The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-08 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER,

A VOLUNTEER PRlSOXER—John:spOeackjabliy7,
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Salle with causing a
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disturbance near Battersea-tridge.

Police-constable GAver, V 132, stated that about half-
past three c'clock that morning he was near .Battersea-
bridge, when he heard a great disturbance. He went
towards the bridge and there saw several persons fighting
with each other near the World's End publichouse. The
prisoners were among them. He induced the mob to dis-
perse with the exception of the prisoners, who were drunk
and refused to leave. As Gadner insisted on not going
away witness was obliged to take him into custody. On
his way to the station.b.ouse he became very violent. He
also acted in a very violent manner at the station-house.
Mr Belte—What did the other prisoner do ?

Constable—He said that ho would not leave while his
riend was in the station.

Boak—You forced me into the cell and I was locked up.
Constable—You refused to leave, and I was obliged to
!ock you up,

Gadner was fined 10s, and Boak was discharged.

THAMES.

DARING STREET ROBBERY.—James Coleman, a most
audacious young thief, who belongs to a lawless gang fre-
quenting Ratcliff -highway and adjacent streete,was brought
before Mr. Paget charges with assaulting and robbing a
foreign sailor named Rushy:lan Anderson,
The manner in which many robberies had been effected
by the Rateliff-highway thieves of late is somewhat inge-
nious as well as impudent, Sailors have been surrounded
by lade, one of whom calls the attention of the victim to
aim° dirt on his shoulder, while one or two others offi-
ciously offer their services to wine it off, and another, while
his attention is engaged, rifles his pockets or snatches his
watch, In this manner the prosecutor, who belongs to
the ship Hamburg, lying in the Commercial Dock,
was accosted yesterday afternoon, Several boys, in-
cluding the prisoner, came round him, and he telt a tug
at his right trousers pocket; his purse, containing £1 15s,
was gone. The purse was in the prisoner's hand. The
prisoner shouted loudly for the police, and assistance was
readily afforded by a respectable man named Bernard Kop-
per, of No. 8, Warwick-place West, Pimlico, furniture
dealer- He was in a house in Ratcliff-highway, and heard
the prosecutor " Give me my money." He went
tothedoor calling
dilintfaw out
the prosecutor and the prisoner
struggling together. Another man caught hold of the
prisoner, and Mr Kopper fetched a policeman named Stroud,
147 H, who took the prisoner into custody. The purse and
money were in his hand, and taken from him. Stroud
said the prisoner had been in custody ten times, and had
been summarily convicted.

The prisoner, in his defence, said he took no money from
the prosecutor. Two or three other boys did so. He was
coming along the Highway, and a boy put the sailor's
purse
and money into his hand. The sailor took it out of
his hand and gave him into custody.
Mr Paget committed the prisoner for trial.
The prosecutor
optu rtsheeand police,m on eayn.d
you can
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The sailor intimated that his ship would sail to morrow.
Mr Puget---I cannot help , hat.
Mr Paget—lt is in chargo
aor
m o n
ey when
sh keen d
the f it r his
trial is over.