The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BVRGLIRY.—THREATENING TO " BOOT" A JUDGE.—
Two fellows, named Wm. Spencer and Thomas Leonard,
were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with burglary.
Richard Wolf, 106 F, said—At a quarter past three on
Sunday morning last I was on duty in Denmark-place, St.
Giles's, and from some footmarks on a wall at the rear of
No. 27, Denmark-street, a beershop kept by a Mr. Row-
land, I was led to believe that some persons had been over
the wall. I then went round to the front door, and lis-
tened, and heard persons moving about in the bar, I re-
mained a few minutes till another constable came up, when
I placed him at the back of the house to watch, and then
rang the bell to rouse the landlord. The constable then
called out to me and said, " Here they are." I then went
to the back of the house, and heard some one trying to un-
fasten the back door. I then put my shoulder to the door
and forced it, and found Spencer in the yard. I asked him
what he did there, and he replied, " Nothing, sir." I then
took him into custody, and handed him over to the other
constable, and on searching the yard I found a pair of
steps against the wall, and leading to a back window. I
entered through the window, which was unfastened, and on
the tap room table I found a quantity of knives and forks,
boots, and other articles, all packed up ready for removal.
I examined the premises, and found an inner door leading
from the tap room to the bar had been forced open, and the
bar in great confusion. The constable I had left at the
back then gave an alarm that some one was going over the
wall at the back, and Leonard was taken into custody by
another constable. _

Wm. Baldwin, 133 E, said—l was placed at the back of
the house in Denmark-place on Sunday morning, and went
into the yard with the last witness and raw Spencer there,
and took him into custody, and afterwards saw Leonard go
over the tiles towards some leads. I called out, and the con-
stable went after him. I searched Spencer, and found
some cigars, biscuits, and a pocket handkerchief on him, all
of which were identified by prosecutor.

Charles Shawe, 125 E, proved finding Leonard secreted
in the yard of a neighbouring house.
Sergeant Hill, 5 F, said—l took Leonard to the Bow-
street station on Sunday morning. On the way Leonard
said to Spencer, " I told you you were making a -- sight
too much noise, and that the slop (constable) was at the
door listening. It was a glass of very good old ale, wasn't
it. (Laughter.) He keeps a glass of very good ale, don't
he ? For this job I want to get to Australia. I tried hard
for it in 1859, but if he don't send me this time I'll boot the
-- old judge. I'll have my boot ready unlaced for him."
A knife was found in the tap-room, a strange one to the
landlord.
Mr. John Rowland, of 27, Denmark-street, beershop.
keeper, identified the articles produced as his property, and
said the place was safe when he went to bed,
George Gray, superannuated from the police, owing to
injuries inflicted on him by a ruffian, said Leonard received
12 months' imprisonment in 1858, and in 1859 three years'
penal servitude, 13 convictions being then proved against
him.
Committed for trial.