The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-10 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE CHARGE OF ROBBING A PAWNBROKER.--Fataly
Nichols and Margaret Levy, charged with robbing Mr.
Fry, pawnbroker, of Crown-street, Soho, of a number of
dresses of the value of between £3O and £4O, were again
brought up.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
pared for the prosecution; and Mr. Lewis, jun., for the
defence.

The evidence taken on a former occasion having been read
over, Mr. Lewis, jun., cross-examined the witnesses.
Levy was discharged ; Mr. Lewis, jun,, called witnesses
to prove that Nichols was in bed at the time the constable
(Costick, 81 C) swore he saw her with a large bundle in
the passage of the house; and one of them (the woman
who had just been discharged), in answer to Mr. Edward
Lewis, prevaricated a good deal, first stating that she had
never been in custody and afterwards admitting that she
had been.

In answer to Mr, Edward Lewis, Mr. Fry said he had
been twice robbed since Nichols had lived in his house, and
that she was a great drunkard, and frequently did not
cone home 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning ; and Costick cad
that when he saw Nichols she appeared to be coming out of
the house, but on his turning his light on sho shut the
door in his face.

The magistrate having stated that there was a great
variance in the evidence of the witnesses for the defence,
committed Nichols for trial, but consented to take bail.
ARTFUL ROBBERY.—Mary Ryan, a milk carrier, was
charged before Mr. Knox with stealing two tablecloths, the
property of Mr, Arthur Chapman, banker, 47, Grosvenor-
street.

It appears that in consequence of several tablecloths
being missed from a drawer in the servants' hall, a watch
was kept by the groom, a young man named Cox, and
when the prisoner brought the afternoon's milk she was
observed to go to the drawer and take out two tablecloths.
Cox went into the street and saw a woman who was in the
habit of accompanying the prisoner, making off. He went
after her, and from under her arm took the tablecloths, and
then went back and gave the prisoner—who was busily
employed in serving her milk as if nothing had occurred—.
into custody.

George Pope, 103 C, said on taking the prisoner into
custody, she denied having stolen the cloths,
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.

A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH BEING DRUNK AND
RIOTOUS.—Mr. 'William Collins, a gentleman residing at
20, Sidney-street, Chelsea, was charged with being drunk
and riotous in Onslow-square, Brompton.
Police-constable Dwyer, 317 B, said that about half-past
one this morning he heard a very great noise in Onslow-
square, and on proceeding thither he found the defendant
in company with a woman, drunk, and creating a disturb-
ance. He requested him to go away, but received a volley
of abuse, defendant telling him that he was a gentleman,
that he was at his own door, and was not going to be inter-
fered with by a policeman. The woman was a prosti-
tute, and the constable suspecting something, he hav-
ing left the defendant, returned and told him that he
should ring the bell, and aseertain whether he lived there.
The woman said, "Don't ring the bell, he don't live there,"
and the constable requested him to go away, but he flatly
refused, and began a volley of abuse. The constable then
went away, and returned in about five minutes with another
policeman, on account of the noise being repeated, He
was requested to leave, but refused, made a noise, called the
policeman names, and finally was taken to the station and
locked up.
Defendant had nothing to say, and Mr. Selfe, after anim-
adverting upon his disgraceful conduct, fined him 205.,
which was immediately paid.