The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-13 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF CLOTlL—Edward Johnson, of
48, Tiverton-street, Borough; Jas. Dickinson, of 28, Webb's
County-terrace, New Kent-road; and John Hasham, of
95, Elm-street, Gray's -inn •road, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with being concerned, with others not in custody,
in stealing 400 yards of cloth, of the value of £lOO, the
property of Mr. W. Fisher, of 13 and 14, King-street, Hol-
born, cloth worker.

Mr.
cuted,

Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, prose-
, and Mr. L. Lewis defended. _

Mr. L. Lewis having opened the case, called
Mr. Albert Fisher, of 20, Kingsgate-street, Holborn, who
said he assisted his father, who worked for Messrs. Landon
and Holland, woollen merchants, of Bond-street. At the
beginning of the month he had 28 pieces of cloth, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Landon and Holland, and sent it home in
the cart by his brother, telling his brother, after ho had
seen it packed, to deliver it. Had since ascertained from
those gentlemen that only It 3 pieces had been delivered.
The pieces stolen contained about 40 yards, and 400 yards
of the value of XlOO, had not been delivered. Last Saturday
he 'accompanied his brother and Haslam to the Elephant
and Castle, and after waiting a short time he (witness)
saw Johnson and Dickens, who were fetched by
his brother and Haslam, and he followed them.
Heard Haslam ask the two other prisoners whether
there was any chance of getting the cloth back, as
there was a row about it, and they said " No." He heard
his brother ask them for money, and after his brother came
out of a public-hcuse he showed him £2, which he had re-
ceived from Johnson. His (witness's) father being absent
he did not like to take any steps then.
By Mr. J. Lewis I do not know where my brother is. I
heard him say that he wished to go to sea. I have not
heard from him. My brother confessed to me that the goods
had been stolen, and said it was all through Haslam, or he
should not have done it. I heard brother say he wanted
money to get off to sea with.

Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said he went in company with last
witness to Haslam's house, 5 Elm-street, Gray's-inn-lane,
and he said on seeing him (Joy), "I know what you have
come for. I've had no rest since I was concerned with
others in stealing cloths from Mr. Fisher, and if you will
allow me to go with you I will point out the men concerned
in it," and he accompanied him (Joy) to Johnson's house,
and then to Dickinson's residence. Subsequently the whole
of the prisoners were taken into custody, when Haslam
said Johnson and Dickinson were the men who assisted in
stealing the cloth and selling it, but they denied it.
The prisoners were then remanded for a week, bail being
refused.

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WESTMINSTER.

ANOTHER. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Arin Billingham, a
young woman of prepossessing appearance, 22 years of age,
described as a servant, of 11, Northumberland-place, Com-
mercial-road East, Whitechapel, was placed at the bar,
before Mr. Ingham, charged with attempting to commit
suicide, by throwing herself into the Thames, at Chelsea.
Richard Shaw, a waterman, Lawrence-court, Lawrence-
street, Chelsea, said that at about eight o'clock last night
he was standing on the raft at Mr.Coates', the boat builder,
Cheyne-row, Chelsea, waiting for a boat to come in that
had been let out, when he saw the prisoner come down the
steps. He asked her what she wanted, and as she made
him no answer, he thought she was a bargeman's wife
going off to a barge, and took no more notice of her. On
tur_ —*round again presently, however, he saw her up to
her waist ._ the water, and ran up the steps for assistance.
When he came down again she was out of the water, but
as he made towards her she jumped in, and was floating
down the river, but he caught hold of her clothes and
dragged her ashore. He asked her what she had done it
for, but she made him no reply, and he fetched a constable
who took her into custody.

Police-constable 319 V said that he was called to take
the prisoner into custody. She gave no account of herself,
but at the station said she was very low-spirited, and was
very sorry for what she had done.
Mr. Ingham asked prisoner what she had to say in
answer to the charge.
Prisoner said she had nothing to say.
Mr. Ingham remanded her for a week, and directed her
friends, who were present, to attend on that day.