The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

IN RE IVILSON.

This bankrupt was described as a timber merchant, of
Belvidere-road, Lambeth, and this was an application to
dismiss the petition, which was filed by the bankrupt, on
the ground that the debts exceeded £3OO, Mr Fairhead
having claimed £2OO on what he alleged to be an accom-
modation bill given to the bankrupt and taken up
by Fairhead. The bankrupt, however, swore that the bill
was given for a half share in the profits of a patent for a
"shield ship" (the nature of which was not explained),
The bankrupt and Mr Fairhead were examined, and his
honour considered that the debt had been proved, and re-
fused to allow the schedule to be amended by the insertion
of the debt and additional stamps to be affixed to the
petition,
The petition was therefore dismissed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

BOW STREET.

A QUEER COSTUME.—A miserable looking elderly man,
named Henry Sanders, wearing no coat, but a very dirty
and ragged light waistcoat and red shirt, and with the
battered remains of what had once been a hat, stuck
on one side of the head, was charged with stealing a coat.
On being placed in the dock, the prisoner, at the jailor's
suggestion, but somewhat reluctantly, took off his hat, and
stuck out his elbow in a grotesque fashion, having the hat
thereon. _ _ _

The prisoner was at once recognised by the officers of the
court as having on former occasions been charged at this
court with various offences, arising more from eccentricity
than deliberate dishonesty. He appears to have suffered
terribly from poverty and dissipation, and is thought to be
hardly capable of taking care cf himself.
Alderman, one of the beadles of Covent-garden Market,
said the prisoner was brought t 3 this court a few days ago
for stealing flowers in the market, Some of his friends
then promised that he should be removed to the workhouse
to be taken care of, but that had not been done.

George Thorp, a salesman in the market, stated that on
Friday he saw the prisoner hanging about his stand, and a
few minutes afterwards ha missed a coat belonging to his
brother. It was lying en the stand within reach of any one
standing by.

The Prisoner—A strange place to leave a coat, Ono I
would think you wanted it taken.
Mr Thorpe went on to say that the prisonerhad been seen
lounging about the market every day, but wilhout thecoat,
and thou he was suspected, there appeared not sufficient
proof to justify his apprehension, tilt this morning, when
witness saw him v i• la the coat on, and gave him in custody,
The prisoner—I had been unfortunate and had had my
own coat torn from my back, and I was very cold. I saw
the coat lying about as if it did not belong to any one, and
it was a temptation.
Win. Thorpe, brother of former witness, said the coat
was his property, and worth lOs ; when he left it on the
stand there was a halfcrown in the pocket,
The prisoner—There was no halfcrown in it, I will
swear, If there had been I sktiuld have spent it. (A
laugh.) That is a fabrication,
Witness—There was a halfcrown, and I have no doubt
you did spend it.
The prisoner—I should have been glad of it. I was
very hard up. I was hungry. I had no bed. But you
must be a very foolish fellow to leave your money in your
coat.
Mr Flowers—Well I suppose you don't dispute that it
was foolish

Witness (laughing)—No, 1 don't say that.
The Prisoner-114)ml' t you a purse, or a waisteoai

always use my waistcoat pocket to keep my money in. (A
laugh), For my part I think a purse a very unessential
thing. (A laugh). I never require a purse. (Laughter).
He was remanded for a week.