The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-20 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ROBBERY BY A SHOPMAN.—Henry Banks, shopman in
the employment of Mr. William Dutton, boot and shoe
manufacturer, Leiondes- terrace, Knightsbridge, was
charged before Mr. Arnold with stealing two pairs of boots,
the property of his employer.
The prosecutor stated that about five o'clock the previous
afternoon he saw the prisoner leaving the shop to go to tea.
Observing that he had something concealed under his coat,
and suspecting what he had, he said to the prisoner,
" Give me the pair of boots you have there." He gave up
the boots, and said, " I am guilty." When the prisoner
was returning into the shop prosecutor found another pair
of boots in the passage, which the prisoner had dropped.
Mr. Arnold (to the prisoner)—Have you anything to say
to the charge ?

Prisoner—l am very sorry for what I have done. It is
my first offence.
Mr. Arnold (to prosecutor)—Have you lost any other
property ? _ _ _

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Prosecutor—l have lost a quantity of boots. I had some
suspicion against some one. The prisoner has been about
six weeks in my service.

The prisoner was remanded till Thursday.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT WITH A PolCEn.—WilliaM.
Moore and Edward Moore, brothers, were charged with
assault.

it appeared that on the previous afternoon a private of the
3d Buffs, of the name of Johnson, was at the Old Star and
Crown, in the Broadway, Westminster, with some other
soldiers, when, without anything being said by him, he
was struck with a poker by Edward Moore on the forehead,
and fell on the floor. He was given into custody of B 227.
On his way to the station-house he was followed by the
other prisoner, who with his clenched fist also knocked the
complainant down.

Edward Moore stated that he was called some vile names
by the complainant, but this was denied by his witnesses.

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Edward was sent for two months, and Wm. Moore for
one month to the House of Correction.

THAMES.

STEALING A CAM OF TAMARINDS,—Thomas Hollywell,
a man of respectable appearance, who has been long in the
practice of making purchases of fat and other things on
board ship, and was formerly a ship's cook, was brought
before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing a cask of
tamarinds, valued at 18s., the property of a French seaman,
who gave the name of Robert Francis.
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The prosecutor, who has been recently paid off from his
ship, has been lodging at John Seymour's boarding house,
No. 32, Wellclose-square. The prisoner and another man
assisted Francis in removing his things from his ship to
the boarding-house. Among the things were a cask of
tamarinds, about 501bs. weight. The cask was safely de-
posited in the boarding .house, and the prisoner and his
companion went there on Tuesday morning took possession
of the cask of tamarinds, and in spite of the remonstrances
of the people in the house, carried them away. On Wed-
nesday morning the prisoner sold the cask of tamarinds to
Mr. Belaham, a grocer in Cable-street, for 7s. 6d. Hugh
Andrews, a police-constable, No. 62 H, took the prisoner
into custody and recovered the tamarinds.
The prisoner said the Frenchman gave him authority to
sell the tamarinds.

The Frenchman denied that he bad done so. He never
intended to sell the tamarinds. They were brought to
England with the intention of presenting them to a friend.
Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner had sold the tamarinds
on Wednesday morning, and was not taken until last night,
and had never accounted for the tamarinds or the money
he received. He sentenced the prisoner to 14 days' impri.
sonment with hard labour.