The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE AT A FIRE.--Charles Hill, a
servant at Claridge's Hotel, was charged, before Mr. Tyr-
whitt, at Marlborough-street Police-court, with behaving
in a disorderly manner and obstructing Police-constable
Wm. Field, 78 C, while on duty at a fire which occurred
this morning on the premises of Messrs. Benham, auc-
tioneers, of Oxford-street. The constable said that he was
on duty that morning about a quarter past one in Marl-
borough-mews, there being a tire in Messrs. Oxenhatn's
warehouse, in Blenheim-mews, and the police had to use
some degree of force to keep the crowd back to enable the
engines to be worked. He requested the prisoner to keep
back, but he refused, said he did not care a for the
police, that he could settle ono or two of them, and
after flourishing a stick about, threatened to punch his head,
and he was then taken to the station. The prisoner said
he was pressed by the crowd on all sides, and was very
sorry for what had occurred. Mr. Tyrwbitt sail that there
was generally some great fool who interfered with the police
on such occasions. It was-necessary that the police should
keep a space cleu for the firemen to work in, and to prevent
them being pressed on by the crowd, and any sensible per •
son must know that. The prisoner would be fined 10s. or
7 days.
PURSE SNATCHING IN THE STREET.—Patrick Wellerd, a
lad about 18 years of age, was finally examined at the West-
minster Police Court, charged with stealing a purse contain-
ing a quantity of silver money and a coin, from the person
of Mrs Harriett Truscott, a lady residing at 57, Winchester-
street, Pimlico. The prosecutris is the wife of a Govern-
ment clerk, and was in Warwick-place at half-past three in
the afternoon, carrying Iher purse in her hands. The pri-
soner suddenly snatched it and ran away ; he was followed
by Clough, a detective, and ran into an area, where he was
captured, and the purse found in the dustbin. Ho pleaded
guilty. Clough stated that he had made inquiries, and the,
prisoner was not kuown to the police. Mr Arnold entrac-
tensed it as a most audacious robbery in the open day, and
sentenced him to six months' hard labour.

EXCHANGE NO ROEBBERY.—SoIomon Pearce, a tall, young
man, with only a pair of trousers and a "check shirt " on his
person, who was described as a seaman, was brought before
Mr. Lushington, at the Thames• Police-court, charged with
stealing a soldier's coat and cap. A policeman, named
Franklin, 162 H, met the prisoner early this morning in
Whitechapel with a soldier's tunic on him, and from his
general bearing and nautical strides, being conviueed he was
not a soldier, asked him where he had picked up the uniform
coat and cap, to which the prisoner replied that he had
exchanged his own coat and hat for the red tunic
and ci..p with a soldier ho had met on London-bridge.
The prisoner here said he was a little intoxicated and wore
his own trousers. He thought exchange was no robbery.
He was on one side of the river, the soldier on the other,
and they exchanged clothes. (Laughter.) Franklin—The
tunic and cap belong to a soldier of the 2d battalion of the
Grenadier Guards quartered in Chelsea Barracks. The
prisoner was perfectly sober when he took him, but appeared
like a hog in armour. Mr. Lushington remanded the pri-
sOner until Friday, and directed inquiries to be made about
him. lie believed it would turn out that the soldier who
had unlawfully, got rid of his uniform was a deserter.
DESERTING A FAMILY.—Goorge Groves, an engineer,
aged 42 years, was charged at the same Court with desert-
ing his five children and leaving thorn chargeable to the
Poplar Union. The prisoner's children bad been charge-
able to the Union since the 31st of March last, and that he
was separated from his wife. The prisoner obtained em-
ployment in Messrs. Hewett's factory, Barking, wof ked
there three days, and got drunk, for which he was dis-
charged.
The prisoner, in defence, said he allowed his wife £9 per
month while he was in India, and while he was away she
committed adultery. Mr. Lushington said the prisoner
could earn large wages, and that he bad left his family with
the parish without excuse. He sentenced 'him to be im-
prisoned for one mouth and kept to hard labour.
ATTEMPT OF A CHILD TO COMMIT SUICIDE. —Louisa Beau
mont. aged 12, living at 16, York-building, North-road, was
charged at the Highgate Police-court to-d•ip with attempting
to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Seven Ponds,
West Hill, Highgate. A gentleman saw the defendant, in
the pond and res ued her. She tried to drown herself be-
cause her father and mother-in-law had beaten her. The
father sai lit was entirely false. She was remanded,