The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-07 00:00:00

WANDS WORTH.

AN AMOROUS OCTOGENARIAN. - Mary Anne Sale,
aged about 30, who described herself as a hawker of
women's caps and laces, was charged with having robbed
Richard Boxhall, a hairdresser, living in the Plain,
Wandsworth.

The complainant, who is in his eighty-second year,
stated that on the previous night he had been to his
club, which is held at the Bell, and was returning
homewards about eleven o'clock, when he fell in with
the prisoner. She got into conversation with him, and
followed him into his house. The woman remained in
his house from a quarter of an hour to twenty minutes,
when he saw his bag, which contained 21. 103. in gold
and some silver, lying on the ground empty. He taxed
the prisoner with taking the money, and wrenched 11. Is.
from her hand; he at the same time saw that she had
gold in her mouth, and in trying to get it out she bit
his finger. He had no wife, but he denied that he had
invited the young woman to his house. She told him
she had nu money to pay her lodging, and he gave her
sixpence. _ _

Policeman Gardiner, 279 Ir, said, that when called to
the house the complainant, although he said he had been
robbed, seemed in no hurry to give the prisoner into cus.
tody, although he continued the quarrel with her, and at
last made such a disturbance that the constable told him
he must take him to the station-house if he was not
quiet. lie then charged the prisoner with having robbed
him, and witness took her into custody. The prisoner
had been searched carefully, and only ls. Bd. was found
upon her. She was not known to the police.
The prisoner said she was an Irishwoman, and since
leaving service she had supported herself by selling caps
and, laces. On the previous night she had returned from
London, and was without the means of getting a night's
lodging, when the complainant met her, and Volunteered

a lodging in his house, he being, mile said, a single
man. He unlocked the house door, and took her in,
locking the door after him. He then proceeded to take
liberties, which she would not submit to, and to induce
her to comply he gave her three sixpences at three sepa-
rate times. She then tried to leave the house, when he
flew at her, and almost throttled her in attempting to get
possession of two of the sixpenses, which she had put
in her mouth for greater security. She solemnly denied
having touched the man's gold.
Mr. PAYNTER said, he must send the case for trial, but
he should allow the complainant no expenses, as he con-
sidered he had conducted himself in a very disgraceful
manner.

THE DOG CART NUISANCE —John Ward, an old man,
70 years of age, who hawks china, glass, and fruit about
Surrey, was summoned for the almost obsolete offence of
using two dogs for the purpose of drawing his truck.
Sergeant Moore stated that on Friday, the 25th ult.,
he overtook the defendant in the Clapham•road ' - he
was holding the handles of a large barrow, or truck, to
the fore part of which two dogs were attached ; the
truck was heavily laden, and the dogs were exerting all
their strength to drag it along. Witness told him he
was acting illegally, and must desist. He said dogs were
of great use to him, and he should not release them.
One of the animals was miserably thin, and unfit to be
put to any sort of work.
The defendant prefaced his statement by saying that
he was 70 years of age, three parts blind, and almost a
cripple. He had travelled Surrey for 25 years, and
since the passing of the Act prohibiting the use of dogs,
had never been molested, and Mr. 'Thomas, the secre-
tary to the Royal Society tor the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, had told him he could not be fined by any
magistrate. He then contended that he only used the
dogs as a guard to his truck, when unattended, and put
in a drawing illustrative of the position occupied by the
dogs on the day in question, as also a written statement,
both of which were exceedingly amusing.
Mr. PAYNTER fined the defendant ls., and 3s. costs, or
seven days' imprisonment.—The old man was removed,
declaring he could not pay.