The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-21 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICI

A BATCH OF PICKPOCKETS. Three lads, named
Douglas Cane, John Shean, and Samuel Bywater, were
charged before Mr. Newton, at tlie Marlborough-street
Police-court, with attempting to pick pockets in the Tot-
tenham-court-road. Police:constables Hill, 111 E, and
Nickolls, 184 E, saw the prisoners in Tottenham-court-
road, amongst a crowd of persons, principally females,
and after watching them for three-quarters of an hour,
and seeing them try several persons' pockets, they took
the prisoners into custody. The prisoner's said the officers
had made a mistake,
,and that they were only selling
lights and papers. Cane said he was only selling papers.
Hill said that- was not the case, and that he saw Cane
purposely push against a lady. He had cautioned Cane
before, and he knew the prisoners to belong to a gang of
thieves. Mr. Newton said he bad no doubt the prisoners
as stated belonged to a gang of young thieves, and com-
mitted them each for a month'with hard labour.
THE LATE ELOPEMENT AND ROBBERY.—Mr. James
Edwards, of No. 9. Cotton-street, Poplar, applied to Mr.
Lushington, at the Thames Police-court, to-day for a
warrant to apprehend Mrs. Cummings, who, he believed,
induced his wife to leave her home on the 28th of last
month, when she took with her 170 Australian sovereigns.
Mr. Lushington : You were before my colleague, Mr.
Paget, last week. Edwards : Yes, I was, sir. I have
since ascertained that Mrs. Cummings and child came
over from Australia in the ship Dover Castle, and arrived
here in September. I arrived here in the Crusader a few
days before them. They soon discovered me out.. I was
induced to marry Bridget M`Knight, whom I had known
in Australia. Mrs Cummings came to my house on the 28th
November ; and after she had been closetted with
my wife for half an hour they both left together. Mr.
Lushington : You have no evidence that Mrs. Cummings
took your money. Edwards : No, sir ; but I believe she
induced my wife to rob me. Mr. Lushington : You can-
not charge your wife with robbery. If you can prove
that Mrs. Cummings had any of your money you can
proceed against her. Edwards believed that his wife and
Mrs. Cummings were in some suburb in London. Mr.
Lushington : In what suburb ? Edwards : I really don't
know, sir. I have some information conveyed to me by
letter. Mr. Lushington said he must decline to grant a
warkaut, and ,advised the applicant to consult the police,
on the subject. Edwards said he would capture Mrs.
Cummings, and never leave the pursuit of her until he
fell in with her. He then retired.- -
SERIOUS CHARGES OF FORGING AND UTTERING.—Mr.
Thomas Joseph Smitherman, a builder, of 144, Brompton-
road, was charged at the Westminster Police-court with
uttering two forged acceptances for £7O and £24 10s., well
knowing them to be forged and counterfeit. Mr. G. F.
Powell prosecuted, Mr. W. Smyth, solicitor, of Roches-
ter-row, defended. Mr.' Powell having opened the case,
stated that the defendant and prosecutor had large deal-
ings, the prisoner being what is termed a " till
fixer," as well as a builder. They had done busi-
ness for four years, and had had many bills and
money transactions. The prisoner changed his account
from the Suburban Bank to the Imperial Bank, Fulham-
road, aud late in November took the two bills, one for
£7O aud another for £24 10s., and requested money on

them. Mr. Phillpot, the manager, remarked that it was
rather singular of a new customer, and requested time for
inquiries. He made inquiries and ascertained they were
both forgeries, and impounded them. Mr. John Wilson,
the Kosecutor, said the bill .for £24 10s. was a forgery.
Prisoner was remanded.
KILLED BY BEING RUN OVER.—At the Thames Police-
court, Joseph Beser, an omnibus driver, aged 20 years, of
No. 4, New-street, Adam-street, Rotherhithe, and wearing
the badge No. 4,920, was brought before Mr. Lushington
on a charge of manslaughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Pogson.,
George Pogson, the husband of the deceased, said he was on
his way home with his wife on Saturday night, at 20 minutes
past 12 o'clock. He was passing along the Mile-end-road a
few yards in advance of her, when he heard a crash and a
scream. He turned round, and saw his wife under the
wheel of an omnibus called the " Loyal Red," travelling
between Bow and the City. He took her home to St. Dun-
stan-road, Stepney. She was dead, and fearfully crushed.
John Fleming, of No. 12, Copley-street, Stepney, said he
was riding on the top of a " Loyal Red " omnibus, driven
by the prisoner, on Saturday night. The prisoner pulled
up at the King's Arms Tavern, in the Mile-end-road, ' for
more passengers, and there being none, went on again
directly, and had just got into a gentle trot or walk when
he saw the deceased under the left wheel, about 3ft. from
1 the kerb stone. Briden, a detective police sergeant of
the K division, said he arrested the prisoner on
Sunday morning, and upon informing him of what had
happened he said he did not know whether he pulled up
at the King's Arms or not. ' The prisoner also said that
the woman must have fallen off the footpath, and that he
was skidding the wheel at the time. There was no descent
of the road at the place. Mr. Aaron Atkins, surgeon, of
No. 232, Mile-end-road, said that Mrs. Pogson was brought
dead to his surgery on Saturday night. The clavicle or
collar-bone was broken, and two ribs on one side and one
on the other fractured. There were other injuries, and
death must have been almost instantaneous. The deceased
appeared to have been perfectly sober. The prisoner
offered no defence, and Mr. Lushington remanded him
without bail. .

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