The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-03 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1819.

BOW-STREET.

A rather elderly woman, named Jane Sinclair, who
stated that she was a widow from Glasgow, was
charged with having, in conspiracy with a man
unknown, defrauded a number of pawnbrokers by
false pretences.

The prisoner, having become possessed of a supply
of gilt rings, very massive in appearance, had been in
the habit of pledging them at different pawnbrokers,
and obtaining sums varying from 15s. and upwards
upon them. A second visit with one of them to Mr.
J. Clark, a pawnbroker in Long-acre, caused her to
be suspected, and the assistant detained her until it
had been properly tested by an assayist, and after-
wards by himself in his presence. She demanded
that the ring should be returned to her, and it was
given hack, with an intimation that if she offered it
for pledge again as gold it would be an unlawful act,
for which she would be liable to prosecution. Another
of Mr. Clark's assistants followed her from the shop
to watch her proceedings, and he saw her join a man
in St. Martin's-lane, and then proceed to another
pawnbroker's, where she offered the same ring, the
man remaining outside. By the interference of the
assistant, who gave private warning to the shopkeeper,
the ring was again returned to the woman, with an
assurance that it was base metal • but the prisoner
notwithstanding went directly to a third pawnbroker's,
and repeated the attempt, and was ultimately given
into custody.
Evidence was given of her having pledged similar
rings at nearly every pawnbroker's in the district.
The prisoner said, in her defence, that she be-
lieved the rings to be genuine, having been told so
by her late husband, who was mate of a vessel
which sailed from Liverpool, and who died two
years ago. _

A woman, with whom the prisoner lodged in
Spitalfields, stated that a man, whom she did not
know, occasionally called upon the prisoner and called
her " Jane." She had often told witness that she was
in the habit of selling things for the man, being able
to get a better price for them.
Mr. HENRY committed her for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

John William Molloy, an elderly person, apparently
very deaf, who at one period moved in very respect-
able society, and-who reports himself to be a close
connexion of a distinguished Irish family, was brought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having enjoyed
himself luxuriously at the Cafi de Paris, Haymarket,
without having any means or intention of paying his
bill. The prisoner for a length of time has been
living on coffee-houses and hotel proprietors, and,
though he has frequently been given into custody on
the discovery of his true character, yet he has
hitherto contrived to evade punishment by making his
frauds mere cases of debt. In this instance it ap-
peared that the prisoner had gone a step too far, and
that now there is a possibility of hotel and coffee-
house keepers being relieved, for some time at least,
from the impartial favours of such a customer.
From the evidence of Henry Manning, waiter at
the Cafe de Paris, it was proved that, just between the
lights, while it was raining, the prisoner rushed into
the coffee-room and said, he really was so fatigued
and the weather was so bad, that instead of going
home to his residence at Barnes he would take a
dinner and a bed at the hotel. The waiter, who
appeared to be a very sharp kind of personage, was
thrown off his guard by his sudden address, and as
the darkness favoured the prisoner on an examination
of his shabby genteel externals, he told the prisoner
he could have dinner, but it was the rule of the house
not to let beds to visitors unprovided with luggage.
The prisoner said, he would not break through the
rules ; he would rend for his luggage the next
morning early, as it was too late to ask the house-
porter to go as far as Barnes that night. The pri-
soner then ordered an excellent dinnbr, with ale,
particularly cautioning the waiter " to draw it mild,"
some of the best pale sherry, and a plate of nuts,
which he got the attentive waiter to crack for him, as
he had recently hurt his shoulder. The next morn-
ing the prisoner called for a sheet of paper and wrote
the following note :--
"Dear Mrs. Harris,—Let harry put himself into a
Richmond omnibus with my large portmanteau and tra
velling-bag. Don't let him be later than twelve o'clock,
as I will give him an early dinner and send him home
safe. My arm is still very bad, and I shall follow your
-recommendation, end get I am in
comfortable quarters at the Hotel de Paris, Haymarket.
"Yours ever,T. M."
The letter was directed to " Mrs. Harris, Barnes,
Surrey;" but the waiter, not liking the aspect of
affairs, presented his bill, which amounted to If3s. 6d.
The prisoner candidly owned he had no ready money,
hut would draw a small cheque on his bankers,
Messrs. Attwood and Co., and this the waiter could
get cashed the next morning. The prisoner accord-
ingly drew a cheque, in his own name on Messrs.
Attwood and Co., and handed it over to the waiter.
The prisoner then ordered dinner, and on the strength
of the cheque the waiter supplied the viands. The
next morning the cheque was presented at the
bankers', and from information which was obtained
the prisoner was given into custody on the return of
the porter who presented the cheque.
Mr. BINGHAM asked the waiter if he was induced
to give the prisoner additional credit after having
received the cheque ?
The waiter said lie let the prisoner have a second
dinner and a second night's lodging on the faith of
the cheque being a genuine document.
Mr. BlNGnam said the first dinner and bed must
be treated as a debt, but the last dinner and bed had
been obtained by fraudulent means, and he should
commit the prisoner for trial on that account.

The prisoner was then fully committed.
WORSHIP-STREET.
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William Morris, alias Haller,andWlliam Lambert,
two powerful fellows of notorious character, were
charged with the following daring robbery :
It appeared ;from
,the evidence of a Custom-house
officer named George, that whilst passing the corner
of Wentworth-street, Whitechapel, at three o'clock on
the afternoon of the 6th of August, he observed the
prisoners loitering there in the company of three other
men, and the moment he passed them he felt a jerk at
his coat-pocket. He instantly turned round and
seized hokl of the man nearest him, when a simulta-
neous rush was made upon him by the others, one of
whom struck him such a violent blow underneath
the ear that he dropped to the ground sense-
less. A considerable time elapsed before he was
restored to consciousness, when he found himself under
the care of a policeman, who had witnessed the out-
rage,'but reached the spot too late to capture either of
his assailants, who had in the interval got clear off
with his pocketbook, containing some private docu-
merits. He sustained such serious injuries from the
savage violence to which he had been subjected that
he had been confined to his bed for a considerable
period, and had not yet wholly recovered from its
effects. He had since been repeatedly on the watch
for his assailants, but had been unsuccessful in tracing
either of them until the preceding evening, when he
recognised the two prisoners, who were closely folk
lowing a lady and gentleman in Commercial street,
with the evident intention of robbing them. He im-
mediately obtained the assistance of a policeman, and
having followed them some distance, to observe their
operations, at length saw the prisoner Morris with
the skirt of the gentleman's coat in his hand, endea-
vouring to pick his pocket, covered by the other pri-
soner, but before they bad time to complete the
offence they were both pounced upon and secured.
Police-constable H 70 corroborated the latter part
of the prosecutor's statement, and intimated that both
prisoners were members of a desperate gang of thieves
who were the terror of Whitechapel, and that Morris
had been several times in custody and repeatedly con-
victed of similar offences.

The prisoners, in general terms, denied all the
facts alleged against them, but were committed for
the formal completion of the evidence.

LAMBETH.

Stephen Alfred Jourdan, alias Donnland, who has
been in custody for nearly a fortnight on a charge of
attempting to assassinate a young woman, named
Sarah Frances Ewins, in Dulwich-wood, was again
placed in the bar before Mr. Elliott.
Mr. Games attended for the prisoner.
Sergeant Pritchett handed in a certificate of the
present state orthe unfortunate sufferer, of which the
following is a copy :
"I hereby certify that Sarah Frances Ewins is
progressing very favourably, but is likely to remain
in the hospital some time longer.
" CHARLES SANDERS,
" Assistant to Mr. B. B. Cooper.
" Guy's hospital, Oct. 2."
Mr. ELLIOTT—Has the surgeon pronounced the
young woman out of danger? Pritchett—No, sir,
he has not.

Mr. ELLIOTT—Has he stated when she will be able
to attend to give evidence ? Pritchett—No, sir.
Iler wounds are not as yet healed, but I should
think she will be able to attend in the course of
next week.

The prisoner, who, as on the former occasion, when
placed in the dock, betrayed the most perfect in-
difference, was again remanded.

A GOOD DAY AMONG THE PARTEIDGES,—.AtCadder
on Thursday last, Henry Everard, Esq., and Mr. William
Martin, gamekeeper to W. S. Stirling Crawfurd, Esq.,
bagged 118 head of game, consisting of 85 pgoridges,
23 bares, and 10 rabbits.—Glasgow Herald