The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-22 00:00:00

NE TV COURT.

A respectable-looking man, named Henry Sage, 34,
described as a surgeon, was indieted for stealing a
cheque for 301., the property of a lady named Sydney
Maddocks.

Mr. Doane appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Ballantine defended the prisoner.
The prosecutrix was accommodated with a seat on the
bench. She stated that she was a widow, residing at
Kensington. Mr. Robarts, the banker, was her brother,
and she kept an account at his establishment. On the
day in question she was in Regent-street, in her brother's
carriage. She called at a shop, and left her reticule,
containing the cheque in question, in the carriage. On
her return to her carriage, she discovered that the
cheque was gone. She immediately gave information
both to the bank and to the police.
The prosecutrix's coachman and footman were put
into the box, but they knew nothing of the robbery.
Mr. Harrington, one of the cashiers in Messrs. Ro-
barts, Curtis, and Co.'s banking establishment, stated
that, on the day after the robbery, the prisoner presented
the cheque in question for payment, and upon his doing
so he was requested to walk into an inner room. He
stated that the cheque was his own.
J. Robarts, Esq., was then examined from the bench,
and he stated that he questioned the prisoner when he
presented the cheque, and ultimately gave him into
custody.
Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk at the Mansion-house,
produced a statement which was made at that office by
the prisoner. It was, that he had seen two foreigners in
the street disputing about the cheque, and he pointed out
the banking-house to them, and they asked him to get
the cheque cashed fur them.
This was the case for the prosecution, and
Mr. BALLANTINE having addressed the jury for the
prisoner, called two witnesses.
The first stared that on the day in question he saw the
prisoner in Lombard-street. He was talking to two
persons, apparently foreigners. One of these gave the
prisoner a paper, and they all walked up the street
together.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. DOANE, and
said that he had known the prisoner about ten years.
He used to keep a chemist's shop in St. George's-in-the •
East. He had attended witness.

This witness was fully corroborated by another person,
who was out of Court during the examination of the first
witness. He corroborated the witness to the letter.
Mr. DOANE—My Lord, under the circumstances, I
cannot think of going on with the case.
The COMMON SERGEANT—I think you are quite right.
The evidence for the defence is so straightforward, that
the prosecutors will see that_ you have taken the right
course.

The jury then returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The announcement of the. verdict was received with
clapping of hands, which was instantly repressed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MAI?YLEBONE.
Yesterday Charles Williams, Esq., a gentleman of
large property, residing at 1. 23, Park-square, Re-
gent's-park, attended before Mr. Rawlinson, by virtue of
a warrant which had been placed in the hands of
Ilooker, the officer, to answer the charge of having corn •
mitted a violent assault upon Sarah Jacobs, housemaid
in his service.

Mr. Robinson appeared for complainant, and another
solicitor, whose name did not transpire, for the de-
fendant.

Complainant stated that on Saturday last, as she was
in the lower part of the house, she heard her mistress
cry out " Murder," and call-upon her for assistance. She
hastened up stairs into the bed-room, and on entering
it beheld her mistress. lying upon the floor struggling
with the defendant,, who was standing over and holding
her down. lie had his arms round her neck, and with
one of his hands grasped her throat. My mistress, who
is an elderly lady, prayed. of tne.to stop and protect her,
and my master then struck me a violent blow with his
fist under the left breast, after which he called a police-
man to see me out of the premises. I feel the effects of
the blow at this moment.

Mr. Robinson—Had you done or said anything to
your master to provoke fiiiii to strike you ? Complainant
—All that I said to him was that he was exceedingly
cruel to use my mistress-in the way he did.
Mr. Robinson—What became of Mrs. Williams ?
Complainant—A soon as she was able she got out of
the drawing -room witicl64; and passing along to another
house, contrived to make her escape. Her niece was
also forced out of the place by ddvnlant, and she and
Mrs. Williams are, I-believe, bah-away still.
By ,Defendant's Solicitor—l don'tApow where Mrs.
Williams is gone to, neither have I sip her niece since
Saturday. I heard my mistress say to my weer when
they were struggling together, "You'll break my heart,"