The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.— 1V illiat; Scarborough, a respectable
looking youth, 18 years or age, was charged under the
following circumstances:—
Joseph Avant, pawnbroker, of Fleet-street, stated that
on Wednesday, about half-past one o'clock, the prisoner
wished to pledge two dozen pairs of kid gloves. On in-
quiry, he said they belonged to his brother, a glove-
finisher, in Jewin-street, who worked for a firm in the
Borough-road. Witness said he did not think any glove
manufacturers lived in the Borough-road, and was about
to look in the Directory to see it any one of the name
the prisoner gave lived in Jewiu-street, when he said it
was not likely that ho would fiLd his brother's name
there, as ha lived at the top of the house. Witness then
inquired in whose employ he was, and the prisoner stated
that ho was out of employ, but had been with a chemist
at Southampton, whom he had left four days, and that
his brother wished him to pledge the gloves. Witness,
not being satisfied with this statement, asked him to walk
into the parlour, on which he said, " Ou, no; I'll go and
fetch my brother," ani attempted to run away. lie then
gave him into custody, and on inquiry found ho was in
the service of Messrs. Morley, of Wood-street, Cheap-
side.
A warehouseman, from Messrs. Motleys, ideu tic ed the
prisoner as a clerk who bad been in their service since
tat July, and stated his belief that the gloves were their
property, although their was no peculiarity of make or
private mark about them.
A police-constable, who searched the prisoner's lodg-
ings, produced a duplicate, by which it appeared that
two dozen pairs of gloves had been pledged at Mr.
Fleming's, in St. Martin's-lane, on Oct. 8, for IL, and
an assistant of Mr. Fleming's produced them, and iden-
tified the prisoner as having pledged them.
Mr. John Morley said that the gloves in question were
similar to those in his warehouse, and that it had been

ascertained two dozen pairs of gloves had been taken from
a box in their warehouse. He was quite satisfied that
these were the only cases which the prisoner had been
engaged in, and recommended him to the merciful con-
sideration of the ma;istrate, hoping ho would deal sum-
arily with the case. klis father and brother were very
respectable persons. From seine letters that had been
found there was reason to believe that the prisoner had
been induced to commit the offence from a connexion he
had formed with a young woman in the City•road.
Alderman Finnis expressed his hesitation to deal with
so serious a matter as the robbery of an employer by
a confidential servant, but as the evidence did not quite
make out a felony, he should remand the case for the
present.

BOW-STREET.—Henry Wilson, a young, man, who
described himself as a tailor "in the habit of frequenting
races," was brought before Mr Henry, charged with the
following robberies, practised on coffee-house keepers.
Juhn Hatt, jun., stated that he resided with his father,
who kept a coffee-house in Drury-lane. On Wednesday
night the prisoner slept at the house, having with him a
carpet-bag, and on his leaving the house next morning
witness suspected that the bag contained greater bulk
than on the previous night, and a hasty glance at the
bedroom satisfied him that his suspicions were correct.
Witness followed the prisoner, who then ran off, but was
apprehended and searched at the station-house. when a
blanket and a pair of trousers were found in the carpet,-
bag, and another blanket concealed round the prisoner
s
person. The blanket produced the witness identified as
the property of his father, and the boots, also produced,
as belonging to a lodger.
Police-constable 82 F apprehended the prisoner and
searched him.
Inspector Dodd exhibited a pasteboard dumy, hy
which the carpet bag had been uistended so aspen leave
space for stowing away the articles purloined by the
prisoner.
Mr. Henry said it was important that hotel and coffee-
house keepers
.should be put on their guard against such
devices, and directed that the dummy should be shown
at the trial.
The prisoner denied the charge.
Mr. Thomas James Squires, of 10, Chandos-street,
coffee-house keeper, preferred a nearly similar charge.
About three weeks ago the prisoner slept at his house,
and was going ateay with a parcel, which he threw down
when stopped. I; contained a counterpane and sheet,
the property of witness.
Mr. ileury committed the prisoner for trial.

WORSITIP-STREET.—A poor man who had been
found between three and four o'clock that morning, by
M.Leod, 179, prostrate, sick, and exhausted, on the
pavement near St. Luke's Workhouse, and who stated
that ho had walked from Barnet that morning, was
brought under the notice of the magistrate. M'Leod said
that perceiving that it was an extreme case, he had taken
him in the first instance to the workhouse door, but the
gate-keeper on hearing his story kept both of them
waiting WO-an-hour until ne spoke to the master, and
then said the man could not be admitted. The man
was next taken to the station, but the inspector at
once sent /aim
back with a message, that the mas-
ter would be held responsible for any failure of his
duty. This time the gatekeeper said the man must
wait an hour for his admission, sad the policeman ac-
cordingly left him at the gate at his own request.
way, considerably after the lapse of the
Going that
hour, the policeman found the poor man still unad-
mitted, and knecking at the gate was told he would have
to wait another hour yet. Under these circumstances,
the man was again conducted to the station-house, where
he became so alarmingly ill that it was found necessary
to send for the police surgeon, under whose directions ho
was supplied with restoratives and placed in a comfort-
able position near the fire until the arrival of the usual
hour for bringing forward the night charges at this
court.
The surgeon showed that the ca se was one which
would hot bear delay, and that permanent injuries might
result to the poor man from the neglect he had ex-
perienced. to
The gate-keeper wag summoned appear to answer
for his conduct, but on presenting .
himself he excused his
conduct by the strictness of !.he
that he did not think
the man was ' very " as
bad indeed, , according to the
rule, he must bo to justify instant admission.
Mr. Hama:nil professed himself in no wise satisfied
with this explanation, and sent for the Master, who did
not come. The magistrate then ordered that the case
should be represented to the Chairman of tha Board of
Guardians for inquiry.
—.....

LAMBETH.—Johannah Conner, 20 veers of
age,
was charged with pouring some powerful acid into the
mouth of en infant only five weeks old, belonging
to her
master baker, carrying on
master, by which its life wets endangered.
deposed that on
Mr. Edward Lapham, a
business at 57, Lower Marsh, Lamheth,
is h
the preceding evening, about seven
for about seven o clock, he desired the
prisoner, whu had been in
as be wanted to speak to her, and
weeks, to go up stairs and tell her mistress that he wished
her to come down,
the Infant until her mis,trees
that she was to stop with
returned. Mrs. Lapham came down stairs, and while he
convulsions. Mrs. Lapham, in
was in conversation, the prison.er came down stairs and
and found the infant said the infant was in
at its mouth, found it much
consequence, hurried op stairs,
.
quite evident, from its cry-
ingcon-
violently, and on looking
inflamed on one side, and it was
condition, particularly as she
tortions, tha; it was suffering severely. Mrs.. Lapham be-
coming alarmed at the child's
had observed the top part of its dress much discoloured
and burnt, celled out to him, and be instantly ran up stairs
first, and next proceeded for the assistance of Mr. Sewell,
a medical gentleman in the neighbourhood. Arr. Sewell
being absent from home, his aesiste.
nt promptly attend-
ed, and on examining the month of the infant said that
vitriol, or seine such acid had been poured into it. lie
applied wilt'' he conceived to be necessary to counteract
the effects of the acid, and while doing so.
he (Mr. Lap-
ham) questioned the prisoner has to how tne infant could
have become so injured and its clothes burnt in the
said that bot h had been
manner they appeared, when eh©
occasioned ty the candle falling out
oft
ot he
h candlestick
on to the chest of the child. This,h lf, and
Mr. Sewell's assistant, believed to bo perfectly impos-
sible, as the inside of the infant's mouth was much inju-
red, and if the candle had fallen, as she alleged, the out-
side of the mouth would have been much more seriously
damaged before the inside would have become injured.
Having no doubt that the prisoner had administered some
thing improper to the child, he told her he should give he
into custody, and sent for a constable. The prisoner here
disappeared, and after searching the. house for her he went
into the back yard, when be found her lying on the
pavement with her legs and arms extended, and foam-
ing at the mouth, and he at once concluded that she had
taken poison. He, in consequchce., called to the doctor
to come to her assistance, exclaiming at the time that it
was a repetition of the tragedy at Stepney. Mr. Se-
well's young man attended to her, but she recovered too
rapidly to leave any further suspicion of her intention to
commit suicide, and she was given over to a police-
constable.
Mr. Elliott—Had any dispute arisen between your-
self, your wife, and the prisoner recently?
Mr. Lapham—Noun whatever, sir.
The prisoner, after the usual caution, was asked if she
wished to say anything to the charge, and replied that
the injuries were done with the candle, as she had first
stated.
Mr. Lapham presented before the magistrate, the
dress worn by the infant at the time, and it was quite
apparent at a glance that the burning was cviso, t.y a
strong acid, and not by a candle.
The prisoner was reminded,