The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 26.

L AMBETH.—OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE
PRETENCES—Thomas Lane, a labourer, who gave
his address 36 or 38, Clement's-lane, Strand, was
placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton on
a charge of obtaining two sovereigns from Mrs.
Sophia Stacy.
Mrs. Stacy deposed that her husband was sub-
contractor for building some warehouses in the
Belgrave-road, Lambeth, and on Monday afternoon
last the prisoner came to her house, and said he
had been sent by Mr. Stacy, her husband, for two
sovereigns to pay to some bricklayers She ob-
served that it was strange her husband should
want money as he had taken some out with him
that morning. The prisoner replied that he had
bought a horse and this might account for his pay-
ing away all the money he had about him. Wit-
ness next said she wondered Mr. Stacy had not
sent their boy for the money, and the prisoner re-
plied that he would have done so, but neither Mr.
Stacy nor himself could find Freddy though they
had both looked for him for some time, and that
wes the reason for sending him. The prisoner then
looked at his watch, and said he hoped she would
soon make up her mind, as Mr. Stacy and the men
were waiting, and she gave him two sovereigns.
The prisoner gave her a parcel, saying it was some
colouring stuff, and Mr. Stacy desired she should
keep it dry; but on subsequently opening it she
found it to consist of cinders and mere rubbish.

Mr. Stacy said the prisoner had been in his em-
ploy, but had been discharged on the 13th inst.
Witness had not sent him to his wife for any money,
nor did he want any ; and having met him by ac-
cident that morning near the Horse Guards, he gave
him into custody.
Police-constable 192 A said the prisoner at first
denied the charge, but on their way to the station-
house he asked witness's opinion as to how the
magistrate would dispose of the case, as one of em-
bezzlement or of felony. The witness produced a
watch which he took from the prisoner, and which
was a perfect curiosity, as that part which should
contain the works was occupied only by some bat-
tered brass works, which could not have been in
use for half a century 4
The prisoner, who said his necessities had driven
him to the act, was remanded to a future day.
SERIOUS CHARGE OF CAUSING DEATH.—Fred.
Woomton, a cab-driver, was charged with causing
the death of Harry Polly, by driving over him.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner,
on Monday evening last, while intoxicated, drove
along the Kennington-road, at a rapid pace, and
on turning the corner, at the Horns Tavern, he
knocked down the deceased, and drove over him.
He was going on as if nothing had happened until
stopped by a constable, and then made use of his
cab to remove the unfortunate man to the hospital.
His conduct was also so bad as to excite the dis-
gust of the crowd that had assembled. The poor
man was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he
lingered until Wednesday, when he died of the
injuries he had received.
The prisoner was remanded to a future day, the
magistraterefusing to admit him to bail.

SOUTHWARK.--EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF
IRON.—Robert Green and John Hewlett, carmen,
in the employ of Mr. Wise, contractor,were brought
before Mr. Combe, for final examination, charged
with stealing three iron cantlings, weighing up-
wards of 2 cwt. each, the property of Messrs.Coch-
rane and Co., of the Woodside Iron Works, Dudley,
and the contractors for erecting the iron bridges on
the Charing-cross and Chatham and Dover Rail-
ways, and James Willoughby, a marine-store dealer,
of Gravel-lane, Borough, was charged with receiv-
ing the same, well knowing them to be stolen.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the latter prisoner,
instructed by the Marine-store Dealers' Mutual
Improvement and Protection Society.
George Holmes, 252 M, said that on Wednesday
afternoon, the 24th ult., about 1 o'clock, he was on
duty in-Gravel-lane, with Brichlear, another detec-
tive officer, when he saw Green and Hewlett toge-
ther near their respective carts ; Green left the other
and went into Willoughby's shop, and in a minute
or two came out and rejoined the other, when he
took a heavy piece of iron called a cantling into
Willoughby's shop. He came out again, and then
Hewlett took another piece of iron into Willoughby's
shop. He came out again, and then went to the
cart and took a third piece of iron to Green, who
entprpa Willoughby's shop with it, when witness
followed him in, and saw, Willougnoy weighing one
of the pieces in the scales. The latter said that he
had not purchased any of it, and the only thing he
had to do with the iron was to weigh it for the
other prisoners.
Mr. Jos. Phillips, agent to Messrs. Cochrane and
Co., of the Woodside Iron Works,Dndley,identified
the three large pieces of iron as their property.
They were called " cantlings," and were extremely,
valuable, being used in the erection of the iron rail-
way bridges. As old iron most likely the marine-
store dealer did not give more than 3s. or 4s. each
for them.

Green and Hewlett did not deny taking the cant-
lings, and Willoughby declared that he never pur-
chased either of them.
Mr. Combo committed them all for trial.
At the request of Mr. Lewis,his worship accepted
bail for the prisoner Willoughby.

THAMES.—A FEYERDEN.--J.Williams,a native
ofChili,and seamen's boarding-house keeper,who has
been frequently convicted by the magistrates of this
court for assaults and detaining sailors' effects, ap-
peared before Mr. Selfe upon an adjourned sum-
mons taken out by Mr. Joseph Price, one of the
inspectors appointed to carry out the provisions of
the Common Lodging-house Act, and which sum-
mons charged the defendant with keeping a non-
registered lodging-house.
It appeared that the prisoner had lately taken
possession of a large and commodious boarding-
house for foreign seamen kept for many years by
John Seymour, a respectable man, a Greek. In
Seymour's time the house was properly registered
and licensed to receive 29 persons only. On the
Bth instant Seymour gave up possession of the
house to the defendant, abandoned the registration,
and removed all his furniture. On the night
of the 10th inst., Inspector Price, accompanied by
Sergeant Cutbash, 48 A, visited the house, which
had undergone a complete transformation since Sey-
mour left it. Instead of 29 lodgers, the number for
which it was formerly licensed, there were 49 Peru-
vian soldiers in the building, in seven rooms. A
majority of them were lying on the floor without
bed and bedding. The house was in a filthy condi-
tion, and the whole of the Peruvians were suffering
from cold, fever, rheumatism, and other diseases.
Seymour was in the first instance summoned, and
he shifted the responsibility to the defendant. Wil-
liams now wanted to make out that the commander
of the Peruvian man-of-war Arica, now lying in the
West India Dock, under whose orders he was act-
ing, ought to have been proceeded against. It was
proved that a man named Davis, who was directly
hired by Williams, cooked for the Peruvians.
Mr. Selfe said he had nothing to do with Sey-
mour or the commander of the Peruvian vessel, and
he would not be hoodwinked and allow the law to
be evaded with impunity. There was no doubt the
defendant was really and substantially the landlord
of the house, and had the control of it. The Peru-
vian soldiers were lodged in filthy rooms, and two-
thirds of them had no beds or bedding, or anything
to cover them. It was no wonder the men were ill,
and that so many of them were stricken with fever
and colds.

Williams could assure the magistrate he made no
profit out of the soldiers, and that the commander
of the Peruvian man-of-war would have attended
and explained every thing if he had not been very ill.
Mr. Selfe—No doubt he is ill if he has been in
that filthy house of yours. The house is adapted
for 29 lodgers only ; you have 49 in it, and it is not
in a fit state to receive any. As to the profits, I
think they must be considerable, when you have
entered into an agreement to pay Seymour £l5 per
month for the use of the house—an agreement of
two months certain, from the Bth December.
The defendant said he had received no notice to
register his house, and make the necessary altera-
tions.

Mr. Selfe—You have had plenty of notice. You
have long kept a registered house elsewhere, and
know what the law is well. The Peruvian soldiers
ought to be removed from your house without delay,
and I regret there is no summary mode of turning
them out. We shall have a pestilence in Wellciose-
square.
Inspector Price—All the soldiers are in a wretched
condition, and many are very ill,
Mr. Selfe fined the defendant £3 and costs.
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Williams—l will pay the penalty,
the House ofLords against the decision. (Laughter,)
SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY AND BIGAMY.—
Thomas Cooper, a tall, well-dressed man, about 33
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and app
years of age, was brought befor3 Mr. Selfe, charged
with stealing 22 cwt. of potatoes.
Mr. C. Smith, a farmer of Dagenham, in Essex,
said that in August, in 1854, he was carrying on
the business of a potastpoistaa
at 24, Union-street,
pri-
soner was then in his employ, and had been so for
a short time only.
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