The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-17 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

POVERTY AND CRlME.—Jeremiah Conley, a boy, 15
years of age, was charged with being found in the area of
a gentleman's house for the purpose of committing a
felony.

Michael Dwyer, 317 B, said that in consequence of some•
thing told him at 7 o'clock that morning he got over the
railings of the house 219, Brompton-read, and there found
the prisoner in the coal cellar, and took him into custody.
Witness then aroused the inmates of the house, and they
then discovered that some victuals had been missed from the
safe in the front area.

Mr. Selfe (to prisoner)—What have you to say ?
Prisoner—l was passing the area tgis morning when see-
ing the safe door standing open, and being very hungry, I
got over the railings to get something to eat, and had not
been there long when the constable came and took me.
Mr. Selfe—What are you ?
Prisoner—l wait upon bricklayers.
Mr. Selfe—Where do you live ?
Prisoner—!sTowhere.
Mr. Selfe—Have you any parents ?
Prisoner—_l have no father. I have a mother. She is
poor.

Mr. Selfe—You have given your address, Notting-hill.
How came you in this neighbourhood ?
Prisoner—That is my mother's address that I gave. I
live no where. I came to this neighbourhood to try to get
work at the Exhibition, but could not find any.
Mr. Selfe—Did you ever live with your mother?
Prisoner—. Yes.

Mr. Selfe—Why did you leave her.
Prisoner—Through want. I could not get work, and so
was obliged to come away from my home. My mother
could not support me.

Mr. Selfe—How long is that ago ?
Prisoner—Two months.
The policeman said that prisoner had paid a similar visit
to the present in the neighbourhood two or three nights
ago.

Mr. Selfe said he would like to see the boy's mother, and
remanded him till Monday for that purpose.

THAMES.

ALLEGED SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—
Thomas Macarthy, an Irishman, about 48 years of age,
who is well known to the police, described as a commission
agent, and who has been several times convicted of smug-
gling, was brought before Mr. Partridge, on a warrant,
charged with swindling.

About the latter end of August last the prisoner called
on Mr, John Gluck, a clothier in Langley-place, Commer-
cial-road East, and said he wanted to purchase a suit of
clothes all one colour. Mr. Gluck could not supply him
with the suit he required of one colour, and the prisoner
looked at some patterns of cloth exhibited by the travellers
to the respectable firm of Tappin and Co., woollen drapers,
in Bishopsgate-street, who happened to be in the shop. The
prisoner selected a pattern, and asked how much the suit
would be, to which Mr. Gluck replied three guineas. The
The prisoner said he would give no more than £3,
which oiler was accepted, and the prisoner was measured
for the clothes and waited on Mr. Gluck on the following
Friday, and fitted on the coat, of which he approved, and
was informed the clothes would be ready for him next day.
The prosecutor left his house at three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon and did not return until 12. In his absence the
prisoner obtained the suit of clothes of Mr. Gluck's shop-
man by stratagem. He produced four shares of the
Balkely Coal, Iron, Stone, and Fire-clay Company (Limited)
Carnarvonshiro, capital £20,000, in 20,000 shares of X 1 each,
office Falcon-court, Fleet-street, and said he had met Mr.
Gluck in the street, and that he had purchased the shares
of him for £B, that he was to receive the clothes in part
payment and the other £5 on the following Monday morn.
ing. There was a large rod seal with the name of the com-
pany on each share or scrip, and the documents had been
printed from a finely engraved and well executed
copper plate. On these shares £1 was stated to have been
paid on each, and the sum of £5 purported to have been
paid on the fourth. Mr. Gluck's shopman, on the faith of
the prisoner's representations, delivered the clothes to him.
Mr. Gluck, when he returned home, received the worthless
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documents, and on the following Monday and on other days
went to the offices of 'the Bulkely Coal, Iron, Stone, and
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was a myth. Ho never met the prisoner in the street and
agreed to give him £8 for the shares, and he had ascertained
that the prisoner was a common swindler.
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Mr. Partridge was of opinion that this was not a false
pretence within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. The
prisoner had told a lie, but that did not amount to a false
pretence. The clothes were made and parted with by the
shopman without any conditions. The prisoner must be
discharged,