The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-04 00:00:00

BOW. STREET.

GOING TO SEE THE FIGHT. —Two men named Flannagan
and Moore, were placed at the bar, charged with having a
quantity of stolen property in their possession.
Police-constable 142 F, said—About half past five on the
morning of the Ist of September he was on duty in George-
street, St. Giles, when he saw the two prisoners fighting.
He went up to them and desired them to leave off, but as
they refused he procured the assistance of another constable
and took both prisoners into custody. While he was con-
veying Moore to the station-house, he saw him throw away
a silver watch, but a constable picked up an article which
had all the appearance of having been stolen from
some person, as the bow of it was broken. Moore then
put one of his hands into his pockets and immediately
after he raised it to his mouth, and then he (witness) saw
a portion of a gold chain hanging from it. He prevented
him from swallowing it, and on his forcing his fingers into
his mouth ho took out a gold chain, with a locket attached,
and two sovereigns and a half (produced). At the station
house he said he had been to the Great Western Railway to
see some friends off who were going to the fight between
Mace and Goss, and he should have gone himself only he
met Flannagan and they got drinking until it was too late.
Police-constable, 176 F, said he took Moore into custody.
He resisted very much, and as he was conveying him to
the station-house he tripped him (witness) up, and suc-
ceeded in running away. He pursued him as soon as he
was able, and on coming. up with him he struck him a vio-
lent blow, but he succeeded, after much opposition, in
getting him to the station house.
Ackrill, one of the detective officers of the F division,
said he had known Flannagan as a thief for years. He
had been tried frequently at the Clerkenwell sessions, and
only at the last of which be was acquitted for stealing a
pin, He pleaded guilty to the charge before the magistrate,
but as there was a former conviction against him, the
magistrate could not deal summarily with the case. He
was sent to the sessions, and there the jury acquitted him.
Moore--How could I be guilty if the jury acquitted me ?
(Laughter.)
Sergeant Lambert, of the E division, said whenever the
prisoner was before a magistrate he always pleaded guilty
to the charge preferred against him.

Sergeant Shaw, of F division, believed, if time were given
him, he should be able to prove Moore to be a returned
convict. He had known him for some time to be the con-
stant associate of thieves.

Mr. Henry asked the prisoners what they had to say to
the charge.

Moore replied that he met Flannagan. They got drink-
ing, and afterwards, in consequence of something being
said, they commenced fighting, and got locked up.
Flannagan said he sold things in the street, and the money
(3, 6d.) found upon him was the result of a little bit of a
ramie that had been got up for him. He had been taken up
by the police four times in a fortnight for selling things in
the street, and that had completely cracked him up. He
had nothing more to say than that he knew nothing of the
watch or money found on Moore.

Mr. Henry—The police saw you, Moore, put the gold
chain and locket into your mouth.
Moore—A man doesn't know what he is doing when he's
drunk. (Laughter.)
Mr. Henry—You had two sovereigns and a half there as
well.

Moore—Yes, that's right. It was my own, atd I put it
there for safety. I didn't want to get robbed of it.
(Laughter.)

Mr. Henry remanded both prisoners for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A NICE FELLOW FOR THE ARMY.—THE REGULA-
TION AS TO WEARING THE BELT.—Two privates of the
Ist battalion of Coldstream Guards, named James Hall
and John Blay, were charged before Mr. Knox with steal-
ing an umbrella from a female named Ellen Holmes, in
Oxford-street.

It appears that the female was parsing along Oxford-
street, when, seeing a crowd assembled in consequence of
some altercation going on, she stepped into the midst of
the persons collected. The soldiers then pushed her, and
one of them struck her in the mouth. 1 hey then took
her umbrella from her and walked off with it. She fol-
lowed them for some distance and spoke to the police. On
the constables going up to the soldiers the umbrella was
thrown on the pavement, and the soldiers took off their
bolts. Blay then struck Joseph Watt,, 30 D, with his
belt, and Hall struck Ball, 378 .D, with his fist. The sol-
diers were then taken to the station.
Sergeant Meyer, of the lst battalion of Coldstream
Guards, handed Mr. Knox a certificate to the effect that on
the 14th of June, 1856, Hall was convicted of theft, and
on the 17th December, 1860, was convicted for a misde•
meanour, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. He
had also been convicted, and sentenced to 42 days' hard
labour for insubordination, and been several other times
tried by court-martial. Blay had also, been tried seven
times by court-martial for military offences.
Mr. Knox—How is it that such a man as that is kept in
the army. It strikes me that he is a very unfit man. There
are two convictions against him by the civil power, and a
batch of offences tried by court-martial. Notwithstanding
their bad character, I do not think there is sufficient evi-
dence to convict of stealing the umbrella. With regard to
the assaults on the constable, what do you wish to say ?
Hall—l am sorry. I did not use my belt.
Mr. Knox—What is the regulation with regard to the
belt ?

Sergeant Meyer—When a man is convicted of an assault,
his belt is taken from him, and he is not allowed to wear it
again till permission is granted by the commanding
officer.
Mr. Knox—l shall make a difference in the sentence of
the prisoners. I shalt commit Blay for two months' hard
labour for the assault on the constable with his belt, and
Hall for six weeks, with hard labour, as he did not use his
belt.