The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

ENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

(Before the Common Sergeant.)
CHARGE OF FORGERY.
Yebaski, a Polish Jew, who was described as a
Russian spy, was indicted for wilful and corrupt
perjury.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE— This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A DETERMINED GANG OF STREET MARAUDERS.
—John Pre:2s, Henry Dean, and Maria Allen, were
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with loitering in the
neighbourhood of Fitzroy-square, for an unlawful
purpose.

Police-constable Chamberlain, 163 E, said that
on the previous night, about nine o'clock, while
in the Euston-road with Carter 117 E, be saw
the prisoner Press go behind an elderly gentleman,
the other prisoners and two others not in custody,
following them, and he then saw Press lift up the
gentleman's coat tails and drop them. He followed
the prisoner and the others into Fitzroy-square,
where Allen went up to another elderly gentleman
and spoke to him, upon which Pressw.dked up and
asked the gentleman what he was doing with his wife.
He replied that h. was doing nothing to the woman,
and walked away, upon which one of the men
called out, "There's nothing," and the whole of
them went to the enclosure and stood under a tree
in a dark part of the square, and Dean and Press
then walked over, and after going into a doorway
went and looked into a parlour window, and they
then all went into Charlotte-street, where the pri-
soner Allen, who had caught sight of him, and Carter
said, "Run, Sammy," meaning Press, and the prisoner
and the others made off down Charlotte-street.
After pursuing the prisoners some distance they
succeeded in taking them into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether anything was
known of the prisoners ?
Police-constable Carter, 117 E, said he had
known all the prisoners for eight years. Press was
sent from that court in 1865 (for stealing a bag
from a carriage) for one month; again in 1866
(for stealing 7 coats and a shawl) for six months ;
in 1867 for three months at Marylebone, and
for three months at Wandsworth for loitering,
and in 1867 he was sentenced at the Central Cri-
minal Court to 12 months' bard labour for assault-
ing a postman, named Good red, and attempting
to steal the mail; and he had also been charged
with breaking into Percy Chapel, but acquitted
All had been sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment for shoplifting. Ile had heard that Dean
had suffered three months' imprisonment for loiter-
ing, and he was a constant companion of the pri-
soner Press, and was in the habit of going to dif-
ferent prisons to meet prisoners on the expiration
of their sentences.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoners for three
months each with hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.

THE DEVIL'S TENIPTATION.—Frederick Mullean,
Evans, a young man well dressed, was charged
with stealing money from his mother, a poor woman
with a farni,y.
The mother said she went out charring and mind-
ing houses while the families were away.. On Sun-
day night she left her home for the latter purpose,
returning on Monday, when she found she had been
robbed of £2 10s. Her drawers had been broken
open, and the money, which was all that she had,
taken. The prisoner, who had been there, was
gone.

Mr. Arnold—Have you ever had cause to com-
plain of his robbing you ?

Prosecutrix—Yes, I have. Ho robbed me in
July last of £1 ls., and he was brought here, when
you committed him for six weeks. lie said " the
devil had hold of him" when he did it.

Peter Smith, IG3 B, said I was near a boarding
in Sloane-square last evening, when I saw the pri-
soner. I said, " Fred., I want you for stealing £2
10s. from your mother." lle said, " Yes ; the
devil tempted me again, and I took it." I said,
" You broke the drawers open with a chisel to get
it," when he admitted that that was true, and I
took him to the station.

The poor mother said that, in addition to the
money which had been stolen, the prisoner had
taken a pair of boots belonging to his brother.
Mr. Arnold remanded the primer.