The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE COMING FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.—CAUTION --
Richard Gilbert, a bey, was charged before Mr Yardley
with letting off fireworks in Charlotte-street, Great Port-
land-street, to the danger and annoyance of the inhabitants.
A constable proved seeing the boy let off a squib, and on
going to him to take him into custody he threw another
away.

Mr Yardley—lt is now two days from the sth of NOVOM -
ber, and I shall sit here till after the sth, and every time
a boy is brought before me for discharging fireworks I shall
increase the fine. In another district, by getting the
fine up to 40s, I believe I have stopped the nuisance. I
shall fine this boy ss, or three days—the next will be
fined 10s.

Henry Cothell, a lad, was next charged with a similar
offence.

Copes, 132 F, proved seeing the lad discharge a squib in
Phoenix-street, St. Giles's, a place where there is a good
deal of traffic. There were others doing a similar thing,
but he secured the defendant, who was the biggest.
Mr Yardley--Do you wish to say anything?
The defendant--I ran away when the squib was thrown,
because others did.

Blr Yardley—You have no notion of the damage you
might do—you might destroy life even—and there has
been a case of the kind. The constable has given a good
reason for taking you into custody, and a big boy like you
ought to know better, Your folly might do a deal of mis..
chief. I shall fine you 10s, or seven days.
SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.-11ARSII TREAT-
MENT OP A WlFE.—Mary Ann Thorogood, a married
woman, formerly in the service of Mr Winter Thompson,
photographer, of Oxford-street, as servant, was charged
with stealing two wai3tcoats, the property of Mr Thomp-
son,

Mr Edward Tyrrell Lewis, of the Albany, appeared for
the prisoner.

The prisoner was bcfore the magistrate on a previous
occasion, but only enough evidence was then given to en-
sure a remand.

Mr Thompson said—Tho prisoner was in my employ,
and while she was so I was robbed of a good deal of pro -
perty—amongst other articles some waistcoats. From in-
formation given to me I went to a pawnbroker's and iden-
tified two waistcoasts. I afterwards gave the prisoner into
custody.

By Mr Lewis—The prisoner left me at the end of July.
It was her husband who gave me information she had robbed
me. I afterwards heard that her husband was summoned
to appear at the police court the same day that I charged
her with robbing me.
Louisa Plumb, living in Py-street, Westminster, said—
I lent the prisoner 6d, and she. gave me a duplicate pro-
duced as security.

Mr Lewis—Are you sure the duplicate produced is the
same ?

Witness—l am. I know it because it is torn at the
bottom.

Mr Lewis—Now don't you know that all duplicates are
torn like the one produced by pawnbrokers—one being torn
from the other?
Witness—Yes.

Mr Lewis—Then why do you say you can recognise the
duplicate by that means? Did you look at it at the time
she gave it to you ?

Witness—l did not particularly notice it.
A young man, named Gough, said—l bought a duplicate
of the prisoner. It related to a waistcoat. I got it out
and repledged it, as it was of no use to me.
By Mr Lewis—l know the prisoner's husband. He is
not a friend of mine, I dont know what you mean by
" friend." lam not constantly with him, but I see him
frequently and drink with him.

Mr Lewis— I think that is a pretty good definition of the
word " friend."

In further crose-examination Gough said—The prisoner's
husband told me that he was summoned to the Westminster
Police-court for assaulting his wife about two days before
his wife was taken into custody on the present charge. I
went to the husband and told hiiu that he had cheated me
in the waistcoat he had sent his wife to sell me the duplicate
of, as it was only a child's waistcoat. I afterwards gave
information to the prosecutor.
Mr Lewis—Were you not mixed up in the affair of the
robbery of Garibaldi's watch P

Gough—I am not here to answer such questions. What
has that to do with the case ? I decline to answer the
question.

The Magis' rate—You are not bound to answer, but it
you do not we will know what your declining to do so means.
Gough— Well, I decline answering.
Mr Lewis—Have you not been three months in prison
for a robbery
Gough—What has that to do with the case ?

The Magistrate—The questions are very proper. They
are put with the view cf testing your credibility. If you
do not think proper to answer the question you can stand
down. [Gough did so.]

A pawnbroker's assistant produced the two w&stcoats,
and said they were pledged by a female, but he could not
say by the prisoner,

The Magistrate—l do not think the case made out against
the prisoner. I hare no doubt the husband caused his wife
to be charged with the felony to keep her from going to the
police court. Ido not believe Gough at all. Tho prose•
tutor had good reason for charging the prisoner with the
robbery after the information he received. That the charge
has been got up by the husband of the prisoner, and that
fellow (Gough), who has given evidence, there is very little
doubt. I shall discharge the prisoner; the prosecutor can
take his property, and if' anything further comes out, the
prisoner can be given into custody again.
The prisoner, who was stated to have been much illtreated
by her husband, then lift the court crying bitterly, the
summons she had taken out against her husband having
been dismissed, owing to her not being able to attend the