The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERT.—Robert King, a tall,
shabbily attired man, wearing a large beard and moustache,
was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing two silk pocket
handkerchiefs and a victorine, the property of Mr. Charles
Macey, linendraper, of 27, Great Titchfield•street.
Samuel Edmonds, assistant to Mr, Macey, said—Between
twelve and one o'clock yesterday afternoon the prisoner
came to my employer's shop and selected goods to the
amount of £26, at the same time handing me a cheque for
£26, drawn by Joseph Kent on Messrs Raw and Co., Fur-
nival's-inn, and requesting that the goods might be sent
to No. 89, Albany-street, Regent's-park. Direotly after
the prisoner left two silk handkerchiefs and a victorine were
missed—they having been seen safe by me a few minutes
before the prisoner left the shop. I then sent one of our
young men to follow the prisoner to see where he resided,
and he followed the prisoner to the Model Lodging-house
in Charles• street, Drury-lane, and then came back and in •
formed me where he had traced the prisoner to. I then
went with the young man and a constable from Bow-street
to the Model Lodging-house, and there found the prisoner
asleep on a bench. The constable searched the place, but
could not find the articles, and then woke the prisoner.
The constable said he came about two handkerchiefs and a
victorine, and the landlady said she had seen the articles
offered for sale in the room. The prisoner was then taken
to George-street, and charged.
Prisoner—Did you serve me with the goods ?
Witness—l did.
Prisoner—Will you swear that I did not say I would take
the handkerchiefs and victorino with me ?

Witness—l will.
Charles Vloodfall, 27 F—At 6 o'clock yesterday I accom-
panied the last witness to the Model Lodging-house in
Charles-street, Drury-lane. I there saw the prisoner ap-
parently asleep. I woke him up, and asked him if he had
ordered any goods that day, and he said he had not, but
afterwards said he had. On taking him in charge, he said
he knew nothing about the articles. I then took him to the
station, and at 10 o'clock last night the articles were brought
to me by a man named Rees.
David Rees, lodging at the Model Lodging-house, said—
Yesterday the prisoner gave me the articles produced to
pledge for ss. I tried to do so, but could not. I returned
with them, and finding the prisoner was in custody, I took
the articles to the constable (the last witness).
The witness Edmonds identified the property as that of
Mr, Macey.
Prisoner—lt is true I took the articles, but I was in dis-
tress. I have been only two months liberated from a
lunatic asylum.
Mr, Knox—The defence of insanity is now being com-
monly set up, but insanity is not a defence for such a charge
as the present, and I shall therefore send you for trial,
where you can set up that defence if you think proper.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.
Mr. -Henry Jenkins, licensed victualler, of Upper Bel.
grave place, was fined lOs or seven days for disorderly con-
duct at the King's Arms, Shepherd's-market.
The defendant went to the house of Mr. Jackson, the
King's Arms, Shepherd's-market, and made use of very
disgraceful language to his niece, whe is living barmaid
with Mr. Jackson, and at last him conduct became so dis-
orderly that he was taken into custody.