The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-30 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

A PROSECUTOR AND HIS WITNESS REFUSED THEIR
EXPENSES.—Susan Leonard, a dirty miserable looking
woman, was charged befor Mr Arnold with stealing a can
of milk, the value of the can and milk being I6s
It appears that Mr W. Griffin, dairyman, of 11, Little
Windmill-street, is in the habit of leaving a can of milk
every evening at the door of Mr Birch, milkman, 2, South-
row, and about a quarter to 7 this morning a female saw the
prisoner take up the can and milk and walk off with it.
She then gave information to Mr Birch, and he went after
the prisoner and gave her into custody, the prisoner refus-
ing to give up the can an•i milk, stating they were her own
property, and that she was gong to serve her customers.
In answer to Mr Arnold, Mr Griffin and Mr Birch said
that the can of milk was left at the door of Mr Birch every
morning between 6 and 7, the house bell being rung to let
Mr Birch know that it was there, but no one being in
charge of it, and it appeared that this morning it was left
for three-quarters of an hour unprotected.
Aldridge, 205 U, said the prisoner was quite sober at the
time.

The prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the charge.

Mr Arnold committed her for trial, and said that the
female who had given Mr Birch information should have
her expenses, but neither Mr. Birch nor Mr. Griffin. They
had acted very foolishly, and in a most incautious manner.
Mr Griffin asked the magistrate whether he could not
deal with the case.

Mr Arnold said he could not, It was to give the prose-
cutor and his witness the inconvenience—for leaving their
property in such an exposed manner, and placing tempta-
tion in the way of persons—that he sent the case to the

sessions,
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

WESTMINSTER.

A SURGEON CHARGED WITH THREATENING HIS WIFE.
—Mr. Joseph Lanoashear, a surgeon, of No, 1, Park-road,
West Brornpton, was charged with using threatening lan-
guage to his wife.
Mrs. Lancashear said that on the 28th inst. her husband
came home drunk and commenced a volley of abuse at her
and everybody he met. He called them beastly names, and
after putting them all in jeopardy fell on a chair and went
to sleep. He awoke very excited, and crossing the room
thrust his fist in her face. She called for assistance and he
desisted, but afterwards came up to her and aimed a violent
blow at the back of her neck, which was fortunately warded
off by her daughter. Witness and all the inmates of the
house west in fear of their lives. He took up a poker and
said he would do for them. Hie conduct was often similar
to that on the present occasion, and he had more than once
threatened to poison all the people in the house.
Mrs. Nancy Brewer having corroborated this statement,
Louisa Lancashear, an intelligent girl, said her father
came home drunk and went to sleep on a chair. He woke
up and abused her mother, and would have struck her on
the head had not she prevented him. He said he would
do for her.

Mr. Tyrwhitt, after animadverting on the defendant's
conduct, said he was sorry to see a man in his position in
life placed at the bar of a police court charged with such an
offence. The case, however, did not appear to him of a
vindictive nature, and he should order defendant to find one
bail in £lO for his good behaviour to his wife for six
months.