The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-17 00:00:00

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.—Tms DAY.

BIGAMY IN THE ARMY.—Thomas Carroll, a private in
the Grenadier Guards, stationed at the Tower, was
charged, at the Westminster Police-court, with bigamy.
Evidence was given that the prisoner was married to
Caroline Warren on June Ist, 1868, at St. Martin's-in-
the-Fields, and on the 24th of February, 1869, was again
married to Mary Ann Hawes, at St. Luke, Chelsea.
Both wives were present with their children, and the
second wife said he had been a good husband and kind
father to his child, and she did not wish to hurt him ; she
had not taken these proceedings. Samuel Dannerall,
140 H, proved apprehending the prisoner at the Tower ;
when told the charge he said " All right, and would have
married five others had I the chance." Prisoner said he
should say nothing, but reserve his defence for the %jury,
and he was fully committed for trial.
ROBBERY FROM A LAUNDRESS'S CART.—Robert Oakes,
20, describing himself as a general dealer, was charged
before Mr. Knox, at the Marlborough-street Police-court,
with stealing from a cart a large bundle of articles of the
value of 305., the property of Caroline Conture, laundress,
of 10, Louisa-street, Kingsland-road. The prosecutrix
said that on the previous night she left her cart, in which
there were several bundles, in the care of a lad, while
she went into a house in Compton-street, and shortly
after she was called and told a bundle had been taken
out of the cart. John Margell, a young man, living in
Tichfield-street, said that seeing three young man go
behind the cart and take a bundle, he followed them, and
spoke to a constable, and he took the prisoner, who was
one of the three, into custody. Police-constable Ellis,
125 C, said that on stopping the prisoner with a bundle
in his possession, and asking him what he had got he
said it was some washing, and that he was going to take
it home, but he could not tell him the name of the street
or the number of the house where he got it from. He
afterwards said he got at No. 16, High-street, but that
was found to be untrue, and he (the constable) then found
that the bundle had been stolen. Sergeant Pope, C divi-
sion, asked for a remand, staling that on going to the
prisoner's lodgings in New Church-street, Strand, he
found several diapers with the name of Defries on them,
which the prisoner's wife said he had brought home, but
which she knew nothing about. Mr. Knox remanded
the prisoner.
SMUGGLING TOBACCO.—George Acres, a seaman, aged
25 years, was brought up at the Thames Police-court,
charged with smuggling 4 lbs. of tobacco. He was de-
tected leaving the ship Argus, in the London Dock, by an
officer of Customs named Sharp, and 4 lbs. of tobacco
were discovered ingeniously concealed about his legs and
other parts of his body. He said he had the tobacco for a
smoke. He was told he ought to have paid duty,and was
fined £l, the single value and duty of the tobacco, which
was confiscated.
IMPUDENT SHOP ROBBERIES.—Sarah Harrison, aged 67,
was charged at the above court with stealing a piece of
beef, the property of Mr. George Goldstone, a butcher, of
No. 11, St. Leonard's-road, Bromley ; and Thomas Dris-
coll, of No. 1, Charles-street, Millwall, Poplar, was
charged with stealing half a pig's head, the property of
William Fraser, from outside the shop, No. 99, Three
Colt-street, Limehouse. Both parties were caught in
flagrante dclicto. In each case money was found on them
sufficient to have paid for the meat they had stolen.
They were each sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment
and hard labour.

Mr. Hepworth Dixon will address the ratepayers
of Marylebone at the Eyre Arms Assembly Rooms this
(Thursday) evening, at eight o'clock. Dr. Richardson
will preside, and many gentlemen of eminence will address
the meeting.