The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Mary Ann Evans, the keeper of a
coffee-house and brothel in Wych-street, Strand, and
Matthew Moore, her paramour, were placed at the bar
before Mr. Henry, charged upon a warrant with vio-
lently assaulting and beating Jane Power, a servant-girl
in their employ.
Mr. Isaacson, the vestry-clerk of St. Clement Danes,
with the churchwardens and overseers of the parish, at-
tended to watch the case, with the view of founding an
indictment against the defendants, upon the evidence
elicited, for keeping a brothel.
The prosecutrix, a young Irish girl, under 20, stated
that she went to Mrs. Evans' service, at 42, Wych-
street, about a week ago. She was to be paid according
to her "chances," receiving what might be given her by
the gentlemen who visited the house, some of whom
came to see the ladies living there, while others brought
ladies with them. She was in the habit of supplying
coffee to the arties, and showing them into rooms. At
about two o'clock yesterday morning two gentlemen
came to the house, and they got drinking with the defend-
ants. Witness saw Mrs. Evans take up one of the half-
sovereigns which the gentlemen put down for gin, and no
change was given back at any time. Mrs. Evans desired
her to go to bed, but she and another servant both stopped
up. They all went out, and came in again at about
six o'clock, when her master (Moore), finding that she
had not gone to bed, commenced beating her in a
shameful manner—knocking rher about the face and
head, and preventing her from going out of the room.
At that time her mistress tried to prevent his beating
her. They were both drunk. At length she got into
the street, where a mob had assembled. She told the
police what had happened, and was advised to apply
for a warrant, but after going back to the house her
mistress (Evans) laid hold of her by the hair of her head
and dragged . her about the room, beating and kicking
her all the while, until her cries of murder brought
people to her assistance.
It was evident that the witness (who was taken to the
hospital) had been severely bruised and beaten ; and a
little girl, who ran into the house on hearing the screams,
confirmed her statement as to the assaults committed by
Evans.,_•
Mr. Henry fined each of the defendants 51., or two
months' imprisonment in default.
Evans, producing a box full of sovereigns, paid the
fine immediately, upon which,
Mr. Isaacson, on behalf of the parish, applied to have
the woman held to bail to answer an indictment at the
sessions. There was every desire on the part of the pa-
rochial authorities to stippress these horrible dens of
infamy, but it was usually a matter of difficulty to get
the requisite evidence to enable them to do so.
Mr. Henry, considering the statement of the witness
Power to be conclusive on this point, ordered the woman
to find two sureties of 201. each, and enter into her own
recognisance in 401. to appear at the sessions.
A tradesman, residing at the back of the house occu-
pied by the defendants, and who, with his neighbours,
were kept in a constant state of alarm by the disturb-
ances going on in their place, stated that the male de-
fendant had threatened "to do for him, at any cost,
within six months," for interfering with the affray ; and
as he was a dangerous person, witness wished to have
him bound over to keep the peace towards him.
Moose was then ordered to find sureties in the same
amount to keep the peace for six months.
The defendants were both committed to prison in de-
fault.
A coal dealer, named Hubert, living in the Adelphi,
was summoned for having sent out a quantity of coals
without a weighing machine.
The defendant was convicted and fined 51., his wor-
ship having mitigated the penalty to one half.
Mr. Henry has received an intimation from Mr.
Sheriff Croll that 25 chaldrons of coke would be placed
at his disposal (for the use of the deserving poor), at the
works of the Central Gas Company, on Bow-common.
We, believe it is the intention of his worship to have
the coke (about 300 sacks) carted to some convenient
spot in the neighbourhood of the court.

MARYLEBONE. Thomas Mackett was again
brought up, charged with having murdered Eliza Lee
by drowning her in the Regent's canal.
The prisoner was remanded for the production of :I
bargeman, who, it was reported to the police, could
throw some further light upon the case.