The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863,

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr./Justice Keating.)
MANSLAUGHTER.

Ann Sullivan, aged 24, described as a spinster, was
charged with killing. and slaying Charles White. Mr.
Thompson prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended.
It appeared that formerly the deceased was the landlord
of the Nag's Head public-house, Whitechapel-road, and
that on the 24th of June last the prisoner had entered the
Nag's II ead, and was discovered in the act of attempting to
pick pockets. She was removed by the barman, but returned
and commenced abusing the deceased, who turned ber
out. She then took up a stone and cut the deceased on the
back of the head with it. He became an out-patient of the
London Hospital, but erysipelas intervening, he died on the
15th of July.
The defence was that the prisoner had been grossly abused
by the deceased, and that she was called a prostitute, which
she was not. A defence of insanity was also set up.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, and she was sen-
tenced to eight months' imprisonment.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

THE ALLEGED CASE OF STABBING IN KINGSLAND-ROAD.

Mary Anne Perry, charged on the coroner's inquisition
with the manslaughter of Thomas Burke, with whom she
cohabited, was placed at the bar, and pleaded that what she
had done was in a fit of passion ; she had no wish or desire
to injure the deceased.

The facts relating to this unfortunate case have been
fully reported in The Sun. The deceased, who was a
married men, his wife being confined in a lunatic asylum,
cohabited with the prisoner. He had returned home
and commenced quarrelling with the prisoner, calling
her very offensive names, and endeavoured to force her out
of their room, when in a fit of passion she seized a knife lying
on the table in the room, and stabbed the deceased, and
from the effect of the wounds he died in half an hour.
The evidence was complete as to the act having been
committed by the prisoner, and the jury returned a verdict
of guilty.

The Common Sergeant sentenced her to 18 months' im-
prisonment.

The prisoner curtseyed and appeared much surprised at
the leniency of the sentence.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—John Barrow was brought
up on remand charged with stealing half a salmon, the pro-
perty of his master, Mr. Groves, the well known fishmonger
of Charing .cross. _ _ _

Mr. Groves said the prisoner had been in his employment
for some years, at a salary of £1 2s 6d per week, and lately
he had frequently missed fish; and on Friday last observ-
ing that the prisoner had something bulky in his pocket, he
called him into his room, and asked him what he had there?
The prisoner said, " This sir," and produced half a salmon
from his pocket. It weighed 61b., and was worth 7s. He
called a constable (Brown, 518 A) who took the prisoner in
custody. At the station-house he said that he had never
stolen anything before.
The prisoner had been remanded to give Mr. Groves an
opportunity of considering whether he would prosecute at
the sessions. He was reluctant to do so cn account of the
prisoner's wife and family; but, on the other hand, felt
that there was some need to make an example, as great
quantities of fish were stolen, and the innocent were often
suspected. This consideration was the more urgent, as at
his first examination the prisoner, in protesting that he had
not stolen anything before, observed that if fish was stolen
he was not the thief.

Mr. Henry asked him if he meant that as an imputation
on any particular person ?
The prisoner, with considerable hesitation, said he had
not intended any such imputation.
After a week's reflection, Mr. Groves came to the conclu-
sion that he was bound to press the case.
Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial.

as he was a married man. She remarked that that was all
the better. She then put her arm round his neck and
kissed him.

Mr. Selfe—Did she kiss yon twice ?
Complainant—l do not know whether sbe kissed me
twice or three times. After she had done that I missed my
watch, when I charged her with stealing it: The watch
was in my waistcoat pocket. I gave her into the custody
of a policeman. _ _

The female prisoner denied having taken the watch, and
stated that the complainant kissed her instead of her kissing
him.

Mr. Selfe (to complainant)—Where is your wife?
Complainant—She is about 25 miles away.
Poliee.ccnstable V. 264 stated that he saw the female
prisoner pass something to the male prisoner.

Sergeant Diss, V 28, said that there was a crowd of per-
sons round the complainant when ho lost his watch.
The prisoners were remanded.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH-EASTERN.
The directors of this company have resolved to recom-
mend the proprietors, at the ensuing half-yearly meeting
on the 27th inst., to order the payment of a dividend of
13s. 6d. on each £3O stock, being at the rate of 41, per cent.
per annum for the past half-year.