The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 2.

SOUTHWARK. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF
FELONY AGAINST A GENTLEMAN OF INDEPENDENT
PROPERTY.—WiIIiam Gibson, a well-dressed, undole-
aged person, who was described on the charge-sheet as a
gen, 1€1,11:111 of independent property, and who appeared in
a very nervous state, was placed in the felons' dock, be-
fore Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing four half-
crowns and sixpence from the person of Angelina
Leman, a young German woman, under the following
extraordinary circumstances :
Tim complainant, who was dressed in the first style of
fashion, and had her head adorned after the manner of
the Regent-street and Haymarket ladies, stated that,
shortly alter 11 o'clock•on the previous night, she went
into a coffee-house at the corner of Haymarket and
Wiudmili-street to meet a female friend. While there
the prisoner, who was much under the influence of
liquor, accosted her, and asked her to be allowed to ac-
company her home. She consented, and they got into
a cab. At that time she had loose in her pocket a half-'
sovereign, four half-crowns, and a sixpence. While
riding along she felt his hand about the pocket of her
dress, but knowing him to be under the influence of
liquor she. did not take much notice of that. When they
arrived at her house in Stamford-street and alighted, she
missed the four half-crowns and sixpence from her
pocket, aid she then gave the prisoner into custody.
When she first met him he said that be had 5001. about
him, and he wished her to take care of him and that.
Tne prisoner here said that, as far as he cduid recol-
lect, as he was much intoxicated when he met the female,
he got into cab with her to go to her house, but when
be got there lit, was a little sobered, and, finding that it
was near 3 o'clock, he objected to ender the house with
her, and on that account she gave him into custody fur
robbing her.
Mr. Burcham (to the prosecutrix)—What are you ?
Prosecutrix—l am in no business. I live on my
money.
Mr. Burcham—Now, are you not what is called a gay
woman?

Witness (hesitating)—No, lam not, sir. lam a
modest female, and live by myself.
Mr. Burnham—What 1 a modest female, and pick up
gentlemen in the Haymarket. That's very singular.
Where do you live ?
Witness—At 76, Stamford•street.
Mr. Burnham—You say you live by yourself. What,
rent do yuu pay there ?
Witness—l have only apartments there, sir.

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Sergeant Aylesbury, L division, here informed bis
Worship that a great many of the houses in Upper
Stamford street were no less than brothels.
Mr. Burcham—Who keeps the house!
Prosecutrix—Mrs. Moor. I believe her husband is
something of a furniture dealer in the New-cut.
Mr. Burcliam—Now is it not a brothel, and other
females /lye there!
Prosecutrix—lt is not a brothel ; and I am the only
lodger.
Mr. Burcham—This is a very extraordinary case, and
I should like to hear the evidence of the constable. Let
him stand in the witness-box.

Wrn. Tarrant, 103 C, said he took the prisontr into
custody at the door of 76, Upper Stamford-street, shortly
before 3 o'clock that morning. The female said he had
robbed her of four half-crowns and 6d. There was a cab
at the dour, and the prisoner paid the driver his fare,
and ho drove off before witness had an opportunity of
searching the vehicle. She told him that she had come
from the Haymarket with the prisoner, whom he
searched and found two half crowns and some coppers.
Mr. Burcham—Do you know this young woman and
the house she lives in ?
Witness—l never saw her before, neither do I know
the house as a brothel. There are several in the iinme•
diate
Mr. Burcham to the prosecutrix—Did the prisoner
say anything about stopping with you when you accom-
panied him to your lodgings in the cab ?
Prosecutrix—Oh no, sir. I would not have allowoed
that; lam a modest female. I left home at Ic
to meet a female in the Haymarket.
Mr. Burcham—Yon know those houges in the Hay.
market are frequented by gay women. You went there
at 11 o'clock and stopped until two, when you picked
up this gentleman. What did you bring him home for ?
Prosecutrix—He wanted to accompany me home.
That's al!, sir.
Burcham to the prisoner—What are you, sir?
prisoner—l have property left me by my father, and
I do business with gentlemen on the turf.
Mr. Burcham—Does any one know you about here
Prisoner—l am known to several gentlemen of high
standing in London, but the only ones I know about
this locality are Mr. Price, the fruiterer in the Borough-
market, and Mr. Warde, of the Surrey Music-hall.
The constable stated that he had been to those per-
sons' residences, but they had gone to the Epsom Spring
Meeting.
Mr. Burcham—Do you belong to London
Prisoner—No, sir; I come from Richmond, in York.
shire. (He here mentioned the names of several in-
fluential families with whom he was acquainted there,
which satisfied his worship that there must be some

truth in his statement )
Mr. Burcham (to the prosecutrix)—Did you come
straight from the Haymarket with him in the cab
Prosecutrix—No, sir ; he stopped the cab three times
at different public-houses, and each time paid the cab-
man, but I had nothing to drink. I can prove what
money I had when I left by another lady who was in
my house.
Mr. Burcham—You have sworn before me that there
was no other lady in your house. how is that 2
Witness, rather confused—She is any dressmaker, and
comes at nine in the morning and leaves at tine in the

evening.
Mr. Burcham--But you say you left about 11 I
Witness—She was stopping, sir, until I left.
Mr. Burchara—lf you are the person you represent
yourself to be, it is very Extraordinary that you bhould
leave your lodgings at the late hour of 11 at night, and.
Pick up a gentleman in the Haymarket at 2 o'clock in.
the morning. After that you accompany him in a cab,
and stop at sevtral public-houses. That is an extraor.
dioary thing for a modest female. I must order further
inquiries to be made in this case ; therefore, I shall ad-.
journ it until Saturday. In the meantime, I shall libe-
rate the prisoner on hi,. own recognisances until that
day, when I expect that he will cause the attendance of
some of his friends.
The prisoner was then liberated, Assuring his worship
that he was too much of a gentleman to rob a female.
Ho would rather give her money.