The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-12 00:00:00

MARYLEI3OIIIIF,.

William Smith, a lad about sixteen, and Ifenry Brag,
aged nineteen, were charged with having feloniously
entered the dwelling-house of Mr. Binstead; 'druggist,
30, Duke-street, Manchester-square, and taken there-
from Certain royal effigies, bearing the value of 10s. and
certain others of the value of is. each, besides a wooden
bowl full of copper.
James Keightley, a boy residing at 11, Forbes-place,
errand-boy in the employ of Mrs. Pallier, 10, Edward-
street, stated that that morning, at ten minutes before
six, he met the two boys in Wimpole-street, and enter-
ing into conversation the boy Smith informed him that
they had been determined to have their revenge on Mr.
Binstead, and that that morning they had done so. They
said they had broken into the house and took all the
money they could. On the Thursday previous, Smith
had,toldiiim that he would do so, and had then said he
would be revenged, and have all the money he could.
Mr. Binstead, being sworn, stated that the boy Smith
had been in his service about four months, and that for
some time he had suspected him of being dishonest, but
could never get anything clear against him. On Thurs-
day last, before he was up, his young man, being on the
upposite'side of the counter, saw Smith put his hand
into the till and take money therefrom; and on being
charged with it he did not deny it ; upon this he dis-
charged him. This morning,- on coming down into his
shop, he fonnd the door between the private house and
the shop broken open (the 'private house having been
previously gained by getting down the area, and cutting
a pane of glass out of the kitchen. window,) the till andb
desk were broken open also, and from the former nearly
a pound in gold, silver, and copper taken, besides 10s.
from the latter. Not many days before there had been
eighty pounds in the till. He was sure that both were
locked when he went to bed, as he always made a point'
of fastening them before, he went to bed.
George George, 114 D, a very intelligent and active
officer, stated that that morning having received orders
from Inspector Tedman, he took the first boy with him
to a house at 83, Dean-street, which they were in the
habit of using, and where dancing was going on. He
then posted himself at the door, and sent the boy in;
who, delaying in his return, he knocked at the door,
and Keightley returned, saying they were not in the
house. After some little hesitation he acknowledged
however, that they were, and he found Smith concealed
in a cellar, while Brag was in the kitchen. They denied
the charge, and he found no money on them, but there
were several bunches of keys, latch-keys, and skeleton
keys, about them, as well as a tin-box of lucifers, and
gold chains and other jewellery.
J. Keightley being re-examined, stated that Smith
had shown him thirteen shillings that morning, and
counted them before him.—Remanded for further inquiry.
A MANIACAL RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIAST.—Susannah
Eldred, a well-Amssed, but pale, wild-looking young
woman, was charged by William Lee with having as-
saulted him, and trireatened his life.
It appearedfrom the evidence that she had called the
'complainant a white-livered humbug, and threatened to
to do for him, charging him with living by other peo-
yle's downfal.
Mr. LONG (t4i the defendant, who had been uttering cer-
tain mysterious expreSSions„ interlarded with " AlyGod !"
" My Saviour !" " Lord Jesus !") what have you to say?
Susannah—The Lord Jesus, who is my Saviour, and
who is looking down upon me and them, will punish
them for their falsehood ; they ought to be ashamed to
bring_ here one of Jesus's disciples.—(A person here
stated that she had been twice in St. Luke's.) I have,
I know I have ; but the Lord will protect me and bear
me liarinles.. It is a conspiracy arising from spite, be-
cause I have- not paid 'my last quartees •rent.' -I deny
the whole statement,

Mr. LONG—Have you any ,witnesses ? Defcr.dant
(turning up her eyes and wringing her hands)—Tone.
None but my blessed God, my dear Saviour. They
will some day be . arraigned befor_l a blessed and awful
tribunal, when they will be punished for their present
conduct.

The husband of the defendant hers stepp d forward,
with tears in his eyes, and promised to leay.: tLe mm's
house as soon as possible, rnd to take every care o! 1 is
wife.

A reg'lar dustman, named James Barnes, alias Wide
awake Jem, whose fiery'hair and potatoe-fed visage be-
trayed his Hibernian origin, was placed at the bar,
charged with having, in conjunction with another of his
fraternity, " prigged" various articles of wearing appa-
rel, the property of Roger M.Klough, pot-boy at the
Delaware Arms, Crawford-street, Marylebone.

It appeared from the evidence, that on the previous
evening the prisoner and one of his " pals" came to the
above-named house, for the purpose of carrying out the
dust ; having nearly filled their cart, they made a speedy
°treat, saying they would not take any more until it was
sifted ; soon after they were gone, he (the potman) dis-
covered that a bundle Which :he had placed in a cup-
board close to the dust-hole, had made a most myste-
rious exit ; the contents of it were a pair of shoes, some
shirts, an apron, some handkerchiefs, and brushes. Sus-
rcting the dustmen to be the thieves, he pursued them,
and saw the prisoner take from the cart a bundle, which
he handed to his companion, who bolted with it into a
marine store-shop in • Homer-street ; having thus got rd
of the property, he made his egress, and passing through
several streets at the rate of about eight miles an hour,
effected his escape. The prisoner was afterwards taken
taken into custody.
The case, after some further evidence, and the denial
of the prisoner that he had any thing to du with the
robbery, was remanded until this day.