The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

CENTRAL C

RIMINAL COURT.-This Day,

OLD COURT.

The sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced
this morning before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen,
and the Sheriffs.

The calendar contained the names of only 64 prisoners
for trial, and the cases were not of that aggravated and
serious nature which marked the two former sessions. There
was one indictment for wilful murder, which was preferred
against a female. The prisoner was charged with the murder
of her illegitimate child, and although there could bo no doubt
about the child being the prisoner's, the question that
would be for them to decide was, the intention of the pri-
soner when the child came to its death, which was caused
by strangulation. There was a case of manslaughter, which
was of an unusual nature. the prisoner and the person
killed were both inmates of a gaol, The prisoner was in-
censed at his cell being searched, and during that ex-
citement the blow was struck which, it was alleged, caused
the death of the man. From the facts which would
be laid before them, they would have to decide
whether there was sufficient to justify the returning of a
true bill. There was also a charge against a person for
attempting to kill his wife by throwing her out of window,
but the evidence was not very satisfactory. The other
charges that would require their attention was that of a
man attempting to bribe a witness, and another of rather a
novel nature, namely, the alleged counterfeiting of the trade
mark of Mr. Rolfe, a pianoforte maker. He did not anti-
cipate they would meet with any difficulty, but in the
event of assistance being required it would be readily
afforded.

Samel Davis and Marion Davis, convicted of felony last
session, were brought up for sentence.
The Recorder sentenced Samuel Davis to six years' penal
servitude, and Maria Davis to six months' imprisonment
with hard labour.

A respectably dressed man named Jowet, lately a secre•
tary to a Forester's Society, surrendered to an indictment
charging him with embezzlement.
After hearing the evidence the jury acquitted him.

Mr. Metcalf said as there were other indictments he
should proceed with some of them.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SAD TERMINATION OF CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLE-
MAN.—DEATH OF COLONEL HENRY Bnowg.—Amongst
the charges on the police sheets this mottling was one as
follows :—Colonel Henry Brown, drunk and incapable.
On Mr. Tyrwhitt taking his seat on the beach Inspec-
tor Walker, of the C division, said] that after the charge
was taken the gentleman complained of being unwell, and
the divisional surgeon was sent for, who advised that he
should pa taken home, and subsequently he expired.
It appears that the dead colonel was coming from the
King's-road, Chelsea, yesterday evening on the roof of an
omnibus, and when in Piccadilly he was observed to sud-
denly fall back, having every appearance of labouring under
intoxication. He was assisted down by the conductor and
two or three constables, and taken to Vine-street station,
and charged with being intoxicatelYAs soon as the charge
was entered he complained of being very unwell, and
vomited. The divisional surgeon (Dr. Tothill) was imme-
diately sent for, and on attending advised that the colonel
should be taken to his home. This was done, and Dr.
Barclay, of Bruton-street, sent for, but shortly after the
colonel expired, it is believed from apoplexy.
The dead colonel, who was for many years in the late
East India Comp'. ny's service, for the last few months re-
sided at 72, Regent-street.
ROBBERY AT A CHAPEL.—Two boys named Dennis
Breen and John Spring were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with stealing some zinc window sashes, of the value of
from Whitfield Chapel, Tottenham-court-road.
It appears that some building is going on at the chapel,
and on Saturday afternoon while a carman named Syree
was delivering some materials at the chapel he observed
Breen dragging some of the zinc sashes underneath a
boarding in John-street, Tottenham-court-road, and the
other prisoner, who was standing in the middle of the road,
had some in his hands.

Groves, 97 E, said that one of the prisoners told him tbat
he had sold some at a marine store dealer's in Hertford-
sireet, Fitzroy-square, and on going there he found a
quantity.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not help feeling that the
marine store dealer ought to give some explanation of the
affair.

Mr. Thomas Richards, builder, said he had missed
some lead besides the sashes, which were of the value of £l.

Inspector Garforth said that the zinc found at the marine
store dealer's was new, and had been broken up.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the zinc taken from the marine store
dealer's should not be given up, and committed the boys for
21 days. It was clear that it was the rascally receiver who
set boys on to steal.