The Sun. — 1865-01-04 (London, England)

BOW STREET.  A young man named Henry Wade, and described himself as a hawker of newspapers, was charged with stealing 36 dozen copies of a publication called The Young Englishwoman, from the office of the proprietor, M. S. 0. Beeton of the Strand.  William Woods, a lad of about 12 years of age, errand boy toolai on the morningnewsvender in of the Shoe-la 24th of December, Shoe-lane, id that about he ae wasquarter to in Mr. Beeton's office Temple Bar, when he saw the prisoner come in and take the parcel of papers away. It was tied up and directed. Yesterday, Mr. Webb came to his master's shop, and asked him what he knew about the robbery, and afterwards he and Mr. Webb went and saw the prisoner enter a newspaper office, when he was taken into custody. Mr. Webb, manager to Mr. Beeton, said that a parcel of publications called the The Young Englishwoman the trade price of which was 255., was stolen. From information he received he yesterday went to the shop of Wood's employer, and made some inquiries, when witness told him what he had seen. Ile then went with the boy to the office of the Standard newspaper in Shoe-lane, and in a short time the prisoner came in to purchase somo papers He was at once taken into custody. John Harrison, city police-constable No. 310, stated that the prisoner was given into his custody charged with the robbery. Alfred Thorp, packer in Mr. Beeton's service, said he made up the parcel which had been stolen. It contained 36 dozen of The Young Englishwoman. It was to 9have gone to Manchester. He placed it in the passage at o'clock, and at half-past 10 it had disappeared. Mr. Vaughan asked whether ho should dispose of the case summarily or not ? The prisoner said he should like to have it settled then not in preference to going to trial. He, however, was guilty of the stealing. Mr. Vaughan said that after that assertion he should at once send him for trial. Tho depositions were then signed and the prisoner fey committed. Ellen Davis, a young woman, aged 24, was placed before Mr. Vaughan, charged with having attempted to commit suicide. The story of the poor girl was of the most painful description. It appeared that she had formerly been servant at a house which she discovered was far from respd had ectable, and that in consequence she left abruptly, an some difficulty in obtaining the wages due to her. She then took lodgings in a house in York-place, Adelphi, and made great exertions to obtain a situation. Her efforts were fruitless, in consequence of the reference which she had to give to her last situation always being unsatisfactory to the parties who applied on her behalf. This circumstance so pressed upon her mind, and being entirely friendless, her only relative being a brother, a soldier, who was abroad with his regiment, that she obtained a quantity of laudanum, which she swallowed. She was taken to Charing-cross Hospital, and there attended to by the house-surgeon, and eventually she was brought to Bowstreet. Mr. Vaughan directed the prisoner to be remanded for a week, in order that some inquiry respecting her might be made. After the unfortunate young woman had been removed from the dock she was taken to the charge-room, but in a shorttime she became so unwell that she was immediately conveyed in a cab to the infirmary at the House of Detention.