The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTEILICIENCE.—March 18.

MANSION-
HoU,Sß—John Cox and Eliza
Jones were brought up before the Lord Mayor,
charged with having attempted to pick pockets in
Fenchurch-street. •
They had been followed for a considerable time
by a policeman, who, having known the man as a
thief for some time, watched the operations of the
two, and took them into custody. The woman had
made several ineffectual efforts to get held of pro-
perty, but did not succeed. When they were taken
into custody, the woman said :—"Well, well, there's
no use in my trying, for what ever I do I am sure
to be caught." The man said he was a very honest
man indeed, and never thought of such a thing as a
robbery.
The woman said nog a word, and did not deny
even by a look that she had been an unsuccessful
adventurer in the pilfering line.

The Lord Mayor sentenced the prisoners to im.
prisonment with hard labour for six weeks.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Thomas Kyle, a porter
in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway
Company, was charged with stealing a quantity of
tea from the warehouse of the goods department
at the London Terminus.

Inspector Teakle stated that complaints of rob-
beries from packages entrusted to the company for
transit were now so frequent that directions had
teen given to the officers on duty at all the gates to
keep a strict look out when the servants left for
their meals, or at the conclusion of their daily la-
bour. This had in some measure checked the evil,
and it was resolved to prosecute in every instance
of detection. _ _

John Wyman, a constable, proved taking the
prisoner into custody at eleven o'clock the pre-
vious night, when leaving the goods department.
Witness asked hint what he had in his pocket, and
the prisoner replied, "My grub." Witness then
took a quantity of tea from his coat pocket,
wrapped in his handkerchief. He said he pur-
chased it, but could not tell where, and when ques-
tioned as to its description, be said "mixed." On
the contrary, it was all " black.''
The Inspector proved that prisoner had been
employed during the day in removing chests of tea
to the trucks, and the package from which this had
been stolen was now in the hands of the owner,
who would doubtless soon complain.
The accused, who has been in the company's ser-
vice about six months, made no defenco, and was
remanded.

CLERKENWELL.—Thomas Lay was chatged
with assaulting Mrs. Sarah Hulme, a married
woman, with whom he had for some months co-
habited. Compl .inant stated that he had been in
the habit of b:•ating and kicking her, but added,
" I don't wish to hurt him, your worship, although
he has so ill-used me. I would not hurt a hair of
the poor fellow's head. I only,wish him to keep
away from me in future, and never come near me
any more. Since I took out the summons he cut
his throat, and attempted to cut mine, and I am
afraid, and go in danger of my life."
The prisoner, whose throat was bandaged up, and
who was unable to tarn his heal, said that he was
sorry for what he had done, but was " aggravated
to do it " by Mrs. Hulme, who was a woman of
Violent temper. .

Mr. Collie fined him 10s. and costs, or a week's
imprisonment

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Mr. H. Thomp-
son, of No. 29, Norfolk-crescent, Edgeware-road,
was summoned before Mr. Beadon for au assault
on Henry Harrison, snvant to Captain Alexander.
The complainant said he was passing through

Park-lane, on the 10th inst., when he was sud-
denly knocked down by a blow on the body. The
defendant, an entire stranger to him, was the indi-
vidual who committed the ass vult. When he
got up he demanded of the defendant why he
had struck him. The defendant replied that he
made it a rule to knock every man down who in-
sulted him. He did nothing whatever to provoke
the defendant, who, as he passed, sprang upon bim
more like a wild beast than a man. •

A solicitor in court said he was acquainted with
the defendant, who was in a highly respectable
position, and he would put a question or two to the
complainant.
Solicitor—Did you not laugh at the defendant
as he was coming towards you
Complainant—l did not.
Solicitor—Did you smile at him ?
Complainant—l did not. Ido not recollect
seeing the gentleman at all. I did nothing by
word or act that could have attracted his attention.

The defendant, whose appearance and manner
indicated great eccentricity, said he was going
through Park lane in one direction, as the com-
plainant was coming in the opposite direction. He
noticed the complainant look at him, and laugh.
He said to himself, " What is the stupid fellow
laughing at ?" The complainant laughed again ;
and, believing that it was intended for an insult to
him, he certainly did give the complainant a push,
or a blow, as he passed him. With respect to the
words attributed to him, he did not make use of
them. The complainant followed him, and said he
should give him into custody, unless he obtained
his address. He gave the complainant his address,
expecting to hear no more about the affair.
Richard Goodall stated that he was in Park-lane
at the time. He saw the complainant coming along,
looking as if he was buried in thought. The com-
plainant did not laugh or smile. He did not see
the blow, but he saw the complainant getting up
from the ground, and he heard two men in a cart
tell the complainant to give the gentleman into
stody.

The Solicits said it was impossible to deny that
an assault had been committed. The defendant
must have laboured under some misapprehension at
the time, and he did act in a way which could not
be justified. The only circumstance in mitigation
he could offer was that the defendant gave bis name
and address when called upon to do so.
Mr. Beadon said he should call upon the defen-
dant to find two sureties in 201. each, to keep the
peace for three months.
After a short consultation with the defendant.
the Solicitor begged the magistrate to reconsider
his judgment, as the providing of sureties would
necessitate an unpleasant exposure of the situation
in which the defendant was now placed.
Mr. Beadoa said as the case was entirely unde-
fended, he could do no less than inflict the highest
paralty—namely, 51. including costs.
The money was paid.

LAMBETH.—Thomas Fuller Bacon and Mar-
tha Bacon, his wife, who have been in custody for
several weeks charged with the murder of Edwin
Fuller Bacon, aged two and a half yean, and Sarah
Ann, aged eleven monthg, were brought up for
final examination.

Mr. Woodward, the solicitor, as on former occa-
sions attended on behalf of Bacon, and Mr. Crouch
for his wife.

Long before the time appointed for the examina-
tion the court was crammed with well dressed and
respect able persons, all of whom evinced the greitest
possible anxiety to catch a glimpie of the accused
persons, and more particularly of the male prisoner,
and to witness the proceedings.
The depositiong, which were very voluminous, of
the various witnesses in the case, were read over.
No n• w evidence was given.
Mr. Woodward requested that the statement
made by the prisoner to Inspector Young en taking
the charge might appear on the face of the deposi-
tions.

Mr. Young said that, after the reading of the
statement of Mrs. Bacon on the 21st of January,
her husband, the male prisoner, was taken into cus-
tody in the court, and removed t ) the station-house,
to have the charge entered against him in the usual
way ; while the charge was in the course of being
taken, the prisoner exclaimed, "Oh, Mr. Young, is
it not shocking for her to say I did it ? Oh, dear,
that she should say I did it. I don't fear. The Lord
will kelp me through it. My dear boy. I could
not hurt a hair of his head. The truth will always
go the farthest."

during the reading of this statement Bacon bunt
into tears.

Mr. Elliott asked Mr. Woodward if it was his
wish to offer any remarks before the committal of
his client, and he replied not ; that as his worship,
as ho understood, had made up his mind to send
the case before a jury, he should reserve his de-
fence.

The prisoners were then committed for trial at
the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court.

THAMES.—JuIia Wells, a prostitute of the
lowest class, who has been frequently in custody
for desperate assaults, robberies, and other offences,
was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with as-
saulting and wounding George Bird, a seaman.
The magistrate received a medical certificate,
stating that Bird, who is a man of colour, was in
the London Hospital in a state of danger, and that
he had received a severe wound on the head.

It appeared that the prisoner was quarrelling
with another woman at her dwelling in Crown-
court, Glasshouse-street, Rosemary-lane, and after
destroying a number of images and crockery on the
mantel-shelf of her rival Ellen Mullins, took up an
earthenware vessel, and made a blow at Mullins,
which she evaded, and the b'ow fell on the seaman's
head, and he fell senseless on the floor. He bled
copiously, and was removed to the hospital. The
prisoner, on being taken into custody, expreSsed
her sorrow, and said that she intended the blow
for Mullins.

A policeman said that Bird was in a very pre-
carious condition, and he could not raise his head
from his pillow. The wound was a very extensive
one.

Mr. Yardley remanded her for a week.