The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE SAMUEL GUNN AND THOMAS GUNN",

These bankrupts had carried on business as engineers,
&c., at Aldermanbury and Featherstone-buildings, and this
was a meeting for last examination and discharge. From
the accounts it appears the bankrupts owe £4,310 to credi-
tors unsecured, £1,699 to creditors holding security, and
liabilities £2,280, and debtor on accommodation bills £720.
Assets—good debts, £175; doubtful, £1,150; property
given up, £564.

The case was adjourned for a deficiency account.
IN RE A. MAIN WAKING.

This bankrupt, late a captain in the army, and now a
prisoner in the custody of the Sheriff, came up for his last
examination.

The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles,
shows—Debtor to creditor, unsecured, £13,124; to do.
holding security, .L 6,800 ; liabilities, £1,026. Assets—
doubtful debts, £25 ; property given up, £350 ; do. in the
hands of creditor, £3oo—deficiency, £17,786.
The case was adjourned by consent till the 7th Oct.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
LOVE GIFTS NOT RECOVERABLE,-SINGULAR CASE-

RAPHAEL V. PHILLIPS.

This was an action to recover 205., the value of a certain
clock, alleged to be detained by Miss Julia Phillips.
Plaintiff said that the defendant (Miss Phillips) came to
his place and saw a clock. She said, " Oh, my father is a
clockmaker, and I will take this and show it to him. Per-
haps he will buy it." Plaintiff, however, had never seen
the clock again to this day.
Miss Phillips, a very pretty Jewess, said—Plaintiff was
courting me, and he made me a great many presents. We
had a quarrel, and he wants the things back.
His Honour—Then you do not feel disposed to return
them ?

Miss Phillips—Certainly not.
Plaintiff—l have a witness here who will prove that I
asked for the things hick.

His Honour—But she says they were presents, Was

that so ?
Plaintiff—l am entitled to have my presents back,
His Honour—Did any letters pass ?
(At this the defendant smiled, and said " No.")
Plaintiff's witnesses generally deposed to having heard
plainziff demand the clock:
Miss Phillips—He bought the clock on Sunday morn-
ing and gave it to me as a present.
His Honour—Youshou:d not give clocks to young ladies,
Mr. Raphael. You must be nonsuited,
Nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

GUILDHALL.

A young man named Atkinson was charged with obtain-
ing, by means of a forged order, a quantity of silk handker-
chiefs, the property of Messrs. Ellis and Hubbard.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had
previously been in the employ of Messrs. Lee, and in that
capacity he had become acquainted with the mode of busi-
ness of the house, and also the warehouses with which the
firm dealt. One day last week the prisoner presented an
order requesting that three pieces of silk handker-
chiefs might be supplied. No suspicion was enter-
tained, and the goods were supplied, and the prisoner
left. In a few days after Messrs. Ellis received a printed
circular, informing them that a young man was obtain-
ing goods in the name of the firm of Messrs. Lee, by means
of forged orders. While the circular was being read in the
office the prisoner was seen to pass into the warehouse, and
a police-constable was sent for, and the prisoner given into
custody. After that the prisoner did not deny the charge
of falsely obtaining the goods.
A gentleman from the firm of Dawson, Son, and Com-
pany, said the prisoner came to their house a short time
ago and requested that a quantity of clothing might be
supplied him, as the agent of Messrs. Lee, of Teignmouth.
As the order produced was informal, and further that he could
not give a reference to any person in the city, he was not
supplied with the goods. _

A. number of other witnesses gave evidence to prove
that various other houses had been victimised

Alderman Allen remanded the prisoner till Wednesday
next.

BOW-STREET.
Ann Winn and Johanna Collins were placed at the bar
charged with creating a disturbance in the streets and also
with assaulting the police.
Police Censtable, 81 F. said about half-pa=t one yester-
day morning he was on duty in King-street, Drury Lane,
when he saw the prisoner Winn creating a disturbance. He
desired her to be quiet and go home, when she became very
violent, and he then took her into custody. Collins at-
tempted to prevent him taking Winu to the station-house,
and through her she succeeded in running into one of the
houses in the street. He followed, and not finding her in
the passage he proceeded up stairs and searched the first
floor. Not discovering her there he went into the rooms on
the second, and there found her and took her into custody.
Collins was also taken to the station house and charged
with attempting to rescue a prisoner.
An elderly woman, a resident in the third floor of the
house from which Winn was taken, said she was Very
much alarmed when the policeman entered her room with his
lantern in his hand, about half .past one
in the morning.
Mr. nem y---What did he want in your rooms after he had
taken the prisoner into custody on the second floor ?
Witness—l don't know, your worship.
Mr. Henry (to the constable) —Had you any doubt, when
you took Winn into custody, about her being the person
that assaulted you ?
Constable—No, your worship.
Mr. Henry—Then why did you go into the upper rooms
—what reason had you to do so ?
Constable—After I had been in the second floor I went
up to the third, thinking
there might be some one else.
Mr. Henry—That implies that
you had a doubt about
Winn being the person. Had you any doubt?
Constable—No, your worship.
Mr. Henrp—Then explain the reason that led you to
enter the rooms on the third floor.
Constable—l went to see who was there.
Mr. Henry—What for ? Do you think you have a right
to enter people's rooms at half-past one in the morning,
which of itself is calculated to create a great deal of alarm,
without strong reason. You say you had no doubt about
Winn being the person, whom you were in search of, end
yet, having discovered her in the second floor, you proceed
upstairs to the rooms above. If you were certain the pri-
soner was that person, I cannot see what you wanted to go
there for. I can only think that you had some doubt about
the woman being the person, although you say to the con-
trary.

Constable—l had no doubt about it, your worship.
Mr. Henry—Well, I have considerable doubt about it,
and I order Winn to be discharged, Is anything known
about Collins ?

Inspector West said she was a very disorderly person,
and much given to drink.
Mr. Henry--I shall not dispose of the charge as affects
her until some further inquiry is made about her.
The prisoner Collins was then put back to enable the in-
formation required by the magistrate to be obtained.