The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Robert Patrick Golding, who de-
scribed himself as a porter, was charged with having
committed wilful perjury, in preferring a direputable
accusation against James Eames, with the view of ex-
torting looney.
The prosecutor, who had been in a respectable situa-
tion as clerk for upwards of 14 years, and received an
excellent character from his employer and others, was
placed at the bar about three weeks ago, charged by
the prisoner (Golding) with having taken an indecent
liberty with him at a place of public convenience in
Vinegar-yard, Drury-lane. There was no evidence to
support the statement of Golding, and in cross-exami-
nation he admitted to Mr. Metcalfe, counsel for the
defence, that he had been out of employ eleven months,
living upon
however,nllissisterd ai
decided on sending the case to a
jury, and Eames was committed for trial. When the
matter came before the grand jury, on Tuesday, the bill
was thrown out, and a strong expression of opinion was
recorded, to the effect that the disgraceful charge was
wholly unfounded.
Mr. Metcalfe attended to conduct the present prose-
cution, it being the opinion of his client, that although
his personal character would not suffer after the
unanimous opinion expressed in his favour by the grand
jury, it wa still his duty, on public grounds, to proceed
against the prisoner for wilful perjury.
Mr. Eames described the mariner in which the prisoner
Golding Golding came up to him in the urinal, and made disgust-
ingthe
public overtures
street, t o
raisinghim
, an subsequently
eutcrywhich following
cau him
a mob
to assemble, and finally giving him into the custody of
the police, having previously demanded ss. of him.
The prisoner declared that every word of his original
statement was true.

Mr. Jardine committed him for trial, directing that a
copy of the depesitiene in the former ca ,e should also be
sent.

LAMBETII.—Arr. Henry Roche, a person of re-
spectable appearance, who a short time Since was en-
gaged by the Rev. lir. Cadman to collect subscriptions
for the parochial schools of St. George-the-Alartyr, in
the Borough, was charged with unlawfully Soliciting
James Sullivan to assault Richard Graham.
Johanna Sullivan said she was the wife of James
Sullivan, a labourer, and resided at No. 50, Bird-street,
\Vest-square, Lainbtth, and knew the defendant. About
five weeks ago Mr. Roche called on her and asked if her
husband was then in employment, and she replied that
he was, upon which he said that if he had not been he
had a little job for Lim, and that it would not interfere
with his day's work, as it was at night he wanted it
done. lie said, " Can I place confidence in you ?" and
I said, " Yes, you can ;" and he then said, " It's to
give a --- rogue a knock-down blow and a good thrash-
ing, He can de it in half an hour, and I'll give him
half a sovereign for it." The next day he came
again, and said " :Did you tell your hu,band ?" and
told hhn I had, ale' he then asked me what he said
and I told him toy husband said he would do it,
hut that he would require an.ther man to assist him,
and that would coot him ss. for drink. Mr. Roche
then said my husiband could do it himself, as he was
a little short follr,w, and then went away. He called
again next day, and said "The rogna has served
MO with a lawyer's 'letter, and I'd rather than 10/. to
have him knocli ed down; and I wouldn't scruple to take
his head off silo- re than a mad dog." He called again,
and said be wa I bad with the lunib;:ge, or he would have
pointed out ti a 3 mall. I said, "If you will teli me his
name and add Fees, my husband will see and mark him
out himself.'" He then said,
" He lives at No. 7, next
door to a stationer's, near the Stags' public-house, and
ins name is Clrainam." Ho raid the reason he wanted it
d)" was ';hat _Mr. Graham had done him out of his
money for :a. year and a half, and that he had put him to
35/. expenses. When I discovered the address, I went
to the house -and saw Mr. Graham's father, and told hisa
all that Alr. Roche had said.
Mr. Ric' aard Graham, 7, Walshinghamplace, Ken-
nington-re ad, artist, was next sworn, and deposed, that
for a lew;th of time past he had boon subjected to great

annoyance and insult by the defendant, in consequence
of his conduct he found it necessary t 3 proceed against
him by a civil action. While in Paris he received in-
formation of his employing a person to asassinate or do
him some serious injury, and he felt it his duty for his
self-protection to return to London, and adopt the pre-
sent proceedings against him.
Mr. Solomon—Have you done anything to justify the
defendant's annoyance and threats?
Mr. Graham—Nothing, excepting my giving informs•
tion at the Paymaster General's office of the fraud com-
mitted by Mrs. Roche, by receiving her pension as the
widow of an officer when she was the wife of the de-
fendant.

In reply to the charga, the defendant declared that the
statement of Mrs. Sullivan was, from beginning to end,
a gross tissue of falsehoods, and asked whether it was
likely he should employ any person to do that which he
was perfectly capable of doing himself if he had been so
disposed.
Mr. Graham, with some warmth—You know you
dare not meet me man to man. You are too great a
coward. .

Defendant—There, sir. do you hear the language of
this person !
Mr. Elliott—There cannot be the slightest doubt of
the female witness's telling anything like the truth ; that
your conduct is extremely disgraceful and improper ;
and you must, therefore, find two sureties in 401. each,
and enter into your own recognisance in 801. to keep
the peace, and be of good behaviour towards the com-
plainant and all others of her Majesty's subjects for six
months.

WANDSWORTH.—A young man named W. Smith,
the holder of the cab-drivers' license, No. 1,098, who
was stated to be in the service of Mr. W Bennet, a cab
proprietor, of King's-road, Chelsea, was charged with
the following scandalous conduct.
Harriet Horan, a young woman now in the service of
a lady at Lower Norwood, deposed that she hired the
prisoner's cab, for the purpose of proceeding to the house
of her present mistress. After they had started she
perceived he was a little intoxicated, and had no badge.
Near Battersea bridge he stopped at a public house, and
presently put another man in the cab, who, after the
prisoner had driven on again, refused to leave, and
treated her most indecently. She screamed • out at the
top of her voice, and the man suddenly opened the door
and jumped out. The prisoner then stopped the horse,
and witness got out of the cab as quickly as she could.
As soon as she put her foot on the ground the prisoner
drove off with her boxes as fast as he possibly could.
Witness ran after him stalling stop thief, and he was soon
stopped by two or three persons, and afterwards handed
over to a constable. When she came to the station
another cab was engaged for her, and she went to her
situation.
The statement of prosecutrix having been substan-
tiated by other witnesses,
Mr. Poynter said it was one of the worst cases of a
complaint made against a cabman that had ever been
brought before him. As the complainant could not
swear to the other man, he should deal with the
prisoner's case at once. He therefore sentenced him to
two months hard labour in the House of Correction, and
he should revoke his license.

MR. PERRY'S CASE.