The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-31 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DRUGGING AND ROBBING A FEMALE IN THE S TREETS.
Caroline Jones, a female about 30 years of age, was charged
before Mr. Knox with stealing a bonnet and several articles
of wearing apparel from the person of a young woman
named Alice Green.

Police-constable Thomas Hand, 5f E, said that about 2
o'clock that morning ho was on duty in Fitzroy-street,
Fitzroy-square, when ho saw the prisoner standing by a
young woman who was lying on the step of the house of
Mr. Kelly, 25, Fitzroy-street. Ile walked across the street,
and as soon as he did so the prisoner made off, having a
large bundle with her. Finding the female lying on the
steps in a state of insensibility he went after the prisoner
and brought her back, when he found that she had all but
stripped the other female. The young woman was then
taken to tho Middlesex Hospital, where the surgeon stated
that she had been drugged, and subsequently she WaN
taken to the Pancras Workhouse andplaced in the infir-
mary, and the doctor stated that she was not iu a fit con-
dition ti attend the court at present.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner would be remanded till the
young woman could attend.

ROBBERY AT A PICTURE GALLERY. —Charles 3.l.'Grady,
alias "Fiddle," John Taylor, alias " Curley," and Sarah
Howe, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing au
oil painting of the value of £2O, the property of Mr. Fitz-
patrick, picture-dealer, Pall-mall.
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The evidence showed that the picture having boon
pledged at Mr. Harrison's, Wardour-street, by Howe, and a
description afterwards being soon, by Mr. Harrison's
assistant, of the picture in the "Police List," he communi-
cated with Sergeant Hagen, of the C division, who wont
to Howe's lodgings in St. Ann's-court, Werdour-street,
and asked her about the picture, but she denied all•know-
ledge of it. Sergeant Hagen took Howe to Mr. Harrison's,
where she was at once identified as the person pledging
the picture, and she then stated that she had pledged it
for two men she knew as "Fiddle" and "Curley," and
that she was to have 2s. for her trouble. Sergeant Hagen
then took her to the station, and went to Windmill-street
and made inquiries for the male prisoners, and afterwards
thinking it probable that they would go in consequence
of inquiries being made for them to Howe to warn her
what to say, he went to Howe's lodgings, and after wait-
ing there for some time the male prisoners, as ho expected,
arrived, and he then took thorn into custody.
2tl 'Grady said he knew nothing of the picture, and
Taylor said he stole it.

Sergeant Hagen said he believed both the male prisoners
had been several times convicted.
Mr. Knox committed the prisoners for trial. -

WESTMINSTER.

EXTRAORDINARY, IF TRUE.—Mr. Selfe, addressing In-
spector Rolls, of the B division, said that he wished to
speak to him about the disposal of some money, found by a
constable upon a prisoner. He had an application from a
poor woman named Dwyer, stating that her son was
charged with stealing a pair of boots, and after his con-
♦iction at the Westminster Sessions she had applied to the
police for some money found upon him, and was unable to
get it.

Inspector Rolls said that ho had made somo inquiries
into tha matter, and had been informed that the money had
been ordered to be given to the prosecutor by tho judge
before whom the case had been ttied.

Mr. Selfo said ho could not possibly understand that.
The prosecutor only complained of being robbed of a pair
of boots, and therefore it was extraordinary that money,
which he had not lost, should bo given to him.

Inspector Rolls said ho had understood that the judge
had ordered the money to be given to the prosecutor as
well as the boots, because the latter had been dirtied to
make them look second-hand instead of new.
Mr. Selfe thought it very unlikely.
Mrs. Dwyer here stepped forward, and said that the
inspector's account was untrue. Tho money, which
amounted to 3s. 4d., belonged to her, and after her son's
conviction ho told the court it was his mother's, and the
judge ordered that it should be restored to her, but she
found she was unable to get it, and had therefore applied
to the magistrate. She was a very poor woman, and
wanted her money.

Mr. Selfe said he bad no power to help her.
Inspector Rolls observed that ho would send a sergeant,
down to tho Sessions to make full inquiries into the
matter.