The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-08 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SELF-ACCUSATION OF FELONY.—Thos. Henry, a young
man, described as having no home, was charged before Mr.
Knox. on his own confession, with stealing £4, the moneys
of John Travers, a groom now living at the Rose and
Crown Hotel, Watford, Herts.

John Jackman, 34 C, said that at an early hour this
morning, while standing at the corner of Bond-street, the
prisoner walked up to him and said he wanted to give him-
self up for having stolen £4 belonging to a groom who was
lodging at Russell's Coffee-house, Shepherd's-market, May-
fair, on Tuesday week. He took the prisoner to the sta-
tion, and on being asked if he wished to say anything, he
replied, " Nothing, only that I took the money ;" adding
that he had spent the money in different things. Ho (the
constable) afterwards went to the coffee-house, and there
ascertained that the groom had left the coffee-house and
gone to live at the Rose and Crown, Watford, Herts.
Mr. Knox asked the constable whether the groom had
lost the money.
The constable said he had.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner if he wished to say any-
thing.

The prisoner replied in the negative, upon which Mr.
Knox remanded him for a week.

THAMES.

A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.—John Bennett, an agricultural
labourer and waggoner in the employ of Mr. Ray, a fanner
of Thenfleld, Essex, 18 miles from London, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk, and driving
a waggon and two horses in the Bow-road without reins or
any means of guiding the animals.
Police constable Nichols, 450 K, said the prisoner was
totally drunk, and fast asleep on the top of a ladder in his
waggon. The reins were not in the prisoner's hand, but
thrown over a catch or hook, and the horses were going
along the road without any one to guide them. The
practice of Essex waggoners sleeping on their carts, and
leaving their horses without guidance or direction, had be-
come very common and dangerous. The horses and wag-
gon belonging to the prisoner's master were taken to the
green-yard and redeemed by
a man in the employ of Mr.
Ray a few hours afterwards.
The prisoner said he was compelled to work night after
night without rest. He had no rest on the two nights
previous to his apprehension, and he was completely ex-
hausted and fell asleep on the road.
Mr. Paget--When was the prisoner taken into custody ?
Nicholls—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock,
and I reported him too drunk to appear yesterday evening.
I believe he had no sleep for two nights.
Mr. Paget said it was quite clear the prisoner was not fit
to be trusted with a waggon and horses. It might be that
the prisoner did not obtain sufficient rest, but it was quite
certain he was intoxicated yesterday. He should fine the
prisoner 10s., and in default seven days' imprisonment
He now gave notice that he should continue to increase
the fines on men who went to market with horses and
carts, and who did not take proper care of them. The
practice of waggoners sleeping in their carts on the road
was most dangerous to them and to the public at large.
He had known accidents to arise, and some of them were
of a fearful nature. It was quite time the practice was
stopped, and if that could not be done by the infliction of
small fines, he would see what heavy penalties could
effect.

WESTMINSTER.
BEING FOUND IN A CHURCH-YARD For AN UNLAWFUL
PURPOSE.—James Telford, a powerful young man, was
placed at the bar, charged with being found in a Cliurch-
yard for an unlawful purpose.
James Potter, 174 F, said that at three o'clock this morn-
ing he heard a noise in St. Luke's Churchyard. He en-
tered it, and found the prisoner apparently asleep between
two graves. When asked what business he had there
prisoner said he had come there to go to sleep. Witness
thought he had chosen a strange place and told him so,
when the prisoner said if he had not been drunk, he sup-
posed he should not have come there. He must have got
over railings eight or nine feet high to enter the church-
yard. He knew the story about going there to sleep to be
an idle excuse, as he lived within 150 yards from
where he was found. Witness took him to the
station, and returning to the ground found a
fowl with its legs off, and apparently just killed, near the
place where prisoner had been lying.
Mr. Arnold—What was there to steal in the churchyard ?
Witness—The lead had .been stripped from off the
vestry, and was placed in the yard. There has just been
two attempts at burglary there.
Mr. Arnold—What is known of the prisoner ?
Polico—He is well known as a suspected person, and
has been several times in custody.

Prisoner-1 don't deny that, but that is no reason why
I shouldn't just go over tho railings into tho churchyard
to sleep. .

Mr. Arnold—Has he been convicted ?

Police—We can't say at the moment, but we know he
has been in custody for stealing rabbits, for unlawful
possession of stolen property, for frequenting a place to
commit a felony, and for other offences.
Prisoner was remanded.