The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Torn EFFECTS OF GOING TO A RAFFLE.—James Dacy
was placed at the bar, charged with violently assaulting the
police.
Police-constahle F S 7, said about quarter to two he was
on duty near the Turnstile when the prisoner came through
the court, and without the slightest provocation struck him
a blow on the eye and knocked him down, the prisoner also
falling. He got up and seized the prisoner, when a violent
struggle ensued and eventually he was thrown down, when
four of the prisoner's companions began kicking him in the
most savage manner. Ho continued his hold of the prisoner
notwithstanding the ill-treatment, when a gentleman in the
crowd came forward and rendered him assistance. The
prisoner's friends, heating the police were approaching,
ran off.

Alfred Button, 61, Theobald's• road, said he was coming
down Holborn and heard a lout cry of " Police," and pro-
ceeding to the spot from whence the cries proceeded, he
found the constable being ill-treated by tour or five ruffluts,
companions of the prisoner, who made cll. He asisted
the constable to secure the prisoner, and with the aid of
another constable he was conveyed to the station-house.
Prisoner—Why, the constable was the one as was drunk.
I'd been to a raffle, so I was sober enough, Pm certain of
it. He kicked me about the legs, and then we had a
struggle, and we both went down. I was quite sure I was
not drunk.

Mr. Henry—You are sure of that ?
Prisoner—Oh yes.

Constable—He was drunk, your worship.
Prisoner—l wasn't; you was. I'd been to a raffle for a
friend, who had had a misfortune. Don't believe him, as
he's telling falsehoods. He struck me first, and of course I
hit him again. That accounts for us going to the ground.

Mr. Henry—Whether you were drunliTor sober would
make but little difference. lam only sorry I cannot send
you to prison for a considerable time. I shall not allow
you the option of paying a fine, but I ccaumit you for one
month's hard labour in the House of Correction.

ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—A raiiclle-aged
man, named Kenning, was placed at tile bar, charged with
attempting to poison himself.
Police-constable P 17 said he was called to the residence
of the prisoner in Lascelles-place, and there found him
suffering from the effects of poison. Two surgeons were in
attendance, and after much trouble the effects of the poison
were counteracted, and the prisoner was conveyed to the
workhouse till he had perl'ec;ly recovered.
Mr. Henry—What made you take the poison ?

Prisoner—l had a quarrel, and I was so much excited
that I did not know what I was about. lam very sorry
now.

Mr. Henry—l should advise you to govern yourself a
little better. Was it an excitement occasioned by drink ?

The prisoner's wife here stepped forward, and having
admitted that both she and her husband had rather hot
tempers, said she was certain he would not repeat his folly
if he was discharged.

Mr. Henry, having cautioned the prisoner, ordered him
to be discharged.

MARLBOROUGH.ST.REET.

BURGLARY.—Thomas Clark, a lad, described as of no
home nor occupation, was charged before Mr. Tyrwliitt
with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of Mr. James Harrison, landlord of the Sun. Tavern,
Noel-street, Wardour-street, and stealing several articles
belonging to Mr. Harrison and a lodger of his named
Walker.

Sergeant George Bentley, 13 C, deposed that about half-,
past four o'clock this morning he was in a court in Noel-
street, when he saw a light in the back kitchen of the Sun
Tavern, one of the shutters of the kitchen window having
been taken down. He tried the door in the court leading
to the kitchen, and finding it unfastened, he walked in and
said, " Who is there." There was no answer, but on look-
ing about be found the prisoner in the water-closet with
his shoes off. The prisoner said, "It is all right, lam the
son of the landlord," and on asking him where his father
was, ho said he was in bed, and went up stairs with him
(the sergeant) to show him where his father slept, but could
not find the room for a time, and when he fixed on it it
turned to be the room of a young man. The prisoner then
said he remembered which room it was, that it was down
stairs, and then slipped behind him and bolted away into
Oxford-street, but ho followed him and brought him back,
and on searching the kitchen he found on the floor a quan-
tity of knives and forks and wearing apparel placed ready
for removal. On searching the prisoner at the station he
found in his possession only two lucifer matches, and on
making an examination of the premises he found that the
prisoner had got over a low wall in the court and forced out
a panel of the door, which led from the back parlour to the
area.

Mr. Harrison raid the prisoner was formerly his potman.
On. the previous night he (Mr. Harrison) fastened up the
house securely. The panel of the door was in its place, but
was cracked. The whole of the articles produced, with the
exception of a great coat which belonged to a lodger, were
his property and of the value of about 30s.

Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prisoner making no defence, committed
him for trial.

WESTMINSTER.

TILL MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE.—Mary Ann
Frazer, a woman of the town, was charged with the follow-
ing disgraceful conduct :

Police-constable Chant, 282 B, said that he was attracted
by a noise at 4 o'clock this morning, in the King's-road,
Chelsea, and on going there found the defendant. She was
partly intoxicated, and was walking up and down in front
of a cab rank, with her clothes pulled up to her waist, and
was, in addition to this disgraceful conduct, using very
obscene and disgusting language. He took her into cus-
tody, and she repeated it all the way to the station.
Defendant said, "I assure your worship that all this
statement against me is untrue, and I entreat you to inves-
tigate it. I was quietly proceeding down the road, after
having taken some tea, when this constable came and asked
me what I did there, telling me that that was not my beat,
and I had no business there. He then laid hold of me and
pushed me, and took me to the station. I was perfectly
sober, and had done nothing whatever to deserve such con-
duct towards me.

Mr. Arnold—Then all this statement about your expos-
ing yourself in front of tho cab rank is untrue.

Defendant—Believe me, sir, it is perfectly untrue, and
it is quite as untrue that I used obscene language.
Police•constable Chant—There is a policeman here who
heard her.

—A
constable was called, but merely proved an ejaculation
of a not very uncommon character among low people,
which he alleged she uttered in complaining that be was
hurting her.
The Clerk—Did you hear any other language ?
Witness—No, I did not.
Mr. Arnold---Is the inspector here who took the charge
at the station ?

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Inspectot Holden—He is not.
Mr. Arnold—ls the supernumerary man here P

Inspector Holden—He is not.
Mr. Arnold—Then I shall discharge the prisoner, and
shall mark the sheet that my reason for that course is that
there is no one from the station. I have repeatedly taken
occasion to point out the necessity of the inspector or super-
numerary man being present, and have marked the sheet
to denote that they were not. I don't know whether these
sheets are ever laid before the commissioners, or whether
anything I say
may be thought worthy of attention, but
I must repeat, that there is the greatest necessity for one
of these officers being present. In the present ewe there is
on the part of the defend2nt a most positive denial of the
charge, and in a tone and manner which, I must say, cer-
tainly looks much like truth, awl, in order to fully investi
gate the case, it is necessary that the cfficer who had the
charge,
or some one present', should bo here to state what
took place. Defendant is discharged.
Defendant (dropping down on her knees) exclaimed,
"Thank you, sir. You have done justice to me."

THAMES.
A POLICE CONSTXtLE Iti3OBBED IN MS OWN HOUSE.
Papps, !Was Epps, a married woman, aged 33
years, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with
pair of ear-drops, sundry papers,
stealing a mahogany writing desk containing £3 7s. 61, a
and ether property be-
longilig to john Holmes, a police-constable, No. 202 H.
The prosecutor, an old police-officer, who is very much
respected for his civility and the firm and temperate man-
ner he has executed the duties of his office, said he was
dwelling with his fully at No. 17, Gloucester-street, Com-
mercial-road, East. The prisoner had lodged in the same
house for some time. On Saturday afternoon last his wife
said she had lost her writing desk, that it had suddenly
disappeared from their room. It contained 3 sovereigns, 3
half-crowns,a pairofgold ear-drops,other articles and sundry
papers and receipts. Ho had a suspicion the desk had not gone
out of the house. He questioned the prisoner about it,
and she said he was quite welcome to search her room.
He did so, and she gave him apparently every possible
facility for doing so—removed chairs and tables, took the
counterp no, sheets, and blankets off her bad, and turned
over the pillows and bolster. He could not find the desk.
Prisoner--It was in my room all the time—it was indeed.
Holmes proceeded—l asked her if she had any idea who
had robbed him of his desk, and she said, " No, I have not,
Mr. Holmes—l hope you don't think it's me, Search
Prisoner--lne deck was in my room all the time, believe
I did so with no better success.
me it was.

Witness—l asked her if she had seen anybody in the
house. She said, no one. Ho informed his inspector what'
had taken place, and he said " Your desk is in the house
still." I was convinced it was so, and directed my
wife to watch the prisoner's conduct and actions. Yester-
day afternoon I determined to make another search in the
prisoner's room, and she said, "You can find the desk
now, Mr. Holmes, and on turning over the things I did find
my desk between the bed and the mattress. It had beta
broken open and was empty. The lock was forced.
The prisoner—l opened it with a knife.
Holmes—l asked the prisoner how she came to rob me of
ray desk, and she replied, " because I wanted money." I
" You ought to be ashamed of yourself,lKoanse when-
evt-r you wanted money I let you have some." She than
took two soyereizae from he-i; bogicnt, and said, "Here is