The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-04 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

TERRORS AND DANGERS OF THE HIGHWAY.—A GOOD
CONTICTION.—Mary Ann Paul, aged 17, a prostitute, was
charged with annoying and soliciting gentlemen, also fur-
ther charged, with James Madden, with assaulting a gen-
tleman named Charles Thomas, in --the Euston-road, St.
Pancras.

This case was adjourned from Monday for the reasons
stated below.
George Stancombe, police-constable, 289 8, stated about
1 o'clock on Sunday morning ho saW the two prisoners, in
company of several other young prgstitutes and their male
followers in the Euston-road. The female stopped several
gentlemen, who pushed her off. A geitleman named Thomas
was passing along when he was stopped by the female.
He forced her on one side, saying he Wanted nothing of her.
She again got to him, and asked him to go home with her,
and he thrust her on one side. f All the females then
scrambled up mud in their hands and threw at the gentle-
' man. Madden went up and struck him on the eye, after
which another man camo and threw him into the mud.
Witness then took the two prisonetS into custody. Their
companions ran off.
Mr. Yardley—ls Mr. Thomas present?
Stancombe—He is not.
Mr. Yardley—What do you knor of the prisoners ?
Stancombe—The female has been here before, and the
Madden indignantly denied thit, and asserted that he
male prisoner is the constant assockte of thieves.
could get an excellent character. !He did not strike the
gentleman. If he had done so, 4vhy was he not there to
say so ? The constable had told a lot of lies.
The female denied speaking to the gentleman, or throw-
ing any mud.
Mr. Yardley observed that Mi. Thomas ought to have
been there after having signed thb charge-sheet.
Madden—lf you will adjourn It I will bring witnesses
to assert that the constable has told all false.
Mr Yardley adjourned it till today, and told the pri-
soners to get their witnesses, and to have Mr Thomas in
attendance.
Mr Thomas now said—He had just left a friend's house
and was proceeding on his way home, when he was stopped
by the female prisoner and her companions, who said they
wished to speak to him, and asked him to go home with
them. He pushed them on one side and, walked on,
when the females threw mud at
this female being
the worst. The other prisoner (Madden) struck him
on the side of his eye, blackening it as it now appeared.
The female prisoner threw more mud at him. Another
man then came up and threw him into the mud. He was
certain that the prisoners are the persons who assaulted
him.

prisoners said that they had
In reply to Mr. Yardley the
no witnesses.
Mr. Yardley again asked the officer what he knew about
the prisoners.
Stancombe said the female, in company with other young
prostitutes, are nightly in the habit of prowling about the
Euston and Ilampstead roads, stopping and annoying male
foot passengers. Each one of them is followed by a man
of the prisoner Madden's class, and these often waylay'
drunken men and rob them. Numerous complaints have
been made.
Mr. Yardley said—Just, as he suspected, young prosti-
tutes and young men as hunt, if he might so term it, in
couples for plunder. They follow up persons either to ex-
tort money from them or to rob them.
Madden was sentenced to two months' hard labour, and
Paul to one month's hard labour.
Madden—l will have two or more for him (Stancombe)
when I come out.
Mr. Yardley—l daresay you will till you get sent to
penal servitude.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Her Ma-
jesty's ship Research, from the Eastward, and proceeded
for Cowes.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Louise
from Mauritius.

SWANSEA, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Coquimbo, for
Caldera.

FALMOUTH, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Winton Osi
hotT, for Fernando Po.

BRISTOL, Jan. 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Gettysburg,
from Bangor ; Albion, from Callao ; Venus, from Deme-

rara

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Brant,
from Buenos Ayres ; Commerce, from Iquique ; Bemedro,
from Sulina.

NEWPORT, Jan. 3.—Wind W.—Arrived—Bliza Nelson
from Bermuda.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
•
Arrived, Jan. 3—Duke of Wellington, from Demerara ;
St. Ann, from Quebec.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Passel—London; screw' steamer, for Gibraltar ; Auni
Lizzie, for .Adelaide.; Just, for Lagos; Anna, for San.
bander C. A. Jones, fox IlaWAA—all from London.