The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STEALING A GOLD WATCH AND OPERA-GLASS..--
Albert Ray, a young man, was charged with stealing an
opera-glass, of the value of three guineas, the property of
Mr. Rotert Downing, of .30, Great George .street, West-
minster, civil engineer, and a gold watch, of the value of
£lO, the property of Mr. Emanuel Brunulli, of 65, Brook-
street, Bond-street.
It appears that the prisoner was servant to Miss Kellock,
of 9, Hanover•street, and absconded in the early part of last
year; and after he was gone a number of articles, the
property of gentlemen lodging in the house, was •missed,
including the opera glass belonging to Mr. Downing, and
the watch the property of Mr. Branulli. Madgett, 74 S,
took the prisoner into custody on March last on another
charge, and duplicates relating to the opera glass and watoh
were found in his possession. This morning, on leaving
the House of Correc ion, where he had been undergoing 12
months' imprisonment, he was taken into custody by Ser-
geant Edwards, 12 C, and Madgett.
Mr. Downing deposed that in the early part of 1863 he
lodged at Miss Kellock's, 9, Hanover-street, Hanover-
square, and was robbed of his opera glass, which he subse-
quently identified at a pawnbroker's.
Remanded.

BREAKING INTO A WINE CELLAR.—Elizabeth Rush.•
ton, a young woman, servant to Mr. John Percival, tobac-
conist, of No. 3, Panton-street, Haymarket, was charged
before Mr. Tyr Whitt with stewing six bottles of champagne,
five of claret, four of port and three of brandy, of the
value of £5, the property of her master.
From the evidence of Mr. Percival it appears the prisoner
entered his service on Thursday last, having been engaged
from a registry office. On Sunday morning and Monday
morning the prisoner was found to be labouring under
intoxication, and the police were called in, when on mak-
ing a search they found the wine cellar had been broken
open, and Mr. Percival missed a number of bottles of
wine, some of them being found in the prisoner's room,
besides several empty bottles.
Prisoner said she was very sorry.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no (I,,ubt she was. She had
entered a person's service and began robbing him directly.
He would remand her for a week, but considered it a case
for severe punishment.
Mr. Percival said he did not wish to press the case
with severity, as he thought it was the pritoner's first
offence.
Remanded.
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THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—A FORGIVING
WOMAN.—John Buttermure, an Irish labourer, was
brought before Mr. Partridge, on remand, charged with
violently assaulting his wife Ann.
The wife's face was terribly bruised, and her eyes were
blackened. She stated on the first examination on Satur.
day that her husband never beat her at all, that she got
drunk and fell on the fender and cut her face. He was a
good husband, as good a man as ever lived. It was all her
own fault. Her husband earned money. Gave it to her,
and she made away with it in drink. She implored of the
magistrate to release her husband. She made a false charge
against her husband.

...
Mr. Partridge—l shall not release him until the case is
investigated.

A police-constable, No. 6 H, said that he was called into
a house in Three Compass-court, Whitechap6l, The wile
was bleeding from the nose and mouth, and she was ter-
ribly bruised. She said her husband had beaten her, and
he did not deny it,

The wife—Oah, yer howler's wortehip, he did not bate
me at all.

The prisoner said his wife had been continually drunk
since Christmas-day.
Roche, the gaoler of the Court, said the prisoner was a
sober, hardworking man, and his wife was not only a
drunken woman, but a very dishonest woman, for she had
been in custody for felony, and convicted.
The wife—That is all true ; he earns Ss ad and 4s per
day, yer honner's wortchip, and lie gives it me, and I get
atone•blind drunk with the money. I hurted myself, yer
honner.
Mr. Partridge said he did not believe the woman inflic'ted
the injuries on herself, and remanded the prisoner for the
attendance of the officer who took the charge.
This morning Sergeant Williams, No. 12 H, attended,
and, after the night charges were disposed of, the prisoner
was again arraigned in the doek, and Williams stated that
the prisoner was charged by his wife with beating and kick-
ing her. She also said he came home intoxicated, that she
was in bed with her two children, and that lie dragged her
out of bed and beat her. She also said she was fearful he
wouid murder her, and that she was in danger of her life.
The prisoner said that what his wife had stated was quite
right.
Mr. Partridge had no doubt of the correctness of Roche's
statement, and he had no doubt the prisoner beat his wife
in a very savage manner. The wile was a very dissipated
woman, but she was not to be killed by her husband. The
woman had some good feeling about her, by endeavouring
to save her husband from punishment. He could not,
however, listen to her entreaties. The prisoner must be
punished for the aggravated assault he committed on his
wife. He sentenced him to be impriaoned for three months,
and kept to hard labour,