The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

THE SUN; LONDO

POLICE INTEL LIGENCE,— This Day

BOW-STREET.

Elizabeth Staymaker was placed before Mr. Vaughan
charged with robbing her father.

The ;-roseeutor said he was a coster in Covent-garden,
and the prisoner was unfortunately his daughter. He had
tried everything to make her change her depraved habits,
but Without effect. The prisoner had robbed him on a
previous occasion, and had suffered a month's imprison-
ment, but without the slightest effect. Last night he dis-
covered that she had again robbed him, during the time
he was away from home, of various articles of wearing ap-
parel and some bed-clothing, which he discovered she had

pawned.
Mr. Vaughan remanded the prisoner for a week, in order
that the stolen preperty might be produced.
Elizabeth Burns, a girl about 16 years of age, was placed
at the bar, charged with stealing a pair of boots.
Jessy Burns, aged 5, the prisoner's sister, said yesterday
she was out with her sister, who was nursing the baby,
when they,met a little deaf and dumb girl named Elizabeth
Holland. Her sister gave her the baby, and then she saw
her take the little deaf girl round the corner of Burton-
crescent, and in a short time after she came
back without the little girl and they went home,
In a short time after her sister (the prisoner) told her to
come out again, and she then took her to a pawnbroker's,
and after she came out she told her she had got' Is. Gd. on
the boots of the little girl. When she got home the little
deaf girl saw her, and she then went up to her mother and
made her understand that the prisoner was the person who
had stolen her boots.

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The mother of the child identified the boots as those be-
longing to her daughter.
The prisoner said she did not steal the boots, but tfial
her little sister did. .

The constable who took the prisoner into custody, said
she admitted the robbery when she was at the police sta-
tion.

Mr. Vaughan committed the prisoner for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

- HARD UP.—William Thompson, address refused, was
charged before Mr. Knox with picking the pocket of John
Henry Laleham, of Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, a
magistrate.
Mr. Laleham said that on the previous afternoon he was
walking along Oxford-street, near Stratford-place, when ho
was informed by a person in court that the prisoner had
taken his pockethandkerchief out of his pocket. The per-
son went after the prisoner, and when he (Mr. Laleham)
got up to him the prisoner had his pockethandkerchief in
his hand. _ .

Mr. Freeman, of 289, Oxford-street, proved going up to
the prisoner, who he had seen take Mr. Laleham's pocket-
handkerchief, and stopping him with it in his pocket. The
prisoner asked him to let him go.
In answer to Mr. Knox, a constable said he knew the
prisoner to have been convicted 10 years ago, and he then
received three months' imprisonment. The prisoner had
also been in the 11th Hussars. He had seen the prisoner
several times during the past summer, and he told him that
he had left off picking pockets. The prisoner said it was
true that 10 years ago he got into trouble, but since that
time he had been trying to get an honest living. He was
hard up, and took the handkerchief, and he begged the
magistrate would look over it. He was very hard up, or
he would not have done it.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he could call any
persons forward who had employed him ?
The prisoner said they would not take the trouble to
come. He worked for one for six weeks, and one for two
months. Had he not been starving he would not have
taken the handker chief.
Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, and the
police could make inquiries as to how he had been getting
his living of late.

THAMES.
ARISTOCRATIC AMUSEMENT.—THE YOUNG MAN BORN IN
STEPNEY.—Thomas Henry Jackson, a tall, well-dressed
young man, of very aristocratic bearing, was brought be-
fore Mr. Paget charged with knocking at the doors of sun-
dry and divers inhabitants of the parish of St. Dunstan,
Stepney, otherwise Stebonheath, without lawful excuse.
William Wells, police constable, No. 174 K, stated that
at 2 o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner with two
" gentlemen" in Green-street, Stepney, and he knocked
loudly at several doors in Green-street, and set up a great
shout, which was re-echoed by his companions, who ex-
claimed, " What a jolly lark." He followed the prisoner
into King-street, where he began knocking at the doors
again, and he took him into custody.
Mr. Paget—He was drunk, I suppose ?
Witness—No, sir ; he was quite sober.
Mr. Paget—A sober man knocking at people's doors in
the middle-of the night ?
Witness—Yes, sir; at eight or nine doors at least.
Police-sergeant Brady said there had been many com-
plaints from the inhabitants of young men knocking at
their doors at unseasonable hours.
The prisoner, in defence, said he had been out with a
few friends last night, 'and was not quite sober or quite
tipsy. His friends knocked at his door at Christmas time,
and he returned the compliment by knocking at theirs. He
knocked at his own door, 27, Queen-street, Stepney.
Mr. Paget—That is no offence. You may knock at your
own door as long as you like, but not at other people's
houses. It is surprising that a person of your appearance
and respectability could indulge in such absurd and childish
amusements.
The Prisoner—There is no one here to complain except
the policeman.
Mr. Paget—People who have been knocked up by your
noisy knocks will not put themselves to the additional in-
convenience of coming here.
The mother of the prisoner here made an appeal to the
magistrate in favour of her son, and said he was a young
man born in Stepney.
Mr. Paget—That is no reason why he should hammer at
peOple's doors in the night time. You should teach him
better.
The Mother—He has been brought up very genteelly.
We are very respectable.
Mr. Paget—lt is a great nuisance for people to have their
doors knocked at. He is fined 10s.
The money was paid.

I am afraid

WESTMINSTER.
A DRUNKARD'S PECULIARITIES.-ARD Cheeseman, a
woman about _5O years of age, was charged with being
drunk and assaulting the police.
Police-constable Charles Thinbell said that he was on
duty last night in Bullen-street, Chelsea, when he found
the defendant drunk and causing a mob of persons to as-
semble. She was sitting on the step of a door, and when
he raised her up to remove her, she gave him a smack on
the face.
Defendant—Oh, it's a peculiarity I have, your worship.
Mr. Selfe—Did you see the joke, constable ?
Policeman—No, I did not. She gave me a smartish
smack, and I was only trying to get her away.
Mr. Selfe—Mrs. Cheeseman, how came you in this state
of drunkenness ?
Defendant—Why, it was under peculiar circumstances.
I was having some beer—very little, your worship--when
some larkish young men, who were there, put some spirits
into the beer—some gin, your worshp.
Mr. Selfe—You were not obliged to drink the gin.
Defendant—Yes I was, your worship.
Mr. Selfe—How ?
Defendant—lf I hadn't drank my gin I must have los
my beer.
Mr. Selfe—Yes, I see ; a case of necessity.
you often get drunk. .
Defendant—Dear me, no. I was waiting about for an
order. I went into a publichouse where my poor dear man
that's dead and gone used for 14 years to wait a little, and
soon after that I felt myself overtaken.
Policeman—That woman absolutely, while her husband
was lying dead, having been killed by an accident, got
drunk and walked into Chelsea old church with! a heap of
boys after her.
Defendant—l hope you will forgive me. lam going to
the undertaker's. I will never come here again. It was
a peculiar circnmstance that overcame me this time. Pray
let me go.
Mr. Selle—Do you think I can take your word ?
Defendant—Yes, you can. I'll not come out of the
workhouse.
Mr. Selfe—Under these circumstances you may keep
your word. I will forgive you this time, but don't come
here again.