The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT ♦ FINB FOR A RUFFIANLY
ASSAULT.—James Murphy, a carman, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Mr. John Btzley,
of 4, James-street, Oxford•street, a refreshment-house
keeper.

The complainant stied that while loading a van in Den-
man-street, St. James's—having let his refreshment house
—the prisoner came up and annoyed him, saying that he
was engaged by the incoming tenant to move the goods.
He told the prisoner that his servicees were not wanted, and
that he had better leave. The prisoner refused to do so.
and while he (complainant) was picking up an article to
place in the van, prisoner came behind him and gave him a
violent blow on the nose, deluging him with blood, and then
ran away, but was pursued by the men in charge of the van
and given into custody.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,
The complainant said the prisoner was neither engaged
by him or the incoming tenant.
Prisoner made a rambling defence, to the effect that he
had been engaged by some ene he did not know.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was one of those dan-
gerous angry fellows who, because they could not get what
they wanted, and were not allowed to do just as they
thought proper, assaulted people.
Committed for a month with hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.
HEARTLESS ROBBERY OP A POOR WIDOW.—AII Irish-
woman, 23 years of age, who gave the name of Alice Hol-
land, was placed at the bar before Mr. Selfe, charged with
stealing a box containing five half sovereigns, a quantity of
wearing apparel, and other articles, the property of Mary
Spicer.

Prosecutrix is a widow, working in a laundry to main-
tain herself and a child, and the robbery deprived her of all
her savings, as well as other things. She said that she
went out yesterday afternoon, leaving her apartment and
little house, in the neighbourhood of Leader-street, per-
fectly secure. On her return home last night she found
that a box containing five halt sovereigns, some trinkets of
very little value, a brooch, containing some of her deceased
husband's hair, which she most prized, and a number of
other articles had been carried off. On examination of the
place, it was found that the lock of the door hail been un-
touched, an entrance to the room having been effected by
the window. She went to the station, and on leaving it she
met a policeman bringing her box in but empty.
Mr. Selfe—Do you know anything of the prisoner?
Prosecutrix—Yes, she lodged with me for about a couple
of months. She came to me as a servant out of place with
nowhere to go to, and I took her in.

Mr. Selfe—Did she lodge with you up to yesterday ?
Prosecutrix—No, she has left me a month.
Mr. Selfe—What makes you suspect her ?

Prosecutrix—No one else was in my house but her, and
of course having lodged with me she knew all about my
concerns, and besides that she has said quite enough to let
me know she did it.

Mr. Selfe—Tell me what she said and under what cir-
cumstances ?

Prosecutz ix—She was taken by a policeman after he had
been some time looking for her, and then she said, " If you
iet me go I will tell you where the box and money is."
Mr. Selfe—Did she tell you ?

Prosecutrix—No, she did not tell me, becauae the police-
man would not listen to her and let her go, but took her to
the station. Some of the little things at the bottom of my
box were found scattered about Marlborough-square, Chel-
sea, where the box was picked up.
Alfred Archer, a boy, said he was going through Marl-
borough-square last night, when he saw the box against
the railings and gave it to a policeman.
A police-constable proved apprehending the prisoner,
who had been drinking freely. He heard her offer to tell
where the box and money was if liberated, but he of course
refused to liberate her.
Prisoner was remanded till Friday.