The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-04 00:00:00

BOW STREET THIS DAY.

ROBBING A SOLDlER.—Harriet Green was charged with
stealing two war medals from John Dixon.
The prosecutor, a private in the Ist Battalion of Scots
Fusilier Guards, quartered at St. George's Barracks, said—
Last night I was ciming along King-street, Covent-gar-
den, when the prisoner came up to me and asked me some
question. I made her no answer, when she snatched the
two medals I wore off my breast. I called for the police,
and shortly afterwards the prisoner was taken into
custody. _ _

Police-constable 169 F said, about 20 minutes to two, I
heard the cry of " Police," and the prisoner ran past me.
I was inforMed that the soldier had been robbed of his
medals. I then went after the woman, and came up with
her in James-street. I told her she was accused of steal-
ing the medals, and she then stooped down near some rail-
ings in the street. I procured a light, and then I found the
two medals, which I produce.

Prisoner—l am sorry I took tho medals, but I was driven
to do so by poverty. 1 had not broken my fast all day, and
I could not go home because I owed 10s. for rent.
Mr. Henry—You could not have converted the medals
into money, for no pawnbroker would have taken them in
pledge.
Prisoner—l am sorry I took them.
Mr. Henry ordered her to be remanded, in order that
the police might make some inquiry about her.
Hannah Rowland, a prostitute, was charged with rob-
bing James Harris.

The prosecutor said he was a carpenter, and that he met
the prisoner last night in Ludgate-street. After a short
conversation they had some drink at two public-houses, and
then he accepted an invitation to pass the night with her,
and he went to a house, No. 3, in some street (Exeter-
street), which he did not know ; and after they had been
in the room some time he saw the prisoner take his purse
from his trousers pocket and throw it on the ground. He
picked it up and found the money, about £6 10s., had been
taken out. He accused her of the robbery, and a distur.
banes ensued, during which the landlady of the house came
up and took hold of the prisoner, shortly after _which the
police arrived, and she was Conveyed to the station-house.
sovereign off the bed, but the remainder
hadile pnioctkebdeeunpfoounned .

Mr, Henry-You were not sober.
Prosecutor—l had had a few glasses; but I think I was.
Mr. Henry—You seem to have some doubt about it.
The police-constable said when ho was called to the
house in Exeter-street he found both parties there drank.
Mr. Henry told the prosecutor there would no chance of
a conviction as he, the principal witness, had admitted that
ho was not sober. The prisoner must therefore be dis-
charged.
Ann Golding was charged With stealing a silver watch,
the property of a person named Brett.

The prosecutor said he was proceeding down the Strand
last night, when the prisoner came up and entered into
conversation with him, and while so engaged, ho dis-
covered that his watch had been taken from his pocket.
He accused her of the robbery, when she ran away.
The police-constable who took the woman into custody
produced the watch which he took out of the prisoner's
hand.
She was fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET THIS DAY.
COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE.---
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EOTOILED AS-
SAULT ON A FEMALE.—William 31111/Idy, a farrier at
Messrs., Meur's brewery, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
ahbele-looking
with the following unprovellecl and ruffianly assault on Mrs.
Catherine Mieigley, the wife, of a, person in the employ of
Mesas. Fearen, wine merchants, of lielborn.
female, with a
ehilTdhei cnwhnierPalainrmsan,Previous evening she was
going to meet her husband, having One child in her arms
and one by her side, when the defendant insulted and an-
noyed her by forcing himself before her and pushing up
against her. She told him that she would give him in
saidt'a thr6astPeonett
charge, when ho aimed a blow at her, which fortunately
missed the child, but was received by her on her face. The
defendant also hurt the child by her side very much.
Thomas Midgley, husband of the complainant, said—
Seeing his wife crying as she was coming along towards
him, and finding that she had been insulted and struck by
the defendant, who ran away as soon as he had done so, he
pursued bim and gave him into custody. Ile believed the
defendant, although he hull been drinking, Well knew what
he was about.

Defendant said he had been drinking, and did not know
what happened.

Mr. Tyrwlutt—That may be true, but it is no protection
to innocent women walking along the streets. I shall send
you for six weeks to prison, and shall make it a rule always
to punish for unprovoked assaults as severely as I can.
_ _ _

The defendant was then locked up.
ASSAULT ON A MISTRESS BY HER SERVANT.-•George
Holloway, servant to Mr. David Llewellin, of 35, Duke-
street, St. James's, was charged with assaulting his mis-
tress, Mrs. Augusta Llowellin.

The prisoner was under notice to leave, and some alter-
cation took place as-to the amount of wages he was to re-
ceive. Ho then went dovu.into the kitchen, and Mrs.
Llewellin having told' hini to leave, he refused, and then
aimed a blow at her, but Mrs.-Llewellin putting up her
hand received the blow on it. A constable was then sent
for and he was taken into custody.

In answer to defendant, Mrs. Llewellin said she did not
strike him, nor try to pull him up the kitchen stairs.
From the defendant's statement it appeared that there
had been several notices to leave from both sides.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant, as he had left, had
better enter into a surety to keep the peace towards the
complainant.

Defendant asked what he was to do about his wages.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said, if necessary, he could go to the county
court,

THAMES THIS DAY.

EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.—Elizabeth Armstrong, a
vicious-looking girl, about 17 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with breaking windows.
A few days since a boy was brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with breaking a pane of glass in the skylight over
a smithy in the occupation of Mr. John Griffiths, a smith
and augur maker, of No. 61, Penny-fields, Poplar. The
mischievous urchin ad witted his fault, and he was locked
up until five o'clock in the evening, and then discharged,
on a promise made by his father to pay for the damage.
Tho money was never forthcoming. Since the boy was
discharged, stones, brick ends, and other missiles,
have been continually flung at the skylight,
and many have passed through and struck Mr.
Griffiths and his son. Other persons have been placed
in jeopardy. All the efforts of Mr. Griffiths and his family
to discover the perpetrators of the mischief proved fruitless
until last night, when a boy, the son of Mr. Griffiths, and
Sibley, a police-constable, 264 K, were on the watch and
saw the prisoner mount a tub in the yard behind the house,
No. 1, Elizabeth-cottages, overlooking the smithy, and
throw a large piece of brick at the skylight. It went
through a pane of glass and struck Mr. Griffiths, who was
then working at his forge, upon the head. The prisoner after
committing this diabolical act, rushed into her home, and
was taken immediately afterwards by Sibley. It also
appeared that in the course of the last ten days
133 panes of glass had been broken in the skylight, and
other damage committed. A large basket filled with stones,
bricks, pieces of tile, and other substances, were found in a
water closet in the yard close to where the prisoner was
seen to throw the brick. In the earlier part of the day when
the boy Griffiths was on the watch the prisoner said to him,
" You young - if you watch me I'll out your - eyes
out of your head."
Mr. Selfe, after a two hours investigation, said he was
satisfied of the prisoner's guilt, and she had been guilty of a
nasty ill-conditioned spiteful act, and also personally injured
Mr. Griffiths, and placed the lives of many persons in great
peril. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for ten days.

THE WRAY/IBR.

PROBABLE TO-MORROW.

North Britain W. to N.N.W. and N.E., fresh to moderate
Ireland W. to N.W. and N.N.E., fresh to mode-
rate ; showery
Central N.W. to N.E,, fresh; showery
East Coast N.W. to N.E., fresh; some showers
South England. N.W. to N.N.E., fresh to moderate; fine