The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-07 00:00:00

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serious a character L 0 be dealt
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fully committed him for trial,

Fully committed to the Middlesex sessions.

THAMES.—SHAMEFUL ROBBERY AND OUT-
RAGE.—Mary Ann Brown and Emily Jones were
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with assault-
ing and robbing Peter Olsen, a foreign sailor, re•
cently paid off from the British merchant ship Lucy
Ann, now lying in the St. Katharine's Dock.
The prosecutor, who had been severely maltreated
by the prisoners and other infamous women in a
house into which he had been decoyed, said that he
fell in with the prisoner Jones on the previous day,
she asked him to treat her, and he did so. A
number of girls in Itatcliff-highway, hearing he
was a "homeward bounder," gathered about him,
and made him treat them too, They also tried
to get at his money. After spending a good deal of
money in this way he accompanied Jones to a
house of ill fame, and gave her 4s. and a shilling
for some beer. After being with her for sow time
he foolishly counted his money in her presence.
It consisted of ton sovereigns in gold and 4s. or
ss. in silver, which be returned to his purse, and
deposited it between the bed and the mattrass in
the roam. The candle was then blown out by the
prisoner. He demanded the key of the room door,
but on being assured by Jones that no one could
enter he remained passive for half an hour, and
then Brown entered the room and asked for some
matches, and went down stairs again. Directly
afterwards he missed all his clothes, and made a
noise about them. After the pockets were tho-
roughly ransacked, and his watch, tobacco-box,
papers, and other things removed, his clothes were
thrown into the room again. Money was demanded
of him and he refused to part with any, and his
clothes were taken away again. He recovered his
money which he had placed between the bed and
mattrass, and secreted it under the singlet he was
wearing. The prisoners said they would deliver
his clothes to him on the payment of 2s. He re-
fused to part with any more money, and the pri-
soners and two other females, who used most
horrid oaths and imprecations, made a furious at-
tack upon him, and beat him unmercifully. Brown
also put a handkerchief over his face and nearly
suffocated him, while another woman cut b!,-8
singlet, and Jones took from it the purse coriain-
ing the money, which fell out of it. In the struggle
ne of the furies bit the sailor's hand F!,everely. The
prisoners and their confederates then made their
escape, leaving their victim 1,-ipless and exhausted
in the room. On recover:ig himself he hastened to
the station-house in_ King David-lane, Shadwell,
and made know "n his loss. The prisoners were
shortly aftel wards apprehended by Henry Marsh, a
police-constable 469 K, and they at once denied
all knowledge of the matter. Marsh afterwards
searched the room in which the affray took place,
and found there two sovereigns which had dropped
in the struggle.
The prisoners said they were innocent and knew
nothing of the prosecutor or his money.
Mr. Yardley—You are both committed for trial.
The
.prisoners—We would rather have it settled
here, sir. Settle it at once, sir.
Mr. Yardley—If you say you are innocent, I
cannot adjudicate upon the case.
The prisoners said they were innocent of taking
the purse and money.
Mr. Yardley—You are committed for trial at
the sessions, and a jury will decide upon your
guilt or innocence.

IVEStMIN.STER. CHARGE OF ILLEGALLY
AND -..PnCIBLY ENTERING PRE3IISES.-- Martin
LYons' m
a barber, with W. Traill and Patrick
Welch, were brought up on remand before Mr.
Paynter, charged with riot and assault, and with
attempting to effect a forcible entrance into the
premises of Mr. Daniel Kemp, grocer, 'lB, New-
street, Brompton.
Mr. Smyth was engaged for the prosecution.
It appeared from the evidence that the house in

which the complainant lives has a double shop, and
that in one of them the complainant carried on his
business. In the other, the prisoner Lyons carried
on the business of a barber. He got into arrears
for rent, and being unable to pay, he requested that
he might be forgiven what he owed, and that he
might be allowed to leave. The defendant shut up
his shop, and took other lodgings, where he removed
his goods. On Sept. 23, complainant employed a
broker, who found the prisoner Lyons in his shop,
and who refused to leave unless £lO was given to
him, which was refused by Mr. Kemp. The broker,
with assistance, tried to put Lyons out, when he
said he would give up possession
.quietly. This
was about five o'clock. About half-past eleven
o'clock Lyons, accompanied by the other prisoners,
went to the house of complainant, armed with crow-
bars and sledge hammers, when they attempted to
force an entrance into the shop which was occupied
by the prisoner Lyons. Two policemen (Herring
and Osborne) of the B division, who had intimation
of the intended attack, were there, and remarked to
the prisoners that they were very wrong in the
course they were pursuing, and that they were
doing an unlawful act. They, however, notwith-
standing this caution persisted, upon which the
constables interfered. Herring seized hold of
Welch, who threw him, and while he was on the
ground kicked him, and also endeavoured to bite
his face. As there was a large crowd assembled,
by some of whom the prisoners were encouraged,
Herring was forced to use his truncheon. The pri-
soners were eventually overpowered, and taken to
the station-house.

The depositions of the witnesses having been read
Mr. Smyth submitted that the case was complete
against the prisoners, and that the offence was of
that character that they ought to be sent to the
sessions for trial.

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Mr. Pavnter made a few remarks to a similar
effect, and'observed that he should commit them on
a charge of riot and assault.
Lyons, in answer to the question what he had to
say to the charge, observed that his defence would
be that he did not go out of his shop with his own
consent, but that he was forced out.

Sergeant of Police B 14, said that the constables
on duty near complainant's house had information
that an attack was about to be made on it.
The prisoners were then committed, the Magis-
trate consenting to receive bail for their appearance
at the sessions.

Bail was obtained by Lyons and Traill, bat Lot
by Welch.

PIORPOCItETS.
—W. Brown, a well-dressed good-looking young
man, and Mary Ann May, a lady-like-leaking young
woman, were brought Were Mr, 4urchaln, charged
with being ebneeriled witli iiother man in i-itettl.
a. in a parse containing Bs. from the person of Ca,
therinez Jordan,
The prosecutrix said that she resided in Nelson-
square, Blackfriars,road, and on the previous after-
noon she came by the South-Eastern Railway fr--
Croydon, and on passina the end of the _;il
121"..":0"3-r stop line an
ped her,
elderly man and the fenmle
and asked leer a!: wayi`f line Surrey Gardens. She
told them fts as she could, and then the female
s4iti something about an omnibus. She came very
close to her, which excited her suspicion, especially
as they left her rather abruptly. Witness put her
hand to her pocket, and missed her purse, contain-
ing Bs., which was safe there a minute or two be-
fore. She instantly ran after them, and seized hold
of the female, when the male prisoner came up and
attempted to force her away. In the scuffle the old
man made 'his escape, but a constable came up and
captured the prisoners.
Police-constable 97 M said he saw the prosecu-
trix struggling with the female prisoner, and the
man trying to pull her away. .Mrs. Jordan told
him that she had been robbed of her purse and Bs.,
consequently he took them into custody. The female
was searched, and in her possession was found a
pair of scissors used by pickpockets and three empty
purses. One of them was cut across.
Mr. liurcham asked him whether he knew any-
thing of them.

Witness replied that he had seen them with an
elderly man a short time before walking up the
incline. He had then some suspicion as to their
avocation. Ha believed if they were remanded he
should be able to apprehend the other man and get
further evidence against them.
The male prisoner ['said he had only come up to
London, and knew nothing of the other parties.
Mr. Burcham remanded them until Saturday.

WORSHIP-STREET.—George Levi, described
as a cigarmaker, was chargcd on remand before
Mr. Corrie with being concerned in stealing, on the
23d ult., a silver watch and guard from the person
of Mr. John Wilman, a German, carrying on busi-
ness as a watchmaker in Southwark.
Prosecutor, while passing through Montague-
street, Spitalfields, at midday, at the date men-
tioned, was beset by three men, two of whom held
him, while the third, whom he believed to be the
prisoner, forcibly possessed himself of his watch
and chain. Witness contrived to deal the actual
thief a blow with his umbrella, which knocked off
the fellow's cap, and he ran away without it. An
officer coming up soon afterwards, took a descrip-
tion of the rogues and possession of the cap. On the
following Wednesday, prisoner was apprehended
in Whitchapel, but denied all knowledge of the
robbery. Mr. Wilman, however, identified him
among others at the station-house.
Mr. Corrie—ls the prisoner known P
Deeble—Your worship, he was convicted at the
Old Bailey sessions for a robbery on the 3d of May,
1858, and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment.
Prisoner—lt is a mistake, I assure you; I never
was convicted.