The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

BOW-STREET.
Daniel Sullivan, alias Dennis O'Leary, was placed at the
bar charged with highway robbery.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor, asea-
faring man, had been paid off from his ship on Friday, and
of course commenced enjoying himself. He wandered
about the metropolis until he found himself near Short's-
gardens, Drury-lane, where the prisoner made a desperat
assault on him and robbed him of his money.
The police gave evidence as to the assault and robbery,
and the prisoner was then fully committed for trial.

Daniel Kelland and Daniel O'Brien were also charged
with highway robbery with violence.

From the evidence of Police-sergeant E 5, it appeared
that the two men, who were very desperate characters, met
the prosecutor in Holborn last night, and, perceiving him
to be intoxicated, they followed him for some distance,
when one of the men went behind him and seized him,
while the other took hold of him by the throat, and the two
then forced him up against the shutters of one of the shops
in that thoroughfare. The police, who were close at hand,
fortunately took both men into custody.
The prosecutor this morning was not in attendance, and
the constable informed the magistrate that he did not in-
tend to appear. _ .

Mr. Vaughan said he should compel him to appear in
court and give his evidence, and therefore he should order
summonses to issue for his attendance.

The prisoners were remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ALLEGED MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—MichaeI Donovan, a

young man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with steal.
ing 120 postage stamps of the value of 10s., the property o.

Mr. Packe, grocer, Old Compton-street.
Mrs. Packs said that on Thursday evening the prisoner
came into the shop of her husband and asked for 10s.
worth of postage stamps. She was hesitating whether she
should lay them on the counter or not when the prisoner
snatched the stamps out of her hand and ran out of the
shop. She pursued him, calling "Stop thief," but lost sight
of him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mrs. Packe whether she was sure
the prisoner was the same young man.
Mrs. Packe said she was. An officer brought him to her
shop on Saturday night and she identified him.
The prisoner assorted that Mrs. Packe had committed the
greatest perjury ever heard in a police-court. He would

like to know what time in the evening Mrs. Packe
spoke of.

Mrs. Packe—About 6.

The prisoner said he could prove that ho was at work
at the Alliance Bank, Lothbury, every evening last week
till half-past five o'clock. Mrs. Packo also told the con-
stable that the person who stole the stamps wore dark
clothes, while he (prisoner) could prove with the exception
of Saturday evening he wore all the week light clothes.
Sergeant Shillingford, 4 C, proved taking the prisoner
into custody, as he answered the description given. On
taking him to Mrs. Packe she said he was the person who
stole tho stamps, but the prisoner said she was mistaken.
The prisoner said he could call several persons to speak
to his character, and that he was quite innocent of the
charge.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, but took the bail
of a surgeon, residing in Princess-street, Bedford-row, for
the prisoner's future appearance.

ROBBERY OF JEWEI.i.RY, &C.—Edward O'Mara, alias
"Long Snob," a bootmaker, of 11. Little Compton-street,
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being concerned
with two others in custody in stealing, on the 16th of
November last, a quantity of jewellery and other articles,
of the value of £BO, the property of Mr. John Ford Hal-
lett, landlord of the Hibernian Stores, Old Compton-street.
It may be remembered that at the last sessions of the
Central Criminal Court two men, named Byford and Lucas,
were convicted (Byford receiving a sentence of seven years'
penal servitude, Lucas 18 months) of being concerned in
the robbery. On Saturday night Sergeant Cole, an ener-
getic officer of the C division, took the prisoner into cus-
tody while playing at skittles at the Bull's Head, St.
Anne's, for being concerned in the same robbery.
Some evidence having been given, Sergeant Cole asked
for a remand for the attendance of witnesses.