The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Tbis Da:.

Westminster, about 2 o'clock
morning, Old
Police-constable 272 B said from information he received
'Lane. He told him he was
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charged with breaking a jeweller's shop window and stealing
rings. As we were leaving the place, some of the prisoner's
companions came up, and asked what he was in custody for,
when he replied something about some pawnbrokers. About
half an hour after he (witness) went to a lodging-house in
St. Ann's lane, Westminster, and found the prisoner Fitch.
King and Lane pleaded guilty, but Fitch denied the
robbery.

The prisoners were then charged a second time with
breaking a window in the shop of Mr. Richards, pawn-
broker, Westminster-bridge•road, and stealing therefrom
two diamond rings, value £27.

A young woman, named Pain, said she saw Fitch break
the glass, take the rings, and put them in his pocket. There
was another p.rson with him, but he could not say it was
Lane. They both ran away after they had got the property,
and she went in and told Mr. Richards what had occurred.
Lane said he broke the window, and the female was quite
mistaken.

Fetch and King well knew they had the stolen property
on them.

The prisoners were fully committed on the two charges,
but were remanded, in order to afford the police time to
make certain inquiries.

WESTMINSTER.
IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Ann Pearce was charged with
being concerned with another woman, not in custody, in
fueslinF a niece of bacon.
Annie Wilson said she me business of her
father, who kept a chandler's shop at 33, Rochester-row,
Westminster. At 9 o'clock on Saturday night the prisoner
came in, accompanied by another woman, and asked for a
penny rasher of bacon. Witness said she could not serve
so small a quantity, upon which the other woman said,
Oh, you be ---," and coolly taking a piece of bacon, ran
away with it. The prisoner tried to follow her, but witness
prevented her and gave her into custody.
Defendant denied all knowledge of the other woman,
and said she did not call for the bacon, but for a penny-
worth of cheese.

In answer to Mr. Arnold, complainant declared most
positively that the women came in together and were in
company. This woman also tried to hide the movements of
the other, who, while thi& woman was being det.ined, came
back, and asked witness what she was keeping the woman
for.

Isaac Philips, a little boy, corroborated the complainant's
account in every material particular, and in answer to the
magistrate, positively denied that the word cheese was ever
mentioned, and said he distinctly heard the prisoner call for
a pennyworth of bacon.
Mr. Arnold having
enquired whether prisoner had any
one to speak to her character,
Prisoner replied she had no one present.
She was remanded till Friday, Mr. Arnold offering to
take bail for her appearance.

Irish woman,
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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was charged with violently assaulting Thomas O'Shaugh-
nessy, her father, by striking him on the head with a
broom.
The a decent-looking old man, said that on Sa-
turday night his daughter came into his room at 7, Thomas-
street, and having a knife in her band threatened to mur-
der him, at the same time seizing him by the hair of his
head. He took the knife away from her and sat down in a
chair by the fireside, when his daughter struck him several
violent blows on the head with a broom (the broom was
produced, and had blood on it).
Prisoner said her father struck her, and she then struck

George Castle, 69 C, said that on being called to the
house he found the father bleeding from the head. The
prisoner, who had been drinking. was also bleeding from
the head, but he understood that she had fallen against the
stairs.

Prisoner said her father was drunk and not her.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not believe the prisoner, and
committed her for a month with hard labour.

The father asked what he was to do if his daughter came
again to his house.

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered her to be brought back, and told
her if she assaulted her father again he would send her to
the sessions,

THAMES.
THE MODERN TARPEIAN Rocx.—Mary Ann Mahoney,
a strapping Irish woman, was brought before Mr. Wool-
rych, charged with attempting to commit suicide.
Inspector Major, of the Thames police court, said that
he was passing over the old Gravel-lane swivel bridge this
morning at one o'clock, when he saw the prisoner on the
roadway of the bridge, kicking, plunging, and scream-
and she got
.away from him, and made an
scream-
ing. Several girls were holding her down. They
said she had attempted to throw herself into the lock,
and they had with difficulty prevented her. He took her
of the bridge. She was
attemptin t o
to
very much intoxicated.
gt over the railings

Major—A great number of these women have
committed Mr, Woolrych—Her threats to commit suicide were a
piece of drunken bravado—nothing else.
Inspector
and others, who have thrown them-
selves into the water, have been taken out alive.
Mr. Woolrych—Yes, I know it, The bridge is the
modern Tarpeian rock. The prisoner is a drunken prosti-
suicide there,
prosti-
tute, and while labouring under excitement, Caused by strong
drinks, repairs to the bridge. She is fined Cs., and in de-
fault five days' imprisonment.
in High-street, Shadwell, opposite :6 be-
SYMPATHY FOR A DECEASED RllSDAND.—Catherine
Stewart, a woman about 30. years of age, was brought before
Mr. Woolrych, charged with being drunk and disorderly
nezer Chapel.
e was able.
Police-constable No. 119 K said the prisoner was making
yesterday morning
description. He took
a disturbance in the front. of the chapel while the congrega-
tionelf on the ground and
were engaged in their devotions, i nd her language was
The prisoner, in defence, said my husband was drowned
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loudthrew disgusting.as
yesterday morning, and I took a drop of automat to drink.
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Mr. Woolrych—ls that the way to show sympathy for
your deceased husband to get drunk ?

Inspector Griffin—She has been here a great many times
afolirvbee.ing drunk and disorderly while her husband was

intoxicated. She is fined 65., or five days'
Mr. Woolrych—And the death of her husband is another
`impexcuse 0 forum eb en
ti n. g

BO W- ST REE T.
JEWEL ROBBERY.—William King, sailor, Alfred Lane,
15, barge boy, and Joseph Fitch, labourer, were placed at
the bar charged with breaking a pane of glass in the shop of
Mr. Robert Dobree, jeweller, and pawnbroker, 254, Strand,
and stealing therefrom 3 rings, valued £4O.
King was taken shortly after the stone had bees thrown,
but the other two escaped. Inspector Brimbacome, how-
ever, last night went to Westminster, and with the assist-
ance of Shaw and Ackrill, succeeded in capturing the other
prisoners.