The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-21 00:00:00

2.11.10
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AGAPEMONE.

This was a return to the writ of habeas corpus issued by
his lordship directing the Rev. Lewis Price to produce
before his lordship Mrs. Harriet Price, and to show by
what authority he detained her and prevented her return-
ing to the Abode of Love—the Agapernone.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson, on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Price,
read a long affidavit detailing the whole of the proceedings
that he had lately taken to obtain the liberation of his wife
from the Abode of Love. The affidavit stated that he had
succeeded eventually to obtain possession of his wife with-
out the use of forcible means. He had, in consequence of
certain information, met his wife, and requested her to re-
turn to his home, which she did ; and such request could
not be construed into an act of force. Mr. Price also
stated his belief to be 'that the present proceeding had
not been instituted by his wife, but by Mrs. Starkey—one
of the Agapemonites who happened to be with Mrs. Price
when her husband met her.

His Lordship, after hearing the other side, said the lady
must be given up to her husband, as, according to cases
that had already been decided, he was the proper person
with whom she was to remain until the Ecclesiastical Court
interfered.

Mr. Tindal Atkinson asked for the costs of the present
proceedings; as Mr. Price had been compelled to incur
considerable expenses in making the return.

His Lordship thought each party ought to pay their

own expenses.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR7,—(This _Day.)

OLD COURT.

BM:GLARY.

James Feltham and Edward Stokes were indicted for a
burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. Moneks, a jeweller,
residing at Brixton-hill.

Mr. Best conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Lilley de-
fended the prisoners.

Mr. Moncks said on the 24th of August last I was sleep-
ing at my shop, which I had previously secured. The
stock of jewellery was quite rafe. About a quarter before
one I was awoke by hearing a crashing noise at the
shutters. I ran to the door and found the small crowbar
(produced) sticking between the bar and the shutter,
which had been forced aside. The window glass
was broken, and a large quantity of my stock,
which consisted of watches, chains, &c., was lying on the
pavement in front of the window. I gave an alarm, and
within an hour after a policeman came to mo at a spot op-
posite to Summers'-road, where I found two gold watches,
a silver watch, and a number of gold chains. The parcel
was within some pailings near a footpath. Holsey, the
constable, found some more things. They all formed a
portion of my stock. The Flee tickets also found were
those that were on the articles the day before the robbery.
John Brazier—l am a watchman to the waterworks,
Brixton-hill. I was on duty on the evening of the rob-
bery, and about a quarter before one I heard a rattle sprung.
I went up the hill and saw Mr. Monks, who told me his
shop had been entered and robbed. I went back to my
box, and about a quarter of an hour after I saw the two
prisoners coming up the road, and, suspecting them to be
the parties, I took hold of one, and told the policeman to
take them into custody. I elterwards showed the spot
where I took the prisoners into custody, and some of the
stolen property was found there by one of the policemen.
I was with Mr. Moncks when he found the watches. No
other person but the prisoners had been up the road between
the taking the men into custody and the discovery of the
stolen property.

Mr. Lilley (for the defence)—Are you sure it was a guar-
er to one when you heard tho:rattle sprung.
Witness—Yes.

Mr. Lilley—Had you a watch ?

Witness—No; I'm a watchman. I'm not a watch.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Lilley—So I believe Mr. Moncks is a watchman, too ?
Witness—Well, he makes 'em. (Loud laughter.)
Police-constable Golding said-:--Just before two I saw the
two prisoners standing by the front fence of No. 5, Brixton-
hill. They both had their backs to the fence. There wore
so other person near. The last witness came to me and
informed me of the robbery, and as I was crossing over the
road towards them they walked rapidly away. I went
after them and told them I must take them
into custody on suspicion of being concerned in
the burglary. They denied it, and told me they had
been visiting a friend at Croydon and were then returning
home. I said their answer did not satisfy me and I took
them to the station and charged them. The very place
where the five watches were found was that at which I first
saw the prisoners. I went to the address given by the pri-
soners, but could find out nothing about them. I searched
Peltham and found ss. on his person; on the other prisoner
I found a key, one of the wards of which had been broken
out and filed.

Police-constable Halsey confirmed the evidence of the last
witness. He also said he found out the spot where the
watches were and a life preserver, and about thirty yards
up Brixton-hill ho found some watches and gold guards
tied up in a handkerchief.

Police-constable Wilde proved that he had seen the pri-
soners in the neighbourhood of Mr. Alonek's shop at twenty
minutes to twelve.

This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Lilley then addressed the jury for the defence.
The jury found the prisoners guilty, and they were each
sentenced to three years' penal servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(TEIS DAL)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY.—Amt Devine, a servant at 32, Oxendon-
street, was charged with stealing a watch, chain, &c., the
property of a fellow-servant named Caroline Rear.
The prosecutrix had been out on an errand for her master,
leaving the prisoner in the kitchen, in which was a box
containing the articles above mentioned and £36 in a purse.
The next morning, on prosecutrix going to her box, she
was much surprised to find that it had been broken open,
and while she was searching for her watch and money
prisoner took the opportunity to leave the house, not
stopping to put on her bonnet or shawl. The prisoner had
made her way to the White Bcar, 100, Berwick-street,
where she requested Mr, Hodges, the landlord, to take care
of the watch and chain and a sovereign for her; but Mr.
Hodges, being suspicious that things were not all right,
took the articles to the Marlborough-mews station, and on
her return about half an hour after for the things she was
taken into custody by Sergeant Enoeh Cook, 7 C. She
denied to the sergeant ever living in Oxendon-street, and
said she knew nothing of the watch, &c. On searching
her he found a brooch on her, which the prosecutrix iden-
fied.

Sergeants Foster and Butcher said the prisoner had been
before convicted of felony.

Remanded.

THAMES.

BENT ON SUICIDE.—Emma Sargison, a woman of the
town, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with attempt-
ing to commit self-destruction.

The wretched prisoner, though young, presented the
appearance of an old woman, haggard, careworn, and
bloated, but not more than three years ago she was an' in-
teresting and beautiful-looking girl. Drink, dissipation,
and disease, has effected the sad cluinge in her, and if she
is not kept in prison or a lunatic asylum, she will un-
doubtedly meet her death by violent means. She has made
repeated attempts on her life while labouring under intoxi-
cation, and has thrown herself into the river, the Regent's
Canal, and other Raters, and also hung herself, and at-
tempted strangulation in the police cells, and cells of the
court, while under remand. She has given an immense
deal of trouble to the police, and they have boon under the
necessity of closely wAtching her on the many occasions she
has been in custody to prevent her committing suicide.
William Gisling, a police-constable, said that he found
the prisoner last night in a shed in Poplar. She was very
drunk, and covered over with wet sacks. She said she had
thrown herself from the window of a room three storeys
high. He procured a stretcher, to NNhich she was strapped
and convoyed to the station-house. .

George Pullen, 161 K, said it was quite true
that on Tuesday last the prisoner either fell or
throw herself from the window of a house three
storeys high. Her fall was broken by a shed.
She rolled over it, and was fearfully bruised. She
was taken to an hospital, and her wounds and bruises were
dressed. Next day she came home. Yesterday she became
helplessly drunk, and was carried into a shed and covered
with sacks. During the night he visited her in the cell;
She was nearly strangled. A cord. was round her neck,
fastened tightly, and the other end of it made fast to a
bench. She was quite black in the face, and he had some
difficulty in recovering her.

Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had given
him a good deal of trouble. He was obliged to watch her
closely whenever she was in his custody.
The prisoner, who was labouring under delirium tremens,
made no defence. She was in a low dejected state.
Mr. Selfo said the case was a fearful one. He really
thought the prisoner ought to be treated as a lunatic, and
kept under restraint for the remainder of her life. The
prisoner was an incorrigible and dism-derly prostitute and
drunkard, a perfect nuisance to society. Bad as she was he
would save her if he could. He would keep her in prison
for 6 months, and the only way to do so was to order her
to find one surety in the sum of £2O to be of good behaviour
and keep the peace for the next 6 months. No ono would be
bail, and she would be detained, in default of finding bail,
for sit' months in the House of Detention, Clerkenwell,
where she would receive spiritual instcuction from the
excellent ckaplt iu V the Flog.