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

OCTOBER, 27, 1.568.

CENTRAL C1?1111INAL 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 Press, Henry Dean, and Maria Allen, were
charged befora 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, he 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 Press walked up and
asked the gentleman what he was doing with his wife.
He replied that ho 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 Goodered, 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. He had heard that Dean
had suffered three months' imprisonment for loiter-
ing, and he was a constant companion of the pri-
soner Press, and w.is 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.

WESIMINSITR.

THE DEVIL'S TEMPTATION.—FreIerick Mullcan,
Evans, a young mau well dress:-._.1, was charged
with stealing money from his mother, a poor woman
with a family.

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 fond] 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 ?
Proseeutrix—Yes, I have. He robbed me i❑
July last of £1 ls., and he was brought here, when
you committed him for esix weeks. He said " the
devil had hold of him" when he did it.

Peter Smith, 163 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." lie said, " Yes ; the
devil tempted me again, and I took it." I said,
" You broke the drawers open wi.h 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 Li 3 brother.
Mr. Arnold remanded the prisoner.

THAMES.

A NEW THIEVES' KITCHEN.—Edwin Dobson, a
beer seller, and landlord of the True Friends beer-
house in Charlotte-street, Whitechapel, was brought
before Mr. Paget charged with stealing silbs. of
black tea, the property of some person or persons
unknown.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the

prisoner.

James Briden, a detective officer, No. 4 K, was
passing along Charlotte-street, Whitechapel, yes-
terday afternoon, and saw the prisoner leave his
house with a parcel wrapped up in an old news-
paper under his arm, and immediately enter the shop
of an oil and colourman next door. The parcel was
put into a scale and weighed, and then placed
behind the counter. Briden went to the shop and
took possession of the parcel, which he found behind
some galvanised pints. He then went into the True
Friends beerhouse in which were thieves. He asked
the prisoner what the parcel contained, to which he
replied soda. He observed that soda was a
curious thing for beersellers to deal in, and
opened the parcel. It contained Whs. of good
black tea. He asked the prisoner to account
for it, and he said, " It is not my business to ac-
count for it." At the station-house the prisoner
said, " I'll take you to the man I bought it off."
He said, " Give me his name and address, and I will
go to him and ascertain whether he obtained it
honestly." The prisoner said no more."
The prisoner was then remanded.