The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS_ DAY.)

Margaret Howe, who described herself a " Conireve
match seller," was charged before Mr. Hall with
stealing a shawl, value is., the property of Mary Ann
O'Bryan.
The prosecutrix stated that she and her husband slept
last night at a lodging-house in Wild•street, where the
prisoner and her husband also slept. They were in the
same room. This morning witness missed her shawl,
which she lied left on the back of a chair, and as the
prisoner and her husband were in the next bed she im-
mediately suspected them. Their bed, and all the beds
in the room were searched, but the shawl was not found.
A young woman, who slept in the other end of the room,
then proceeded to search the' prisoner, and found the
shawl round the prisoner's waist, under her clothes.
Mr. HALL—Why, how many beds are there in this
room ?—The witness replied, there were a young man
and his wife occupied one, the witness and her three
children another, this prisoner and her husband next,
and then two young women.
Mr. HALL—What, all in one room ? Witness—Yes,
your Honour.
The young woman who found the shawl corroborated
this statement.

Mr. HALL—What do you pay for a bed here ? Wit-
ness—Sixpence, Sir.
The prisoner said that she did not take the shawl.
Mr. HALL—The shawl was found on you and you
have not accounted for your possession of it. It is quite
clear that you have stolen it. I will send you to prison
for fifteen days for having it in your possession,
and not
being able to give any account of it.

MARLBRO'-STREET
Charles Crowley was brought this morning charged
with taking a purse containing 25 sovereigns from John
Stead, engineer, Durham. --(THIS DAY)
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The complainant, who lodges in Bond-street, Oxford-
street, went into a dram shop at the corner of Bird-
street last night, where he saw the prisoner, with two or
three more, drinking
at the bar. He called for a glass,
and took out his purse to pay for it, but the defendant
caught hold of the purse, which he snatched out of his
fingers and handed to one of his accomplices. Com-
plainant immediately seized him and gave him into
custody.
The defendant denied having had anything to do with
the purse.
Police-constable 33 D said he had taken the defendant
into custody this morning.
Mr. HennwicKre--Was the man not taken into cus-
tody at the time?--The police constable said the pri
soner was taken to the station-house at half-past eight
last night, but the complainant would not charge him,
and he was set at liberty. He met the complainant
again this morning between two and three o'clock, and
asked him if he would know the man who had taken
his purse. The complainant, who was then sober, said
he would though he were among a thousand. The con-
stable, therefore, took him to a coffee-house, 264,
Oxford-street, where there were between thirty and
forty persons in the room, and the complainant pointed
out Crowley as the man who took away his purse.
John Green, an engineer, who was not sworn to
day, said he heard the man Crowley say in the coffee-
house that it was another man who had the purse, and
not he.

The defendant said he was a plasterer by trade.
The police constable—But has not worked for several
years as a plasterer. The purse has not been found.
Mr. HARDWICK remanded the prisoner for a week.

CLERKEN W ELL—(THIS DAY.)
James Judd, a young man of very respectable ap-
pearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Greenwood
charged with stealing 130 sovereigns, the property of
Charles Marlborough.
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The prosecutor said that he and the prisoner resided
at No. 3, Woodbridge-street, Clerkenwell-green, and
occupied the same sleeping-room. He (witness) had
1301. in sovereigns and half-sovereigns in his box in the
bedroom, which latter he always kept locked, and on
coming home last night he found that his box had been
forced open, and the money, which he kept in two
bags and a purse, taken away. The prisoner had also
two bores in the room, both of which were broken open.
and a portion of the contents of one strewn about the
the
floor. Hearing that the prisoner had gone out in
waistcoats, and two
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been taken away by the thieves:"
evening to a coffee-house, he sent for him, and upon his
return he (the prisoner) said, " Oh! I have been robbod
The prisoner had latterly been in distressed circum-
pfdaYirsoiff° ttrternisl,
stances, and the witness had supported him for nearly
two years. ,ivt 1
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Inspector Penny, of the stated that, owing
to the latter circumstance, and the fact that the prboner
bad yesterday been seen with 401., and that he bought
some new dresses for a stylish-looking female, in
Theobald's•road, a strict watch was kept upon him by
r constables who lodged in the house. On searching
it;: • •
-.1 sovereigns and halt sovereigns were found,
him, 401...- latter Was' one of a peculiar descrip•
and amongst the - -. tor -.tor identified as having been
tion, Which the prasev!.. Further search was then
amongst those in his bu:S - . the trousers and coat
made, and the policeman found • ~tended had been
and witiattoat, which the prisoner 1;2 -
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stolen from him, concealed under the rot,. -of the house,
and the watch was found at his sister's.
The prisoner said the money was his own,
he had earned it while in the service of a drysa.
the City.
Inspector Penny said they had
not as yet succeeded
in tracing the balacce of the money stolen, and requested
that the case might be adjourned for a short time.
Mr. GRUENWOOD said he would give the police until
this day week to make further inquiries, and the pri-
soner was accordingly remanded to that day,

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SOUTH W ARK.—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas. Lucy, a cab-driver, was charged with furious]
driving and cruelly flogging his horse.
A 'policeman of the Dover Railway Company stated
that continual complaints were made, owing to the mis-
conduct 'of the cab-drivers in the habit of plying at the
terminus. 'On this' occasion the defendant drove up