The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Three men named Ashenford,
Rush, and Rogers, were brought before the Lord Mayor,
charged upon suspicion of having robbed Mr. George
Hiscott, a draper, of Maidstone.
Baldwin (of the city police) said—l took the prisoners
into custody last night, after twelve o'clock, having
heard that a gentleman had been robbed by them in the
Waliner Castle public-house in Clement's-lane. I asked
Ashenford how much money he had. He replied only a
few halfpence, and as we went along towards the station-
house, seeing him attempt to swallow something, I
gripped his throat, and he at once spat out a half-sove-
reign. I afterwards found in his pockets two sovereigns,
two half-sovereigns, and some silver. He threw some
halfpence on the ground. Upon Rogers I found 1/. is.
4td., and upon Rush 2s. 2d.
Mr. Hiscott said—l had come to town by rail, and
been to the Lyceum Theatre. I met the three prisoners
in the street, but I do not know where, and I asked
them where I could get a bed. They took me to the
Walmer Castle, where I called for drink and treated
them. I had previously been drinking, but I found
myself so much overcome after I began to treat them,
that I consider I must have been drugged. After two
of them had gone away, I felt for my money bag and
immediately missed it. The contents were between 61.
and 7/. in gold and silver. The landlord caused the
prisoners to be taken into custody.
Mr. E. J. Dickenson, the proprietor; of the Walmer
Castle said—The prisoners, who were known in the
neighbourhood as omnibus cads, knocked at my door as
I was locking-up, and asked for a bed for the gentle-
man, and as it was not in my power to accommodate
him, requested that I would supply him with refresh-
ment. I did so, and he treated the prisoners to meat
and brandy and gin. He became very tipsy, and as he
was about to go missed his money-bag. A friend of
mine instantly ran out, and the prisoners, who had left
the house in a hurry, were by his instrumentality secured
I and taken to the station-house.

From the statement made by Mr. Dickenson's friend,
it was quite evident that Ashenford and Rogers were
concerned in robbing the complainant; but the Lord
Mayor was not satisfied with the evidence against Rush.
His lordship therefore remanded Rush and committed
Ashenford and Rogers.
George Stouse, one of the servants of Mr. Games,
butcher, of Cannon-street, was charged with having
robbed his master.

Mr. Games said that having suspected the prisoner of
dishonesty, he consulted a police-inspector, by whose
advice he marked some silver.. The silver was subse-
quently paid by a.stranger. for a joint of meat to the
prisoner, who was .not authorised to receive money for
the concern, and who pocketed 'the 'money. A police-
man pounced upon4iini immediately afterwards and took
the marked money out of his-pocket.
The prisoner was-remanded.-
Two poor girls, who had been induced by a French-
man to go to Rouen, where they were subjected to ill-
treatment, escaped from his power, and reached South-
ampton, by the Mayor of which town they had been
provided with the means of coming to London on their
way to Leeds, their native place, applied to the Lord
Mayor in a state of destitution.
The Lord Mayor directed Scott, one of the active
officers of the •establishment, to make inquiry into the
correctness of the representations made by the unfortu-
nate applicants; and having ascertained that they stated
facts which - disclosed' a condition of great distress,
ordered the housekeeper to supply the poor creatures
with comforts, and .sent them home by the next train to
their friends.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Mr. Thomas James Johnson,
a patent malt manufacturer, in Booth-street, Spitalfields,
was charged with an assault of an aggravated description
upon a young woman, named Anne Arnold.
The complainant stated that she entered the service
of Mr. Tilney, the landlord of the Black Lion, Old
Montague-street, Whitechapel, about ten days since,
and while seated alone in the bar parlour, between ten
and eleven o'clock on New Year's eve, the defendant
entered the apartment and inquired if she was the new
servant. On her answering in the affirmative, the de-
fendant remarked, " You have, no doubt, plenty of hard
work here, would it not be better to come along with a
person like me, and get 21. or 31. rather than remain
starving here ?" Witness replied, "No, sir, an honest
shilling is worth fifty' ill-gotten pounds." The defen-
dant made no further observation for some minutes,
when he asked.her if she had ever seen a comet, as there
was one visible at that time from the yard, and if she
would accompany him there, he would be happy to show
it to her. She declined the invitation, and the defendant
then left the room, but having occasion, in the perfor-
mance of her household duties, to proceed shortly after-
wards into the backyard, he suddenly presented himself
and, seizing hold of her, commenced dragging her in
the direction of an enclosed skittle ground. She im-
plored him to let her go, and used her best efforts to re-
lease herself, but as the defendant pertinaciously retained
his hold of her, she raised a loud outcry, which the
defendant endeavoured to stifle, by placing his
hand upon her mouth. She was then forced
in the skittle ground by the defendant, who
closed the door, and a violent struggle ensued be-
tween them, in the course of which she fell to the
ground. Before she had time to recover her feet, the defen-
dant knelt down upon her person, and she renewed her
cries of " mercy," and " murder," which he again at-
tempted to suppress in the same manner as before, but
she contrived to bite one of his fingers, which compelled
him to relinquish his hold, and enabled her to escape out
of the place. On reaching the bar parlour, she found no
one there but her master, to whom she refrained from
communicating the particulars of the attack upon her,
as she suspected at the time that he was a party to the
outrage. After a short interval, the defendant followed
her into the room, and rebuked her in her master's pre-
sence for having made such a noise, which he said was
loud enough to induce people to suppose that the house
was on fire. About half an hour afterwards she ap-
prised one of her fellow-servants of what had occurred,
and after acquainting her mistress with the transaction
on the following morning, she at once le't the house and
placed herself under the protection of her friends.
Mr. Heritage, who appeared for the defence, said that
he was instructed to give a total denial to the accusation,
and that he was in a condition to call the landlord of the
house, and other persons, who would be able to disprove
some material portions of her testimony.
Mr. Hammill said that the defendant had better re-
serve his evidence for another tribunal, as he had made
up his mind to send the case before a jury, and the de-
positions having been completed, the defendant was
committed for trial, but the magistrate consented to take
bail for his appearance, himself in 801., and two sureties
of 401. each.

LAMBETH.—Henry Goodshall Johnson, a person of
gentlemanly and military appearance, who is known as
Captain Johnson, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Elliott, on a charge, as it appeared in the police-sheet,
of conspiring with other persons not at present in cus-
tody to cheat and defraud Mrs. Sarah Stewart of several
railway shares, of the value of 1,0001., and also with
stealing two valuable gold seals, a diamond ring, and
other articles, the property of the prosecutrix, from her
house, No. 20, Brunswick-place, Barnsbury-road, Is-
lington. •
Mrs. Stewart, upon being sworn, was examined by
Mr. Binns, and stated that she was a widow, and had
been so for the last three years, and her house, at 20,
Brunswick-place, Barnsbury-road, Islington, being larger
than she required, she let out a part of it to gentleinen,
In the month of September last she had a bill in has
parlour window of " Apartments to let." The prisoner

called, and having expressed a wish to occupy the draw-
ing-room and a bed-room, said he should want them
for a twelvemonth certain. Witness told him that she
was most particular in a reference, observing that she
might have let them to fifty persons if she was not
so circumspect as to character. The prisoner did not
then settle on taking the apartments, but said he should
call again, and mentioned a time. On calling a second
time, the prisoner apologised for not being able to wait
on her at the time he before mentioned, and on this oc-
casion he engaged the apartments, and gave a reference
to the proprietor of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Air-
street, Regent-street, for his character. In about an
hour after, witness, accompanied by her sister, went to
the Prince of Wales Hotel. She was answered by a
tall, stout female, who had all the appearance of the
hostess, and who, in reply to her questions, said that
Mr. Johnson had been resident at her hotel for three
months, that he was the nephew of Lord Palmerston,
and had been always remarkable for his gentlemanly
conduct, and had been visited by persons of the highest
respectability. She also said he always appeared to
have plenty of money, and paid his way, but she could
not, of course, say what his resources were. Witness
was so satisfied with the excellent character she gave
Mr. Johnson that she told the lady she should like to
see him. He came forward, and she told him that the
reference was quite satisfactory, and that he might take
possession of the apartments as soon as he thought pro-
per. The prisoner came to her house, and two or three
days after he spoke about her family, and appeared
to be well acquainted with them. He also spoke
of her brother-in-law, who held a public appoint-
ment at Trinidad, and said he had been in the habit of
meeting her sister in society, and his conduct appeared
gentlemanly and agreeable. Notwithstanding the flat-
tering description she had received of his punctuality in
paying his bills, she (witness) did not see any proof or
realization of it ; on the contrary, he appeared to have
been altogether out of cash, did not think it beneath
him to wear the boots and other things belonging to her
late husband, and one night, while they were at the
theatre, he expressed great fears of being arrested for
101., and said if he had that amount it would be of great
service to him, as by paying it he would make a friend
'of an enemy. She (witness), in consequence, gave him
a cheque on her banker for 101., and at this time she
had a balance at her banker's of 1901. About this time
the prisoner had shown her some notes from a person
who, he said, was anxious that he should join him in a
speculation in working a slate quarry, and represented
to her that such an engagement would be most beneficial
to him. He also presented to her the note then pro-
duced, from his uncle, Lord Palmerston, which he said
he had received from that nobleman, and of which the
following is a copy : _ _

"Broadlands, Oct. 12, 1852.

"Dear Sir—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 9th inst., and to express my regret that I can-
not assist you in the matter to which your letter relates,
as I have no means of obtaining appointments for anybody.
" I am, dear sir, yours faithfully,

"H. G. Johnson,'Esq." " 13A-LifERSTON.
His gentlemanly manner, together with his represen-
tions, which she believed, induced her to give him another
cheque on her banker, for 1001., and, in fact, he had the
whole of the balance at her bankers (1901.), with the ex-
ception of 101.
Mr. Binns—The prisoner, I believe, paid you marked
attentions. Did he not make overtures of marriage to
you ? In point of fact, did he not offer you his hand in
marriage ?
Mrs. Stewart—He did pay me attentions, and talked
about marriage, but I treated it more like a joke.
Mr. Binns—He persuaded you to dispose of your shares
inlthe Brighton, South Coast, and the Eastern Counties
Railways, of the value of 1,0001., I believe. Tell his
worship about that.
Mrs. Stewart said that the prisoner said he could
place her shares, which were then at her broker's, where
they would be much more beneficial to her, and at bet-
ter interest, besides being more within a focus that
would enable her to know her real income. She
unfortuately consented to his doing so, and the pri-
soner wrote a note to her broker, the purport of which
was that he should deliver up the shares to him, he pro-
mising to place the proceeds, when sold, to her (Mrs.
Stewart's) account at the London and Westminster Bank.
This note witness signed, and her sister accompanied the
prisoner to the broker, who delivered up the shares, and
the prisoner informed her that they were to be sold on
the 18th of November. The prisoner, about the same
time, told her that he expected to be paid 2,000/. himself,
and this sum he should also pay into the London and
Westminster Bank. For the night of the 19th of Nov.
the prisoner obtained three tickets for the dress-boxes of
the Lyceum Theatre, and pressed witness and her sister
to accompany her there. They did so, and in the course
of the performance the prisoner addressing them, hoped
they would not think it rude his leaving them fora short
time, adding that the atmosphere of the theatre was so
oppressive as quite to overpower him, and he then left
the box, since which time, until giving the charge at the
station-house on the night before, she had not seen him.
Mr. Binns—He left you very awkwardly placed. I
believe you had to borrow from the box-keeper the money
for your cab fare home ?
Mrs. Stewart—We had.
Mr. Binns—And what did you discover on reaching
home ?
Witness—We found that Mr. Johnson had been and
carried away everything belonging to him, and on the
table we discovered the following in his handwriting :
"I am off for Brusselles in the greatest hurry. In six
days I shall be back. As I know you fret at trifles, I
did not go to the theatre to tell you. I shall write on
my arrival.

" H. G. J."
A diligent search was made for him ; but it was not
until the afternoon before any tidings could be found of
him, and he was then discovered at a house, No. 22,
Grosvenor-park, Camberwell. From information which
the short interval enabled them to glean, it was ascer-
tained that he had taken the house, furnished it in a
fashionable style, and had a dashingly-dressed female
there, who he (Mr. Einns) understood was his wife ; and
further, he understood that his apprehension was prin-
cipally to his changing so many 501. notes in the neigh-
bourhood, which excited suspicion, and led to inquiry on
the part of the police.
The prosecutrix denied, in her cross-examination, that
she had purchased a gold watch, or made a present of
the pin and seals produced.
The prisoner, who seemed to treat the matter with the
greatest nonchalance, was remanded for a week.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.—The official
report says the week that ended last Saturday
1,308 deaths were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average
number was 1,218, which,
of population, becomes 1,340. The deaths returned for
last week differ little, with a correction for increase
therefore, from the estimated
amount. At the end of a quarter, as has been shown
on formermore than the just proportion of coroners' cases, a num-
ber ofwlii occurredcohccslonsthe weekly account is swelled by
at prior dates, but were not for-
mally registered till last week. These consist princi-
pally of deaths by poison, burns and scalds, hanging and
suffocation, drowning, fractures and wounds ; and in
this class 155 cases are enumerated in the present return.
Sudden deaths also, comprising cases in which persons
have been "found dead," where coroners' juries have
been unable to ascertain the cause of death, or where it
has been improperly omitted to be recorded, amount this
week to 43. There was an increase last week in the
mortality both of epidemic diseases and of
.diseases of the
respiratory organs. Fatal cases of scarlatina rose again
to 67, and those of typhus to 51. Last week the births
of 987 boys and 924 girls, in all 1,911 children, were re-
gistered in London. In the corresponding weeks of the
eight years 1845-52 the average number was 1,522. At
Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading of
was 30'027 in. ; the mean of
theth e
barometer Royal
onF rFriday
the week was 29'643 in. The mean temperature of the
week was 47'5 deg., which is 10'1 deg. above the ave-
rage of the same week in ten years. The mean daily
temperature was above the average throughout the week,
and this excess on Sunday was 11.2 deg., on Monday
12.5 deg., on Tuesday, 5.7 deg., on Wednesday 8.1 deg.,
on Thursday 12 deg., on Friday 9.2 deg., and on Satur-
day 12.2 deg. The wind blew generally from the south-
west. The mean difference between the dew point tem-
perature and air temperature was 7'4 deg.
DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S HOME.—The,lManagerB
of this interesting institution, in their second quarterly
report, state the following circumstances, which in them-
selves, constitute a striking appeal to the sympathies of
the benevolent :—" In their last report it was announced
that there had been placed upon the books 52 applicants
for employment during the quarter. Since then 39 more
have applied, 'making. the tobil 91, and the circumstances
in which most of them have been, through want of em-
ployment, is truly of a distressing character—many of
them more distressing than was mentioned in the last
report. The managers would that it were in their power
to report that they had been enabled to afford employ-
ment to the whole of the 91 applicants ; but it is with
pleasure reported that 48 have been employed, and some
of them from the very first of their applying ; and their
earnings have varied from 6s. to 10s. per week ; none
being paid less than is. per day, even though they may
not earn it, as is the case with many who are aged and
infirm, and suffering from bodily disease. To those who
have been employed on work sent to the Home, the sum
of 411. 16s. 3d. has been paid ; and, in addition to this,
several have received other sums from parties who have
employed them at their own houses through the recom-
mendation of the institution. Out of 91 applicants placed
upon the books, they have been able to afford employ-
ment only to 48, and that not to all constantly ; and, as
will be seen by the balance sheet, they are, at the close
of the quarter, indebted to the amount of 411. Bs. 2d. ;
and regret to add, have been unable to fit up the pre-
mises they have taken, and which will accommodate 20
inmates, each to enjoy a separate furnished sleeping
apartment, with the use of the kitchen and workroom.
They, therefore, earnestly appeal to the kind and bene-
volent, to help and assist them in carrying out this work
and labour of love, that so they may be enabled to afford
that accommodation to .20 poor women instead of 4,
which they have, at present, been only enabled to receive
for which the institution is established, and which, as
soon as possible, the managers are desirous of accom-
plishing."
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