The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY,

George Mathews, 27, cigar maker, and Patrick Mullins,
22, tailor, were indicted for attempting to commit a
burglary on the premises of Mr. Marks, huendraper, 104,
Tottenham-court-road, and with beating and assaulting
a police sonstable, named Chown.
Mr. Hurry prosecuted.

John Chown, 137 E, was on duty in Little Howland-
street, about hail past one on the morning of the 30th
of OctoLT, when he saw Mullins on the wall adjoining
Mr. Marks' premises, and Mathews on a coach-house
close by. He called out, " Who's there ?" when they
jumped down and made a desperate attack upoi.
one of them being armed with a life-preserver. The
struggle was a severe one, and lasted nearly a quarter
of an hour. They got away at last, but were followed
down a mews, when they were captured by three con-
stables who arrived at the spot Burglars' implements
were found upon them, and an attempt had been made
to enter Mr. Marks' premises.

Mr. Laurence addressee the jury for the prisongs,
urging that their identity was not indisputably proved.
The jury found them guilty.
It was ineatione;Oo the court that the prisoners were
part of a gang of expert burglars and thieves infesting
the neighbourhoodb of Holborn-hill. It was suspected
that Mullins was a ticket-of-leave convict, and the court,
therefore, remanded them for inquiry to be made.
(Befere Mr. Witham.)
Nathaniel Batley Warren, 26, attorney's clerk, was
indicted for having feloniously embezzled 5/., which he
had received for and on account of William Stafford, his
master.

The prosecutor was a solicitor, residing at Camber-
well, and the prisoner was his clerk ; and, as such, had
occasibnal charge of the office, which was at 16, Wel-
lington-street, Strand. The plaintiff in some county
court proceedings, " Tuckey v. Smith," was prosecutor's
client, and it was arranged that the defendant should pay
the debt and costs by instalments to Mr. Stafford. One
of the instalments, 51., was duly paid at the office to
the prisoner, but he did not account for it ; and when
asked if it had been paid, he said Mr. Smith had called
and had stated he would pay it in a day or two. That
tune having expired, Mr. Stafford wrote to Mr. Smith,
who at once repaired to the office and produced the pri-
soner's receipt for the amount. Prisoner begged that
Mr. Stafford would not prosecute him, and promised to
make the amount good, but the prosecutor gave him
into custody. Ile had 601. a year salary, with re-
sidence.

The jury found him guilty. •
Mr. Witham sentenced him to six months' hard
labour.

Ilen,y Jones, 51, brushmaker, was indicted for steal-
ing two brass bell handles, the property of William
Pemberton ; two bell handles, the property of Lady Emily
Pakenhain ; and one ditto, tne property of George
Jones. He pleaded guilty.
On the evening of Friday, the 27th of last month, the
prisoner and a woman were observed by Smee, an officer
in plain clothes, walking about in Bloomsbury-place.
lie saw the prisoner go up to the door of a house, and
try to wrench off a bell knob, but he did not succeed.
He made attempts at two Other houses to do the same
thing, and at No. 8, Southampton-street, he succeeded
in wrenching off two brass bell handles. Eventually
the officer took him into custody, and on the woman,
who was the prisoner's wife, was found a bag centaining
no less than 21 bell knobs, and on the prisoner was
found a large pair of pincers. Some of the knobs had
been taken from No. 8, Park-square West ; 43, Ilea-
ford-street, Mayfair ; and No. 8, Southampton-street,
and were the property of the respective prosecutors men-
tioned in the indictments.
Mr. Witham sentenced him to six months' hard
labow.