The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-16 00:00:00

AUGUST 16, 1832.

bracelets. He then took her upstairs, and she gave
him her brooch and brae.' 'ts
.nd he returned them
ask: her if they
were hers, and she said, "
to her.. He then took her dow.i sto the per-
kur again, and the men hed sone
after
which a!1 i,ft the room hut Sapid, and SwAil told
the men in the lobby to ferch down the old rascal, her
father. They then brought her father down into
the parlour, and the prisoner Small, and the man
she had first seen, struck him several times with
bludgeons and pistols, and knccked him into a
chair. Her father then said to her, " Fetch me
my keys, and give them the money." She took
the candle to go up stairs, and Small said, "You are
not going by yourself." She went into her father's
room and searched his clothes for the keys, but did
not find them, and then said, "You have got the keys."
He said, "We have not," and stooped down to exa-
mine her father's small clothes, anti in doing so his
mask fell off partly and she saw his face. She then
recognised him as the prisoner Small, whom she had
known for three or four years as a hawker. When his
mask fell off, the prisoner said to her, " Do you know
me " She answered "No." He said " It's as well
for you." They then went down stairs into the par-
lour, and Small said, " Pat the old rascal on the fire,"
and pulled her father by his legs along the floor to-
wards the fire. While he stooped down to do so she
again saw part of his face under his mask. They all
then left the room, and said they were going to Speke-
hall and would return in half an hour, and if they
found no money they would blow out her brains.
They fastened the door. She had told them the safe
was in the hall. One of the men afterwards returned
and said he had forgotten his coat. He got his coat
and then went away, fastening the door, and she saw
no more of them. She had seen Small the Friday
before at their house, and knew him both from bis ap•
pearance and dress. She also recognised the prisoner
Wood by his dress and features, and by his eyes,
which are very dark. She had seen him at Woolton
as a witness for Small. _ _

John M‘Farlan,, the agent of Mr. Watt at Speke
was then examined, and stated that on the night in
question he went to bed at nine o'clock, and heard
his daughter scream. He shouted out " Holloa,"
and got up, but got into bed again. Two men came
into the room ' • one of them had a brace of pistols in
his hands, and the other had a bludgeon. He asked
them what they wanted, and they replied, " Money."
He said he had no money in his pocket, and the
shorter of the two men said, " he knew witness had
got some money the week before," which was true.
Witness put his hand under his pillow, and the man
asked him what he had got there, and witness an-
swered" his watch." The man said, " Give it to
me," and be gave it to him. The man then ordered
him to turn his face to the wall and struck bim on
the side of the head with a bludgeon and ordered
him not to look at them. They then searched up and
down the room, the lesser of the men holding a
pistol in each hand, and telling him if he did not
give up his money they would blow his brains out.
They then left the room, but shortly after returned
and pulled him out of bed, and then searched the
bed clothes. The taller man threatened .to
strike him with his bludgeon for taking up a chair
to defend himself, and called to the man in the lobby
to come and take him down and put him on the fire.
They then dragged him down stairs in his shirt into
the parlour, where his daughter, the little man (one of
the prisoners), Mr. Edwards, the servant girl, the
servant lad, and Mrs. Seddon were. They then threw
him to the other side of the room, and struck him
with bludgeons, and threatened to throw him on the
fire. The witness then corroborated the account
given by the last witness. The little man was like
the prisoner Small, whom he knew, he having worked
for him several times. He knew him also by his
voice. When the men were gone ha missed a gun
and 331. He was confined a fortnight from the in-
juries which he received.
Mrs. Edward, Mary Taylor, the servant, and
William Parker, the servant lad, corroborated the
statements of the last two witnesses, and said the two
prisoners were like two of the men.
The prisoner Small was afterwards apprehended by
the police, and when before the magistrates at Woolton
the other prisoner, Wood, was examined as a witness
on his behalf, when he was identified by Miss
MTarlane, and apprehended.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. ATKINsoN then addressed the jury for the de-
fence, and called a number of Irish witnesses to prove
an alibi.
Mr. MoNK having replied,
His LORDSHIP summed up with great impartiality,
and the jury Acquitted the prisoners.

WESTERN CI RCU IT.—Bristol, Aug. 14.

(Before Mr. Baron PLATT and a Special Jury.)

GIBSON V. WILKES.

Mr. Slade and Mr. Ball were counsel for the plain-
tiff, end Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Phien for
the defendant.

This was an action brought by a merchant in
Gracechurch-street, London, against the defendant,
who was a spindle and brass manufacturer at Wol
verhampton, to recover 5401. for money advanced by
the plaintiff to the defendant. To this there were
three pleas—first, that except as to 251, which had
been paid into court, he (the defendan,) was not lie
ble ; secondly, that except as to the 251., he had a
set off; and, thirdly, the defendant pleaded payment.
It appeared that these parties had had a good deal
to do together in mines, and the plaintiff swore that
he had lent the defendant money, and that he had paid
sums for him amounting to the sum new claimed in
this action. The real merits of the case were not very
important, but there were curious circumstances con-
nected with it.

Tae plaintiff- was called and examined, and be
stated that he was a merchant in the city of Loudon ;
that he had been introduced to the defendant. He
became connected with mining transactions, and par-
ticularly with the Royal Hibernian Mining Company.
They had gone to Ireland together, and the plaintiff
had paid all the expenses of the journey ; he had also,
at the request of the defendant, lent him money. In
consequence of the plaintiff having rendered great
service to the company it was suggested that they
should present him with a service of plate, and a dayto
was fixed for the purpose, and the defendant was
it
be vice-chairman. The defendant said he thought
requisite to have a diamond ring and a diamond pin
for that occasion, and in consequence a jewellerwsais
called in, and a ring was selected at the price of 2
which sum, however, the defendant did not pay,
and the plaintiff had had to pay the money. The
defendant had also given the plaintiff's son a gold
snuffbox, of the value of 251., which the plaintiff had
also paid.
In cross-examination the plaintiff stated that he was
born in the name of Gibson, but from his infancy
until within the last ten years he had gone by the
name of Howard, his maternal name. He had been
brought up in the military school, his father having
been a military man. He was afterwards placed on
board ship. While there, 20 years ago, some infor-
mation came to his knowledge relative to his parent-
age,hore and he and another young man went on shore
and hired a gig to go and make inquiries. e
.Uwith
reaching London they wanted money to proceed
they sold
their intentions, and to obtain that::
apprehended,
the horse and gig. The plaintiffo
tried, and convicted, and sentenced ed toseveAnfyteerarhs;
transportation. He was sfenut
had served out his term of
wasp now an extensive nishment he set to work,
had been prosperous. Australia.
him to give
they
mer-
chant. Before his trial endeavours in-
duceennadineeavooufrtshewferrieenmdadwehatowa
used
ttohe
dhoosros,e and
.frillened
however, resolutely
with him when t
h
be lived
never was suspected, but he now stated that that
friend was since dead,. buthad he would now
the House of Peers.
eyrefsuosl
The defence, as related by the defendant, was that
he had an interest in the mine, and that the money,
have been sitting in
instead of being advanced as a loan, was money paid
as profit arising from the mine.
language upon the raking up the previous cha-
Mr. Baron PLATT, in summing up, spoke in very
strong
racter of the plaintiff. An offence had been com-
mitted in his early life ; he had suffered the punish-
ment for it, and had since become an honourable man,
and it ought to be forgotten, and not used as a means
of intimidation.

The trial lasted the whole day, and ended in a ver
dice for the plaintiff for 2241.

POLICE IN TiLLIGENCE.
WSHIP-ST R E ET
Robert Burns, G
aslight-made delicate. boy of twelve
years old, the bridge of whose nose was so injured as
to render it level with his face, was placed at the bar
tbeforetea
kettle t
11;
lle of he
Mr. D 'tEy
valuencou of is
r t, charged.3d.
with stealing an iron
Mr. George Cash, an ironmonger in High-street,
Whitechapel, said—l was in my shop at six o'clock
last night, when a neighbour ran in and told me some
boys had stolen a kettle from my door. I hastened
out after them, and overtook the prisoner at the end
of St. Mary's .street, in company with others, with
the kettle in an apron. The other boys escaped, but
I held this one till a constable came up, and gave him
into custody.
Mr. VEYNCOURT (to the prisoner )—Well, do you
wish to say anything in answer ?
Prisoner—l did not steal the ketttlee,n3Sir , • two boys
came away from this gentleman's door, and asked me
to hold the bundle for a minute, batth,e mwohmerei ntthils
had got it they both went on very quick, and I went
on quick too to keep up with them,
gentleman took hold of me for stealing the k
other boys
ettle, but
I did not think it was a robbery till the
ran away.
Mr. D'ETNCOURT, on hearing this kind of defence,
thogh and o delivered in an artless apparently truth„
fill manner, had apparently made
con-
vict, and having asked the prisoner in the usual
formal tertilts whether he
with the case to its being sent before ajury, to which

the boy with some hesitation assented, W 23 about to
sentence the r, when he 'sketzi the prosecut
what exCO,P Ph, preset!. r had 'nide to him on bein
dectected ?
Mr. Cash—Wh ,he said the bees bad given it
to him, just the same as he does now, and did nut
try to get away. I really don't wish to hurt the
lad, if your Worship pleases, and should not have
given him into custody at all if it had not been for the
incessant robberies to which we shopke
daily subjected. It is generally done by boys, wh°lll
you don't see, and only yesterday my neighbour,.Mn't
Parker, was shamefully robbed by them, BO the
thieves got away.
Mr. D'EYNCOURT (to the boy)—What are your
epers are
father and. mother ? Prisoner—l have not got any
father or mother. My father, who was a sailor,
went to sea a good many years ago, but never
so l
home again, and mother thought he was dead,
lived with her till she died.
Mr. D'EYNcoußT—When did she die, then?
Prr
soner—About a year ago ; she caught the ty phuS
fever, and died of it.
Mr. D'EYNCOURT—Have you any brothers or sis-
ters ? Prisoner—No, Sir, only myself.
Mr. D'EYNCOURT—Then how do you get a
and where do you sleep at night ? Prisoner I taked
care of carts and hold horses, and run of errands, en
when I can't get anything like that to do I Pick
UZ
bones in the street and sell them to the ragshops. but
sleep where I can, sometimes in sheds and stables!,
now I'm sleeping at a place kept by a man gam
Howard, for a few nights.
Mr. D'ErricoieET—Why don't you try to get re;
ployment ? Prisoner—Why, I did, Sir ; stoPPe
who
bardse ~
long as I could with a man named
' coals about the streets, but he made me work soo
away;
and beat me so badly, that I was obliged t run
tber
from him, and I've never been able to get any -
place since.
Mr. D'ETNcoURT—How did you get that dreadful
wound on your nose ? Prisoner—Why, I was 81,IteePa;
ilwnoghkaedumnodoeewurhpaerwpeeitnhthouse in Houndaditch one vig" sn
elseth r
eteo
ogro ,
fowuhre
heavy
eaa
vCyi City
opiv°sl:eooen°3o
d
back with his truncheon, and on my julnPitr!gerert s:a•
turning round, he struck at me again wit° "*" a
cheon, and it came on the bridge of my nose snever
dreadful blow that the blood poured out, end it reale
stopped bleeding from then, half-past onesbree
morning, till half-past eight at night. That wa.0
months ago, I think, but I have always got a Pal
my nose
IY ever since. le to
Mr. EYNCOURT—And do you mean serious ;for
tell me that you have got your living in that avul so
the whole of the last twelvemonth, ever since you rat
that your mother died ? Prisoner (with aPPa..,O,
earnestness)—Yes, Sir, I couldn't live any othe.re",:el.
Mr: D'ErticonaT (after some consideratlnuti
the
This is certainly a very extraordinary statetnen
se at
boy makes, if true. I shall not deal with the etlyou,
present ; let him be remanded tor a week; °Ethos'
officer, in the meantime make proper inquiries at his
who know him, and ascertain what you can lib°
previous life and conduct.
The constable, of course, promised to do a(); p°Pa
e•
the prisoner was transferred to the klotase
tention.

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