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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 2.

SOUTHWARK. EXTRAORDINARY O:URGE OF
FELONY AGAINST A GENTLEMAN OF INDEPENDENT
PdOPEßTY.—William Gibson, a well-lressetip nAidcle-

aged person, who was described on the carge-"beet as a
gen:leman of iudepeudect property, and who appeared in
a very nervous state, was placed in thu felons' dock, be-
fore Mr. Buroliani, charged with stealing tour half-
crowns and sixpence from the person of Angelina
Leman, a young German woman, sunder the following
extraordnaary circumstances

The complainant, who was dressed in the first style of
fashion, and'had her head adorned slur the manner of
the Regent-street and Haymarket ladies, stated that,
shortly after 11 o'clock oa the previous night, she went
into a coffee-house at the corner of Hayrntirket and
Windwat-street to meet a female friend. While there
the prisoner, who Was much under the influtnce of

liquor, accosted her, and asked her to be allowed to ac-
company her hone. She consented, and they got into
a cab. At tat time she had loose in her pocket a half-
overeign, lour halt-croviEs, and a sixpence. What>
ridittgilitt!..—'rtsie felt his hand about tue pocket of her
dresN, bat knowing him to be un,er the irdluence 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 he had 5001. about
him, and he wished her to take care of him and that.
The prisoner here said that, as far as he c.itild recol-
lect, as be was much intoxicated when he milt the female,
he got into a cab with her to go to her house, but when
he got there he was a little sobered, and, finding that it
was near 3 o'clock, he objected to endtx the house with
her, and on that account she gave him into custody for
robbing her.

Mr. Burcham (to the proseetitrix)—What are you
Pro2ecutrix—l am in no business. I live on my
money._

Burcham—Now, ate you not what is calhd a gay
woman ?

Witness (hesitating)—No, lam not, sir. lam a
modest female, and live by myself.
Mr. Burchain—What I a modest female, and pick up
gentlemen in the Haymarket. That's very singular.
Where do you live ?
Witness—At 76, Stamford-street.
Mr. Burcham— You say you live by yourself. What
rent do you pay there ?
Witness—l have only apartments there, sir.
Sergeant 'Aylesbury, L division, here informed his
Worship that a great many of the houses in Upper
Stamford-street were no less than brothels.

Mr. BLlrcham—Who keeps the house ?
Prosecutrix—Mrs. Moon. I believe her husband is
something of a furniture dealer in the New-cut.
Mr. Burcham—Now is it not a brothel, and other
females lye there?

Prosecutrix—lt is not a brothel; and I am the only
,odger._

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.

Wm. Tarrant, 103 C, said he took the prisoner 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 door, and the prisoner paid the driver his fare,
and he 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. Burchara—Do you know this young woman and
the house she lives in ?

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to meet a female in the Haymarket.
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that; I am a modest febpaly
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Mr. Burcham--Does any one know you about here ?
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.
ehire., (He here mentioned the names of several in-
fluential familier with whom he was acquainted there,
which satisfied his worship that there must be some
truth in his statement )
_ _

Mr. Burchatu (to the prosecutrix)—Did you coixte
straight from the Haymarket with him in the cab t _

Prisecutrix—No, sir; he stopped the cab three times
gahned is
leaves my
at nin in the
at different public-houses, and tosch 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
my house.
Mr. Burcham—You have sworn before me that there
was no other lady in your house. how is that 1
comes Wit ua et s
area tihne roceo nmf uosrendi—nSdressmaker, and

evening.
Mr. Burnham—But you say you left about 11.

in
Witness—She was stopping, sir, until I left.
Mr. Burchain—lf you are the person you represent
gLdgtlemangs at the late hour of 11 at night, and
in the Haymarket at 2 o'clock in
yourself to be, it is very extraordinary that you should
pleirkeuypoaur i
the morning. After that you accompany him in a cab,
and stop at several public-houzies. That is an extraor-
dinary 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 reoogni:auces until that
day, when I expect that he will cause the attenuance 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.
lie would rather give her money.