The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

the police to do anything, and, if so, what?" instead of,
" Did you hear him dire the policeman to take him?"
WORSHIP-STUEET.
Yesterday John Tomhins and Edward Godwin, two
powerful fellows well known to the police, were charged
before Mr. Ilimmill with burglariously breaking into the
dwelling-house of a poor widow named Morris, living in
Birdcage-walk, Hackney.
The prosecutrix stated that, having occasion to go out
on an errand between nine and ten on the preceding
evening, she carefully locked her parlour and street
doors, taking the keys with her, and upan returning
home about a quarter of an hour afterwards saw two nun
loitering about in front of the house. The street door
opened the same as usual, but on getting into the pas
sage she was surprised to find a light in the parlour, the
door of which was wide open, and on looking into the
room, the contents of which had been completely ran-
sacked and thrown about, she saw one of the prisoners
concealed behind the door with a candle in his hand.
This mau tried to conceal his face, but she caught a dis•
tinct view of it, and ran to the door screaming
" Thieves," upon which the man dashed past her, hurl
ing, her into the road, and fled with such precipitation
that, though his hat fell from his head in his flight, he
would not stop to recover it. This hat, which sh<
picked up, was found afterwards to fit ono of the pri.
seniors (Godwin), and though he now wore a straw hat,
sho could positively swear to his being the same man
she saw in her parlour.
Police-constables 19, 73, and 211 of the H division,
deposed that while on duty in Osborne-street, White•
chapel, at half-past two that morning, they saw the two
prisoners and a third marl not in custody conducting
themselves in such a manner as to satisfy them they
were either arranging some robbery or had just com-
mitted one; and as the men, immediately on seeing they
were watched, hastened into the main road, they followed
and stopped them. On searching Tomkins they found
a housebreaking crowbar under his coat; but on attempt-
ing to secure Godwin, he fought so desperately that it
was only with the greatest difficulty he could be over-
powered, and in the course of the struggle he struck one
of the officers so violently that, while reeling from the
effects of it, ho felt something strike with great force
against his leg, and on looking down found on the
pavement a heavy life-preserver, which must have
been jerked out of one of his pockets. On further
searching him a large knife-handle, with a
razor-blade inserted in it in place of its own, and
which is frequently used by burglars for cutting out
panels, was discovered upon him, and upon this being
found the prisoner renewed his attempts to escape with
such determination that it required the united exertions
of several officers to hold him. Upon afterwards hear
ing of the burglary at the house of the prosecutrix, the
constables went there to examine the place, and found
that the street-door had been opened by skeleton keys,
but that as entrance to the parlour could not be obtained
so easily, the burglars had prised it open with a crow-
bar, leaving marks upon the jamb which exactly corres-
ponded with the end of the crowbar that was found upon
Tomkins.

Both prisoners denied all knowledge of the robbery,
but as the officers felt satisfied they would be enabled to
take. the third man if time were afforded, they were com-
mitted until that day week to enable the constables to
effect the confederate's apprehension and the completion
of the case against the three.