The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Robert Patrick Golding, who de-
scribed himself as a porter, was charged with having
committed wilful perjury, in preferring a direputable
accusation against James Eames, with the view of ex-
torting money.
The prosecutor, whe had been in a respectable situa-
tion as clerk for upwards of 14 years, and received an
excellent character from his employer and others, was
placed at the bar about three weeks ago, charged by
the prisoner (Golding) with having taken an indecent
liberty with him at a place of public convenience in
Vinegar-yard, Drury-lane.
.There was no evidence to
support the statement of Golding, and in
cross-exami-
nation he admitted to Mr. Metcalfe, counsel for the
defence, that he had been out of employ eleven months,
living upon his sister, and occasional jobs in the streets.
Mr. Hall, however, decided on sending the case to a
jury, and Eames was committed for trial. When the
matter came before the grand jury, on Tuesday, the bill
was thrown out, and a strong expression of opinion was
recorded, to the effect that the disgraceful charge was
wholly unfounded.
not suffer after the that although
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personal it bein
Mr. Metcalfe attended to conduct the present prose-
cution,gchtha
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unanimous opinion expressed in his favour by the grand
jury, it wai still his duty, on public grounds, to proceed
against the prisoner for wilful perjury.
Mr. Eames described the. manner in which the prisoner
Golding came up to him in the urinal, and made disgust-
ing overtures to him, subsequently following him into
the public street, raising an outcry, which caused a mob
to assemble, and finally giving him into the custody of
the police, having previously demanded 53. of him.
The prisoner declared that every word of his original
statement was true.

Mr. Jardine committed him for trial, directing that a
copy of the depositions in the former case should also be
sent.

LAMBETH.—Mr. Henry Roche, a person of re-
spectable appearance, whoa short time since was en-
gaged by the Rev. Mr. Cadman to collect subscriptions
€or the parochial schools of St. George•the-Martyr, in
i;,lae Borough, was charged with ualawfully soliciting
James Sullivan to assault Richard Graham.
Johanna Sullivan said she was the wife of James
Sullivan, a labourer, and resided at No. 50, Bird-street,
West-square, Lambeth, and knew the defendant. About
five weeks ago Mr. Roche called on her and asked if her
husband was then in employment, and she replied that
Ise was, upon which he said that if he had not been he
had a little job for him, and that it would not interfere
with his day's work, as it was at night he wanted it
alone. He said, " Can I place confidence in you 1" and
I said, " Yes, you caw ;" and he then said, " It's to
ive a rogue a knock-down blow and a good thrash-
ing. He can do it in half an hour, and I'll give him
half a sovereign for it." The next day he came
again, aid said "Did you tell your hu.,band ?" and I
told him I had, and he then asked me what he said
and I told him my husband said he would do it,
but that he would require anather man to assist him,
and that would cost him ss. for drink. Mr. Roche
then raid my husband could do it himself, as he was
a litt:l.e abort fellow, and then went away. He called
again ria at day, and said " The rogue has served
me wi tie a lawyer's leter, and I'd rather than 101. to
have i lira knocked down; and I wouldn't scruple to take
his he. id off more than a mad dog." He called again,
and sai'd he was bad with the lumbago, or he would have
pointed out the man. I said, "If you will toli me his
mime an address, my husband will see and mark him
out hims s lf." He then said, " He lives at No. 7, next
door to :a stationer's, near the Stags' public-house, and
his narnai'is Graham." He said the reason he wanted it
(lane wa Is that Mr. Graham had done him out of his
money tor a year and a half, and that he had put him to
351. ex; mesas. 'When I discovered the address, I went
to the I, ..ou.ie and saw Mr. Graham's father, and told him
all that Mr. Roche had said.
Mr. Aichard Graham, 7, Walshingham-place, Ken-
nington-r oad, artist, was next sworn, and deposed,
that
for a lent th of time past he had been subjected to great

annoyance and insult by the defeutlant, in consequence
of his conduct he found it necessary to proceed against
him by a civil action. While in Paris he received in-
formation of his employing a person to assassinate or do
him some serious injury, and lie felt it his duty far his
relf-protection to return to London, and adopt the pre-
sent proceedings against him.
Mr. Solomon—Have you done anything to justify the
defendant's annoyance and threats ?
Mr. Graham—Nothing, excepting my giving informa-
tion at the Paymaster General's office of the fraud com-
mitted by Mrs. Roche, by receiving her pension as the
widow of an officer when she was the wife of the de-
fendant. _ _ _

In reply to the charga, the defendani,declared that the
statement of Mrs. Sullivan was, from beginning to end,
a gross tissue of falsehoods, and asked whether it was
likely he should employ any person to do that which he
was perfectly capable of doing himself if he had been so
diqxmed.
Mr. Graham, with some warmth—You know you
dare not meet me man to man. You are too great a
co ward. _ _

Defendant—There, sir, do you hear the language of
this person ?
Mr. Elliott—There cannot be the slightest doubt of
the female witness's telling anything like the truth ; that
your conduct is extremely di-graceful and improper ;
and you must, therefore, find two sureties in 401. each,
and enter into your own recognisance in 801. to Leep
the peace, and be of good behaviour towards the com-
plainant and all others of her Majesty's subjects for six
months.

WANDSWORTII.-1 young man named W. Smith,
the holder of the cab-drivers' license, No. 1,098, who
was stated to be in the service of Mr. W Bennet, a cab
proprietor, of King's-road, Chelsea, was charged with
the following scandalous conduct.
Harriet Horan, a young woman now in the service of
a lady at Lower Norwood, deposed that she hired the
prisoner's cab, for the purpose of proceeding to the house
of her present mistress. After they had started she
perceived ho was a little intoxicated, and had no badge.
Near rattersea bridge he stopped at a public house, and
presently put another man in the cab, who, after the
prisoner had driven on again, refused to leave, and
treated her most indecently. She screamed out at the
top of her ♦oice, and the man suddenly opened the door
and jumped out. Tho prisoner th.n stopped the horse,
and witness got out of the cab as quickly as she could.
As soon as she put her foot on the ground the prisoner
drove off with her boxes as fast as he possibly could.
Witness ran after him sailing stop thief, and he was soon
stopped by two or three persons, and afterwards handed
over to a constable. When she came to the station
another cab was engaged for her, and she went to her

The statement of prosecutrix having been . substan-
tiated by other witnesses,
Mr. Paynter said it was one of the worst cases of a
complaint made against a cabman that bad ever been
brought before him. As the complainant could not
swear to the other man, he should deal with the
prisoner's case at once. He therefore sentenced him to
two months hard labour in the House of Correction, and
he should revoke his license.

MR. PERRY'S CASE.