LIFE AND DEATH IN ST. GILES'S

... the proceedings some curious facts were elicited with reference to the criminal classes whichinufest the neighbourhood of Drury Lane. The first case was that of Georgiina Savage, aged seventy-one, who had been for several years well known in Oxford Street ...

THE COLLEEN BAWN IN COURT

... clear the way for his judgment on the second point. By this bill Mir. Webster soubght to prevent Mr. Bencicault from taktrg Drury Lane Theatre, or perferming therm. Now, to sustain euch a contention, there must be some agree- ment bhtween the partes putting ...

THEATRICAL QUARRELS

... for the defendant. There is also a cross suit to stay the plaintiff in this suit from carrying out an engagement to take Drury Lane Theatre. f ter the opening of the case, several efforts were made to come to an arrangement between the parties, and the ...

Complicated Watch Robbery

... of his watch at the Pit entrance of the Lyceum Theasre. Mir. Parfitt, the landlord of the Craven's Head public-house, in Drury. lane, told a person named Lygo, who was employed at the Olympic Theatre, and attended sales, that he wanted a watch for his daughter ...

Published: Sunday 12 January 1862
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 631 | Page: 15 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A POLICEMAN

... professional myself. I did not go home with my lady friend tb sleep, because she slept with her mother In Drury-lane. I. am an actress at Drury- lane and the Lyceum; but I do not play in my hus. band's name I paid the cabman at a public-house where the eabman ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury Lane Theatre; and Mr. Pater, instructed by Messrs. Weekes, was counsel for the defence. Sir Edmund Lechmere deposed that on the 26tb of Febra- Ary, desiriug to go on the Friday to Drury Lane Theatre, he got into a cub ...

POLICE DOINGS

... against the prisoner, said he had been engaged as surveyor upon certain buildings in course of erection in Bennett's court, Drury lane, for the Metropolitan Dwellings Improve- ment Association. Mr Brittain, a builder, who had for many years bad dealings with ...

THE POLICE COURTS

... appeared that the men were out with the wnrggons on the morning of the t 11th July, and they pulled up ait a coffee-house in Drury. lane to partakle of breakfast. One of the men looked out to see if the nose-bags wete all right, when be saw the de- fendant ...

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS

... jry pirso at prisoner guilty of receiving the property. Tluhne, t3 offieor, said in February, 18it, lke saws th~e pntoucs Drury Lane Theatre in the act ouf picteing p stq i took him to the station and there cautioued hir. ?? since been in custody. John ...

THE POLICE COURTS

... attempted to work. The prisoner, who declared he was innocent, and that on the night in question he was at a public-house in Drury- lane from half-past 5 until a quarter to 10, was committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. A very genteel looking young woman, but who ...

THE LAW COURTS

... cross bill was also filed by Mr Webster against A or Bucicault, having for its purpose to restrain the latter from taking Drury-Lane Theatre, on the ground that such a step was virtually in contravention of the agreement for the joint- management of the ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—YESTERDAY

... AnrjoGED. FRAUD AT A. T3nEATICAL TilcxFT-orirce. -Jamer.e West/ield, aseistant at a tneatrial t cliet-otuio, in Brydgea-street, Drury-lane, was charged with ebtaining money by false protences from Sir Erdmand Lechmere. h'r. H. Broadon, of Eecsex-treet, Strand ...