The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-Hal:MT.—Edward Agar was brought up
for final examination, before Sir R. W. Carden, upon
the charge of having feloniously uttered, well knowing
the same to be forged, a certain order for the payment
of 7001., with intent to defraud Messrs. Salt, Stevenson,
and Co , of Lombard-street, bankers.
Mr. Mullens, the solicitor to the Committee of Bankers
for Protection against Forgeries and Frauds, attended
for the prosecution ; Mr. Won tner for the prisoner.
Mr. Mullens intimated that it was not his intention to
produce evidence at the Mansion-House upon any other
case than that which had already been heard before the
alderman, but he would finish the evidence upon that
particular charge in order that the prisoner might be com-
mitted at once for trial ; and if it should be considered
necessary to institute other prosecutions, due notice
should be given to the solicitor for the defence.
All the formal depositions having been read over and
signed, the following evidence was added :
Elizabeth Scurry said—l am in, the service of IVire.
Amhurst, of No. 7, Stanley-place Paddington. I know
the prisoner. For some time previously to Aug: 15, and
down to that day he was lodging in Mrs. Ainhurst's
house. He went by the name of Patton.
Sergeant R. A. Tilcroft (61) said—l was on duty at
the Bow-lane station on the night of the 15th of August,
when the prisoner was brought there. I asked him for
his name and address, in order that they might be en-
tered in the charge-book, and he refused to give either.
He said that he was 30 years of age, and described him-
self as a tailor in business.
Sir R. W. Carden then read over the words according
to the act of Parliament need upon the final commitment
of accused persons, and asked the prisoner whether he
was desirous to make any statement ?
Prisoner—l leave the case in the hands of my solicitor.
Committed fur trial at the Central Criminal Court.
Jays Bryan and William Johnson were charged with
having robbed Mrs. Scawen, the wife of Capt. A Scawen,
of a gold watch.
Mrs. Scawen said—l am from Ghent, in the kingdom
of Belgium, and now reside in Mark-lane. I was yester-
day on London-bridge at about six o'clock in the after-
noon. The prisoner Johnson snatched at my watch. I
held up my arm to prevent him, but he struck me on the
arm, and took away the watch. He then ran away. A
gentleman followed him. I did not see the prisoner
Bryan until he came out of the water, into which I heard
he had plunged.
Sir R. W. Carden was here informed that it was be-
lieved that Bryan was a companion of Johnson, and bad
at the moment of the robbery received the watch from
him, and to evade pursuit had determined to swim from
the police.
Miss Therese Bossanaers said. I reside in the same
house with Mrs. Scawen, and was with her on London-
bridge yesterday evening. I saw tha prisoner Johnson
near her, and immedia ely heard her say, pointing to
Johnson, "th-ee is a thief."

Mr. Edward Gremour, a clerk, said—l was turning to
go down London-bridge at the time. stated, and I saw
Bryan rush down the steps in great haste, and another
young man pursuing him. I followed Bryan also, and
saw him jump into the mud and make towards' the
water's edge. I did not see Johnson.
Henry Briglin, 491 A., said—l was on duty at the
time specified in the Borough-market. I had been called
to the back of Alderman flumphery's warehouse, and
while there I heard a cry of " Stop thief," and I ran to
the back of a dry dock called St. Mary Olaves, and there
saw the prisoner Br3an jump over the rail into the dock.
He first got upon a barge, and then he jumped into the
mud. The tide was going down at the time, and he
ran through the mud for the distance of 30 yards, up to
his knees. I saw which way he was going, and I fol-
lowed on the ground in the same direction ' • and when
he saw my deternnuation to apprehend him, he took to
the water, ancrtegan to swim. Behind the barge I saw
him flipg something away from him into the mud. I
afterwards saw him throw a second something away
into the the mud, and that turned out to be a pocket-
handkerchief. A coalheaver caught him.
J. Little (645) said—As the last witness and I were
taking Bryan to the station-house, Johnson called after
us, " brutes." At the station house the lady who
was robbed identified Johnson as the person who had
robbed her of her watch.
It was also stated that Bryan, upon leaping into the
water to swim for it, said to one of the policemen,
" Good bye, old fellow."
For Johnson a man named Henry Phillips was called,
who said—The prisoner Johnson and I were at Jones's,
in Montague-close, drinking beer, at 6 o'clock, when we
heard a cry of "Stop thief," and we went out and saw
the prisoner Bryan come out of the mud. I did not hear
him say anything to the policeman. Johnson is a mate
of mine at work.

Sir R. W. Carden remanded the case for a week, and
gave directions that search should be made for the watch.
He consented to accept bail fur the appearance of
Johnson.

BOW-STREET.—Ell Spurway, an ex-policeman, was
charged with cutting off a portion of the silver lace. at-
tached. to the funeral car of the late Duke of Welling.
ton, in the public exhibition room at Marlborough-house.
James Plews, one of the attendants in the room,
stated that while the public were viewing the car, as
usual, between three and four in the afternoon, he heard
a clicking noise, which led him to suspect that the silver
lace of the pall was being cut or torn. He ran round to
the side from which the noise proceeded, and observed
that a portion of the lace was missing, and at the same
moment he saw the prisoner hurrying out of the room.
He followed the prisoner into Pall-in:ill, when he turned
pale on seeing witness, and commenced running at his
utmost speed. Witness called out " stop thief," and the
prisoner was at, length secured by a police constable.
George Stephens, 81 C, stated that he was on duty
when the cry of "Stop thief " was raised. He ran up
to the prisoner, who struck him a violei,t blow in the
mouth, causing his teeth to bleed. Witness aecured
him, however, in spite of his struggles. None of the
lace was found upon him. He had searched the loca-
lity to see if any had been thrown down between Pall-
mall and Marlborough-house. A knife and about lle.
were found upon Jinn.
The prisoner declared his innocence of the charge.
He knew it was wrong to run away, and as for striking
the constable he denied that also. He had been in the
police force himself, and knew from past experience that
any policeman would swear a falsehood if he owed ally-
body a grudge, It was a personal-feeling against him.
In reply to Mr. Henry, the constable stated that he
never saw the prisoner before in his life, and therefore
had not the slightest idea he had ever been in the force.
Mr. Henry—ln what division were you constable ?
but
Prisoner—l was in the City force, Smithfield division,
only a short time. I wanted to get the sack, so I
stopped off duty all one night, and then I was dismissed.
Before that I was 18 months in the Bristol police. My
present master is here to speak to my character.
George Warren, foreman of some works proceedingat
the Army and Navy Ciub, said that the prisoner worked
under him as a kind of labouring polisher. He heard
some of the men say that they should go to the Exhibi-
tion,Thh s prisoner
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running, because he had stopped at the Exhibition too
long.
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