The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-05 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Charles Barman, a respectable-looking young
man, was charged before Alderman Lusk, to-day,
with refusing to make any allowance towards the
support of his mother, who is nearly '7O years old,
and an inmate of the East London Union.

It appeared the prisoner was a brushmaker at
Bow, and employed three or four men. There were
two other sons, both in employment. The refusal
of the defendant to contribute anything to the
mother's support was said to arise from some ill-
feeling between him and the brothers.
Mary Ann Barman, the mother of the defendant,
deposed to the fact that for the last five years she
was incapable of earning anything.
The defendant, who has a wife and one child,
said that he was laid up for six months in the year
with disease of the lungs and dropsy, and that he
had to pay heavy doctors' bills. He had only one
man in his employment, and he was quite unable
to do more than barely support himself and family.

The Magistrate appealed to the good feeling of
the defendant to contribute to his mother's main-
tenance, and on his refusal to do so, ordered him to
pay 2s a-week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT AND NARROW ESCAPE.
—Margaret Brown was charged before Mr. Knox
with disorderly conduct and assaulting police-con-
stable Thomas Hand, 51 E.
The constable stated that he was on duty last
night about 11 o'clock when he saw the prisoner,
who was intoxicated, three times attempt to throw
herself under the omnibuses, and but for the circum-
stance that one of the drivers suddenly pulled up,
nearly overturning his omnibus in doing so, the
wheels would have gone over her.
Mr. Knox asked the constable whether he meant
to say the prisoner was trying to get herself killed?
The constable said she was, but he believed the
principal object was to get money.
A constable said the prisoner was an unfortunate,
frequenting Bedford-square.

The prisoner asked the constable how he dared
to say such a thing.
The gaoler informed the magistrate that the pri-
soner had been once before charged at the court, and
he believed with a similar thing. _ . .

The prisoner said she had—been drinking, but
could have found her way home if the constable had
allowed her to go.

Hand said the prisoner was very violent, and
kicked him, and he was obliged to get some one to
takingassist him in her into custody.
said
dthe
prisoner was known as a dis-
orderly person, and would have to pay 20s. or 14
days.
CARRIAGE THIEVES.—John Moore and John
Smith, two young men, were charged with attempt-
ing to steal a parcel from a carriage.
Sergeant Cole saw the prisoners go up to different
carriages, and, after
looking into them, they walked
away. Moore then walked up to a carriage and
lifted up a parcel, but being noticed by the coach-
man, he dropped the
parcel, and walked away with
his companion.
Sergeant Cole followed the priso-
ners, and took them into custody.
The prisoners had no defence to make, but asked
to be dealt leniently with.
Sergeant Cole said that he believed the prisoners
were at large on tickets of leave, and they would
therefore at the expiration of any sentence his
worship might
inflict upon them have to go back
for the remainder of their term.

Mr. Knox asked the sergeant whether there was
any probability of finding the coachman.
Sergeant Cole said he thought not.
Mr. Knox said that being the case ho would deal
with the prisoners under the Vagrant Act, and
commit them for three months' hard labour each.