The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-19 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBING A BLIND MAN,—
Mary Macnamara, a respectable-looking young woman, in
the service bf Mr. Jones, of Down-street, Piccadilly, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a sovereign
from a blind roan named Watts, who is in the habit of
standing at the corner of Down•street, with pencils and
stationery.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the defence, being instructed to appear by the
girl's master.

The complai....t stated that ho was standing at the
corner of Down-street, when a gentleman came up to him
and put a sovereign into his hand, saying at the same time,
" I hope you trust in the Lord." He put the sovereign
into his pocket, after thanking the gentleman for his kind-
ness, and soon after the prisoner came up to him and said
she had given him a sovereign by mistake for a halfpenny,
and wanted it back. As he was blind, and for the sake of
protection, he went into a public house, and asked the bar-
maid to mind the sovereign for him. As soon as he placed
the sovereign on the counter, the prisoner, who had fol-
lowed him in, seized up the sovereign, and he then gave
her in charge for stealing it.
The girl said she gave the plaintiff a sovereign by mis-
take, which her master had given her.
The girl's master (Mr. Jones) said he had given the girl
a sovereign that afternoon out of her wages at her request,
and he was willing to be bail for her.
The blind man said be was certain that it was a gentle-
man who gave him the sovereign, for he felt his coat cuff;
besides ho had a thick voice, not like a female's. He had
not had time to discover the gentleman, but thought he
should be able to do so if there was a remand. (It may be
stated that handbills had been issued asking the gentleman
to come forward.)

A young man, living in Coram-street, Gray's-inn-road,
who said he lived by making medals, said that o❑ the day
of the occurrence he saw a gentleman give the blind man a
sovereign. He was close by the gentleman's side at the
time, and distinctly saw th© sovereign. As soon as the
gentleman left he (witness) left. About a quarter of an
hour after he saw the girl with a constable and the blind
man passing with a gentleman. The prisoner said she had
given a sovereign instead of a halfpenny.
In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness gave soveral answers
of a most unsatisfactory and evasive nature, showing that
very little reliance could be placed on his evidence.
The blind man was recalled by Mr. Lewis, and ha said
he was not aware of having received any money from the
young woman. The gentleman said, "I hope you live in
the faith of the Lord"—those were the precise words. He
had lived in the service of Sir Francis Ommarmney, kc.
The gentleman never before gave him anything but cop-
pers. He said he was Lord Ebury. He was told he was
the "Right Honourable," but he was sure he could not sag
who told him. It was, however, after he received the seve4
reign three or four da3s. He wished for another remand.
Mr. Lewis—Very well; it's most important to both
parties.

Remanded for a week.
The girl's master was again bail for her.

SOUTHWARK.
DESPERATE HIGHWAY ROBIERY.---loseph Hill,
Michael Minton, and George Picken, three powerful look-
ing fel ows, were bro;;ght before Mr. Burcham, charged
with committir.4 a savage assault on a gentleman named
Hughes, an; robbing him of a gold watch and chain,
under very daring circumstances.

It appeared from the evidence of police-constable 207 M,
that he was on duty at two o'cl ck in the morning in
Madman-street, when he saw a gentleman come out of a
public-house surrounded by a number of ruffians, who
pushed him about in a savage manner. Witness ran to his
assistance, and he distinctly saw the prisoners leave him
and run across the road. The gentleman called out "These
men have got my watch and chain." Witness pursued the
persons and caught hold of Hill, at the same time request-
ing a soldier to follow the others and not lose sight
of them. They (Minton and Pioken) however
attacked the soldier in a brutal manner when
they found he was following them, but he got up,
and, with the assistance of another man, further pursued
them, and saw them taken into custody. They were all
searched at the atation.house, but neither watch ner chain
were found on them.

Mr. Rurcham asked wheths:e the gentleman who had
been robbed was in attendance.
The constable replier that he was not, and he di,l
'in attendance. He had, however, been
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Tho prisoners denied all knowledge of the gentleman or
b.'.B watch.

Mr. Burcham observed that a desperate robbery had
been committed, and he could not allow such characters as
the prisoners to escape from justice, Ne should, there-
fore, remand them all until Monday next, when no doubt
the prosecutor would be in attendance.