The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE.—Oct. 17.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A gentlemanly-looking
young man, named Thos. Heaps, Was brought up,
on remand, in custody of detective officer Sergt.
Russell, before the Lord Mayor and Mr. Alderman
Phillips, sitting in petty sessions, upon a charge of
stealing an order for the payment otmoney to the
amount of £65 75., the property of his employers,
the Brighton Hotel Company.
Mr. Bruton, the solicitor to the Brighton Hotel
Company, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Wontner attended on behalf of the prisoner.
The prisoner, it appeared, was, up to within a
short time since, secretary to the company. On
Aug. 13 an account was due from them to a firm
named Barker and Son, of Birchin-lane, advertising
agents, and at a board meeting on that day a cheque
for £64 7s. was drawn and signed by two of the
directors, and afterwards handed to the prisoner for
the purpose of paying Messrs. Barkers' account.
Evidence was adduced, however, to prove that the
prisoner had never paid the account, but had paid
the cheque into his own account at Messrs. Master-
mans. where he kept an account.
Mr. Bruton, on the part of the prosecutors, said
he was instructed to inform his lordship that, taking
into consideration the prisoner's respectability, and
the good character he had previously borne, the pro-
secutors were not desirous of pressing the charge to
the utmost ; but if his lordship was of opinion that
the ends of justice would be served by the case be-
ing summarily disposed of, they would rather it
should be so, and that the prisoner should be dealt
with for the simple larceny.
His lordship asked if the directors of the company
had had confidence in him up to this occurrence.
The minute-book was produced, and the resolution
was read, which was dated Sept. 1, and stated that,
although they had every confidence in the honesty
and integrity of the prisoner, still they thought he
was not sufficiently experienced to act as secretary.
The prisoner was then asked what he had to say,
and he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr. Wontner said the prisoner felt deeply the
effect of his conduct, and that it would be a warn-
ing to him for the rest of his life. He was truly
grateful for the recommendation of the prosecutors.
He had always borne a good character, and had been
seven years in an insurance office of the highest re-
spectability, and had never up to the present time
had the slightest taint upon his character. He had
been overtaken by pecuniary pressure, and pro-
ceedings having been taken against him for the re-
covery of debts he had somewhat unwisely incurred,
he had not sufficient strength of mind to combat
with the temptation which offered itself.
The Lord Mayor, after conferring for some time
with Mr. Alderman Phillips, said, under all the
circumstances, and considering the very strong re-
commendation of the prosecutors, and the high
character which the prisoner had previously borne,
he and his brother magistrate thought the ends of
justice would be met if the case were dealt with
there. They thought it their duty, however, to in-
flict the highest amount of punishment within their
power, which was six months' imprisonment.
The prisoner was accordingly sentenced to six
calendar months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

BOW-STREET.—A TRIP TO MANCHESTER.—A
stableman, named Nathan Osborn, who had been
apprehended at Manchester by Sergeant Franklin,
of the E division, was charged with stealing £4 17s.
in money, a pair of cab wheels, a coat, and a pair
of boots, with other articles, to the value of £7 35.,
the property of his employer, Mr. Thomas Cooper,
of Montague-mews, cab proprietor.
Mr. Abrams, of Bow-street, opened the case for
the prosecution, and stated that the prisoner had
been for about six months in the employment of Mr.
Cooper. On the Bth inst. Mr. Cooper went out of
town for the pm pose of attending a horse fair, and
left the prisoner in charge of his establishment,
with instructions to receive the moneys brought in
by the cab-drivers, and also a sum or £3 10s., the
balance of the price of a cab which Mr. Cooper had
sold to another cab proprietor, and which the
prisoner was to give up on receipt of that sum.
The money was paid to the prisoner by the pur-
chaser, who took away the cab on the 9th
instant, and on that and the following day
the prisoner also received from two cab drivers
sums of money amounting to £1 7s. On the 10th
he absconded, and Mr. Cooper, returning to town
on the 11th, found that the prisoner had taken
away the money and the articles above mentioned.
It was known that he w.s a Manchester man, and
had come to London with the Manchester omni-
buses lately introduced into London, remainingin
the service of the Manchester Omnibus Company
(in London), until their omnibuses were purchased
by the London General Omnibus Company, when
of course they had no further need of his services,
and he went into •the employ of Mr. Cooper. Upon
information of these circumstances, Sergeant
Franklin caused inquiries to be made at Manchester,
and found that the prisoner had returned to his
wife, who was living there. Franklin telegraphed
to the Manchester police to detain the prisoner, and
went down there himself to bring him to London.
The prisoner acknowledged that he had taken the
money and had got drunk and spent it, but said he
intended to return to London on Friday (yester-
day). and settle it with his master. He denied all
knowledge of the wheels. He was wearing the
prosecutor's coat when apprehended.
Evidence of these facts was given by Mr. Cooper,
the prosecutor, Mr. Robertson, another cab pro-
prietor, who was present when the prisoner received
the £3105., Sergeant Franklin, and other witnesses,
and the prisoner was committed for trial.

LAMBETH.—RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.
—Mrs. Jane Yates, who described herself as a mar-
ried woman, residing at 24, Wheeler-street, Spital-
fields, was charged with having in her possession two
hair brushes, the property of Mr. Francis Cramp, of
the Elms, Syclenham-road and which formed a por-
tion of property to the amount of from £7O to £BO,
stolen from the residence of the prosecutor on the
and that
evening of Monday last.
the magistrate that on Tuesday last a young man of
Mr. Inspector Bond, of the P division, informed
the name of Horme, was charged before Mr. Elliott,
led
deping close
on suspicion of being concerned with others not in
custody, in an extensive jewel robbery at Norwood,
housek
of the female at the bar, the officers were
person having given his address at the
to the fact of her ( • ' ) apprehension.
Sergeant the prisoner s
watch on it, and what occurred there
Stephen Baldwin, 29 P, said that on
Tuesday night last he was in Wheeler-street, Spital-
fields, in company with Sergeant Harris of the A

division, when three men came out of the house of
the prisoner, one carrying a. carpet-bag. The
moment these men saw them, the man with the
carpet-bag dropped it, and all three ran away. He
(Baldwin followed and secured one of them and
Harris the other, and after locking both up in the
station• house on suspicion of stealing a quantity of
female wearing apparel which formed the contents
of the bag, they searched the house of the prisoner.
In a cupboard under the prisoner's bedroom he
(Baldwin) found the two valuable hair brushes
produced ; and on asking the prisoner how she came
by them, she said she had purchased them in " the
lane" on Sunday morning last, and that she had a
bill and receipt to prove it ; but she did not pro-
duce either bill or receipt.
Mr. Norton—The robbery was not, as I under-
stand, committed until the Monday afternoon; so
that her statement of purchasing the brushes on
Sunday morning could not he true.
Baldwin—lt cannot, your worship. The pro-
perly was safe on Monday mid-day.
Mr. Norton—Did you find any other property at
the house of the prisoner ?
Baldwin—Not connected with the robbery ; but
a life-preserver, two screw-drivers, which had evi-
dently been a good deal used, and a French-made
time-piece, which we have no doubt has been stolen,
were found, and will be produced.
Sergeant Harris and Police-constable Kenwood,
194 H, corroborated the testimony of Sergeant Bald-
win, and produced the articles found at the prisoner's
house.

Thomas Ellis, footman to Mr. Francis Cramp, of
Sydenham-road, said that on Monday afternoon last
the house of his master had been entered by some
thief, who carried off property amounting to £7O or
£BO, and amongst it a dressing case from his mis-
tress's bedroom, which contained the brushes pro-
duced.

Mr. Norton—How do you know they were the
same ?

Witness—By their having my master's crest
and I am quite sure they are the property of my
master.

The prisoner, after receiving the usual caution,
made a rambling statement about her husband ill-
using her, and his being away from his home since
Monday last. She also said her husband was a
shoemaker, and carried on his business at the house
at which she was taken.

Inspector Bond said that no husband had been
seen there since Monday last, and applied for a re-
mand, which the magistrate granted, and the pri-
soner was removed from the bar.

THAMES.—A WICKED GlRL.—Sarah Evans,
aged 17, a servant girl, and Joseph Thomas, a smith,
aged 30, were brought up on remand before Mr.
Selfe, the female charged with stealing a cash-box
containing £4 10s., two cotton dresses, three petti-
coats, and other articles, the property of Mary
Marshall, a schoolmistress, of No. 2, Thomas-street.,
Stainsby road, Poplar, and the other with receiv-
£4 of the stolen money, with a guilty knowledge.
Mr. Chas. Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecu-
tion ; Mr. Smith defended Evans; and Mr. Stoddart
appeared for Thomas, who had been at large on his
own reeognisances for a week.
On the prisoners being arraigned, Mr. Selfe ad-
dressed the girl, and pointing to Thomas said—ls
that the man you mean ?
Evans—Yes, sir; he had £4 of the money.
Mr. Stoddart—She mentioned the name of John
Barron when she was here last Friday. This man's
name is Thomas. . .

Mr. Selfe—l don't recollect her mentioning any
name. Is there any evidence against the man ?
Mr. Young—None, sir. He was arrested on the
information of the girl.
Mr. Stoddart—There is not a particle of truth in
her statement that he instigated her to rob her
mistress, and demanded £4 of the money, which
she said she gave him. He does not know the girl.
He never saw her before. Her statement concern-
ing him is a wicked falsehood. He is a married
man of great respectability, and his masters, Messrs.
Bradshaw and Whilton, ship smiths, are here to
give him a good character.
Mr. Selfe—Thomas is discharged. The deposi-
tions against the girl will now be taken.
The evidence against the girl proved that she had
exhibited great wickedness end cunning. It ap-
peared that she was formerly in the service of Mr.
and Mrs. Hutchins, of Boundary-place, Poplar, and
that Mrs. Marshall was in the practise of visiting
them. On the 21st of August last Mrs. Marshall
paid
a visit to Mr. Hutchins, and took with her
a little girl, her daughter, Before leaving home
she placed two cotton dresses, a merino petticoat,
and three other petticoats across a chair in her back
parlour, and in the folds of the garments, carefully
secreted, she deposited a cash-box, containing £4los.
in gold, a gold ring, and a brooch. In the evening,
about six o'clock, Mrs. Marshall requested the pri-
soner to go to her house in Thomas-street, and take
care of it until her return, and take the little girl with
her to keep her company. Mrs. Marshall returned
to her home about 10 o'clock at night, and the pri-
soner came running to the door, and said, " Oh,
ma'am, I have had such a great fright. I saw a man
looking over the garden wall at me." Mrs. Marshall
said, "Oh, nonsense; you are always telling me
some idle story," and went into her house, which
the prisoner immediately quitted. A few minutes
afterwards Mrs. Marshall noticed that the window
of the back parlour was open, and missed the dresses
and petticoats, the cash-box which they enveloped,
and several other things. On the following morning
Mrs. Marshall explained to the prisoner how she
had been robbed, but did not suspect her. The girl
expressed great surprise. On the 9th inst. the pri-
soner was a witness against a lad named John Bar-
ron, who was charged with breaking 38 panes of
glass in the house of her master, Mr. Hutchins. The
girl swore positively that she saw Barron, a few
minutes after 6 o'clock the previous evening, throw-
ing stones at her master's windows. Mr. Stoddart
called witnesses who proved the lad was elsewhere
at the time; the girl was disbelieved, and the ac-
cused was discharged. On the same night, and the
night before, stones were thrown at Mrs. Marshall's
windows, and several panes of glass broken. The
prisoner was detected in the act of throwing stones
at the windows on the evening of the 9th instant,
taken into custody, and confronted with Mrs. Mar-
shall, who said to her, " Sarah, how could you be
so wicked as to do this, after destroying your mas-
ter's windows ?" The prisoner equivocated, and said
" A girl with me did it." Mrs. Marshall said, " I
must have a policeman ; you did it, Sarah." The
girl then admitted she had broken the windows,
and was directly taxed with committing the rob-
bery on Aug. 21st, with stealing a sovereign which
Mrs. Marshall missed some time ago, and with hav-
ing robbed her master Mr. Hutchins, directly after
the death of his wife, and while the dead body of
her mistress was lying in the house. The prisoner
after considerable prevarication and hesitation, ad-
mitted having committed all the robberies, and to
have broken her master's windows. She also said
that a man with whom she was acquainted insti-
gated her to commit the robbery. On 21st August
he took four sovereigns out of the cash-box and gave
her a half-sovereign, and threatened to kill her if
she divulged to any one what they had done. The
prisoner, in answer to other questions, said she had
sold the petticoats, ring, and brooch, and spent the
money upon herself. The brooch and ring, a portion
of the trinkets token out of the cash-•box, were pro-
duced by Mr. Thomas Parker, a jeweller, of No. 2,
Granby-street, Poplar, who bought them of the
prisoner in August last. They were identified by
Mrs. Marshall. The prisoner admitted after
she was in custody that she had told lies
to the police court on the 9th instant, and
that Barron was not the person who broke her
master's windows. There was no doubt whatever
that she had done the mischief herself. The charge
of robbing Mr. Hutchins while his wife was lying
dead in the house was not pressed. None of the
property has been recovered.

F. Watkinson, a police-constable, 214 K, said he
took Thomas into custody on the description given
of him by the girl Evans, who mentioned his name,
address, and occupation.

Mr. Stoddart—There was not the slightest pre-
text for taking this young man into custody on the
unsupported statement of a wicked girl, who had
committed several robberies, plundered the room in
which her dead mistress was lying, and had also
broken windows.

Tho prisoner, who sobbed loudly, said she was
guilty. _

Mr. Smith was anxious to say a few words for the
unfortunate prisoner before she was sentenced. She
had been well educated, was respectahly connected,
and the pride of her parents, who were deeply
grieved to see her in such a position as this. She
conducted herself well until she formed an intimacy
wall a man who had led her into the commission of
crime, and seduced her. She was now in the family-
way, by him. The girl assured him end assured her
parents, that she had been instigated to commit the
robberies by the man, who threatened to do violence
to her, to kill her, if she did not give him money.
He (Mr. Smith) did not think the girl would have
acted as she had done, if she had not been misled
by some designing villain.
Mr. Selfe —I don't believe the evidence or the
story told by that girl in this court. She may have
formed an improper connection with some man, but
he would not have known a cash-box was wrapped
up in some dresses, or that six sovereigns were de-
posited in a drawer in Mrs. Marshall's dwelling, 0r,,.
that the girl's mistress was dead, and propertyi
value in the room where the body of Mrs. Hutchins
on
was lying, There was an amount of wickednesskiu.
g°
the part of the girl which was quite
A young and intelligent little girl, the da.y ug,mter.
r
of Mrs. Marshall, was then questioned b
house on
Selfe, and said there was
no intaz in

Aug. 21. The prisoner sent her out to buy apples.
No man gave her money to buy apples.
Mr. Selfe—The prisoner said a man gave the
little girl a penny to buy apples. She has been lying
throughout, and is not to be believed. She names
a person here, and then charg ;s some one else. I
should be doing this prisoner no good, and acting
with injustice to others, if I did not sentence her to
the full penalty of the law as far as it is entrusted
to me. The prisoner is sentenced to be imprisoned
for six months, and kept to hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.—Thos. Fitzroy Beckham, a
youth of 18, most respectably connected, was charged
with the systematic embezzlement of divers sums of
money belonging to the Loudon, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Compaay.
Mr. E. Freshfield, solicitor to the company, pro-
secuted.

The circumstances of the case are as follow :
The prisoner was clerk at the Victoria station, and
it was his duty to receive money for excess luggage
in the Continental Baggage Department. It is the
custom to put the luggage of travellers to Calais,
Paris, and Germany on the weighing-machine, and
the porter then calls out the weight to the clerk in
the office, who immediately takes the amount for
the conveyance of the baggage to its destination.
He then makes out tickets for the passenger and
guard, and a way-bill 'for the latter, which goes
abroad with the property, where it remains
a month, and is then sent back to the company.
A duplicate ticket should be sent by the clerk to
the audit-office of the company, and the several sums
he receives ought to be entered in his book and duly
accounted for. The prisoner, in the exercise of this
office, neglected on many days throughout the last
month to account in any way for the excess of bag-
gage in his book, or on what should have been the
counterpart of the ticket given to the passenger, and
it was not until the return of the waybills from the
Northern of France Railway that the defalcations
were discovered.

Mr. Mapleston, superintendent of the audit-office,
proved that the prisoner had neglected to account
for or enter in his book 30s. received on the 27th
September for an excess of 200 lbs. in the weight of
ten packages ; £2 18s- 6d. received on the 28th Sep-
tember for an excess of 392 lbs., and 19s. 6d. received
on the 29th September for an excess of 130 lbs.,
which in the ordinary course of business he must
have received.

Mr. Lewis, jun., on behalf of the prisoner, inquired
whether foreigners did not sometimes pay for their
luggage in coin of their own countries.
Mr. Mapleston replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Lewis urged that his client, being unac-
qtainted with the value of foreign coins, might
have made mistakes in giving change.
Mr. Paynter observed that, in the event of such
a mistake, there might be some deficiency, but not
a total neglect to enter or account for the whole
amount received.

Mt% Freshfield requested a remand of a fortnight
in order to produce witnesses from the Continent,
whose money had not been accounted for, to prove
the payment.
Mr. Lewis requested that his client might be ad-
mitted to bail, and he hoped that, in consideration
of his respectability and extreme youth, the direc-
tors of the company would take a humane view of
the matter, and tliat the magistrate would not be
again troubled with the case.
Mr. Freshfield said he knew nothing whatever
about that ; and the question of bail be should be
most happy to leave in the magistrate's hands.
Bail was accepted for the prisoner's reappearance
in a week, when another remand will be granted, if
requisite.