The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-02 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT THE ST. GEORGE'S BATHS AND WASH-
ROUSES.— Elizabeth Ayres, a young woman, was charged
beforo Mr. Barker with the following robbery at the St.
George's Baths and Washhouses, Davies-street, Berkeley-
square.

Mrs. Sarah King, of 21, Luton-street, Lisson-grove, said
that having missed a sheet from off a horse at the baths,
and suspecting the prisoner she went after her, and see-
ing her in tho street outside the baths she lifted her shawl,
and under it found the sheet she had missed, and which
was of the value of 7s. 6d.

Police-constable Hellicar, 171 0, said that on taking the
prisoner, into custody at the St. George's Baths, sho said
that she was very hard up, and had taken the property, as
she wished to get to Oxford. She also told him that she
had lived at Mr. Webb's, a butcher, near Leicester-
square, and on going there he heard a rather unfavourable
account of the prisoner, several articles being missed.

Mr. Baker asked the prosecutrix whether she was aware
if such robberies were frequent.

The prosecutrix said they were.
Mr. Baker asked the prisoner whether she wished to say
anything.
The prisoner said she was gi

Mr. Baker said that persons using the baths and wash-
houses must be protected, and committed the prisoner for
three months, with hard labour.

THAMES.

A DISORDERLY LLNENDRAPER.—Luke King, A very
smartly dressed young man, was brought before Mr. Part-
ridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly and break-
ing a window at the H division station-house in Leman-
street.

Daniel Higgins, a police-constable 60 11, stated that last
night at ten o'clock the prisoner was making a great dis-
turbance outside the station-house in Leman-street, and
when remonstrated with he became very violent, and
rushed into the station-house-yard, where he broke a pane
of glass. The prisoner was proceeding to futher violence
when ho was captured and takenbefore the inspector. Two
constables were compelled to hold him while the charge
was being taken.

The Prisoner—l dare say what the policeman says is all
true, but why was I locked up all night ? The police might
have sent to my employer at No. 79, High-street, White-
chap el, and he would have bailed me.

Mr. Partridge—What do you say to the charge of being
drunk ?
The Prisoner—That was an accident.

Mr. Partridge—You are fined Is. for breaking a pane of
glass, Is. 6d. the value of the glass, and 20s. for being
drunk and disorderly, and, in default, 14 days' imprison-
ment.

A VERY SINGULAR CASE.—Mary Ann Tisson, a married
woman, well-dressed, who appeared to be labouring under
great mental anxiety and suffering, and who fainted during
the proceedings, was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly, and threatening to throw her child into the Re-
gent's Canal, near the Globe Tavern, in the Mile-end-road.
The prisoner was seen in the Mile-end-road last night
with her little girl, aged seven years. She inquired of a
young man named Hullett where she could obtain a lodg-
ing. He directed her to Bath's coffee-house, in the road,
and said if she was not suceceoful there she could obtain a
lodging for herself and child at tlio Unioa Workhou.y.
Directly afterwards he heard the prisoner talk about throw-
ing her girl into the water. He walked a few yards and
heard the girl scream and call out for help. The girl was
labouring under great terror, and said her mother intended
to throw her into the canal, and clung to the young man.
The prisoner was given into the custody of Carter, a police
constable, No. 78 K, who was informed the prisoner had
thrown another child into the water and drowned it. The
prisoner, who is thirty-nine years of age, quarrelled
with her husband, a corn porter, last night. He
found only a handful of fire in the grate when
he came home, and no supper. He ordered her to leave
the room, and she went out and seated herself at the
door with her child for an hour, and then strayed away
from her home. Her husband said she was addicted to
strong drinks, and he believed she was not quite right in
her mind. He lived at No. 24, William-street, Bethnal-
green, and was employed in Camden-town.
Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week to in-
quire into her state of mind, and whether there was any
truth in the statement that she had drowned one of her
children.