The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO UG 11-STREET.
ROBBERY A'S HER MAJESTY'S TREATRE.—George
Wilson, a tall elderly man, who refused his address, but
described himself as a traveller, was charged before Mr.
Knox with stealing from the person of Mr. John Battes, of
4, King's-terrace, Commercial- road, Stepney, cabinetmaker,
a portemonnaie containing five sovereigns and some silver,
and the duplicate of a watch of the value of £l3 10s., while
at the pit entrance of Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket.
Mr. Battes said he was at the pit entrance of Her
Majesty's Theatre last night with his wife, there being
great pressure from the persons waiting to gain admission,
when he felt a hand in his trousers pockets. Ho, as soon as
he could, got his hand down, and felt the prisoner's hand
coming from his pocket, but not being able to hold it, held
his coat and called " PAice," and on a constable coming
up gave him into custody. Tho prisoner said he was going
to the pit of the theatre, bat on the constable asking him for
his ticket he said he bad not got one, but had the money to
pay, although it was necessary to have a ticket before
entering the theatre.
Mr. Knox—Was the prisoner dressed as he is now (rather
shabbily, with a large woollen scarf round his neck) ?

Mr. Battes said he was.
Mr. Knox—What had you in your portemonnaie
Mr. Battes stated that he had five sovereigns, same sil-
ver, and the duplicate relating to a lever watch, of the
value of £l3 105.
The prisoner put several questions to Mr. Battes, with
the view of showing that it might have been somebody else
whose hand was in his pocket; but Mr. Battes said that
although he could not swear it was the prisoner's, still
he had no doubt of it.
Sergeant Butt, 95 A, said on taking the prisoner into
custody he found 2s. or 3e. in his hand. At the station the
prisoner refused his address.
Sergeant Edward Langley, of the detective department,
Scotland-yard, said he had known the prisoner for years as
a thief, and he had been charged at Bow-street with rob•
bery at the Italian Opera House, Covent-garden.
Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, that in-
quiries might be made respecting him. If the prisoner took
the purse he must have passed it to some one.
Sergeant Langley said ho thought it very likely the pri-
soner put it in some one else's pocket—a thing often done
by prisoners when detected.
Remanded.

THAMES.
A COUPLE or DISORWERLIES.—George Salmon, a la-
bower, 25 years of age, with a bloated face, and Ellen Cun-
ningham, a withered old woman, both as dirty and dissi-
pated as it is possible to conceive, were charged before Mr.
Partridge with being drunk and disorderly, and the woman
was charged in addition with breaking a large pane of plate
glass, valued at £3 10s., in the window of the Roebuck
publichouse, in Cannon-street-road, St. George-in-the-
East.
Mr. George Bruce, barman to the landlord of the Roe-
buck, said the male prisoner came into the house yesterday
eve:ding, and conducted hi.nself in a very noisy and disor-
derly manner. The man was intoxicated, but knew what
he was about. lie ejected him from the house.
The prisoner then remained outside and matip
a disturbance. A mob of roughs, loose women, and
others collected, and a riotous scene was the consequence.
The female rrisoner was the worst, and she took up a stone
and threw it at the window. It struck a stout pane of
glass, and did sot crack it. The woman then took
up a large piece of asphalto and hurled it at a large pane
of plate glass and broke it. The value of it was £3 or £4.
Mr. Partridge—Are you insured ?
Witness—l believe Mr. William Sands, the proprietor of
the Roebuck, has insured his plate glass.
The prisoner Johnson said he was for three years in the
employ of Messrs. Taylor brothers, cocoa manufacturers,
and had been out of work twelve weeks ; all he had to drink
yesterday was a half pint of beer.
Mr. Partridge said a half pint of beer would make no
man intoxicated. Ho should fine the male prisoner ss,
for being drunk and disorderly, and order the woman to
pay 255. towards the damage she had caused, and a fine of
55., and in default of payment to be imprisoned for one
month,
The pair were pent to prison,