The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

SEPTEVIBER 2,

1862.

The last witness's dress was produced, and bore
undoubtedly marks of the owner having been
roughly handled.
John Enwright, 395 S, stated—On Friday night
last, about a quarter to eleven, I was on duty, and
when I got in front of the Adelside public-house I
saw the prisoner smoking a pipe, a short one.
I then proceeded round my beat, and heard
screams of " Murder" and "Police." I went to
the spot, and saw the ladies, who were greatly
excited, and the elderly lady gave me a description
of the man. She described him as a bull -head look-
ing man, wearing a darkly coloured green coat (a
description answering the prisoner as he stood at
the bar). The following day I went out in plain
clothes, in company of Sergeant Leveret, 7 S, and
at night time on Saturday evening went to outside
the Adelaide, where we saw the prisoner, and took
him into custody on the present charge.
Mr. Mansfield asked if there was any one present
who had seen the prisoner about the place men-
tioned at the time.

Sergeant Leveret said the barman could speak as
to prisoner entering the house just before the time
the robbery took place.
Mr. Yardley said that that was most important,
and remanded the prisoner for a week.

LAMBETH.--11013EERY AT A PRAYER MEET-
MG.—John King, alias Bray, a notorious thief, was
charged before Mr. Elliott with picking the pocket
of Mrs. Mary Clark, the wife of a milkman, of a
florin, at a prayer meeting.
The prosecutrix deposed that on the evening
before she attended a prayer meeting, at the York-
' road Chapel, and in the course of the service she
felt the prisoner'] hand in her pocket, and his with-
drawing it. She in consequence examined her
pocket, and found that he had taken a florin and
two penny-pieces, which, with a sovereign, she had
safe a few minutes before, and she charged the pri-
soner with robbing her. He denied it, and asked
her to allow him to pass by, but she refused, and
kept him until he was taken by a constable.
Police-Tonstable 179 L said that on searching the
prisoner he fotaid that he had got the thieves'
pockets with the bottoms out, so as to be able to
pass the hand through them, and he also found the
florin-piece and two penny-pieces on his person.
The prisoner stoutly denied the chargefsaying the
money was his owns and was remanded for the at-
tendance of the constable vrho had had him in cus-
tody for several offences similar to the present.
ASSAULT ON THE CRYSTAL PALACE PLATFORM.—
Mr. Henry Ewen, described as a gentleman of for-
tune, residing at North Lodge, Park-road, Regent's
Park, appeared to answer a summons taken out
against him by Mr. William Miller, an attorney at
law, charging him with an assault.
Mr. Metcalfe, the barrister, attended on behalf of
the complainant, and Mr. F. H. Lewis for the de-
fendant.

The case occupied some time in hearing, but the
short facts were these :—On the evening of the 22d
of last month the complainant, with Mrs. Miller and
a little boy of five years old, and the defendant, with
Mrs. Ewen and child; and accompanied by Miss
Rogers and a Mr. Litcoffei were on the Crystal
Palace platform, awaiting the arrival of a train to
take them to town. At length a train arrived, and
Mr. Miller observing a first-class carriage empty,
approached with the intention of getting into it.
Mr. Ewen ha ring previously laid hold of the handle
of the carriage, kept possession of it until his party
came up and admitted them to the exclusion of Mr.
Miller and his little boy, and though Mrs. Miller
had managed to get in, she returned on seeing the
defendant striking her husband. Mr. Miller, an-
noyed at being prevented from getting into the train
by the defendant, called him a 6 fool and a black-
guard," upon which the latter struck at him and hii
him one slight blow on the left jaw. The result was
that Mr. Miller was unable to go by the train, and
was left behind ; but having obtained the name and
address of Mr. Ewen he took out the present sum-
mons against him.

For the defendant it was alleged that the com-
plainant had pushed Miss Rogers rudely from the
earriage ; and after hearing the parties at some
length,
Mr. Elliott observed that it was quite clear the
defendant had no right to take possession of the
carriage in the way he had done to the exclusion of
the complainant and his wife and child, and it was

equally Clear that the complainant was wrong in
making use of the offensive expressions, and there-
fore there Fere faults on both sides. It was equally
clear that an assault had been committed by the de-
fendant, which could not be justified, and for that
assault he must pay a penalty of 205., or in default
20 days' imprisonment.
The penalty and expenses were at once paid.

ihim. As my daughter was so very timid I did not
tell her my suspicions, but quickened our pace to-
, wards St. George's-square. We proceeded along till
we came to a place with grass growing, and
which I thought to be a field, very dark, and
being bounded on one side by a wall. As we
got to a corner of the wall the man sud-
denly jumped out and made a grasp at me, which I
evaded, and ran off screaming " Murder" and
" Police," towards some houses, when I was caught
by some ladies who came out from one of the houses.
The place where the man came upon us is a very
lonely spot.
Mr. Yardley—ls this the man that you saw fol-
lowing you P
Witness—l think it is.
Mr. Yardley—Are you sure that prisoner is the ,
I
man ?

Witness—To the best of my belief he is. When
he missed me he seized my daughter and threw her
down and rifled heir.
Mr. Yardley—Was he taken into custody at the
time ?

Witness—No, sir.
Mr. Yardley—When did you see this man P.
Witness—At the station-house, where I was sent
for, and asked if I could see any one there that I
had seen before. I pointed out the prisoner from a
great many other men.

Prisoner—l am innocent of this. It is not me.,
Isabella Mould said—l am daughter of the last
witness. Last Friday night we were returning
home together, and as we got to a lonely spot I was
seized by a man, and he took me up in his arms
and threw me down with very great violence on
the ground, and much bruised and cut me. He then
put his foot on me, and turned my pockets out and
rifled about my belt. I could not see the features
or dress of the party, because the hat which I wore
he knocked over my face and eyes. I was picked
up in a fainting state.