The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-08 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice
SECOO7IN4 WITH INTENT TO MITEDER,—WIII. Moyce
wasindicted for feloniously shooting Jas. Joseph flick-
worth with intent to murder bin).
From the evidence, it appeared that the prisoner had
for many years occupied a piece of land and cottage at
Bromley, used as a market garden. The prosecutor
became the owner of the property, and brought an action
of ejectment against the prisoner, and having obtained
judgment and execution, he, accompanied by Gover and
Phillips, two sheriffs' officers, went to execute it, when
he was shot by the prisoner.
Evidence having been given for the prosecution, Mr.
Sleigh addressed the jury for the prisoner.
The Judge having summed up the evidence, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty of shooting with intent to do
grievous bodily harm, with a recommendation to mercy.
The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour for two years.

POLICE IN (This Day.)

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CHARGE OF SHOPLIFTING —Mary Morland, a respec-
table looking female, 19 years of age, was brought before
Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a pair of boots, value
twelve shi lings, from the shop of Mr. Thomas Jones,
boot and shoe maker, Cross-street, Blackfriars-road.
Robert Milne, shopaian to the prosecutor, said, that
about 8 o'clock on the previous night the prisoner came
into the shop, and said she Ranted to be supplied with a
fashionable pair of boots. Witness fitted a pair on,
which she examined and said they would not suit, at the
same time tellicg him that she should prefer another pair
in the window. Witness went to the latter place and
brought her the pair she wished, and, having fitted them
on, she examinee them, and putonher own shoes again,
then,whe butnshe shegot
wocffailtdhecaclhi aaigraiantdansdaidpasy for them. Shehe could not take
then 1-tft the chop, and after she was gone he missed a
pair of boots, value 12'., from the place where she had
been sitting. Witness immediately followed her, and
having stopped her, he requested her to come back to\
the shop, as he suspected het of stealing a pair of boots.
She then trembled violently and let the boots fall from
her mantle. A police constable then came up, and he
gave her into custody, when she begged to be allowed to
go home and fetch the money.
Mr. Combe asked how far she bad got from the shop
when he stopped her ?
Witness replied " near at!, doorway," but she was.
going away.
Police Constable 127 I.', sa'd he was on duty in Cross-
street about eight o'clock, when last witness gave the
prisoner into custody for stealing the boots produced,
I She denied having stolen there, and begged to be liberated,
At the station-house she said her mother would pay for

peylas that she id
them.
reason
e pshri:losnaitisahiderthmaottshheerdiwdonuoldt steal the boots. They
must have dropped from a shelf near
w the door. T
dhe
not want to be locked up.
Mr. Combe asked whethe: her mother was in court
She replied that she was not.
Mr. Combe remanded her to enable the officer to make
inquiries about her, as it was clear that she had stolen
the boots if the witneis's evidence was to be believed.