The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST ♦ MOTHER AND
DAUGHTER.—SeIina Gwynn and Emily Gwynn, mother
and daughter, were charged before Mr. Beadon with
stealing articles of wearing apparel, &a., the property of
Mr. Henry Haarnack, harp maker, of 69, Newman-street,
Oxford-street.

From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that
the younger prisoner, Emily, had lived with him as servant
for about three months. About a week ago he missed
several articles of wearing apparel, &c., from different parts
of the house, and in consequence consulted Lambert, 68
E, respecting his loss. The elder prisoner had been in
the habit of coming to his house as charwoman.
Lambert, CI E, said he took the younger prisoner into
custody, and she told him that one of the articles produced,
and which she was found wearing, she had bought of
her mother, having taken it and thought no harm of it.
He went to the house of the elder prisoner in Fitzroy-
market, and amongst other duplicates found one relating
to a table-cloth, which she admitted belonged to the pro-
secutor, and which she said she had taken through dis-
tress.

The prosecutor said he missed a clock the last time the
elder prisoner worked at his house.
Mr. Beadon said he should remand the prisoners for
further inquiries to be made.

BoxiNG-DAY.—A. large number of cases of drunken-
ness were disposed ofp the offenders being in most cases
fined ss. each.

THAMES.

STEALING A. GOOSE.—William Brown, a rough-looking
youth, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing
a goose, the property of a gentleman named Stabbing.

The robbery was detected, and the prisoner brought to
justice by a young man named George Payne, a shoemaker,
who has been instrumental in bringing many thieves to
this court, and has rendered much service to the police.
His praiseworthy conduct has rondered him a terror to evil
doers, and his life has been repeatedly threatened by des-
perate characters. In this case Payne saw the prisoner and
another lad following a horse and chaise along the Mile-end
road. The prisoner attempted to remove a parcel from
the chaise several times between North-street and
Jubilee-street, and at last he took a large goose
from the back of the chaise, and was running away with it
when Payne rushed upon him and soon made him his pri-
soner. The goose was also recovered, although the pri-
soner's confederate made a desperate effort to seize it, and
repeatedly struck Payne. It also appeared that a parcel of
grocery was lost from the same chaise-cart, but whether
before or after the goose was stolen could not be ascertained.
The goose was produced, and identified by the owner.
The prisoner, in defence, said that a boy gave him the
goose. . _ .

Mr. Selfe—Not very likely. I sentence you to one
month's imprisonment and hard labour fur the unlawful
possession of the goose.
WI7E-BEATING.—James Middleton, a strange-looking
old man, with an enormous beard and moustache, who was
described as a coal-dealer, of No. 6, liarien-row, White-
chapel-road, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with
being drunk and assaulting Harriet, his wife.
The prisoner is a dissipated ill-tempered fellow, and has
been more than once charged with cruelty to his wife, but
been released on his entering into sureties for his good be-
haviour or in consequ►nce of his wife declining to appear
against him. Last night he came home drunk and
threatened to butcher his wife, and beat her severely. Her
screams brought a police constable named Alder to the spot,
who took the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprison-
meat and hard labour, and said that the next time he as-
saulted his wife his sentence would be six months' im-
prisonment.