The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day,

BO W-STREET.
ROBBING A DETECTIVE. A young German girl,
named Fanny Wetternam, was placed before Mr. Jar-
dine, charged with robbing Thomas Stanford, a detec-
tive, in the City police-force of a silver watch.
The policeman stated that at about half-past 2 o'clock
this morning, shortly after leaving the Bow-Jane station
he met the prisoner, who insisted on walking with
him for a short distance, He told ber to go
away, but she continued walking by his side until
they arrived in Southampton-buildings. Having re-
mained a few minutes in conversation with her, she bade
hini good night, and was about leaving him when he dis-
covered he had lost his watch. He charged the girl
with the robbery, and demanded the restoration of his
property, which he felt confident the girl had taken. She
produced the missing watch, but refused to return it
without he gave her two shillings. Finding it was im-
possible to obtain his watch, he called a constable and
gave the prisoner in charge.
The prisoner informed the magistrate in the German
language that this morning she met the gentleman on
Holborn-hill and walked with him asfar as Southampton-
buildings, and after passing some time in his company,
he ultimately promised to giva her 2s. Before he made
the promise he gave her his watch to hold as a security.
She had not the slightest idea of robbing the
man, neither did she do so. The watch came into her
possession by the voluntary act of the complainant, and
she therefore refused to return it to him until he gave
her the two shillings he had promised her. The watch
she knew was not her property, and she did not wish to
retain it.

The magistrate said as the prisoner did not refuse to
give up the watch she might be discharged.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
FRACAS IN THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Henry Wel•
lington Valiance, a solicitor, was placed at the bar be
fore Mr. Beadon, on the charge of committing an assault
on Mr:John Boyd Kinnear, barrister-at•law, in Victoria.
road, Pimlico, on Saturday night, in the Haymarket
Theatre.

Mr. Kinnaer said—On Saturday night I was in the
pit atolls of the Haymarket Theatre, in the front row,
accompanied by my wife. The defendant was sitting
immediately behind, and in such a position as to press
his elbow into my wife's back. This happened twice,
bat as he moved his elbow I took no notice of it ; but
on its occurring again I touched his elbow to draw his
attention. I said " you are inconveniencing my wife."
He then took away his arm and commenced abusing me,
swearing and calling me a scoundrel. He also said,
" If I had you outbide I would smash your dawned
head." S-eing he was drunk I took no notice of
his language. While this was g,imit on, I made use of
my opera-glass to look at some one in the boxes, and
while doing so I received a blow in the face, and the
opera-glass was knocked out of my hand. I rose and
called out for a constable, but none came. Mr. Buck,
stone, the lessee, then came forward, and said, "D you
want a constable I" I said I did, and Mr. Bucketone
then sent one round. I told Mr. Buckstotie there was a
person not fit to be in the house, and the defendant was
then removed.

A gentleman who appeared for the defendant said
everybody who knew the defendant knew him to be a
respeetabie man. He bad known him for some years,
and had never known such a thing to occur before. He
would auggvat .that an ample.spology,atioald be offered.
No one wore regretted it than the defendant. The de-
fendant, he would admit, was a little excited. He would
suggest that the matter might be settled in this way.
♦e far as the opera-glass was concerned—
The defendant said perhaps he might be allowed to
state that he did not think at the tune that he had
touched the lady. At the time the complainant used
the opera-glass be presumed he did so derisive,y, and he
therefore felt annoyed. Re felt excited at being con-
tradicted.

The somplainant said he required no apology. He
woul rather leave it to be settled by his worship as he
carne for 0/aid considering public decency was outraged.
A gentleman said he witnessed the assault.
M. BeadJn said the defendant (Ur. Valiance) was
not the person who he expected to do such a thing.
Fined 3/.