The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-28 00:00:00

This evidence having been corroborated,
_ . _

The prisoner said his witnesses had not been
bound over to appear, and therefore he was pre-
cluded from proving his innocence.
The constable said the witness the prisoner spoke
about said he should not attend, because he was
fearful that if he gave his evidence his boat would
be sunk by the companions of the prisoner.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the
learned judge sentenced him to 12 months' im.
prisoninent with hard labour.
Jane Haigh was indicted with wilfully neglect-
ing her infant child.

The evidence showed that the prisoner had
neglected the child in the most shameful manner,
so much so that it expired six weeks after it had
been in the parish infirmary.

The learned Judge said it was a most frightful
case of neglect, and he sentenced her to 12 months'
imprisonment with bard labour.
Ann Parker, a young woman, pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging her with obtaining, by false
representation, a quantity of linen. She was sett-

,enced to six months imprisonment with hard

.abour.

Henry Gordon, Julia Harley, and Ann Kemp
were indicted for stealing five pairs of trousers, the
property of Mr. Wood, a tailor in the Kingsland-road.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoners
were seen near the shop of Mr. Wood, the male
prisoner apparently instructing the girls how to
steal
_the property. The girl Hurley eventually
took up the five pairs of trousers and ran away with
them. She was, however, stopped by the police,
and the other two prisoners were taken into
custody before they could get away from the shop.
The jury found all the prisoners guilty.
A long list of previous convictions was then read
against Gordon, amongst which was one for four
years' penal servitude, which, however, would not
expire until next August. A former conviction for
18 months was also proved against Hurley.
The Judge told Gordon that punishment seemed
to be of little avail, but he would on this occasion
be removed from haunts in this country for some
time to come. The sentence of the court was that
he be kept in penal servitude for seven years; the
girl Hurley he sentenced to two years' imprison-
ment, and as Kemp was not known he should
sentence her to only six months' imprisonment with
hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT ON A COMPOSITOR. —John Williams, a ragged
fellow, described as a vendor of groundsel, was charged
before Mr. Tyr whitt with bogging, and assaulting Mr.
James Godley, compositor and press reader, residing at
No. 1, Tottenham-court-road.

Mr. Godley was taking a-walk with his daughters yes-
terday evening, when the prisoner followed him and im-
portuned him for money. Mr. Godley told Lim to go
away, or he would hand him over to a constable, upon
which the prisoner said that if he was given in charge it
should be for something, tucked up his cuffs, and, putting
himself in a fighting attitude, aimed a blow at Mr. Godley,
who stepped back and avoided it. The prisoner after-
wards made off, but Mr. Godley, determined not to let him
escape, followed him, and seized s him for the purpose of
detaining him till tho arrival of a constable, upon which
the prisoner struck and kicked him. The prisoner was
then given into custody.

The prisoner, in answer to the charg3, said the com-
plainant struck him first, but that was denied by Mr.
Godley.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that it was clear what sort of a fel-
low the prisoner was. He importuned persons for alms,
and if he did not succeed in getting them resorted to
violence. The prisoner would be committed for two
months with hard labour.

ASSAULT IN na POLICE STATION.—EIIen Price, a young
woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being
M'Cormack, 158 D. y, and assaulting Police-constable
drunk and disorder]

The prisoner was taken to the police station, and while
MCormack was charging her with being drunk and dis-
orderly
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Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 12s. or 14 days.