The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Feb. 9.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Kean, 23, a bricklayer's
labourer, living in Goulston-street, Whitechapel, was placed
at the bar before the Lord Mayor, charged with a robbery.
The complainant, Peter Gassowski, a foreigner, was in
the Angel Tavern, John- s treet, Minories, about 7 o'clock on
Saturday evening. He was the worse for liquor, according
to the evidence of two witnesses, but that he himself denied.
The prisoner was drinking at the counter with some ac-
quaintances, and the complainant, to whom they were
strangers, treated them with some beer, for which he imme-
diately paid. As he did so he laid his purse, which contained
nine sovereigns at least, if not ten, awl some silver, upon
the counter. At that moment some one pushed rudely against
him from behind, and he turned round to remonstrate.
While his back was to the counter the prisoner, whom he
had just before treated, snatched up the purse and put it
into his jacket pocket. The barmaid, who saw him take it,
charged him with the theft. The prisoner acknowledged it,
and shook the sovereigns in his pocket. A labouring man,
named Haynes, who was in the bar and had seen the rob-
bery, went out and brought a policeman ; but before the
arrival of the constable the prisoner took the purse out of
his pocket and replaced it on the counter. It was then found
to contain only three sovereigns. On being searched in the
publichouse £3 10s. in gold and 9s. 6d. in silver were found
in the prisoner's jacket pocket, and he dropped a sovereign
on the floor. Another sovereign was afterwards found con-
cealed in the lining of his coat at the police-station.
The prisoner admitted that he took the purse, but said he
did it as a joke, and sought to excuse himself by saying he
was in liquor at the time. He added he had worked for a
large building firm continuously for the last five years.
The Lord Mayor sentenced him to two months' impri -
sonment, with hard labour.

GUILDHALL.—Narcisse Le Jeune, a young French-
man, was charged before Alderman Humphery with ab-
sconding from his master's employ at Amiens, and stealing
bonds and other securities to the amount of 40,000 f., or
£1,600 sterling, the property of M. Lucien Boileau, a prin-
ter and lithographer at Amiens. _ _ . .

The prisoner was brought up in the custody of Serjeants
Russell and Green, of the city detective force.
Mr. Hamilton, the chief of the city detective department,
stated that an application in writing was made to the Com-
missioner a few days ago, and that at the same time a num-
ber of bills were forwarded for distribution among bankers
and others containing information that the prisoners had
absconded from Amiens, taking with him securities to the
value of £1,600.

In reply to questions put by Alderman flumphery,
Mr. Hamilton said be found the prisoner in Earl-street,
Blackfriars, where he had been staying since his arrival in
this country. He had got all the bonds back, with the ex-
ception of about £7. _ _

Alderman Humphery—l see they are Roman and Portu-
guese bonds, and negotiable in the same way as money. It is
very fortunate the prisoner fell into such good hands so
soon, or the bonds would have been converted.
Sergeant Russell said—On receiving instructions from Mr.
Hamilton I made inquiries at the different bullion dealers,
and at length ascertained from Mr. Haas that the prisoner
had parted with some of the bonds, and given his address
at Earl-street, Blackfriars. I went there, and found he had
removed, but I succeeded in tracing him from place to
place until I found him at the Argyll Rooms. I did not
apprehend him at once, but kept him under surveillance
until the prosecutor could be communicated with, and then,
with the assistance of an interpreter, I told him the charge
against him. He made no reply at first, but, on seeing one
of the handbills, he admitted that he was the person named
in it, and gave up the bonds produced, four £5 Bank of
England notes, and between £2 and £3 in money.
M. Lucien Boileau said,—l reside at Amiens, where I
carry on business as a printer and lithographer. The pr i-
soner was a clerk in my employ, and had been in my service
about five years. About a week ago he left Amiens, and
three days afterwards I missed the bonds in question, to
the value of 40,000 f. It was all the property I possessed.
I propose to take the prisoner back with me, and have no
wish to prosecute him.
Alderman Humphery—You may take the prisoner back
with you; and you ought to be exceedingly grateful to the
officers for recovering so large an amount of property. TL e
case reflects the greatest credit upon the City police for
their vigilance and expedition in capturing the delinquent.

The prisoner was then discharged, and the bonds ordered
to be given up to the prosecutor.
The bonds were stolen on the Ist of the present month ;
they were missed on the 4th; on the sth or 6th the infor-
mation was forwarded to the City police, and on the evening
of the 7th the prisoner was in custody.

MA RYLEBONE.—WiIIiam James Lamb, a young
man, calling himself a lawyer's clerk, was charged with
making use of threatening language.
Frederick Vickery, a glass and china dealer, at 38, Great
Marylebone-street, stated that latterly he had become
acquainted with the prisoner. He represented that he was
in reduced circumstances, and that he could paint and
write signboards and facies. The witness employed him
last Thur-day to write his name in gold letters over his
facia, and in reply as to what he would charge the prisoner
said ss. The witness said he would give him double
that amount, and furthermore sent him to a tradesman in
that neighbourhood to get the materials. The prisoner
set to work the same day, and after doing the first
letter of the witness's name packed up his things and
went away. On Saturday evening he came into wit-
ness's parlour, as the latter and his wife were at dinner,
and demanded to be paid. A refusal was given to him,
when he placed his hand inside his coat and said he would
knife him if he did not turn over the money. This threat
he repeated several times, and a policeman was called in and
took him in charge.
In reply to Mr. Yardley, the witness said he believed the
prisoner knew nothing about painting. He had made a
sort of " F" which neither himself nor any one else could
understand.
The witness in answer to questions by the prisoner, added
that the latter had fitted a key to his door, and also cleaned
a clock for him, which since then did not go at all.
Mr. Yardley said it was perfectly clear the prisoner had
no claim upon the prosecutor, and, us it was stated that there
were further charges likely to be brought up, remanded him
till Wednesday next, but allowed bail to be taken.

CLERKENWELL.—Frederick Bartlett, a respectably
dressed young man, who described himself as of no occupa-
tion, residing at 48, George-street, Hampstead-road, was
charged with stealing a pug dog, value £lO 10s, from 19,
Tavistock-place.
Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, attended for the
prosecution, and Mr. John Wakeling for the defence.
The dog is the property of Mr. Henry Gilbert, a medical
man, residing at 2, Suffolk-place, Pall-mall. A few days
since, when out with a lady near Tottenham-court-road, it
ran away. She followed it as far as the British Museum,
and then lost sight of it. The dog was next seen by a lady
residing in Tavistock-place, who, when passing through
Euston-square, saw the dog, which fell at her feet ex-
hausted. She picked it up and took it home and kept it
until the evening, when the prisoner called for it and
said the dog Ns as his. The prisoner wrote an address on
a piece of paper, which has since been ascertained to
be false, and then the dog was given to him. The descrip-
tion given of the dog exactly corresponded with that be•
longing to Mr. Gilbert, and there could be no doubt from
the evidence that it was the same. From what came to the
knowledge of the prosecutor he put the matter in the hands
of the police, who apprehended the prisoner on Saturday
night at a beershop where a dog show was being held. On
telling him the charge he sail he knew nothing of the mat-
ter, and that the police were mistaken. The prisoner then
gave a correct address.

Mr. Wakeling addressed the magistrate, and contended
that the evidence was not sufficient to justify a conviction
against his client, and asked for the dismissal of the charge.
Evidence was given which showed that the prisoner had
borne a good character for yars, that he was the son of a
solicitor, that his brother held a commission in the army,
and that he lived on an allowance provided by his family.
Mr. Barker sentenced the prisoner to four months' hard
labour in the House of Correction.

Mr. IVakeling said he shou:d appeal against the magis-
trate's decision.

THAMES.—Johann Metre, aged 36,was brought up on
remand before NI% Woolrycl, charged with throwing a
large quantity of vitriol over his wife, who has been under
medical treatment for the last ten days, and appeared in
court with her head, face, and neck covered with ointment
and surgical bandages.
The persons are Germans, oho were only married a few
months ago. Not long after the wedding the prisoner be-
gan to illuse his wife, and woud not supply her with food.
She then went upon the streets. Her husband, a stoker on
board a steamboat called the Falcon, made no objection to
what his wife was doing, and paid very little attention to
her. A few weeks since, however, he obtained a letter ad-
dressed to her by a sailor with whom she had been living,
and this seems to have aroused his jealousy. On Saturday,
Jan. 31, he found her in a beer and dancing-house called
the Bremen Flag, in Ratcliff-Lighway, and asked her to
come out. She refused to do so, and a few angry words
ensued. He then took a bottle ofvitriol from his pocket, and
after deliberately uncorking it, threw the contents at her,
which burnt the left side of her Face, neck, shoulders, and
arm in a frightful manner. Some of the burning liquid fell
on the clothes of the bystanders, one of whom was slightly
burnt, and upon the prisoner's own clothes. He ran away,
and was taken a few minutes aftcrwards by a police-con-

stable named Richardson, No. 219 H, with a prostitute
hanging on his arm. The unfortunate woman is much
disfigured, and has been in a state of great suffering ever
since the occurrence. _ _

Mr. James Jackson, house-surgeon at the London Hos-
pital, said the prisoner's wife was brought there on the
night of the 31st of January with one side of her face, her
neck, and her arm severely burnt. The liquid did not go up=
her eye. If it had the sight would most probably have
been destroyed. Some of the liquid fell upon the eyelid.
The injuries were effected with some corrosive substance.
Vitriol, that is to say sulphuric acid, would have done it.

The prisoner made no defence.
Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial.

SO UTHWARK.—Bartholomew Mahoney, aged about
20, was summoned by Inspector Upton, M division, for
maliciously firing a loaded rifle in the public streets, thereby
endangering the lives of the inhabitants.
Mr. Williams, a shopkeeper, carrying on business in New-
square, Dockhead, said that on the afternoon of the 21st
ult. he saw the prisoner with a gun in his hand, which he
was frequently in the habit of carrying. About two o'clock
he heard the report of firearms near his windows, but on
going out he saw no person, excepting a few boys playing
about. He, however, perceived that a rifle ball had pierced
a panel in Mr Newell's gate, which hundreds of persons
passed almost hourly.
_ _

- Mr. Burcham observed that there was not sufficient evi•
deuce to prove that the prisoner fired the gun. He gave
him the benefit of the doubt by discharging him, although
morally he had no doubt that he had fired the rifle.

LAMBETH.—John Witham, a man of respectable ap-
pearance, was charged with intermarrying with Matilda
Burgess, his former wife, Emily, being then and still living.
Both the wives were present, and each had an infant in
arms about the same age.

The prisoner did not deny the charge, but said that six
yoara ago his first wifo loft him to live with a young man,
by whom she had since had three or four children; and,
under these circumstances, he thought he was at liberty to
marry again.
He was remanded.