The Sun. — 1859-03-18 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS JAY.  MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING ROBBERY OF A MERCHANT'S WATCH.—Anne Clark, a prostitute, was charged with stealing a gold watch of the value of £lO, in a very daring manner, from the person of Thomas Bold, of the Conservative Club, and Canning-street, Liverpool. The prosecutor said he was about to enter the house where he was at present staying, in King-street, St. James's, when the prisoner came up to him and accosted him, and thrust herself into the doorway, pressing him to take her into the house with him. He refused, and at that moment felt a twitch at his watch chain, and immediately observed her pass something to a man, who directly started off. He then, to detain her, pushed her into the passage and gave an alarm. He then felt in his pocket, and his watch was gone, the chain hanging down. He taxed her with stealing it, but she denied having done  James, 17 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody. She denied having taken the watch, and at the station on searching her it was not found. Mr. Inspector Steer, of the C division, asked for a remand as she was known to the police. Mr. Bingham said if she thought proper to plead guilty In would deal with the case at once.  The prisoner said the prosecutor had been speaking to two other females. She would not plead guilty as she was innocent.  The prisoner was then committed for trial, the prosecutor rather reluctantly being bound over to prosecute,  THAMES,  JEALOUSY AND AYiE2:I ---------- —Jane Prince, aged 27, and described as a bookbinder, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with being disorderly in the house of George Bindley, a vocalist, of No. 13, Vine-court, Whitechapel, and' attempting to inflict grovious bodily harm upon him with a razor.  'lt appeared from the evidence that the parties had lived together for some time, and they parted about five months ago. The prisoner had since attempted to renew the acquaintance, but the complainant had refused any further intercourse with her. She had repeatedly met him, and attempted to force him to live with her again, but in vain. She met him once with a female and vowed revenge. Last Tuesday they met, and she attempted to strike him with a tea cup, on which he struck her with his fist on the face, and, to use her own phrase, " smashed it." Yesterday evening the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. William Hims, a cutler, in Highstreet, Whitechapel, and bought a new razor, for which she gave him ls. Mr. Hims observed it was rather unusual for a young woman to buy razors. She smiled and said nothing. The prisoner then repaired to the house of her former paramour, and knocked at the door. He lifted up the window and said he would have nothing to do with her. She continued knocking at the door for some time, and at last Bradley sent for a police-constable to take her away. The prisoner rushed into the house as the man opened the door; attacked Bradley with the razor, and declared she vVould murder him. He seized the razor with his hands and took it from her, but not before his hands were severely cut. At the station-house she told Inspector Dendy that she bought the razor for the purpose of murdering Bradley, and that she would at one time or other effect her purpose. This morning she told Anderson, a police-constable, that she wished she had done for Bradley. The prisoner said in her defence that she was drinking yesterday, and got excited. Mr. Yardley—But you were not excited this morning. John Montague, a photographic artist, said the prisoner was his sister-in-law, and that a man, with-whom she formerly cohabited, who was a singer at the'Phcenix Concertroom, allowed her 3s. per week, and Bradley persuaded her to leave him.  Bradley denied this statement. lie never had 3s. per week with her, and when her former paramour claimed her, he (Bradley) persuaded her to return to him. He did not wish to punish the prisoner—only to have protection. Mr. Yardley said inquiries were to be made about the prisoner, and remanded her until to-morrow.