The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

A WOMAN ENDEAVOURING TO STRANGLE HERSELF IN
A POLICE STATION.—Mary Ann Paget, a woman about 40
years of age, was charged with being drunk and incapable
in the street. There was also a subsequent charge against
her for endeavouring to strangle herself in the police sta-
tion.

John Boyle, 284 B, said that at half-past 1 o'clock this
morning he found the defendant in St. George's-road, Pim-
lico, drunk and incapable, and ;ook her to the station-house,
where the charge being entereil, she was locked up.
Joseph Robes, 142 11, said defendant was brought in at
half-past 1 o'clock. Shortly after she had several fits, and
a doctor was sent for. Directly she saw him she became
very violent and jumped up frau the floor. Witness then
conveyed her to a cell, when she suddenly took off a gar-
ter, and placing it round her, while she pulled the ends
with great force. She was directly afterwards found black
in the face. An attendant was left with her during the
night to prevent a repetition of the offence.

Mr Arnold—Did the defendant say anything when you
prevented her destroying herself?
Witness—. She said she wJull do it again.

'Mr Arnold—Lid anything transpire as to the cause?
Witness—lt was stated that the defendant bad lived at
54, Lillington-street, and that her husband had sold up her
home and deserted her.

Mr Arnold—l must remand her for a week,

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MARLBOROT.T4H_
STEALING MARKED Mo:NET.--John Ilawkes, a boy in
the employ of Messrs Massey Iliad Co., military cap makers,
No. 7, Great Newport-street, iras charged before Mr Tyr-
whitt with stealing some marled money from the desk of
his employers. STREET.

From the evidence of Mr john Wright, foreman to the
prosecutors, who stated that inconsequence of money being
missed almost daily for the pa.t six weeks, he, on the pre-
vious night, marked 98 2d, ind placed it in the till. On
going to the premises that rooming
he missed all the money,
and hearing that the prisoner, Who was employed as errand
boy, had come half-an-hour before his time, he asked him
why he had done so, when he said he had woke earlier than
usual. lie then asked the prisoner what money ho had
about him, and he took from his pocket two sixpences,
stating that that was all he had, and on poking at them he
(witness) found they were two he had marked overnight.
He then sent for a constable, and gave the prisoner into
custody, and on making a search the remainder of the
marked money was found under some wood in the kitchen.
The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, and said he took the
money to buy a pair of boots, was committed for four
months with hard labour.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOIL ASSAULTING A
LICENSED VICTUA.LLER.—WIII. Allen, 14, Prince's-row,
Newport-market, was charged with assaulting Mr Thomas
Lindfield, of the Queen's Head Tavern, 412, Oxford-street.
Mr Lindfield said that on the previous night the prisoner
and another man came into his house and called for some
drink, hut seeing they were both drunk he refused to serve
them, and requested them to leave. The prisoner's com-
panion did so, but the prisoner refused, and on his (Mr
Lindfield) putting him out of his house, so as to prevent a
disturbance, the prisoner struck him a violent blow in the
face and eye, and but for th.e interference of a neighbour,
Mr Schwabe, the prisoner no doubt would have inflicted
serious injury upon him, ha behaving in a very viclent
manner, and it requiring two constables to take him to the
station.

A constable proved seeing Mr Lindfield's face bleeding.
Mr Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for a month, with
hard labour, without the option of paying a fine.