The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

A LADY IN HER " Curs."—Mrs. Mary Agnes Matthews,
a lady of independent property, residing at 16, Brompton-
square, was charged before Mr. Selfe with being drunk and
disorderly.

Police-constable Seymour, B 196, said that on the pre-
vious evening he was on duty in Brompton-square,. whore
he saw a crowd assembled, among whom were several chil-
dren. A lady residing at the next house asked him to send
the children away. He said, " That if she would go in-
doors, they would leave." She would remain, when, as she
was acting in a strange manner, and was under the in-
fluence of liquor, he was obliged to take her into custody.

Mr. Selfe.—ls she a married woman ?
Constable—She is not, sir. She acted in a most extra-
ordinary manner. I thought she was mad. She spoke
about Mr. Spurgeon to the crowd.
Mr. Selfe—Have you any witness ?
Constable—There is her servant, sir.
Elizabeth Paget (the servant) said she had been in the
service of the prisoner about 18 months, and that she (the
prisoner) occasionally gate way to drink. She had a little
the previous night.

A police-constable of the B division corroborated the
statement.

Mr. Selfe said that he must fine her.
She was fined 108., or, in default, BMA days.

THAMES.

CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD.—Joseph Gabriel, a foreigner,
a commission agent formerly dwelling in Fieldgate-street,
Whitechapel, was brought up from Liverpool, in custody
of Dunaway, a detective officer of the II Division, charged
on a warrant with being concerned with another foreigner
named Ferdinand Brown, in obtaining by false pretence
2 cwt. of cigars, value £7O 145., with intent to defraud
Messrs. Lyon, Corper, and Co., cigar manufacturers in
Whitechapel.

Mr. Abbott, solicitor, stated that he should only call
sufficient evidence to justify the magistrate in remanding
the prisoner until to-morrow, when Brown would be again
brought up. Mr. Attenborough, the pawnbroker of
Greek-street, Soho, who lent the prisoner £5O on the cigars
fraudulently obtained, was summoned to produce them and
give evidence, and it was important for the ends of justice
the whole case against both delinquents should be heard
at once.

The facts of this extraordinary case, as developed by Mr.
Lyon Corper, and Dunaway, 11 H, are as follows :—Mr.
Corper had known Gabriel for some time, and had some
dealings with him. On Tuesday, the 15th of the present
month, the prisoner Gabriel called on Mr. Corper, and said
he had an order for two cwt. of the best cigars, to be sup-
plied to Mr. Wall, the landlord of the Globe public-house,
in Great Chart-street, Hoxton. Mr. Corper agreed to sell
Gabriel the quantity required, and promised they should be
ready on the Thursday. Gabriel said the prosecutor could
accompany him to the Globe and receive the money forthe
cigars. The cigars were sent to the Globe at the appointed
time, and Mr. Corper accompanied Gabriel to Great Chart-
street. The cigars were taken into the publichouse, and
Gabriel requested Mr. Corper to wait in the street opposite
the Globe. Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, did wait
as was requested. Mr. Wall came out soon afterwards, and
went round the corner. Gabriel followed the publican and
crossed the road to where Mr. Corper was standing. He
said, " You see that Mr. Wall has just come out, he has
business to attend, and cannot pay'me till the afternoon."
Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, went home.
The other prisoner Brown appeared on the scene,
the cigars were removed from the Globe, and con-
veyed to Attenborough, in Greek-street, and pawned,
for £5O. Both Gabriel and Brown were in Greek-street.
Brown was captured by Dunaway on Tuesday
last in London. Dunaway traced Gabriel's wife to the
Euston-square Railway station on Sunday morning, at 8
o'clock. She took a railway ticket for Liverpool. Duna-
way immediately telegraphed to the Liverpool police, and
two detectives, named Scarfe and Graham, were sent to
watch her arrival. Her husband was there, but denied to
the officers that she was his wife on her arrival. Some
children were present, and the officers said to them roughly,
"Don't stop about her—go to your mother." They went
to Mrs. Gabriel on the platform and called her mother, and
the prisoner father. Scarfe and Graham immediately
arrested the prisoner and his wife, and detained them
until yesterday, when Dunaway arrived in Liverpool and
took Gabriel into custody. Mrs. Gabriel delivered £43
to Dunaway. It was the remaining portion received of
the pawnbroker Attenborough ; the other portion of the
money had been expended.
The prisoner, who pretended ignorance of the English
language, put a few questions to Mr. Corper, who said he
did not entrust the cigars to the prisoner to trade with or
borrow money upon. Ho was led to believe the cigars
were for Mr. Wall, who had nothing to do with the tran-
saction.

Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner until to-morrow.