The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Grady was brought
before the Lord Mayor, charged with being Con-
cerned with another man (not in custody) in steal-
ing a watch, value £l4, from the person of Mr.
Thos. Buddin, licensed victualler, Commercial-road.
Mr. Lewis attended for the prisoner,
It appeared that at about half-past Bon the pre-
vious evening a young man, named Thomas Stanis-
las, saw the prosecutor standing on the steps by
the Blackwell Railway, and saw a man go up to
him and take his watch out of his pocket, which
he immediately handed to the prisoner, and they
both walked away. The prosecutor missed his
watch and raised an alarm, and the witness
pointed out the prisoner as the man who had it. He
immediately laid hold of him, and the man who
took the watch and another man who was with him
ran away. The prisoner was taken into custody,
but the watch was not found.
On being cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, the wit•
ness said he was quite sure the prisoner was the man
to whom the watch was given.
Haacock, a detective, said he knew the prisoner,
and had seen him in custody on several occasions.
He was a trainer of thieves, and seldom took any
actual part in robberies, but merely received the
property.
Mr. Lewis said his client was quite willing that
his lordship should adjudicate in the case, but
The Lord Mayor said he could not do so. The
prisoner must go before a jury.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

BOW-STREET.—ALLEGED FRAUD AT A THEA-
TRICAL TICKET-OFFICE.—James Westfield, assistant
at a theatrical ticket-office, in Brydges-street,
Drury-lane, was charged with obtaining money by
false pretences from Sir Edmund Lechmere.
Mr. H. Brandon, of Essex-street, attended to
watch the case for Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury-
lane Theatre ; and Mr. Pater, barrister, instructed
by Messrs. Weekes, appeared for defendant.
Sir E. Lechmere—l reside at Ridcourt, Worces-
tershire. On the 26th ult. I took a cab at the West-
end of London, and told him to drive to the box
office of Drury -lane Theatre. He drove me to
Brydges-street, Covent-garden, and stopped at an
office opposite the theatre. It was fitted up, not
like a shop, but like an office—fitted with red baize,
and surmounted by the Royal arms. There was a
board up marked "Drury-lane Ticket-office." There
was a model of the theatre in the office.
Mr. Pater—Why do not you come to what oc-
curred P Never mind describing the place,
Sir Edmund Lechmere—l think the descrip-
tion is very material, The prisoner was attend-
ing in the office. I asked for a ticket for the
pit stalls, and the prisoner said they were all
sold. I then asked him if he thought that a ticket
for the pit stalls could be obtained at any of the
West-end houses where tickets were sold. He said
it was impossible ; that all the tickets were sold
there, and at the West-end houses they were not
likely to be had. I asked him whether any and
what other places were to be had. He said that, if
I liked, I could have a seat in a private box, but I
must pay 14s for it. I asked him what the price of
the pit stalls was, and be told me Bs. I thought it
was very likely I should not be in town again for
some time, and might not have an opportunity of
seeing Mr. Kean again, and so, though I thought
14s. a very extravagant price, I agreed to take it.
I asked him where the box was situated, and he said
it was in the front row, near the Queen's box. He
gave me the ticket, of which the counterpart is now
produced, and he said there were three front places,
and I might take which I pleased, I paid him 14s.
Had I not believed that the place was in a private
box I should certainly not have taken it, The word
" dress circle" was not mentioned throughout the
interview, and I should not have taken the ticket if
I had known it to be for the dress circle. The words
" Box 20" appear on the ticket. I went to the
theatre and found that there was no private box 20.
Imes not admitted to any seat by virtue of that tic-
ket: Mr. Smith provided me with a seat under the
cir6iristances, but not by virtue of that ticket. I
upticed that the ticket was for two, and I told him
I did not want two places; but only one. He made
some entry in a book, and said it was all right, he
had made an erasure and the ticket would admit to
one place.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pater—l will swear lie