The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-20 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

THE FORESTERS' FETE.—ATTEMPT TO PICK POCKETS.
—Cornwallis Connor, Joseph Farnell, and William Mon-
tague, three young men, were charged with attempting to
pick pockets in the neighbourhood of the South-Eastern
station, London-bridge, yesterday, being no doubt attracted
to that locality by the concourse of persons who are
generally present at the Crystal Palace on the occasion of
the Foresters' fete, and which yesterday exceeded any on
record.

George Holives, 252 M, said that yesterday he was on
duty in plain clothes at the South-Eastern station, and his
attention was drawn to Connor and Farnell, and saw the
former put his hand in a gentleman's pocket. He then
directed two fellow constables to watch them, and he saw
them loitering about for a considerable time, during which
they were joked by the other prisoner. They were all
dodging about Duke-street and the neighbourhood for an
hour, and Farnell had the old coat now produced on his
arm, a practice frequently resorted to by pickpockets to
facilitate their light-fingered operations. Ultimately, he
followed them into a public•house and took them into
custody.

Bengough, 82 M, said that he distinctly saw Montague
lift up a gentleman's coat, and Burch, 237 M, corroborated
this evidence.

In reply to Mr. Burcham, the prisoners stoutly denied
the charge, but were unable to produce evidence in their
behalf, and the impression of the police-constable, Ben-
gough was, that they had been previously convicted.
The magistrate remanded them until Monday next, in
order that some inquiries should be made in reference to
their antecedents.

A FEDRUALIST IN TROUBLE.—A young man who gave
the name of James Langham, and stated that he was a na-
tive of New York, was also charged with attempting to pick
pockets at the London-bridge Station yesterday, and he
also carried an old coat on his arm.

From the evidence of a gentleman who had noticed the
prisoner loitering about the station, it appeared that he saw
him follow a lady, and as she was about entering an omni-
Lus he put his hand into her pocket. He immediately
seized his hand and held him until the policeman came up,
when he gave him into custody.

The prisoner in his defence denied the charge, and said
that when the gentleman seized his hand he (prisoner)
asked the lady if she had lost anything, and on searching
her pocket she replied in the negative. His object in being
at the station was to meet his sisters, who had gone to the
Crystal Palace. In reply to the magistrate he said that,
being a stranger in London, he could not call any witnesses
as to character, and that one of his sisters lived in Old •
street, but he did not know the number of her house.

Mr. Burchata said it was not at all improbable that some
of his friends had been at the Crystal Palace, and very
likely engaged in the same manner as the prisoner. As he
had no doubt that he was in the neighbourhood for the
purpose of committing a felony, and that he had actually
been detected with his hand in a lady's pocket, he would
sentence him to three months' hard labour.

Some other cases of a similar character were brought be-
fore the magistrates, and parties convicted sentenced to
different periods of imprisonment.

THAMES.

FURIOUS AND RECKLESS DRIVING.—James Calner,
carman, of No. 34, Hardinge-street, Commercial-road East,
aged 38, was brought [before Mr. Selfe, charged with being
drunk and furiously driving a horse and cart. He was also
charged with running over John Burgess, and severely in-
juring him, in Broad-street, St. George-in-the-East, at
six o'clock yesterday evening.

Evidence was given by Charles Jones, a general dealer,
George Hart, a police-constable, No. 154 K, and others,
that the prisoner was driving a horse and van at a most
reckless and furious pace, that he drove against Burgess,
who was at his stall,;in Broad-street, and seriously injured
him. The prisoner took no notice of the poor fellow
he had knocked down and increased the speed of his
horse. Many persons followed and the horse was stopped.
The prisoner, who was very drunk and quite incapable of
managing a horse and cart, laughed at the sufferings of his
victim, while the assistant of Mr. Ross, a surgeon, was at-
tending to him, and treated the matter with great levity.
Mr. Selfe—Where is the wounded man?
Hart, 154 K, said that Burgess was in the London
Hospital in a very dangerous condition.
Mr. Selfe—At what pace were the horse and van going
when this unfortunate occurrence took place ?

Jones—Ten miles an hour at least.
Mr. Selfe—l shall remand the prisoner until Saturday
next.

A COUPLE OP SIMPLETONS.—EIizabeth, aged 23, and
Catherine Newman, 22, women of the town, and inhabitants
of a vile locality known far and wide as Tiger Bay, St.
George-in-the-East, were brought up on remand before
Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing £23 10s. from the person
of Edmund White, a seaman.

The prosecutor was paid off from a Russian barque in the
West India Dock a few days since, and the same night he
was carousing with the prisoners and a shipmate named
Ellis. They visited the Earl of Effiingham Theatre, had a
good supper and wine, and at a late hour accompanied the
prisoners to Tiger Bay. In the course of the night the
seamen missed their companions, and White missed .£lolos.
from the pocket of his trousers, which he had placed under
his pillow when he went to bed. There were fouro notes,
three sovereigns, and a half sovereign stolen.
The prosecutor now said he had since the last examina-
tion ascertained the number of the notes stolen, and pay-
ment was stopped at the Bank.
Ellis, the prosecutor's shipmate, said he was also robbed
of XlO.
Mr. Selfe— were here, I expressly
Last week, when you
warned you to take care of your money, or you would be
robbed like your shipmate.
g until after he left
Ellis said he was not paiu 0 the court.
a we.ll known Limehouso •
He was in company with Crimp,
and directly that person left_ him he missed his money.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, who appearedf for the prisoners,
-
submitted there was no case whatever against them."
Mr. Selfe—Yes there is some cue against them. They
go to the house, No- 23
Frederick-street, better known as
Tiger Bay, a most horrible place,
and the Women leave the
place while the sailors are asleep, and when the man White
awakes all his money is gone. The next day the other man,
in spite of the warning I gave him, is robbed of £lO.
Sailors never will learn wisdom.
Mr. Stoddart—Never, sir; the newspapers are continually
warning seamen and publishing cases of this description.
I don't believe any jury will ever entertain this case.
Mr. Selfe—The sailors believe their wine was drugged. 1
I shall remand the prisoners for another week.