The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-07 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aug. 6.

BOW-STREET.—DARING ROBBERY IN A
DWELLING-HOUSE BY A FOREIGNER.—Fritz Tuell,
a native of Prussia, was charged with:l entering
the dwelling-house of Mr. Roberts, photographer,
Charing-cross, and stealing from the bedroom of
Mrs. Roberts, a gold bracelet and a silver French
coin, together worth £5 10s.
The prisoner being unable to speak a word of
Englisl, police-constable Reimers, 595 .A, was
sworn to interpret. This cfficer is a German, but
speaks English with perfect ease and accuracy.
Mrs. Lavinia Edith Roberts deposed—Last
night, between seven and eight o'clock, I went up-
stairs to my bedroom on the third [floor, and I
found the prisoner in the room. He was standing
close against the door. 1 asked him who he was,
and what he wanted- He replied in German that
he could not speak English, and did not under-
stand me.
Mr. Henry—Do you know German ?
Mrs. Roberts—Enough to understand what he
said, but not enough to speak to him in German.
He went down stairs, and I followed him. A gen-
tleman who was in the drawing-room, hearing me
speaking to some one on the stairs, came out upon
the landing, intercepted the prisoner, and detained
him while a policeman was sent for. He dropped
the bracelet, chain, and coin on the stairs. Upon
returning to the room I found several articles of
clothing had been disturbed from the drawers, and
thrown on the floor.
Policeman Killiek, 511 A, deposed that he was
sent for to take the prisoner into custody. A gen-
tleman was detaining him on the stairs. The chain
blacelet and coin were lying at his feet.
Reimers translated the evidence to the prisoner,
who declined to cross-examine the witness, and
pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing the bracelet,
chain, and coin, but said he knew nothing about the
clothes. He stated that he was a nailmaker, and
had left Prussia nine days back to come to London
in search of work, and arrived there on Monday
night. He admitted that he had not done any work
for three years, during which period he had been
travelling from place to place in his own country.
Mr. Ilenry—What has he done with his passport?
Reimers (after asking the prisoner)—He says he
sold it.
Mr. Henry—He cannot have done that.
Reimers—l am sorry to say that it is a very
common thing. There are a good many foreign
thieves in this country, and when one of them wants
to go to his own country he buys a passport from
some one newly arrived—taking care that the de-
scription answers. He then returns to his own
country and pretends that he has only been in
England a few days, and that the passport is his
own. Ido not say that the prisoner is a thief, or
that he has knowingly sold his passport to a thief,
for I have no knowledge of him. But I know that
there is such a system.
Mr. Henry—Of course, if he sold his passport he
ust have known it was bought for a bad purpose.
Tell him he must know that he had no right to sell
his passport.
This observation having been translated to the
priSoner, he said he knew very well it was wrong.
Mr. Henry having intimated his intention of send-
ing the prisoner for trial, Mr. Roberts said it would be
inconvenient for him to attend; he was going
abroad.
do not want you, but Mrs.
Mr. Henry—We
Roberts must attend.
Mr. Roberts—She is going with me.
Mr. Henry—Really the case must go for trial.
It is much too important to be dealt with summa-
rily. The prisoner, though he says he has only
been one day in London, is daring enough to enter
a house, go up to the third floor, and steal valuable
property from a room. He must decidedly be tried
at the sessions for stealing in a dwelling-house be-
yond the value of £5.
The witnesses were accordingly bound over to
prosecute.
Mr. Henry desired Reimers to inform the pri-
soner
he wished
that ifto communicate with any
friends in Prussia, especially any ono who could
give him a character, every facility would be
afforded him.

The prisoner replied that it was not of the slightest
use, as nobody could say any good of him.
He was committed for trial.

CLERKENWELL.
BY A EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLE-
MENTS
QUAICER.—Joseph Claridge, a respect-
ably-attired young man, belonging to the Society of
Friends, described as a collecting clerk, residing at
Gloucester-place Cowley-road, Brixton, was charged
with embezaling? several sums of money belonging
to his employers, Messrs. Hubbard, Wheeler, and
Co., bedding manufacturers, of 25, George's-row,
St. Luke's
The prisoner was employed by the prosecutors at
a liberal salary in March last, and from the evidence
it appeared that be began to embezzle the money of
the firm early in the following month. What he
had done with the money did not appear, but from
the present inquiries it had been discovered that this

prisoner was a defaulter to the extent of nearly £5O.
It was the prisoner's duty to account for the money
he received on the morning after he had received it.
The prisoner, finding that the prosecutors were
about to give him into custody, handed to them a
threatening letter, of which the following is a copy—
" Gentlemen,—l have tocautionyou respecting your own
liability if lam given in charge. This is written by the
advice of my friends. "JOSEPH CLARIDGE.
"July 29, 1862."
When Sergeant Evans, G 22, took the prisoner
into custody, the prisoner said he should decline to
say anything. On searching him a copy of the
above letter was found in his pocket-book.
The prisoner said he should reserve his defence.
Mr. Barker fully committed the prisoner to the
Middlesex Sessions for trial.
ASSAULTING A FEMALE.—STRANGE STORY.—
A fashionably-attired man, with a profusion of beard
and moustache, and wearing glasses, of the name of
John Connoll, residing at 6, Carburton-street, was
charged with unlawfully assaulting and beating
Martha King, under the following circumstances :
The complainant who was showily attired, stated
that she resided at 6, Liverpool-street, King's-cross,
The defendant was " her friend," and she had
known him for some time. He has been living with
her as " a friend" from Friday until Tuesday. On
Tuesday evening he got up from the sofa, and
in a loud voice, saia, "I shall be off;" and with-
out, any provocation struck her twice on the head
and pushed her on the sofa. He then struck her
on the breast. Whilst she was lying on the sofa
he tore her morning wrapper, and tore into shreds
every article she had on, even to her under-cloth-
ing. He said she should not treat him so, or serve
him so. She did not know what took place in the
scuffle. She might have broken his spectacles.

Sarah Redman said she was servant: at the above
house, and waited upon Miss King. On the even-
ing in question, hearing a scuffle in her apartments,
she went up and found Miss King lying on the sofa
in an exhausted state, and her garments very much
torn. The defendant was leaning over her, and, as
the witness entered the room, he said to com-
plainant, " Keep quiet, and I will not strike you
again." The defendant had been staying with the
complainant only a few days.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said he
was an independent gentleman, and lately a ser-
geant-major in the 3d Light Dragoon& He had
known the complainant for some time, and last
Friday he met her at the Holborn Casino, and after
some conversation he paid for supper, and then
went home with her. He stayed with her as de-
scribed by the complainant, purchasing for her
gloves and ribbons, and taking her to Gravesend
and other places, One evening, whilst he was at
Miss King's residence in Liverpool-street, she in-
troduced to his company another of her male
" friends," and that very much annoyed him.
Mr. Barker asked the defendant if he did not
think it would be better for him to settle the mat-
ter with the complainant outside the court.
The defendant replied in:the negative, and said he
wanted to have nothing to say to her.
Miss King said she did not wish to hurt the de-
fendant. All that she wanted was to be paid for the
clothes the defendant had destroyed. The damage
he had done amounted to about £3.

The Defendant—Why, the morning wrapper you
had on, I purchased for you, as well as most of the
other articles.

Miss King—lt is mean to speak about what you
purchased and gave to me.
Mr. Barker said, as the complainant wanted the
value of her clothes, he thought the best course
would be for him to refuse to adjudicate, and allow
her to go to the county court, where both parties
could be heard on oath.

The complainant, who said she should adopt that
course, then left the court.

MARYLEBONE.—A man of military appear-
ance, named J. T. Harrington, was brought up from
the House of Detention for re-examination, on the
charge of having attempted to murder by shooting
John Gilbert, a cabman, and police-constable Pink,
plain clothes officer, 85 D.
Mr. Lewis, junior, appeared for the prisoner.
The case seemed to create a considerable degree
of interest, as the court was crowded.
It will be recollected from the evidence which took
place on the previous occasion that the prisoner
struck the horse of a cabman named Peniston with
an axe or ehopper, which he drew from his vehicle ;
that he fired a pistol twice at Gilbert, who pursued
him ; that he also fired a pistol in his house at the
police officer; and he afterwards gave Peniston, the
cabman, without being asked, £73 for the damage
done to his horse.

Wm. Christmas now deposed that he resided in
Princes•street, Leicester-square, and worked as a
gunsmith. The prisoner bought the pistols on Sa-
turday afternoon last, and gave £34. A rifle was
purchased at the same time by him. There were
four dozen bullets when the case was sent home.
The triggers will go down at the slightest touch.
There are 46 bullets in the case now. The hole in
the wall has the appearance of being made by a
bullet.

Mr. Mansfield—Did the prisoner make any pecu-
liar remarks ?

Witness—None at all. They are duelling pistols.
Cannot say whether the mark on the wad produced
is from the bullet or not.

By the advice of Mr. Lewis prisoner reserved his
defence, and was committed for trial.

Mr. Lewis made an application for bail, bat
Mr. Mansfield told him he must apply to the
judge at chambers.
Prisoner, who seemed a good deal excited during
the inquiry, was then conveyed away in a cab.
Previous to his going from the bar he said he
found the gaol accommodation at Clerkenwell very
good, but he wanted to have a few more luxuries
allowed him. He wished it to be entered on the
minutes that he struck the horse to be brought here
to prove his sanity.

LORD HUNTINGTOWER FINED FOR
SMOKING IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.

At Rugby Lord Huntingtower was charged by the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway Company with smoking
in a first-class railway carriage. The defendant said—As
regards smoking, I plead guilty; but I should like the
representatives of the railway company to find the clause
prohibiting smoking in a railway carriage. Mr. Cleather
read the clause. The defendant—l plead guilty to the
charge, but I am desirous to call attention of the magis-
trates to the spleen with which this miserable case has been
trumped up. I feel I ought to do this in mitigation of the
fine. This summons would not have been taken out against
me if I had not commenced an action against the railway
company. The smoking took place on July Ist ; on July 3d
the solicitor of the railway company received a letter from
my solicitor ; on July 17th I caused a writ to be taken out
against the railway company in the Court of Exchequer;
and it was not till 12 days after this that the railway com-
pany made an application against me for smoking. If I had
offended against their bylaws, why, I ask, were not pro-
ceedings commenced against me at once, instead of wait-
ing for a month ? Besides this, I have to complain that
a special officer was sent from Rugby to London to serve
the summons, and this officer had spent two days enjoying
himself under the pretext that he could not find me, when
my town residence is well known. A host of witnesses
have also been brought a great distance to prove that
which I not only admitted, but never denied. I also desire
to state that the smoking did not take place within this
district, and I am entirely at a loss to know why the case
was brought here, when it might have been brought in the
metropolitan district, unless it was to put me to all the ex-
pense in their power.—Mr. Cleather, for the Company,
said : A person, named Allen, got into the compartment of
a first-class carriage, where Lord Huntingtower was sit-
ting. They had some conversation respecting smoking.
Mr. Allen objected to it, and Loretllnntingtower.did not
smoke till after the train left Rugby. Mr. Allen objected
to it, when Lord Huntingtower replied, " I am perfectly
aware of the penalty. I shall smoke and pay the fine." In-
stead of the company attempting to victimise his lord-
ship, they had acted with the greatest forbearance in not
expelling him from the carriage; and when the train did
stop, Mr. Allen complained to the guard ; and, although
the defendant was personally known, his address was not
known, and when:asked for it he refused to give it. As
to the delay in getting the summons, it was not till after the
11th of July that the company was aware of his lordship's
address. I deny that the officer who served the summons
spent two days in London for his own pleasure ; and, so far
from the company acting with any vindictive spirit, they
desired to let the public know that a nobleman ought to be
made to respect the laws of the company.—Lord Hunting-
tower said he did not object to anything the company's soli-
citor had said, except that the smoking did not take place
in the Rugby district.—The Bench inflicted a fine of 40s.
and costs, amounting in all to £l2 lls.—His lordship paid
the money.
STEALING RABBITS.--At the New Bailey, on
Monday, Peter Hardman, a farmer's son, of Stretford, was
charged with stealing three tame rabbits, the
werepropert kepty of
James Taylor, of Lowstock-farm. The rabbits
the defence,
on a small island, in a field pond.
Mr. Pope,for
but sub-
admitted that the prisoner had takenwt
the
ee
rabbits,
caught running
mitted that they were wild ones, and
id. The field in which
were
about the field, and not on the I
they were caught adjoined the
ifarm held by the prisoner's
father, and the charge arose out of some ill-feeling.---
Witnesses were called to prove that the rabbits were tame,
and that the prisoner took them from the island. He was
committed for trial.

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