The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-03 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY

prisoner, said it was about the most disgusting case
it had ever been his misfortune to have heard. So
utterly disgusting had been his address to the jury
that it had been almost impossible for any person,
even he who filled the judgment seat, to abstain from
rising up to put a stop to the further utterance of such
filthy and foul language. The case was one which
roust be marked with full seeerity. The sentence
theyefore was two years' imprisonment with bard
labour.
Rem-, Blaney, aged 32, was indicted for having
unlawfully and maliciously inflicted upon John
Loxton, a policeman, D 208, grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Pullen, who appeared to prosecute, said that
he was heetructed by the Solicitor to the Lords of the
Treasury u. nder the recent Act of Parliament.
It appearet; that on the morning of the 4th ult., about
two o'clock, the Prisoner and some other persons were
making a great die!vrbance in Orphard-street, Port-
man-square, when the policeman on duty desired them
to desist and to go the;" way home. The prisoner
continued the noise, and Upon the policeman going
towards him to take him into custody he placed his
back against the wall and began to kick him severely.
He gave the policeman several kicks upon his thighs
and on the lower part of the stomach, and the effect
of the latter was to produce two ruptures of the
abdomen, from which the medical gentleman who
gave testimony upon the present occasion, said the
officer would never recover, but must for the rest of
his life wear a double truss, and even that then be
would he subject to constant pain.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against the
prisoner.
The Learned JUDGE said that this was a species of
offence which the Court always visited with severity.
The sentence, therefore, would be nine months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour.
Jane Jones, aged 22, was indicted for having stolen
from the person of one Antonio de Vecchia a purse
containing the sum of 241. 17s. ld., his property.
Mr. Jackson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Parry defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prosecutor, an Italian, in the
service of General Gabriel, living at No. 7, Con-
naught-place, Hyde-park, on the night of Wednesday
week went out with a friend soon after nine o'clock,
and that on his return towards home shortly before
ten, as he was passing down the Edgeware-road he
was accosted by the prisoner, who was extremely
urgent that he should accompany her to her lodgings.
This invitation he declined, saying that he was much
obliged to her, but that be had a nice bed at his own
home. As they were passing the end of Cumber-
land-mews she drew him a little way into them, where
saying that she would give him a kiss, the prisoner
coughed and stamped, and on the instant two men
rushed forward, each taking hold of him by his arms.
The prisoner instantly thrust her hand into the breast
pocket of his coat, and having drawn from it the
purse containing the money in question, ran off.
The prosecutor by a violent jerk succeeded in releas-
ing himself from the grasp of the men, and ran off in
pursuit of the prisoner, the sight of whom he never
lost until she turned into Berkeley-mews. In the
progress of his pursuit he encountered a policeman,
who, hearing what had happened, joined in the
hunt. On arriving at Berkeley-mews they went
down and discovered the prisoner behind some cabs
with a light shawl on. On the ground in front of
her was .her black silk mantle, which the officer
picked up and put over her shoulders, upon which
the prosecutor at once recognized her as the woman
by whom he had been robbed. The prisoner was
then conveyed to the station-house, where she was
searched, and 181. 17s. ld. found upon her. The
policeman and the prosecutor returned to Berkeley-
mews, and there they found the empty purse. The
prosecutor added, that when the men laid hold of his
arms, one of them tried to take his watch, ;but the
sudden jerk by which he had released himself from
their grasp hed frustrated the attempt.
Mr. PARRY, at some length, addressed the jury on
behalf of the prisoner.
The Learned (Tunas recapitulated the evidence, and
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE then sentenced her to impri-
sonment and hard labour for six months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Elizabeth Sammon, No. 6, Foley-place, was brought
up for examination, charged with having been con-
cerned in fraudulently obtaining two pianofortes from
Messrs. Rust and Stahl, No. 320, Regent-street.
It appeared that a person of gentlemanly appear-
ance called, in July last, at Messrs. Rust and Stahl's
shop and hired a pianoforte for a lodger, as he said, at
so much per month. The pianoforte was sent to
No. 6, Foley-place, where the person lived who made
the bargain, and who gave the name of Sammon. In
a day or two afterwards the same person called again,
and said he wanted to hire another pianoforte for
another lodger. Another pianoforte was sent, the
value of each being 30 guineas. From information
which Mr. Rust subsequently obtained, he went in
person to No. 6, Foley-place, and saw the prisoner,
from whom he demanded the return of the pianofortes.
The prisoner said they were locked up in one of the
rooms, and she dared him to take them away in Mr.
Sammon's absence. Mr. Rust applied to the police,
and by their aid succeeded in gaining information to
the effect that the pianofortes were in the hands of a
pawnbroker named Clarke, in Long-acre. The pri-
soner was taken into custody, the person who came to
the shop on both occasions and hired the pianos not
being to be met with.
Robert Tilling, carman, proved the delivery of two
pianos from Messrs. Rust and Stahl, at No. 6, Foley-
place. On the first occasion witness saw Mr. Sam-
mon, as well as the female prisoner. On the second
occasion the female prisoner only was present.
William Barnes, painter, had been employed to do
work at No. 6, Foley-place. The person who em-
ployed and paid Max went by the name of Bowsley.
The prisoner then represented herself to be the house-
keeper of Bowsley.
Edward Perryman, assistant to Mr. Barnes, helped
to remove one of the pianofortes from No. 6, Foley-
place. The piano was taken away in a coal van, but
witness did not know where.
Mr. Clarke, pawnbroker, 55, Long-acre, had known
the prisoner for about twelve months, and had taken
articles in pawn from her. There might have been
a piano among them.
The case was remanded at this stage of the pro-
ceedings for a week, for the production of the pianos.
Yesterday Mr. Clarke was in attendance with his
books, but not with the pianos.
Mr. BINGHAM inquired why the pianos were not
produced ? Mr. Clarke understood his books only
were to be brought into court.
Mr. BINGHAM said the pianofortes must be pro-
duced, and remanded the case again for that purpose.
TVESTMINSTER.
Daniel Foley, a labourer, was charged with the
following disgraceful and violent conduct :
Mr. Morgan, baker, Great Peter- street, stated that
about eight on the previous evening the defendant,
who was intoxicated, fell down against his shop front,
when, in crder to prevent his windows being broken,
he went out and assisted him to move away, but had
scarcely done 5o when defendant turned round and
made several kicks at him, which, had they taken
effect, must have done him serious injury. A con-
stable fortunately came up while he was so engaged,
and prevented defendant doing him any mischief.
The next complainant against defendant was an iti-
nerant vendor of pickled eels and such like dainties.
He was quietly seated behind his stock in trade when
the accused came up, thrust his dirty paws into a jar
of eels, and began throwing them about, and, having
so menaced the safety of his goods and stall that ho
was apprehensive the whole would be destroyed, a
policeman was sent for, when defendant made off.
A third charge was exhibited by a police-constable.
Directly he took the accused from Mr. Morgan's
door he attacked him in a violent manner, and after-
wards repeated the assault.
Defendant's only excuse for all these offences was
intoxication.
Mr. ARNOLD observed, that his conduct had been
disgraceful in the extreme, and not only committed
him for a month, but ordered him to enter into his
own recognizances to be of good behaviour for six
months.