The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-31 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

A well-dressed young man, named William Priddle,
anea young woman, named Mary Ann Petty, were yester-
day brought before Mr. BROUGHTON, charged with having
robbed a Mr. George Wells, a plumber and glazier, of a
sovereign and two silk handkerchiefs, under the following
atrocious circumstances :

A certificate from Mr. Moore, a surgeon, in Bethnal-
green, was handed to the Magistrate, stating that the pro-
secutor, from the severe bodily injuries he had received, was
unable to attend to give evidence.
Police constable 29 H stated that about eight o'clock on
the previous evening he met the prosecutor in the Bethnal-
green road, who said to him, " For God's sake take my
part, for I have been robbed, and almost murdered."
Mr. BROUGHTON—Was he bleeding ? Officer—Yes,
and such an object he was not fit to be seen. By his re-
quest I accompanied him to the Ship public-house, in the
neighbourhood, where, among several young men there, he
pointed out the prisoner Priddle as the man who first as-
saulted him, by knocking him down. He added that when
he was attacked there were two other men with the pri-
soner, all of whom, when he fell on the ground, jumped
upon his face and eyes, during which the prisoner Priddle
put his hands into his pockets and rifled them. Witness
went up to Priddle and told him he was his prisoner, and
advised him to go quietly with him to the station-house, so

he came out of the room, but the moment he got outside he
bolted. However, said witness, on my calling out " Stop
thief," he was secured, and lodged in the station-house
Where was the prosecutor all that time ?—I left him at
the public-house.
What age do you think he is ?—About 36 years, and
well dressed.

Do you know the prisoner ?-0, yes ; he is a well-known
thief.

Did you see Mary Ann Petty at the public-house ?--•
No, she was taken into custody by a City officer.
Thomas Pitch, a City watchman, said that about 11
o'clock he found the prosecutor sitting on the step of
door in Half-moon-alley, Moorfields. After stating to wit-
ness the horrible manner he had been used, he said that the
prisoner Mary Petty lived in the alley, and had robbed
him, and requested witness to take her into custody. In
about half an hour afterwards the prisoner made her ar
pearance in the alley, when witness took her off to the
watch-house, where, on searching her, he found two of the
prosecutor's handkerchiefs in her possession.
Brown, one of the officers of this establishment, here
made a statement to the Magistrate, the substance of which
was that the prosecutor had formerly cohabited with the
prisoner, Mary Petty, who but a few days ago took a war-
rant out against him, and obtained 40s. damages.
The wife of the prosecutor here entered the witness-boa,
and said the female prisoner had been the cause of her
leaving her husband. Being possessed of property of her
own, she in consequence went and resided with her friends,
at Birmingham for some time. Findirt, however, that her
husband had become a true penitent, she agreed to return
to town, and again lived with him, since which he had be.
haved extremely well to her, but was daily annoyed by the
female prisoner, who was then living with Priddle. Wit-
ness here produced her husband's shirt, which was saturate"
with blood.
Mr. BROUGHTON-DO you wish to say any thing Prid-
dle ? Priddle—l deny the:charge altogether. The fact
was, we met each other at the Ship, where he began aDusi
ing me, and afterwards struck me a blow in my eye, s°
struck him again.
The prisoner, Mary Petty, said that, instead of taking
any part in the affray, she merely took the handkerchiefs,
which she saw the prosecutor throw away, in his hat, to
save for him. She intended to return them to him.
Mr. BROUGHTON-But how came you to run away and
leave him ? Prisoner—Seeing him bleeding made ale'
am so frightened at blood.
The prosecutor's wife—l have a witness whom I call
bring forward, who heard her say, while my husband was
bleeding on the ground, " Give it to him ! kill him !"
Mr. BROUGHTON told the prisoner -Priddle, that he
should commit him to prison upon the capital charge, an
remanded them both for further examination.

THAMES-POLICE.
A young Woman, named Sarah Sand, a servant in tb,,e,
employ of Mrs. Caiss, a lady residing at No. 12, Hardvtio`
place, Commercial-road, was charged with stealing a 911
tity of plate, worth twenty pounds, the property of her Inv
tress, and another lady residing in the same house.
It appeared that on the preceding afternoon' the platy
belonging to Mrs. Caiss and her lodger was collected an
placed on a sideboard in the front parlour. The propertY,
was seen at three o'clock, and at five was missing ; a fe:
minutes previous, the prisoner left the house for the purpe;c:
as she pretended, of returning a newspaper to a pubild
house ; she had, not been long absent when her mistress
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heard footsteps in the parlour, and on proceeding al,
stairs, found the prisoner in the act of pushing open
street door, which bad been left ajar. On enterit:
the parlour, the plate was missing from the s
board; on communicating the circumstance to the prisooe
she appeared perfectly unconcerned about the matter
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policeman, No. 48, was called in, who believing that tok
robbery was committed by the prisoner's connivance, t°
her into custody.
The only suspicious circumstance menfoned by the 5
liceman, was that the prisoner, contrary to her usual c.ng
tom had brought the plate belonging to the lady occuPYl.4
the first floor, down stairs, and deposited it on the sidebar
with Mrs. Caiss's plate.
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The prisoner said she was innocent of the charge ; s°,i,e
thief must have taken advantage of her absence with 1.
newspaper to enter the house and steal the plate.
Mr. COOMBE said the conduct of the girl was certait;l!.
suspicious ; but there was no evidence to warrant her o'
tention. She was then ordered to be discharged.