The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

MANSION-HO-USE.

CAUTION TO STRANGERS.—Joh.n Collins was charged
before Alderman Salomons with obtaining 6d. by false
pretences, under the following circumstances :
Mrs. Jane Perkins, wife of Mr. Perkins, draper, of
Leicester, stated that on Monday she arrived at Euston-
square Station, and took an omnibus to Gracechurch-
street. As she was getting out at the latter place, the
prisoner came up to her and said, " Where for, ma'am?"
She replied that she wanted a 'bus for Camberwell-
gate. He requested her to follow him, which
she did ; but she refused to allow him to carry
her luggage. After walking with him about fifty
yards they came to an omnibus, the prisoner saying,
"This is the bus, ma'am," pointing to the word Camber-
well on it, and opened the door, at the same time de-
manding 6d. of her. She at first 01-jected, remarking
she thought she bad not to pay before she g 4 to Camber-
well-gate. The prisoner said, " Ob, yes, you do ; you
pay now," on which she gave him is., and he returned
her 6d., and walked off.• She then saw she had made a
mistake ; she paid him the money believing him to be
the omnibus conductor.

Tile conductor, No. 711, stated that he saw the pri-
soner and the female come to the 'bus, and some money
pass between them. It was of frequent occurrence these
demands on females.

P. C. 5 said the prisoner was well known to the po-
lice, and that he had been previously convicted. He was
Vie worst character in the neighbourhood.
P. S. 78 said that about a fortnight since he was cal'ed
by an elderly lady near the Mansion-house, in conse-
tience of a man refusing to let her have her luggage
without she paid him is. On going to the spot he
found the prisoner in possession of it, who demanded ls.
for taking it from the omnibus to the pavement. On
seeing the officer with the lady he made off. Snell exor•
bilant demands were of frequent occurrence, and many
persons paid them to get rid of the annoyance.
P. C. 529 also gave the prisoner a similar character.
Strangers were the persons victimised.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said there was
a conspiracy against him on the part of the police. He
admitted receiving the 6d., but it was for his trouble in
showing the lady to the omnibus. He denied ever having
been convicted befhire, but on the alderman intimating
his intention of remanding hin,for a week for the pro•
duction of evidence as to that fact, he admitted he had
been.

Alderman Salomon, however, remanded him for a
week to make inquiries into his character.

GUILDHALL.

ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—George Goodman, was
charged before Alderman Finnic with aiisaulting the
police.

Police Constable 219 stated that this morning about
half-past one o'clock, when on duty on Holborn Hill, he
wai called by the prisoner to quell a disturbance in
Plum Tree•court, but on going there he found al! quiet.
The prisoner came to him a second time with the same
tale, and on his going there again he found he had
been hoaxed a second time, on which he told the
prisoner that if hA came to him again he would lock him
up. Prisoner, who was in liquor, then because very
violent, and in the scuffle kieked witness on the leg and
struck him in the left eye.

P.C. 264, who went to the last witness's assistance,
stated that the prisoner was a porter of Newgate-market,
and a vary violent man. He kicked witness on the leg,
and was so violent that they bad to take off his boots,
and fasten his legs together with their belts to bring
him to the station-house.

Alderman Finnic fined the prisoner 10s. for the
assaults, and ss. for being drunk, or 14 days' imprison-
ment.

EMBEZZLEMENT.-77tomas Murray was charged under
the following circumstances :

Edward Richards, one of the city policemen, stated
that last night, whilst he was on duty in Newgate-street,
the prisoner came up to him and informed him that about
three weeks since he absconded from Leeds with
2/. 16.. Bd., which be had received on account of his
employers, Messrs. Peacock and Co., drapers, of that
place. He said he had occasion to take ls. of the
money, which, being unable to make up, he wa4 afraid
to return to his employers, and came to London. He
had now spent all, and was destitute. Witness took
him into custody. . .

Alderman Finnis asked the prisoner if the statement
the officer bad made was true
Prisoner said it was.

Mr. Alderman Finnic remanded the prisoner till Sa-
turday, and directed the police to make inquiries at
Leeds in the meantime as to the truth of the prisoner's
statement.