The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-14 00:00:00

.POLICE IN2'E'LLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
SHOPLIFTING.—Two respectably-dressed women, who
gave the names of Mary Jones and Ann Law, were placed
before Mr. Hall, charged with stealing a quantity of silk.
Mr, Chatfield, of the firm of Howitt and Co., linen-
drapers, said—Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, the
prisoners entered the shop and asked to be shown some silk
dress lengths. Alarge assortment was placed before them, and
after much apparent difficult), a green silk dress was
selected and paid for ; but suspicion was aroused in conse -
quence of the firm having been plundered the day
before of a roll of silk valued at £l4. The prisoners
were watched, and Law was seen to conceal one of the
pieces beneath her shawl. A police-constable was sent for,
and on the prisoners teaching the shop-door they were
I given into custody and coriveyed to the police-station.
Police-constable Farndoil, 330 A, said I took both pri-
soners into custody on a charge of stealing some silk. At
the station-house I took two ,bilk dress lengths from be-
neath the cloak of Law, and in a few minutes after I
observed another lying close to the fe.
of Jones, who stood
some distance off Law. On being searched, two rings were
found on Law, one of which was rather Teculiar, being
made of old red gold. The setting was con:Tosed of an
oblong carbuncle surrounded with pearls, and around
which was an enamelled blue and white border. inside
the ring was engraved the following :—" Richd. Remnauf,
Esq., ob. 24. Apr. 1813. AE. 60." Upon Jones three
gold rings were found.
Mr. Hall—What is the value of the property stolen ?
Mr. Chatfield— The three pieces I value at £5 12s. 6d.
Upon being asked what they had to say in answer to
she
the
charge, both prisoners commenced crying. Law said
was guilty, and begged for mercy. Jones made no reply.
The prisoners were fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH. STREET.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE POLICE CELL.—Mary
Burn, a dissipated looking woman, was charged under the
following circumstances :
Police constable, 91 C, said he heard a loud knocking at
the door of a house in Hayes'-court, and on requesting her
to desist, she said it was her own house, and swore she
would be locked up.
Inspector Holden, of the C division, said that while in
the cell at the station the accused made an attempt to
strangle herself by tying her bonnet strings so tightly that
she was nearly black in the face. He cut them and left her,
but finding a few minutes after that she seemed determined
to carry out her intention, having taken off her garters and
commenced tying one of them tightly round her throat, he
ordered her to be strapped down for her protection.
The prisoner's landlady stepped forward and said she had
been intoxicated ever since Saturday last.
Mr. Bipgham said it was a sort of insanity, and the best
thing he could do with her was to let her have the benefit
of the assistance of a medical man, who, no doubt, would
do her great good. He should therafore commit her for
seven days.
A NICE CAEMAN—FORTUNATE ESCAPE OF A FARE.
_William Moir, cab-driver 13,856, was charged with being
drunk at 1 a.m., in Bond-street, while driving, and causing
damage to another cab driven by Robert Fenn, 9,494,
whereby Fenn was seriously hurt about the loins. The
cab driven by the defendant was found lying across the
road with a fare in it at the time, who, however, fortunately

escaped without injury.
The ease being clearly proved, the defendant denied that

he was drunk.
Sergeant Rogers, who took the charge, stated that he
was very drunk, and that he had been charged with a
similar offence before more than once.
The license being produced, it was found to have been
twice endorsed.
The Magistrate considered him unfit to drive any longer,
and fined him £3 or a month, and revoked his license,
deeming him an unfit man to be allowed to act as a driver.