The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

POLICE INT:

MANSION-HOUSE.

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BORROWING WITHOUT LKavE.--Eliza Burrows Was
brought before the court in petty session, charged with
stealing a silk dress, two mantles, and some other articles
of wearing apparel, value 31., the property of Miss
Elizabeth Wheeler, Sun-street, Finsbury-3quare.
From the evidence of the prosecutrix, it appeared that
about 10 o'clock in the morning she quitted her room,
the first floor back, to go down into the kitchen, not
being absent more than five minutes, and upon her
return found the prisoner, who was an entire stranger
to her, busily engaged emptying her drawers, from
which she bad taken a variety of things, some of which
she had packed up ready for removal. Upon being asked
what she wanted there, she said it was all a mistake, as
she fancied the room belonged to somebody else, who
was a friend of hers, from whom she was about to
borrow the things for a little while. Upon being given
into custody, however, she admitted that she intended
to steal them, pleading poverty as an excuse, and begging
to be permitted to go.
She gave an address to the officer where she said her
brother lived, but upon inquiry he found the man re-
ferred to was not her brother, but one with whom she
cohabited. Oa searching her a large bunch of door
keys were found upon her, which had no doubt been
used to open doors for the purposes of robbery, as
numerous depredations had recently been committed in
the same locality. At her lodgings were also found
31 pawnbrokers' duplicates, and a letter from her hus-
band, dated from Coldbath-fields, where he was then
suffering a twelvemonth's imprisonment. The man
with whom she lived, moreover, was considered honest
and industrious.
She was sentenced to four months' imprisonment
with hard labour, an announcement which produced a
violent hysterical shriek.

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WESTMINSTER.
DISGRACEFUL ROBBERIES BY A GRERADIER.—CharIes
Crew, one of the Grenadier Guards, was placed at the
bar, charged with the commission of the following
disgraceful felonies :
Aaron Cooke Bourne, journeyman in the service of
Mr. Berry, of 12, Stafford-row, Pimlico, said that last
evening, about half-past sir, the prisoner came into the
shop, and pointing to a particular watch in the window,
requested to be shown it. It was put before him, and
after examining it he requested to be shown others
more 'valuable. Having got one value Si. 10s. in his
hand, he said, " Let me sea the one you first showed
me,' and while witness turned round to get it the accused
darted off with the one he held in his hand. He was
instantly pursued, and ultimately secured.
Adam Munfatroyd, an undertaker, living in Stafford-
row, said he pursued prisoner for a great distance, and
took him with the watch in his hand.
Mr. Frederick Berry, son of the owner of the watch,
proved that prisoner had committed another robbery of
a like description at his shop in Parliament-strest, so
well known in connection with the lamentable occur-
rence which took place there a short time ago. He said
that on Wednesday night the prisoner came in and
desired to be shown some watches; when, taking witness
off his guard, he darted out of the shop with a watch.
Witness lost sight of him directly. When prisoner was
taken to the station upon the other charge, witness im-
mediately recognised him.
A third case from a pawnbroker's at the east end of
the town showed that prisoner bad committed a robbery
there ander precisely similar circumstances.
The prisoner was remanded till Thursday.