The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-19 00:00:00

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AUCTION-ROOM ROBBERY.—A man, who refused his
name and address, but said he was a clerk, was charged
with stealing a china vase and a bronze matchpot of the
value of £6, from the auction-rooms of Messrs. Christie
and Co., King-street, St. James's.
Mr. Wm. Wareham, dealer in curiosities and antiqui-
ties, of 15, Castle-street, Leicester-square, said that on
Friday last he bought a china vase of the pisoner for 10s.,
and in consequence of what he afterwards heard he took it
to Messrs. Christie's, and left it there. Yesterday about
three, the prisoner brought him a Japan bronze match.pot
and asked him to purchase it, upon which he said to him,
I bought a vase of you the other day." On the prisoner
replying " Yes," he told him he must detain him, for it was
stolen. He (Mr. Wareham) then sent for a constable and
gave the prisoner into custody.
Henry Edward Taylor, clerk at Messrs. Christie's, E aid
the vase brought back by Mr. Wareham was taken from
the auction rooms during a sale on the 13th, and they had
missed a large match-pot like the one produced from the
sale room subsequently.
As there is reason to suppose the prisoner has paid visits
to other auction rooms with a similar result, he was re-
manded.
ASSAULTING A SOLIeITOR.—Mary Ann Clark, a low-
looking female, was charged with assaulting Mr. Horace
John Semple, solicitor, of '2l, Duke-street, Manchester-
square.
Mr. Semple said, at half-past one this morning, the pri-
soner accosted him in Cranbourne-street, soliciting him to
accompany her. Feeling very much annoyed by the pri-
soner he walked away, but she still followed him. Thinking
by crossing the street he should get rid of her, he did so ;
but she again, in Leicester-square, came up to him, and
thinking he felt a touch at his watch chain he pushed her
away, when she struck him in the face.
Herring, 60 C, said he saw the prisoner following Mr
Semple, and on his charging her with annoying him, she
said the gentleman had seduced her three years ago, and
she thought she had a right to follow him. The prisoner
had been drinking, but well knew what she was about.
prisoner—I was tipsy, and did not know what I was
doing.
Mr. Semple—l never saw her before in my life, and if
she has uu truiolomai.. ii t...1.,411,,1 I
pressed the charge.
Mr. Knox having ascertained from Sergeant Forrest, 14 C,
that the prisoner was a prostitute, said that he could not
have the streets in such a state that persons could not pass
without being annoyed, and that he should not be doing his
duty if he did not take her off the streets for a month.
Committed for a month with hard labour.

THAMES.
CRUEL ROBBERY.—A singular, wild-looking, dirty fel-
low, named Richard Brooks, and Eliza Brooks his wife,
who carried a fine infant in her arms, were brought before
Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing an old purse contain-
ing £4 7s. the monies of a young woman named Bridget
Coffey.
• The case was a very singular one. The parties
live in an Irish colony in Blue Anchor-yard,
Rosemary -lane. The prisoners, the prosecutrix, her
married sister, and the husband of the latter, all
slept in one room, in a lodging-house rented by
the Smiths, which, though open to all corners, is reported
to be the cleanest and best conducted in the district. The
room was partitioned off; there were three beds in it—one
was occupied by the prisoners, another by Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, and the third by the prosecutor, who acted as servant
to her sister. Bridget Coffey said she left Ireland and
managed by the greatest frugality to save £4 7s. She car-
ried her savings about her in the day time and deposited
them every night when she went to bed under her pillow.
" Last Sunday night was four weeks," said the girl, " I
put my purse and my gold, and all my silver under
the pillow, apd next morning it was gone."
In answer to questions by Mr. Woolrych, the simple-
minded Irish girl said, "I never suspected anybody yer
hanner's wortchip, and little did I think Brooks and his
wife would rob me. They were in bed when I missed my
money."
I ; Francis Kelly, a police-coestable, No. 130 H, who has
had great experience of his country people in this country,
said the prisoner and his wife had been mendicants ever
since they left Ireland. They had been daily intoxicated
since the robbery.
The prisoners said they were as innocent as the babe
unborn of taking the girl's money, and that Bridget Coffey
had been to a fortune• teller, who said they stole the money,
and the fortune-teller told a lie.

Mr. Woolrych—lt was a very wicked and cruel act t
rob this girl of all her hard earnings—a most detestable
act. I must remand the prisoners fora week,