The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CLETER DETECTION OF A THlEF.—lamas Walton, a tall,
thin young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with
stealing a coat of the value of £2, the property of Mr.
Edward Tomlin, butcher, of No. 5, Queen's-road, Bays-
water, and also with stealing 20 ivory checks, of the value
of 53., the property of Mr. Theodore Crux, of the Argyle
Arms tavern and restaurant, Argyle-street, Oxford-street.
Mr. Crux said that on the 25th inst. a coat belonging to
a customer was stolen from his smoking..room on the
second floor, and as no one else but the prisoner, who
latterly had been an occasional customer, had been
into the room, he suspected him of taking it. Last
night, about five minutes past twelve, the prisoner
came in, and he (Mr. Crux) then arranged with Mr.
Tomlin and some others to set a trap to catch the
prisoner. They then went up to the smoking-room
—the prisoner following them—lit the gas, and Mr. Tomlin
placed his coat in the same place as that from which the
other one was stolen. They then sat down and played a
game of whist, and pretended to have been drinking, and
became a little noisy ; and while this was going on the
prisoner took up Mr. Tomlin's coat, put it on, and was
walking off with it when he (Mr. Crux) stopped him and
gave him into custody. On the prisoner being searched at
the station 20 ivory checks, of the value of 55., stolen
from the smoking-room, belonging to him (Mr. Crux),
were found in his possession.

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Police-constable Moore, 63 C, proved being called to the
prosecutor's and taking prisoner into custody with Mr.
Tomlin's coat on his back, and at the station he found
some of Mr. Cruz's checks upon him. Prisoner gave a false
address.
131 I I Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.

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THAMES.

THE AMENITIES OF PALMER'S FOLLY.—Mary Ann Shea,
a young and tall Irish woman, was charged with assault-
ing and wounding her own countrywoman, Margaret
Brown.

The complainant was very pale and weak from loss of
blood, and her head was enveloped in surgical bandages.
The parties live in Palmer's Folly, Radcliffe-highway,
where disturbances have been frequent, and the most fear-
ful and disgraceful outrages have taken place. There was
a quarrel between Mrs. Shea and Mrs. Brown yesterday
afternoon, and some time afterwards, while Mrs. Brown
was passing the prisoner's dwelling, a sugar basin was
thrown by Mrs. Shea from her first floor window, which
struck Mrs. Brown on the temple and stunnod her.
The poor woman was carried to the hospital, and her
head was dressed. The commission of the dastardly act
by the prisoner, with previous threats, was clearly proved.
The prisoner, however, stoutly denied that she had thrown
the glass sugar basin at the complainant, and said that
another woman had bitten her nose, and she was com-
pelled to go to the hospital to have it dressed. She came
to that court yesterday afternoon to obtain a summons
against the woman who bit her nose, and the people in
Palmer's Folly said they would put her out of the way
before the case was heard.

Mr. Paget asked when tho summons against the woman
who had bitten the prisoner's nose would be heard, and
Smith, an officer of the court, replied on Monday next.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner until Monday next,
when he would hear the other case before he punished
her. If the wound on the complainant's face was a dan-
gerous one she had better go to the hospital.
Slingsby, a police constable, No. 394 K, said he did not
think the wound was dangerous, but the loss of blood was
Tory great, and the woman fainted.
Mr. Pagot—The loss of blood from those wounds is
generally very great. The prisoner is remanded till
Monday.
DRUNKENNESS AND ITS PENALTIES.—A. woman, who gave
the name of Eliza Bates, and who aftorwards said she was
Caroline Ball, and for shame disguised her name, was
charged with being drunk and incapable. Her face was
much bruised, and on Mr. Paget asking her how she re-
ceived the injuries, she said that she fell down and was
stunned.

Mr. Paget —You are discharged.
The next prisoner was John Smith, mate of a ship. Ho
was also charged with being drunk and incapable. His
head was cut and his face contused. He said that ho had
lost his hat, his necktie, and all his money.
Mr. Paget—No, not quite all your money—a little left?
This is the consequence of getting intoxicated. You cause
other offences to be committed. You are robbed, and can
give no information at all respecting the thieves. You are
discharged.

John Mallony, a tradesman, with his faco cut and bruised
and a wound on his head, appeared before the court under
similar circumstances.

John Fitzgerald, 189 11, said—l found the prisoner
drunk and incapable.

Tho Prisoner—l have lost my money, my neckerchief,
and my hat. Some one took it.
Mr. Paget—No doubt of it. Hero is another case of the
same sort. You yet drunk and aro robbed. You are dis-
charged.