The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-02 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROAP9RIES IN A CHAPEL—A SYSTEMATIC THIEF.—
Jane Hall, a girl, who described herself as a silkwinder
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following rob-
beries in St, Patrick's Chapel, Sutton-street, Soho.
Mrs Hannah Rogers, a widow, and keeping a house at
No, 6, Queen-street, Seven- dials, said that on Saturday
night last she Ras in St. Patrick's Chapel, Sutton-street,
Soho, and after leaving the confessional, and while kneeling
saying psayers, the prisoner kneeling next to her, she felt
felt something touch her pocket, in which she had the rent
she had shortly before received from her lodgers. On put-
ing her hand down she seized the prisoner's hand as it was
coming out of her pocket, it being at the time full of money.
She shook the prisoner's hand, and all the money from it
into her (prosecutrix's) lap.
Mr. Tyrwhit aske I the prosecutrix whether she had ever
seen the prisoner before, and she said she had not, and that
directly after the prisoner let fall the money she ran away,
but was stopped behind the pillars in the chapel, and said,
"D let me go. I'll never do it again." The prisoner was
then given into custody by some person connented with the
chapel.

Mr Richardson, 212 C, said the prisoner was charged
with picking the prosecutrix's pocket on Saturday night,
and when at the station she said she had done so, but asked
to be allowed to go home.
Mrs Rebecca Martin, the wife of a painter, of 29, Ste-
phen-street, Tottenham-court-road, said that, on Saturday
night four weeks, while kneeling in St. Patrick's Chapel,
saying prayers, after leaving the confessional, the prisoner
kneeling by her side, she felt something at her pocket.
She turned towards the prisoner, but as she seemed eo fer-
vently engaged in prayer she did not like to charge her.
Shortly after, the prisoner left in a hurried manner, and
on lair (prosecutrix) putting her hand into her pocket she
missed her purse, containing 14s 3d. On seeing the pri-
soner at the chapel on Saturday night, she at once
recognised her again.
On Mrs Martin taking her seat behind the dock, after
giving her evidence, the prisoner turned round and said,
" You old fool, I should like to pull your eyes out."
Prisoner said she was guilty of one charge, but not the
other.

Mr Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner on both charges.
John Elsham, a hatter, who gave a false address, was
charged with attempting to steal the watch of a young man
named Grey, in the Haymarket.

Prosecutor was in the Haymarket on Saturday night,
when some person insulted him and said he would give him
a good hiding, The prosecutor said the person could do so
if he was able, and while the altercation was going on the
prisoner rushed up and made an attempt to seize the pro-
secutor's watch, but being seen by Sergeant Nathaniel
Draecovicb, of the A division, he seized him and took him
to the Vine-street station.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisuner at the request of
the sergeant.

WESTMINSTER.

ROttEßlES.—William Audeum, a boy of
IG, was charged as follows 6

Ann Mayhew, of 14, Simmons-street, Chelsea, said that
on Saturday, about 5 o'clock, the prisoner came to her
house and asked the way to the Fulham-road. Witness
directed him, and he left, but returned in five minutes
and said he had forgotten his directions Witness
was directing him again, when he put his hand in her
pocket and took out a sovereign. She called her son, and
the prisoner, who ran away, was pursued and taken into
custody,

William Mayhew, son of the last witness, proved that
while looking out of the window he heard his mother say,
" 1 have lost my sovereign." He came down stairs and
caught him, but he got away again, and was ultimately
captured.
Thomas Wait, 45 B, said that he saw the prisoner run-
ning along the King's-road, followed by a great mob. He
ran into a shop, but was lost sight of, and again came to
view in about five minutes. Witness caught him, and he
said he was a respectable boy, and lived at 54, Brompton.
road. Witness took him to the station, and on searching
him found one sovereign, two florins, one shilling, and 6d. in
copper. Witness went to Brompton-road, but ho was not
known there.

Sergeant Smith said there was another charge against the
prisoner.

Mrs Jane Thompson, 162, Brompton-road, said that pri-
soner came into her shop last Wednesday at half-past C,
and after bargaining about a jug, left the shop. Three
minutes afterwards witness missed half a sovereign and ten
shillings in silver, with some coppers. She could swear to
him as being the man.

Prisoner denied the charge of Mrs. Thompson, and re-
fused any account of himself.

Ile was remanded till Saturday.

THAMES.

FORBEARANCE AND BRUTALITY.—John Harley, an
Irish labourer, aged 30, of No. 7, Shorter's-rents, Dock-
street, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with violently assaulting and beating George
Forster, a police-constable, No. 207 H.
Last night the policeman found the prisoner quarrelling
with a man in the neighbourhood of that frightful place,
Rosemary-lane, which has not improved since the name
has been changed to Royal Mint-street. Forster mildly
interfered and requested the prisoner to go home. He had
much trouble with him, but his pacific efforts were ulti•
mately crowned with success, and the prisoner departed.
The peace obtained by the constable was of short duration,
for the prisoner returned and made another disturbance.
He was about to strike the woman, when Forster
again interfered and took the prisoner to the station-house.
On his way there the prisoner struck the constable and
attempted to trip him up. Notwithstanding this the con-
stable interceded with the inspector of police at Leman-
street station-house, and asked him to release the prisoner.
His appeal was listened to favourably, and the inspector
said, "Release him ; let him go out at the back door." The
police constable was in the act of letting the prisoner out
when he turned round and said, " You shall have it now,"
and struck at him right and left, and inflicted several heavy
blows on his head and body. A fierce struggle took place,
and the constable bawled out for help. The prisoner then
grasped Forster by the neck and attempted to choke him.
Other policemen who heard the noise rushed to the help of
Forster and rescued him from the prisoner's grasp.
The prisoner, in defence, said he had a " dhrop taken,"
and that was all about it.

Mr. Partridge said the constable had acted with remark-
able and praiseworthy forbearance, and the prisoner had
committed a very brutal and cowardly outrage upon him.
Drunkenness was no excuse for these savage assaults on
members of the police in the fair exercise of their duty
He had not heard a worse case of the kind for some time.
He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months
and kept to hard labour.