The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

AN UNGRATEFUL ACTION.—Louis Hamburg, a Polish
tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a
watch, the property of William Wolf, also a Polish tailor.
The prosecutor said that on Wednesday last hp met the
prisoner in Leicester-square, and after some conversation
the prisoner asked him if he could give him any work. He
took the prisoner up to his room,-where there were three
other men at work, and told him to wait a few minutes
while he went on an errand, he (prosecutor) leaving his
watch hanging by the side of the mantel-piece. While
he was gone the prisoner went to the fire-place and lit his
cigar, and then said " I'll be up in a minute," and left the
room and went down stairs, and shortly after ho was
gone ono of the men missed the watch from the place
where it had been hanging, and went after the prisoner, but
could not see him. From information ho obtained ho
went that morning to the prisoner's 19dging3,
accompanied by a constable, and, after the prisoner had
denied all knowledge of the watch, he produced it, saying
that he had taken it.
police-constable Wm. Chandler, 117 11, said that in
going to the prisoner's lodgings in Chambers-street, Good-
man's-fields that morning and telling him the charge,
ho denied knowing anything of the watch, but after-
wards on him telling him that ho should search his box,
produced it, saying, " Well I did it at a moment when the
devil got hold of me, and I meant to take it back."
The prisoner said he had been out of work for a
month.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner's was an ungrateful
action towards a man who was willing to help him, and
he should commit for two months', with hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.
ROBBERY AND DESPERATE ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—
James Carroll, twice before convicted of felony, was charged
with unlawful possession and assaulting Police-sergeant
Hickson, 4 B, in the execution of his duty.
James Hickson said that at twenty minutes past three
ho was in Cromwell-road, and met prisoner with a bundle
and two other men and a woman. He crossed over and
asked prisoner what he had. He said, " Nothing belong-
ing to you." Witness asked to look at it, and prisoner
threw it down. It contained linen and wearing apparel.
Witness asked him where he got it from, and he said from
his mother at Hammersmith, and was taking it to his wife,
at 6, Pond-terrace, Marlborough-road. The other two
men and women crossed the road, and one said, " Go
to the Marlborough-road and see if it is right."
I said, " I shall take you into custody for un-
lawful possession, and he said he would go.
He walked twenty yards, and then threw the bundle
down, and said, " Will you let me go?" I said, " No, you
are in my custody." Ile said, "I will kill you if you don't
let me go," and struck me with a chisel in the back of my
head ; it broke in two, and loft the iron part in my head.
I got up and rushed at the prisoner, who was running
away, and knocked him down. We struggled on the
ground for ten minutes, during which I received a severe
blow. I became exhausted, and prisoner ran away into
Thurloo-mews, to the bottom of which I followed him,
and struck him with my truncheon. He then drew a knife
and said, " You —, I will rip your guts out." Wo
struggled on the ground, and he got away in Thurloe-
place. I again struck him with my truncheon and knocked
him down, and two constables came up and ho asked me
not to kill him. He was then taken to the station. The
' property has not been identified.
lie was remanded till Friday.