The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

St. Katharine, 69

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1861

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

INDUSTRIOUS PICK-POCKETS AND PERSEVERING DE•

TECTIVES.—CaroIine Holmes and Julia Graham were
charged with attempting to pick the pockets of about fifty
ladies.

Sergeant Edward Langley, of the detective police, said
that on the previous afternoon he was standing in the
Regent-circus with a brother officer (Coathupe), when he
saw Graham place herself on the right-hand side of a lady,
the other prisoner standing in front. He then told Coathupe
to ask the lady whether she had lost anything, and she said
she had not. They then followed the prisoners along
Oxford-street into the London Crystal Palace, down
Regent street, back into Oxford •street, to the Tottenham-
court-read, and then again to Oxford-street, where they
took the prisoners into custody, having seen them try the
pockets of not fewer than fifty ladies. At the station
Graham gave as her address a notorious place over the
water.

Mr. Knox said he was glad to find that the prisoners had
made so many unsuccessful attempts, as it showed that
the ladies were more careful and the prisoners' business so
bad.

Edwin Coathupe, of the detective police, corroborated
Sergeant Langley, and said that was not known at
the address she gave.

Mr. Knox said he felt certain that if the prisoners were
remanded they would be known to the police, as there was
no doubt they were a couple of dangerous pick-pockets.
Remanded.
A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROI3I3ERY.
William Gordon, a private of the Ist battalion of Scots
Fusiliers, was charged before Mr. Knox with the following
robbery :--

Alfred Capel, a servant at 46, Dover-street, said the pri-
soner came up to him last night in Arlington-street, and
asked him the best way to the Green-park. He showed the
prisoner, who immediately said, " What's this ?" and made
a snatch at his watch chain, breaking it, and made off to
the Green-park. He, however, pursued the prisoner and
caused him to be taken into custody, but not till he had had
a struggle with him to prevent him getting over the rail-
ings.

Henry Smith, 147 C, deposed to taking the prisoner into
custody, and to the prisoner, who had been drinking, hand-
ing him a piece of chain, which the prosecutor said was his
property.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner's sergeant what sort of a
character the prisoner bore P
the sergeant said it was very good, and he had a good
conduct stripe.
The prisoner said he had been drinking.

Mr. Knox said the prisoner well knew what he was about,
and even if he had been drinking it was no excuse. But for
the good character the prisoner had received he should have
sent him for trial. He shoull commit him for three months'
with hard labour.

WILFUL DAMAGE.—Mary Heatley was charged with
being drunk, and wilfully breaking a pane of glass of the
value of £2O, the property of Mr John Martin, bootmaker,
49, Pall-Mall.

John Lovelock, foreman to Mr Martin, said the prisoner
entered the shop yesterday and asked for Mr Martin, and,
on his telling her that he was out, she seized a last or boot
and smashed the windows.

The prisoner said she had lived with Mr Martin as his
wife for 13 years, but he had left her.
Mr Martin said the prisoner came twice yesterday after-
noon to his shop. The first time he pacified her and she
left, but the second time she came she broke the window.
Mr Knox asked Mr Martin whether he had known the
prisoner before, and Mr Martin said ho had, and that she
had frequently annoyed him.
Prisoner said she was in a passion.

Mr Martin said he did not wish the prisoner sent to
prison.

Mr Knox, after cautioning, the prisoner that whatever had
passed between ber and Mr Martin, she must not break his
windows, ordered her to enter into her own recognisance,

'WESTMINSTER.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A DRUNKEN FlT.—Johanna
Hearne, a middle-aged Irish woman, was charged with
attempting suicide by strangulation.
James Edwardes, 241 A, said that between 12 and one
this morning he was on duty in Queen's-road Edst, Chel-
sea, when he heard a groan, and proceeding across the road
in the direction of the sound, for he could not see owing to
the fog, he found this woman hanging to the railings.
Mr. Arnold—How do you mean?
Witness—She had tied a handkerchief round her neck
and then attached it by means of pieces of string and other
things to the railings of Chelsea Hospital. She had then
thrown her neck back, her head hanging down towards the
road, and wouli soon have been strangled had I not come
up. I had great trouble in releasing her, and had to tear
the handkerchief to pieces before I could get her free.
When I got her on her feet I found she was very drunk,
and took her to the station, where she made another
attempt on her life.

Mr. Arnold—She was drunk, you say. Did she make
a noise going to the station ?

The witness and a police Fergeant intimated that she was
very violent both on the way and at the station, where she
became so troublesome (attempting to strangle herself
again) that it was necessary for the man to sit up in the
cell with her all night.

Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—What have you to say to
this ?

The defendant, with an impudent laugh, replied, " Oh
I've got nothing to say. I was mad drunk."
Mr. Arnold--Well, I shall not deal with you for the
attempted suicide, but for being drunk I shall fine you 10s.,
er send you to prison for seven days.
Defendant—Then, I'll do the seven days. •
She was locked up.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

Jchn Blackburn, aged 39, pleaded guilty to four charges
of burglary, and stealing plate and other articles of the value
of £3OO or £4OO.

Mr. Garforth, an Inspector of the E Division of Police,
stated that the prisoner had been a seafaring man, and
having selected a row of houses, in the front of which
were balconies, he climbed into the balcony of the first
house of the row, and walking along, tried the windows of
the several houses. In several instances he effected an
entrance, ransacked all the drawers in the room, and carried
off every valuable article he was able to lay hold on, He
had used a small strong screwdriver which was found on him
when he was apprehended. He had formerly been steward
on board a gentleman's yacht, and came to London in the
early part of the year, and soon aftor commenced the depre-
dations which led to his apprehension.
The Common-Sergeant sentenced him to years penal ser-
vitude.

Map of the North Island of New Zealand.

Ever alive to the wants of the public Mr. Wyld
has just published a very beautiful map of the
North Island of New Zealand, showing the boun-
daries of the disaffected tribes. The chart also em-
braces the country round Auckland, Wellington,
and New Plymouth, and therefore at the present
moment it will be found of the greatest service to
all readers of the intelligence that arrives from that
portion of the globe. Although the map is crowded
with almost unpronounceable names, yet it is exe-
cuted with such clearness and so admirably coloured
that any spot required is almost to bbe found in-
stantaneously. We have to congratulate Mr.
Wyk' on the production of this admirable chart.