The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A BURGLARY PREVENTED.—John Thompson and John
Lindsey, who have several aliases, and both of whom re-
fused their addresses, but appear to be well known to the
police, were charged under the following circumstances.
Sergeant Crocker, 9 C, said—Last night I was in Davies-
street, Berkeley-square, in company of Joy, 338 A, and
while passing Claridge's Hotel saw the two prisoners stand-
ing in the doorway of No. 55. As we approached the
house heard a soft whistle, when Lindsey stepped up and
stood close to the other. then told Joy to seize him while
I took the other.. Lindsey then made a spring, but I
tripped him up and lawn on him till further assistance
came, as he was a very powerful man. I then heard the
jink of keys and sprang my rattle, and a man named
Sawyer came up. I asked him to stand by and search the
place, which he did. A short time afterwards, on reaching
the road opposite the house, I found five skeleton keys
in a piece of rag. On searching Lindsey, I found some
lucifer matches. _ _ _

Henry Joy, 33S A, a detective. confirmed the sergeant's
evidence, and said that Sawyer picked up a key and gave it
to him. It was what was called a " skeleton Bramah,"
and having afterwards tried the door of the house found it
would open it, and also the next. On the way to the sta-
tion, Thompson said, " Thank God it is not 9 o'clock."
Had heard that the doors in the street had been tried on
different nights

Mary Ann Rammer, servant at 5.5, Davies-street, proved
hearing the chain on the door rattle a short time previous
to the capture of the prisoners.
Lambert, 689, said he knew Lindsey to have been com-
mitted for three months, under the Vagrant Act, at Bow-
street.

Mr. Beadon said he should remand them till Wednesday,
for further inquiries as to previous convictions.

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SAVAGE AND UNPROVOKED ASS A IT LT.—Mary Fitzgerald,
a tall and masculine woman, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with assaulting and wounding a poor man
named George M‘Mullen, whose forehead was covered with
a surgical plaster, and his face, the front of his shirt, and
his clothes saturated with gore, which gave him a hideous
appearance.
The prosecutor is a little, harmless Irishman, of rather
weak intellect, an object of pity, not of vengeance. He
dwells in Blue Anchor-yard, Rosemary-lane. He was
passing through Cooper's-court, Upper East Smithfield,
last night, when the prisoner, who was quarrelling with
some of her country people, suddenly attacked M'Mullen,
and struck him a tremendous blow on the forehead with a
poker, inflicting a fearful wound two inches in length, and
penetrating to the bone. He was insensible for some time
afterwards and lost a large quantity of blood.
Mr. Yardley—Why did this woman strike you, M'Mullen?
Witness—For no reason at all, sir. I said nothing to
her, and she said, " Stand back, or I'll hit you," and then
knocked me down.

The prisoner, in defence, said, "I don't know what

did."

Mr. Yardley—What do you mean by that ?
The prisoner—l was quite tipsy, sir.
Joseph Saunders, 17 H, a police sergeant, said that the
wound received by M'Mullen was a terrible one. The
prisoner was very drunk when I took her into custody.
Mr. Yardley What is the prisoner P
Saunders—She is a prostitute, and left Ireland only a few
months ago, and since she has been here has been a terror
to her neighbours.
Mr. Yardley—l sentence the prisoner to one month's
imprisonment and hard labour, as a disorderly prostitute.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—John Coakley, an Irish labourer,
aged 33, and Ellen Coakley, his wife, 24, were brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with violently assaulting and
wounding Jane Lyons.
The case originated out of an Irish row in Rose-court,
Upper East Smithfield, and all the parties were at this
court yesterday, and their broils occupied the attention of
the magistrate several hours. When they returned to Rose-
court the quarrel was renewed. Mrs. Lyons, who is far
advanced in pregnancy, was passing along Rose-court,
when-Mrs. Coakley- taunted her, shook her pockets, and
rattled the money in it. Mrs. Lyons said "You had better
pay me the sixpence you owe me ;" to which Mrs.
Coakley replied, " I will owe it to you as long as you owed
me a shilling," and struck Mrs. Lyons. The male prisoner
said, " Give it to her ;if you don't, I will." They both
kicked her and beat her, and the consequence of the out-
rage, Mrs. Lyons said, was likely to be a miscarriage. She
had certainly received most serious contusions and bruises.
While the prisoners were beating and kicking her a Mrs.
Murphy called out " Kick it out of her ; kick her out ;"
and used other expressions of a similar character.
The prisoners said Mrs. Lyons was the aggressor, and
annoyed them directly they returned from the police-court.

Several witnesses were examined, and their evidence went
to prove both parties-were equally to blame.

kr. Yardley said hs was afraid Mrs. Lyons was a log.