The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-26 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT THE PANTHEON Music HALL.—George
Bedford, a stoker, was charged with stealing the hat, coat,
scarf, gloves, &c., of Mr. Thomas Greenon, upholsterer, of
Little Welbeck -street.

The complainant said he was at the Pantheon Music
Hall (the Nag's Head), Oxford-street, yesterday, and put
some of his clothing on the counter, The prisoner took
them up and walked to the back part of the premises, but
thinking it was only a joke, he did not interfere till finding
the prisoner did not come back he spoke to the proprietor,
and the prisoner was afterwards found and given into cus-
tody.

A man named Major having proved buying the coat of
the prisoner, and Harris, 184 C, that he found the prose-
cutor's pocket-book with some Pantheon Hall tickets on
the prisoner.

The waiter stepped forward and wanted to know why he
wasn't to be heard, as he was really the only " important"
witness. After being told that it was not necessary, but
that if it was any gratification to his feelings he should be
heard, he said the " gentleman" (the prisoner) put on the
other gentleman's clothes, and asked me if he did not look
like " a real gentleman," and that the prosecutor was
pleased with the change in his appearance that he told the
" gentleman" (the prisoner) that he might keep the things,
called him his friend, and said that ho would take him out
and have a jollification with him,
Mr. Tyrwhitt having told the waiter that he hoped he
felt better after delivering himself of the important state-
men', committed the prisoner for a month with hard labour.

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A MAN ON HIS STEPMOTHER.

—Jo. eph King, a self-willed, obstinate, and morose youth,
was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with commit-
ting a violent and unprovoked assault on Jane King, his
stepmother, of No. 5, Love lane, Shadwell.
The complainant's face was much disfigured with the
blows she received from her stepson, one eye was nearly
closedf and tlfere were bruises on her arms. She stated that
ever since she had been married to the prisoner's father
the son had been in the practice of ill-using her occasionally
and abusing her almost daily. He lodged in the same
house, and seemed inclined to do all that laid in
his power to make her and his father un-
happy. On Sunday night last, in her absence, the
prisoner abused his father in a most gross manner. She
spoke to the prisoner about it last night, and said he ought
to know better, on which he said nothing, but got up from
his seat and struck her repeatedly with his clenched fists
on the head, face, and body. She bled profusely from the
nose and mouth. The marks on her person were caused by
his violence, and she was suffering great pain.
Mr. Woolrych (to the prisoner) : How came you to beat
this woman in snch a brutal manner ?

The prisoner launched into a torrent of vituperation
against his stepmother, and said she hit him twice with a
poker on the head.

The complainant : I did not, sir. He has threatened me
and his father, and has uses the most infamous language
towards us both. The only offence I have committed is
marrying his father. I have done him no harm.
Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner was a cowardly young
ruffian to beat his father's wifo in the way he had done,
and that no one could look at the unfortunate woman
without being indignant and shocked at the treatmant she
had met with from the savage scoundrel in the dock. The
woman was entitled to respect and good treatment front her
step son, not abuse and ill-usage. He sentenced the pri-
soner to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for two
months, and kept to hard labour, for an aggravated assault.
The prisoner made use of a fearful oath as he was leaving
the dock, and added, " I'll give her enough for three
months when I come out."