The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OMNIBUS ROBBERY.—Mary M'Leary was charged be-
fore Mr Knox with sieal!ng from the person of Salina Lang-
dill, of 21, Abbey-road, St. John's-wood, a purse contain-
ing postage stamps, &c.
Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoner, and Mr Hayward, from Mr Beard's
office, watched the case, as also did Mr Richards (one of
the directors), on the part of the Atlas and Waterloo Om-
nibus Association.

The evidence having been given,
Mr Lewis addres'sed the magistrate on the prisoner's be-
half, stating that he was instructed that she was only re-
cently from Scotland, and that although she had been seen
by constables from the different divisions, eke was not
known to any of them.
Mr Knox said he would consent to take the prisoner's
plea if she thought proper to plead before him, but if he
did so he would at once state that she would undergo the
full penalty, as the misery inflicted by omnibus thieves was
incalculable.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for six
months with hard labour,
A BOY CHARGED 'WITH UTTERING A FORGED
CHEQUE.—Henry Wells, about 13 years of age, in the
employ of Mr Moseley, upholsterer, of Berners-street,
was charged before Mr Knox with endeavouring to obtain
the sum of £lO by means of a forged cheque.

Mr Henry Richard Mackie, draper, of 30, Goodge-street,
Tottenham-court-road, deposed that, on Wednesday morn-
ing, the prisoner called at his shop and asked him to change
a cheque for £lO for Mrposeley. He told the prisoner to
take it back and get it (Wed and endorsed, and the prisoner
did so, and in the evening called for the money. He told
the prisoner that he would send the money round to Mr
Moseley, and did so, when he found that the signature and
endorsement upon the cheque, both purporting to be Mr
Moseley's, were forged.
In answer to Mr Knox, _ _ _

Mr Mackie said he knew the prisoner to be in the employ
of Mr Moseley, who was a customer of his, and the prisoner
had been for change before. He had seen Mr Moseley that
morning before coming to the court, and he would retain
the prisoner in his employ if his worship would let him off
and discharge him.
Mr Knox said that as they had thought proper to bring
the prisoner before him, he must do his duty. The matter
was one which, under any circumstances, ought to be in-
quired into, as probably the boy was in tho hands of some.
body else.
Mr Mackie stated that it was Mr Moseley who had given
the buy int) custody for endeavouring to obtain the
monoy.
Mr Knox said if it had been for endeavouring to obtain
monoy the prisoner should have b3en taken on a warrant,
but it was uttering a forged cheque,
Police-constable Thos. Maguire, 58 E, said be was sent

for to Moseley's and the prisoner given into his custody,
when he said that he had taken the cheque out of the
oheque-book on Tuesday and forged it on Wednesday.
Mr Knox remanded the prisoner for a week for the at-
tendance of Mr. Moseley, to prove the signature to the cheque
to be a forgery.

WESTMINSTER.
MYSTERIOUS Loss OF A. VALUABLE GOLD WATCH,
Edward Thorpe, a respectable looking young man, wal
placed at the bar charged with stealing a gold watch, value
£3O, and appendages.
Mrs Eliza Banniok, of 5, Rose- terrace, Fulham-road, said
that she accused the prisoner of stealing her watch and ap-
pendages, because nobody else could have taken them. He
was employed to clean the windows, and so had access to
the property, which had been left in a drawer.
Mr Selfe—How did the prisoner know that you had a
watch in that drawer.
Mrs Banniok—He was there cleaning the windows in his
dinner hour, and having said that he thought it was grow-
ing late, and he must come in the evening to finish his
work, I took the watch out of the drawer, and looking at it
told him the time, and then replaced it in his presence.
Mr. Selfe—When did you miss it ?
Mrs Bannick—l went to the drawers again at 5 o'clock,
and then I missed my watch and appendages. A loose key
belonging to the watch was lying on the mat where I had
it. At half-past 6 the prisoner came to finish the windows.
I allowed him to go upstairs, and then sent for a constable
and gave him into custody for stealing it. I said to him,
"You have stolen my watch." He replied. "You took the
watch out to show me, after which you put it round your
neck." That was not true, I assure you, for I replaced it
in the drawer after I had told the prisoner the time.
Prisoner—You will excuse me, madame, but you did not
put it in the drawer. I saw you fling the chain round your
neck, and you left the room to speak to a lady.
Mr Sdlfe—Did you know anything of the prisoner be-
fore ?
Mrs Bannick—No ; but he was recommended by a re-
spectable person.
Prisoner—l am a respectable man, and it can be proved.
I have worked for three years for Mr Larken in the Ful-
ham-road. I began the drawing-room windows, and was
then called up to the young lady's bed-room windows, and
there she looked at the watch and told me the time, after
which she put it round her neck, as I have stated. I de-
clare to God that I never touched the watch, and know
nothing about it. I was never locked up in my life before,
and I can receive the best of characters.
Mr Selfe—At what time do you consider the accused
must have taken the watch I'
Mrs Bannick —Directly after I replaced it in the
drawer. I loft the room to speak to a lady, leaving the
prisoner in the room at the time.
Mr Selfe—Who else had access to the room between that
and the time you missed your watch?
Mrs Bannick—Nobody. I looked the door directly after
the prisoner loft, at about two o'clock, and kept the key in
my pocket until I missed the watch.
Mr Selfe—. Was the drawer in which you kept it looked ?
Mrs Bannick—No, it was not. The room door being
locked, was considered sufficient.
Mr Selfe—Who else was there in the house ?
Mrs Bannick—Only a charwoman, who never went into
that room, and the owners of the house, who occupy the
second floor.
Prisoner (to prosecutrix)—You may depend upon it, you
are mistaken, madame. You put the watoh round your
neck.

Mr Selfe—Are you sure you did not do so ?
Mrs B tnnick—Quito sure.
Mr Selfo—l suppose you sometimes wear it. 'When is
that?

Mrs Bannick—On Sundays, or if I went to a concert or
anything of that sort.
The lady's niece—l am certain that my aunt did not wear
the watch.
A young woman engaged ae a charwoman at the house at
the time said she had her dress body oft, and could not have
worn it.
Mr Selre said it was an extraordinary affair, and the
police must make a strict examination of the premises. I4e
must detain the accused, but would take brit in £3O for his
appearance on a future day.

A SPORTSMAN BIT BY AN ADDER.—A few days
ago, while Mr. Arthur J. Wigram was deer stalking on hie
shootings at Sconser, Syke, ho knelt to take aim at a stag,
and in doing so placed his knee on an adder, which stung
him on the leg. He suffered seriously from the effects of
the bite, but is uow recovering.—. Edinburgh Courant.

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