The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-29 00:00:00

SUPPRESSION. _OF 717 E " DErlpoßD
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BOW-STREET.—THIS DAY. „
To-day the managers of the "Deptford SPe"
Alexander L&shman, the proprietor, 10,
cottages, Deptford ; Alex. Walker, 12, Florence'
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cottages ; Charles Clayton, stationer, clareno°
place, Deptford; D.odels, Plunistea±l
road; Thomas Stephen Morris, dairyman' 20'
Central-street, St. Luke's, surrendered to 0°
bail. Florence-
Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the Tre3g°l:.y
to prosecute, and Mr. Sergeant Sleigh defended the
dtfendants.
The charge against them, it will be recolleetet
was illegally keeping and carrying on a lottery °
horse racing.
The evidence to-day was principally confirmatoi
of that given by Inspector Clark, which was Pubs
listed in extenso iu The ,Sun when the dt.fendaP;.
were first examined at Bow-street last Friday wee,
Sergeant Sunerway to-day gave his evidence• sdithe
fully corroborated in every particular that given i
inspector Clark and Sergeant Palmer, the three
officers, being those to whose care the carrying °lid
of the warrant of the chief magistrate was confide
by the authorities at Scotland-yard.
Inspector Clarke produced a list of the ticket°'
&c., seized at the houses of three of the defendant"'
which were as follows :
At Leishman's, Florence Cottages—National
Steeplechase, 700 tickets ; Lincolnshire Handier
200 ; Northamptonshire Stakes, 300 ; City and_r'f
burban, 700 ; Cesarewitch, 500 ; Newmarket On"-
dicap, 4,100 ; Two Thousand Guineas, • 7,800 j,
Goodwood Stakes, 1,700 ; various, 2,000 ; SeL
Year's distribution of money prizes, 1,500; PrP.,
tickets, 4,000; result sheets, 600 ; small drab
tickets, 2,000 ; four copies of "Ruff's Guide to, t°'
Turf," &e.

At Clayton's, .6, Clarence-place—Chester cor,i
60,000 tickets ; Derby, 76,000; Two Thoo3,°l
Guineas, 16,500; and small draw tickets, 185,0°'
At Farrah's, "Lucky-bag Spec."—Two Tb°tl-
- Guineas, 1,220; Oue Thousand GuineA
1,740 ; Chester Cup, 600. " Deptford Spcc."-.'
Two 'Thousand Guineas, 200 ; City and Suburban'
200 Chester Cup, 580. " Carshalton Spec."—qvi
Thousand Guineas, 300.
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Mr. Poland said that would be the case against
;
the defendants, and he had therefore to apply
the committal of the whole of them for trial.
Mr. Sergeant Sleigh said he should reserve- Or
the trial all observations on the law and the fact
connected with the case, but 14 was anxious v'
vindicate the defendants from any imputation tbat
they had acted otherwise than with scrupulnus
fairness and honesty towards the subscriberni
With reference to the ticket the payment °f
which had been refused, the reason was that
the ink stain had obliterated the private mark'
known only to the defendants, by which they Pr!:i
tceted thetnselvts against the substitution of for
or fraudulent tickets. The defendants, he had t°
inform the magistrates, were most respectable Per.
sons—they had carried on these lotteries with Per'
feet honesty for seven years without the least inter'
ference on the part of the Government, and bad
every reason to believe that they were bel':
tacitly sanctioned by the authorities, and now they
were selected from hundreds of others for the P'
pose of testing the law. Whether they had in'
fringed the law of the land would be argued before
a higher court ; and if it was decided agaiust the°
they would at once desist and not attempt to carry
on the so-calved. lotteries if they were illegal.
Whey had already shown this disposition by
advertising a notice to their agents to lre-
turn all the money received for tickets. Wilt
regard to the power of the supreme court to icars°
a punishment of two years' imprisonment, he 84;
posed Mr. Poland only mentioned it to show w°
at
law was, and not possibly have dreamed of or
plying these observations to the present case.
Sir T. Henry said he should accept a renewal nia
the same bail for the appearance of the defend
at the Old Bailey.

The renewal of the bail was then formally CO.
pleted, and the defendants left the court, wble
during the proceedings, was crowded to excess.

POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.-7his. Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ORGANIZED STREET FIGIITS.—TWO lads, named J.,.°1/#ll
Stapleton and John Murphy were charged before -:N.
Knox with throwing missiles in Berwick-street.
Alfred Hutt, 166 CI, said that between 7 and 8 o'e<7`
yesterday evening he was in Berwick-street, when hess,9s,
five or six lads— the prisoners being amongst tbent
at the corner of Berwick-street. Ono of the luao t
got a largo piece of clay and divided it among
the others. The lads all went up Beriviej
street and set to throwing pieces of clay at the
passers along the street. Ho went after the lads and et 1";
ceeded in taking the two prisoners into custody. Yuen
bad been great complaints of street fights between lads
going on in the neighbourhood, the lads assembling ever'
night in Golden-square at the sound of a bugle.
Inspector Morgan said that several of the inhabitants
had made complaints to him of the annoyance they rei
ceived from what he (the inspector) believed to be sch°°
fights, and on Monday last a lad was fined by Mr. I'll.-
whitt for nearly knocking a little girl's eye out.
Hunt said the lads were in the practice of carrying cane{
with them, and sticking pieces of clay on the ends
them, and then flinging the clay through people's windows
Mrs. Young, of Berwick street, said the lads were in the
habit of sitting on the railings of her house, and when
speken to they made use of very bad language, and if the
nuisance continued she will be obliged to leave her houseii
Mr. Knox said the nuisance must be put a stop to, an
that the district could not be rendered uninhabitable 11
such conduct as that of the prisoners. The prisoners
would have to pay 405., or a month each.

THAMES.
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IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Williamßawlinson, aged
years, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with st°
ing part of a gold chain from a lady, named Seal, 0
Bedford-street, Stepney, after he had made an unsucno°:
ful attempt to rob Mr. James Smith, of 25, Chapman-street'
of his watch in the Commercial-road. The reckleene°
and daring of our street thieves is daily becoming Vi(
Beveral committals have lately taken place for dal
robberies attended with violence in the public streets, s%
other ruffians are under remand. Mr. Smith was passi"
along the Commercial-road last night at 8 o'clock and the
prisoner made a snatch at his watch. Mr. Smith struck 3t
the fellow with his stick and he lied.
Joseph Marriott, 174 H, saw the prisoner with fiC:
others of questionable character, and observed him
the attempt to rob Mr Smith and then ran away. 311',-
riott followed the prisoner, saw him turn down Bedford'
street, when he lost sight of him for two minutes, and WI:
heard:a cry of " Stop thief." He went towards We se
and saw the prisoner being held. He took him into 01111-
tody.

Mrs. Charlotte Harvey, of No. 12, William-place, Step.
ney, said that about eight o'clock last night, she S'l
walking down Bedford- street in company with grA°.„,
Scully, a friend, when prisoner came across her and rani
a snatch at Mrs. Scully's gold chain. Mrs. Scully called
out "He has got my watch." The prisonerran away 01,
witness pursued him, and overtook hint in Philpo'.
street. Mrs. Scully's gold chain was broken, and „I'
portion of it about 12 inches long was gone. Mrs. Sulky
was too ill to attend that day, and was very much alarioe
last night.
A of
Mr. Benson said the case could not b 3 disposet. -
without Mrs. Scully, and remanded the prisoner for ge
week, when he will be committed for trial.
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WESTMINSTER.
BURGLARY.—Robert Anderson, a powerful fellow, 01/
placed at the bar charged with burglariously breaking gad
enterieg the dwelling-house of Mr. William Hudson"
7, Sutherland street, Pimlico, and stealing therein a great
quantity o! clothing.
Prosecutor said—l left my house secure last night when
I went to bed, about 11 o'clock. At about six this racica:
ing 1 was awoke by finding the prisoner and another
man in my shop. I sleep in a room next to it with the
door open. I immediately got up, when the prisoner nua
another man rushed out of the lobby into the street With
a bundle containing five coats, four pair of trousers, an
other articles. I put on some things hastily, and followed
in the direction the men took. I found the
prisoner if'
tLe custody of the constable.
John Humphreys. 124 B.—l heard an alarm and styli
the prisoner and another man. Prisoner was carrying til:
bundle. He ran, but I caught him. He said "I am d°D."
up now." Going to the stition he threw away two keys.
PriL,oner—Tlie house door was open this morning, au
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the key in it.
Inspector Humphreys, of the B division. —There
another case a:,ainst the prisoner.
A gentleman named Warren, in Cambridge-101:45
hat last 6m-day morning his ap:Litu'vai
were rob Led of a great many things. Amongst theta
a inec,Ts(thatnii pipe, now produced. di°
Humphreys said he found a pawnbroker's ticket of
pip, upon the prisoner.
Other tickets wore found on the prisoner.
He was remanded.