The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 26,

MANSION-HOUSE.—Abraham Cohen, a respectably
dressed man, was charged with obstructing a police constable
in the execution of his duty.
The officer had a man named John Hayes in custody for
causing an obstruction with a barrow of fruit, and was tak-
ing hiai to the station, when he set down his barrow and
said he would not go any further. While the officer was
endeavouring to get him along defendant came up and asked
him what he wanted to stop the man for, saying it was all
such he were fit for. The officer told him the man was in cus-
tody, when the defendant told him to let him go on, and said,
64 We buy your clothes and even the shoes you stand in."
He continued to interfere with him, and a crowd collected.
and then the officer sent for assistance, and told defendant
he must go to the station with him.
Mr. Miller, who appeared for the defendant, said he had
interfered, thinking the officer was rather exceeding his
duty, and was not aware at the time he was acting contrary
to law. He had since, however, become aware that he had
done wrong, and that the proper course to have adopted
would have been to have gone to the station to make the
complaint. He was extremely sorry for what had occurred,
and would take care that it should not happen again.
The Lord Mayor said the police had a very difficult duty
to perform and must be protected. The man Hayes was a
very old offender, and had been cautioned and fined over
and over again, and the interference on the part of the de-
fendant had led him to be more contrary. A crowd col-
lected in the street, which afforded pickpockets opportunities
for committing their depredations upon the public. He
could not do less than fine the defendant 10s.
The money was paid.

GUILDHALL—Wm. Grey was charged with stealing
an old account-book, value Is. 6d., from amongst a quantity
of waste paper which was standing in the street.
Smith, who wej formerly a warder in the House of Cor-
rection, said he saw the prisoner loitering about in a very
suspicious manner, and recognising him as an old offender
who had been under his custody, he watched him and saw
him take the book out of the cart, and he therefoze detained
him and charged him with the robbery. He believed there
were about eight or nine convictions against him.
Baker, a detective officer, said I have known the prisoner
for some years. He has been convicted six or seven times
in the City and twice out of the City to my knowledge.

Prisoner—But it is not a regular practice of mine, sir;
fur two or three years have passed between each conviction,
and then I only steal when I am out of work.
Alderman hale—lf it had been new goods or merchan-
dise, instead of waste paper— _ .

Prisoner (interrupting the alderman)—Precisely so, sir;
but then I knew it was only waste. (Laughter.)
Alderman Hale—Had it not been waste paper I should
have committed you for trial. You are now sentenced to
three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Prisoner (leaving the dock)—I am very much obliged to
your worship, for I expected a good deal more. (Great
laughter.)
Alderman Hale—l have given you all I had the power
to do.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Joshua Janiels, about 60 years
of age, and described as a sugar manufacturer, in the parish
of Holy Trinity, in the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull,
was charged before Mr. Cooke on a warrant granted by Mr.
T. H. Travis, one of the stipendiary magistrate of Hull,
with having feloniously stolen a quantity of household
furniture, the goods and chattels of Lewis Nathan.
The prisoner was taken into custody by Samuel Hare, a
constable of Hull, at his house in Garden-street there, on
the 11th of November inst., and taken befere the inagistrate
mentioned, when, it appearing that the offence in question
had been committed in London, the offender was forthwith
sent on the depositions to this court.
Mr. Vann now attended for the prosecutor, and Mr.
Joseph Barnard for the defence, the eviience in support
of the accusation being that prosecutor had known pri-
soner a considerable time in London, and that occasionally
the latter visited the house who hishad abeencobeen ;
married that abouteleven
five
months since prosecutor,
years and had a family of four children, left home on his