The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 14.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Charles Costa,
a well-built good-looking man of colour, was charged
on re-examination before Mr. Cooke with the follow-
ing frauds.
Doughty, the officer who took the prisoner into
custody, had ascertained since the last examination
that in the January of last year the prisoner had
been charged with fraud at the Thames Police-court
and sentenced to three months' hard labour, and that
in October last he had been charged with a similar
offence at the Greenwich Court, and sentenced to
other three months' incarceration. He now called a
third complainant, in the person of a poor married
woman named Susannah Dacosta, of Hope-street,
Whitechapel, who stated that about seven months
ago, but the exact date she could not recollect, the
prisoner called upon her and her husband, and said
he was steward of a ship just arrived in the docks
from the West Indies. He said he had been com-
missioned by her husband's mother to take charge
of a letter and box of clothing and miscellaneous
articles for them. How the prisoner had learnt that
her mother-in-law was in the "West Indies she could
not tell, tut it was a fact, and her husband was so
delighted at hearing about his mother that, as they
had no money in the house, he sent her out to pledge
some articles to raise money. A comfortable dinner,
tea, and supper were provided for the prisoner, who
talked a very long time about their family, of which
he displayed a surprising knowledge. He at length
told them it was too late for him to go on board his
ship that night, and he should therefore be obliged
to them if they would advance him a trifle to pay
for lodging and refreshment that night, and he
would return the next morning with the letter and
property he had been intrusted with for them. Her
husband gave him 25., which was all they had left
out of the money they had borrowed. The prisoner
did not make his appearance next day, and on men-
tioning the matter afterwards among her neighbours
she found that he had spent part of the next day at
a house two doors off hers, and the day after that at
the house next door to her, where he had imposed
on the families in the same way.
The fourth complaint was at the instance of Laura
Schreiber, the wife of a German stick-maker in
King's Arms-court, Whiteehapol. Upon her the
prisoner called on the 19th April. He asked her if
she had any relations at Hamburg. Witness said
that she had not. To this the prisoner answered
that he was surprised at that, as her daughter
Martha, at Havannah, to whom he was to be mar-
ried when he returned to Cuba, had given him to
understand that they had relatives there. Her
daughter had gone to Havannah four years ago,
and she was so overjoyed at hearing from her that
that alone, irrespective of the fact of the approach-
ing marriage with the prisoner and his saying that
he had on board his ship in the Victoria Docks a
chest of valuables from her daughter, which lie
should cart there the next day, induced her to board-
and lodge him sumptuously the whole of that clay
at an expense she could ill afford. He did not re-
turn the next day, and she saw nothing more of
him till she found him in custody upon the other
charges.
Th. fifth nnmpinint was aimilnr to thn ^1.1,"°•
offering
an
any air of
The prisoner heard the evidenceo
ffwerl
much complacency, and declined
de-
fence ; and Mr. Cooke ordered him to be com-
mitted for trial on all the charges.

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WANDSWORTH.—John gotterell, aged 21, a
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labourer, was charged with setting fire to the finish,
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ing-room at the
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Paper-mills,
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Mr. James A
said the prisoner was discharged from the works'
about four months ego. At half-past two on Sun-
day morning a fire broke out in the finishing-room,
by which
the vsoNinaell were paperburnt.
Inspector and a portion of the wood-
wor‘illi()pector Ayres, of the V division, said—My at-
tention was called to the fire on Sunday morning.
I found that the prisoner was the first to discover
it. He rang the bell at the premises and gavein-
formation to the watchman. In consequence of

' that I went to the prisoner and asked him where
he was on the previous night, and he said at the
Old Sergeant, in Garrett-lane, at a raffle. He also
said that on going home he went to bed at a quarter
to 1 o'clock. At 20 minutes to 3 o'clock he looked
out of the window to see if it was time to get up.
He then saw the reflection 3f a light on the stones of
the " tumbling wear" in the Wandle. He got up
and ran out. He then saw a fire in the finishing-
room of the mill and rang the bell. I examitnad
the premises, and found a broken window, which
had been covered with paper. The paper was torn.
The lower part was hanging on the outside as if a
hand had been withdrawn from the inside. The
height of the window is about 9ft. 6in. from the
ground. Whoever committed the act must have
had assistance to reach the window, or the use of a,
ladder. The upper part of the paper at the win-
dow was burnt,and also for a short distance on each.
side; it was not injured underneath. Three reams
of paper close to the window were burnt and da-
maged, and a packet of wrapper paper was also
damaged by fire. Some of the woodwork under the
window was burnt. I saw Mr. M'Murray pick up
the piece of a burnt lucifer match from the floor
under the window. The prisoner could not see Mr.
M‘Murray's premises from his bedroom window at
the back, but he could see the stones of the " tum-
bling wear." I have since received some lucifer
matches from Mrs. Maxam, the wife of a labourer
at Wimbledon, and they correspond exactly with
the piece found by Mr. M'Murray.
The lucifer matches were produced, and were
somewhat remarkable from their being made of very
thin wood.
John Nurse—l live in Garret-lane. I am a mil-
ler, and work at Messrs. Watney and Wells's. I
know the prisoner. I saw him on Sunday morning
between 25 minutes and half-past owe o'clock. It
was between the Old Sergeant and the letter box
by the side of Old Farthing-lane. A man named
Robert Hawkins came from the letter box and spoke
to the prisoner. I left them together opposite Mr.
M'Murray's premises. The prisoner asked me if I
had a match or two to light his pipe. I gave him
three or four. He struck one and used it to light
his pipe. He put the others in his pocket. I got
the Lucifer matches produced from Mrs. Maxam's,
at Wimbledon, the same morning. I have seen the
prisoner since. I saw him first at 12 o'clock on Sun-
day morning. He knocked at my door and called
me out. He said, "If anybody asks you whether
you saw me on Sunday morning, you say no." I
said I would. I did not ask him the reason, as it
was raining fast. I saw him on Monday morning
on the bridge. He called me and said "If anybody
asks you whether you saw me at half-past 1 o'clock
on Sunday morning, say no." I again said I would.
On Tuesday morning I saw him at the same place,
and`ye walked down the lane together. Ho said
that he was suspected. I 1 also said "If anybody
asks you if you saw me at that time, say no."
Charles White, 217 V, said—On Sunday morning,
about five minutes to 2 o'clock, I saw the prisoner
and Hawkins against Mr.M'Murray's wall near the
iron-bridge. I told them, to move on, as it was
very late. They went towards Old Farthing-lane,
in the direction from the prisoner's house.
Mr. Wilson, who defended the prisoner, submitted
there was no case; but
Mr. Ingham said grounds had been laid for a re-
mand, which he granted accordingly.

COUNTRY MARKL:i AS.

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SALISBURY-MAY 13.

At to-day's market the supply of wheat was more than
sufficient for the demand. Sales were slow, at a decline of
2s. Barley scarce, but at former prices. Oats, beans, and
peas changed hands at former currencies.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE —MAY 13.
The supply of wheat was limited, and the demand ruled
slow, at former rates—millers still holding off for lower
pricEs.