The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON', WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1861

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

BO NV-STREET.

POCKET-PICKING AT A BAPTIST CITAPEL,—TWO men
named Baker and Bentley were charged with picking
pockets.
Mrs. Kelloe said, last evening she had been attending a
meeting at the Keppel-street t hapel, and on leaving the
building she found the prisoner Baker close by her side.
Immediately after she saw him put his hand in her pocket,
and she then told him he was a very bad man to attempt to
rob her in a chapel. Bentley, who was close behind her in
the crowd, then pushed between them, and accosting her
said, " What do you mean by saying I had my hand in your
pocket ?" She told him he was not the person, and that
be knew it, but he became highly indignant at being sus-
pected of picking pockets under such circumstances. Sho
persisted in her statement, and then another person who had
been watching the men came up,
Mr. Barton said he was an engraver, and as a great num-
ber of robberies had taken place as the congregation were
leaving the chat el, he watched the prisoners, with whom
there was another man in company. The way they carried
on their operations was somewhat original. Baker went
in front, and on coming near the door he made a sudden
stoppap,te, which caused a block, while Bentley, who was
behind, pushed the people forward in great confusion.
This arrangement enabled the third man, who was in the
centre of the crowd, to test the pockets of the ladies with
the greatest security, and he had no doubt several robberies
were then committed. On coming up with them he placed
his walking-stick across the entrance, and then accused the
whole of the party with robbery, which of course they

denied.
A Police-constable of the C division said be was watching
the prisoners at the same time as the last witness, and he
distinctly saw them trying tie pocke,s of the congregation.
At the particular moment Baker put his hand in Mrs.
Kelloe's pocket, he could not see him in consequence of the
contusion made by the one man pushing the peop'e back and
the other pushing forward. He knew them as bad charac-
ters, and he thought if time were allowed he could prove a
former conviction against them. The third man escaped.
The magistrate remNnded the prisoners.
Bontley, as he was leavitt,g the d,ck, said, " he had no
doubt a policeman would be able to prove anything he
wished, as they we'rnt at all particlar."

MARL BOROUGH- STREET.
OBTAINING WATCHES BY FRAUD--Robert Nerris, a
young man, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt with ob-
taining some silver watches by means of a forged order
from Messrs. Cox and Co., pawnbrokers and silversmiths,
43, Frith-street, Soho.
Mr. Charles Cox said that on Monday last the prisoner
brought an order purporting to be signed by Mr. A. Jones,
manager at Mr. Longman's, seal engraver, Waterloo-
place, for three silver watches. He told prisoner that he
had not the sort required, and he left, but in about a quar-
ter of an hour he returned with another order for four
Geneva watches. Not liking the appearance of the order
he told the prisoner that he would send them to Mr. Jones,
but the prisoner said that he was told to take them with
' him, as a gentleman was waiting with Mt. Jones to see
them. He then packed up the watches and gave them to
the prisoner, who left, but took the precaution to send an
assistant after the prisoner to see that he really went to
Mr. Longman's. On the way there, however, the prisoner
managed to give the assistant the slip, and on his (Mr.
Cox) afterwards sending to Mr. Jones he discovered that
he had never sent the prisoner for the watches. Ho then
communicated with he police.
Mr. William Augustus Jones, manager at Mr. Longman's,
seal engraver, Waterloo-place, said neither of the orders
produced were signed by him, nor by his authority, and he
never sent the prisoner for the watches. The prisoner had
been in Mr. Longman's employ, but was discharged in 1860
Sergeant Achison, A 1, deposed to searching the prisoner
and finding upon him a watch (identified by Mr. Cox); The
prisoner said he would tell the truth and said, "This is one
of the watches, and the others I have pledged at different
places."
Prisoner said he had no questions to ask of the witnesses.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded him for a welt.
STEALING A. VALUABLE FIRE SCREEN.--Florent
Rollens, a Belgian, was charged with stealing a beautifully
Executed needlework fire screen, the property of Mr. An •
till, 37, Dean-street, Soho, cabinet maker.
Prisoner denied stealing the screen, and ►aid he met a
man who gave him the screen to put feet to it, he (prisoner)
beii.g a cabinet soaker.
Pris ner was committed for trial, the evidence having
been read over to him by Mr. Albert, the interpreter.