The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-19 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—Marga) ei Collins, 25, was
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for embezzling on the 10th July, Is. 10d. and 15.3 d., the
property of her master, Wm. Saunders. From the sta
ments of the prosecutor it appeared that he carried on t. 1,.
business of a milk dealer, and the prisoner was in the habit
of carrying out milk, and in that character received the sums
in question, for which she never accounted to her master,
The prisoner in her defence said, that the wife of the
prosecutor agreed to deduct the sum of 4s. from her wages
to make up for the sums she had embezzled. indicted
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
RAPE.—John Cronin was indicted for rape on the per-
son of Margaret Leary, a young woman about 22 years of
age, on the 13th of the present month, Sunday last.
Mr. CLARKSON stated the case for the prosecution tO
the Jury.
Margaret Leary stated that she was a single woman,
and had lived in the service of a police superintendent St
Camberwell. On the 13th of the present month she
was at Staples'-rents, Rotherhithe, where she bad dined
with her brother and sister. Knew the prisoner at the bar
and his sister. She was going to chapel on the evening ill
question, when she met the sister of the prisoner, who in'
vited her to go home to tea with her, at Cranbourne-plane'
Bermondsey. When she got there she saw the prisoner
and three children there. His sister stayed there but
short time, saying she had to go somewhere, and would re.
turn immediately. Directly she left, the prisoner locY.ed
the door ; before he did so, he asked if she would w,arrl
him. There was no one in the house but herself r.nd the
prisoner. Witness begged the prisoner to let her ',fp, but be
refused to do so, and violently threw her bar!, on a chair'
She struggled and screamed for assistance. Witness agn',l
entreated the prisoner to let her go, but he said he won't'
not, and that he would either have leer or kill her. Ile
then threw the prosecutrix on the floor.—[The witness here
detailed the conduct of the prisoner to her, which amounted
to the completion of the capital offence. The conduct ei,
the prisoner, according to the statement of the witne,s,
was of a more disgusting description than perhaps vv,as,
ever detailed in a Court of Justice.] Her screams brought
several persons to her assistance. She was perfectly sober
at the time, having only had a pint of beer at her dinner.
Cross-examined by the prisoner.—No one was in Ile
house but the prisoner. The hack door was open. "41.1
heard that her brother met prisoner on the follo,:iiog
Tuesday, and knocked hit," down. Did not know that a
warrant had been got against her brother at Union-hall fer
the assault, and that he had been fined for the Assault;
She could not leave her bed to go before a Magistrate ow
the Wednesday following.
Re-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Had never been 1°
the house where the prisoner was before, P.nd was not aware
there was a back door till some of the neighbours came
Had never spoken to her brother fr.gri the time the offences
was committed till she went to Ur.lon-hall to make the CO;
plaint, when she saw him there, end he then stated he 114"
been summoned by the prisoner for an assault.
Kate Leary, the sister of the prosecutrix, said --when
she was informed whr.t had happened to her sister, she wet°
to the house in Cranbourne-place, where she found her sit;
ting on the stairs, and crying. She was taken home and P 0
to bed, where she remained till the Tuesday following. Cross-examined by the prisoner—Did not find her 4511.
in the prisoner's bed.
Mary De Graffe—Was at her daughter-in-law's 10°4
which was next door to the prisoner's, on the day in questil
She heard groaning in the prisoner's house, and some one se'
4‘ Let me go, pray, do!" Witness got over the paling h't,,,°
the prisoner's garden. On looking into the house she sa;
the prosecutrix and prisoner near the street-door, the former
was trying to get out, but the prisoner would not let 11e's
She went for assistance, and on her return with a foto"
friend she found the prosecutrix and the prisoner on tus
floor in a very indecent position. She inquired of the Pri;
soner what he was doing, and asked why he did not let he
go? The prisoner made no reply, but got up and Os
the back door. Sometime afterwards he opened it, and °r,
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witness going again and asking where the young woman wei
he said he saw neither an old or young woman there, $°
and that if he had, it was nothing to the witness. The P_„":.:
secutrix appeared to resist the prisoner as much as s'
could. Witness saw the prosecutrix during the whole tin°
her and the prisoner were on the floor. Witness hall
ascertained where the prosecutrix's friends lived, went al.
informed them of what had taken place. The presecntris.
i, appeared to be in great distress, but witness did not thin
she was intoxicated.
Hannah Perceval, the daughter-in-law of the last wit.
ness, corroborated her statement.
Mr. Edwin, clerk to the Magistrates at Union. ilj
stated that when before the Magistrates at Union, /130,
although cautioned, the prisoner made a statement
whieel,
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he took down in writing, and which the prison, ,
0 That statement was to the effect that he had not 74,
guilty of the crime charged against him—that t'n-a prosts'tit
trix was drunk, and that she fell down on thr; floor. P-t
was picking her up when he was discovered by the I's.
witness. The prosecutrix was very whe she made the
charge against the prisoner.
This closed the case for the prosecution ,
unintelligible de"
The prisoner, in a long, rambling, arad
fence, denied the charge.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS surnme .up the ev dente, and
The Jury after retiring for upwards of an hour
and s
half returned a verdict of rt;iity.

1V;6:117 COURT.
ROBBERY BY A CAtllAN.—Willianz Smith, 26 ..,„s
d;cted for stealing a. handkerchief, value 55., the proper '
of Amos Mulley, from his person.
The prosecutor hired the prisoner's cab to Islingl;
and as he was getting out, after having paid his fare, 1t
prisoner put his hand into his coat pocket and pulled e;
the handkerchief. Some persons who witnessed the troito
action informed the prosecutor, and he was given in
custody.—Guilty.
The Learned Sergeant hoped the punishment he
about to inflict would be a lesson to the fraternity to win-;
the prisoner belonged, and sentenced him to seven Ye°r -
transportation.
Matthew Ryan was indicted for stealing a brass on, he
stick, value Bd., from the house of Mrs. Hicks, in whie"
lodged.—Guilty.
The record of a former conviction was then put in. ich
There was another indictment against the prix i
was not proceeded with.
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Margaret Hooper, 19, was indicted for stealing a Pe.
shoes, value Gs.
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The prisoner and another young woman went int°,,e
prosecutor's shop in High-street, Shaeavell, to purc"„;
shoes ; and while the sbopman was enge.ged with her c;re
panion, the prisoner carried off a pair t)f shoes, which
found concealed under her shawl.—Guilt
The prisoner had been twice previouslyy. in the II°115"
Correction.

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On Tuesday night last, as the Rover 5te3...--)1 ;la
was on her way from Glasgow to Londonderry, and "'i
cautiously proceeding through the town of Kilbranno":ol,
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unfortunately came in collision with a herring fishiqsu°, 0
which went down. The accident was no sooner krtivls
than the engine was stopped, and the small boat, of
captain and mate, lowered ; but, owing to the darknes!„r
the night, although every exertion was made,
eeeded only in saving the master of the boat, whos? s1:04
boy of tender years, as well as the crew, consisting; of, ,bis
men, perished. Having made particular inquiry into :00,
melancholy affair, we have arrived at the satisfa.storYrair
elusion, that nut the slightest blame can be attached to "'or
tain 'Wyse in the matter. At the moment whien the j At,
eels came in contact, the mate was keeping a strict at',,
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tentive look-out from the paddle-box ; and this, we le31:;;r1
always the case with the Rover and the nther stV-00'
they 7,
which ply betwixt this and the port in question. S''
),,s0 derstand that at present there are no fewer than 500 n-sof
engaged at the herring fishery, in the Sosmd of Kiihr`tring
the practice of the men connected with which is, :, to
the night, and alter the nets are dropped, to re!'",riegs
wri
sleep, without any watch or light from the
ci,sok
Should it not be made imperative on the fishers t 0
ro
out brilliant lights from their boats at night ? If such
-sris
the case, the steamers would be enabled to steer their o°
ugh
without risk to any one—as it is, their progress thr°oo
the sound of Kilbrannan is nightly attended with
greatest danger.—Glasyow Courier. :SP
Yesterday evening an inquest was held before
Higgs and a respectable jury, at the Rose and Crell
Crown-street, Soho, on view of the body of StcYaneil
Francil Rembold, aged 70, whose death was
oceeslo the
under the following circumstances :—lt appea,sed from ;,sed'
evidence of Mr. Henry Rembold, son
of 'the clecesor
that he had been organist of St. Giles's C'aur ss
ch for
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years, and resided at No. 9, Denmarksstreet. Ileneare'
him yesterday afternoon, at t o'clock
when he aPrsill ,f
in his usual good spirits, and did not leave home be re'
o'clock in the evening. About twelve months sigl.
down in a fit in the street, and it was the oinion of ogles
cal men that he would die a sudden death. terdsY
Thompson, of King-street, broker, deposed, that yes s
evening, about 8 o'clock, he saw the deceased stakndisg
the corner of Lichfield-street, with his back to the nesie
he instantly perceived that he was dying, and he o,Pio, s
quite senseless. He had him instantly conveyed bloc'
shop of Mr. Marshall, a surgeon. He emittedva.rdieV
froth from the mouth, and was
quite dead. "
Died by the visitation of God."
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On 'Wednesday afternoon, two gentlemen in
;Old;
riage, with a footman behind, in attempting t4Pubsosso 0116:,
ford-ford, traustuttately missed their way, the, into tej
into a 64ci,.31i1a the gentlemen were precipitated drag_o
riV4 lit was with great di&ulty the footman was 1,00
the
frwst under the carriage, which, together with
fletgew
was much broken arl4injured,—Nottinetan