The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, I.OOON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBBR 5, 1862.

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DARING ATTEMPTED RoBEERT WITH VIOLENCE.—
THE LINSECUR,E STATE OF THE METROPOLIS.—Thomas
Jones, a determined-looking fellow, who was brought to the
court handcuffed, and described himself as a costermonger,
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned,
with two others not in custody, in attempting to rob with
violence Mr. Louis Hand, solicitor, of 22, Coleman-street,
City.

Mr. Hand said—l was walking up Holborn-hill yester-
day evening about a quarter past 7 o'clock, when I noticed
the prisoner and another following me. When about 200
yards from Field-lane they came close to me, and I passed
them. They then got one before me and one behind me,
and continued thus till they got by Day and Martin's, when
I made a dead stand. They then passed me, and I lost sight
of them for 200 yards. 1 kept walking on westwards, and
just before I got to the brewery at the end of the Totten-
ham-court-road, I saw them walking along, sometimes pre-
tending not to know one another and sometimes talking
together. It began raining, and I put up my umbrella. I
crossed near the Oxford Music Hall, and just before I got
there I said to the prisoner, " Now, you fellows have been
following me quite long enough, and have attempted to rob
me once or twice."

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had they attempted to do so ?
Mr. Hand—They rubbed against me two or three times.
I told them that if I saw a constable I would give them in
charge for attempting to pick my pocket. The prisoner then
for the first time pretended to be drunk and rolled against
me. I pushed him away, and he again came up to me, and
I then laid hold of him by the throat. At the moment 1
did so, the other man made a blow at me, and a third person
—a youth—whom I had not seen before, but who was evi-
dently one of the gang, made a grasp at the pin I wore in
my stock. The two then attempted to rescue the prisoner
from my grasp. A mob got round me, and I appealed to
two riflemen to assist rae, but they did not. The prisoner
then threw himself on the ground. I appealed to the by-
standers to assist me, and a constable coming up I gave the
prisoner in charge.

Prisoner—l did not use any violence towards you, did I P
Mr. Hand—You hurt my hand, and you had hunted me
all the way from Holborn,

• Mr. Tyrwhitt--I shall remand you for a week, and shall
probably then send you for trial. It is time something was
done to stop such attacks. I will de. all I can to stop them.
There will no doubt be a great deal of this this winter.
The prisoner, who gave an address in Clerkenwell, was
then remanded.
IMPORTANT TO VOLUNTEERS.--APPLICATION TO TILE
MAGISTRATE.—A volunteer applied to the Magistrate,
Mr. Tyrwhitt, to be informed if on a summons taken out
against him by his commanding officer to deliver up his
arms the magistrate would allow him to enter as his de-
fence that he had been dismissed, that no trial had been
granted him, no question asked, and that the colonel had
refused him an opportunity of defence. The applicant said
that colonels of the regular army had not the power of dis-
missing men without trial, and that it could never have
been the intention of the legislature to grant this power to
civilians, as a colonel might dismiss the whole regiment.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, after perusing the act of Parliament, said
he had no authority to interfere, and certainly would not
interfere with volunteer regulations.
The applicant said that probably an application to Par-
liament to amend the act would be made so as to give
volunteers a court of appeal.

The applicant, who was said to have formerly belonged
to the Queen's (Westminster) Rifles, then withdrew.

WESTMINSTER.

GREAT ANNOYANCE TO TRADESMEN.—James Cooper, a
youth between 15 and 16 years of age, was charged with
being disorderly in Baler- street, Chelsea.
Mr. Gardiner, a butcher, said that at 8 o'clock last even-
ing the defendant and a number of other boys were making
a great disturbance opposite his door, and as it was most
injurious to his business he desired them to leave, but they
refused, particularly defendant, who otherwise grossly mis-
conducted himself.

Mr. Paynter—lt was annoying to your business, you
say ?
Complainant—lt was not only I but my neighbours
who complain. Defendant and others nightly assemble
in front of our shops, use most disorderly and very filthy
language, which of course deters respectable customers
from coming to our shops.
Mr. Paynter—Why do they come?
Complainant—l don't kaow, but the nuisance is most
intolerable.

Inspector Butler—We have had repeated complaints from
the shopkeepers ix this neighbourhood of large parties of
boys assembling, and creating so much annoyance, that
they are unable to pursue their business.
Complainant —•I repeatedly told them to go away last
night, and then I took the whip and told them I should
clear the front of my shop with it. Defendant then
smothered me with mud, and I boxed his ears, when he
threw a large stone at me which he had in his pocket,

Defendant —I did not do any harm, and he dunteked my
mouth. _ _ _

Inspector Butler—This is the son of another shopkeeper.
Mr. Paynter—And he ought to know better; it is very
disgraceful.
The mother of prisoner stood forward, and, like most
mothers of unruly boys of 16, took his part.
Mr. Paynter told her she was wrong in doing so, and
said he should require prisoner's father to attend and be
bail for him.