The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-ST REET. —Samuel Hay, a cap-
tain in the East India Company's service, residing at
No. 6, Blonifield-street, Hatrow-road, was brought be-
fore Mr. Bingham, charged with obtaining from Mr.
Andrew Campbell, jeweller, 43, Tottenham-court-road,
three gold watches, three gold chains, and other articles
of the value of 681. 35., by fraudulent pretences. He was
further charged with obtaining from Mr. Allbon, toLam-
conist, 227, Regent-street, a quantity of cigars and pipes,
value 23/. 195., by similar means.
• Mr. Campbell deposed that on the evening of the 31
inst. the defendant, of whom be had some previous know-
ledv, accompanied by two young ladies, came to his
shop, and selected three gold watches, three gold chain:,
three brequet chains, one gold bracelet, a pair of diamond
ear-rings, and other articles, which came to 68/,
and in payment for which he gave witness the cheque
now produced for that amount, drawn upon Alexander,
Fletcher, and Co. Prosecutor packed, up the goods,
and the defendant took them away with him. Oa
the following morning witness presented the cheque,
and was informed that the defendant bad no effects
there. Prosecutor saw no more of the defendant
until yesterday when he saw him pass his (prosecu-
tor's) residence in the Harrow-road. Witness followed
him till be met a police constable, when he gave
him into custody. The defendant said he would return
the goods, that ha had no money at Alexander's, but
they had a power of attorney to receive his money from
the company. Witness had recovered all the goods from
the defendant, and did not wish to press the charge any
further.

Mr. Allhon said that on Saturday last the defendant
called at his shop and selected goods to the amount of
231.-195., in payment for which he gave him a cheque
fnr the amount, drawn upon Alexander, Fletcher, and
Co. On presenting the cheque on Monday, he was told
there were no effects. The defendant had given up all
the goods, and he (prosecutor) did not wish to proceed
further in the matter.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said Messrs.
Alexander and Co. had given him two cheque books—
one for town, and the other for the country—
and he had given them a power of attorney to
receive his pay from the company, and also front some
property in Scotland. He thought he had money at
Alexander's, and bad not the least idea of the cheque
being dishonoured till Sunday.
Mr. Bingham said be should remand the defendant
till Wednesday, but would take hie own recognisance to
appear on that day.

CLERKENWELL.—Josepit Robinson and
I
Gandy, labourers on the Great Northern Railwayiiwilea::
charged with stealing from one of the trucks standing
the goods station, a large number of cups and saucers, in
and other property.
,It appeared that one of the constables in the employ
of the railway, on Saturday, lifted up straw whichw
lying about in a verysuspicious manner, and found under
it a large number of cups and saucers. Having marked four
of the cups, he went away, and on his return found that
a large pillion of the property was gone. Suspicion fell
on. the two prisoners ; and upon Green and another con-
stable going to the residence of the pilsonera, and search-
ing the place, they found that and other propeityi., their
posseitlon. Having been cau:ioued, they stated that
they had taken the property from one of-the trucks in
the yard.--They bad-made inquiries, and bad ascertained
that Mr. Duckwith, a china dealer, of Camden-town,
had missed some property of the description named
from one of bis crates.
- The prisoners were remanded for a week.

WESTMINSTER.—James Riley, described as a
labourer, was charged with a brutal avanit upon Eliza-
beth Atkins, a woman with whom he cohabits. •

Complainant, whose head was literally enveloped ia
linen bandages, stated that on the previous night she and
defendant went out together, and bad some liquor, and
Upon" their return home defendant asked for some supper.
She had been unable to procure any, and told him so,
upon which he became very violent, and hurled a wash-
hand basin at her, which cut her head open.
A police•constable stated that complainant came to
him with her head bandaged, and stated that she had j net
returned from the hospital. She pointed out defendant
as the rraon who had inflietcd the iJijury, LlUd upon

finding that she was determined to give him into custody,
he threw a cup at her, and cut her ear very severkly.

Defendant alleged that both he and his wife were
under the influence of liquor, and that she first scratched
his face, the mai ks of which he bore.

Mr. Arnold said that he would suppose there might
have been provocation for the first assault, ai the com-
plainant was under the influence of liquor, but there could
be none for the second, which was of a brutal description,
and he therefore committed defendant for two months to
hard labour in the House of Correction.

LAMBETH. Mr. Jenkins, the landlord of the
Queen Ann public-house on Walworth-common, waited
on Mr. Elliott yesterday to contradict some of the state-
ments made by a person named Parrott. Mr. Jenkins
said he was from home when the death of George Fresh-
water, his late potman, took place, and therefore the
statement of Parrott, that he bad offered to pay half the
funeral expenses, was destitute of truth. He (Mr. Jen-
kins) bad further to complain of the disgusting conduct
of Parrott at his house during his absence, in exhibiting
the heart of the deceased in so open and indelicate a
manner in his hands that the blood streamed through
his fingers, and the exhibition had such an effect upon
his daughter that she became seriously ill, and be had
been obliged to call in a medical gentleman to attend her.
Mr. Elliott—Did this man Parrott collect any money
at your house ?

Mr. Jenkins—When he came to my house and exhi-
bited the heart of the deceased, he said it was his inten-
tion to bury the remains of Freshwater, and required
12s. to pufchase the ground ; and my sister-in-law, who
was in charge of my business, gave him half-a-crown,
expressing a hope at the time that she should never see
him again. I understood him to say that he bad got 7s.
6d. out of the 12s. to purchase the ground, and all this
no doubt he has obtained by false pretences. This Par-
rott's improper conduct, and the statement inlhe news-
papers, has been the cause of much annoyance to me
and my family. _ _ _

Mr. Elliott—ls this person Parrott forthcoming ?
Foster, the officer—No, sir, I have not been able to
find him.

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Mr. Elliott—You shall have a warrant for his appre
hension.

SOUTHWARK.—Jane Gibson, a Scotch wom an, aged
43, until recently a nurse in St. Thomas's Hospital, was
charged with having in her possession an immense quan-
tity of property belonging to the Crimean Hospital and
the Patriotic Fund.

James Smith, police constable, said—On Satnday
night, from information I received I went with Inspector
Moor, to the prisoner's lodgings, No. 45, Redcross-street.
She was in the room, and I told her that I suspected she
had in her possession considerable property belonging to
Government. She asked me what I meant ? I told her
I believed she had stores belonging to the Hospitals in
the Crimea. She replied, " Whatever I have got were
given to- me by Miss Nightingale, at Scutari." I saw
four large boxes in ber room, and.l asked ber to °Fen
them. While she was doing so I perceived a large wa-
terproof sheet, such as those used in the military hospi-
tals at the seat of war. I asked her how she became
possessed of that_? She replied that a soldier of The Scots
Fusilier Guards gave it to her. She said she was chosen
by Mrs. Sidney Herbert to proceed with several other
nurses to the east ; that in December last she accom-
panied Miss Stanley to Constantinople, and from thence
to Scutari and Balaklava, and that she remained
at the latter place until June last, when she was
sent home. I understand she was discharged for
drunkenness, and sent home in disgrace. Soon after
her arrival in London she obtained a situation in St.
Thomas's Hospital, but she had returned to her drunken
habits, and a short time since sl.• was dismissed.

Mr. Seeker—What other property did you find in her
room ?

Constable—When she opened the boxes she first pulled
out two very fine linen shirts, marked "J. S." 49-6,
and another one marked "J. 8." 41-12. I asked her
where she got them, as they evidently belonged to some
military officer ? She replied, " Oh, Miss Nightingale
gave them tome." After that she corrected herself, and
sail they were her husband's, who went with her, to the
Crimea. I believe she has to husband. She next took
from the box three fine new linen shirts, two marked
" W. 5.," and one marked " Burbidge." Those she
said belonged to herself, bat I have strong reason to be-
lieve they belong to the camp hospitals. I next found a
book entitled " Mernoire of Father Ripa's Travels in
China." It is marked officially on she title-page, "Aus-
tralian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company," and un-
derneath that " Presented to the Royal Patriotic Fund
for the use of the sick." She said a soldier gave it to her.
Prisoner—Yes, sir ; I got it at Balaklava to read on
nr voyage home.
Conetable —I have an immense quantity of others of
a similar nature, and others published by the Society for
the Diffusion of? Christian Knowledge, which have been
sent over to the army in the Crimea, belt I have not got
them in court. I further searched her boxes and found
two large linen table cloths, one marked "S. 0. 8.,"
No. 9, 1843, and the other marked "B." .One chemise
marked "7 8.," 12 ; one "E. S. E.," 9; one " E. S. 5.,"
and one "-E. S. R," 8. I asked her where ebe got
these things from ? and she said that Miss Nightingale,
Miss Bracebridge, and Miss Stanley had given them to
her. I also found a large thick flannel shirt marked
"A. W.," No. 2 ; three napkins marked " F. A. S. I.
Z.,.36, E. 24, 1842.," Two pair of army hospital Shoes
marked on the soles with the broad arrow, quite new.
In another part of her room I found a feather pillow
marked "Scutari Hospital, from Finsbury-square."
Prisoner—l got that given to me at Balaklava, when
I went to atten the sick and wounded there. As to
the shoes, they were delivered out to me by the pnr-
, veyor, at Balaklava, for my own use, as well as a pair
of thick Russian boots, to stand the inclemency of the
climate. In fact all the things were given to me. Miss
Bracebridge was very kind to the nurses, and when I
was coming home she told me to take anything I wanted.
I accordingly took them. Miss Bracebridge ordered her
housekeeper to give me a good supply, and silo gave 'me
the flannel, sheets, and table•cloths. Mies Stanley gave
me the others, and saw me pack up my boxes and go
on boar/ ship.
Inspector Moore—The prisoner told me that if the
goods were wrong Miss Nightingale gave them to her.
We have nearly a cart load of property in the station
house of a similar description to those prOduced, and I
ask fora remand to enable me to communicate with the
Government and Mrs. Sidney Herbert.

Mr. Secker—Then I shall remand her for a week.

David Discroll, a, thick-set powerful-looking fellow, of
a very determined aspect, was brought before Mr.
Seeker, charged with violently assaulting John ThurteN,
the master of a trading vessel, lyinc, of Pickle Herring
sta;rq, and robbing him of his watch."

Tile pro iecutor stated, that on Sunday evening, abutit
half past eight. he wa, proceeding to his vessel, and when
he arrived at the wharf he found her lying high and dry.
He stood fora moment looking at the vessel, when the
prisoner cattle up to him, and asked him a question,
which he answered ; but as witness was looking at the
men on boar:?, he suddenly pounced upon him and threw
him down, ani while on the ground he snatched his
watch, breaking it from the chain, and before witness
could get up prisoner ran away.
Frederick Hough, 112 M, said be received informa-
tion of the robbery, and at two o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing he went to No. 5, Vine yard, and knocked at the
door, but was refused admission. He then burst open
the door, and found the prisoner in bed. Ho woke him
up, and told him he wanted him for a robbery, telling
him at the same time the nature of the charge, but he
denied all knowledge of it. Witness took him into cus-
tidy, and when at the station-house the prosecutor and
Benjamin Bristow, the mate of the vessel, who witnessed
the affair, identified him as the thief.

In answer to the charge the prisoner said he went
home drunk on Saturday night last, and he knew nothing
of the robbery.
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The magistrate remanded him for a few days for fur-
ther evidence.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT WITH TEE

ROYAL TRA

The inquest upon the body of William Haigh, who
accompanied the Royal train on the 6tll inst., and was
killed between Darlington and Ferryhill, on the North-
Eastern Railway, was held at the Swan Inn, Ferryhill
station, on the Bth inst., before Mr. W. Trotter, coroner,
of Darlington-ward. The inquest was appo!ntod for 10
o'clock a.m., but was adjourned until 2 p.m., on account
of the non-attendance of witnesses. The following evi-
dence was adduced : .

Robert Buckton, of Ricknail, deposed—l atria plate-
layer on the North-Eastern Railway. I was standing
on the north side of R:cknall-bridge on Thursday last,
the 6th inst. ; I was looking out for the Royal train, in
which the Queen was travelling from London to Edin-
burgh. The train came up about 34 minutes past 2
o'clock in the afternoon. When the train had got about
400 yards past me I saw a man open the door of a car-
riage about a third from the van behind ; he stepped
out upon the foot-board with his faCe to the south.
When he got to the end of the carriage he tinned his
face to the north, and then stooped down and looked at
the axle-box. As soon as the carriages passed over the
viaduct which crosses the river Skerne I saw something
white fly up, which I thought was a newspaper. I
went on to look, and found a man lying about 10 yards
over the viaduct, betvreeh the two lines of rails. He
was lying on his side, and quits dead. He had a large
cut and fracture upon the top and front part of his head.
His skull was fractured. There are some rails on the
viaduct between the two lines of rails, and I think the
man might have hit his head against the rails. There
was a little blood upon the north end of the rails. There
are nearly 30 inches between the iron rails and the wood
rails upon the viaduct. The wood rails are about three
feet in height. The train was running about 4S miles
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middle of the viaduct, which led me to believe the man
bad been oiling the sheaves. did not know the man.
I think his left arm was brokeli.
Alexander Christison, of Neweaatle-on-Tyne deposed
—/ am superintendent of the passenger traffic on the
North-Eastern , I joined the Royal train at
York on Thursday. When the train arrived at Darling.
ton it was found necessary to detach the Queen's car-
riage, in consequence of one of the axles being very hot,
and also to cool the axles of two other carriages. The
Queen got into another carriage in the train. We left
Darlington at 2.26. I was not aware of anything being
wtong until we got to Ferryhill, when the train stopped
in consequence of a signal from the guard in the last van.
I produce the printed instructions for the Royal train,
caw the cover Of oue of the vale,,b9zes opu wie.« the