The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—AIfred George and Richard Rey-
-71014 in the employ of Messrs. Howe and Hillier, far-
riers, of King's Arms-yard, Little Whitecross-street,
were charged with beating a horse to death.
Mr. Thomas, the agent of the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals, prosecuted the complaint.
Mrs. Sarah Alviston, of 10, King's Arms-yard, stated
that on Monday, the 17th January last, she saw the de-
fendants George and Richard, in the shed where the
horses are shod. Her attention was drawn to them by
hearing the sound of blows in the yard, and on looking
out she saw Richard standing near the head of a horse,
and holding a rope by which it was tied to a beam, and
George was beating the horse with a stick about twice
the thickness of a broomstick. He continued striking
the animal on the head and shoulders for a few
minutes, and then Richard took up the same stick,
and commenced beating the horse, while George stood
near its head. This lasted about five minutes, and
then George and Richard took it in turn, and ulti-
mately they both beat the horse at the same time, and
continued to do so until the horse fell on its knees.
Richard then struck it several times on the shoulder and
it rolled on its side, when he took up a hammer and
struck it three times on the ribs, at the same time say-
ing, " That'll have him up." The horse struggled vio-
lently for five minutes after this, and expired. They en-
deavoured to restore the horse by pouring water down
his throat, but without success. They then proposed
bleeding the animal, but their father told them it was no
use, as the horse was dead. Alfred was present, but took
no active part in ill-treating the horse. The horse's head
was tied close to the beam. It plunged violently many
times while it was being beaten, and reared a little on its
hind legs, but those signs of excitement in the animal
were evidently the result of pain, and not from madness.
She had lived in the yard nine years, and had frequently
witnessed similar acts of cruelty perpetrated by the de-
fendants, and it was only a week or ten days ago that
she was obliged to threaten to give them into custody
for cruelly beating a horse.
Abraham Hill, a greengrocer, of 21, Whitecross-
street, said he went into King's Arms-yard on the day
in question, and saw George and Richard beating a
horse with sticks. George had what was called a
" twitch," about three or four feet long, and an inch
and a half in thickness, in his hand, and was striking
the horse about the head and ribs as hard as he could
hit it. He afterwards saw the horse kicking on the
ground in the agonies of death.
Other evidence of a similar character having been ad-
duced, witnesses were called for the defence.

John Beeson, a veterinary surgeon, said he had ex-
amined the horse since death, and found the brain in
a diseased state, which had existed three or four months.
It was a Belgian horse, and such, it was well known,
were more vicious than those reared in this country.
Thos. Moore, a horse slaughterer, said he took off the
skin of the animal and saw no bruises.

Sir Peter Laurie said the case was very clear. The
defendants had lost their temper, which led to the act of
cruelty. However, it was shown that Alfred left as
soon as he brought the horse into the yard, and he
would therefore dismiss the summons against him ; but
with regard to the other defendants he would fine
George, he being the eldest, 505., and Richard 10s. He
was lenient with them, because he thought they would
not be guilty of similar misconduct again.

MARYLEBONE.—CharIotte Spain was charged
with having stolen a Bank of England note, value 1001.,
the property of Mr. Alexander Young, a gentleman re-
siding at No. 4, Caroline-place, Deptford.
The prosecutor refused when the prisoner was first
brought up, to be sworn, as he was adverse to publicity
being given to the case ; he was inflexible in this deter-
mination, and the prisoner was remanded, the magistrate
giving prosecutor to understand that if after considering
the matter he should still object to give evidence a sum-
mons would be issued against him. A communication
was subsequently made to the magistrate to the effect
that there was no chance of prosecutor attending, and a
summons, which now brought him up was served upon
him by Whipp, 86 D, one of the officers attached to the
court.

Prosecutor, on being sworn, said—On Thursday night
week I came up by train from Chatham to Deptford,
where I met with the prisoner and another female ; we
all drank together, and then went to the theatre. Upon
quitting there we drank again, and I got very drunk.
I told the ladies I would give them a trip to Liverpool,
and called a cab in which we were driven to the Eu-
ston station. I had in my pocket two notes of 1001.
each and one for 501. ; as I was in so bad a state I
could not get change for the 501. note at the station,
and on the cabman being informed of the dilemma I was
in he said I could easily get change at Ben Caunt's in
St. Martin's-lane. We went there, and I offered to
Caunt the 501. note, but he would neither change it nor
give it me back. I remained there for a short time,
and, prior to my quitting, I left with him, in addition
to the 50/. note, the two for 1001. each. We all went
back to Deptford, and the next morning I went to
Caunt, who gave me back, upon my demanding it, the
2501. of mine which he had in his hands. We had
several bottles of champagne, and Caunt talked about
racing matters, fighting, &c. I left with Caunt the 50/.
note, and the cabman drove me and the females to
the railway station, Euston-square. I there gave
to the prisoner a 1001. note to pay for tickets
for all of us to Liverpool, as I had promised the
ladies a trip to that place. She (prisoner) shortly
afterwards came back with the information that she
could not get change for the note in question, and
asked me if I had not one by me of smaller amount.
I replied that I had not, and requested that she
would restore to me the 1001. note. She said it was not
in her possession, but that she would go bank for it to
the railway-station, where she had left it. She left me,
but did not return, and I saw nothing more of her until
Sunday night, when I ascertained where she lodged,
and I called upon her at her apartments in Deptford.
I asked her what she had done with the 1001. note,
when she said that she got it cashed at the Bank of
England, where she received sovereigns for it, and that
she had either lost the whole of the money or it had been
stolen from her. He then gave her into the custody of
police constable 210 R.
The officer alluded to said that prisoner told him that
her belief was that some person muss have taken the
sovereigns out of her pocket.
A clerk from the Bank of England deposed to his
having cashed the 1001. note, which was presented by
prisoner.
The prisoner, who had nothing more to say than that
prosecutor gave her the 100/. note to get changed, was
fully committed for trial.

THE LATE FATAL BURGLARY AT SHOREHAM. The
mystery connected with the unknown burglar, who was
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of thieves, and that they had been seen early and late in
company of deceased ; and then a Considerable number
of garments, which had been found in possession
of some of the prisoner, or had been pledged by them,
or persons believed to be them, at the shops of Mr.
Folkard and Mr. Lyons, were produced and identified
by the servants of Mr. Bridger and the Rev. W.
Wheeler (vicar of Shoreham), as portions of the clothing
stolen in the late burglaries. At the request of Mr.
Somers Clarke, of Brighton, who prosecuted on behalf
of Mr. Bridger, the magistrates granted a remand of all
the prisoners to enable the police to seek further evi-
dence. Shooting a burglar seems to have little operation
in the way of warning ; for during the night of Sunday
the residence of Captain Bungard, of the Samaritan,
near the Dissenting Chapel, on the Brighton-road,
Shoreham, was attempted. The captain was awoke, and
from his window distinctly saw two men leave his pre-
mises. The house had been attempted both back and
front. The site is a short half-mile from Buckingham.
ROMANTIC MURDER AND SUICIDE IN FRANCS.—A
young farm labourer, named Touleau, of Ardouval,
Seine Inferieure, maintained for some time intimate re-
lations with a girl named Painsec, also a farm
servant of the neighbouring village of Bailolet,
and they agreed to marry. But the girl's mother
succeeded in preventing the union, and even in
causing her daughter to break off the connection.
This took place some time ago. A shomother's rt time b
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then to
commit suicide. Accordingly, ho last week pur-
chased a double-barrelled gun at the adjacent town
of Neufchatel, and he went the house in which
the girl was in service, and requested to speak
to her. He was told that she had gone to get water at
the fountain, and he went there. The
ball struck her
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her, he discharged his gun at her ; tho
on the forehead and she fell dead. He then calmly
walked up to her, and lacin the muzzle of the second
barrel to his breast, touched g the trigger. He fell dead
by the girl's side.
MULTIPLICITY OF AWFULLY SUDDEN DICATHS.—Friday
night Mr. John Watts, aged 75, the celebrated horse-
dealer, arrived in town, and put up at the White Lion,
Edgware-road. Upon going to bed he desired the cham-
bermaid to call him early the following morning,nterin which
she accordingly proceeded to do, when, upon entering
his bed-room, she found him lying dead in
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property. Mr. Whitwell, the extensive confectHilliones,
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High-street, Islington, aged 67, Mr. '
Barnsbury-park, for orders respecting a sumptuous en-
tertainment which that gentleman intended giving.
While waiting, Mr. Whitwell became suddenly faint,
and asked the servant for a glass of water, but before
she could procure it he fell down
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street Mr.
Richard Rawlins, aged 59, residing a lifei Willia,
Regent's-park, not having made his appearance two
days, his bed-room was entered, when he was found
lying on the floor dead. The unfortunate deceased was
quite dressed, with the exception of oriel boot, which he
had taken off, as if preparing for bed. rs. Elizabeth
Whitmea,d, aged 83, residing at Vine Cottage, Kentish
Town, was found dead in bed by her granddaughter, as
the latter went to call her in the morning. Mrs. Eliza
Musgrove, living at 7, Oxford-Place, Camden Town,
dropped ead while transacting. her househould affairs.
The last instance of the uncertainty of huma li
n fe is the
case of a respectably-dressed man, who, while proceeding
along High-street, Hampstead, fell senseless to the
ground, and, upon being carried into the George, ex-
pired