The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

THE BEGGING TRADE AND THE MARQUIS
TOWNSHEND'S EFFORTS.--A rough-looking fellow,
with a stature approaching the gigantic, who gave
the name of David Deacon, was brought before th 3
court under the following circumstances :

The Marquis Townshend said—Last evening,
about five o'clock, I saw this man begging on the
Wilton-road. He begged of me. He was dragging
about a poor lame child with him that could hardly
walk, and was carrying another four years old in
his arms. When he was given into custody he
denied having begged. I thought it right to bring
him before you for exciting sympathy by dragging
children about this inclement weather. They were
taken to the workhouse.

Defendant—l did not ask any one for anything.
Mr. Arnold—He begged of you, my lord. What
did he say?

Alarquis Townahend—" Give me a trifle to buy
bread."

Mr. Arnold—And he begged of others ?
Marquis Townshend—Of twenty people before
I found a constable.

Defendant—l never begged of anybody since
I have been here. I always work for my living, and
it is not likely I should beg. While I can work I
shan't do that. Did he see me begging ?
Marquis Townshend—Most certainly, as I have
stated.

Mr. Aruold--I shall remand the defendant in
order to see what is known about him.

Defendant was then remanded till Friday.

THAMES.

A POLITE PRISONER.—Louiss Franklin, a young
woman, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged
with assaulting and wounding Catherine Paynton.
The complainant, a white-haired and elderly
woman, said she was manager of a respectable lodg-
ing-house, at No. 147, Rosemary-lane, which the
authorities had altered to the name of Royal Mint-
street, near the Mint in Whitechapel. The prisoner
was in the habit of coming to the house, taking the
young men away and annoying her. This had lasted
a long time. The prisoner came again last night to
take away a young man, and she told her to leave
the house. The prisoner refused to do so, and high
words ensued, which the prisoner terminated by
striking her on the head with a key, and inflicting
the wound visible on her forehead.
A witness c•nfirmed the old woman's statement
as to the assault.

The prisoner, in her defence, said that she did
not take young men away from the old woman's
lodging-house, but she took young men there, and
that last night the old woman refused to allow her
to remain there. The house was not a respectable
one by any means.

Mr. Benson dared to say the complainant was
not very particular as to the character of the per-
sons she entertained in her house ; but that was not
the question before him. He cared not about the
character of the house or the complainant. The
prisoner had committed a savage assault with a
dangerous weapon. He sentenced the prisoner to
imprisonment and hard labour.
seven days'

The prisoner made a low curtsey, and said, "I
am very much obliged to your Worship ; very much
obliged indeed."
DRUNK AND DEAD.—Caroline Mansfield, aged
45, no home, was charged on the police-sheet with
being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself,
and on Mr. Benson asking for the prisoner, he was
police-constable, No. 313 informed by Townshend, a
K, that she died in a cell at Bow at three o'clock
this morning.

Mr. Benson—That is very shocking. Did a
medical gentleman see her?

Townshend—Yes, sir, every attention was paid

to her.

Mr. Benson marked the sheet "reported dead,"
and said that as a coroner's inquiry would be held
on the body, there was no doubt all the facts of the
case would be fully inquired into.
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE, AND ROBBED.—David
Horn, an engineer, was brought before Mr. Benson,
charged with being drunk and incapable.
P. Dunaway, No. 11 13, the well-known
detective, stated that a few minutes before one
o'clock this morning he was passing along Cable-
street, Whitechapel, and saw the prisoner wrangling
with a man who claimed him as a shipmate, and
endeavoured to force him up a side street. From
what he saw and what he heard he believed the
prisoner had been robbed, and took a woman into
custody who had stolen the prisoner's watch. lie
found it upon her. The prisoner also lost 30s. in
money. The woman was in custody, and ho in-
tended to bring her before his worship in the
afternoon.
Mr. Benson discharged the prisoner.