The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STILE%T•

ANNOYING A GENTLEMXN.—Kate Chrchill, a smartly
dressed young woman, "an unfortunate,' was charged be-
fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with annoying Captea Godbold, of 7,
Albemarle-street,

Captain Godbold said that as he was waking along Pic-
cadilly last night about 10 o'clock the prioner came up to
him and importuned him, and would not leave him. To
get away from her he
.walked amongst he cabs, but she
still followed him. She then seized his crltt tails, and tore
his coat open trying to get his pocket lindkerchief from
his breast pocket. A crowd of persons the/ gathered round
them, and the prisoner then struck at :dm several times
trying to knock his hat off. Acting upon tie advice of some
of the bystanders he told the prisoner ho would give her in
charge, when she made off but was ovataken, and taken
into custody.

Prisoner said she was very sorry and had no recollection
of the cccurrence.

Francis Aliwood, IEG C, who took theprisoner into cus-
tody, said she had been drinking, but kaew what she was
about.

Captain Godbold said the prisoner's conduct was very
bad.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was the duty of
the magistrate to
put an end to this harassing of men in the streeto. Hoshould commit the prisoner for a monthwith hard labour.
A PICRPOCKET AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—EIIen
Powell, a young woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with attempting to pick pockets of sevral ladies at the
Princess's Theatre on the previous aftertoon. _

Edwin Ceathupe, of the Detective Department, Scotland -
yard, was at the Princess's Theatre yesterday afternoon
when the audience were leaving, after the day performance
of the pantomime, when he saw the prisoner at the foot of
the stairs leading to the boxes, moving about among the
ladies leaving the theatre. He watched the prisoner for
some time and saw her try several ladies' pockets, and
then put her hand in her own. On asking her what she
had in her pockets she sail, " She did not kaow,
and on her withdrawing her hand, Coarhupe inserted his
and found two purses there, each containing money, and
the following addresses :—" 26, Harley street, Bow-road,
;" " Mrs, T. Baker, Walmer-place, Brompton ;" " Mrs.
Wood, 49, Frederick-street, Caledonian-road ;" and a card
with the name of Mrs. J. Mitchell on it.

Sergeant Cole, E Division, corroborated Coathupe, and
said the prisoner told him that she was a prostitute, and
went to the theatre with a gentleman, who must have put
the purses into her pocket.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week.

WESTMINSTER.

A DARING FELIALE PICKPOCKET.—EIiziboth Scott, a
woman about 30 years of age, attired in a handsome velvet
mantle and bonnet, was placed at the bar charged with
attempting to pick a pocket, and also with other gross bale-
conduct.

Mrs. Emma Crossby, the wife of a grocer, living at 9,
Child-street, Earl's-court, Brampton, said that at a little
after four yesterday afternoon, she was in the Cromwell-
road with her sister, a girl 11 or 12 years of age, when the
prisoner, accompanied by a gentleman, came up and accosted
her. They asked her if she would be good enough to direct
them to the Paddington railway station. As it was a long
distance off and she was not wall acquainted with the neigh-
bourhood, she told the prisoner and her companion that
she could not well direct thew, but they must go to Hyde--
park-corner. At the moment she said this she felt a
pressure against her person. She then found that the pri-
soner was close by her side with her hand in her (prosecu-
trix's) pocket, and she immediately endeavoured to secure
her. She seized the prisoner by the wrist, and after pul-
ing the hand out of her pocket so heldsher. The prisoner
endeavoured to free herself, and failing at the moment,
struck her a violent blow on the cheek with the other
hand, and extricating herself ran away.
Mr. Arnold—What became of the person you have de-
scribed as a gentleman ? .

Prosecutt ix—He ran c•ff just when he found I had caught
her hand is my pocket, and she ran after him. I followed
into Thurloe-street, and when she came into another street
and found I was close upon her, she stooped to a heap of
gravel, and taking a hanuful, turned round to throw it into
my face. When she had struck me on the former occa-
sion, it had been with such violence that it had
knocked me from the pavement into the road, and when she
took up the gravel I ran to the other side of the way to pre•
vent her doing me any further violence. I had sent for a
constable at the South Kensington Museum, and I had
scarcely crossed when he came up and took the prisoner
into custody,