The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

James Holloway and Thomas Lewis were indicted for
burglariousiy breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
Bathurst E. Wilkinson, in the neighbourhood of Wands-
worth, with ktent to steal.

The case' was of the usual description, and after the
jury had heard the evidence they returned a verdict of
Guilty, and the Common Sergeant sentenced the prisoners
each to 10 years' penal servitude.

POLICE IA TELLIG ENCE.-7 his Day.

MARL BOROUGII-S T It LE P.

A TTEMPTLD A ltSON.—S.lvador Russo, au Italiin shoe-
mak-r, charged with att.mapting to a t fire to the house of
Mr. Uronauge, teacltlr of languages, Gerrard-street., Soho,
was again brought before Mr. Tyrwoitt.
The prisoner, basiih s attempting to set fire to the room
he occupied at Mr.erouangs2b by ',Haig up and lighting ti
of paper 03 1.110 11 .o', did great danetge to t .e
loom
quantity
li v throwing a number of lasts al:out, au I also threa-
tened to take Mr. Cron urge's life.

The prison•-r sti I th ahe was leaving Mr. Grouauge's
an I destroying his old pipers.
Mr. Cronange said that about .£5 damage had been dune
to the room, the panels of the door being broken, but he
only taw the prisoner damage the panels.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner, who condu. ted h'ln-
self in a very excittd wanner, to find two bails iu £lO
each fur three mouths.

The prisoner was unable to find bail, and was locked up

THAMES.

A ROMANTIC WEDDING DAY.—Mary Kreighton, aged
28 years, late of Nc. 66, Gatton-road, Walworth, was
brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged with un-
lawfully running away and leaving her child Sophia
chargeable to the parish of All Saints, Poplar. The case
was a very remarkable one. The prisoner is a widow. She
had one child by h-r late husband, and after his death she
lived live years with a man named Richard Morris, horse
keeper. Their quarrels were frequent, and orter left him,.
and obta,ned a precarious living in the areas, awl re-
turLed to her p iramour again. On the 12th of May she
left hint for the last tint, and her about eight years
of age, was a andoned to the care of Morri•i. Ile took it
to the house of a wouut3 named Lewis, a..d c.mvey, d the
chi dto Poplar IVorkltuus&, and th,, union was obliged to
take charge of it. Mr. Spratley, relieving officer, and Mr.
Courteutty, pros2cutiug officer, of the Poplar Union,
had been directe I to ask the magistrate to punish t .e
prisoner for running away and leaving her child charge
able to the union. The prisoner's defence was that
she thought Morris would have taken care o'. the child as
he had done before. Morris said ho hid done with the
prisoner for ever. She turned pale at this announcement,
trembled excessively, and would have fallen if she had
not clung to the top of the dock. She asked him what he
meant, to which he replied, why, I was married th's morn-
ing, and here is my wife. A deadly pallor overspread
the woman's face, she raised her hands deprecatingly and
endeavoured to speak, but in va:n. It was absolutely pain-
ful to behold her emotion.

Mr; Bensm—Come, you must not give way to these
feelings. You are not married to him.

The Prisoner, half-chocked.—Oh, oh, sir. What will
become of me ? I have made sacrifices for that man, have
brought home my precarious earnings on the streets—aud
have—l can say no more.

. Mr. Benson asked Morris if he was really married this
morning.

Morris—An hour ago. Here is my wife, pointing to a
little woman in court, and hero are my marriage lines
holding up a certificate.

Mr. Benson—A romantic wedding day.
A woman, who said that she was landlady of tke house
where the prisoner had been living in Poplar, said that
Kreighton had often deserted her child.
Morris—That woman is doing the prisoner a wrong, a
very grievous wrong. lam alone to blame. I deserted
the child.

The Landlady—You said you would not keep another
man's child.

Morris.—This is a beautiful wedding-day.
Mr. Benson said that the prisoner and Morris had no
claim ou each other. They must part, and for ever. He
was very far from satisfied that the prisoner intended to
desert the child, or to desert her paramour, and after living
with him five years she thought he would maintain the
girl. The act of the prisoner was not a desertion within
the meaning of the Act of Parliament. The prisoner
must be discharged.
Mr. Benson, anxious to avoid a scene outside the court,
spoke to Roche, the gaoler, who took- charge of the pri-
soner temporarily, while Morris and his bride were
directed to leave the court and go elsewhere directly.
The prisoner fainted directly she was transferred to
the care of Roche, and a medical man was sent for, who
declared her situation to be very critical.