The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-18 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

PICKING POCKETS.-G. Isaacs, alias Andrews, a
lad apparently about sixteen years of age, remanded
from last week, was charged with picking pockets.
Mr. George Stiffer, of Wolverhampton, was walking
with his brother down Gray's-inn-lane. There was a
rush made past them by some boys, and he put his hand
to his pocket suspecting that all was not right ; however,
he found he had lost nothing. Shortly after he saw on
the ground the shadow of a hand coming towards his
pocket, turned round, and seized the prisoner, who was
the only person near, and found his handkerchief on the
ground close to the prisoner. The prisoner, who, it ap-
pears, is well-known to the Police, was fully committed,
and Mr. Stiffen, who bad come up from Wolverhampton
purposely to give his evidence was bound over to prose-
cute.

ROWS WITH THE POLICE.—A decently dressed
young man named Eldicott, whose head exhibited marks
of considerable violence, was charged with assaulting
Police-constable Greenland, 282, in the execution of
his duty, and rescuing a prisoner from him. The Po-
lice-constable stated that on Saturday evening last there
was a great row in Plumtree-court, which he was
in vain endeavouring to quell, assisted by his brother
constables, when Elizabeth Long rushed out of her
liouse,armed with a mangling pin, and struck him several
violent blows on the shoulder. He immediately took
her into custody, and the prisoner Eldicott rushed upon
him, and struck him, and rescued the woman from his
custody. She was subsequently, however, apprehended
by policeman 252, and brought to the station-house,
The prisoner Eldicott was also brought there by 282.
Waller, the superintendent, knowing the residence of
the woman Long, did not lock her up, but directed the
policeman to summon her. Eldicott, when asked for
his residence, said that he lived at No. 5, Furnival's Inn
Court. He was also allowed to go, witness being di-
rected to follow him, to ascertain if he had given a cor-
rect address. On their way there Eldicott wished
witness to take some brandy and water with him and
make it up. which witness refused to do. Eldicott
then commenced abusing him, when witness threatened
to take him back to the station-house ; on which pri-
soner struck him a violent blow, and ran off. Witness
raised an alarm, and followed him, came up with him,
and struck him with his staff, on which two other po-
licemen stopped him, and he was taken to the station-
house.
Police-constable Elston, 252, was in Plumtree-court
with last witness. Did not see Eldicott then. Took
the woman Long into custody after she had been res-
cued. Did not see who rescued her.
A professional gentleman, who attended for Eldicott,
called the following witnesses for the defence :

Eliza Long lives in Plunatree-court. She was talking
with a woman at her window. The policeman came
into her house, and took her into custody. She struck
him after he had struck her. Eldicott did not rescue
her ; newer saw him until she saw him at the station-
house. They were both discharged. Greenland, the
policeman, was drunk.

John Kite, a shoemaker, followed the prisoner and
the policeman up Holborn, and heard the policeman
abusing the prisoner the whole way. Never saw prisoner
strike the policeman. Saw the policeman collar him.
Eldicott raa off. Policema❑ cried out " Stop thief."
Prisoner was stopped by two policemen in Fetter-lane,
and when Greenland came up he struck him a violent
blow with his staff.
The prisoner said that he heard a row in Plumtree-
court, and went to see what was the matter. He never
attempted to rescue Long. He was beat by the police,
and on his way home the policeman was endeavouring
to aggravate him by using abusive language. He never
struck him, but the policeman, after he was in custody,
broke his head with his staff.
Waller, the officer at the station-house, contradicted
the assertion of Long that the policeman was drunk.
Ho was perfectly sober. He was a most efficient offi-
cer, but rather hasty.
Mr. Alderman KELLY said it was evident that the
police had been much abused and aggravated. They
had a most difficult duty to perform, and must be pro-
tected. He should fine the woman Long 10s., and
Eldinott 20s. Had it not bee❑ for the blow be hld
received, he should have hued him 31. tor his improper
laterference.