The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

THE EFFECTS OF THE NIGHT-HOUSES IN THE

HAYMARKET.

Charles Robertson St. Quinton, a fashionably-
dressed military-looking young man, said to be most
respectably connected, described as only 17 years
of age, was indicted for obtaining the sum of £5
under fraudulent pretences, there being also a charge
of uttering a forged order for the payment of £lO,
with intent to defraud Messrs. Grindley and Co., the
army agents. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the
first charge; no evidence being offered in the second
charge, the prisoner was acquitted. It appeared that
the prisoner, who represented himself as belonging
to the 10th Hussars, there being an cfficer of the
name of St. Quinton in that regiment, but not the
same Christian name as the prisoner, had been in
the habit of frEquenting the night-Houses in the
neighbourhood of the Haymarket, and particularly
one in Panton-street, of which the nominal prose-
cutor, Howard, who kept a brothel in Pimlico,
was waiter. On the occasion of the prisoner
obtaining the £5 from Howard at Pimlico,
he gave him what purported to be a cheque
drawn by him in his own name for £lO o❑
Messrs. Grindley and Cu. The cheque, on being
presented for payment, was pronounced to be a
forgery, which led to the prisoner's apprehension
on that charge, which, however, was afterwards
withdrawn.

Mr. Sleigh said he was instructed on the part of
the prosecution that the prosecution had no desire
to press unnecessarily against the prisoner.
Mr. Orridge, for the prisoner, urged _Upon the
Court that this was a case in which the Court would
be justified in dealing with leniently. He was in-
structed by a most respectable solicitor at Norwich
for the friends of the prisoner to say that they were
ready to enter into any undertaking to send the
prisoner abroad immediately, that he might be able
to retrieve himself and his character. The prisoner
had no doubt acted very improperly, but it would
be the salvation of the prisoner if he was allowed
to be sent abroad by his friends.
_ _ .

The learned Judge having retired, and consulted
one of the other judges, on his return ordered the
judgment to be respited until next session.
George Oust, 17, barman, and James Smith,
glazier, were indicted, Oust with stealing ss. 4d., the
property of his mas er, and Smith with receiving
the same, knowing it to be stolen. It appeared
that the prisoner had been in the service of Mr.
William Gouldsmith, licznsed victualler, at the
Grapes wine and spirit vaults, Fore-street, Cripple-
gate, as barman; and it being suspected that he
was in the constant habit, in concert with some
other person, of robbing his employer, his movements
were watched, and marked monies placed in the till,
which led to his detection. The money was found
on the other prisoner. The jury found both pri-
soners guilty.
Mr. Kemp stated that since the prisoner Oust
had been in custody the prosecutor found that his
takings for the last 30 days exceeded the previous
39 by upwards of £9O, therefore he had every rea-
son to believe he had been extensively robbed by
the prisoners.
The learned Judge sentenced both prisoners to
five years' penal servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

TIIE THIEVES AT THE GARIBALDIAN PROCESSION.--
Joseph Barrett, John M'Kenzie, and Patrick Fitzroy, three
determined-looking fellows, were charged by Mr. James
Thompson, one of the chief inspectors of the Department,
Scotland-yard, with attempting to pick pockets, and having
two gold watches and one silver watch in their possession.
Inspector Thompson said that yesterday afternoon,
about half past five, while at the end of St. James's-
street, in umpany with Sergeant Coathorpe, he
observed the three prisoner hastily leave a gen-
tleman and make their way up St. James's-street.
He noticed Barrett pass something to Fitzroy, and then
they all set to running. He followed M'Kenzie and suc-
ceeded in capturing him, and on taking him into custody
he said, " It's all right, Mr. Thompson, dont take me."
While he had been pursuing M'lienzie he noticed him
throw something down an area, and on going back to the
area he found the gold Geneva watch produced. At the
station a clasp knife was found on Barrett, and on Fitzroy
two watches—the whole of the watches being broken at the
bow.
Sergeant Edwin Coathorpe, of the detective department,
proved following the prisoners up St. James's-street, and
said that he took Barrett, and a constable whom he called to
his assistance, took Fitzroy. Fitzroy threw the constable,
and on his (Coathorpe) going back with Barrett to the con-
stable's assistance ho took the two watches produced out of
Barrett's inner coat-pocket.
A constable named Driver, 398 A, corroborated the pre-
vious evidence.
A foreign gentleman named Ferren, staying at Draper's
Hotel, Piccadilly, identified one of the watches produced by
Sergeant Coathorpe.
The watches in the hands of the police are a silver lever,
•Robinson, maker," and a gold Geneva.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoners for trial.
George Pennington, a lad, was charged by Sergeant
Charles Coles, 23 C, with attempting to steal the breastpin
of a gentleman, and remanded.
Edward Pearson, and Thomas Simpson were charged
with loitering for the purpose of committing a felony, but
discharged.
William Huscroft was charged with stealing a purse in
Pall-mall.
Sergeant Cole saw the prisoner with another lad in Pall-
mall, and knowing them, watched them, and saw the pri-
soner and the other lad pick a female's pocket, but she re-
fused to attend to prosecute.
Prisoner wished to be tried by the magistrate, and was
committed for three months with hard labour.
Thomas Larkins was charged by Sergeant Cole with
attempting to pick pockets at the end of Crown-court, Pall-
The sergeant in this case seized the prisoner's hand while
in a lady's pocket. On searching the prisoner, he found a
silk handkerchief, no doubt stolen.
Prisoner said it was all false, but he wished it settled at
once.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for three months.
There were several other charges of a similar kind, and
they were disposed off in different ways.

THAMES.

OUTRAGE ON TOWER-RlLL.—James Crawley, an Irish
labourer, who has not been long in England, was brought
before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a brooch, valued 2s,
from the person of Mrs. Sarah Blunkney, a married s omen,
dwelling at 5, Phillip-street, Back-church-lane, St. George-
in-the-East.

The prosecutrix stated that about half. pest 10 o'clock last
night she was passing over Tower-hill on her way home,
when the prisoner came up to her, and, without speaking a
word, made a grisp at her brooch, a large and showy one,
and endeavoured to remove her shawl. She struggled and
kept her shawl, but he took the brooch, and she had never
seen it since. The prisoner ran away and she pursued him.
He went a variety of ways and she could not meet with a
police-constable for a long time. At last the prisoner went
towards the City, and she found a policeman and gave him
into custody.
A City police-constable, 563, stated that the prisoner was
intoxicated when he took him into custody, and he said, " I
might have run against the woman—l don't know whether
I did or not."
The prisoner, who said he was a dock labourer, repeated
what he said to the police constable and declared that he
did not take the brooch.
Mrs Blunkney—lie grasped the brooch, and took it right
away from me.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial.