The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-07 00:00:00

POLICE IN

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FRAUD.— Wm. Heeley, clerk,
of 3, Chapel-place North, South Audley-street, and John
Steel, shoemaker, of 6, Dorset-street, Baker-street, were
charged before Mr. Knox with conspiring to defraud Mrs.
Hannah Wrigglesworth, of 31, South Audley-street, a boot-
maker in an extensive way of business, of various sums of
money.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, prose-
cuted, and from the evidence it appeared that Steel was a
workman in Mrs. Wrigglesworth's employ, and Heeley was
also in her service as a rk. It was Heeley's duty to make
entries in a book of the work given out to the workmen,
and when the work was returned to see that it agreed with
the book. On Saturday nights when the workrAen came
for payment they handed the bills to Heeley, and, if they
were found to be correct, he stamped them and handed
them over to Mrs. Wriggksworth, who then paid them.
Some circumstances of a suspicious nature coming to Mrs.
Wrigglesworth's knowledge, on Saturday night the pri-
soners were watched, and Steel was seen to present his own
bill, and then another bill in the name of Jones for 30s, and
on being asked where he t the latter bill from, he said it
was given to him by Heeley to present, and that he had
been in the habit of presenting similar bills for months,
past. Heeley was then taxed with it, and he admitted that

it was so.
Mr. Lewis said there was no doubt the system had been
going on to a great extent, and for a long time past, and as
some more bills had been found in the name of Jones, and
there had not been time to investigate the books, he wished
for a remand.
The prisoners were then remanded for a week.
MANSLAUGHTER,—EIiza Waterfield, of Union-street,
Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Knox by
Inspector Garforth with causing the death of her husband,
Alfred Thomas Waterfield, a tailor and clothes dealer, by
striking him on the head with some instrument.
Mr. T. Beard, of Basingball-street, attended for the pri-

sorter.
Mrs. Woolton, of Poland-street, said that on Monday,
Nov. 23, she went to Mrs. Waterfield's to return a book.
Atier some conversation with Mr. Waterfield in the shop
she went into the parlour, and Mrs. Waterfield came in.
Mr. and Mrs. Waterfield had a few words about the book
or books, and Mr. Waterfield struck Mrs. Waterfield on the
head, and blows were then exchanged, and Mrs. Waterfield
ran into the shop and held the door to prevent her husband
following her. The door came open, and Mr. Waterfield
went into the shop, and she (witness) then rau into the
street.
Mr. Knox asked whether the witness saw any instrument
in the hands of either, and the witness said she did not. A
minute afterwards she saw Mr. Waterfield come out bleed-
ing, and the constable took him to the hospital, but she
saw no more of Mrs. Waterfield, and knew no more of the

matter.
In answer to Mr. Beard, the witness said that Mr. Water-
field was not sober. The door flew back suddenly,
Mr. James Kettle, of Union-street, said he was passing
the shop on the night in question. Heard words taking
place, and saw one on each side the counter. Mrs. Water-
field was in the act of coming out when Mrs. Waterfield
returned and struck Mr. Waterfield with some instrument,
and witness saw him bleeding. She then went into the
parlour and sat down, and the police then came and he was
taken to the hospital.
In answer to Mr. Beard, the witness said that Mr. Water-
fieid appeared to be pursuing his wife when she struck him.
He had never said it was done with a yard measure, neither
did he believe it was done with the iron bar produced. He
knew that the prisoner had been subjected to much bruta-
lity from her husband, who was frequently drunk.
Police-constable Thomas Boyce, 55 E, said that while
passing the house on the night of the 23d the heard a dis-
turbance and saw Mrs. Waterfieid come out of the shop,
and lean for a minute or two on something. She then
entered the house again, and directly after he saw
Mrs, Waterfield strike her husband with he believed
to be a piece of iron, Mr. Waterfield at the time
coming out of the parlour into the shop, in which there was
a gas light. He could hear the blow distinctly, and about
a minute afterwards Mr. Waterfield came to the door bleed-
ing, and calling out " Police." On going across Mr. Water-
field told him to take her into custody. He went into the
parlour to see what sort of wound Mr. Waterfield had re-
ceived, and on coming out the prisoner was gone. He then
took Mr. Waterfield to the hospital, and after the surgeon
had dressed the wound he took him home again. On tak-
ing Mr. Waterfield home he saw a piece of iron there, but
could not say it was the instrument the blow was given
with.
Mr. Pyle, house surgeon at the Middlesex. Hospital,
having given evidence, a nurse to the hospital deposed to
Mrs. Waterfield telling her that it was accidentally done
through the giving way of the door, but Inspector Garforth
who took the prisoner into custody, said that she told him
that she did it with a yard measure, and in self-defence.
The prisoner was committed for trial.