The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD CO CRT.
(Before the RECORDER and Alderman WOOD.)
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—Three men, named
Brown, Morton, and Adams, and a woman named Jay,
were indicted for robbing a man named Dean of a watch,
and violently assaulting him.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor
and a female were proceeding together down Great
Ann-street, Westminster, on the 17th of August, when
the female prisoner came up to his companion, and
asked her if she was in the humour to fight, to which
she replied in the negative; after which the prisoner im-
mediately struck her in the face, and when prosecutor
attempted to interfere, he was knocked down by the male
prisoners, who robbed him of his watch and then de-
camped. They were, however, subsequently overtaken,
and given into custody.
Several other witnesses were examined on the part of
the prosecution.
The female prisoner entered into a long detail, in
which she not only asserted her innocence, but stated
that the prosecutor had assaulted her and Brown.
Brown made a written defence, in which he corrobo-
rated the preceding statement.
The Learned RECORDER summed up, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty.
The prisoners were then sentenced to 15 years' tran-
sportation.

NEW COURT.

(Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLoca and Mr. Alderman

FAREBROTHER.)
James Downes, a plumber, was convicted of stealing
Blbs. of lead, the property of Thomas Fossey, his master,
and sentenced to one month's imprisonment and bard
labour.

Edward Unwin, a labourer, was indicted, with a per-
son named George Fisher, who pleaded guilty, with steal-
ing 2,000 bricks and 6 loads of sand, of the value of 61.,
the property of George Banson and Edwin Gwyther,
and Daniel Stammer. was indicted with feloniously re-
ceiving the same, well knowing them to be stolen.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Robinson conducted the case for
the prosecution ; and Mr. Payne, Mr. Ballantyne, and
Mr. Huddlestone defended the prisoners.
From the statements of counsel, and the evidence ad-
duced, it appeared that the prosecutors were contractors
for certain work, now in progress in the neighbourhood
of Camden-town, by the London and North -Western
Railway Company; that the prisoner Stammers was
the foreman, and one of the members of a society
called the " Friends of Industry," who were
erecting houses in the same neighbourhood,
and the prisoners, Fisher and Unwin, were employed as
carters to Perkins and Co., who had contracted to cart
the bricks to the works of the prosecutors. It appeared
that the prisoners, Fisher and Unwin, instead of taking
the bricks to the works of the prosecutors, took
them to the building of the Friends of Industry, and left
them there. Upon Stammers being told that the bricks
were stolen property, he said he did not know that, that
he bad bought them honestly; and told the party who
stated they were stolen that he had better mind his own
business.

Mr. Payne addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soner Uuwin, and Mr. Ballantyne for Stammers, con-
tending that no case had been made against either of
them. _

Several respectable witnesses gave Stammers an excel-
lent character, and stated that he was an honest and
hard working man. Some of the witnesses had known
him for upwards of 20 years.
One witness gave Unwin a good character.
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK summed up, and
The jury, after some consultation, found the prisoners
Stammers and Unwin Not Guilty.
Fisher was then again indicted with stealing several
loads of sand, and to this indictment he also pleaded
Guilty ; and Stammers was indicted with receiving it,
knowing it to ho stolen.
The jury also Acquitted the prisoner Stammers on this
charge.

Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced the prisoner
Fisher, who has a wife and three children, to eight
months' imprisonment and hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
G CHLDHALL.

A wonian.servant of middle age, named Maria Platt,
was charged with stealing several dessert and other
silver spoons, and a valuable ring, the property of Mr.
Charles Buds, from his house in New Bridge-street,
Blaekfriars.

It appeared that on Sunday evening last the prisoner,
Being out of place, but engaged to go into a family on
the following Wednesday, paid a visit to Mr. Burls'
cook, who entertained her and lent her two pounds to
ecnip her for her ssrvice. The prisoner ungratefully
purloined the property on that occasion. The coinci-
dence that on a former evening of Platt's visits to the
house property of the same description disappeared,
her friend's suspicions were turned to her, and she ac-
cordingly procteded with a policeman to the house in
Connaught-terrace, into which the prisoner bad jnst
been received as a servant, and the duplicates of all the
missing plate were found in her boxes. She was accord-
ingly taken into custody, and although she had nothing
to say in her defence, she was remanded to Friday, for
the attendance of another witness.

OBTAINING GOODS BY FORGED OnDERs.—An elderly
man of respectable appearance, named Evans, who was
formerly in the employment of Messrs. Sewell and Cross,
Compton-street, Soho, was brought up upon remand,
charged, together with a young man named Jones, with
having obtained a large parcel of goods from the firm of
Messrs. Lecil and Co., Old Change, upon a forged order,
purporting to come from the firm of Messrs. Sewell.
The handwriting of Evans in the forged order was
positively sworn to, and Jones did nut deny his share in
the transaction.

They were committed to the sessions.
BO W-STREET.

Mary Ann Murphy was placed at the bar before Mr.
Hall, charged with creating a disturbance in Crown•
street, Soho, and obstructing policeman F 145 in the
execution of his duty.
The policeman said that, being on duty in Crown-
street on. Sunday evening, he saw the prisoner quarrelling
with a man and some women who were standing with
her under an archway, where they were taking shelter.
He told them that if they could not be quiet they must
go away. The man and the other women went away,
but the prisoner refused to stir. Witness said she must
go away, and if she did not he must take her into cus-
tody; but she still refused to go away, and he took her
in charge.
Mr. HALL—When the other people went away there
was no further necessity for interference. It was all at
an end then, and there was no need for sending her
away ; besides, it was raining. Why did you wish to
send her on? Witness—Sir, she told me she would see
me before she would go on.
Mr. HALL—It was very wrong for her to use such
language as that, but you should not have meddled with
her when the man and women had gone on. Well,
go on.
The witness then stated that on the way to the station-
house the prisoner resisted violently, called him indecent
names, and struck him in the face twice.
Mr. HALL—You said nothing about that last night at
the station-house. Witness—No, I did not.

Mr. HALL (to the prisoner)—Under the circum-
stances I will discharge you; but, remember, you ought
not under any circumstances to use abusive language to
the policeman, or to assault him.
Prisoner—l did not do either; what he has said is
false.

Mr. HALL—WeII, you are discharged now.
CLERKENWELL.

Clarissa Wright was charged with being drunk, and
claiming the proprietorship of a house called Milford
House, in Barnsbury-square.
It appeared that the prisoner had been several times
in custody on the charge of being disorderly and an•
noying the owner of Milford House, by saying it was
her property, and taking her station at the door for
hours together, but upon each occasion she was dis-
charged, on the promise of abstaining from the annoy-
ance for the future.

She was now brought up again, when the constable
having established the charge,
Mr. COMBE sentenced her to five days' imprisonment.
Upon Waddington, the gaoler, attempting to remove
her to the cells, she attacked him like a fury, and be-
fore they could get her out of the Court it took a whole
posse of policemen, whose faces bore evident marks, on
their return, of her powers of manipulation.