The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-06 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

Yesterday, Captain Barker, an eccentric mariner
(late ni.:lster of a merchant ship, and now "out of a
berth,") a?arged a woman of the town with robbing
him of a silver watch.
The prosecutor, when he first got into the witness,-
box,.. appeared i: elf-seas over.
Mr. BRODERIP thereupon questioned him as 0
whether he had not been drinking, and he said he had
not taken anything that morning but a pint of beer.
The magistrate ordtned the case to be put back for
two or three hours,
ad also gave directions that
strong drinks should a'
in ,the mean time be prevented
from reaching the captain's .-nouth.
At two o'clock, the prisone." was again put to the
bar, and Mr. Pelham appeared 1.,,:i defend her.
Timothy Hayes, an Irish policeOlan, No. 201 l
said he met with the parties at fon: o'clock in the
morning, at a coffee-stall in the Comoiercial-road.
They were wrangling, and the captain cNarged the
prisoner with stealing his watch, and he followed her
to a house in Buross -street, where, sure enough, he
found a silver watch, with a silver chain, belonging' tu.
another gentleman, but he could not find the captain f•
Mr. BRODERIP—Where did, you find the other
watch ? Hayes—Well, thin, it was in the gintle.
man's fob.
Mr. BRODERIP—Then it was not stolen ? Hay°
—But it might have been.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BRODERIP—And what sort of a house was it? E.
Hayes—Och, a very respectable house the inside 01-
it, and only tre (three) females there.
Captain Barker (loudly)—Don't tell stories.
In cross-examination by Mr. Pelham, the police"
man said the captain and the " lady" had a converse;
,":on, but he couldn't identify the words; but she sala
sin was not guilty of the charge.
Mr. Pelham—Then, you have identified the words
Ca Barker—Don't tell; stories ; hold hard.
M ptah,
RIP inquired if the prosecutor had be
r. Baoir:
drinking since
he left the court ? and Hayes replied
" Nothing
at all, y‘er wortchip, ounly a bottle of sn";;
water. I kept him b; himself to himself in the biol.
room."
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of
The Captain said he iit:d been to the
Effingham" concert-room to heZar a song, and bad "
watch last about eleven o'clock, ai:id took it out to See
what time it was. "He had not been drinking"'
hold hard—he had only drunk two gi.4.536113 of beer'
As he was coming down by—hold hard r
After a long pau.3e, he slapped his hg.nd en ,11ii..,
thigh, and sung out—" I have it ! London Hospital
and that's where I fell in with her. I missed U
watch as soon as ever I went into the house, ap"
was there about a quarter of in 'hour."
Mr. BRODERIP—WeII, you are a very odd ral:
What was you doing all that time? Witness—CU
dling her up in my arms to be sure. tell
Mr. BRODERIP—And had you seen your Ili,' 4
safe before you began cuddling her ? Witness----i-e

Sir.
Mr. BRODERIP—And after the cuddling it '
gone ? Witness—Yes, Sir, certainly.—(Laug..'nf,
Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, who was taking to
depositions, said it was quite impossible to fix t' -
robbery on the woman at the bar on such testimol;
The man first said he missed the watch directil
entered the house, and subsequently that a quarter -
an hour elapsed before he missed it.
Mr. BRODERIP ordered the policeman to get in
the witness-box again, and asked him in what gut%
was the complainant? Hayes—Well, he tould
nothing—he said he had missed his watcb.--04°11

laughter.) ofr
Mr. BRODERIP—What can. you be thinking
Was the complainant sober ? Hayes—Och, •
wurtchip, she was perfectly sober.
Mr. Symons—The man—the man. Attend to tbst
Magistrate. to
Mr. BRODERIP—The policeman does not appr.-ike
know the meaning of words. Does he know
meaning of the term " complainant ?"
Captain Barker—Hold hard : helm a-port. be
Hayes, after a pause, answered the question
saying " the prosecutor, yer wurtchip."
Mr. BRODERIP—Was he drunk or sober?
—Not perfectly sober. it?
Mr. BRODERIP—Have you any doubts about
Hayes—Yes, I have indeed. sal
Mr. BRODERIP—Now do attend to me.' you
one thing and mean another, I believe. What roal‘,
you doubt he was not perfqtly sober ? Hay
l
His fate was perfect, but his Tulle was bad ; the
my doubts.—(Roars ofaughter.)
esp.
Mr. BRODERIP—XOw do tell me what you re„t.
Was he or was he not sober ? was Iv"
Sir, when he gave her in my custody. ir
Mr. BRODERIP—Have you made any other, d
quiries about this robbery? ,Hayes—l inquired
them both, Sir.—(More laughter.)
Mr. BRODERIP said it was in vain to proceed ffs,/$O.
the case, and inquired for an inspector, and be in.
informed by Sergeant M'Cardell, No. 4K, that 0.
spector Rutt, who had been in the Court all the ulofdo-
ing, had been called away on business. Mr. Br 00
rip then said, it was very much to be wished that if
inspector should always be in attendance to heaf_7;4.-
the policemen gave their evidence, and to give to
mation when required ; and he directed M'Carde,,,.‘
report this case to Inspector Rutt. It was quiteep
a robbery' had been committed ; but from the pe°l/014
way in which the prosecutor gave his evidence, so
the more peculiar way in which the policeman g ott
his, the woman must be discharged. The policell
was no doubt a most excellent and well-meaning To
but he did not know the meaning of words or wha,
do on the occasion. He said a brothel was a vs&
spectable house ;" the prostitutes in it be °vita
" ladies," and other parts of his evidence were qui,
indescribable. The man was from the sister con°6o4
and whether he understood the English language it
the meanin of some words he had made use °(i to
was impossible to divine. He wished M'Carde'tsio
impress on the mind of the inspector that the esPwo
i
had been robbed, but from the testimony given t

impossible to detain the prisoner. its 11
Mr. Pelham said it was most probable the cap
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lost his watch before he left the concert-roorece
Mr. BRODERIP—I don't know that. The P ear
will search them out, but it would be useless to
ploy the policeman just examined.

BIRTHS. Foc/4Y
On the 3d inst., at Studley Castle, the Lady of Sir
Goodricke, Bart., of a son. of°
On the Ist inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. Robert Spence,
daughter. 14-
On the Ist inst., in Selkirkshire, the wife of R. Colli
pincott, Esq., of Over Court, Gloucestershire, of a son.A
clod.
On the 2d inst., at Eaton-place, the lady of T. D.
Esq., M.P., of a daughter.
On the 2d inst., in Nottingham-place, Regent's-Party' tlie`
wife of Robert William Peacock, Esq., of a daughter. nooss
On the 3d inst., at Barnard Castle, the wife of
Hepworth, Esq., of a son. cif 0
On the 2d inst., Mrs. James Roberts, Botolph-lanel
daughter.

MARRIED. th Iles'.
On the 24th ult. at Weston Church, near Bath, ---e
1, stir
Edward Spencer Phelps, R.N., to Sophia Elizabeth, lie
viving daug Peer hter of the late Rev. Robert Gatehouse-
°f the
On the 30th ult., at the Cathedral Church of ~f the
M Davys, the Rev. Henry Pratt, to Diary Ann daug
•
Bishop of Peterborough. Dir• o 1
On the 3d inst., at Trinity Church, Trinity-square' bier
W. W. Wheeler, to Miss Sarah Sharpe, second Oug
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Mrs. Sharpe, of Bland-street, Dover-road.
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DIED. „. I.°lll
On the 4th inst., at Felix Hall, the Right bo--a
Western, in his 78th year. Edicar
On the 23d of September, Charles, eldest eon of
of
Wilkinson, Esq., of Dorset-square, Regent's-park. v,sq.,
On the 26th ult., at Dreghorn, Archibald Trotter, '''
Dreghorn.
On the 28th ult., at Wimborne Minster, Dial'
St,
daughter of t late Rev. James Myo.
On the 29the h ult., Robert Harvey,a the infant son °f A.
~,
John Forssmaun, Esq., of St. Petersburgh. Algal°
On the 3d inst., in London, Anna,
A age, -,°,,"1
Pennefather, Esq., of New-park, Cashel, Tippeary. A
On the 3d inst., at Doughty-street, Mary
eel
On the 3d inst., Ann, the wife f M Sam '
nn, do r. Eofi
Coventry. ,ngest
daughter of
On the 2d inst., at Hackney, Richard Miguel') Yen
of the late Anthony Jones, Esq., of Kingston, Jernalcit,„,, die
On the 2d inst., at Hawkhurst, Kent, Elizabeth i' "'-'
chile,
wife of Henry Young, Esq.
On the 3d inst., at Upper Tooting, William
el3dt.orri.d"..hill*
Esq., of ri
Esq., eldest son of the late R. Borradaile, d-
On the 2d inst., Mr. Thomas Old, aged 80. of WO
On the 3d inst., George Mitehell Tweedie, EMI',
wife of
house, Wandsworth.
On the 3d inst., at Hartlepool, Caroline Frauces' ,
Christopher Davison, Esq. bton
, Elizabe''
On the 4th inst., in Sussex-square, Brig
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Anne, wife of R. Carr Foster, Es
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