The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Aug. 5.

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I THAMES.—JUVENILE FEAR OF DISCIPLINE IN
REFORMATORY ;:',I,IIGOLS AND PRISONS.—Two boys,
named _Edwin Turner and Thontasilaneock, wete brought
before Mr. Yardley charged with sealing a piece of lead
piping, value 25.. from au unoccupied house in Cut-throat-
lane, Bow, Middlesex.
A police constable, named Stock'ey, No. 115 K, said he
saw the prisoners in the Beaumont, Cernetrey, this morning,
at 6 o'clock. The younger boy, Hancock, was concealing
something under his jacket, and he found it to be
a piece of lead piping. He asked the prisoners where it
came from, a'ad the reply was that it came out of an unoc-
cupied house in Cut-throat-lane.
Mr. Yardley—A singular name for a public street in this
metropolis.
The mother of Hancock got into the witness-box, sobbing
loudly, and said her boy was at home at five o'clock this
morning, and he had no father. She was out from morning
till night hard at work, and could not look after him.
Mr. Yardley—How old is he?
The Mother—He is not 15 yet; about 14 and a half.
Mr. Yardley—He has given his age at 16. It has now
become the practice for boys to state that they are older
than they really are to escape a long detention in a Re-
formatory.
Roche, the goaler—That is the case, sir. Boys are Belched
to adopt that course by old offenders among the juverile
population. I have no doubt this boy is connected with a
gang of young thieves.
Mr. Yardley was glad to see a wholesome fear of the dis-
cipline in boys prisons and reformatories. Boys must not
expect to be treated as men. He should treat Hancock as a
boy of 14, and sentence him to one calendar month's impri-
sonment and hard labour.
The mother of the boy Turner, who said she lived at 1,
Ashley-place, Ball-lane, Stepney, then got into the witness-
bax, and gave her boy a good character. She said he was
at work in a rope-ground ontil last Saturday.
Mr. Yardley.—He is 17 years of age, and has been leading
on the younger boy, I am afraid.
Mrs. Turner.-oh, no, no, sir; he is a very honest lad.
Mr. Yardley.—l shall remand him until Monday next,
and cause inquiries to be made about him.

MARLBOROUGH - STREET. A PUGILIST IN
TROUBLE.—Joseph Bostock, a pugilist, and who has
several times figured at police courts, was charged with the
following assault on an elderly female natuad Ann Rich-
bell :

The prosecutrix said she, resided at 4, Charlton-street, and
the prisoner was a lodger. On the previous evening, about
6 o'clock, he burst open her room door, gave her a violent
kick, struck her, and said he would murder her husband.
Toe only cause she could assign was that she had given
him notice that morning to leave.' -She sufficed great pain
from the effects of the kick.
John Gibbs said he was at the house' at the time. Saw
the prisoner throw a brickbat at him, and afterwards a
knife.

Sergeant King, 486, said he was called to the house by a
female who told him that there was a man running about
the house with a knfe threatening to murder her father.
Went to the place and took the prisoner into custody. Oa
the road to the station he was very violent and kicked him
on the knee cap, and he had been obliged to go to a sur-
e eon in consequence.
The prisoner said the complainant's house was full of
females, who got persons there and robbed them.
Mr. Beadon said whatever the prosecutrix's house might
be that would not justify him in committing that assault.
Committed for three mouths.