The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

Charles Jones was indicted for shooting George Morrell,
with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor was
walking along George-street, Shad well, with a female, when
the prisoner came up and said, " You're the man I've been
looking for a long time." He then struck the prosecutor a
blow, which he returned, and a struggle• ensued. The
prisoner then ran across the street, and shortly afterwards
he fired a pistol and wounded the prosecutor in the shoulder.
On being taken into custody a revolver was found in his
hand, four of the chambers of which were loaded, and the
fifth bore the appearance of having been just discharged.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Recorder
sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment.
Three young men named Hawkins, Batchelor, and
Flaherty were indicted for stealing a brooch and other
articles from Ann Colliver.

Mr. Sleigh, instructed by the Associate Institution for
Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of 'Women, con-
ducted the prosecution.
From the evidence it appears that the prosecutrix arrived
in town from Colney Hatch with the intention of stopping
a short time in town. She was unfortunately met by the
prisoners, with whom she was induced ;to enter a public..
house. Having partaken of some drink she became insen-
sible, and in that state was dragged to a house of ill-fame
and there robbed of everything she possessed. A charge
of rape was preferred yesterday against Hawkins, but the
jury acquitted him, and to-day the whole of the prisoners
were tried for the robbery.
The jury found all the prisoners guilty.

Police-constable Cooke of the S division informed the
Court that Batchelor had before been imprisoned for being
found on two occasions in dwelling-houses with intent to
commit robbery. Hawkins was a very desperate fellow, and
he also had been in prison for being concerned in a bur-
glary. Flaherty was the constant associate of thieves, but
with respect to Adams he knew nothing.
The Recorder sentenced Hawkins to six years, Batchelor
to four years, and Flaherty to three years' penal servitude.
Adams was ordered to be imprisoned for IS months.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

Two men, named Williams and Macguire, were indicted
for feloniously entering certain premises situated in Old
Broad-street, City, with intent to commit felony.
The prisoners were found in one of the rooms of Gresham
House after it had been locked up for the night, and three
or four skeleton keys were discovered very near the count-
ing-house door.

The jury found both prisoners guilty; and they were Ben-
eneed to two years' imprisonment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT AN OPTICIAN'S.—AN IMPUDENT THIEF.
—Henry Williams, a young man, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, as follows :

Mr. Wm. Tinderley, optician, Piccadilly, said that be-
tween 8 and 9 last night the prisoner entered the shop, and
he being in the parlour saw the prisoner take up something
from the counter. On going into the shop the prisoner
said, "Oh, what will it cost to repair an opera-glass." Ike
told the prisoner that would depend on the size, and asked
him what he had taken from the counter. The prisoner
coolly replied, "Oh dear, nothing, you can search me if
you like," and then made his way to the door and walked
as far as St. James's Church when he took to his heels,
but he cried out " Stop him," and pursued him, and with
the assistance of a man he was brought back, and as soon
as he entered the shop he threw something over the counter
which turned out to be three eye •glasses, and afterwards
said he had never seen them.

The prisoner, who bounced a good deal and conducted
himself in an impudent manner, was said by Mr. Inspector
Holden to belong to " Thompson's" gang over the water.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for inquiries to be
made as to his antecedents.

EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN APPRENTICE.—
Davies, apprentice to Mr. Barton, manufacturing iron-
monger, of 370, Oxford-street, was again brought up, very
little evidence having been given when the case first

appeared.
Mr. E. E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. W. Venn, of New Inn
Chambers, for the prisoner.
Mr. Peers, in Mr. Barton's employ ; Mr. Nicholson,
builder, Wandsworth ; and Mr. C. Child, of 68, George-
street, Portman-square, ironmonger, proved paying the
prisoner different Burrs of money,

Mr. Bart on said the prisoner had been his out-door ap-
prentice two years, and acted as cashier in his absence. Ho
had received none of the sums paid by the persons present,
nor had they been entered in the cash-book as they should
have been. His loss was about £lOO.
• Mr. Venn cross-examined Mr. Barton with the view of
showing the prisoner might have handed over sums with-
out entering them in the cash-book, but Mr. Barton denied
it.

Sergeant Joy, 9 C, having 'proved taking the prisoner
into custody at his lodgings, he was then committed for

,rial.