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

BOND-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. Ho prevented
him from swallowing it,'and on his forcing his fingers into
his mouth he 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 mach, 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
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 he 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 dtvision, 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
(3s. 6d.) found upon him was the result of a little bit of a
raffl.3 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, axd I put it
there for earety. I didn't want to get robbed of it.
(Laughter.)
Mr, Henry remanded both prisoners for a week.