The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner (3onlburn.)
IN RE IV. P. WAUGH.

To-day was appointed for hearing a petition by Colonel
Waugh for leave to surrender under his. bankruptcy, which
took place in April, 1857, and the bankrupt was proclaimed
in January, 3858, for not surrendering, and he kept out of
the country until a short time since, when he was arrested,
and is now detained at the suit of the London and Eastern
Banking Company for a sum of £50,000.
Mr. Roxburgh appeared for the bankrupt, Mr. Linklater
for the assignees, and Mr. C. E. Lewis on behalf of the offi-
cial manager of the London and Eastern Bank to oppose.
The proceedings were now commenced by reciting the
petition and affidavits. The petition has already been pub-
lished, and the first question which now arose was whether
it was sufficient to support.
The case did not commence till nearly one o'clock, and
was proceeding, and likely to last a long time.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day

OLD COURT.

The June Session of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this day before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, and
other city officials.

The calender contains the names of 105 prisoners for
trial, amongst which there is one charge of murder, one for
administering poison, three for arson, nine for burglary,
11 for uttering counterfeit coin, nine for forgery, and two
for manslaughter. _ _ _

The Recorder, in charging the jury, said the number of
prisoners for trial was no more numerous than usual; but
the calender contained some charges of a very serious de-
scription. There was an indictment for murder against a
prisoner, named Ledbitter, but the material question would
be the state of mind of the prisoner, with which they had
nothing to do. With respect to the charge awainst a pri-
soner named Webb, who was indicted for killing his wife,
there was one vary important point in the evidence they would
have to consider, that was the evidence of the medical gen-
tleman, which was in effect that he could not tell whether the
death of the woman was occasioned by a fall or a blow.
With respect to the charge against Frances Paxton, who
stood charged with feloniously administering to one Eliza-
beth Roberts a quantity of a certain deadly poison—viz.,
oil of vitriol—with intent to murder her, the prisoner had
stated that she had been induced to commit the offence by
the advice of her husband ; but it was only fair to that person
to state that there was nothing in the evidence to justify
the assertion. There were five or six indictments against a
prisoner named VTade for assaulting a number of women.
The learned judge having stated the main facts of the case
to the jury—which have already been reported during the
examination of the prisoner at Bow street Police-court--
said they had better return true bills in all the cases. The
grand jury then retired to their room.

NE W COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
Robert Bishop was indicted for feloniously uttering coun-
terfeit coin.

The case was clearly proved against the prisoner, as was
also a previous conviction for the same offence.
The learned judge sentenced him to four years' penal
servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ALLEGED HOCUSSING AND ROBBING AN ITALIAN.—
Sarah Melvin, a young woman, described as a prostitute,
living at 4, Upper Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a gold watch
and chain and a £5 Bank of England note, the property of
an Italian valet, named Daniel Domenigue, living at 39,
Inverness-terrace, and John Pullins, a tailor, living in the
same house,was charged with being concerned in the robbery
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution, and Mr. Fisher for the defence.
Mr. Albert interpreted the evidence of the prosecutor, an
Italian.

Mr. Lewis said he was instructed to prosecute the pri-
soners, who were charge with robbing a foreigner, and, he
believed, it would turn out that they had drugged him.
The prosecutor had been to a place of amusement on Fri -
day evening, and went to the house in Upper Grafton-
street, and there a female suggested that some wine should
be sent for, and some champagne was brought, and the pro-
secutor took out his purse to pay for it; and after taking
out his purse to do so, and having a glass or two of the
champagne, did not know what more occurred till Saturday
evening, when he left the house in a state of nudity, his
clothes being taken away as well as his property, in all of
the value of £l9. He then consulted Sergeant Lambert, who
went to the house and found the prosecutor's clothes
under the safe, and succeeded in getting the prosecutor's
watch and chain. In a cupboard in the room Sergeant
Lambert also found a small bottle, which there was reason
to believe had contained the drug with which prosecutor
had been hocussed.

Prosecutor said—On Friday night last I went to the
London Pavilion with a male friend, and after leaving
there at one in the morning, went to No, 4, Upper Graf-
ton-street. The female prisoner was upstairs with
another female. On going into the house I had three £5
Bank notes, 5 sovereigns and some silver. A little time
after some wine was brought, champagne. After I drank
some it made ma ill. I had pains in the stomach, and my
head had great pain in it. I remained in the house till the
evening. All the while I was in the house I was very ill,
having been before in good health. I left the house with-
out my clothes. 'Whilst I was in the room the male pri-
soner came in. He brought the wine in. I afterwards at
the police-station saw my purse. One £5 note and the
sovereigns were gone.
Mr. Fisher having cross-examined the prisoner at some
length,

Charles Marham, 70 E. said—l was told that a foreigner
had been turned out of a house. He was taken into a
public-house by the landlord, as he had only a flannel shirt
and trowsers. I then got a cab and took him to the sta-
tion. He seemed as if palsied. He was sober.

Sergeant Lambert, 12 E, said— On Saturday evening I
went to No. 4, Upper Grafton-etreet, and saw the prisoner,
and told him I was a police-sergeant, and that I had come
to make inquiries about a foreigner. Prisoner said,
'• There has been a foreigner here, but ho was mad, and I
was obliged to turn him out of the house," On asking
him how he came to the house, he said he supposed that he
came with two girls in the course of the night. On telling
him that he had lost his clothes, a watch and chain, and
some notes and gold. he said, "It's a lie—he has not been
robbed. His clothes are up stairs, and I • believe the girl
who came in with him has his watch." On speaking of
two £5 notes, he said, "he has not been robbed of two. I
have one which was given to me by the girl, and I intend
to keep it." Oa asking what for, he said, "For my trouble
and the doctor" (it appears that a doctor was called in to
the prosecutor by the prisoners). On afterwards seeing
the female prisoner and speaking about the prosecutor's
gold watch and chain, she said, "Yes, I have them, and
I'm —if I don't keep them. Before the foreign --
shall have it, I shall smash it." On speaking about the £5
note, she said, " she had given it to her landlord to pay for
the doctor and his trouble." On going upstairs I found
prosecutor's clothes, and the prisoners said they would see
me before they would give up the watch and chain
and note. I then got assistance and took them to the
station, but not without some resistance at first. At the
station the prisoners refused to give up the watch and note,
and I had to take them by force from them.
By Mr. Lewis—Prosecutor was in a state of insensibility,
but I cannot state what from. Doctor said he had not the
slightest doubt the prisoner had been drugged.
The prisoners were then remanded for the medical evi-
dence; Mr. Tyrwhitt stating that he would take two bail
for the man.