The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-13 00:00:00

INCREASE OF S7REET OUIRAGES.

At the Southwark Police-court, yesterday,
Edward Harley, Robert Reedy, and Rupert Eng--
list], rough-looking young fellows, were placed at
the bar before Mr. Burcham, charged with assault-
ing and robbing several persons in the Old Kent-
road, and especially assaulting John Smith, and
robbing him of a watch and chain.

The latter stated that about 11 o'clock on the
previous evening he was proceeding along the Old
Kent-road, with his wife and another female, to-
wards home, and when near the turning leading to
the Greyhound-bridge he was surrounded by a
number of ruffians, some of whom rushed between
him and the females and nearly knocked him down.
As he was recovering himself his watch and chain
were snatched from him, tearing his waistcoat nearly
to shreds. He then received a blow, and the ruffians
ran off. He pursued them, and saw the prisoners
stopped by the police. He believed the prisoners
to be the fellows who robbed him of his watch and
chain.

Sergeant Yallop, 19 M, said that he was on duty
in the Old Kent-road on the previous night, when
he received information that a gang of ruffians had
attacked and robbed several persons. He proceeded
towards the spot indicated, and met the prisoners
running away, followed by the prosecutor, who said
he bad just been knocked down and robbed of his
watch and chain. After some difficulty he succeeded
in apprehending the prisoners. Witness asked for
a remand, to enable him to find other persons who
had been assaulted and robbed by the prisoners and
their gang.
The prisoners denied the charge alleged against
them. They bad been drinking a great deal, and
hardly knew what they were doing.
They were remanded for further inquiries.
Richarl Kelk, 18, was finally examined, charged
with stealing a silver watch and gold Albert chain
from the person of John Bolton.
The prosecutor said he lived at 29, Oxford-ter-
race, Clapham-road, and about half-past nine on
the evening of the 3d was proceeding from the
Southwark-bridge-road towards the Elephant and
Castle with an old friend, when the prisoner and
two others came in front of him. The prisoner went
up to his friend and demanded a pint of beer of him,
as he had put him into a cab on Newington-cause-
way on the previous evening. His friend told him
that it was false, and that he knew nothing about
him, when the prisoner snatched witness's watch
and chain and ran off, followed by his two com-
panions, who vowed vengeance against him if he
pursued them. Witness went after them, and
saw them enter a low house in York•street, and
being afraid to follow them there he proceeded to
the police-station and gave information of the rob-
bery. Witness was positive that the prisoner was
the young fellow who robbed him.
Mr. William Walker, a gentleman residing at
Ramsgate,said he was accompanying the prosecutor
home, when the prisoner stopped them At the cud
of the Southwark-bridge-road, and demanded; a
pint of beer from them. Witness was telling him
to go away when he snatchel his friend's watch and
chain, and ran off with them.
John Walker, 30 M, said he received information
of the robbery, and apprehended the prisoner on
the night of the 7th instant. He denied being in
the Southwark-bridge-road at the time of the rob-
bery. Since thelast examination he had made in-
quiries about him, but he could not ascertain whether
he had been previously convicted.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and begged his wor-
ship to deal with.him at once.
Mr. Burcham sentenced him to six months' hard
labour.

EXTRAORDINARY COND UC7 OF A WIFE.

(From the Glasgow 'Jerald.)

At the end of last month an advertisement ap-
peared in the Glasgow Herald referring to the dis-
appearance from that city of a young woman re-
sembling a tradesman's wife. The missing
lady was described as about 24 years of age,
in rather delicate health, and the solicitude
as to her whereabouts was explained by the
fact that a few days before she was said to have
obtained improper possession in the city of two notes
for £lOO each. Such an advertisement could
hardly fail to excite curiosity ; the sequel is now,
perhaps unexpectedly, supplied. For obvious rea-
sons, we only give initials in detailing the cir-
cumstances of the case.

We learn, then, that Mr. D-, a young
married man, residing in Glasgow, was some time
ago left a considerable sum of money by his
brother, who lived abroad, and that, in common
with the other beneficiaries, he received £l,OOO
to account, pending the final settlement of the
estate. The document representing this amount
was duly received by him, and the money being
lodged in bank the deposit receipt was kept at
home in what he doubtless considered a strong
box. Mrs. D-, it seems, had not since their
marriage presented her husband with any pledge
of affection, and this circumstance gave rise to a
feeling of disappointment. •It would further ap-
pear that besides wishing to remove this source
of mutual regret, the good woman was anxious,
by the production 4 a son and heir, to establish
her title to possession of the money, in the event
of any accident happening to her husband. Be this
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fer her offspring to Mrs. D-. In terms of
this arrangement, the child was carried to the.
house of Mrs. D-, and when her husband
came home in the evening he was delighted to
find, lying beside his wife in bed, a litttle one,
to whom he looked to perpetuate his name and
inherit his fortune. The birth of the child was
registered as having taken place on the 22nd of
May, 1866, whereas the infant first saw the light
ou the 10th of April preceding. it was also falsely
' registered as the son of Mr. D-, who, honest
man, seems to have entertained no suspicion what-
ever as to the paternity of the child.
So far everything had succeeded according to the
wishes of Mrs. D-. Perhaps the greatness of
her success only whetted her ambition, for within.
the last month she concocted another scheme, by
which she hoped at once to attain to the enjoyment
which she expected her husband's riches would afford.
Accordingly, it is alleged that she forced open the
box or drawer in which her husband kept the re-
ceipt for the £l,OOO, and, abstracting it, went to
oue of the banks of the city, where, on presenting
it, bearing the forged indorsation of her husband's
440 was funlioiod M bee deoiro wit 4 two notes