The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-28 00:00:00

BELL V. BURR.

Plaintiff, a medical gentleman of Sutherland-square, sued
defendant, a rag dealer, of Hill street, Peckham, for the
cost of attendance. Defendant had beenbefore sued, and a
warrant was issued for his apprehension. One day just
before he would have been taken by the bailiff he called at
plaintiff's house and made a great noise, and the plaintiff,
compassionating the man, paid the bailiff the amount of
the claim out of his own pocket and lot defendant off free.
The defendant then gave an I 0 11 for the amount, and
promised • to pay the sum back by instalments of ls. per
week, but had not done so.
The defendant pleaded great poverty, and said that he
was in receipt of parish relief ; but plaintiff said while not
wishing to be harsh he must press the charge, as he thought
defendant's conduct was very disgraceful.
His Honour thought so too, and made an order for 4s.
per month.

POLICE INTELLIGEfiCE.—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

Nor A " PENNY GAFF."—William Aleachin, a porter at
the Gower-street Station of the Metropolitan Railway, ap-
peared to a summons charging him with assaulting
William Showcross, of the Marylebone-road, builder.
Mr. Abrams appeared for the complainant, and Mr.
Louis Lewis for the defence.

Complainant stated that on the night of the 15th inst.
ho went to the Gower-street station tD take a train, and on
reaching the platform ho heard a dcg howling, and saw
the defendant kicking it in a very cruel manner. Witness
remonstrated with him, and said he ought not to do it.
Defendant shook his hand in wituesee face in a threaten-
ing manner, and after some furtherparley struck him a
violent blow in the eye.

Cross-examined by Mr. L. Lewis—l am not the pro-
prietor of a "penny gaff." I had ;wo friends with me,
one a lady. She was not drunk. She did not strike the
defendant. We were all sober. I did not call the de-
fendant a " cruel beast." I did not say I was a share-
holder in the company, and one of 4is masters. I said I
was connected with the company. I hold a lease under
them. I may have said I was a leaseholder. I did not
say the company's servants were scum of the earth.
the Euston
We had not been at the "penny gar, Wo had been at

Annie Thomas, who described herself as the wife of a
"theatrical," corroborated. They had come from the
Euston Hall together. It was not A "penny gaff." The
prices of admission were 2d. and 3d. Witness was in the
habit of going by the Underground Railway, and corn-
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that Showcross was abusive, and called defendant a "cruel
beast." Said he was a shareholder, and would show that
he was defendant's master, and that all the railway ser-
vants wore the "scum of the earth:, lie also struck de-
fendant, who merely acted in self-defence. Mrs. Thomas
also struck defendant.

Several witnesses gave evidence to this effect, but the
magistrate summed up favourably to 7,omplainant, and was
about to enforce a fine on defendant Won Mr. L. Lewis re-
quested that the case might be semi for the decision .of a
jury.

Dofondant was accordingly committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH.BTREET.

THREATENING A WITNESS IN Co.—VB,T Rose Wilson, ali•is
Beaumont, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk
and behaving in a disorderly moaner, and also with as-
saulting Henry Chivers, of No. 15, Air-street, Piccadilly.
Police-constable Weekes, 339 A, loved seeing the pri-
soner, who was drunk, behaving 31 a very disorderly
manner in Regent-street, and he took her into custody.
He understood the prisoner was a married woman, and
separated from her husband, wilo allowed her a pound
a week.

Mr. Knox supposed it was heouse of the prisoner's
drunken habits that her husband hadseparated from her.
The prisoner said it was for nothing of the kind.
Henry Chivers stated that he saw the prisoner, who was
drunk, throwing the playbill boards outside of the shop of
a tobacconist about the street, and on going to the tobac-
conist's assistance, the prisoner tried to throw a bottle of
brandy at him ; but, not succeeding in doing so she seized
his hand and bit it pretty sharply.
The prisoner said that she knocked over the boards by
accident, and the witness was impertinent to her.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner was a drunken, violent
woman. He should order her to psy 205., or 14 days.
As the prisoner was leaving the dock sloe said; address-
ing the witness Chivers, «You tone"), when I come out,
see if I don't give you something."
Mr. Knox ordered the prisoner to be brought back, and
told her that she would also have to enter into bail to keep
the peace for three months.

LAMBETIL
DARING ROBBERY OF CARpfNTER'S TOOLS.—John
Weeks, a lad about 15, was placed at the bar before the
sitting magistrate, charged with breaking into the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. Edward Charles Sayers, and steal-
ing therefrom two large smoothing planes, and sundry
other working tools, of the value of £1 13s.
Police-constable, No. 111 P, said that that morning,
about half-past five o'clock, he was on duty in Peckham,
when he met the prisoner carrying a bag with something
bulky in it. He stopped the prisoner, and asked what he
had in the bag, and he replied Carpenter's tools," which
he was taking to his brother. Ire asked him where his
brother lived, and he said in the Wyndham-road. Witness
said that he would go with them and see. On their way
to the place spoken of the prisoner threw down the bag,
and he and his companion ran away. He pursued them
and overtook the prisoner, but the other had got away.
Edward Charles Sayers, a master carpenter, of 59, Rye-
lane, said that the property produced belonged to him.
They were stolen from his workshop away from his
dwelling. The way the place was entered was through a
window facing the yard.

The Magistrate inquired whether the prisoner had any-
thing to say, and being ansv exec], in the negative, was
fully committed for trial.

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS HIGHWAY ROBBERY,—Michael Donahoo,
aged 19, George Bush, 17, William Manchester, 18, all of
15, Dean-street, Shad well, labourers, and Thomas Lawless,
21, of 31, Lower Shadwell, were brought before Mr. Part-
ridge, charged with being concerned, with another not in
custody, with assaulting and robbing Mr. George For-
tescue, agent of No. 46, Stanley-road, Ball's-pond-road,
Islington.
On Monday night last the prosecutor was in Shadwell, a
strange
placesn with h
a female eood to him,
a m and he
hicks. At 1 o'clock
was drinking at
ighbournea
in the morning he was turned out of the Lebeck's Head in
various
High-street, and the prisoners, who had been drinking
there, another man, and a woman named Ann Fullen, left
with him. The prosecutor's friend had then left him. Mr.
Fortescuo was followed by the prisoner and another, and
they soon attacked him, tripped him up, and rifled his
pockets, from which they took £2 in gold, a pocket-book,
a pair of spectacles and case, a pipe, and a pawnbroker's
duplicate, and other things. They also took off his boots,
and left him on the ground. Mr. Fortescuo said he was
stunned by the fall, and that he received a violent blow on
the temple. Ho fell on his back and elbow. There seemed
to be persons about him, and he was sure that some ono
was kneeling on his chest. lie felt his boots going, and
he made an effort to save them.

Ann Fallen, of No. 11, Broad-street, rtatcliff, a married
woman, gave evidence affecting all the prisoners. They
ran away in different directions after they had ill-used and
robbed the prosecutor. Paddy took the gentleman's boots
off. Sho was asksid who she meant by Paddy, to which
she replied, "Donahoo," who was known as Paddy, and
was a convicted thief.
In answer to questions by Mr. Partridge, the witness
said she assisted the prosecutor to riso. Lawless dropped
a duplicate he took out of the prosecutor's pocket. Brid-
get, another woman, ran for a police-constable, when she
saw the prisoner knocked down and robbed. Witness
went to the station house and gave up the duplicate.
Mr. Fortescuo, recalled, said there were two sovereigns
in his purse. Ile identified his boots, which were delivered
to him at the station-kouse. They wore found in the
dwelling of the prisoner, "Paddy Donahoe."
Mr. Partridge rentiugled the prisoners until .ilturclay.