The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-lIOUSE.—The Lord Mayor requested
that the press would acknowledge his receipt of 191.
from M. M. for the poor box.

GUILDHALL.—Mary AnneThonrpson, Sophia Bar-
rister, and Sarah, Clark were placed at the bar before
Alderman Lawrence charged with stealing a Geneva
watch and a purse containing 10s. from the person of
a gentleman who was described in the police-sheet as
"W. Heness, accountant, 5, Drummond-road, Blue
Anchor-road, Bermondsey."
Alderman Lawrence—Where is the prosecutor ?
Officer (pointing to a gentleman sitting near the table)
—That gentleman is the prosecutor, your worship.
The gentleman (in great astonishment)—lt must be a
mistake. I know nothing of the case.
Alderman Lawrence—Who gave the prisoners into
custody I

Officer—That gentleman, your worship. (Laughter.)
The gentleman—lt's a singular case of mistaken iden-
tity, but I have not the slightest knowledge of any of
the parties, and I thought it very strange when I entered
the outer door of the court, a woman addressed me on
the same subject.
Alderman Lawrence—Do you think, officer, you
might have made any mistake ?
Officer—Oh, no, your worship, I am quite sure that
was the gentleman who gave the prisoners in charge.
Alderman Lawrence—Will you favour us with your
name, sir.

The gentleman—Certainly. It is Whitehead ; but I
should wish the officer to look well at me, for ho is cer-
tainly in error, and I should not like it to go forth that
I am the party in this case. . _

Alderm;n Lawrence—Well, that is not the name on
the police-sheet, so we will go into the case in the ab-
sence of the prosecutor.
Mr. Knight, of 19, Dorchester-street, New North-
road, said—The prosecutor is a friend of mine, and is
not at all like that gentleman. I was with the prosecu-
tor last night in a cab, in which the prisoners were also,
and my friend lost his purse and his watch.
Officer—l received the prisoners in charge in Ludgate
hill, and a gentleman whom I believe to be the party
present accused them of stealing his purse. I searched the
cab, but found nothing, and at the station one of the
prisoners ran to the cab door, and the prosecutor imme-
diately found his watch in the cab.
Aldern;ian Lawrence—Do you still persist in the belief
that that gentleman is the prosecutor ?
Officer—l do, sir. To the best of my belief, he is the
party.
The gentleman —Common sense ought to convince you
lam not the person you take me for. For if I were,
and wished to keep it secret, I should not come into
court.

Another friend of the absent prosecutor proved that
the officer was labouring under a great mistake ; and
Alderman Lawrence then said—As the prosecutor
does not think proper to come forward and indentify his
own property, it must, be taken back to the station, and
I shall discharge the prisoners.
Iu the course of the day the real prosecutor made his
appearance, and certainly did bear some resemblance to
the gentleman who had been placed in such an unplea-
sant position by the officer's mistake.

L BORO UG H- STRE ET. —John Gilmore, a pri-
vate in the Artillery, was charged with having de-
frauded several licensed :victuallers by means of forged

The following case was brought forward :
Elizabeth Loader, daughter of Jane Loader, licensed
victualler, 119, Tottenham-court-road, said the prisoner
came to the bar the previous night and offered what ap-
peared to be a billet for two soldiers, to be billeted in
the house for seven nights. The prisoner told her the
billet was quite correct. Witness asked the prisoner
how much he could get a bed for out of the house. He
replied 9d., and witness believing the billet to be genuine,
gave him Bs. 4d., which was the presumed charge for
two beds at Bd. per bed for seven nights. The prisoner
signed a receipt for the money on the back of the billet.
Police Constable Winekler, 191 F, said the prisoner
was given into his custody on another charge, and he
was then taken to the station-house.

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The prisoner was remanded•
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WORSHIP-STREET.—Mr. Edwin, fames, Q.C.,
was summoned for having refused to pay the sum of
2s. 6d. to Demetrius Parkhurst, cab-driver No. 1,151,
for the hire of his vehicle.
Abraham Peacock, the defendant's servant, appeared
to answer the summons.
ihnisorredse residence,
en
to ce' 63, Pall-
mallcatch the
Complainant stated that on the 25th ult. he took the
defen, defend,ant, h we ist hh
ohries
dservant,station, in
expecting
8 o'clock train. Complainant being somewhat impeded
at the station by the vehicles before him, the defendant
jumped out and ran with'his servant into the booking.
office. waited twenty minutes, exp
iorincet.o return, but seeing no more of them he went
to Pall-mall. Mr. James's female servant desired him,
ouki b
however,e at
to
hmotmll
ea.galivn
Witness
eesns day,edxitdsoand saw Peacock,
when her master
of whom he demanded his fare.
Witness
entitled to 2s. for the distance and 6d. for waiting, but
said he was
since incurred. Peacock, how-
ever, refused to pay h
he should also expect an additional 6d. for the trouble
and loss of time he hadi
ni e
morethat than the half-crown.
Peacock now explained
plainant on the way to the
station h
a p
asp rhi see
had
h eonly
ma-
sovereign with him he must ask Mr. James for the fare,
and he was under the impression that he had done so.
hurst) demanded thcoemp
3
the odd. 6d. being for l without saying anything about
When he saw the complainant the next day, he (Park-
master thought thatr
2so.s smo. fwtai ms
ae,l
lahned
was
st he
nhtietlaenddt
oh.is
Mr. D'Eyncourt said the complainant had acted
throughout with perfect fairness, and ordered the de-
fendant to pay him the 2s. Gd., awarding him also 9s. 6d.
as costs.

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