The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-27 00:00:00

FOSTER V. ROBERTS.

This cause came on to be mentioned on one point. The
question raised was whether a policy of insurance should
be delivered up without repayment of the premiums.
His Honour the Master of the Rolls was of opinion that
the policy should not be delivered up without payment of
£330 ; that there was a lieu upon it for that amount—the
principle was fixed in the case of Small and Miller (Lord
Huntingtower, 23, Bevon's Reports) ; that the holder was
not entitled to recover the premiums, as these were paid
for his own security and convenience. His Honour thought
that no account of the premiums ought to be taken, and
that the policy should be delivered up on payment of £330
with interest. No costs on either side.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—Esther Roberts, a
young woman, was charged with being in possession of a
watch and chain, of the value of £5, under the following
circumstances :

The case was partly heard on the previous day, but for
reasonsthat will be seen below was not even publicity to.
Mr. Edward Mozley, of Windmill-street, inlayer of
buhl, said that on the evening of the 15th he was called up
from his workshop, where he had left his watch and chain
safe, and kept in conversation for about three minutes by a
young man named Desrosque, the prisoner's " young man,"
and on returning to the workshop he found a few minutes
afterwards that his watch and chain were gone. He after-
wards traced them a pawnbroker's.
Sarah Southern, of 17, Union-street, theprisoner's land-
lady, said that on the evening of the 15th the prisoner
showed her a watch, and said that it was her " young
man's," and that, as she wanted money, she would pleige

Thomas Allacarthy, assistant to Mr. Lee, pawnbroker,
St. Mary's-place, Hampstead-road, said the prisoner
pledged the watch for £2 on tha 16th, saying that it was
her young man's.

The prisoner said that she mid it was her " young
fi lend's," meaning a female named Thompson, who lived
at 24, Frederick-street.

•
Stephens, 71 E, said the prisoner told him the same
thing, but he could find no 24, Frederick-street.
Mr. Yardley asked the prisoner if Desresque was her
young man ?

- Prisoner said he was, upon which Desresque, who was
standing at the door of the court, was brought up and
placed in the dock.

The whole of the evidence being read over to him,
Mr. Mosley said he had heard that the male prisoner
had a key that fitted the lock of his workshop.
Mr. Yardley said if that could be ascertained it would
be important.

Desresque, who evidently seemed confused at the posi-
ion be was in, said he had no key at all.
Mr. Yardley then remanded the prisoners.

This morning, Wm. Lewis, another lad, :and who with
Desresque is also by trade a bricklayer, living in Colville-
place, Tottenham-court-road, who was also charged with
being concerned in the robbery, was brought up there
being reason to suppose that he slipped down into the
workshop and took the watch while the prosecutor was
engaged in conversation with Desresque.
Two witnesses, named Henry Watts and Walter John
Crocker, deposed to seeing him (Lewis) run away from the
direction of the prosecutor's workshop on the svening of the
15th, about the time the prosecutor missed his watch.

Mr. Yardley acid 3.0 n T nmial nntl all
:he prisoners would be brought up on Monday next.

THAMES.
THE LAW OF BIGKMY.—George Smith, described as a
carman, and aged 26, of No. 18, Finch-street; WhiSechapel,
was brought before Mr. Selfo charged with feloniously in-
termarrying with Mary Ann Brown on the sth of February
last, at Whitechapel parish Church, his first wife, Mary
Ann Smith, to whom he was married at St. James's Church,
Shoreditch, in April 1869, being then and now alive. The
first wife passed forward to give evidence against her hus-
band, but Mr. Selfe said, although she could be the very
best witness of her marriage, the law did not permit him
to take her evidence. He asked for the second wife, who
was really no wife in law.
Mariah Harvey, a police constable, No. 174 H, who pro-
duced the certificates of both marriages, said the second
wife, who had been usurping the rights and privileges of
the first, ran away directly the prisoner was taken into
custody.
Catherine Smith, the prisoner's mother, was then put
into the witness box, and on being sworn, relapsed into a
happy state of forgetfulness, although she was present
when her son was joined in the
hol/ bonds of matrimony,
and signed the register-book. She said her son was
married.
Mr. Selfe—And you were present, and saw him married
to his first wife.
Witness—l was at the church.
Mr. Selfe—And who was Mr. Cleland ?
Witness—A strange man—a cabman. I believe they
called him out of the street.
Mr. Selfe—A strange thing altogether; now, tell me all
about it. You signed the register.book
Witness—l don't know, lam ewe.
Mr. Selfe—Now, let me know the history of this.
Witness (reluctantly)—They were married. Five days
afterwards my son went to sea. Ikept his wife six weeks.
She went on such bad..games I wis obliged to interfere.
Her first husband's child, her (blighter, came to me and
said her mother was out all
night with a gentleman.
Mr. Selfe—No, he could not have been a gentleman, or
he would not have kept another van's wife out all night.
I cannot punish your son's Wife for adultery. You must
go to Sir Cresswell Cresswell'a court for that.
Harvey said he had no further evidence:
Mr. Selfe—Have you been to Mlitechapel Church P The
marriage there is so recent that no doubt the clerk will be
able to identify the prisoner.
Harvey said the prisoner was only given into his custody
this morning, and he had not time to produce the necessary
evidence.
Police .sergeant Egerton, rt IL here said he could obtain
the evidence of the sexton and clerk of Whitechapel.
The clerk to Mr. Edwin, a respectable solicitor in New-
ington-causeway, said the prisoner had been charged with
bigamy at the Southwark police-court and dismissed.
Mr. Selfe said he must discharge the prisoner again, be-
cause there was no evidence against him. Tho law sup-
posed the second wife to be the wronged person, and she
was not here. lie had his suspicions of the first wife, who
had been carrying en her games, as they were called.
A DISCOURSE UPON MAGIC. —John Macdonald, a most
notorious thief, was brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe
charged with stealing a silver watch from John Fish, a
sailor.

The prosecutor stited that a few evenings since he was
in a crowd at the corner of Philpot-street, Commercial-
magic and performing magical tricks when he found his
Commercial-
road,
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magicening tforoam manhiswwahisotcwoaats discoursing upon
pocket. He turned
round, and saw the prisoner on his right hand side with his
watch grasped tightly in his hand, but not severed from
the chain. His wife seized the prisoner and said this is the
thief.

Mr. Selfe—And did you lose your watch ?
Fish—No, sir. It was secured to a silver chain, and the
prisoner could not cut it. It was dragged from my pocket.
Mrs. Fish confirmed her husband's statement.
A police-constable said the prisoner was a well-known
and active thief, and belonged to the lieate-street gang is
Spitalfields.
Mr. Selfe—Keate-street again. How many thieves are
there in Keate-street ?
The policeman—l don't know, sir; plenty.
satsreientuocent, he never stole the
gang is inexhaustible.
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FATAL SCAFFOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday a boy
was sent upon a scaffold in Cumberland-street, Pimlico, and
on reaching the top he by some means missed his footing,
and had a fearful fall from the scaffold to the pavement be-
neath. He was immediately conveyed in an unconscious
state to St. George's Hospital, where, notwithstanding the
his dreadful injuries ft fewaft9rwArdN, 310 body
attention he received,
awaits inquest. koura he expired from the effects of