The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--June 20.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —REFUSING TO
TAKE A FARE BY A CABMAN.—Thomas Britten, cab-
man was summoned by Captain Robert Garnham,
of Montague-square, for refusing to take a fare.
Mr. E. Lewis appeared for the defendant.
Captain Garnham said, on the 13th of June he
hailed the defendant in Hyde-park, but the defen-
dant made some kind of motion, indicating refusal
and shortly afterwards drew up to take a fare con-
sisting of four or five persons. Having been refused
by three or four cabmen, who saw that the fare was
not more than two persons, he determined to take
up the matter on public grounds, and, accordingly,
he followed the defendant, and asked him for a
ticket. The defendant refused, and drove off with
his fare.

Mr. Knox asked if Captai❑ Garnham was sure
that the cabman saw him.

Captain Garnham was quite certain that the cab-
man saw and heard him, for he stood waving his
umbrella and shouting at the top of his voice while
the cabman was coming towards him, and as ho
passed him.
Mr. Lewis sAid of late there had been a kind of
crusade against cabmen for selecting their fares ; he
trusted, however, that punishment would not be in-
flicted unless there was a clear case of culpability.
His reply to the charge was that the defendant did
not see the complainant.
Police-constable 576 A said he called the defen-
dant, and the defendant stopped to take up three
ladies and a gentleman, The cabman could see the
number of persons he was to take as'his fare. The
complainant came up and asked for his ticket. The
cat man refused, on the ground that the complain-
ant had not hailed him.

Captain Garnham—The words he made use of
were that I had not hired him.
Mr. Knox said the main question to determine
was whether the defendant saw the complainant.
He was of opinion that such a calling as described,
shouting, holding up an umbrella, and following
the cab, could not be overlooked ; therefore,
he must consider that the cabman saw him. This
was not one of those cases where cabmen passed
single persons in order to take a larger fare. The
cabman's offence was not so great as in those cases
where a heavy punishment had been • inflicted.
Instead, therefore of the full penalty of 40s. he
should put on the reduced fine of 10s. and costs.
Capt. Garnham said he gave the costs to the poor-
box.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—William Allen, Ben-
jamin Kinworthy, and Jesse Greenwood, three re-
spectably dressed young men, who had recently
come from America to see the International Exhi-
bition, were charged with stealing a meerschaum
pipe, value 255., the property of Joseph Ullman,
importer of cigars, 12, Oxford-street.
Mr. Edward Lewis was for the accused.
Mr. Ullman said between five and six o'clock
yesterday afternoqn, the three prisoners came into
his shop, and Greenwood said he wanted a very
fine meerschaum pipe. He opened a case andss
2
showed him one for a sovereign, another for
and a third for 30s. After looking at the_e pipesoon
Kinworthy suddenly left the shop,
e nnw soon
afterwards d ,
afterwards followed. The prison.tehr
himre and his
who remained in conversation
buti not the one for
and
GAll
wife, gave him back two p
255. The prisoner left -hiP!ess'hop and joined his
into custody. The '
pipe
police-constable, gave them
companions. Prosecutor tfoilowed, and meeting a
had not been found.
Cross-examined—Greenwood had not been out of
his
were for a few minutes.
llid not see any examine one but Greenwood the
sight; the ther two
pipes.
d when the
era were given y,Greenwood gave
Police-constable Tu.rnvteoye,uso2todo C,Gsai
prison
as a reason for not buying a pipe that the price
Was too --g
hi 13• They all denied the charge, and
gave their correct addresses at the station-house.
app y astonished at the charge.
They d greatl
They had in their posession about £6O in English
and American money, and also a return ticket to
New York.

Mr. Lewis called several witnesses as to character.

A Er. Haye, tailor, 33, Crown-street, said the de-
fend 'tants had lived for years in America, and had
come over to see the Exhibition. Their families
were .highly respectable.
Mr. Thos. Green, of Upper Canada, spoke to the
respect ability of the accused.
Mr. Knox said persons with £3O or £4O English
money in their pockets were not like London pick-
pockets. Ile disbelieved the charge ;he could see
no sufficient ground for giving them into custody,
a nd in discha.rging them he would say they left the
co urt without a stain on their characters.

This decisioa WEAS received with much applause
in the court.

woman attended before Mr. Combo to con-
bI,OUTHWARK.—In the course of the morning
the conduct of the keeper of a Servants'
ap com-
plain triogf
Home, ,at No. 38, Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road,
for detaiiiing her clothes and £2 in money without
any just c.ause.
Applimnt stated that the name of the proprietor
of the hem' was Porter, and he called himself a city
missionary.. He received servants out of place and
girls off the .streets, and pretended to get them situa-
tions. The institution was called " The Servants'
Home and Female Reformatory."
Mr. Combe directed Chadband, the war:ant offi-
‘,..er attached to the court, to proceed at once to this
Mr. Porter and request his attendance to explain
being in existence in the district.
the m.atter, as the court was not aware of any re-
the afternoon sitting Mr. Porter at-
forDmaartioni;
tended,
the young woman was sworn. Shia
had baen unfortunate, and rather
saidthat
a when h
sheen
more than a week ago she applied for admission
into Mr. Porter's .11orno- She was received with
her box of clothes, an d st.te handed Mrs. Porter £3
to take care of. She Nv,‘,as "to be reformed to be a
servant." 'She remainec: there a week, when she
went to look for a situation; and then received £1
of her money from Mrs. Porte r. Yesterday she re-
turned to the home, and demanded her clothes and
money. Mr. Porter refused to give her either, and
ordered her away, consequently she came to his
worship for advice.
Mr. Combo to Mr. Porter—What explanation
have you to give for detaining this young woman's
clothes and money ?
Mr. Porter—She was brought into .my home from,
Wales by a missionary in December, 1860, and re-
mained until the following March, when a situation
was obtained for her, and she was provided with
clothes, for which she gave an I 0 U for £2, which
had never been cancelled.
Mr. Cembe—Was the I 0 U for money lent, then?
Mr. Porter—No, sir; it wag for the clothes lent
to her to go to service with.. We, however, never
put in force or ask them for it, provided they do
well.
Applicant—The clothes were given to me, and
they have been worn out long ago while in service.
I recollect signing a paper some ti .ne or other, but
I could not read it.
Mr. Porter—We never let the y oung women
hive clothes under any other condition, and the
I 0 U would never have been put in force if she had.
conducted herself properly. She gri:,‘ssly misbe-
havedby staying out all night. •
Mr. Combo, on examining the I 0 U, said there
was nothing on the (face of it to show thot it was
security for clothes. Every one would thinic it was
for money advanced. It would be more straight-
forward and to the credit of the institution if it
were clearly specified on the face or the documents
when the girls are asked to sign them.
Mr. Combe—Wby don't you give the girl.back
her money ?
Mr. Porter—l know nothing of the money. Mrs...
Porter received that, and she has suddenly been
called into the country on business. As for her
clothes, thought it better to detain them, to prevent
her from returning to prostitution.
Mr. Combe—You have no right to detain them,
and I must say that it is a disgraceful affair alto-
gether, and looks very suspicious. If you have any
regard to be thought respectable, you had better
give this young woman her clothes and money
directly. As to detaining them, you are more
likely to drive her to prostitution by doing so.
Mr. Porter—She must satisfy the I 0 U.
Mr. Combo—You have no right to detain her
property, and if you wish to recover that, sue her
in the County Court, and see how you will get on
there. This is a most disgraceful affair, ~and it' it is
the system adopted at the so-called Refovmatories
or Homes, the sooner they are put an end to the
better.

Mr. Porter—But she has stolen things from other
girls.
Mr. Combe—lt is most disgraceful on your part
to make charges against the girl because she de-
mands and insists upon the restoration of her pro-
perty. If she had, as you say, robbed the other
girls, why did you not give her into custody ? I
don't believe a word of the accusation. Where is
this so-called Home and Reformatory ?
Girl—At No. 38, Charlotte-street, Blackfrfars-
road.

Mr. Combe—Well, all I can say is that it is dis-
graceful conduct on the part of the owners, and the
sooner it is shut up the better. I hope the press
will expose it as it so justly deserves.
Mr. Porter left the court grumbling at his wor-
ship's remarks, but promising to restore the young
woman her clothes and money immediately.

COUNTRY MARIC.L2S.

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EXETER—JUNE 20.
The following prices were quoted this morning :
Wheat, white.. 7s Od to 78 6d Barley. ...4s Od to 48 4cl
Ditto red. .6s 6d to 6s 9d I Oats .. 2s lld to 3s 21.
Flour, fine, 41s to 44s ; seconds 370 to 394 per sack.
_ CATTLE. _ _ _

I
Fat beef,p score,9s6d to 10sOci 'iw.es, per lb .... 7d to 70
Pork carcases, 8s 6d to 9s 6d Wethers do. 7d to 7id
Lambs, fat ........8d to sid Fat calves, d0...5d to 64%
Rough fat, 3id per lb.

LIVERPOOL-JUNE 20.

Corn market closes about 2d or 3d dearer for wheat and
about 6d dearer for corn; beans and oats easier; a mode-
rate attendance, and business to a fair extent in most of tho
articles. Transactions, large in wheat. Importations,
Ireland, coastwise.