The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BUROLARY.—THREATENING TO " BOOT" A JUDGE.—
Two fellows, named Wm. Spencer and Thomas Leonard,
were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with burglary.
Richard Wolf, 106 F, said—At a quarter past three on
Sunday morning last I was on duty in Denmark-place, St,
Giles's, and from some footmarks on a wall at the rear of
No. 27, Denmark-street, a beershop kept by a Mr. Row-
land, I was led to believe that some persons had been over
the wall. I then went round to the front door, and lis-
tened, and heard persons moving about in the bar, I re-
mained a few minutes till another constable came up, when
I placed him at the back of the house to watch, and then
rang the bell to rouse the landlord. The constable then
called out to me and said, " Here they are." I then went
to the back of the house, and heard some one trying to un-
fasten the back door. I then put my shoulder to the door
and forced it, and found Spencer in the yard. I asked him
what ho did there, and he replied, " Nothing, sir." I then
took him into custody, and handed him over to the other
constable, and on searching the yard I found a pair of
steps against the wall, and leading to a back window. I
entered through the window, which was unfastened, and on
the tap room table I found a quantity of knives and forks,
boots, and other articles, all packed up ready for removal.
I examined the premises, and found an inner door leading
from the tap room to the bar had been forced open, and the
bar in great confusion. The constable I had left at the
back then gave an alarm that some one was going over the
wall at the back, and Leonard was taken into custody by
another constable.

Wm. Baldwin, 133 E, said--I was placed at the back of
the house in Denmark-place on Sunday morning, and went
into the yard with the last witness and saw Spencer there,
and took him into custody, and afterwards saw Leonard go
over the tiles towards some leads. I called out, and the con-
stable went after him. I searched Spencer, and found
some cigars, biscuits, and a pocket handkerchief on him, all
of which were identified by prosecutor.
Charles Shawe, 125 8,. proved finding Leonard secreted
in the yard of a neighbouring house.
Sergeant Hill, 5 F, said—l took Leonard to the Bow-
street station on Sunday morning. On the way Leonard
said to Spencer, "I told you you were making a -- sight
too much noise, and that the slop (constable) was at the
door listening. It was a glass of very good old ale, wasn't
it. (Laughter.) He keeps a glass of very good ale, don't
he ? For this job I want to get to Australia. I tried hard
for it in 1859, but if he don't send me this timo I'll boot the
old judge. I'll have my boot ready unlaced for him."
A knife was found in the tap-room, a strange one to the
landlord.

Mr. John Rowland, of 27, Denmark-street, beershop-
keeper, identified the articles produced as his property, and
said the place was safe when he went to bed.

George Gray, superannuated from the police, owing to
injuries inflicted on him by a ruffian, said Leonard received
12 months' imprisonment in 1858, and in 1859 three years'
penal servitude, 13 convictions being then proved against
him.
Committed for trial.

WESTMINSTER.

A TECHNICAL ADVANTAGE,—Catherine Harrington, a
dirty, diminutive woman, was brought before the magis-
trate charged with being drunk, and begging in Onslow-
square.

Police-constable William Kemp, 238 B, stated that yes-
terday afternocn he was attracted by an outcry from
Onslow-square, and on going there found the prisoner fol-
lowing a lady who was going to church. Prisoner, as she
walked after the lady, was swearing at her.
Mr. Arnold—Did you hear what for P What did she
say

Constable—She was swearing at her for refusing to give
her a penny to buy bread. The prisoner was drunk, and I
immediately took her from the lady. On her way to the
station-house the prisoner said that she had come from
Hammersmith that morning, and had got no home. At
the time she was following and swearing at the lady the
prisoner was accompanied by another woman with a child
without shoes or stockings, but she went away directly I
came up.
Mr. Arnold—Did you see the accused beg of any one
else ?

Witness—l did not, but I was, after she was in custody,
informed that she had been annoying a gentleman at his
house in Onslow square, and had mated a disturbance
there.

Mr. Arnold —What was her conduct in going to the
station ?

Witness—She made a great disturbance as she went
through the street. She was altogether very noisy and
troublesome.

Mr. Arnold (to prisoner)—What have you to say to the
charges ?
Prisoner—l have got nothing to say.
Mr. Arnold—Your conduct is very bad ; it is a very
scandalous case, and had the charge of begging been dis-
tinctly made out I would have given you the severest pun-
ishment, but as it is not, I commit you for seven days for
being drunk and riotous.

QAROTTING IN LIVERPOOL.—It is feared that the
being at i
Practice of
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garottin, which
in London, is nowextending
to Liverpool,
Lhiayslately
some been
instances
so rife
having cctce to thl e knowledge of the police of gentlemen
stance
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Mr.
rtobitznely places late at night. In one in-
mt by
as was going home early in the morn-
ing when he was
two men in Salisbury-street.
One of the fellows accosted
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askedi. in
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money to buy tobacco with,.
fusing to give him any, another aijadtm, :on came up and garotted
m
him. Fortunately, however, ii
his breast he did not sus-
' tain much injury from the attempted
strangulation, and a
police officer made his appearance before a robbery was
effected.