The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-22 00:00:00

POLICE IYTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Captain Lean, the agent to
the Government Emigration Commissioners, accompanied
by a number of emigrants, appeared before Alderman
Carter, to prefer charges of violation of the Passengers
Act against Cornelius P. Newcome and Ebenezer S.
Mackenzie Griffiths, ship-brokers and merchants, in
Gracechurch-street.

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bankruptcy had been issued that morning against his
and spuricse (1,
clients, who had accordingly been declared bankrupts.
Under these extraordinary circumstances, and after
some consultation between Alderman Carter, Captain
Lean, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk,
the alderman believing that it would be advantageous to
the emigrants, whose cause of complaint the Government
agent stated to be exceedingly heavy, and whose condi-
tion he declared to be deplorable, adjourned the various
cases to Wednesday next.
Daniel Shea and John Beames, were charged with
having picked the pocket of Mr. Carnell of Seven Oaks,
Kent, solicitor.
Russell, a detective officer, said—l saw the prisoners
together try to pick the pockets of several gentlemen, the
one screened or covered by the other. At last I saw Shea
point Beanies' attention to the pocket of the prosecutor,
and the latter prisoner whip the handkerchief out of the
prosecutor's pocket. When I apprehended Beames, he
said that Shea had made a thief of him, and induced him
to leave his honest work to rob.
It was proved that Shea bad been frequently in cus-
tody for robbery.
Beanies, who is a mere boy, said, last Wednesday
Shea came out of prison, where he had been for three
months, and he called upon me at my master's house. I
was going upon an errand, and I accompanied him, and
never went home since. He took ma to Black Horse-
court, in the City, and in our way he took a handker-
chief out of a gentletnans pocket and sold it for eighteen
pence, half of which he gave to me. This morning he
came to me in my room at the house in which he lodges,
and asked me to go with him to steal handkerchiefs on
London-bridge. After trying a good many pockets he
touched the pocket of the prosecutor and told me there
was a handkerchief in it, and I must go and take it, and
I did take it. I assure your lordship that he made a
thief of rue, for I had no idea of thieving until he came
and took me out.
Shea said, I don't know anything at all about the
gentleman.
The prisoners were committed for trial.
Charles Saville was charged by Mr. H. R. Foster, the
secretary to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, with having driven a horse in a country cart,
the poor animal having an injured knee and being in
oilier respects wholly unfit for labour of any kind.
The defendant said that a fall that morning had lace-
rated an old sore upon the horse's knee ; hut
Tile Mansion-house officers, who are judges in matters
of this kind, stated that the case was a bad one, and
Tile Alderman fined the defendant in the penalty of
10s. and costs.
Thonzas Mountjoy, between eight and nine years of
age, was committed to prison for 21 days, upon the
cti trge of having crept behind the counter of a eliop, and
rubbed the till.
The little creature said he had a mother, who lived
with a man who was not her husband, and that nobody
cared for
,hire, As for the robbery, be said he had been

put up to it by a, big boy, who showed him how•to get
at the money, but it was not his intention to take much.
The Al lerman gave some particular directions about
the unfortunate child, who is to be visited by the
humane chaplain of Holloway prison.

CLERKENWELL.— 'Valiant Gordon, ajourneyman
tailor, aged 23, was charged by Ann, his wife, 23 years
of age, with having violently assaulted and seriously in-
jured her.
The prosecutrix appeared in the witness box in a
weakly state, with her head wound up and covered with

It appeared from her evidence that she had been Mar-
ried to the prisoner only six months. He was jealous
of her, and was in the habit of quarrelling with her with-
out the least cause. Yesterday, at about one o'clock,
he came to his dinner which she ha I comfortably pro-
vided fir him, when she perceived something strange in
his look and mariner. They sat down together and
shortly after he took up the poker, and saying lie would
have her life, he felled her to the floor with a blow which
iatcted a dangerous wound on her head. He was about
to repeat his violence, when her cries of " Murder" a►,d
screams brought assistance, and the prisoner was taken
to the station-house by several officers, and she (prose-
cutrix) was placed under medical attendance.
The facts were confirmed by further evidence.
Mr. Corrie asked the prisoner what he had to say to
such brutal conduct ?
He did not deny the charge.

Mr. Corrie said it was a cae of a most cruel nature
and deserved the infliction of the severest pcnalty of the
law, and he sentenced him to six month's imprisonment,
with hard labour, in the House of Correction. Ile also
ordered 10s. to be handed to the wife, who was so in-
jured and in distress.

WESTMINSTER.—HoIIoway, one cf the summon,
ing officers of the court, introduced two clean•look-
ing Irish girls to Mr. Arnold's notice, under the follow-
ing circumstances. _

I\iary Foley, cne of the a native of Cork, re-
ceived about a month ago a letter from her aunt, who
was engaged at some flax mills at Bow (Middlesex), in-
forming her that if she came to London she could obtain
her employment. The other girl, Norah Brien, an ac-
quaintance of the former, had a sister in the metropolis
who had some time communicated that a stout wiling
Irish girl could soon obtain a service here, and the two
girls, who'were near neighbours and acquainted, booked
their passage for London per steamer, and a, rived on
Sunday morning, when, upon going to Bow, Foley dis-
covered that the flax mills had been burnt down, and
that her aunt, as well as she could learn, had gone to
Yorkshire. The other girl, Brien, was unfortunately in
no better condition, for on her way to the steamer she
had to put up at some house for the reception of tra-
vellers, and there was robbed of her sister's letter, con-
taining her.address and her passage ticket. After wan-
dering about the streets of London since ther arrival
they applied at the police station attached to this court,
and were recommended by the inspector on duty to ap-
ply to St. Margaret's parochial authorities, and being
unsuccessful it was thought that their best course would
be to make the magistrate acquainted with their position.
Mr. Arnold, having Interrogated them respecting the
above statement, which they closely adhered to, inquired
what answer they had received from the parish, it having
been intimated to him that they had assigned a very
strange reason for not assisting them.
The girls replied that the man they saw at the work-
house gate told them that they had better not come there,
for they had got the cholera in the place.
Mr. Arnold thought their story a very strange one,
and inquired whether they would know the man at the
workhouse who had given them the answer they had
described.
The girls replied that they sLould. _

Mr. Arnold directed the summoning officer to take the
girls to the workhouse and see whetoer they could point
out the roan whose con.luct, if the girls' statement was
correct, should be repreAen%ed to the Poor .L:sw Mud,
as it was most disgraceful to hold out a threat of cholera
to poor twrsons whose hecessities drove them to a work
house. The relieving-officer of the parish was also to be
seen avid told that it was his duty to relieve the girls,
who must he taken care t,f until inquiries were male
concerning them.

The wattle of Brien's aunt is CAtherine Ellis.

HAMMERSMITH.—John Redknap. a !milor in her
Maje3ty's navy, at present attached to the Waterloo,
flagship, 120 guns, at Sheerness, was brought before
Mr. Paynter, on a warrant charged with having unlaw-
fully deserted his wife, Frances liedknal), and her child,
whereby they had become chargeable to the prish of
Hammersmith.

The prisoner in this case entered her Majesty's ser-
vice after he had deserted his wife, and it was supposed,
that4he could not be apprehended, as he was placed in a
position similar to that of a soldier, but on a reference
being made to the Mutiny Act, it was found that it did
not apply to sailors in her Majesty's service, and there-
fore the pAsoner was liable.
The prisoner pleade,l not guilty to the charge in the
warrant, and also declared that his wife had committed
adultery since he had been away.
• The wife was then sworn, and she deposed that she
was marri,d to the prisoner on the 4th of April, 1853.
and at that time she had a little boy, about four years
of age, by another man. She had known the prisoner
since they were children, and he was perfectly aware of
her little boy being alive at the time they were married.
They lived together up to the 12th of May last, when
the prisoner was committed from that court by Mr.
B?adon for ill-using her little boy, and ho was sentenced
to two months' imprisonment. Re did not return to
witness after he came out of prison, but went to live
with his friends, and up >n afterwards hearing that Mr.
Bu Ai was about to take a warrant out against him, for
neglecting to maintain her, he met her ons Wednesday
evening, about g month ago, and s•>id he would do some-
thing for her. On the folluwit g morning they met by
appointment, and went to Mr. Bush's office, when; her
husband said he was going to a place of employment,
and wanted a little time allowed him, when he would
be able to send for her. He then bade her good bye,
and left on the best of terms. She never saw or heard
from him afterwards, but she had since ascertained that
he had entered her Majesty's service, and was on board
the Waterloo, flag-ship, previously to being sent out to
the Baltic.

Mr. Benjamin Bush, the relieving officer, said the
commanding officer of the flag-ship told him that the
prisoner's pay would be thirty shillings per month be-
sides rations.

Mr. Paynter observed that the prisoner was scarcely
in a position to support his wife and her child, as his
first month's psy had not yet become due.
Mr. Bush said the prisoner told him on board the
Waterloo that he was determined not to allow his wife
one farthing towards her support. He did not make
any reference to the child.

Mr. Paynter then asked the prisoner what he had to
say in not supporting the child, and said, supposing that
his account of his wife was true, he was clearly bound to
maintain her child, as he had rendered himself liable fur
its support by marrying the mother.
Time prisoner said Mr. Bush never mentioned the child.
He then stated that on the night he was sent to prison,
his wife went to Turnham-green, the quarters of the
militia, and she was afterwards seen marching through
King-street, Hammersmith, in the company of a militia-
man, and with his knapsack on her back. On the fol-
lowing Sunday she bad a militiaman with her to tea,
and be stopped with her until nine o'clock •in the even-
ing. As for his not returning home to her alter he came
out of prison, it was in consequence of her having got
rid of his home, and he was obliged to go to his father.
Two men, named Carter and Fowler, were called for
the defence, and swore that an immoral intimacy had
txisted between them and the complainant, but their
evidence was of so suspicious a character that the magi-
strate was almost resolved to commit them for perjury.
Mr. Paynter said he had some doubts whether the
prisoner entering her Majesty's service could be consi-
dered as having deserted his wife and her child, fir which
he was liable to three months' imprisonment, and he
therefore s,muld treat the case as one of neglecting to
maintain. He sentenced him to be imprisoned for one
month with hard labour, and to pay all the expenses.
The prisoner was then locked up, after shaking hands
with his father.

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EXTENSIVE SWINDLING.

Two cases of extensive swindling have just been re-
ported at the chief police-office, Scotland-yard. The
frauds having been concocted and carried out in the
most systematic manner, the swindlers succeeded in ob-
taining money and goods to a considerable amount be-
me suspicion was excited. The first case is that of
"a person of gentlemanly appearance," who figured
as the manager of works about to be commenced at
Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, by the formation of
a tunnel beneath the common in the above parish
to connect a new branch with the main trunk line
of the South Western Railway. In his assumed capa-
city he honoured the Stapleton Arms Inn with his pre-
sence, and so ingratiated himself with the landlord
as to induce him to vibrance various sums of money.
He also succeeded in obtaining money and goods from
other tradesmen ; and, to lull suspicion, ordered a large
quatitit) of wheelbarrows, trucks, buckets, azol ropes
to be made, and his promises of situations on the rail-
way to the friends and relatives of those persons whom
he favoured with his orders were so tempting that lie
drew from them large amounts of- cash. At length he
was found missing on the morning that the materiel for
commencing the works were brought home ; and on in-
quiries having been made of the engineer, it was ascer-
tained that the tradesmen had been " gulled." A re-
ward has been offered for his apprehension.
In the other case a man, under an assumed cloak of
sanctity, has contrived to obtain from the religious com-
munities in Clapham, Croydon, Norwood, Brixton, and
other places south. of London, a large amount of money,
in sums varying from 51. to a paltry sixpence, on the
plea that he is the minister of the chapel at Bwlch,
Montgomeryshire, and, that in consequence of a large
debt having been incurred in enlarging and re-
pairing it, he has been deputed by the con-
gregation to travel and collect subscriptions to defray it.
Suspicions of his character and probity having been ex-
cited by his importune mode of soliciting the poorer
classes for donations, inquiries were instituted, and it
was ascertained that he is not at all connected with the
above-mentioned chapel, which is not in debt, not having
had any alterations or repairs for above a quarter of a
century. Rather more than a fortnight ago (says the
Sheffield Examiner) a tolerably respectable looking man
induced, after much pressing, Mr. Skelton, of 124,
Gibraltar-street, to let him his front shop for a month,
representing that he was about to take up his residence
permanently in Sheffield, to teach phonography, but
that the place which he was going to occupy would not
be ready for a month. He gave the name of H. Barr,
and was accompanied by a vulgar-looking man, whom
he described as his assistant. They procured rough
planks, and with these the assistant constructed a kind
of desk and a form. On Wednesday week the shop
was opened, not as a seminary, for the teaching of
phonography, but as "The Equitable Loan and Dis-
count Office," of which H. Barr was manager. Bills
were issued stating that loans would be granted " on
approved securities of from 21. 10s. up to 501.," and larger
sums on "special agreement." The assistant now per-
ambulated the neighbourhood circulating bills and
reporting that "the governor" was as rich as Crcesus.
It now transpires that Barr was " G.Z." who ad-
vertised in the local papers for a clerk. There were
many applicants, and some six or seven of these he
has swindled out of about 701. He appears first to have
baited them with the offer of large salaries ; and the
nine qui non, of engagement was the depositing of a
good sum of money as security for their honesty. Of
one young man he obtained 20/., and from five or six
others he got 101. each. He appointed that the clerks
were to commence their duties on Wednesday morning,
and on that day they appeared at the door of the office.
Of course each of themu thought that the others were
needy persons come to make application to borrow ; and
never suspected their true position. They waited a con-
siderable time, but still the office remained closed ; and
a man appeared stating that Mr. Barr was ill and would
not be at the office that morning. The parties now
began to communicate with each other, and in a few
. minutes soon found how vilely they had been cheated.
Mr. Skelton got into the shop, the floor of which he
found strewed with torneip letters. The imposing
lodgers, &c., had disappeaied with the swindlers, who it
is supposed decamped late on Tuesday •iiigitt fir Lon-
don. The dismay and grief of the young men who had
been so heartlessly victimised, we shall not attempt to
describe. Some of them had actually borrowed the
money which they had deposited with Barr, making
sure that they could soon repay it out of the fiber d
salary that they were to receive. And they are not the
Only sufferers. Persons who had applied for loans had
been required to deposit a few ,hillings each as remune-
ration, it was stated, for inquiries into the trustworthi-
ness of their sureties. There are about a dozen persons
who have been cheated in that way. Two young men
who had been in treaty for the clerkship had a narrow
escape. They had agreed to deposit 151 each with Barr
as security, but had been advised by their friends to do
nothing hastily. They kept back a few days, but still
the offer of Barr was so tempting that they could no
longer delay, and on Wednesday they went to the office
with the view of handing their money over to him.
Luckily for them he had given them up and flown, or no
doubt he would have postponed his flight till he had
plucked them also.