The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

MANSION-HOUSE. Charles Wheeler, a dirty,
shabby-looking fellow, was brought before Alderman
Finnis, charged with having attempted to commit a rob-
bery in the house of Mr. Kallaway, the proprietor of the
Fleece Tavern, in Queen-street, Cheapside.
Miss Kallaway (sister of the prosecutor) said—This
morning the prisoner came into the house while I was at
the bar, and walked into the taproom. He began to un-
screw the gaspipe which was suspended from the ceiling,
and I called the potboy, who distinctly saw what oc-
curred, and gave the prisoner into custody.
Alderman Yinnis—Did you suspect the prisoner when
he went into the taproom ?
Witness—A. gaspipe had been stolen from the same
room about ten days before when the gas was on. It
was not on up on this occasion. A great deal of caution
has been observed since the robbery, and I saw the pri-
soner myself turn round the screw three or four times.
William Wilson (potman to the prosecutor)—l saw the
prisoner, through the taproom window, turn round the
screw of the pipe three or four times, and I closed the
taproom door to prevent his coming out until the arrival
of the policeman ; when he succeeded in pushing open
the door, he said he wanted a half-pint of beer.
The prisoner said, he never made any attempt to take
the gaspipe, and he was too good a friend to the publi-
cans, as hundreds of them knew, to steal their pipes, or
anything that was theirs.
The inspector on duty at the Mansion-house said that
several complaints had been made of robberies of this
kind, which habd been effected between 8 and 9 in the
morning, when. the servants were busily occupied. A
person whose description answered that of the prisoner
was said to be suspected of having been concerned ex-
tensively in stealing publichouse gaspipes.
When the former robbery was committed at Mr. Kal-
laway's house the pipe was unscrewed, as Miss Kallaway
stated, when the gas was on, and the first notice given
was by the suffocating smell. If a light had been sud-
denly introduced, the consequences must have been dan-
gerous.
Alderman Finnis —I remand the case till Saturday,
when I shall expect a number of visitors to the prisoner.

GUILDHALL.—The two girls, Dent and Norman,
who were remanded from Monday last on the charge of
stealing a gold watch and eyeglass, value 71., from the
person of M. :Herman Theodore Voeleker, a manufac-
turer, of Cologne, were brought up yesterday before Sir
R. W. Carden, and, there being no further evidence,
the worthy magistrate said that, in consideration of the
prosecutor's convenience, though he was acting contrary
to his own inclination, which was to commit the pri-
soners for trial, he should decide the case. The watch
not having been found was not at all surprising, as the
matt to whom the watch was passed when stolen was
not known to the police ; but the evidence showed
clearly enough that Dent was a very bad character, and
that she also took the watch, for which he would sen-
tence her to hard labour for three months. With regard
to Norman, she did not appear to have taken any part
in the robbery beyond associating with Dent, and he
would therefore give her the benefit of her not being
known to the police, and discharge her.

BOW-STREET.—Ann earthy, charged with stealing
20 sovereigns and a pair of shoes, belonging to her mas-
ttieern,:Mr. Edwards, was brought up for final examina-
The prosecutor, who keeps a private hotel in Norfolk-
street,stolen hisbeen Strand, was unable to offer any additional evi-
dence, but submitted that if the principal charge could
not be substantiated, owing to the absence of legal
cotifhefrorhcaevi, wnghos
shoes.proof,
constablecould be
ofn the doubtd detective eteemployed to watch her, saw the prisoner take a parcel
to the shop of a German baker in the Strand, where it
was left for a journeyman named Rouston. This parcel
was subsequently applied for by the police, and found
to contain the pair of shoes in question ; but the young
man who received it at the shop, for Rouston, said that
he could not identify the woman who gave it to him. In
consequence of the want of this link in the chain of evi-
dence Mr. Henry declined to send the case before a. jury.
Mr. Edwards questioned the integrity of the witness
who swore that he did not know who brought the shoes
to him, and reminded his worship that the prisoner aisd
Rouston had been living together as man and wife.
Rouston denied this, although admitting that he had
been acquainted with her improperly ; but he knew her
years ago in Scotland, when she was the wife of a master
baker ; he declared that she had never given him a suit
of clothes, or anything except the shoes produced.
Mr. Edwards thought there was evidence enough to
satisfy any reasonable mind of the prisoner's guilt, but
if that was not sufficient for the law, he must bow to the
decision of the court.
Mr. Henry then discharged the prisoner, intimating
that if stronger proof was afterwards procurable, she
could be given into custody again.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Richard Caton,
Hewitt, described as "a gentleman," was ebarged by