The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Tohn Fowler, paid secretary
to the' London Philanthropic Society, No. 17, Iron-
monger-lane, Cheapside, was brought before the Lord
Mayor under the following circumstances, in investigat-
ing which his lordship was engaged during the greater
part of the day.
Mr. Humphrey appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.
Wontner for the defence.

Mr. J. H. Heeps, honorary secretary to the society,
said it was the prisoner's duty to attend the meetings of
the committee. On the 19th of October he attended the
committee, and gave to me at the meeting the account
produced for coal (4/. 14s. Bd.) as due to Mr. Blackhall.
He also gave me the cheque-book, with a cheque filled
up in his writing for that amount, and I and two mem-
bers of the society signed it, and the chairman gave it in
my presence to the prisoner, whose duty it was to pay it
to Mr. Blackhall. Th cheque had since been returned
from the banker's as paid. On the 21st of December we
had been examining the accounts of the society very
closely, and the prisoner said, "To be candid with you,
gentlemen, I have been making use of the society's
money," and he took a paper from his pocket and read the
various names of the contractors for whom he had had
cheques entrusted him to pay, and the list was copied by
the chairman, Mr. Bathing, as the prisoner read the list.
The sum of 4/. 14s 8d for Mr. Blackwall is one of the
sums. The chairman then read the list over to him, and
the prisoner said he was sorry that he had been obliged
to use the society's money, but he had an action and was
compelled to do it. I produce the minute book in which
the entry is made of the amount ordered to be paid, and
also the ledger in which the prisoner has credited himself
with the amount. _

The Lord Mayor said he could not dispose of charges
of this kind in any other way than by sending them for
strict investigation to a higher tribunal. His lordship
then read the paper preliminary to committal.
The prisoner—l have not defrauded any of them of a
penny, and if I had the opportunity of going through the
accounts I should have proved that I did not owe per-
haps more than a pound, which I could very well pay.
The Lord Mayor then said he would 'Accept of bail,
and

The prisoner was then formally committed for trial.

GUILDHALL.— William Henry Kent, a youth aged
18, 'described as of No. 8, Maria-terrace, New Peckham,
remanded on a charge of attempting to commit suicide
by hanging himself, was again placed at the bar before
Alderman Cubitt, for further examination.
The father of the unfortunnte prisoner, who appeared
much affected, stated that he was in the employ of
Messrs. Hallam, and had five other children besides the
prisoner. He never heard before that the prisoner at-
tempted suicide.
Alderman Cubitt, after a suitable and feeling admo-
nition to the lad, discharged the prisoner, and handed
him over to his father.

WESTMINSTER.—.Tohn, Shaw, of 33, John-street,
Edgeware-road, shoemaker, was charged with assaulting
William Lund, an officer of the Brompton County
Court.
About half-past three on Wednesday afternoon, the
prisoner entered by the private door into the high
bailiff's office instead of remaining outside, which was
the usual place for suitors, and stated that he had come
about a warrant of commitment against a person named
Hackley, and wished to make an appointment with the
complainant about its execution. Complainant replied
that he had not yet had the warrant placed in his hands,
but if the defendant would write his instructions
on a piece of paper they should be attended to.
Immediately after this the defendant withdrew,
and complainant was about to go out, but observing
the defendant in the passage, and apprehending that
he would have some altercation with him, he
remained in the inner office. In two or three
minutes afterwards defendant's hand was seen on the
top of the private door, which he burst open with such
violence as to destroy the fastenings, threw himself down
on his back, and the door being held open to remove
him, there being a large sum of money upon the desk,
kicked the complainant and one of the other officers. A
friend of defendant's also came up while they were eject-
ing the defendantland seized complainant by the breast.
Mr. Broderip, after a very tedious and lengthened in-
vestigation, said that if the defendant had any complaint
to make with respect to the proceedings at the court, he
should have made to the judge there. The evidence
most satisfactorily proved that he had broken open
a private door where he had no business, and had then
made a kick, which, had it taken effect, might have been
attended with very serious consequences.
Defendant was fined 31., which he paid.