The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day:

MARLBOROUGH-S TREE T
RIOTOUS CONTACT AT THE SEUPENTINE.—James Tooley,
a rough young man, described as a carman, was charged.
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sfore Mr. Tyrwhitt, with wilfully damaging boats at the
Serpentine.

Mr. Herbert Williams, Superintendent of the Royal
Humane Society, and residing at the Society's Receiving-
house, Hyde-park, said—About one o'clock on Sunday
Morning I was disturbed by hearing loud shouting and
swearing, proceeding from the direction of the Serpentine.
I went to the Serpentine, and there found about 13 boats
being towed about by a number of rough fellows, who
were amusing themselves by shoving the boats into one
another. With the assistance of two men I gave chase,
and all the fellows got away with the exception of the
prisoner. They had first taken one of the Royal Humane
Society's boats, and besides damaging it had thrown the
sculls into the water.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—So that if any one had been reported to
be drowning, you could have rendered no help ?
Mr. Williams—That was the case, sir. We had a similar
charge about five years ago, when a number of boats were
damaged. On the present occasion the breakages to the
Society's boat amounted to £l, and several of the water-
men's and the boat of the Ranger (the Duke of Cambridge)
were also scratched about and damaged so that they were
hardly fit to be used. The prisoner was very abusive, and
swore a good deal when spoken to.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for seven days for
the mischief he had done, stating that he would take no
fine at all. It was a fortunate circumstance that no lives
were lost, particularly as the Society's boat was taken
away.

Mr. Williams said the boat, was taken from the boat-
house, where it was always placed at night ready for use,

THAMES.

CHARGE or EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Wyer, a middle-aged
and well-dressed man, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with embezzlement.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated that the prisoner
had been in the service of Mr. Bellamy, tank-maker, of
Byng-street, Millvrall, as traveller and collector, at a salary
of £2 55., per week, besides which all expenses were paid.
It had been lately ascertained that the prisoner was a de-
faulter to a large amount. He should be prepared to go
into three cases of money received and not accounted for,
and prove them beyond a doubt. The prisoner received
£6 3s. of Mr. Stamp, New Crane, Shadwell, on the
24th of March last ; £lO of Messrs. Knox and
Wilkinson, of- Savage-gardens, Tower-hill, on 30th
of June ; and £1 159. of Graham and Sons, of
Twig-lane, Upper Thames-street, on the 20th of the
same month. None of those sums had been accounted for
by the prisoner. He had apporpriated them to his own
use. There were many other cases. All the customers
had not been waited upon, and the whole of the prisoner's
defalcations had not been discovered. When the prisoner
was arrested by police-sergeant Pullen, No. 10 K, Mr
Bellamy said, " You have been robbing me, Mr. Wyer."
The officer reminded the prisoner that what he did say
would have to be repeated before a magistrate. Prisoner
said he hoped he would forgive him, and he would render
an account of the money he had received and not paid in.
"'"ln answer to Mr. Partridge, the solicitor said that the
duties of the prisoner were to solicit and receive orders,
and to pay over all monies he received to his employer
daily, and the cheques and draughts to Glynn's banking
house.

Mr. Partridge asked the solicitor when the prisoner
entered Mr. Bellamy's service.
Mr. Charles Young replied in February last, and he com-
menced his system of embezzlement soon afterwards.
Evidence having been given in support of Mr. Charles
Young's statements,
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Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner until Thursday
next.

WESTMINSTER,

SINGULAR APPLICATION.—A very respectable middle-
aged woman stood forward this morning amongst the appli-
cants to Mr. Selfe, the presiding magistrate, for redress.
Mr. Selfe—What do you want ?
Applicant—To puilish a man that has very much mis-
behaved himself.
Mr. Selfe—What has he done ?
Applicant—Killed my kitten this morning.
Mr. Selfe—Accidentally?
Applicant—No, wilfully and shamefully. Perhaps your
worship will let me tell you about it. The man lives in the
parlours of the same house as I do in Vine-street, Mill-
bank, and has got a little child as well as me. I got a kitten
to amuse my little child, and they were both playing with
the kitten when, I suppose, in their pulling it about, they
hurt it, and it scratched his little child's face, when she, of
course, cried, and her father came up and killed my kitten.
Selfe—Perhaps he thought the kitten was out of its
mind.
Applicant—l am sure I don't know what he thought,
but it was a great shame to kill the kitten. It was a very
little kitten,
and when it was pulled about of course it
scratched.

Mr. Selfe—How did he kill the kitten ?
Applicant—He threw' it down in the yard and stamped
on the poor little thing until he forced its entrails out.
That Was treating it very cruelly, because it merely
scratched, which is natural for a cat to do.
Mr. Selfe--Do you wish to have a summons against him
for cruelty to your kitten, by killing it in the way you
have described, or do you want compensation for its value ?
Applicant—l should certainly wish to punish him for
the cruelty. He had no right to have done such a cruel
thing. •
Mr. Selfe---You may take a summons for the cruelty.