The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-23 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CURIOUS CAPTURE OF A THIEF.— Thomas Baston, in
the employ of Mr. John James Holloway, of the Clarendon
Arms, North Row, St. George's, was charged with robbing
his master of a large quantity of clothing, 16s. in
coppers, &c.

It appears that the prisoner, who was potman to Mr
Holloway, absconded yesterday morning, and on an exami-
nation of the place being made it was found that he had
taken away a large quantity of clothing, and had broken
open a drawer and taken away 16s. in coppers. Information
was given to the police, and late at night Hellicar, 171 C, a
very active officer, went with the prosecutor to search for
the prisoner in Duck-lane, Westminster. While going along
some thieves knocked off the prosecutor's hat, and ran away.
Hellicar, while following the prosecutor, saw the prisoner
standing at the corner of a street with a box in his posses_
sion. He asked the prisoner whether he bad seen two per-
sons run past, and he replied, " You mind your business,
and I'll mind mine." Hellicar told the prisoner that for
once he would do so, and fancying the prisoner answered
the description of the man they were in pursuit of, waited
till the prosecutor came back, when he at once identified
the prisoner as the person who had robbed him; and in the
box the prisoner had all the prosecutor's clothes were found
with the exception of a coat.

Mr. Holloway said the prisoner had got into his employ
by misrepresentations.

Mr. Ty rwhitt remanded the prisoner that inquiries might
be made.

SOUTHWARK.

A. drunken disciple of Esculapius, Charles Frewin, re-
siding at 188, Grange-road, Bermondsey, was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, and violently ringing bells
and wrenching off a door-knocker. The prisoner, who was
a young dissipated looking person, denied the charge, and
Mr. Edwin, jun., al peared on his behalf.

Police-constable 30 M said that he was on duty last night
in Bermondsey•square, and about four o'clock this morn-
ing he sa a' ;he prisoner ring the bells of the house No. 32
and a surgery at No. 34, both occupied by Dr. Turner. He
followed him into 1, Grange-road, and when he was aboul,
five yards from him, the prisoner went to the house, No.
197, and wrenched off the knocker. tie went up to hint
and asked him what he did that for, to which the prisoner
replied, "I am a gentleman, and there's two shillings for
you," which witness refused. He took the prisoner into
charge, and on the way to the station he resisted him vio-
lently.

The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Edwin at some
length, and denied that he had been guilty of any unneces-
sary violence towards the prisoner, but admitted that he
was obliged to put him on his back in consequence of the
resistance he made as he was conveying him to the station.
He took the prisoner by the breast-part of his coat, and it
was not until he had been seized by him by the neck that
he then threw him down.

Mr. Edwin said that he was instructed by his client to
acknowledge his offence, and to apologise to Dr. Turner, to
whom he had formerly been assistant. The fact was that
the young man had been drinking freely the previous night,
and under the influence of excitement indulged in what
had been at one period a fashionable spree.
Dr. William Turner said that between three and four
o'clock this morning he was roused from his bed by a loud
ringing at the door, and he looked out of his bed-room
window, but could see nobody at the door. Within the last
three or four months he had been similarly disturbed, and
his only object in appearing against the prisoner was to
secure himself from a repetition of a similar annoyance.
Mr. Edwin—Perhaps you had on the door, "please ling
the bell," and gentlemen in the condition of my client are
sometimes too polite not to comply with such a request.
(Laughter.)

Dr. Turner said that was not the case, as the words al-
luded to were on the inside door.

Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, said that this was the fourth
time the prisoner was charged before the court with the
same offences.

The prisoner was bound over to keep the peace in bail of
£lO himself, and one surety in a similar amount.