The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-10 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
/Flory Ann. Mitchell, aged 18, was indicted for stealing, on
the 22d ult., two account books and one handkerehief, value
105. 6d., the property of Thomas Wallis. The prosecutor
went into a public-house ; and, whilst drinking some liquour,
the prisoner, who was there drinking also, took the books,
which were tied in a handkerchief, and went away. The
prosecutor pursued her; and, on coming up with her, caught
her by the throat, and gave her into custody. The jury
returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Common Sergeant
sentenecd her to two months' imprisonment.

Wm. Williams was acquitted on the charge of stealing
several pieces of ccpper from the factory of Messrs. Mad-
dox and Co., East Hackney.
Win. Alexander was f Quid Guilty of entering the pas-
sage of a house in Middleton-square, and stealing there-
from two hats and two umbrellas, the property of Mr.
Sinclair.—Sentence, transportation for seven years.
Daniel Sinclair was charged with stealing one loaf,
value 3d., but the indictment failing he was discharged.
Robot Huggins Smith, an elderly seaman, was indicted
for obtaining, by false pretences, of John Allan, St.
Paul's churchyard, three sovereigns, with intent to cheat
him of the same. The prisoner represented himself to
Mr. John Allan as a particular friend of his brotheY's,
residing in Rotterdam, who, however, denied ail know-
ledge of him.
Mr. BALLANTYNE took several objections to the in-
dictment, which were overruled by the Court, and .the
jury finding the prisoner Guilty, he was sentenced to
nine months' imprisonment.
John and Margaret Murphy, aged 20 and 49, were
indicted, the former for stealing a hundred yards of
printed cotton, value 50s„ the property of Jonathan
Crocker, his master ; and Margaret (who is his mother)
with feloniously receiving the same, knowing it to be
stolen. It appeared that the male prisoner was formerly
in the employ of Messrs. Crocker and Co., of Friday-
street, Cheapside, as light porter; and on the 27th of
December last the property mentioned above was missed.
and suspicion falling upon the prisoner, he was taken
into custody by Daniel Forester, on the 10th of January.
Two duplicates were found on his person, and it was
proved that the prisoners were the parties wins pledged
the articles.

The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and they were
sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Henry Whitten was convicted of stealing a shoe, and
sentenced to seven years' transportation. Before sentence
was passed the prisoner's mother, who happened to be in
court, hoped his lordship would be merciful.—The Com-
mon Sergeant said the blame principally rested on her
for not bringing him up better.—On being removed from
the Court (as ordered by the Common Sergeant) she ex-
claimed, in a pitiful tone, " Oh, my poor dear boy—good
Lye !" " Good bye, mother I" returned the prisoner in
a tone which set the Court in a roar of laughter.

arcis Sheargold, aged 43, pleaded -guilty to the
charge of embezzling and stealing the sum of 3/. 15s. and
5/. is., of William Taylor, his master.—Judgment ar-
rested until next session.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
WORSHIP-STREET.

Mary Pritchard, alias Flaxman, 'a decent-looking.
omen, who is employed with several others at the Ex-
cise-office in book sewing, at 14s. per week wages, was
brought up for final examination upon a charge of having
feloniously intermarried with Henry Flaxman, a gas
worker, her former husband, a rough-looking seaman,
who informed the magistrate that he had been "twenty-
eight years before the mast," being still living.
The prisoner was married thirteen years ago at Shore-
di'ck Church to Pritchard, the sailor, and three children
were born at intervals between his voyages. For nearly
five years past the sailor bus been entirely absent, hav-
ing, according to his own account, been voyages in the
mean time to Calcutta, New Zealand, and other parts of
the world. Upon his return home lately, however, he
'sought for his wife, and found her living at Haggerstone
with Henry Flaxman. The latter asserted that she was
his wife, " lawfully" married to him. " Well," said the
sailor, "if that is the case, she belongs to a pair of us ;"
and having ascertained, by inquiry, that the second
marriage had actually taken place, he returned and gave
the prisoner in charge to a police constable.
The registers of the two marriages were prodnced.
Flaxman, the second husband, proved very reluctantly
that, about a year and a half ago, he married the pri-
soner at Hoxton, believing her to be a widow, as she re-
presented herself. She had been an excellent wife, he
said, and they had an infant now at the breast.
A female witness also proved this marriage, but there
were no witnesses to prove the prisoner's identity in the
first.

The prisoner admitted her marriage with the sailor
Pritchard, and that she had three children by him ; but
she declared that, for many years, he had exceedingly
ill-used her, and that she had never received anything
from him, either for herself or the children. Five years
ago, she said, he -used her so badly, that two warrants
were issued against him from this court, but he then
went away, and she had never seen him since, until ho
now came and gave her into custody.
Mr. Broughton told her that, if she had not married
would not be punished for bigamy ; but not more than,
two years elapsed when she contracted the second mar-
riage. Her man atAinowledgment of the first marriage
now taken in writing, was sufficient, with the other
proofs, and he now committe 1 her to take her trial for
the bigamy, admitting her to bail, however, in two sure-
ties of 401. each.
MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

John Stock, cab driver, was brought up for final exa-
mination, charged with having been concerned with an-
other man, not in custody, in an attempt to rob and
murder Mr. Charles Green, of No. 40, Berwick-street.
The prosecutor, who is a tall stout man of gentle-
manly appearance, had a large wound just above the
temple. On being sworn, he said I am a merchant's
clerk. Last Friday week I had been drinking freely,
and on my return homewards,about half-past ten o'clock.
I went into a public-house in Great Russell-street and
called for a glass of gin and water. While I was at the
bar, a man carne up to me and asked m^ if I wanted a
cab. I told him I did not, but he continued to intrude
his conversation on me. I drank part of the gin and
water, and thinking it would be the means of getting rid
of the man, I left the rest of the gin and water for him
to drink. I then left the house, but the man followed

me, and I walked on into Tottenham-court-road and
went into the Blue Posts public-house and called for an-
other glass of gin and water. The man followed me into
the house, and wanted me to treat him. I yielded to his im-
portunity, and did treat him to some gin and water. To the
best of my knowledge I left the public-house shortly
afterwards, and the prisoner continued to follow me and
to urge me to take a cab. The man was then joined by
a second person,-but I cannot say positively that the
prisoner is that man. To get rid of the man I crossed
over and went down Crown-street, intending to go by
way of Sutton-street, but, owing to the drink I had taken,
I suppose J mistook the turning, and went down George-
yard. I have, however, no distinct recollection of the
cause of my going down George-yard. but I distinctly re-
collect that when in George-yard I received a violent
blow on the head, which deprived me of my senses.
When I regained my recollection I was in Dr. Kenny's
surgery having my wound dressed. The blow had diz
vided the temporal artery, and I lost a quantity of
blood. I cannot swear that the prisoner at the bar is
one of the men who followed me about. On the follow-
ing morning, while I was in bed at my lodgings, the pollee
brought the prisoner to my bed-side, and while I was
examining his features attentively, the prisoner said, "I
did not strike the blow." I then replied, " You vaga-
bond, you arc one of the men." It was; not from any
recollection of the prison that I said this, but it was be-
cause he made a remark which induced me to believe he
knew all about the occurrence.

Thomas Spriggs, potboy at the Blue Posts, Totten-
ham court-road, said, about half-past eleven o'clock, the
prosecutor and a cabman were drinking at the bar. The
cabman had been out driving for the prisoner, who was
sitting in the tap-room. The prisoner, after some time,
went to the bar, and asked the other man for the
money he had earned. The other man told him to
have some some gin and water with them, and the pri-
soner drank with the gentleman and the other man.
About five minutes past twelve, witness opened the
door, and let the gentleman and the other man out.
About ten minutes after this witness let in two persons,
and he then saw the gentleman and the other man talk-
ing together on the opposite side of the way. In a few
minutes witness let out the prisoner and the other two
persons. Witness looked out, but he did not see either
the gentleman or the man who went out with him. The
man who went out with the gentleman was known by
the nickname of Jemmy Green.
James Clsrk, C 55, said, that about half-past twelve
on Friday week, as he was going up Crown-street, he
saw a cab standing in the street and a rams on the box.
The man on the box called out, " Here—here comes a
Bobby." The prisoner immediately ran out of George-
) and with a whip in his hand, jumped on the box, took
the reins from the other man, turned round the cab, and
drove furiously away. Witness pursued, and succeeded
in stopping the cab. He then asked the man what was
the matter ? The prisoner replied, noth4Atoll. Wit-
ness asked why he drove off at such a rapid rate 7 but
the prisoner made no answer ; and witness, after taking
the number of the cab, and the number of the prisoner's
badge, which was beneath his cost, told him he might
go on. The prisoner replied, " You —, and you may
g:), too." Witness returned to George-yard,
and, on
looking about, he saw a gentleman (the prosecutor)
lying on his side without his hat, bleeding profusely
from a wound on his temple and insensible. Witness took
the prosecutor to Dr. Kenny's surgery, in High-street,
and had the wound dressed. The prosecutor did not
ree,)ver his consciousness for some time. Witness took
him to his lodgings and there left him.

Police-sergeant Wells, C 1, said after he had received
intimation from the last witness of what had occurred,
he set about finding the prisoner. He discovered him at
last in bed in a house, No. 3, Petty-place, Hanway-strect.
He stilted the prisoner his name, and the prisoner gave it
rea He asked him if he was in Crown-street the
overnight with his cab. The prisoner said he was. lie
had followed a gentleman to know what time he -would
call for him the next morning, to take him out of town,
but he had, missed the gentleman. Witness; took
the prisoner to. Mr. .Green's lodgings. The prisoner
said to Mr. Green, " I didn't strike the blow." Mr.
Green answered, "Yon aro tto vagabond," Xho pri-

Boner admitted that there was another man with him,
and that this man's name was Darby.

In defence, the prisoner proceeded to give a circum-
stantial detail of the affair.
Mr. IlAnDwrck said the prisoner stood fully com-
mitted, but he should have him brought up again in a
fortnight, to give "time to the police to look after the
other man.