The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-05 00:00:00

near the stable he heard a shuffling noise which appeared
to proceed from the privy adjoining. The noise was
repeated, and witness called out, "Who is there ?" A.
man answered him, " Oh, it's only a bobby." (Laugh-
ter.) Believing that it was a policeman he did not take
any more notice of the noise, but went into the stable
and lighted a candle to go about his work.
Thomas Arnold, son to last witness, said be went into
the privy adjoining the stable at 7 o'clock on the same
morning, when he found a pair of black worsted gloves
such as worn by police constables. They were covered
with feathers and a pair of kid gloves were inside of
them. Witness took them to his mistress.

Charles Enry, coachman to Alfred Rosslyn, Esq.,
Camberwell•terrace, adjoining the premises of the pro-
secutix, said about 20 minutes to 1 on Thursday after-
noon, the 14th ult., he picked up the head and portion
of the neck of a grey goose on the lawn. He had heard
of a goose being stolen, and he took the• head to Miss
Bates, who identified it.

Mr. John Lund, superintendent of the P division of
the metropolitan police, said that the gloves in question
were shown to him on Thursday morning, the 14th ult.
They were covered with feathers, and had kid gloves
inside of them. He received information of the rob-
bery, and went to the two constables on the beat and
the adjoining one. He afterwards proceeded to the pri-
soner's house with Sergeant Quinnear, when his wife
opened the door and admitted them. The prisoner
came up from the kitchen, when witness entered to
speak to him. Feathers were at the time adhering
to his waistcoat and trowsere. Witness noticed
his great coat hanging up covered with feathers
also. He then asked the prisoner where his
gloves were ! He replied in his hat. Witness
took his hat down and looked in it, but there were no
gloves. The prisoner then said he had a pair with kid
gloves inside, which he placed there to keep his hands
warm. Sergeant Quinnear then went do wnstairs, when
witness called out to him to look for the goose. The
prisoner said he had a goose, but it had been given to
him some days ago. Quinnear brought a goose upetairs,
when he told the prisoner that he must consider himself
in his custody for stealing it. The prisoner had been in
the police force about three months, having joined in
August last.
George Quinnear, police sergeant No. 1 P, said he ac-
companied his superintendent to the prisoner's house,
between 10 and 11 on Thursday morning, the 14th ult.
The prisoner's fingers* and clothes were covered with
' grey goose feathers. The superintendent asked him
what time ho came off duty. He replied 5 o'clock, and
that the gloves were in his hat. There were no gloves
there. Witness searched the prisoner's house, and in
the back kitchen he found a dead goose partially plucked,
with the head off. He took possession of it, and all the
feathers, and when at the police station he received the
head from the prosecutrix, and found it to correspond
with the other portion of the goose. The prisoner was
very violent when the goose was found, and attempted
to rush out of the house, and they had to use force to
secure him. The premises of the prosecutrix were 200
yards off the prisoner's beat.
James Grant, police sergeant 11 P, said that on
Thursday morning, at 5 o'clock, the prisoner ought to
have presented himself at the station-house with the
other constables off duty at that time. He did not
make his appearance until 5 minutes after that time,
when he told witness that he had been to call up a con-
stable for day duty. About a quarter to ten o'clock
Miss Bates came to the station-house and gave informa-
tion of the robbery, at the same time handing witness
a pair of gloves covered with feathers. Witness es:-
amined the prisoner's rattle, and found spots of blood on
it, and feathers adhering to it.
Mr. Mack, on behalf of the prisoner, contended that
there was no direct proof that the goose was stolen by
him ; it might have been given to him after the robbery
by another person. As for the feathers being over his
clothes that was nothing, as he had a right to pluck his
own goose. (Laughter.) The gloves being found did
not show that they were his property.
The Chairman in summing up the case said, the pri-
soner had not called any one to prove his lawful posses-
sion of the goose, and the gloves completely answered
the description of his, which he said had kid gloves in-
side of them. He had no occasion to dwell with any
length upon the case, as all the combined circumstances
told very much against him.
The jury, without the lease hesitation, returned a ver-
dict of guilty.
The Chairman said that, after hearing all the evidence,
they could come to no other conclusion than that ho was
guilty of the robbery.
The prosecutrix here said that she lost three ducks a
short time before, and the prisoner called upon her and
told her he knew that some boys had stolen them. He
was the thief all the time.

The Chairman said it was a peculiarly bad case. The
prisoner was appointed to protect the property of the
public; instead of which he robbed the parties he was
considered to protect against thieves. Strictly speak-
ing, the prisoner ought to be punished with penal servi-
tude, which he richly deserved ; but as it was an act of
larceny he could not do so. He should, however, sen-
tence him to 12 months' hard labour in Wandsworth
House of Correction.

TWELVE MONTHS IN THE LIFE OF A
DETECTIVE POLICEMAN.