The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-July 28.

LAMBETH.— DARING BURGLARY. - Thomas
Edward Briggs, James Breti, and Edward
Lester, four young men well known to the police,
were placed at the bar, charged with breaking and
entering the dweiling-house of Mr. Thos. Andrews,
boot and shoemaker, carrying on business at 22,
Charlotte-row,Walworth-road, and stealing therein
four coats, two pairs of trousers, three waistcoats,
and other property.

The prosecutor proved that, having secured his
premises, he teat home on Sunday morning last at
8 o'clock, but nobody remained in charge. On h;s
return home, shortly after 12 o'clock, he found his
house in the possession of the police, in consequence
of the discovery by them that the premises had been
entered by breaking a pane of glass in the back
bedroom window, which was approached by the
flat leads of the adjoining premises from a wall at
the corner of Princes-street. On examining the
rooms the prosecutor found everything in confusion,
the boxes broken open, and the property mentioned
abstracted.

The evidence of a youth named Ingram went to
show that he had seen the four prisoners emerge
from the house and cross the wall already men-
tioned, the prisoner Briggs carrying a large bundle.
The lad gave information to the police, and Ser-
geant Hull and police constables Langham, Mat-
thews, and Green, of the P division, set to work
and secured the whole of the prisoners, and disco-
vered a portion of the stolen property concealed
amongst a heap of sawdust in a shed used for the
curing of fish, at which trade the two first-named
prisoners were employed.
The prisoners were remanded to enable the police
to trace the remainder of the stolen property, and
to make further inquiries as to their antecedents.

SOUTHWARK.—SINGULAR CHARGE OF AT-
TEMPTED SUICIDE.—Mary Atley, alias Griffith, a
decent-looking woman, poorly clad, was brought
before Mr. Burcham, charged with attempting to
commit suicide at London-bridge.
Police-constable Reed, 235 M, said that about
two o'clock on Sunday morning he was on duty in
Wellington-street, London-bridge, when he re-
ceived information that a woman had run down the
steps of London-bridge towards the river. Wit-
ness instantly went in that direction, and fortu-
nately caught hold of the prisoner just as she was
in the act of throwing herself into the river, and he
then took her into custody.
Mr. Burcham asked if he knew anything about
her.

Witness replied that he did. About one o'clock
the same morning he was called to a poor lodging-
house in Queen-street, Mint, where the prisoner
and her three young children resided, and was then
told that she bad attempted to murder her youngest
child. The prisoner had left tthe house, but the
child was shown to him, and he distinctly saw
marks of fingers on its neck. He believed that the
prisoner ran from the house, and meditated suicide,
thinking that she had actually murdered her child.
After she was locked up he understood that she was
a widow, and had not the means of supporting her
family.

Mr. Townson, one of the relieving officers of St.
George's parish, who happened to be in court spe-
cially at the request of Mr. Collinson, the chairman
of the guardians, here informed his worship that he
knew the prisoner as receiving relief from their
parish. He had, however, to deny that she was a
widow, and although the children were illegiti-
mate, he had not only granted them extra relief,
but had offered to take them all into the work-
house, which latter course she refused to adopt.
Witness relieved her twice in the early and the
middle parts of the week, and on Saturday she
would have received a further supply for herself
and family had she applied to the relieving officer.
She was completely destitute of friends or the
means of earning her livelihood, therefore the guar-
dians considered it better for her to enter the work-
house until something better could be done for her.
The prisoner here said that she was extremely
sorry for what she had done. She would never
attempt such a rash act again. She was driven to
it through distress.
Mr. Burcham told her he could not believe that
after tha statement made by Mr. Townson. He
and his brother magistrate were well aware of the
kindness and humanity of that officer to wards the
poor who came under his notice, and it must have
been her fault if she allowed herself and children
to be in extreme want. Why did she attempt to
injure her infant.
She replied that she did not do anything of the
kind, but she was in great distress of mind.
Mr. Burcham asked her if she was willing to
enter the workhouse with her children ?
She replied that she was, and would thank his
worship for his kindness.

Mr. 'Townson at once gave her an order for the
immediate reception of herself and family, and
informed his worship that he would see that they
were all taken proper care of.
The prisoner was then liberated, and left the
court with one of the officers.

2HE ATT.BMPTED FRATRICIDE IN

LEEDS.

On Saturday, at the Leeds Town Hall, James
Emmitt, medical student, of Saddleworth, was
charged with attempting to murder his brother, by
shooting him with a pistol.
Prosecutor, whose name is George Emmitt, of
Nile-street, Leeds, is in a somewhat critical posi-
tion, and is attended by two medical men, who have
extracted several shots from the wound, but who
are afraid that some of the shot-corns may still be
in the neck. Consequently, Mr. Tennant, magis-
trate, went to the prosecutor's residence, for the
purpose of taking his deposition, which we subjoin.
George Emmitt said—Prisoner is my brother, by
the same father, and has lately been living at
Saddleworth. Last Wednesday prisoner and his
father and mother came over to Leeds to see me.
On Thursday prisoner accompanied me to the rail-
way station in Marsh-lane, where I am engaged.
He subsequently went with me to the Wellington
Station, where I had business, and we then had re-
freshment at various places, not separating until
ten o'clock at night. On Friday morning we met
again, and had dinner and tea together, for which I
paid. In the evening I again went down to Marsh-
lane station, the prisoner being with me. As I was
writing in the cooking-office prisoner stood near to
me. He was in the waiting-room, from which the
booking-office is boxed off Suddenly I heard
the report of a pistol. I felt myself wounded on
the side of the neck on which the prisoner was
standing. I cried our, "Oh, dear, who has done
that ?" and priscner then ran out of the office,
and in a direction as if he was leaving the station ;
and I thought I saw him putting away a pistol.
There was no angry dispute or words between
me and the prisoner. I ran out on to the platform,
and somebody then assisted me into the superinten-
dent's room, where a medical man attended me. I
cannot account for the pistol being discharged at me.
We had met several times during the day, and were
apparently on the best of terms. Prisoner owes me
money. _ _ _

Mrs. Mary Atack, fruit dealer, of Colton, near
Templenewsam, said she was at the station at 20
minutes to six o'clock, waiting for a train home. In
the waiting-room adjoining the office she saw the
prisoner, and the prosecutor was in the office. There
is a door from one room to the other, and this was
open at the time, and there is also a window, at
which people obtain their tickets. She saw the
prisoner with a pistol in his hand. He was then
standing by the side of the prosecutor, and he
suddenly extended his hand in the direction of
the prosecutor. She heard the piste' explode, but
did not see the prosecutor bleeding from his
wound. She followed prosecutor on to the plat-
form, and told a man to assist him to a seat, as she
was of opinion that he (prosecutor) was about to
fall. Prisoner walked quickly down the steps, in
a direction as if he was leaving the station.
The magistrates, at this stage, of the inquiry, re-
manded the prisoner for a week.

THE ASH7ON-UNDER LYNE MURDER.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, MONDAY.
This morning, at the Town-hall, Ashton, John
Ward, Michael Burke, Frederick Hepwell, Thomas
Barlow, John Toole, John Ryan, and John Clay
Johnson were brought up on remand, on the charge
of having murdered Police-constable Jump on the
28th June ; the last-named prisoner was charged
with being an accessory after the fact.
A good deal of evidence of a very desultory cha-
racter was gone into. Ryan and Toole were dis-
charged as far as regarded the murder of Jump-
At the close of the examination the magistrates
said they had decided with regard to the prisoners
to commit Burke, Ward, and Barlow for trial on
the charge of having wilfully murdered Police-con-
stable Jump; also Burke, Ward, Barlow and Hep-
well, for attacking Harrop with the intent ; and
Johnson with being an accessory after the fact.
Burke—l have to say that I had neither hand
nor foot in the killing of the man at all.
The other prisoners made no reply, and all were
removed.

The 31st of this month has been appointed for
the trial of Mr. Bishop,in the Neapolitan Assize Court,
for treasonable practices as a Bourbonic agent. Mr. Bishop
has been in confinement in the prisons of Santa Maria since
the sth of April, during which time he has frequently
manifested his impatience for a trial ; but now that the
period is actually fixed, he has applied through the British
Consul for a delay, urging that he wishes his brother, an
officer in the army, now in garrison at Malta, to be present
at the legal proceedings,