The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-12 00:00:00

LAW IN7 ELL IGEIVVE—(Thts Day).*

The witness was asked, by one of the jury, if he ever saw
the prisoner with any waggons, as he had stated he had
constantly worked as a driver.
The constable said he had seen the prisoner with a great
many waggons, but not driving either of them.
The Recorder said the conduct of the prisoner since the
former conviction had been very bad, and he should there-
fore sentence him to four years' penal servitude.
nrimfor n MAN'S THUMB OFF-
Alfred Ellis, 18, ostler, was indicted for robbing and
violently assaulting Thomas Hanwell, and robbing him of
4s. 6d.

The prisoner in company with two other young men met
the prosecutor, and having failed in their first attempt to
pick his pocket, they seized him, and in the scuffle the
money was supposed to have been taken away by one of
the prisoner's companions. The prosecutor endeavoured
to capture the prisoner, but he struggled very much, and
nearly bit the top of the prosecutor's thumb off.
The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to 12
months' imprisonment.

A YOUNG BURGLAR.
William Manser, 17, was indicted for a burglary at
Waltham Cross.
The offence having been clearly proved, the constable
informed the court that the prisoner had been formerly con-
victed, and had only been out of prison about three or four
days, during which time he had committed two other
burglaries.
The Recorder sentenced him to three years' penal servi-
tude.

The prisoner, putting his finger up to his head, said, " I'm
very much obliged to you, my lord."

POLICE INTBLLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A CONSCIENTIOUS CABMAN.—George Dixon, badge
13,691, was charged with assaulting Henry Charles Bur-
rows, another cabman, badge 14,562, the former being a
very thin, short man, while the latter is a tall, stout,
red-faced, jolly-looking fellow.

The complainant said he was going through the park
the previous night talking to "another cab," when a
third cabman made a very unpleasant noise, and the
defendant thinking it was done by him (complainant),
came after him, and struck him in the face. Not wish-
ing to have anything further to do with him, he drove
through the park and into Pall-Mall, when the defen-
dant, who had been following him, struck him again.

A constable named Hook said defendant was drunk,

Defendant—The complainant kicked me, your honour.
Mr. Woolrych—Complainant, did you kick him ?
Complainant—No, your worship, and I wouldn't tell a
lie for the world.
Mr. Woolrych (to complainant)—Do you know the de-
fendant ?

Complainant—Never saw him with my eyes before, upon
my honour, (Laughter.)

Defendant—l was coming through the park with as nice
a pony as ever you saw. The complainant struck me
twice. I told him to get down and settle the little affair
quietly and in a proper manner, when up comes a police-
man and blowed the complainant up—told him he was too
big a man and to get up on his box. Why, the complainant
nearly pulled me out of my trowsers. (Laughter.)
Mr. Woolrych said the best thing he could do was to
bind them both over to keep the peace towards each other.

THAMES.
TIGER BAY AND THE ILLICIT TRADE IN SPIRITS.—
William Gillett, a man of questionable character, and the
landlord of several brothels in Brunswick-street, St. George-
in-the-East, and, known far and wide as Tiger Bay, from
the infamous character of the inhabitants and the many
outrages and robberies committed, appeared to a summons
taken out by Inspector Holloway, of the H division, and
which charged him with selling spirits and beer without a
license, by which he had incurred a penalty of £lO.

It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant Bailey, 1 H,
that for some time past the inhabitants of Tiger Bay were
enabled to obtain spirits and beer on Saturday night and
Sunday morning while the licensed public-houses and beer-
shops were closed, and the consequence was that frightful
disturbances and fights had taken place among the
drunken people there, and strangers who had ventured
there were robbed and ill-used. On the night of Saturday,
the 6th inst., police sergeant Bailey ventured into Tiger-
bay, in plain clothes, and saw a woman leave the house,
32, and enter No. 29. Bailey followed her into the house,
and saw her give a decanter and a bottle to another female,
and at the same time hand her 6d. and some coppers. He
then saw the woman proceed towards the back yard and
enter the house No. 28. Bailey stationed himself at the
door of the house No. 28, where a woman gave to Mrs.
Gillott, the defendant's wife, a decanter and some money,
and ask for a quartern of gin and a pint of beer. Mrs.
Gillott told another woman to get the gin and beer and
brim; it to her, which Ivas don. The gin was taken from
a stone bottle alongside a chest of drawers, and the beer
required was taken from another stone bottle under a
dresser. Bailey saw other evidence of the trade in
gin and beer, and others served with both by Mrs.
Gillott and her servants, until he was discovered to to a
police Officer, when a cry was raised by a woman, " For
God's sake, put it away, here's the police," and decanters
and bottles were hastily concealed under the bed, Mrs.
Gillott herself thrusting a funnel and a quartern measure
into a drawer. Another was putting a quart pot into a cup-
board under the stairs, when Bailey stopped her and took
it away from her. Bailey also seized a stone bottle con- 1

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
UNWHOLESOME FOOD.
A man named Spencer, residing at Hitchin, was indicted
for consigning to a salesman in Newgate market four quar-
ters of bullock in such a state of disease as to be totally unfit
for human food.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him
to mercy, on the ground that he had been the tool of other
parties.
Sentence deferred.
CHARGE AGAINST A COMMON COUNCILMAN.
Richard Corrie Bache, against whom there were thirteen
indictments for embezzling the monies of his employer, Mrs.
Tull, of Fenchurch-street, was placed in the dock, and with-
drew his plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty to unlaw-
fully obtaining a wrarant for the delivery of ten tons of
hemp, the property of his employer.
The counsel for the prosecution strongly recommended
the prisoner to mercy on account of his age, and said the
other indictments would not be proceeded with.
Sentenee deferred.

THIRD COURT.
THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS, HUTTON'S.
Isaac Sturt, formerly a porter in the employ of the pro-
secutors, and a woman named Winter, were indicted, the
former for stealing, and the latter with feloniously receiving
a great quaniity of Berlin wool, and other articles, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Hutton, of Newgate- street.
_ _

From the evidence of Smith, the detective officer, it ap-
peared that suspicion was excited as to the honesty of the
prisoner Sturt, and the police were ordered to keep watch
on his proceedings. After a short time Sturt was observed
to leave the warehouse of Messrs. Clutton with a bag in his
possession, and to proceed to the house in which the female
prisoner lived,in Great Mitchell-street, St. Luke's, and there
leave the property he had in the bag. On leaving the house the
officers called out to him by name, and told him they were
officers. They then asked him what he had done with the
parcel he had in the bag, but he denied having had one.
He was told it was no use, to deny the fact, as he had been
seen to leave Messrs. Hutton's with one, and to enter the
house in which the female prisoner lived., On proceeding
to the front parlour the female prisoner was found sitting
there, and on being informed that Sturt was charged with
stealing a quantity of wool and other articles, she became
very much confused, and rose from her seat and went
towards the door of the room. The officers then saw
she had something in her hands, and on being told to
produce what she had she gave up two old silver watches
and a curb chain. Search was then made of the apart-
ments, when property to a large amount was found, consist-
ing of about fifty bundles of Berlin wool, bundles of worsted,
netted neckties, braid, beads, crochet books, knitting
needles, and velvet trimmings. Foulger found
a bag which contained about 700 balls of worsted, some
needle boxes, &c., &c. When the stolen property was pro-
duced there seemed quite sufficient to stock a small shop.
On being asked how she became possessed of the property,
she said a man had left them, and that at the proper
time she should be able to produce him. From other
portions of the evidence it appeared to be the intention of
the prisoner to get married and to open a little shop with
the stolen property.

The property was identified as that belonging to Messrs.
Hutton, and the coutt was informed that Start had been in
the service of the prosecutor for a number of years.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The Common Sergeant sentenced Sturt to seven years'
penal servitude, and Winter to eighteen months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
STEALING TEA.
John Kent, 57, labourer, and Richard. Price were
indicted for stealing in the Liberty of the Tower of Lon•
don a chest of tea, and two caddies of tea, the property of
Joseph Butterworth and another.
The facts of the case have already appeared in the Sun
while the prisoners were under examination at the Thames
Police-court. It will be recollected that the carman had
left the vehicle containing the tea in the neighbourhood of
the Docks, whilst he delivered a message ; it was driven
away, and the prisoners were afterwards taken into cus-
tody and charged with the offence. The van was returned
to Messrs. Butterworth, but minus the tea.
The jury found Kent guilty, but acquitted Price. A
former conviction was proved against Kent.
Constable Coppin, of the K divison of police, also in-
formed the Court that the prisoner Kent had, since his
former confinement,lkept a brothel, and was constantly in
the company of carmen, having business at the dock ware-
houses.