The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-18 00:00:00

POLICE INT

ELLIGENCE—(7.•ffis DA Y.)

MARLBOROUG 11-STREET.—DARING S. TREET Ron -
BERY.—CAUTION TO LADIES.—John Lally, 18, attired
in a loose gray coat with hanging sleeves, and
Wil-
liams, 16, were charged with stealing a posse from the
person of Mrs. Eliza Girling, of 3, Bruton-strc ;et, Berkeley-
square.
Robberies of a similar nature being greroly c n the increase,
several officers of the detective force were in a ttendaucc with
the view of recognising the prisoners.
From the evidence of Mrs. Girling it appears that she
was about to enter her house on the previ ens afternoon,
when the prisoners came up to her and ask ed her the way
td Portman-square. While Williams was f slang the ques-
tion the other prisoner interrupted, saying he was told that
through Hanover-square was the best way. They curie
close to her, and she at once felt satisfied that they were
robbing her, and putting her hand down felt Williams'
hand at her pocket, and her purse, containing LI 4s. 3d.,
gone. Her purse was picked up and given to her having
been thrown away by the prisoners.
James Alfred Grant, 3, Great Westorn Mews, London-
street, said that he was turning into Bruton-street en horse-
back, when lie saw Lally throw away a purse and some one
holding him.
John White, 10, Lancashire-court, New Bond-street, said
he heard a cry of "stop thief," and saw Lally running. On
stopping him he said he had done nothing. He (witness)
then asked him why he was running, and took him towards
the station, and seeing a constable, handed him over.
Mr. Beadon said the prisoners must be remanded.
Lally wished his worship to settle it at once. He would
plead guilty.
Cole, a detective officer, and Welsh, the gaoler of the
court, said the prisoners had been convicted before.
Lally again: begged that his worship would dispose of the

case.
Mr. Berdon said be should certainly remand them for a
week, that the officer might make the necessary inquiries.
It was an outrageous thing—the lady had been robbed at
her own door.

THAMES.—A JUVENILE CRIMINAL.—CRUEL ROB-
BERY.—A very diminutive boy, named Monk, wrs brought
tefore Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing ls. 54. from a poor
woman named Rebecca Wyatt, who stated that she wrs
passing along the Cannon-street-road yesterday evening
when the prisoner put bis hind in her pocket and took from
it ls. 5d., which was all the money she posses'ed in the
world. The prosecutrix added that the prisoner, on t eing
pursued, flung the money into the street, and some women
picked it up, and refaced to restore it to her.
Mr. Selfe—They ought to have been given into custody
as well es this boy.
The prosecutrix said that her husband had been out of
work some time, and that her children had been without a
breakfast in consequence of the robbery.
The prisoner, in defence, said he lived in Baker's-row,
Whitechapel, and committed the robbery because he iwrs
hungry.
Mr. Selfe—Lest night, when you were given into custody,
you said you lived in Queen Anne-street.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, said Queen Anne-street
was close to Baker's-row.
The mother of the prisoner said her son was fourteen
years of age last April, and she had a daughter nine years
of age as big as him. She fed him well, end he turned a
wheel in Bethnal-green for 2s. 21. per week.
Mr. Selfe—The boy is a liar as well as a thief. He said
he committed the robbery because be was hungry. He is a
very bad boy indeed. He has robbed a poor woman, whose
children have gme without food this morning in conse-
quence. I sentence the prisoner to three weeks' imprison-
ment and hard labour.
stthreatpeotohre-bnooxrdfuernedd, 2s. to be given to the prose-
cutrixThe fromiligia