The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-10 00:00:00

POLICE RITEILIGENCIE Day

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE CHARGE OF ROBBING A PAWNBROKER,--Fanny
Nichols and Margaret Levy, charged with robbing Mr.
Fry, pawnbroker, of Crown-street, Soho, of a number of
dresses of the value of between 430 and 410, were again
brought up.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great garlborough-street, ap,.
pared for the prosecution; and Mr. Lewis, jun., for the
defence.

The evidence taken on a former occasion having been read
over, Mr. Lewis, jun., cross-examined the witnesses.
Levy was discharged; Mr. Lewis, jun,, called witnesses
to prove that Nichols was in bed at the time the constable
(Costick, 81 C) swore he saw her with a large bundle in
th 3 passage of the house; and one of them (the woman
who had just been discharged), in answer to Mr. Edward
Lewis, prevaricated u good al, first stating that she had
never been in custody and afterwards admitting that she
had been.

In answer to Mr, Edward Lewis, Mr. Fry said he had
been twice robbed since Nichols had lived in his house, and
that she was a great drunkard, and frequently did not
come home 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning ; and Costick Ea!d
that when he saw Nichols she appeared to be coming out of
the house, but on his turning his light on she shut the
door in his face.

The magistrate having stated that there was a great
varience in the evidence of the witnesses for the defence,
committed Nichols for trial, but consented to take bail.

ARTFUL ROBBERY.—Mary Ryan, a milk carrier, was
charged before Mr. Knot with stealing two tablecloths, the
property of Mr. Arthuz Chapman, banker, 47, Qrosvonor-
street.

It appears that in consequence of several tablecloths
being missed from a drawer in the servants' hall, a watch
was kept by the groom, a young man named Cox, and'
when the prisoner brought the afternoon's milk she was
observed to go to the drawer and take out two tablecloths.
Cox went into the street and saw a woman who was in the
habit of accompanying the prisoner, making off. He went
ofter her, and from under her arm took the tablecloths, and
then went back and gave the prisoner—who was busily
employed in serving her milk as if nothing had occurred•..
into custody.

George Pope, 103 C, said on taking the prisoner into
custody, She denied having stolen the cloths.
Mr. Knox retnand9:l t4e prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.

A GENTLEMAN CHARGED 'WITH BEING DRUNK AND
RIOTOUS.—Mr. William Collins, a gentleman residing at
20, Sidney-street, Chelsea, was charged with being drunk
and riotous in Onslow-square, Brompton.
Police-constable Dwyer, 317 B, said that about half-past
one this morning he heard a very great noise in Onslow-
square, and on proceeding thither he found the defendant
in company with a woman, drunk, and creating a disturb-
mace. He requested him to go away, bat received a volley
of abuse, defendant telling him that he was a gentleman,
that he was at his own door, and was not going to be inter-
fered with by a policeman. The woman was a prosti-
tute, and the constable suspecting something, he hav-
ing left the defendant, returned and told him that ho
should ring the boll, and ascertain whether he lived there.
The woman said, "Don't ring the bell, he don't live them,"
and the constable requested him to go away, but he flatly
refused, and began a volley of abuse. The constable then
went away, and returned in about five minutes with another
policemen, on account of the noise being repeated, He
was requested to leave, bat refused, made a noise, called the
policeman names, and finally was taken to the station and
locked up.
Defendant had nothing to say, and Mr. Selfe, after anim-
adverting upon his disgraoeful conduct, fined him 205.,
which was immediately paid.

THAMES.

DARING BURGLARY.-TARE CARE OF YOUR LINEN.

—Frederick Flock, aged 20, Mary Ann Dodson, 19, and
Martha Japes, 17, were charged with breaking into the
wash-house attached to the dwelling-house of Elizabeth
Wilde, No. 8, College-terrace, Stepney Green.
The prosecutrix identified a large quantity of linen pro-
duced, and said her wash-house was entered on Tuesday
night or early yesterday morning, and the listen which had
been left in the water in a washing tub taken away. She
missed the property at sewn o'clock yesterday morning,
She knew the prisoner Jupos. Her brother worked in the
factory as a file maker, and her mother was the laundress of
the family. She also knew the girl's father.
James Briden, a police sergeant, No. 4 K, stated that no
information of the robbeiy was given to the police until
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, and he immediately
proceeded to examine the premises. The burglars' had
climbed over a wall at the back of the premises. There
was a similar wall, at the back of each house in College-
terrace, and any oh ild could get over the walls owing to
the want of a paling or chevaux de friss on the top. Mr.
Gilbert, a gentleman living next door to Mrs. Wilde, had
been plundered of limn which was taken out of his garden
at the back of his house. Fie found all the prisoners in a
room in the tenement No. 0, Hope-place, Lline'douseg last
night. There were two lads in the room. All five were
engaged in drying the stolen linen by the fire and spread.
ing it out. Some of the linen was before the fire and some
was on the table. The remainder was in a corner and
had been dried. He lost the two lads, whom he knew
well, and he expected to take them. One of the lads went
to the window, opened it, and jumped into the street
directly he entered the room, and in endeavouring to secure
him ha lost the other boy, who went out at the door and ran

down stairs. The prisoners also attempted to escape. He
had no assistance, but he secured them. Dodson said the
linen was brought into her room at two o'clock in the after-
noon. He knew the prisoner well. She had been convicted
several times. Flock was a bad character and the associate
thieves. The third prisoner Jupes was a wicked girl and
had left her parents.
Miss Elizabeth Wilde said the washhouse door was closed
with a latch and not locked. Any one could enter it from
the yard after climbing the wall. The linen produced was
worth £5.

The prisonera made no defence, and were remanded for a
week.

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