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

NEW COURT.

A respectable-looking man, named Henry Suge, 34,
described as a surgeon, was indicted for stealing a
cheque for 301., the property of a lady named Sydney
addock s.

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. llarrington, one of the cashiers in Messrs. Ro-
berts, Curtis, and Co.'s banking establishment, stated
that, on the day after the rubbery, 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 questionel 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 ho pointed out
the banking-house to them, and they asked him to get
the cheque cashed for them.

This was the case fur 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.

Yrhe 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 receded with
clapping of hands, which was instantly repressed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MAI?YLEBONE.
Yesterday Charles Williams, Esq., a gentleman of
large property, residing at No. 23, Park-square, Re-
gent's-park, attended before Mr. Rawlinson, by virtue of
a warrant which had been placed in the hands of
Hooker, the officer, to answer the charge of having coin •
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. He had his arms round her neck, and with
one of his hands grasped her throat. My mistress, who
is an elderly lady, prayed of me 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 vou done or said anything to
your master to provoke him 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 window, and passing along to another
house, contrived to make her escape. Her niece was
also forced out of the place by defendant, and she and
Mrs. Williams are, I believe, both away still.
By Defendant's Solicitor—l don't know where Mrs.
Williams is gone to, neither have I seen her niece since
Saturday. I heard my mistress say to my master when
they were struggling together, "You'll break my heart,"

and he replied, " I don't care if I do." At one period
of the occurrence he seemed to be trying to lift her from
the floor on to the bed, but the greater part of the time
he did all he could to keep her down. Mrs. Williams's
niece was present when I entered the apartment ; she
was forced out before I was. I have no doubt that the
defendant received the bruise which he now has upon
his eye in the course of the struggle between him and h's
wife. I have not had medical advice for the hurt I re-
ceived ' • my side is painful still. I certainly was ordered
out by defendant, but seeing the manner in which my
mistress was being treated I felt myself bound to stay
and do all I could for her. as she had called to me so
loudly to assist her. _

The answer made bydefendant's solicitor to the charge
wa-, that a painful altercation had taken place between
Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and that not wishing for any
other person to be present during the quarrel, Mr. Wil-
liams ordered complainant out of the room. No more
vio!ence was used than was necessary, and Mr. Williams
positively denied having struck any blow.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Have you any witnesses? Solicitor
—No, Sir. •
Mr. RAWLINSON remarked that he could see no excuse
whatever for defendant's conduct, and inflicted upon him
the full penalty of 5/.
The defendant, by the advice of his solicitor, intends
to appeal against the Magistrate's decision at the sessions.
LAMBETH-81 REET.

Several poor people complained to Mr. Nortan that
they had several things pledged at the shop of Mr. Fryett,
the pawnbroker, and although they had taken the tickets,
and tendered the principal and interest, Mr. Fryett re-
fused to restore them their property, under the pretence
that he had not time to look for them, and they must
come again in a month or six weeks. The greatest part
of the property was pledged fur a mere trifle, and they
much doubted whether the pawnbroker intended to give
up the property on payment of the money. This they
considered a great hardship.
Mr. NORTON desired one of the officers of the Court
to go to the pawnbroker an'l tell him that the Magi-
strates disapproved of the manner in which he was con-
ducting his business, and if he did not restore the pro-
perty, if not burnt, on the amount being tendered, they
would find means to make him.