The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-07 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY OFAiOI;IGIGENTLEMAN.
—Charles Griffiths, a young man, described as a
butcher, living in Newport-market, was charged
before Mr. Knox with stealing a gold watch and
chain, of the value of £95, from the person of Mr.
Gervasi Arnat, a Spanish gentleman, residing at
No. 35, Rathbone-place.
The prosecutor said—l was in Rathbone-place
last night, about 11 o'clock, when a young man, I
believe to be the prisoner, came up to me and
snatched away my watch and chain and then ran
off. I was going to follow him, but two men seized
me and held me and prevented my doing so.
Prisoner—l should like to ask the prosecutor
whether he is sure it was me, as there was a young
chap like me standing at the corner of the street
when I was crossing it.

Prosecutor—l will not swear it was you, but the
person was exactly like you.

Police-constable Tho 3. Hands, 51 E, said—l was
on duty in Rathbone-place last night about eleven
o'clock, and, hearing some one cry on", went up,
and saw the prosecutor being held by two men and
the prisoner running. When I first saw the priioner
he was about ten yards from the prosecutor, and
there was no one between the prosecutor and the
two men holding him and the prisoner. I pursued
the prisoner and caught him; when he knocked me
down an I ran off again, and I got up and again
pursued hint and caught him, but not till he had
gone some distance.

Mr. Knox—So that he had plenty of time to get
rid of the watch and chain ?

Constable—Yes. Before I said a word to the
prisoner he said he was charged with stealing a
watch, but that he had not got it, and had not done
anything, but seeing others run away he ran too.
However, there were no others running.
Mr. Knox—Are you sure ?

Constable—No, sir ; on searching the prisoner at
the station only 2d. was found upon him.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.
A DISORDERLY GENTLEMAX.—Mr. Charles Farr
Nowo was charged with being drunk.
Sergeant Redford having proved the case, Mr.
Knox said a person in defendant's position ought to
set an example to others.

Defendant said he was ash:mini of his conduct.
Mr. Knox fined defendant 20s. or 14 days.

THAMES.

A LESSON Fon DRUNKARDS.—WiIIiam Clarke, a
well-dressed man, about 40 years of age, was brought
b,:fore Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk and
incapable of taking care of himself.
The prisoner, ou being asked to state his occupa-
tion, said he wds a lawyer's clerk ; and, on the
magistrate asking him where, he said he was a
commercial clerk in Mincing-lane.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a well-educated
man, in good circumstances, and instead of setting
a good example had set a very bad one, and was
found by a policeman drunk and rolling about the
public streets. lie was very sorry the law did not
give him more power to punish drunkards as they
ought to be punished. A fine of ss. was no punish-
ment at all to a man in the prisoner's position. He
fined him ss.

A CAPTAIN IN TIIE %no Box.—A portly old
gentleman, with a weather-beaten, sun-burnt face,
named Daniel Robinson, was brought before Mr.
Paget, charged with being drunk and disorderly,
and tearing a cloak belonging to Mrs. Sophia
Woolf, a widow lady, of Leman-street, Whitechapel.
Last night the prosecutrix had some business to
transact with Mr. and Mrs. Wilton, of the well-
known and popular music hall, in Wellclose-square,
and on leaving was escorted to her house by her
eldest son, her daughter, and others. She was
parting with them and shaking hands at her own
door, when the prisoner came from the opposite side
of the way, and said "Do I lodge here ?" Mrs.
Woolf said, " No, most certainly not, sir." Ile
then said, " You have robbed me of my watch, and
I shall call the police." Airs. Woolf, to use her
own words, " was electrified and lost the power of
speech for a minute or more." She asked the
prisoner what he meant, and he repeated the
accusation, and said her daughter had robbed him
of his money. The two ladies and Mr. Woolf, jun.,
indignantly denied all knowledge of the prisoner, or
that they had taken his watch and money. The
prisoner then abused Mrs. Woolf, and dragged her
cloak from her person. The cloak was torn, and
her brooch which fastened it lost. She estimated
the damage at £l.

Robin-
son, master of a merchant ship, and lived in The prisoner said lie was Captain Daniel
Jewry-
street, Aldgate. Ile would pay for the damage.
Mrs. Woolf—l care less about that than for the
imputation on my honour and the honour and the
integrity of my daughter.
Captain Robinson—Madame, I tender an un-
qualified apology. The imputation is quite unde-
served. Your worship, lam not at all acquainted
with the ladies, but I certainly lost all my money
and watch last night.

Pay a fine of ls., and 205.,
the damage
inPaaggeetd—onYeotu stomthuecloak.

MARKETS.--This day.

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