The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 22.

BOW-STREET.--.-Frances Stanley, who said
she was a pianist, but whose appearance was of
that character of " made-up" misery that usually
distinguishes the professional beggar, was charged
with being drunk, and begging with threats and
violence.

Mary Anne Harrington deposed—l conduct the
business of an oil and Italian warehouse in New-
street, Covent-garden, for the pi oprietor, Mr.
Greaves. Las.t evening the prisoner cane into the
shop drunk, and asked me to give her money, as
she was in distress. I refused to give her anything,
and she began to abuse and threaten me. Finding
that I still declined to give her anything, she
snatched up the ink-bottle I was using (as I was
making out some accounts), and flung it in my face.
My face was bruised, and tie ink was spilled in
my face and on the floor. I sent for a constable,
and gave her in charge. She had been begging at
almost every shop, in the street, and using threats
and bad language when refused.
Honeyus, F 143, took the prisoner into custody,
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and said she was drunk.
Another shopkeeper in New-street stated that
the prisoner came into his shop to beg, and when
refused began to abuse him and his customers in the
foulest manner.

The prisoner—l am very sorry. I have not the
slightest recollection of what I did. lam in great
poverty and distress; I have two little children to
keep, and my husband has deserted me for a year.
Mr. Henry—But you were drunk. There can
be no sympathy for a drunken beggar, and ospe,
cially for one who abuses people, and throws things
at them for refusing relief.
The prisoner-31re11, sir, I met a person that I
knew, and he gave me a drop to drink. It is the
first time. 7
Miss Harrington—Why I saw you a fortnight
ago in the shop opposite mine begging, and going
on just in the same way. You were drunk then,
and abused the shopkeeper awfully:
Mr. Henry—Then this is not an isolated case, as
you were trying to make out. I shall fine you
40s. for the assault, or in default, sentence you
to three weeks' imprisonment.

CLERKENWELL.—Thomas Barnett, a tele-
graph instrument maker, residing at 2, Green's-
terrace, Clerkenwell, was charged with assaulting
his wife, Hannah Barnett, a woman apparently
much older than her husband.
Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the
complainant, and said this was an unhappy affair,
as the parties had only been married six weeks.
The complainant had been a housekeeper in a gen-
tleman's family, and having in her possession a
little money, she, before the marriage had a deed
drawn up settling the money on herself, and to this
deed the defendant was a party. The complainant
a day or two after the marriage was abused by the
defendant, who was in the constant habit of get-
ting the worse for liquor, because she would -not
alter the deed. Not comtent with this, about a
fortnight after the marriage the defendant pushed
the complainant about the room, and twisted her
wrists. On Sunday last the defendant assaulted
her, and when she was packing her boxes the de-
fendant got in a great rage, pushe 1 her about, and
hurt her very much. Notwithstanding this vio-
lence, he (Mr. Wakeling) was only instructed to
a k that the defendant should be bound over to
keep the peace, and that the defendant should give
the complainant her clothes, so that she might go
to service again.

The defendant (who appearod to buTery excited)
said he would give his wife her clothes if she
wanted them

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to enter into
his recoo•nisances to keep the peace, and adjourned
he case for a few days, to see if the defendant gave
its wife her clothes.

George Liplove, a rough, determined-looking
fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with vio-
lently assaulting Mrs. Mary Moore. -
Mr. John Wakeling appeared for the complainant.
From the evidehco of the complainant, one of
whwe eyes was blackened, and the side of her face
bruised, it appeared that on Saturday last the de-
fendant went to her house and asked for his wife.
As soon as he saw his wife he began ill-using her;
and when the complainant interfered he struck her
a violent blow under the car, which caused blood to
flow from her nose and mouth. Not content with
this violence, he struck her a heavy blow on the
face, and felled her to the ground. While she was
on the ground the defendant kicked her several
times, and her body anti arms were much bruised.
The defendant said the complainant flrstattacked
him with a poker, and;he struck her in self defence.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said, if the defendant had not re-
ceived some punishment heshould have sent him to

prison without the option- of a fine. As it was, he
would have to pay a fine of 40s. or, in default aif
payment, one month's hard labour in the House Of
Correction.

The prisoner was locked up in default.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Ann Jones and Jane
Bunker, young women, were charged with stealing
from the shop of Messrs. Hopkins, drapers, 61 and
62, High-street, Shoreditch.

Mr. Thos. Clowt, an assistant to the firm, stated
—On th a previous evening the prisoners requested
to be shown some mantles, and were conducted to
that department upstairs. His suspicions were ex-
cited from a previous visit they had paid, and Jae
gave directions that they should be watched. Sub-
sequently, from information afforded by one of the
apprentices, an officer was sent for, and in the inte-
rim the prisoners descended, and said they had se-
lected one on which they wished to leave a deposit
of a shilling, which was refused, and they in return
were accused of robbery. Bunker replied. instantly,
" If we give you up the cloaks will you let us go ?"
This was also refused, and Jones dropped a mantle
from beneath her dress directly the constable
arrived. On the way to the station-house
another mantle made its :appearanee from beneath
the garments of Jones, she manifestly being unable
to walk fp.rfher with it in so inconvenient a deposi-
tory. The value of the two articles, which were
very bulky, was £2 13s. 6d.
Bedo Boys, the apprentice, proved having watched
the prisoners in the mantle-room, and seen Jones
conceal the property while her accomplice held a
cloak before her apparently examining it.
Jones said she was guilty, but denied that Bun-
kef, who had also pleaded guilty the instant before,
knew anything of the robbery.
Both women were committed for trial, but re-
manded for former convictions to be proved.

'-LAMBETH.—James Turner and Edmund Keefe,
who have been in custody since the beginning of
this month on the charge of attempting to poison
Honora Turner, the wife of the former prisoner,
were brought before Mr. Elliott for final exami-
nation.

From the evidence before taken it appeared that
the prisoner Turner had been in the employment of
Messrs. Maudslay and Co., but owing to his irregu-
larities and his neglecting to support his wife and
family, was dismissed. The belief that his wife had
been to the factory to complain of him, and that
this was the cause of his discharge, led no doubt to
the commission of the offence. In addition to the
evidence already given, Mrs. Mary Tame, who had
just recovered from her confinement, was called and
deposed, that she resided in the same house with
Mrs. Turner, that on the evening of the 29th of last
month she went into that person's room, and Mrs.
Turner asked her to take some beer from a glass
then about three parts full, and on the table. She
drank about half the liquid, and almost immediately
afterwards was seized with a violent sickness and
retching. She continued very ill all night., and
next day was prematurely delivered of the baby
she then held in her arms.
Mrs. Turner was recalled, and said ‘that in con-
sequence of the last witness complaining of illness
she (witness) drank a little of what remained in
the glass, and instantly felt as if something was
pricking her about her heart. She instantly smoked
a pipe of tobacco to make herself ill, and retched a
good deal. In reply to the questions of the magis-
trate, the witness said her husband had not been at
home all night on Sunday, and that when he and
Keefe called on the Monday morning he sent her
for a pot of beer, from which they each drank, but
it produced so ill effects, and when they left a por-
tion of the beer remained in the glass. She had to
go to a cupboard to get a candle, and therefore
turned her back on her husband and Keefe, and she
had no doubt that this time it was that they had
put the stuff into the glass, as just after she saw
something like salt on the floor.
Mr. Elliott—What part of the room was it you
observed this ?

Witness—Close to the table, and under the chair
where Keefe had been sitting.
Patrick Stack, 170 L, produced the tumbler glass,
with a portion of the sediment left, and also a paper
containing a portion of the powder which he had
picked off the floor.

Mr. Blades, a surgeon, in Walcot-place, Ken-
nington, said that on the evening in question the
two female witnesses were brought to him by the
last witness • and from their appearance it appeared
they had been ill, and they told him they had
retched a good deal. The constable produced to
him at the time the white powder which he had
picked off the floor, and which, on analysation, he
found to be sugar of lead. The officer also produced
a tumbler-glass in which there was a deposit of ap-
parently the same mineral mixed up with beer.
The women having said they had vomited a good
deal, he did not think it necessary to do anything
for them. Sugar or acetate of lead is a poison, and,
if taken in a large dose, would kill the person
taking it.
The prisoner Keefe, after being cautioned in the
usual way, said he had purchased the sugar of lead
at a shop in the Blackfriars-road on the 29th ult.
for his leg, and it had been taken from him by
Turner, but what he had done with it he could
not say.
Turner declined saying anything.
Both were fully committed for trial.