The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-25 00:00:00

POLICE

.THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AND ASSAULT ON A BUTLER.—THE OLD
BOTTLE DODGE.—Thomas Wilson, a rough fellow, was
charged with stealing a bronze bust, the property of Mr.
Thomas Eyre, 27, Brook-street, Hanover-square, some
articles, including a cross, the property of Susette Colomb,
and also with assaulting Wm. Sedgley, butler to Mr.
Eyre.
The butler said that on the previous afternoon, seeing
the door of the housekeeper's room open, and suspecting
that some person had entered from the area, he entered it,
and found the prisoner secreted behind the door. On ask-
ing him what he wanted, he said, " I want Mr. Jackson ;
he lives here, don't he ?" He told the prisoner that he did
not, and that he believed he was there for what he could
get. He then seized the prisoner and had a severe struggle
with him, the prisoner giving Dim a severe blow on the
nose. The prisoner then dragged him up the area steps,
and tried to kick him down and to throw him from the top
to the bottom. The prisoner then made his escape, but was
secured by Mr. Eyre and others and taken into the hall,
where the property was found on him.
Sergeant Smith, 1 C, said he fuund some of the articles
on the prisoner, who said he went down the area to buy old
bottles.
Susette Colomb, the ladysmaid to Miss Eyre, identified a
cross and other articles as her property.
The prisoner, who said he was there and took the things
by accident, was committed for trial, but will be brought
up again.

THE SORT OP FELLOWS WHO HAVE BEEN VISITING
PALL-MALL.—Roberts and Anderson, the two fellows
charged with loitering in Pall-Mall for the purpose of
committing a felony,were brought up for final examination.
Mr. Hannant, superintendent of the C division, attended
to watch the case.

Mr. Knox said the prisoners were remanded for wit-
nesses to character.

Sergeant Franklin, 20 E, said he could give one of the
prisoners, Anderson, a character. He had known Ander-
son S or 9 years, and was present at Bow-street when he
was convicted and sentenced to 3 months. He had him
himself for felony at Bow-street, when he was again sen-
tenced to 3 months. At Clerkenwell he was charged with
felony at Highgate and sentenced to 3 months, and a month
for assaulting the officer ; and at the Middlesex Sessions
he had 3 years' penal servitude, and he believed had not
long been at large.
Inspector West, F division, knew him as the constant
companion of thieves and a suspected parson.
Mr. Knox committed them for 3 months each.
DISPUTED CAB FARE.-Mr. Zadoc Jessel, diamond mer-
chant, of 1, Savile-row, was summoned by Fredk. Smith,
badge 9,714, for refusing to pay his fare—the sum in dis-
pute being 6d.
After the cabman had stated his case, the defendant made
his statement, to the effect that the cabman could not have
gone the distance in the time.
Mr. Knox said that ahogether depended upon the state
of the streets—whether they were crowded or not—as some-
timts a man would be half an hour going the same dis-
tance that at other times would only take him half the

Defendant—Oh, he couldn't have done it.
Mr. Knox—That is mere luok. It is a case of such very
nice calculation between you and the cabman that I think
you had better pay the 6d.
The defendant was then ordered to pay the disputed 6d.,
4s. for two summonses, and ss. for the cabman's loss of
time in attending the court on two occasions.