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Northern Star (1837-1852), 11th September 1852, Edition 1 of 2, Page 6, Untitled Article

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      WORSHIP STREET . Daslsg Robbery . —James Green was charged with the following daring robbery : —Mrs . Marian Bennett , the wife of Mr . Wilkinson Bennett , a gentleman residing in Thurlow- square , Brompton , had been upon a visit to a friend at Whitechapel on Saturday afternoon , and was returning through the High-street about four o ' clock , with her silk purse , containing a quantity of gold and silver , from which she had been just paying for a purchase , twisted round her fingers , when the prisoner , who had been watching her movements , suddenly darted before her , seized

      her purse , and wrenched it from her grasp with such violence as almost to pull the lady upon her face . He immediately took to his heels with great swiftness , but was pursued by the lady , exclaiming that she had been robbed , and a bootmaker named M'Namara , who had witnessed Ms dexterity , and ultimately stopped and captured him ; but before he could do so the prisoner ducked down his head , to let the bootmaker ' s hand pass over it , jerked-the purse and its contents to a confederatewho

      , got clear off with them , and then quietly surrendered himself , coolly offering the prosecutrix to get her money back for her if she did not prosecute . The lady , however , indignantly rejected his overture , and on an officer coining up and taking him into custody , he candidl y acknowledged to the constable that he had robbed the prosecutiix and flung her purse away upon being secured , but denied that he had the slightest acquaintance with the thief who had got it . —Committed for trial .

      A venerable Ruffian . —John Talfourd , an old man about 70 years of age , of most extraordinary appearance , having long white silvery hair hanging down his neck , white mustachios , and an ample beard of the same colour , and who was stated by one of the solicitors in court to have sat for a number of years as a subject for crayon draughtsmen , was placed at the bar before Mr . Tynvhitt upon the following charge of stabbing : — Joseph Harvey , a hairdresser , whose right hand and arm were

      slung in a kerchief , and enveloped in hospital splints , stated , — Yesterday afternoon , between 4 and 5 o ' clock , I called at a lodging-house in George yard , Whitechapel , to visit a friend of mine who lived there , and finding , upon inquiry , that he was out , took a seat by the fire-place to wait for his return . On an opposite bench I paw a man lying at fall length , and fast asleep , and on looking at him recognised him as the prisoner , whom I recollected to have seen before in the streets . T sat

      waiting for about five minutes , when the prisoner woke up , and stared across at me , and uttering a most disgusting expression , demanded what brought me there . I explained what I had called for , —to see one of the lodgers ; and he ordered me out . X said I should not go until I thought proper , upon which the prison ^ Hmmediately jumped up , and walking across the rodm to a side table or settle where knives appeared to be kept , snatched up a table knife , the edge of which he felt with his finger to see if it Avas sharp . I did not suppose he was going to use it , and , therefore , did not feel uneasy at his conduct but

      upon seeing ^ the prisoner fling down that knife , and take up another , which he examined in a similar manner , I then became so , and was thinking of going , when the prisoner hastened up to me with the kniib in his hand , ami exclaiming , " Now I'll see if you won't go , " thrust the blade of the knife so close to the bridge of my nose that I felt the point of it touch my skin He then rapidly drew the knife back a second time , and made a desperate plunge with it at my face , but I saw the blade coming down , and jerking my head , thrust out my arm to keep it off , and succeeded in saving my face , but thekmfc came down

      with such force that the point of it entered my hand deeply , just inside the thumb , where it inflicted such a wound that the blood poured out in a stream , and I lost a good deal . I jumped up immediately to prevent his repeating the blow , and struck at him with my left hand to keep him away from me while 1 got out , but before I could do so Serjeant Prico , who is appointed to inspect lodging houses , fortunately came in , and on my calling to him to prot ct me he seized the prisoner , who was perfectly sober , and after a struggle wrenched the knife out of his hand and took him in charge . Committed .

      . Attempted Suicide . —Mary Ann Wilson , an elderl y person ofladylike appearance and address , who was stated to be the widow of a captain in the East India Company ' s service

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      was brought up before Mr . Hammill , cnarged , at the instance of the authorities of St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , with , the following determined attempt at self-destruction : —Sergeant Harvey , of the Gr . division , stated , that on the morning of the 16 th of June last he received information that an elderly lady had attempted to destroy herself by cutting her throat at the Metropolitan Coffee-house , in the City-road ,: where she had engaged an apartment for the night ; and upon proceeding to the house he was shown into a room on the second floor , where he

      found the prisoner sitting up in bed , with a frightful gash in her throat , from which the blood had gushed in such profusion as nearly to fill the washhand-basin , which she had deliberately placed before her to receive it . Not observing any instrument about the place with which such an injury could have been inflicted , he questioned her upon the subject , and was informed by the prisoner , who was scarcely able to ar . iculate , that she had committed the act with a table knife , which she had flung out of the window , and that it would be quite useless for him to trouble himself at ali on her account , as she had previously

      taken a quantity of arsenic , and at the same time pointed to an empty phial , with the word Poison" printed upon it , which was lying upon the bedclothes at her side . Witness instantly sent for a surgeon , under whose directions she was at once removed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where she had ever since remained , and in the course of subsequent visits to her in that institution , he had ascertained from her that her late husband , who was the captain of an indiaman , had died of cholera at Calcutta , about two years since , and that her only son , who was also a junior officer in the Company ' s service , had shortly after fallen a victim to the same terrible visitation . She went on to

      state that at the time of their decease she was herself residing in Devonshire , in comfort and respectability , supported by a handsome income to which her husband and son jointly contributed , but which altogether ceased in consequence of that calamity ; and , after disposing of the whole of her jewellery and other valuables for subsistence , she was reduced to such a state of distress and privatiou that she was compelled to make her way up to the metropolis on foot , in the hope of discovering a sister , from whom she had been a long time separaied , but who she felt satisfied was in a condition to render her assistance . This

      toilsome journey she completed on the night of the 15 th of June last , but upon reaching town , completely exhausted and footsore with incessant walking , she was . grieved to find that her stock of money had been so reduced that she had scarcely sufficient left to provide her with a night's lodging , which she engaged at the coffee-house before mentioned , but was so overcome by a sense of her forlorn and friendless position that she made up her mind to terminate her life and her wretchedness together . — Mr . Hammill said that it was certainly a very melancholy case , but as the unhappy woman was at present clearly not in such a condition as would justify her being intrusted with her

      liberty , he should order her to ha remanded for a week to the House of Detention , that the state of her mind might be positively ascertained , and proper means adopted for insuring her personal safety .

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      Mr . Combe to the prisoner : I will send you to * « i every care will be taken of you until you are iZt r ° W H your mind , and in the meantime the parish autWv ODlp 0 setl h consulted , and everything proper should be donS 68 must W gave orders that Mrs . Pool should be allowed to vU ° > H « her in the House of Detention in the infirmary J 1 ^ aUtl « x > care and attention should be afforded her ~~{{ l ? every creature was then supported out of court ii ' stron * „ ttm We and the utmost sympathy was manifested toward s ions '

      Isdecbnt Assault . —George Cohen , a younc « ,, „ , sonoed himself as a leather-bag maker , residSS ' f ^ ° Jmon-terrace , Islington , was charged by Miss i , ! * ' *> governess , of Highbury , with having assaulted W L > following aggravated circumstances :-Mr . Charles iS * tll (; Highbury-park , deposed that yesterday forenoon he w a ' ing with his son in a field at the back of his residence IT Walk ' were attracted by the screams of a female , and on ' l , i * % wards the spot , they saw the prisoner and ' the « t * " Btraggling together , and the former had his clothes K ^ Witness and his son immediately repaired to the * nnlTi C ( L the prisoner into custody .-Mr . D'Silva , jun ., confirm f ^ father ' s evidence-Miss Smith said she was a da % ^ ^ of Highbury . She was walking alone in Hi ghburv-1 ? . , . P — ilw £ i <\\ tonuA

      ... ^ * . j .. jxiji . a uig uvjcu . buillvj JJcUlllON l-jp to her and touched her on the shoulder , and < SnductocU ? B ? in a most indecent and violent manner towards W-Jlv elf violently ; It is all false . They have perjured themse !? Phillip Kaymond , 421 JN division , said when he took t ^ soner into custody he said , " It is all through drink " I Pn ~ perfectly sober at the time . Great complaints had bin w L ° *? made of similar attacks upon ladies about the same q ™ / was a public tlioroughfare .-Mr . Com ; : I shall ' treatyou ,, rogue and vagabond and send you to the House of Correct with hard labour for three months . Election

      The Bbsqikg XvmAxcz . -Caroline Shaw , a youn * - wnm was charged by William Uorsford , the mendicity officer 3 begging of Mr . Solly , an elderly gentleman , resldiWCrS Onnond ^ Street , . Queen-square , Bloomsbury . ' The "C ^ that on the previous day he was in Lambs ' -conduit-street X he saw Mr . Solly , who was followed bv numerous women v and old , importuning him for alms / He dista ^ S h ? the prisoner ask Mr Solly for money , on which he took 1 . ^ lung out of his pocket and handed it to her . wZvtl her mo custody and found the paper to contain to contafn tS sovereigns . Hereford added that Mr . Solly ' s house W , be seiged every day by women of the prisoner ' s description to in " por une him for money , and the nuisance had become so , re tnat they ( the Mendicity officers ) received instructions to lit m the alert and apprehend any persons who were found teZ ' 2 or annoying Mr . Solly . Mr . Tyrwhitt who heard the SSS tne act of beggmg was proved against the prisonei and would send her to the House of Correction with hard £ h uv f «

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      70 THE STAR OF FREEDOM-. September u 1852

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      GUILDHALL . The Man who Captured Tiiistlewood . —James Gains , an old man , who was stated to be one of the police-officers who assisted in the capture of the Cato-street conspirators , and Avas severely wounded on that occasion , was charged with stealing some reins from a person who had given him a night ' s shelter in a stable . The case having been proved , the prisoner , in a very off-hand manner , said , " Oh , I dare say I wanted to drive something about , and took the reins for that purpose . "—Sir J . Musgrove : It was very ungrateful to the person who sheltered

      you . —Prisoner : Oh , never mind that . Give him the reins . — Sir J . Musgrove : But the question is , what shall 1 do with you ? I know something of you . —Prisoner : I did ' nt know you though , for you ' re a new magistrate ; but I'll tell you what , old boy —( laughter ) , I got this cut in my head in taking Thistlewood in Cato street , in 1819 . —After several ludicrous remarks from the prisoner , Sir J . Musgrove sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment , stating that after that care should be taken of him . —Prisoner : Don't do that . You'd better give me sixpence , and let me go . ( Laughter . ) He was then removed in custody .

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      MANSION HOUSE . Pocket Picking-. —John Steel was charged with having picked the pocket of a gentleman named Harold . —The prosecutor felt a tug at his pocket , and observing the prisoner standing next to him , said to him " Give me my handkerchief . " The prisoner displayed an old handkerchief , and said it was the only one he had , but , upon being particularly requested to make restitution , he gave up the property , and wanted to go off . As , however , the prosecutor had a sum of money about him , which he considered had very narrowly escaped , he thought he was bound to give the thief into custody for examination as to other practices . The prisoner , upon finding that he was in danger of being

      detained , made an effort to get out of the way by biting the finger of the prosecutor , who , in his extremity , asked help of a seafaring man who was passing at the moment . The sailor at once took the prisoner by the collar , received from him a desperate blow between the eyes , and returned it with a force which prostrated his opponent , and stopped ali powers of resistance . —Some of the police said the prisoner belonged to a resolute gang of thieves , who issued from Union-court , Field-lane , at night , and that he had been three times summarily convicted . —Sir R . W . Garden committed the prisoner for twelve weeks to Bridewell , with hard labour .

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      WANDSWOETH . Concealment of Birth . —Elizabeth Denyer , a delicate looking young woman , late housemaid at Fenton ' s Hotel , St . James Street , was brought before Mr . Beadon , on the charge of concealing the birth of a child . The prisoner was so ill and exhausted that she was allowed to be seated . The following are the facts that led to the apprehension of the prisoner : —On Friday evening a boy named Kirby was in Battersea fields huntings rats with a dog . On lookiug into a dry ditch he saw a parcel tied up in brown paper , from which a child ' s foot protruded . He then gave it to a man , who took it to a

      publichouse . The child , a male , was full-grown , with hair upon its head more than an inch long . The body was wrapped in black gauze , and enclosed in some brown paper , which had two directions upon it . At the inquest , Dr . Statham , of Wandsworth road , Vauxhall , said the child had breathed . The umbilical cord had not been separated in the usual way , but apparently by a knife . The inquest was adjourned for a fortnight , and yesterday Police-constablo Potter , 118 V , said he had ascertained from Mr . Pool , a tailor in Saville -row , that the brown paper in which the child was wrapped , had enclosed a pair of trowsers

      which were sent to a gentleman staying at Fenton's hotel . The constable then asked Mr . Fenton if they had lately had a servant who they thought was likely to be pregnant . Mrs . Fenton said one of their housemaids was suspected , and she left on the 27 th of August , but returned on the 1 st of the present month to finish some needlework , and from that time she had not seen her . Witness on the previous day went to Reigate , and there found the prisoner lodging at the house of a laundress

      with whom she was acquainted . He asked the prisoner if she had not been in Mrs . Fenton's service , and she admitted she had for four months ; that Mrs . Fenton had accused her , in July , of being enciente , and she gave her mistress notice , but stopped till the 27 th of August , as her mistress could not get another servant to suit her . The prisoner said nothing more till she got to the station , when she said , that after leaving the hotel she- was walking down a street , when she was taken very unwell , and asked the landlady of a tavern to let her lie down on

      a bed for a short time . She refused to do so , and prisoner went to a water-closet , where she was delivered of a child . The prisoner was remanded until after the inquest ; and as she went to the cells , crying , she said the child found in Batter sea-fields was not hers .

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      CLERKENWELL . Another attempt at Self-Destruction . — Sarah Dunn a young woman , 18 years of age , was charged with attempting to commit suicide . —Mrs . Pool , of No . 5 , Lizard-street , St . Luke ' s , stated that she was formerly acquainted with the parents oi the prisoner . Her father was a respectable solicitor in the Cityroad , who gave her a liberal education . He died about nine years ago , and her mother four years since , leaving her destitute when tiie prisoner was compelled to obtain a situation as servant ' but she obli h

      was ged througillness to leave her service and witness was induced , from motives of charity , to receive and protect her under her roof ; but she was constantly in a state of melancholy . Yesterday morning she was informed that the prisoner had taken a quantity of oxalic acid , which witness kept in the house for the purpose of taking out stains . She found her suffering much from poison , which she admitted having taken . She immediately sent for a , policeman , 70 G who had her taken to lit . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where she was attended to , and was subsequentl y brought to this court The prisoner had no friends or relations to assist her except witness , ' and , her circumstances not being sufficient , she had urged the prisoner to go into the workhouse . Sarah Jones saw the prisoner with the poison , which she threatened to take . She advised her not toco such a foolish thing , but she mixed it with water , and swallowed it off , when witness made an alarm _

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      MAELBOROUGH STREET . Capture of a Privateer axd a Tiiader . —& ««» Snarl * a woman of the town , and Mr . John Benninyton , I traEm carrying on business at 97 , Jermyn-street , & . James ' s , C P rW ? ' ¦ u ? ™ P ™? ner wi * . -aM <> ying gentlemen in Hvde 1 aik , and the Utter with assaulting Amos , 232 A , and attempting to rescue the temale prisoner from his custody .-Thc poliman said he was about to apprehend the female in Hyde lVrk 2 ^ N mght ^ . ° yj S gentlemen , when the prison , teifered to prevent him and struck him twice in the sidewitb ?? 5 ?^?^ bavi ? S S ° tluh the whole of the

      ^^ r ' ™ S evidence , thought that there hadbcen some ^ g x ^ on the part of the officer , and that Mr . Benningtou kd di played more excitability than was called for .-Umler fee circumstances he ( Mr . Hardwick ) should fine him 20 s . ami v the woman seems not to have made any resistance he should fine her 20 s also , or in default to be committed for fourteen lock T mngtOn paid his fine ' aild the woman m

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      BOW-STREET . Kobbbby at the Waii Office .- William Clout and Wm JJoivdmc j were brought before Mr . Henry for final examination on the cnarge ot stealing official forms and stationery from the War-office . < William C . Bussell and John Ladcl , appeared on their recognizances to answer the charge of having knowingly received the stolen property . The charges were established against Clout and Dowding , who were committed for trial : Bussell and Ladd were discharged .

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      were > p before Mr . Combe , charged with plundering tneir employers of property to a considerable amount with tne view of absconding and emigrating to South Australia . A table on the floor of the court facing the magistrate ' s bench , was covered with pieces of silk , linon , stockings , boots and shoes , blankets , and a variety of other articles purloined bv the prison-? J S i Ai COm P laina ^ s . Both the complainants having identified the stolen property , the prisoners were committed .

      laced at the bar SOUTH WARK . Gettkg out to the Diggings ,-Alfred Taylor , In theanploy oi Mr . Howell , general salesman in Blackfriars-road , and Mary Hells , a young woman in the service of Mrs . Emma best , a milliner and bonnet-maker in Newington-causcwav ,

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      WESTMINSTER . Ballooning with Animals . —Mi \ Arnold was engaged for several hours in investigating the charges of cruelty arising oiit oi the conveyance of quadrupeds suspended from balloons wlf have ascended from Crcmorne Gardens . There were in all ftye summonses , three of which charged M . and Madame roitevm with unlawfull y ill-treating the two horses on which balloon ascents

      were made on the 23 rd and 26 th ult ., and the other tffj being against Mr . Simpson ibr causing ' the iU-treatm ^ alleged- 1 he ponies employed in the ascents were brong M w court caparisoned and strapped just , it was said , as prepay to an ascent . It was agreed that all the cases should be bjj together , the evidence in one serving for the other . Tnc ® : , witness called was Mr .. Harry Davis , a veterinary surged ° 41 , Duke-street , Manchester-square , who deposed to witnessing the ascent of the 23 rd ult . The nony was supported by » f tion of canvas under its abdomen , and a broad strap P « . sSC ( . ; . behmd the shoulders . The effect of hanging up the anif ¦ these fastenings would be compression of the alxlomu ' ; cera , congestion of the blood vessels in the hinder cxtremW ; , extravasatio n in the peritonium lining , the abdomen pro" * » internal bruises , and giving a deal of pain and suffering to animals . The external appearances would be , violent penP ^ won , and symptoms of great exhaustion from contniuea j ^ lne excessive perspiration would be a sign of nervous w ¦

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 11, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1695/page/6/