The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-29 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

A MUSICIAN IN TROUBLE.—A well-dressed genteel
young man, who gave the name of William Parker, was
charged with stealing a purse containing 205., the property
of Mrs. Mary Annie Groves, who resides at Potter's •fields,
Horslydown.

The prosecutrix said last evening, as she was return*
home along High-street, in the Borough, and opposite
Southwark-street, the prisoner who had been following her
for some time, pushed up against her right side, and when
she looked at him he ran away. She found that she had
lost her purse, ant called out " Stop thief," and afterwards
she saw the prisoner in custody of policeman 494 A. She
identified the pursa produced as her property.
The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said that he was
a violin player, although he had previously described him-
self as a traveller, Ind that he had come up from Ports •
mouth only the day before. He heard the cry of thief, and
with others joined ik the pursuit, when he was stopped by
the constable, and afterwards given into charge by the pro-
secutrix. He asked the latter if she saw him take the purse,
and he answered inthe negative, and he then denied all
knowledge of the roltery,

David William CAek, a sailor in the Coast-guard ser-
vice, said that been 8 and 9 o'clock last night, as he was
proceeding along Higa-street, he heard the prosecutrix cry-
ing out " stop thief,"and the prisoner running away. He
followed him about 2)0 yards from where the prosecutrix
was standing. He pikked up the purse produced.
The prisoner repealed his denial of all knowledge of the
transaction, but in reply to the magistrate said that he
would prefer having tie case summarily dealt with to being
sent to the sessions.

Mr. Combe explainel that he could not dispose of the
case unless the prisone, admitted his guilt without the ac-
companying statementof innocence.

The prisoner then pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6
months in the House otCorrection.

WE;TMINSTER.

BURGLARY.—GeorgeWilliams and Henry White were
brought before Mr. Inglam, charged with breaking and
entering a house as follows :

Mr. Edward Norris, li;ensed victualler, proprietor of the
Old Star and Crown, Broldway,"said,that about one o'clock
that morning he was awake by a policeman. He got up
and opened the window, when the officer said that there
was some one in the houie. Witness went downstairs and
let the constable in. Almost immediately he found
Williams, who was brought to him. He was taken to the
station-house.l

Police-constable 174 1, said that about half-past 12
o'clock he was in York-sheet, when he saw the prisoner
going towards the prosecuor's house. At four o'clock he
apprehended White in a ccgee•shop.
Police-constable O'Sheky, 156 B, said that he was
passing the prosecutor's house when he saw 'White in
Devonshire-place adjoinin;. He observed to White,
" Holloa I what is up ? Tlere must be some one inside."
He then heard the smashirr of some panes of glass. Upon
bearing that he called the lndlord, and at the same time he
called out police. He knewArilliams,whose name is Cocks.
He has been previously covicted. Inside the house he
found several panes of glas broken, through which a per-
son could easily pass into he bar. On taking him to the
station-house he flung somihing away.

B 74, produced a knife vetch was picked up by him and
which the prisoner admittecbelonged to him. A question
arose as to whether the chages of breaking and entering
could be sustained, when,as it appeared, that the outer
door was in a very insecue state, Mr. Ingham decided
there was no burglary,
The prisoners were each sent for three months to the
House of Correction.