The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 13.

CLERKENWELL. -- THE LATE ATTEMPTED
MURDER AND GAROTTE ROBBERY IN THE CITY-
ROAD.—Thomas Redshaw, James Dixon, and Char-
lotte Redshaw, were placed at the bar before Mr.
D'Eyncout t, charged with murderously assaulting
William Beamish, postman, in the City-road, and
stealing from him a silver watch chain, on the 20t h
of September last.
The facts of the case have already appeared in
this journal.
Mr. Edward Syson, surgeon, of 274, City-road,
said—On the 20th of September the prosecutor was
brought to my surgery between ten and eleven at
night. He was one mass of blood and mud. His
coat was covered and all his hair was matted to-
gether with blood. He WM bleeding from several
wounds. I sponged his face, and found several
wounds on the forehead. There were so many
wounds on the head, forehead, and face that I did
not count them ; in fact, I could not unless his
head had been shaved I only attended to those
that were most dangerous, and I sent him to the
hospital. The wounded ma❑ appeared to be sober,
and he was quite sensible. lam sure from his ap-
pearance that he was sober. He said he had lost a
piece of his watch chain.
The prisoner Redshaw said they should reserve
their defence ; but the prisoner Dixon said that he
should like to have the doctor from the hospital in
attendance, and, further, his cross-examination
taken down ; but as neither of these were done, he
should certainly reserve his defence.
Mr. D'F.yncourt fully committed the prisoners to
Newgate for trial.

MARYLEBONE.—TttE ALLEGED FRAUD UPON
TRE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN COLLECTING S'Ul3-,
SCRIPTIONG I? 0 a MRS. BRENT.—A fashionably-
attired person, Who gave the name of Alfred John
Davis, aged 28, residing at 13, Grenville-streets St.
Pancras, describing himself as a collector, was
brought up by William Hewett and Geo. Rogers,
constables of the Mendicit.y Society, charged with
obtaining at 5, Henrietta-street, on the sth instant,
from Mr. W. Adams the sum of £1 is. under false
pretences.
Mr. Tate, solicitor, of Bucklersbury, City, ap-
peared to prosecute ; and Mr. Vaughan defended
the prisoner.
Mr. Adams said—l am in the medical profession,
and reside at 5, Henrietta-streets Cavendish-square.
On Saturday last prisoner called on me and said he
had come to eolieit subscriptions on behalf of Mrs.
Brent, the widow of the late deputy-coroner to the
late Mr. Wakley. He stated he was a clerk in the
Lancet office, and that he had been clerk to the late
Mr. Brent. After a little conversation he described
the distress in Which Mrs. Brent had been left by
the death of her husband, and that he had called
by the authority of Dr. Vitakley, who had given
him power to make use of bis name to me. A num-
ber of other medical gentlemen, he said, bad givenf
their subscriptions and names for the purpose o
raising a fund for Mrs. Brent, to get her an an-
nuity, or else to get her into the Royal Medical Be-
nevolent College. In case of the amount of the
subscription falling short for the sum required, Mr.
Wakley with great liberality had promised a large
sum of money, at least £5O, to purchase the an-
nuity. A long list of names was produced, contain-
ing at least 60 or 70 names, at a guess, of medical
gentlemen. There were three columns of names,,
varying in amount from ss. to 100., and up to three
guine is. On the faith of these representations I
gave the prisoner a guinea, not thinking that any-
thing
fraudulent was being perpetrated. I was not
aware that any fraud had been going on till I saw
the report in the papers of an application at Bow
street upon this subject.
Cross-examined by Mr.Vaughan—He told me Dr.
Wakley had sent him, and he had come from the
Lancet office soliciting subscriptions for Mrs.
Brent. He did not say Mrs. Brent had sent him. I
gave him a guinea for the fund, as he represented
himself as having come by the authority of Mr.
Wakley. In the list of signatures I saw the name
of John Probert, and prisoner pointed out his name,
and mentioned that he would do what he could to
get the widow of Mr. Brent into the Medical Bene-
volent College. Prisoner did not mention to whom
the money was to be paid. I was shown by the pri-
soner an advertisement which he had cut from the
Lancet, as he (prisoner) said, representing himself
as a collector to the fund. I did not notice the name
of Dr. Cross, Spring-gardens. Prisoner told me he
was clerk at the Lancet office, and that he had been
long iu the service of Mr. Brent, and, as I under-
stood, up to the time of Mr. Brent's death. lam
not aware of my own knowledge whether he was a
clerk in the office or not. lam not aware that be
is a clerk in Mr. Laurence's office. I gave the
money on the faith of his own representation that
he had been clerk to Mr. Brent. I know nothing
about prisoner being on intimate terms with Dr.
Wakley.
Re-examined by Mr. Tate—Dr. Wakley's name
was represented to me, and it was on his represen-
tation that I gave the guinea.
Mr. Vaughan requested, by his worship's permis-
sion, to put another question or two.
Mr. Mansfield assented.
Mr. Vaughan—Was Dr. Wakley's name men-
tioned to you by the prisoner ?
Mr. Adams—lt was ; and on such representation
I gave him (prisoner) the guinea. The late coroner
Mr. Wakley, he said had not done anything for the
family of Mr. Brent ; but the present Dr. Wakley
and his family were now assisting to get up this
fund.

Dr. James Goodchild Wakley, who gave his
address, 1, Bedford-street, Strand, deposed—On
Friday afternoon last Mr. Laurence, of Devon-
shire-street, called upon me about a subscription
which he said was being got up for Mrs. Brent,
and tnat he (the person collecting) had come from
the Lancet office. He said he had called concerning
an individual who had called on him (Mr. Lau-
rence). I never authorised my name to be made use
of to raise subscriptions for Mrs. Brent, neither has
any of my family given any authority.
Mr. Mansfield—Do you know the prisoner ?
Dr. Wakley—He was clerk in my father's office,
in the name of Williams ; and independent of the
name of Davis, which he now gives, he has gone in
the name of Dray.
Mr. Mansfield—Has he any authority to make
use of your name in collecting these subscriptions!
Dr. Wakley—No, Sir, not at all.
Mr. Mansfield—Was he in Mr. Wakley 's office ?
Dr. Wakley—He was in the Lancet office about
two years.
Mr. Mansfield—ls he there now ?
Dr. Wakley—He was discharged for misappro-
priating money.
Mr. Mansfield—How long was he in the office ?
Dr. Wakley—About two 3 ears.
ood deal
Dr. Wakley continued—l have had af=
of inconvenience from these allegedh,tve hid commu-
subscript ions
being got up for Mrs. Brent. I
and
nications upon the subject, both in
writing
profession,
verbally, from members of th
e medicalwettt to Row-street
in consequence of which I

Police-court. I have nothing whatever to do with
the subscription. I paid for Mr. Brent's funeral,
and gave hla widow L 5 for her mounling apparel,
and our family has also given the late Mr. Brent's
mother an annuity of 10s. per week for her life.
M this stage of the proceedings Mr. Tate asked
for a remand, when
Mr. Vaughan said he objected to such a course.
She (Mrs. Brent) wue left in great distress, and
authorised the prisoner to collect subscriptions iO.!
her. The late deputy-coroner, Mr. Brent, had
held a very high position in society, and parties
who knew her were coming forward with subscrip-
tions for her benefit. The name of Mr. Probert has
been mentioned as having gotten a subscription from
him, bat he (the learned gentleman) was given to
understand that Mr, Probert knew all the facts.
Mrs. Brent is here now, and she will tell you that
all the money which prisoner had received, as al-
leged, was paid over to her. Mr. Adams has mis-
understood the prisoner when be says he is in the
service of Mr. Wakley. He certainly was in the
service of Mr. Wakley.
Mr. Tate—Before you go any further, Mr.
Vane-tan, if the remand is not acceded to, I shall
have to put in letters and speak about family mat-
ters, which Ide not wish at present. I may inform
your worship that Mrs. Brent, for whom this sub-
scription is surreptitiously got up, had only been
married to the late Mr. Brent for a few months, acid
cannot, as stated, have been left in very distressed
circumstances. It is not alone on the ground of her
alleged distress that we appear to-day, but it is on
account of the prisoner having used Mr. Wakley's
name without his authority.
Mr. Mansfield observed that it would be an of-
fence to get money by using Mr. Wakley's name
without his consent ; for Mr. Wakley's name is well
known, whereas Mr. Brent's name might not have
been known to all the gentlemen in the medical pro-
fession, and unless knowing him, or being familiar
with his name, it is not likely that medical men
would give a farthing.
William Hewitt said—l am an officer belonging
to the Mendicity Society, and from instructions I
received from Captain Wood and Mr. Horsford I
looked after the prisoner, I saw him this morning
at Bow-street. I said to him, "Mr. Davis, I be-
lieve ?" He said " Yes, it is." I then said I wanted
him for obtaining a guinea from Mr. Adams, of Hen-
rietta-street, under false and fraudulent pretences.
He (prisoner) said, " How can you call it false ?"
I said to prisoner, "I have told you the charge; I
must take you into custody." On the way to the
station-house he said, " This is a conspiracy to get
up them Wakleys to injure me, because I sent a
threatening letter the other day as to what I would
do with him."
Prisoner—l said to you that I had threatened
him with an action at law on account of what Mr.
Carrie, the magistrate at Bow-street, had said the
other day:.
Mr. Vaughan, who had some trouble to keep his
client quiet, and at this period threatening to
throw up his case if he did not curb his temper,
cross-examined last witness, who replied.
Prisoner said he had sent a threatening letter as
to what he would do for him. He never said any-
thing to him (witness) about an action. He said,
" What appears in the paper this morning will
make me all right."
At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Mansfield
said, without expressing any opinion, he should re-
mand the case for a week, but allowed" the prisoner
to go at large on his own recognisance.

LAMBETH.—THE RIGHT OF A PUBLICAN TO
ENTERTAIN HIS FRIENDS.—Mr. Joseph Richard
son, proprietor of the Montpelier tavern, Queen's-
road, Peckham, appeared before the Hon. G. C.
Norton, to answer a summons charging him with
keeping his own house open for the sale of wine,
spirits, beer, Bco., between the hours of 12 o'clock
on the night of Saturday, the Ist inst., and one
o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday the 2d.
Inspector Richard Frost, of the P division of
police, deposed that at two o'clock in the morning
of Sunday, the 2d inst., his attention was called to
a light in the house of the defendant. and on
knocking at the door he was admitted. On going
into the bar-parlour he found the defendant there
and four other persons, and the person who opened
the door for him, and who had joined them, mak-
ing the fifth. There were six glasses on the table
containing spirits and water, and the defendant said
that three of those present were lodgers, and the
other two his friends.
In cross-examination, by the defendant's solici-
tor, Mr. Frost admitted that the bar-parlour
where he found the defendant and his friends was
a private apartment, and not a place where ordi-
nary customers were admitted, and that on his call-
ing nothing was going on in any other part of the
house.
Police-constable 126 P corroborated the testi-
mony of his inspector, and said that soon after their
visit to the house he saw some persons come out of
the house of the defendant, two first and three after-
wards.
In reply to the magistrate,
The witness said that the first two came out in
about five minutes, and the other three in about
eight minutes after Mr. Frost's visit; and this was
the whole of the evidence in support of the com-
plaint.
Par the defence, Mr. John Seymour, a dentist,
who gave his address 11, Victoria-terrace, Leam-
ington, Warwickshire, was here called, and said
that on Saturday night, the Ist inst., he was at the
house of Mr. Graham, a friend of his, on Peckham-
rye, and having to pay a professional visit to the
house of Mr. Richardson, the defendant, he took
his friend Mr. Graham with %i: m• Mr. Richardson
being from home at the time, Mrs. Richardson re-
quested that they would stop for her husband's re-
turn. They did so, and Mr. Richardson ultimately
returned with three friends, and they all retired
into the private bar-parlour where the inspector
found them. They were all treated by the defend-
ant, and it was his (Mr. Seymour's) intention to
have slept in the house, and arrangements were
made for that purpose, but after the police being
there he made up his mind not to stop, and went
to take a bed at the oouse of Mr Graham.
Mr. Graham, an accountant, corroborated the
evidence of his friend Mr. Seymour; and the bar-
man who had waited on the parties deposed to not
receiving any money for what had been supplied.
On hearing this Mr. Norton dismissed the com-

The defendant's attorney complained of the hard-
ship of his client being taken away from his busi-
nes on such a ct;lnplaint, and hoped his worship
would consider it such a case as to award expenses
to Mr. Richardson.
Mr. Norton observed that, considering the hour,
he did not think the inspector could do less than
report • he circumstances, and, therefore, would not
say anything about expenses.

SOUTHWARK..—HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO AN I
INFANT BY ITS MOTIIER.—Mary Ann Stanley, a
decent-looking woman, tar advanced in pregnancy,
was brought before Mr. Burcham by Mr. Townson,
one of the relieving officers of St. George's, b't;nth-
wark, charged with cruelly neglecting to provide I
sufficient food and necessaries and paying proper
attention to her male iufant, thereby causing it to
be in a dangerous state.
Mr. Townson, en being sworn, said—Yesterday
afternoon, about 1 o'clock, I received such informa-
tion as induced me to go to 96, Blackfriars-road,
and in the top back room I found lying on a bed in
a state of nudity, by itself, a male infant. There
was no one in the room,and it was moaning bitterly.
The child was in a filthy, emaciated state, appa-
rently dying. I saw a dirty chemise and some cloth-
ing at the end of the bed, and on examining the
room I perceived some bread and butter, and things
seemed to be comfortable for poor people.
Mr. Barchain—Was the child quiet when you
entered the room ?

Mr. Townson—lt was moaning, Sir. It was so
weak and emaciated that it had no power to cry.
Mr. Burcham—Was the child cold ?
Witness—Yes, Sir, very cold, and had it been left
in that state many hours it must have perished.
The lower extremities were wasted away not larger
than a new-born infant. I immediately went for
assistance, and on my return to the room I found
the prisoner lying on the bed drunk and endeavour-
ing to forze dry bread into the mouth. I had the
prisoner removed in custody, and took the poor in-
fant immediately to the workhouse.
Mr. Burcham—ls the prisoner a married woman?
Witness—She is not, sir, but she has been living
with a man for some time, by whom she is now preg-
nant.
Mr. Burcham—How old is the child ?
Witness—The prisoner told me it is one year and
eight months old.
Mr. Robert Gibson Brown, M.R.C.S., said—l am
surgeon at St. George's Workhouse. Oa the pre-
vious afternoon the infant was brought into the
house, and I immediately
.attended to it. On exa.
mination I found it to be in a very emaciated con-
dition, and so weak that it could not open its mouth
Mr. Burcham—Do you know by whnaetgltelicat,t
ahnads.
been caused ?
Witness—I have no doubt by gross
not being properly fed and attended to.
from
Mr. N ekes (the second clerk)—ls it suffering
eYes, from water on the brain, and from
any diseases
Witness—Yes, s
n
diseased lungs.

Mr. Bumliam—Did you observe whether the
child was able to take food ?
Witness—l did not ? but the nurse whom I in-
structed to attend to it told me that it ate ravenously.
I had it properly cleaned and clothed, and a remark-
able improvement is visible since yesterday.
Mr. Burchata—l do not think itnecessary to take

any further evidence from you to-day, as I shall re-
mand the prisoner after hearing other evidence,
and on a future day you will be able to speak more
positive as to the state of the child.
Lydia Holloway was next called, and said
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a married woman, and reside in the next room to
the prisoner at 96, Blackfriars-road. The day before
yesterday I was told that the prisoner had a child,
but I never saw it until yesterday, although I have
heard it cry and the mother swearing at it. Yester-
day morning, about half-past 9, the prisoner went
out aNnithoizt, her baby. About 11 o'clock I heard it
moaning in a dreadful manner, and thinking that it
was dying, I went down stairs and informed
landlord. We returned upstairs and pu,ahed the
be door
open, when I saw the baby lying on the d,
covered with an old coat. I removed that ,ind found
it was naked and horribly emaciated, and filthy
the extreme. It had an old piece of carpet ut.Ndern in
also wet andfitthy. I thought, from its ghastly .10ok,
that the chid was dying, consequently I calle.4
"
a neighbour, and sent to inform Mr. Townson 0
the workhouse.
Margaret Page, a nurse at St. George's Work-
house, here produced the infant, wrapped up in
warm clothing. On the latter being removed, the
frightful state of the child caused considerable sen-
sation in court. Its extremities were nothing but
skin and bone, and the skin much inflamed. The
upper part of the body was very much emaciated,
and its arms were nearly doubled with weakness.
It had a very intelligent countenance, but the head
was large, indicating that water was on the brain.
Witness, on being sworn, said—The child was
brought to me at the workhouse on WednesdaY
afternoon. By the doctor's direciions I washed it
carefully, put on some warm clothit;g, and gave it
some milk and arrowroot, which it ato ravenousll.
'I have fed it about every two hours since, and it re-
ceives the food eagerly. There is no unw illingnesu
on the part of the child to eat, and it iinproves
wonderfully.
Prisoner here exclaimed—The child is talwaVe
eating in a very eager manner, especially Sinc
June last, when he was taken ill.
Mr. Burcham—Had you any doctor to attend 1 •
Witness—Yes, sir; Mr. Constable, assistant I'°
Dr. Wakem, has attended to it ever since.
Wm. Cook, the landlord of the house, 96, Molt'
friars-road, said—The prisoner has only lodged in,
my house a week last Tuesday. I knew that she had
a sickly infant, but I never' saw it until the previous
day, when the lodger called me into the room, and
then I sent to the parish officer... 4. As soon as I sal!
the infant I thought it was dying of starvation. I
have never seen a doctor call on th e prisoner.
Prisoner—No; I always carried the baby to Dr'
Wakem.
Mr. Barcham (to landlord)—Have you ever see'?
the prisoner enter your house in a drupkon stae!'
Witness—No, I have not, as my atte,ation
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chiefly called to my shop. I, however, 0.4
thought she was a married woman, as the roo butill
'
band. by her and a man whom she called her )311‘;
band. The latter went out early in the mor011:10
to work, and returned home late at night.
Mr, Burc ,am (to prisoner)—Have you any qu''
tions to ask the witnesses P
Prisoner--No, sir. All that I have to say','
that I have attended to the child as well as I conn'
Mr. Burchara--According to the evidence at Pre-
sent before me it does not appear that you haf't,
therefore I shall remand you for a few days ,td,
ascertain the real state of your poor neglected chi
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.