The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STI?EE7'.

Robert Owen was eharg,d ith obtaining the sum of 71. 11s.
from Sir. Levinson, under false pretences.
The prosecutor stated that, on the sth of October last
year, the prisoner went to him, and stated that he had a claim
upon the Portuguese Government for upwards of 401., and at
the same time showed him a paper, being an acknowledgment
that the claim referred to had been accepted by the Portuguese
Commission. He represented himself as being William
\Varney, ant stated that he bad been a soldier in
the 4th
.company of Portuguese Marines, and added
that he wished to dispose of his claim. After
some further inquiries witness gave the prisoner 71. 65.,
for which he gave him a receipt, and 'subsequently a
power of attorney, enabling the witness to act for the prisoner ;
to both of these deeds the prisoner signed his name " William
Warney." Witness subsequently gave the prisoner 55., but not
feeling secure in making these advances, he went to the Com-
missioner and inquired about the award ; to his surprise the
Commissioner informed him that William blarney had died
some time ago at Kensington, and of course the claim was worth
nothing. Thursday night a boy went to witness's house, and
said .he came from William blarney to know if his award
Were out yet ; witness replied that the award was out, and told
the boy to tell the prisoner to call in the morning for Ilse
money; he then sent his young man to follow the boy ; whilst
following the boy the young man met the prisoner and gave
him in charge.
By Mr. JARDINE—The paper from the Commission, ac-
knowledging that the claim had been accepted was, of course,
given to Wm. Warney, who is dead.
The prisoner entered into a long statement, and urged that
lie had purchased the claim from Wm. Warney, to whom he
gave IL for it, and received a power of attorney from \Varney to
act for him. Having heard that a man named Leslie, of Castle-
street, Leicester-square, bought these claims,he went to him, and
he said he would purchase it. Leslie then went to Mr. Black's, the
agent, in whose hands the claim was, and saw it, and got the
acknowledgment paper from him (the prisoner). Leslie kept
him drinking all day, and in the evening took him to Mr.
Levinson, who, having asked him one or two questions, gave
him the money, and told h m that he must give him a power
of attorney, which he did.
By Mr. JARDINE—I do net recollect what \the questions
were that Mr. Levinson asked me, having been ilrinking with
Leslie all day, and being at the time intoxicated.
In answer to other questions from Mr. Jardine, the prose-
cutor stated that he did not observe the prisoner to be intoxi-
cated, when he first called upon him. Leslie was also a claim-
ant upon the Portuguese Government, but as he bad miscota-
ducted himself he could not now be found.
The prisoner further stated that he ha-1 been a servant in
the employ of Dr. Ganning, of Walworth, for four years, who
would no doubt give him a character.
Mr. JARDINE—This case must be further inquired into.
(To the prisoner)—l cannot help being struck with your
account of the matter, and I don't want to send you to prison,
but, at the same time, I must be sure that you will appear
here to answer the charge. If you can find one householder
who will give bail to the amount of 20/. or two in 101. each,
for your appearance here this day week, I shall discharge you.
The prisoner was then remanded to enable him to find bail.
A strange-looking man, of very dark complexion, with a
rough moustache on the upper lip, was charged with creating a
disturbance at a public-house.
The prosecutor stated that about half-past 12 on Thursday
night he cleared his house of his customers, of whom the pri-
soner was one ; he had not been long out, however, when he
returned, and made a most furious disturbance at the door,
which he kicked and battered most lustily. To prevent a re-
currence of such conduct he gave the prisoner in charge.
The prisoner, when called on for his defence, said, "Sare,
sare, me go to de beeblic oos in de morning, me ab de glass of
bare, me go to de beeblic oos in de eebnin, me take glass bare, in
de beeblic oos, me full my peep tabac in de beeblic oos. 1 want
make wa-ter ; de man say, ' You go dat way ;' de vomans say,
' You go toder way.' I go out, make wa-ter, and leave de
glass bare, and de peep tabac, in de beeblic oos. De moment I
go out make wa-ter, dey shut de *bile oos,:and no let me in.
I say, Gib it to me my glass bare—gib it to me my peep
tabac.' Dey no gib it me ; me knock and kick de door—dam
debit, kick him down—and me say 'gin, ' Gib it me my glass,
gib it me my peep.' Dat all, Sare."
The complainant stated that he did not desire to punish the
prisoner, but he was a great nuisance, and all he wanted was to
have less of his company.
Mr. JARDINE (to the prisoner)--By your kicking at the
door in this violent manner, you have made yourself liable to
be fined 405., or to suffer fourteen days' imprisonment; but
if you will promise not to trouble this gentleman any more,
and not to go to his house at all, I shall discharge yotr.
Prisoner, with a grin—" No, no, Sare, I no go no more."
He was then discharged.
A stout burly-looking man who gave his name William
Maycroft,was charged with ill-treating his wife.
The wife, a miserable puny little woman stated, that the
prisoner tore her to pieces, and that she went in danger of her
life from him; " this morning," said the woman, "he took
hold of me, dashed me on the bed, and tore me to pieces and
kicked me."

Mrs. Noah, a ledger in the house where the priioner and his
4‘ worser half" reside, stated, that the complainant was most
brutally treated. On Friday the prisoner had been buying a bed-
stead; and a young man brought it home; he fancied that the
young man had taken some improper liberties with his wife,
end he gaze her a beating; the complainant, in consequence,
slept with the witness on Friday, and the prisoner, this morn-
ing, imagining that she had not been at home all night, se-
verely ill-used her.

The prisoner, who appeared much excited, and laboured
under a considerable infirmity of speech, when called on for
his defence, delivered himself in nearly the following terms
P-p-please y-your V-v-v-vor-ship, thi-is woo-man—l•M
vos ma-a-ried to her ei-eight months a-go-go ; she goes out
and st-to-to-to-tops all ni-ni-night often and often. La-a-ast
night I b-b-b-b-bought a b-b-bedstead, and hired a p-p-person
to car-ry it home, which, when I cum home, they vos a k-k-kiss-
ing each other, th-they vos. Then Id-don't know how it wa-was ;
I was t-t-t-tipsy ; sh-sh-sh-she went out and st-topped a-a-all
night. We-we-well, this m-m-morning ab-b-b-out a h-our
ago sh-sh-she cu-cu-hum in and bu-busted in my door. I
e-cern-n-n-ly did p-push her, and she hallows out m-m-m-ur-
urder. This a-ain't th-th-the fust time I've c-c-cotched her
in b-b-bed with a m-han' and if I say any-th-think to-to-to
her, sh-sh-she b-blaguards me and u-uses s-s-sich lan-gu-gage
as n-never vos hear. I-1.1 vork a-ard for m-m-my living, and
as d-d-done for th-the last f-f-four-te-te-teen years, b-but th-
this vo-o-o-man got m-ma-ried to m-me,she'did,and ever si-si-since
sh-she's done no-nothink b- but a-a. b-b-buse me, for w-wot or
f-for w-Ns hy don't know. Cernely w-when I e-toms
ho-ho- home, I do-do-don't like to fi-i-hind her dr-dr-dr-hunk,
and n-n-now I'm ab•b-buced by the whole n-n-neighbourhood,
th-th that I am ; and no one knows how p-p-put upon
b-b-but my ow-ow-own self; p-p.pon m-m-my life, I'm used
sh-sh-sh-sh-hameful."

(This eloquent piece of oratory, which we think Will scarcely
find its parallel in the English language, occupied about halt-
an-hour in the delivery, during the whole of which time the
Court was convulsed with laughter, in which the Bench at
times could scarcely refrain from joining. Though a most
painful sight to witness a large bulky man, gasping and writhing
to bring out a few words of p'ain English, the ridiculous con.
tortions made use of, and the strange effect produced from this
"hesitation of speech," as it has been called, really are such as
to make the best bred man forget the duties of decorum, and
laugh in the speaker's face. )
Mr. TWYFORD ordered the prisoner to find bail, himself in
201., and two householders in 101. each, to keep the peace
towards his wife and the whole of her Majesty's subjects.
MARLBORO UGH- S 2 BEET.
Henry Chester, a young man, wearing a fashionable M cin-
tosh, was charged with picking the pocket of a working man,
named Joseph Webb. It appeared that last night, between
seven and eight o'clock, the prosecutor, who was exceedingly
intoxicated, was drinking with the prisoner, who was a stranger
to him, at the bar of the tap of the White Bear Tavern, in
Piccadilly, and the landlord saw the prisoner slip his hand
into the prosecutor's jacket pocket, and take out some silver,
part of which he let f.. 11 on the floor. He. was immediately
taken into custody, and money corresponding in amount (12s.
6d. ) to what the prosecutor missed, was found on him.
The prisoner positively denied the charge altogether, and as-
serted that he was a person in a respectable station of life ; but
as he was recognised as one of the swell mob, he was commit-
ted to take his trial
.for the robbery at the ensuing Westmin-
ster Sessions.