The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

POLICE COMMITTEE, GUILDHALL.
Mr. Hicks, the deputy of Castle Baynard Ward, attended
the Committee for the purpose of answering the charge made
a few weeks ago by Mr. Williams, of Paternoster-row, against
the watchmen stationed at the south side of St. Paul's Church-
yard. Mr. Williams, it will be recollected, complained that,
as he was driving his niece in a gig through St. Paul's Church-
yard, on Sunday night, he was overturned by the racing of a
cab and an omnibus, and that no watchman appeared to assist
them, in consequence of which he was robbed of a great coat
and a Mackintosh. The ward authorities immediately com-
menced an investigation, but in consequence of the absence
of Mr. Williams's niece on one occasion, and the absence of
Mr. Williams himself on account of illness on another, the
question was postponed as regards the Police Committee ad-
judication till this day.
Deputy Hicks was ready to prove, upon the oaths of the
watchmen of the ward, that there bad been no racing on the
night in question, and that Mr. William's accident originated
in that gentleman's indiscretion alone.
A gentleman appeared as the friend of Mr. Williams, and
stated that Mr. Williams was still unable to appear on account
of severe illness, but was most anxious for a public in-
vestigation.
A letter from Mr. Williams's niece was produced, and it was
to the same effect.
Mr. Hicks wished that the case should be heard at once, as
the subject was now fresh in the public mind, and required to
be decided speedily for the honour of the ward.
The Aldermen, of whom there were several present, de-
cided, however, that so important a question should be post-
poned for a month, in order that Mr. Williams might have
time to recover.

QUEEN- S Q UA RE.
Joseph Frantshein, a German, who described himself as a
teacher of languages, was charged with illegally disposing of
three handsome pier glasses and a Pembroke table, forming
part of the furniture of a house which he rented.
Samuel Stovie, clerk to Mr. Ayling, an upholsterer in
Knightsbridge, in June last, let to the prisoner, a house
called Park Cottage, situate in the King's-road, Chelsea;
he acted as agent for the landlord, Mr. Bourdenave, who
is at present on the continent. At the time of letting
there were three large pier and chimney glasses in sepa-
rate rooms of the house, and it was part of the agreement that
the glasses should remain as fixtures. The prisoner, who had
represented himself to be highly connected, then ordered a
quantity of furniture of Mr. Ayling, which was accordingly
sent in. They had not, however, at the time of executing the
order, the sort of table prisoner wanted, and it was agreed
they should make one, and in the meantime lend him a
table, which was done. In consequence of information witness
received last week, he made inquiries, and ascertained that
the three glasses had been removed to the shop of Mr. Hayer,
a pawnbroker, in Paradise-row, Chelsea, as had also the ta-
ble. He accordingly went to the shop, and there saw the
glasses and table. Witness informed the shopman that they
had been illegally disposed of, and cautioned him not to part
them. He again went on Friday, and was informed the
glasses hal been removed. lie could not tell the exact value
of the glasses ; the table was worth 3/.
Jane Randall, charwoman, had frequently worked for the
prisoner, and when she first went to the house the glasses
were there. In the early part of this month, she remembered
the prisoner removing one of the glasses from its fixture, pack-
ing it in a blanket, and, with the assistance of another man,
taking it out of the house, and placing it on a wheelbarrow,
and then going away with it. The others were also gone, but
they were not taken in her presence.
Woodberry, an officer of this establishment, deposed to
apprehending the prisoner, and asking him what he had done
with the glasses, when he said the tickets were at his house ;
he then searched him, and in his pocket found a duplicate for
a table. After he had been brought to this office late on the
previous afternoon, he gave witness a letter to a man of the
name of Halliday, who, he said, would deliver up the glasses.
He went by dir.!etian of that person to a pawnbroker, named
Hayes, in Paradise-row, where he was told he would find the
classes; but, upon his arrival there, he was informed that they
bad been removed.
Wm. Tighe, shopman to Mr. Hayer, stated that about a
fortnight back the prisoner came to him, represented himself
as a Colonel in the Prussian service, and stated that, in conse-
aence of his having failed to receive his usual remittance
from abroad, he wanted to raise some money upon some of his
household furniture. Witness agreed, and on the 3d of Sep-
tember a person named Halliday came with two pier.glasses
from the prisoner, and a note in his hand-writing, signed John
Groizen, in which he requested him to lend as much as pos-
sible on the articles. lie lent 3/. 10s. on each glass, and the
man Halliday took the duplicates and money. On the 10th,
Halliday brought another glass, on which he also advanced
3/. 103. He admitted that the witness Stovie told him that
the property was not the prisoner's ; but the prisoner after-
wards came, and made such a plausible tale, that he hardly
knew how to act, and when two parties came in the course of
the day with the tickets andtendered the principal and interest,
he let them have the glasses. With respect to the table, he
was unable to bring that with him to the office.
hall, the officer, here stated that he assisted Woodberry,
his brother officer, in apprehending the prisoner, and while
bringing him in a cart to the office they passed by the pawn-
broker's, and at the time they were doing so the prisoner said,
" that is where I pawned them, there they arc ;" and upon his
looking he saw the glasses exposed outside the door. He
( Hall) then stopped the cart, got out, and informed last wit-
ness that he must attend that afternoon at the office, and pro-
duce the property. He, however, failed to do so, and a sum-
mons was issued and served upon him to compel his attendance
this day.
Mr. Halliday was a broker, and living in Providence-place,
Chelsea. He admitted having pawned the two first glasses,
received the money and handing it over to the prisoner, who
allowed him his per tentage. With respect to the glass last
found, it was first taken to a pawnbroker's in the Fulham-road,
who advanced £3 upon it. It was afterwards redeemed by
Tighe (Hayer's shopman), who took it to his master's shop,
and gave more money upon it than the other had done. He
had since sold the tickets by direction of the prisoner, and he
believed that the glasses were now in the sale room of Messrs.
Foster, the auctioneers, in Pall-mall.
Mr. Hosxtris remanded the prisoner till Saturday next, and
directed that the glasses be impounded.
Several tradesmen whom the prisoner bad duped then came
,forward to prefer charges against him, but upon a little inquiry
they were discovered to be merely debts contracted,