The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-31 00:00:00

men, whom he passed. Scarcely had he got 15 paces
from them, when he felt a sudden pressure on his throat,
which was squeezed tightly by the arm of a man from
behind; another man stood in front of him, and as the
strangling immediately disabled him he was lifted from
the ground and flung down with some violence, the man
in front robbing him of his watch and guard at the same
instant. On recovering his senses he rose, and shouted,
" Stop thief." The parties took to flight, but were
both pursued by two other young men who chanced
to be on the road at the time. Neither of them
overtook the parties, but all three seem to have kept
one of them (Beardmore) in view during the whole of
the flight. A policeman named Cherry, attracted by the
shouting, caught Beardmore, who was immediately re-
cognized by the prosecutor as one of the men whom he
had passed just before he was robbed. The other pri-
soner escaped, but two witnesses (Germans), one of whom
met him with Beardmore on the road a few minutes be-
fore the robbery, and the other, a musician, who was
Beardmore's mistress, who deposed to his having made
anxious inquiries after "her chap" about twelve o'clock
on that night, and to having expressed a fear that he was
apprehended, satisfied the jury that the parties really
engaged were the prisoners. Bloor on the next day
changed his clothes, and made some false statements to
the police-superintendent at Hanley, which on cross-
examination of the superintendent he (Bloor) now at-
tempted to deny.
His LORDSHIP briefly addressed the jury, who found
the prisoners Guilty,
A policeman and a woman having given the prisoners
a good character,
The JUDGE said that but for their character ho would
have imposed a very severe sentence on them. He now
ordered them to be imprisoned for twelve calendar
months, with bard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Robert Johnson, a Scotch lad, was brought before Mr.
Hardwick, charged with attempting to pick pockets at
the Great Exhibition in Hyde-park.
Police-constable Capping, 11 379, said he was on duty
at the Exhibition yesterday afternoon about five o'clock,
when he saw the prisoner, in the south gallery, put his
hand to a lady's pocket. The prisoner soon afterwards
went and stood by a gentleman and put his hand into the
gentleman's pocket and drew his handkerchief nearly
out. Witness went forward and took the prisoner into
custody.
The prisoner protested his innocence. He had only
come from Scotland with his father, who was a baker,
about a week ago. He was looking at the articles in
the Exhibition when he saw a gentleman's handkerchief
partly hanging out of his pocket, and he touched the
gentleman for the purpose of drawing his attention to the
circumstance, when the constable came to him and took
him into custody.
The constable was positive that he saw the prisoner
attempt to steal the handkerchief. He had seen
the prisoner about the Exhibition, on the outside, a day
or two previously.
Mr. HARDWICK sent him to prison for three months.
After the prisoner was removed to the lock-up cells
information was given to the gaoler, Parkin, that the
prisoner was attempting suicide. On entering the cell
the prisoner was discovered in a state of strangulation.
He had tied ono end of his handkerchief to his toot and
the other round his neck, and had drawn the noose so
tight that ho must have died had not the gaoler made
his appearance. The handkerchief was taken away and
the prisoner, after being brought to, was left. In a
short time afterwards an alarm was given that the
prisoner was a second time attempting to destroy him-
self. Oa entering the cell the prisoner was found
with his braces round his throat, nearly strangled. The
gaoler was informed that the prisoner had offered a lad
who was in the cell with him 4d. for a clasp knife to cut '
his throat with.
Parkin reported the circumstance of these repeated
attempts at self-destruction to Mr. Hardwick, who, atter
sending for a medical gentleman, decided upon requiring
the attendance of the lad's father, i❑ order to ascertain
his previous character and conduct. The prisoner was
remanded for that purpose.
IV ORS HIP-STREET.
Edward Jones, a tall, powerful man, described as a
hawker, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold,
charged with cutting and wounding James Bates, with
intent to murder him.
The prosecutor, who appeared to be greatly debilitated
from loss of blood, stated that the prisoner had for some
time past entertained the most hostile feelings towards
him, in consequence of some previous transaction con-
nected with his wife. On Sunday last he accidently met
him, and was then warned by the prisoner that he had
better prepare himself, as he had resolved to murder him
before two days had passed over. He took no heed of
the threat at the time, but while seated that morning in
front of one of the houses in Red Lion-court. Kingeland-
road, the prisoner suddenly rushed upon him with the
observation, " Now you are my victim," and raising his
hand, in which he held some bright instrument, made
a violent stab at his right breast. He succeeded by a
rapid movement in partially evading the blow,
but was instantly seized by the prisoner,
who dragged him along the ground by the hair of his
head, and repeatedly stabbed him in the back, declaring,
with an oath, that be would kill him on the spot. He
was at length rescued by some of the bystanders and
conveyed to the residence of a medical gentleman, where
it was ascertained that ho had fortunately escaped with
only one wound, although his clothing had been com-
pletely cut through in several places.
Inspector Pascoe, of the N division, stated that the
prisoner was given into his custody, and upon acquaint-
ing him with the nature of the charge he observed that
the prosecutor had occasioned him constant misery for
the last three years, and that he regretted the weapon
had not gone through his heart. The inspector pro-
duced a large pair of pointed shears, used by tailors in
their trade, which he received from a person in the
erowd, who had picked them up near the :pit, and stated
them to be the instrument with which the injury had
been inflicted.
Mr. George Coward, the divisional police surgeon,
stated, that upon examining the prosecutor he found that,
in addition to an abrasion upon the left breast, he hall
received a triangular punctured wound beneath the left
shoulder blade, trom which he must have lost a consi-
derable quantity of blood, and that he considered the
points of the shears now produced were calculated to
produce such an injury.
The prisoner declined offering anything in answer to
the charge, and was ordered to be remanded until the
ultimate result of his violence could be ascertained.
A middle-aged man named George Edwards was
charged with an assault of an aggravated and indelicate
description, in Victoria-park, upon a girl named Martha
Davis, 13 years of age.
The case was conclusively established by the evidence
of the prosecutrix and two other witnesses, but the facts
were of too gross a nature to admit of publication; and
the prisoner, who pleaded intoxication as an excuse for
his conduct, was ordered to pay a penalty of 51., or to
be committed in default fur two months to the House of
Correction; in addition to which he was ordered to pro-
vide substantial bail fur his good behaviour for the suc-
ceeding four mouths.
The prisoner could not procure the penalty by the
close of the court, and was therefore transferred to prison
in the van.