The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLMENCE.—Dec. 30.

MANSION-HOUSE—Edward Flynn, a dissi-
pated-looking lad about 18, and Mary M'Carthy,
described as a sock-maker, were charged before the
Lord Mayor, each with an aggravated assault.
The chief complainant was Margaret Bryant, a
respectable-looking young woman, the wife of a
mechanic, living in John-street, Mile-end New
Town. She carried a baby at the breast. One of
her eyes was fearfully bruised and swollen, while
her face bore other marks of ill-usage: She said she
was taking a walk with her husband and sister on
Thursday, Boxing-day, and, being tired, they went
into the Woolpack publichouse in the Minories to
have some refreshment at a luncheon bar. The
prisoners and several other persons, all of whom
were strangers to her, were drinking in the com-
partment to which they went. Flynn deliberately
blew the smoke of his cigar full in her sister's face.
The sister asked him to be kind enough to turn his
head the other way, upon which he called her a very
opprobrious name. Offended by his insolence, the
witness said he was an illbred fellow. Her husband
having also remonstrated with him for using such
language to a woman whom he knew nothing of,
the prisoner knocked his hat off and kicked it into
the street. He went out to get it, when he was
knocked down by the prisoner Flynn and his com-
rades and most cruelly used. She was trying to
protect him, and the prisoner M'Carthy struck her
a violent blow in the eye, which caused its swollen
appearance. The whole proceedings were witnessed
by a police-constable of the H division, but he had
been prevented from coming to depose to it by being
summoned to attend an inquest.
David Bryant, husband of the previous witness,
said the prisoner Flynn struck him in the eye,
besides knocking his hat off. He also was
knocked down twice by the prisoners and their
companions. All that he had done was to remon-
strate quietly with the prisoner Flynn for applying
an offensive term to his wife's sister.
The evidence as to both assaults was corroborated
by the sister of the Bryants and by the barman at
the Woolpack.
Flynn, in his defence, said he was drunk at the
time, and did not know what he was doing.
M'Carthy disclaimed all knowledge of Flynn, and
said she had been wrongfully confounded with an-
other woman, and had taken no part in the affray.
The female complainant, Bryant, swore posi-
tively to M'Carthy having given her the black eye.
The Lord Mayor fined each of the prisoners 205.,
with the alternative of 10 days' imprisonment.

BOW-STREET.—Three men and two women,
who gave the :names James Trevor, James Brown,
William Jackson, Harriet Roberts, and Harriet
Young, were charged with loitering in Tavistock-
street, Covent-garden, and having housebreaking
implements in their possession, for the supposed
purpose of committing a burglary at the Salutation
Tavern, at the corner of Tavistock-court.
Shortly before 5 o'clock on the afternoon of Sun-
day Sergeant Holmes, of the F division, observed
the prisoners Brown and Jackson loitering in Ta-
vistock-court. Both were known to him, Brown,
whose real name is Mills, having been twice trans-
ported. He saw them for about an hour walking
about within sight of the Salutation, looking up
and examining the front of the house from every
possible point of view. Being satisfied that they
were engaged in what is technically termed " spot-
ting" the house, he went to the stationhouse and
obtained the assistance of two constables, Ackrill and
Shore, with whom he kept watch till 1 o'clock on
Monday morning. At that hour he communicated
with the landlord, with whom he was speaking
when the five prisoners came along Tavistock-street
together. With the assistance of the landlord and
a chance passenger they were all taken in custody.
Roberts, whose real name is Jane Potter, and who
has recently served a term of penal servitude, was
apprehended by Holmes. As soon as he seized her
she threw on the ground a small crowbar or jemmy.
Holmes stooped to pick it up, when Trevor (another
returned convict, whose real name is Wyse, and who
lives with Roberts as her husband) attempted to
kick him. Holmes, however, anticipated the as-
sault by striking him with the jemmy. Trevor then
asked who he was, and receiving the answer Holmes,
of the F division, said he would go quietly. At the
station-house they were locked up, the men and
women being kept separate. After they had been
there some time, Holmes entered the room where
Young was sitting on a bench, and, observing that
she rose hastily and approached him, he went to
the spot she had left and found a dark lantern
under the seat. All the prisoners refused their
addresses, or gave such as on inquiry were found to
be false. Holmes, however, found out where Tre-
vor and Roberts lodged—at a first floor in Verulam-
street, Gray's-inn-road. On entering the room he
recognised the furniture as being the same as they
had in a former lodging which he had searched
;ender somewhat similar circumstances. In the
frant room he found concealed between the wains-
cot and the wall a stock and two centre-bits. He
also found a number of files, such as are used for
altering keys. On being informed of this Trevor
said there was no centre-bit in his possession, and
if one had been found the sergeant must have placed
there himself. There was also a large number of
duplicates, and a number of scraps of paper, bear-
ing the addresses of gentlemen at the West-end.
Large clasp knives were found on Jackson and
Brown, and lucifer matches on all the prisoners.
In cross-examination by Trevor, Holmes said the
c entre bit was such as was sometimes used by car-
penters, but not frequently. It might also be used
by i'...oopers to cut bung-holes. The files were such
as were used for sharpening saws, but he did not
believe that Trevor used them for that purpose.
Mr. Carrie was quite aware that all housebreakers'
tools might be toed for other purposes. A "jemmy"
or crowbar might .!le very useful for many things
that had nothing to do with house-breaking. The
question was what would a jury, taking all the facts,
consider to be the use they were intended for in this
instance.

Trevor said the police made the most of very
frivolous matters. If the first 20 men who passed