The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-05 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT AND NARROW ESCAPE.
—Margaret Brown was charged before Mr. Knox
with disorderly conduct and assaulting police-con-
stable Thomas Hand, 51 E."
The constable stated that he was on duty last
night about 11 o'clock when he saw the prisoner,
who was intoxicated, three times attempt to throw
herself under the omnibuses, and but for the circum-
stance that one of the drivers suddenly pulled up,
nearly overturning his omnibus in doing so, the
wheels would have gone over her.
Mr. Knox asked the constable whether he meant
to say the prisoner was trying to get herself killed?
The constable said she was, but he believed the
principal object was to get money.
A constable said the prisoner was an unfortunate,
frequenting Bedford-square.
The prisoner asked the constable how he dared
to say such a thing.
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The gaoler informed the magistrate that the pri-
soner had been once before charged at the court, and
he believed with a similar thing.
The prisoner said she had been drinking, but
allowed her to go.
could have found her way home if the constable had

hand said the prisoner was very violent, and
kicked him, and he was obliged to get some one to
assist him in taking her into custody.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner was known as a dis-
orderly person, and would have to pay 20s. or 14
days.
CARRIAGE THIEVEs.—John Moore and John
Smith, two young men, were charged with attempt-
ing to steal a parcel from a carriage.
Sergeant Cole saw the prisoners go up to different
carriages, and, after looking into them, they walked
away. Moore then walked up to a carriage and
lifted up a parcel, but being noticed by the coach-
man, he dropped the parcel, and walked away with
his companion. Sergeant Cole followed the priso-
ners, and took them into custody.
The prisoners had no defence to make, but asked
to be dealt leniently with.
Sergeant Cole said that he believed the prisoners
were 'at large on tickets of leave, and they would
therefore at the expiration of any sentence his
worship might inflict upon them have to go back
for the remainder of their term.
Mr. Knox asked the sergeant whether there was
any probability of finding the coachman.
Sergeant
_Cole said. he thought not.
Mr. Knox said that being the case he would deal
with the prisoners under the Vagrant Act, and
commit them for three months' hard labour each.

THAMES.

How PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THE PUBLIC
STREETS.—
Paget charged with
furiously and recklessly driving a horse and cart in
the public streets, to the danger of passengers and
vehicles. broughtjanieS C
beforeottle, MI. a man "about 30 years of

Charles Stroud, a police constable, No. 270 K,
stated that last night, between the hours of 9 and
10 o'clock, he saw the prisoner in a cart which con-
tained seven or eight men and women. The pri-
soner was driving the horse at a furious pace along
High-street, Shadwell, from Ratcliff -high way.
People were screaming and shouting in all directions,
and several called to the prisoner, who took no
notice of them, and proceeded at the rate of 11 or
12 miles an hour. He called to the prisoner to
stop, but no notice was taken of him. He ran
alongside of the horse and cart for some
distance, and at last caught hold of the
reins, a young man at th 3 same time on the other
side of the horse caught the reins, and at the immi-
nent risk of their lives the horse rind cart were
stopped. A cabman came up and complained that
the prisoner had run against his cab and injured it.
The prisoner was very drunk, and said he had been
to Barnet Fair. He was about to take the horse
and cart home when the prisoner's friends pitched
him out of the cart. He then took the horse and
cart back to the station house, and thence to the
Green -yard.

Timothy Cox, police sergeant, No. 45 K, stated
that the people in the line of street over which the
horse and cart passed were very much alarmed, and
several narrow escapes took place.
and was return-
ingT
fromhe
BarnetsaFidairb.e was
tipsy'

Mr. Paget—More shame for you to be driving
a horse and car along the public streets while you

were in a state of intoxication. It is rack .t disgrace-
ful. This is how people are killed in tho. streets.
The prisoner was then sentenced to pi f a fine of
20s.

THE TRAGEDY IN LIMEHOUSE.—John I.Viggins, a
lighterman, charged with the wilful murde r of Agnes
Oaks, a woman with whom he cohabited and with
cutting his own throat, in Lower North-street,
Limehouse, on the morning of the 24th of July last,
was brought up on remand for the fourth i;irne.
An arrangement was made between Mr. Poland,
counsel for the Crown, who is instructed by Mr.
Pollard, clerk to the Treasury solicitor., and Mr.
Charles Young, the prisoner's solicitor, that the
prisoner should be brought up to-day, r to evidence
offered, and be again remanded until lie: et Tuesday.
This arrangement was carried out, and the pri-
soner was put into the dock and formal7y remanded.
Inspector Brady, of the K division, applied for a
summons to enforce the attendance of a witness,
who could give important evidence agalnst Wiggins.
Mr. Paget granted a summons.