The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLI GENO's

QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAlt.)
(Before Lord DENMAN and a Common Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. BOOTH AND OTHERS. ;200,1,
This was an indictment against three persons the Ore
of Booth (father and two sons) auctioneers, and a sor;
the name of Jervis, for an alleged conspiracy in 11341"—`
uttering a certain deed said to be a forgery. vett ind
Mr. Humfrey appeared for the prosecution; Mr.
Mr. James for the defendants.
As soon as the jury had been sworn, • 0101
Mr. HUMFREY informed the Court it was not hx.llledk
to proceed with the case. An action had been tried Y.'"aaeg:
which had fully established the validity of the deed ,11-licP
tion, and he, therefore, had but one course to pursue'
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was to consent to a verdict of acquittal.
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After a few words from Mr. Platt, and from 0.1. the :
verdict of acquittal was recorded ; and this being
case on the list the Court immediately adjourned.
POLICE INTELLIGENC°.

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A respectable-looking young woman, named O OIL
Collins, who appeared at the bar with a child ill
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was charged before Mr. Jardine, with stealing a a".
property of her own servant, Mary Ann Davies. the ptr
It appeared that the prosecutrix was engaed ev, Or, •
soner as nurse girl. After she had been with her itn
she told the girl to fetch her best frock from hotneh;frori
when she went out with the child. She brought,r",.-tiaillr
and the prisoner said she would put it amongst he,,
until the prosecutrix should want to wear it,. Tile 000
trix never saw it afterwards, until it was found at "
broker's, where it had been pledged by the prisoner.
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She was committed for trial. She had also been Pre
committed on a charge of shoplifting.
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CLERKENWELL—(TAIS D hoe-
A cab driver and proprietor named Bishop, was :011404
with having been drunk on the previous night, and
.00'et
the Pol cell at the station-house.
ice constable Webb of the G division, met the Pb oos,
driving a cab in Clerkenwell on the previous nigha tolls;
beastly drunk was he, that when the vehicle stopPed
edto tl.O
from the box under the horse's feet. He was rerne°4
station-house, and was no sooner locked up in the cell,
he commenced demolishing the interior of it. uebolts
benches, uprooted the water-closet, and smashed te absellf
the door. He had no license, and accounted for tn
of it, by stating that he had' been robbed of it 51 out
money, on the previous week, which statement turn ti
be correct.
anTdheexpprriessosenderhsisairdea
regret for mhiasdvidrolenenkce. done Sergeant Scotchmer said that damage had been
amount of 21. Obi e"
The prisoner was sentenced to pay the amount 0
mage. on the previa, 0:110

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James t QUEEN-SQUARE.—(THIS i
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circumstanceesa
eßaorYnlid,eychnoarldsge,da decently
withfeledra , dressed fcin:nr ,tiag:.bilA---"dglr
ess ~_ folio .
:g7 the prisoner engaged 3,
Some time
of a Mr. Aspleigh, residinginSati. house
minster. After having occupied the room for abetcroaref
months, he went out on the 22d of January last itetrisitiai
returned. The next morning, on Mrs. AsPleigh ,ionoile,
the room, a quantity of bedding and culinarY ",40000'
were missed, which were valued at 255. The ?7,010
owed her 19s. 6d. for rent. The police were inforEneuoi.o4
occurrence, and the prisoner was arrested yesterdN" lejosiff;
"JOnhiliSh-eSdarfetlietill;
by one of the detective force, in Princess-street, Diellnied, e"
'the prisoner took the officer to a room which he 0e431.1—, pre:.
No. 35, in that street,'where the whole of the mis-4113°
thse
perty was found.
The prisoner admitted that he took the goods, stating Ille*
he was induced to do so through distress. He exPra„, ent_.,ee
regret, and trusted the Magistrate rwould be as -oil r'
possible ; he could receive a good character from sot
spectable people. aoio
Mr. BOND said that his good character would, 11°
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avail him elsewhere.
and the prisoner was fully committed
sessions,The prosecutor was bound over to prosectutedte aftertht.ne.29/1111.
MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DA011;,-)vipl
Joseph Labrun was placed at the bar on a charge - Geara-
so violently assaulted Mrs. Mary Villiers, wife of,,Prze. t. ,A.
Villiers of the medical staff, that her life was in "'---i, in ,-i
It appeared that the plaintiff rented apartci floor o
London-street, Tottenham-court-road, the greue ant lel
which was occupied by a coffee-house. The defend ,800%
the landlord, and resided two doors off. Complain,t,._.' Vil-
been made to him by the coffee-house-keeper that inivi7d as-
Hers' children made a great noise in the IN with th;
noyed his customers, the defendant came to l'io- ''",', oof ull:
intention of putting a stop to the evil, and caught alchastig',
boys on whom he was going to inflict sumniarl. ,to her
ment when the mother interfered, and was, accordn4, how
own and her witnesses' statements, struck on taieendatiO•
thrown upon the ground, and greatly injured by de .
squeezing her between the door and the wainscot. estiogea
Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for defendant, cross qu troth
the complainant at considerable length, but elicited 11
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to shake her evidence.
Mr. Labrun was held to bail to appear at the 66". 1°13114
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Mrs. Villiers wished to prosecute.

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