The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

POLICE I

I—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
COMPLAINT ♦GAINST AN OMNIBUS CONDUCTOR

Robert Wood, conductor of one of the Atlas and Waterloo
Omnibus Association's Omnibuses, appeared before Mr
Knox, to answer the complaint of Mr Henry O'Hara
Moore, gentleman, of the Finchley New-road, of using
abusive language towards him.
Mr Herring, jun., appeared for the defendant, and Mr
Richard, one of the directors of the Omnibus Association,
attended to watch the case.
The• evidence of Mr Moore went to show that on the
25th of May he got into the omnibus of which the defen-
dant was the conductor, at Charing-cross. The omnibus
proceeded on its journey, and from Charing-cross to the
Regent-circus, Oxford-street, the omnibus stopped three
times, ani there was great delay. He complained each
time, and the defendant in the Regent circus addressed
the driver to the effect that he (Mr Moore) was mad.
In answer to Mr Herring, jun., the complainant said
the omnibus might have stopped a minute twice—that a
boy got up, and that he did not like the boy being along-
side of him, On asking the defendant why he stopped,
he said, "To take up passengers."
Mr Herring, jun., was about to address the magi'trate
on
occasion for him to do so. He usually, in cases where
men w
erdeefesnudmamnt's behalf, but Mr Knox said there was no
summoned for using e.busive language, found
there was something like foul language uttered, but in the
the
present case there was nothing of the sort. He had no
doubt the truth was that the defendant felt irritated at the
complainant's frequent Complaints, and that he said to the
driver, " Oh, ho (meaning the
complainanf) must be
mad." He should dismiss the summons.
Mr Richards was about to speak on behalf of the defen-
dant, but Mr Knox said there was no necessity for him to
do so.

PLATE ROBBERY BY A FOOTMAN. —Arthur Wilson,
footman, in the service of Mr. Charles Henry Moore, a
gentleman residing at No, 45,
Cavendish-
square, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing sixteen
of
silver forks, the property his master.
assist
Solomon Bierman, Wimpole-street,
ant to Mr. Levy, pawnbroker, of
54, Dudley-street, said—con Saturday night at half-past
eleven the prisoner came into the shop and asked if I would
buy some silver forks. I said Yee," at the same time
observing some marks on some the prisoner produced. The
prisoner left, and last night at a quarter to twelve I was
called down and saw the prisoner. On asking him what he
wanted, he said he had brought some silver forks. I asked
him how he became possessed of them, aad he said a man
who was dead had given them to him. I then sent for a
constable, and gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr Charles Henry Mocre, of 45, Wim pole-street, said—
The prisoner lived with me as a servant, and let me in last
night at 11 o'clock, and shut up the place as usual. The
forks produced are my property.
Mr Knox—Had you missed them

Mr Moore—Not till theofficer came to me. I had given
out to the prisoner in May a quantity of plate, and when
the prisoner returned it h 3 must have kept back the forks,
all of them bearing my crest.

Mr Knox—How long has he been in your service ?
Mr Moore—Since the I)th March. I had a good cha-
racter with him and always considered him a good servant,
refusedr om
a ni
is
h address, but and never had the least moon to suppose he was dishonest.
Wm. Fitzgerald, 50 F—On asking the prisoner where he
some
tehe time.forks
from he
The
after-
wardsprisoner said he was a gentbman's servant, and that he had
let himself out of the how() last night with a key.
Prisoner said he was gtilty.
s ai
d fan who had been dead

Mr Knox—ln allowingthe prisoner to plead lam stretch-
ing my power to its utmost limit. It is a serious case, the
prisoner having betrayed the trust reposed in him by robbing
his master, and but for ;he prisoner's previous character,
which he has now lost, I should have sent him to the
sessions. The prisoner will be committed for six months,
with hard labour.