The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-14 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

An elderly little woman, of singular appearance, was
charged with having been drunk, and-using abusive and ?li-
miting language. Her name was as remarkable as her
person, Jane Seymour.
Police-sergeant Peek, of the E division, deposed that the
prisoner, who sweeps a crossing, was drunk, and used lan-
guage of an insulting description to a lady who gave her
only a farthing, 'saying "What a pretty lady you are, to
hand me a farthing.'
Sergeant Lester said theprisoner was in the habit of getting
drunk, and there were many complaints of her using insulting

language towards persons it her crossing.
Mr. Lora—What have you to say to this charge? Pri-
soner—l am very sorry for it your Worship, and I promise
you it shall never occur again.
Mr. LONG sentenced her to pay a fine of ten shillings, or
seven days' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
The woman had not the money, and she was locked up.
John Anderson was charged with creating a disturbance,
and with assaulting police-constable, 54 G.
The officer deposed, that between nine and ten o'clock on
the previous night, the prisoner who was sober, was
creating a disturbance with fivelor six females, at Cow-cross.
He told him to desist, but the prisoner became more violent.
The witness then attempted to push him away, but the pri-
soner struck .him on the breast two or three times. Witness
was obliged to obtain the assistance of another officer to take
him to the the station-house.
The prisoner solemnly denied having struck the officer; he
Was talking to some female acquaintances, when the police-
man came up, and pushed him away. He went into his own
house, a marine-store shop. in Cow-cross-street. The police-
man was quite drunk, and behaved in a most insolent and
boasting manners flourishing • his baton over Witness's and
the females' heads. Were it not for another policeman who
came up when the rattle was sprung, 54 G would have been
much more violent. When prisoner went into his own house
the constable came in, and dragged him out, and then took
hint to the station-house.
A decent looking mechanic came forwarl and deposed to
the correctness of what the prisoner stated, whose conduct he
said was quite inoffensive. The policeman's manner was
bullying and offensive, and he was quite drunk.
Mr. LONG (to, the policeman)—Did you obtain the assist-
ance of another officer? Constable—l did ; 192 G.
Mr. Lolin—Why is he not here? The constable made no
reply.
Mr. LoNG—Did you, as stated, go into this man's house
and drag him out of it 1 Policeman—l did go into his house.
Mr. LONG—And you took him out of it? Policeman,—
Yes.
Mr. LoNG—Then why did you not state this on your direct
examination? The policeman made no reply.
Mr. Lom—The prisoner is discharged. I believe his wit-
ness, and I am sorry to say that I do not believe much of
what has been stated by the policeman, whose conduct has
been most improper, and will, I hope, be made the subject of
inquiry elsewhere.—The prisoner was discharged.
CIIARITY.—Mr.Combe has received Si. from T. T. in a letter
dated the Bth of May, which the benevolent donor requested
might be acknowledged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Ann Wright, a tall powerfully grown young woman,
about 27 or 2$ years of age, dressed in extremely gaudy and
vulgar style, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a
purse, containing gold and silver, to the amount of 10/., from
the person of a gentleman of very high respectability, resid-
ing at the West-end, but whose name, for what reason or
cause, we could not learn, was not allowed to transpire. The
following are briefly' the circumstances of the case. Between
twelve and one o'clock this 'morning, the complainant was
stopped by the prisoner and another female in her company,
in Cleveland-row, and while stopping for a few seconds in
conversation with them,-they succeeded in extracting from
one of his trouser's pockets the purse and contents in ques-
tion with which there is no doubt the prisoner's companion
instantly made her escape. The complainant, however, after
some resistance, succeeded in detaining the prisoner until the
poliee took her in charge. Onbeing searched by a female at
the station-house, neither purse or any money was found in
her possession.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar, Inspector Frowd,
of the E division informed Mr. Maltby that the complainant
bad not made his appearance, although he bad been ex-
pressly directed to be in attendance by half-past ten o'clock.
Mr. MALTBY asked if the prisoner was known.
Inspector Frowd said—As a very disorderly and drunken
character as a prostitute, but not, as he believed, a thief.
She was ordered to be detained until a later hour.
Ann Wilson, a nymph of the pave, well known to the po •
lice, was charged with robbing a gentleman in Burlington-
gardens, at twelve o'clock last night, of a purse containing
10s. or 12s. in silver, tinder precisely similar circumstances.
The complainant not being in attendance, she was also
put back.