The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Jan. 10.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Samuel Wedge, a driver,
in the employ of Mr. James Golding, St. George's-
in-the-East, carman, was charged with recklessly
driving in King William-street, and knoeking down
Elizabeth Essex, thereby causing one of her legs to
be broken.

Mr. John Rowe, auctioneer, of 18, Ironmonger-
lane, said—Yesterday afternoon I was in King
William-street, and saw the prisoner in a cart, driv-
ing at a good round trot towards me. I noticed that
he was on the wrong side. I was about to cross
Arthur-street, when he suddenly drove round the
corner, and I had great difficulty in getting out of
his way. There was a lady crossing at the time,
who was knocked down by the horse, and before I
had time to pull her away one of the wheels of the
cart went over both her legs. I immediately picked
her up, and a policeman who saw the whole trans-
action took the prisoner into custody. The young
woman was immediately conveyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital. I hear only one of her legs is broken,
but at the time I thought both must have been.
'rho prisoner tried his best to pull up, but was not
able to do so in time, owing to the quick pace he
was driving at—l should think five or six miles an
hour, at the very least.
A certificate from the hospital stated that the
prosecutrix was suffering from a compound fracture
of the left leg, and would not be able to attend to
give evidence for at least a month.
The Lord Mayor said he should remand the pri-
soner for a month, but would take bail for his ap-
pearance—viz., one surety in £4O.
Bail was tendered and accepted ; the prisoner
was then discharged from custody.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Mary Ann
Same?, a good-looking, strapping Irish wench, aged
23, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing a
greatcoat from a surgery, 12, Silver-street, Golden-
square, on Nov. 22d last.

Francis M'Nalty, a genteel, intelligent boy, said
he was taking care of his elder brother's house and
shop, as above, on the morning in question, and at
half-past 11 the prisoner with another woman came
in, and the former laying hold of him tried to kiss
him. He resisted, for she was an entire stranger,
and broke from her, for he considered her conduct
very improper. While the other woman, standing
near the door, continued talking (chaffing), she foi-
lowed him to the surgery where his greatcoat was
hanging, but with the help of the errand boy, who
was present, they managed to get her and the ether
woman out, and fastened the door. Soma after they
left he missed his coat, and never saw either of the
women again until Monday afternoon, when he met
the prisoner and gave her in charge for stealing his
coat.

Prisoner—Now, tell the thruth, ar'n't you an
:rich boy ?
Witness—Yes.

Prisoner—Sure, I knowed you by your brogue at
once. Nivir deny your country, my man. An' didn't
you give me ] s. 6d. to get some dhrink ?
Witness (evidently surprised at the interroga-
tory)—No, that I didn't.
Prisoner—Well. now, only to think of that ! I'm
a woman, and you're a boy ; but don't you know
what you wanted to do which you oughtn't to do ?
The boy looked amazed, and naturally enough,
replying that he could not tell what she meant ;
and in answer to the magistrate, said ha was 12
years old last birthday.
The prisoner put her questions, and spoke with
the most brazen effrontery, and there were heard
from the audience several cries of " Beast !" " Im-
pudent creature !" &c.
Prisoner—Perhaps you and the other boy don't
remember pulling the curtain ?
The errand boy, a still younger boy than witness
called out from near the witness-box, " No, we
didn't. All we wanted was to get you both out of
the shop."

The prisoner was about launching forth into more
disgusting language, when she was very properly
stopped by the magistrate.
Walsh, the gaoler, having informed the Court
that she was known and had been there before, she
was remanded.

CLERKENWELL.—CharIes Morris, a fellow
well known to the police as a notorious skittle
sharper, was charged with robbing Henry Hill of
£22.

The prosecutor, a man- of-war's man, said, about
the 17th of December last he came to town for the
purpose of spending his Christmas holidays. He
was on the other side of the river, having his boots
went up to him and
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asked him from what place he had come, and whether
he was not a captain ; but upon being told that wit-
ness was only a mate, the prisoner asked him to
have a cigar, and to go with him to a public house
to have some grog. They went to a house, but as it
was only a beer-shop, they had some ale. While
there another man came in and called for some
spirits, and expressed his great surprise that hecould
not be served. This man, in the course of some con-
versation, said he had come from Yorkshire; that
his father had died and left him a large fortune,
and that he had come to town to have a jolly lark
and spend Ll,OOO. He also said he was a very strong
man, and induced witness to feel his legs, arms, and
muscles, and when he had done scille said he could
throw a 141 b. weight a distance of 70 yards, and the
prisoner said he could not. A bet was made, and
they all went in a cab to Mr. Dipples's public house,
Essex-street, Bethnal-green, and went into the
skittle ground. The prisoner and the Yorkshireman
expressed their surprise that the ground was not the
required distance, and then proposed a game of
skittles. A man with a wide-awake had stuck the
skittles up, and after they had played some time a
bet was made about the ball being wood or iron,
and the Yorkshireman lost it. The prisoner said
witness was a fool if he did not get some of the
man's money. Witness said the ball was wood, and
the Yorkshireman made a bet of £5 that it was
iron. The prisoner gave witness a glass of brandy
and water, which stupified him, and when he played
he lost. He was then induced to pawn his watch
for £2, and he played again and lost; but he did
not remember how it was. The prisoner then said
that he supposed that witness had more money at
home, and on beinc, answered in the affirmative sug-
gested that it had better be fetched. Witness went
and fetched four £5 notes, and the prisoner took
them out of his hands and deposited them in the
hands of the man with the wide-awake hat, who
had gone with witness in a cab to fetc'h the money.
It was then decided that the bet should be for £5O,
about a game of skittles, and the prisoner induced
him to sign a paper for the other £3O, but he only
put a scribble for his name. The game was played,
the prisoner keeping the scores, and witness won,
but the prisoner said the Yorkshireman had won.
The Yorkshireman then went to the end of the
room, came back, and said that the other man had
gone to the bar to get the paper witness had signed
changed. lie came back and told him that he had
better "hook it," as the landlord had discovered
that it was a forgery. They all Ns cnt out, and wit-
ness lost sight of them, but about a week after-
wards he saw the prisoner at Islington, and asked
him how ho felt. The prisoner said he was well,
and asked him to have something to drink, but he
refused, and said he wanted his money that he had
taken from him, The prisoner said, "Do not say