the persons from the bank.