The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Ferdinaptd Bock, a German, was brought before
the Lord Mayor charged with having broken into and
plundered a shop in Leadenhall-street of 92 yards of
cloth, value 601., and coats and trousers, value 281.
103., the property of Mr. Heirons. The prisoner, who
is a powerful man, was prevented from taking the
goods beyond the passage leading to the premises by
a delicate looking but resolute woman.
Mary Ann Knight said—My husband is in the
police force, and we occupy the third floor of No. 152,
Leadenhall-street, of which I am housekeeper, and
which is let out in offices. The ground floor is occu-
pied Mr. Heirons, whose shop is separated by a
partition and a door from the passage at the foot of
the stairs. Last night, at few minutes after nine
o'clock, I came down with a light to see whether all
was safe. When I got to the passage I heard a rust-
ling by
in the shop. I thought it was the apprentice, hut
seeing the key at the foot of the stairs under the
mat, I knew that could not be the case. I then tried
to unlock the door with the key, but in vain. After
waiting quietly about five minutes I saw the shop
door open and the prisoner come out with as much as
ha could bear upon his head and shoulders. I caught
hold of him in the passage, and said " Who are you?"
He said, "Let me
alone."
I said "Let you alone in-
deed I Why you are a thief." He then tried to
pass me with the load upon his head and shoulders,
and he struggled for some time. I still kept hold of
him, and he then threw the largest bundle off his
shoulders. I rang the bell to make an alarm, and he
then pushed me from the street door, and pulling it
open, threw down the rest of the goods and made his
escape. I went into the street and saw him running
in the direction of the East India House, and called
after him. I did not see the features of the man, as
they were obscured by the bundles he was carrying,
but from his size and height I believe the prisoner to
be the person I encountered.
The prisoner said, in German, that he never was
in the house alluded to until he was taken to it in the
custody of a
policeman, after a robbery was said to
have been committed in it.
Henry King, coffee-house keeper, of St. Mary Axe,
said :—As I was going home a little after nine last
night, I saw the prisoner rush from Heiron's premi-
ses, and run across the road, in the direction of the
East India House. Directly afterwards a female ap-
peared at the door of the house, and called out" Stop
thief, and I followed and never lost sight of him
till I gave him into the custody of a policeman. The
prisoner had run all the way till he reached St. Mary
Axe, where he began to walk. lam quite sure that
he is the man.
Mr. George Terry, of No 74, Leadenhall-street,
confectioner, said :—As I was passing I heard a fe-
male voice, and saw a man come out of the house, and
run directly across the road. Thinking that there
might be others in the house, I remained at the door.
From the opportunity I had of seeing the side face of
the prisoners, and his general appearance, I feel per-
fectly satisfied that he "
Vs the man. Ten minutes
afterwards I saw him brought back by the officer, and
I said, " That is the man." The prisoner immediately
said in English, " Oh, no."
Chambers (523)—Mr.
King
pointed out the pri-
soner to me in Lime-street as a person who had just
run out of a house. I touched him on the shoulder
and told him what had been mentioned to me. He
said "No, I have just come from Cannon•street."
When I took him to the house, Mr. Tarry at once
identified him. At the station-house I searched, and
found upon him four skeleton keys, a door key, a
latch key, a knife, and some lucifer matches, which
corresponded with some I found on the premises
which had been plundered. A button was found in
the shop corresponding with the buttons on the pri-
soner's coat, from which one had been, to all appear-
ance, recently removed.
The prisoner was remanded for a few days, in order
that the depositions may be completed, when he will
be committed fur trial.
Thomas Cullen alias Collins, 60 years of age, was
brought up for final examination, charged with having
stolen a mantle and other articles of dress, the pro-
perty of Susan Hughes, of Leadenhall-street.
The prisoner, who is a person of venerable appear-
ance, had gone into the house, deliberately walked up
stairs, broken open the drawers in one of the upper
rooms, tied up the best clothes he could get in his
handkerchief, and left the premises as if they were
his own,
Evidence was brought forward to prove that he had
been once transported, and that he had been fre-
quently convicted.
The prisoner—I am as innocent upon all the oc-
casions that I was accused as your Lordship is. I
never committed any offence in my life. On the
contrary, I am quite a reserved and cautious man.
The LORD MAYOR—You have been committed
more than once from this very place, and I am
ashamed to see a man with a white head and of an
advanced age pursue a system of plunder from mere
liking, for it is quite evident that you can get good
support by another course. The sentence of the Court
upon you is that you be imprisoned in Bridewell to
hard labour for six weeks.
The prisoner was then committed.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
William Ward was brought before Mr. Bingham,
charged with having uttered a forged 51. bank-note to
Charles Massey, tobacconist, Oxford-street.
From the evidence of Mr. Massey it appeared that
the prisoner came into his shop the previous night, for
the purpose of backing a horse in one of the races to
come off for 103., and he tendered what purported to
be a 51. Bank of England note. Witness would not
give change, but went out and asked some of his
neighbours what they thought of the note. On com-
paring it with genuine notes a difference was per-
ceptible, and witness went back, and told the prisoner
the note was a forgery. The prisoner, who could
have left the shop while witness went to inquire about
it, walked with witness to the station-house, when he
was given into custody.
The Inspector who took the charge asked the pri-
soner where he got the note from ; he replied " That
is my business, and I have plenty more of the same
notes." He gave a false address.—Remanded for a
week.

LAMBETH.
Mary Ann Phillips, a middle-aged and rather re-
spectable-looking female, was placed at the bar for
further examination, before the Hon. G. C. Norton,
on a charge of attempting to pass a 51. bank-note.
Mr. George Butterfield, landlord of the Fountain
public-house, St. George's-road, Southwark, deposed
that on Thursday last, the Bth inst., at about half-
past nine o'clock at night, the prisoner came to his
house and asked for a bottle of gin, and tendered in
payment the note produced, which purported to be a
Bank of England note. Witness suspected it was
bad, and in consequence, something that had been
told to him, he went to Mr. Hills, the City Arms, in
West square, and having satisfied himself that the
note was bad, he told the prisoner so, and questioned
her about it. She said that she was au unfortunate
woman, and had been under the protection of Mr.
Wilson, of the St. George's-road, for the last five
months, and that she got the note from him.
Mr. Wilson, the gentleman from whom the priso-
ner said she received the note, deposed on oath that
her assertions were grossly false, and that she was a
perfect stranger to him.
Mr. Freeman, inspector of bank-notes at the Bank
of England, said that the note produced,
No. 66,405,
dated the 14th of July, 1851, which purported to be
a Bank of England note, was a forgery.
The prisoner declined offering anything in defence,
and was fully committed on the offence, but
Mr. Freeman applied for a further remand to a
future day, when he thought it probable that ano-
against her. further cases would be proved
thelr,heif notpriso mneray,
way
in
Thursday next. consequence remanded until

SOUTHTVARK.
I limas Dale, .a powerful
at . the bar, charged with causing the death of
Thomas Law,
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A certificate
was produced that the deceased was
Hospital
Kent-street, and
ent.
admitted into Gay's
mg day.
Law expired the follow'
William stated that he lived in Castle-street,
y the deceased was, in company with another
Fan, at the Castle public-house in Kent-street; and that
was brother to the deceased; that on
in a quarrel with the prisoner while there, he received
such injuries that he died in the hospital the follow-
ing day. The witness added that upon being made
acquainted with the circumstances he gave infor-
mation to the police, and had the prisoner taken into
custody.
Daniel Holland said that he was a costermonger,
and was present in the Castle public-house when the
the occurrence took place; that at a late hour on
Tuesday night, it being holiday time, a number of
persons assembled at the above house, and while
standing in front of the bar the deceased, who had
been drinking freely, offered to fight any person
there. He —e particularly pointed to the prisoner, and
challenged him to have a " turn up," when the latter
said he had no objection,
and in a moment they threw
off their coats and " pitched into" one another, and in
the struggle they both fell down. They had a second
round and both of the fell down again, and the de-
ceased struck against a barrel that was standing near
at hand. He was lifted up and carried home, and
from thence to the hospital.
The MAGISTRATE remanded the prisoner til
Monday.

bill,
HAMMERSMITH.
Shortly before Mr. Beadon, the sitting magistrate,
printer and news-agent,
left the bench on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Danford, of
High-street, Notting
applied to his Worship for advice under the following
extraordinary circumstances.
The applicant stated that Mr. Feargus O'Connor,
UP., who had until very recently resided et Notting-. .