The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aug 28

CLERKENWELL—THE FORGERY AND ROB-
BERY OF £l.2(,O.—Thos. Beavan, 30, solicitor's
clerk, and Louisa lestor, 26, a fashionably-attires
woman, who described herself as a widow, residing
at 26, Remington street, Islington, were charged
before Mr. Barker, the former with forgery, and
stealing the sum of £1,200, and the latter with re-
ceiving a portion of that sum, well knowing it to
be stolen.

Mr. II ipe attended for the female prisoner, and
Mr. Wontner, jun., for the other prisoner.

The evidence taken on the former occasion hav-
ing been read over,
Geo. Clark, an officer attached to the detective
department, Scotland-yard, said—ln consequence ot
directions I received, and from what I heard on the
morning of the 22d, I traced the female to a coffee-
shop in the East-road, City-road. I found her there
in bed with a man. I said, "I am rather an unex-
pected visitor. I belong to the police, and believe
you have been living with Thos. Beavan in Theo-
bald's-road." She said, "I have." I said," What
money has he lately given you ?" She said, "None."
I said, " Are you sure of that; I think you are mis-
taken." She said, " Well, he gave me £5." I said,
" Did he give you no more ?' She then asked me
to remove the waiter, who was in the room, and I
did so. She then said, " I will tell you the truth;
he gave me £3OO. I have spent part ot it on my
child, and paying some debts, as well as buying
some clotnes." She was about saying the rest is at
home, when I said, " I know, I have got it!' At
that time I saw a key on the table, and she said it
was the key of her box. I asked her where Beavan
was, end she said, "It is hard that I should tell ;"
and she did not. I then left her in charge, and went
to her father's, and there found a box which the
key unlocked. I there found these two letters ad-
I dressed to Mrs. Testor:—

"Tuesday Evening.
"My Own Dearest Louisa,—Your note received. Away
from her I love I find existence insupportable. Pray, there-
fore, put forth every effort and come down here as soon as
possible. I have much to say, but will not attempt do do so
on paper. Deprived of your society life is a burden to me.
By all our hopes of happiness here, and salvation hereafter;
I supplicate and implore you to accede to my request.
"For ever yours only,

" TOM.

" P.S.— You can bring down any he-chemises, &c., be-
longing to me. With great solicitude I have to put the mo-
mentous question, How's your poor feet ?' There will be
bacon for breakfast and muffins for tea."

Tho following is a copy of the second letter :
" Rugby.
"My Own Darling. —I arrived here safely, but minus
my boxes, which the idiot of a porter neglected to put in the
luggage van. The other things I had with me. I am in too
great a whirl of excitement as yet to know whether I am on
my head or heels, so I mean to have a quiet day to-morrow.
As to my boxes, I may perhaps require your assistance, b .t
I hope not This is a very nice, quiet, clean place, and will
answer my present purpose admirably, which is to have ti ..e
for reflection. I sadly miss you, and wish very much that
you v console me with some kisses, &c I hope
you I
staofely, and obtained the different things from
our
home
quarters. Upon my soul, Ido not think I can live
Ngaoteetr e
here
without you, so do not be surprised if I ask you to come
down. lam sure you will do your best, for both our sakes,
as I am now only sustained by the hope of soon again press-
ing: to you my heart, I trust that I shall ere long be able
either here or elsewhere. With many
Ton
me,
yours only,
'Verita., Post-office, Rugby, to
ttethtoink it will be wise for me to loiter
bt to join
kisses,‘je, oFai
calla
teGl you,ti.ooe drvo.,:rg
me to
don't
Town
about the platf rra ; so you come on to Mr. Williams's the
Globe Inn, Rugby. and ask for Mr. Ellis, who will of course
be at hand to receive you.
One of the letters has the post mark " Rugby,
on it. In her boxes I also found £l9.
for
g 20,"
Previous. to that I bad received along with Inspec
o Pearce
£2OO from the prisoner's father. Pre-
vious to leaving her bedroom I saw a gold watch
and chain which she said was her's and that she
had purchased it with part of the money. She asked
me not to expose her about being in bed with a
man. _

The complainant stated that the letters produced
and given above were in the prisoner Beavan's
handwriting.

Mr. Woo-dcola, coffeesbop keeper, of 14, Cliches-
ter-place, Gray's Inn-road, said—On the 19th of
this month the two prisoners took breakfast at my
house in a private room. The male prisoner paid
for it with a new sovereign.
Mr. Jas. Coles, of 47, Theobald's-road, said—l he
two prisoners took lodgings at my house on Satur-
day, July 26. They came as man and wife. The
female was not there when the lodgings
were taken. prisoner was
They passed by the name of Burton
when they first came. In the course of a few days
the male prisoner said that from family circum-
stances he had used the name of Burton, but he now
intended to use his own name, namely, that of
I Thomas Vincent. Some days afterwards he gaTelne