The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—The case of Doyle, who was
reported to have been killed by Thomas Golden Valle,
the chief mate of the Pekin, again came on for hearing,
on Saturday last. Captain Whitby who was a. consider-
able time under examination, made additions to the
depositions which he bad made previously to the issue
of the warrant for the apprehension of the accused.
He said--On the day before Doyle's death all hands
were ordered aloft, and he alone refused to go up. I
remember him askinc, for water in his own language of
his countrymen, but 'I
did not see any given to him. I
did not see the prisoner strike him at all. I solemnly
swear (here the witnesses spoke most emphatically.)
The deceased had a small white pimple on his eye,
which gradually increased, notwithstanding the appli-
cation of zinc powder, which I got from my medicine
chest. It gradually got worse, till he lost, or pretended
that he lost, the sight of it altogether. I had seen him
at work during the forenoon of the day before he died.
The Lord Mayor—Did he appear lame ?
Witness--I saw no difference in him. He was lame ;
he was clubfooted in both feet. He came down the rig-
ging of his own accord, and made no "complaint to me
whatever. He stood by the gangway for some time,
and then lay down and rolled himself across the main-
hatch grating to leeward of the vessel.
The Lord Mayor—Are you aware of any injury done
to Doyle
Witness—None whatever. It was I that called the
prisoner's attention to Doyle, as he was going up the
rigging. Vaile then took a piece of small line, and went
up the rigging and passed the line round the shroud and
round Doyle's body, and fastened it behind. He then
came down to the poop, leaving Doyle tied to the rigging.
Doyle began to unloose himself, when the prisoner went
up and untied him, or cut him adrift altogether. The
prisoner Yad not a piece of wood in the rigging, and I
was in a position to see everything that took place be-
tween Doyle and him in the Pigging. It is not true that
Doyle fell on the deck from the rigging. If he had fallen
from the rigging be must have &Pen overboard. He sat
himself down when he came down from the rigging, and
then rolled himself over the mainhatch grating, and he
remained under the foresail from after twelve o'clock till
seven or eight in the evening.
Mr. Mullins—What is, the character of the prisoner
for humanity ?
Witness—He is a man of the greatest humanity.
Joe (one of the crew), whose evidence was given upon
the first examination, repeated the statement he had
on that occasion.

He said, upon his cross-examination by Mr. Mullins
—I saw the prisoner strike the deceased three times in
the rigging with a rope. Doyle fell from the rigging on
the deck. I saw the prisoner beat Doyle on the deck
once with a piece of wood.
The Lord Mayor—Was it by accident he fell down?

Witness—No. He fell from the striking by the pri-
soner. The rope with which he beat Doyle was a large
rope. He struck Doyle in the rigging with the wood
alone, but with the rope when he fell upon the deck.
Mr. F. S. Conryn, second mate of the Pekin, was
next sworn. He believed Doyle's death to have been
a natural death.

Mr. Mullins submitted that it was quite impossible that
any jury on oath could say his client was the cause of
the death of Henry Doyle.
The Lord Mayor said the case was of too serious a
nature for him to decide upon without examination of
the evidence. It was most important to the public and
to the prisoner that an adjournment should take place,
giviand
ng his lordecisioship
n accordingly appointed Wednesday for
his d.

SOUTHWARK.—Mr Witlimn, Tritton, treasurer of
the Codgers" Friendly Society, held at his house, the

Dog and Still public-house, Earl-street, London-Road,
was summoned before Mr. Combe, to show cause why
he refused to pay John Farrirgdon, a sick member of
the society, 9s per week, and why he was unlawfully
scratched off the books.

Mr. Solomons appeared for the complainant, and Mr.
Binns for the defendant and the other members of the
society.
It appeared from the statement •f complainant that he
became a member of the society eight years ago, and
married a year afterwards. He became sick after that,
and had frequently been 'on the sick fund since. On the
12th of November he went into St. Bartholomew's Hos-
pital, when he sent a declaration on the funds to the
steward, and remained in the hospital until the 30th of
the same month.. When he came out he received his
sick money until Christmas last, and since then they had
not only refused to continue the pay, but had scratched
him from the society. The complainant now sought to
be paid the arrears, and to be reinstated.
In his cross-examination by Mr. Binns, the complain-
ant acknowledged that he had told falsehoods to. one of
the stewards who visited him after he quitted the hos-
pital. He said lie was visited by a Dr. Diamond, of
Burton-crescent, whereas no such person attended him.
By that false assertion he obtained the sick-pay fur
three weeks, up to Christmas.
Mr. Combe asked what Mr. Binns called a Codger ?
Mr. Binns—Why, a Codger, your worship, is a man,
who saves his money.
Mr. Solomons—Then my friend Binns is a Codger, for
he saves his money. (Laughter.)
Mr. Cornbe said that the complainant had certainly
deceived the Codgers by his falsehood, and not giving a
proper certificate for three weeks. He should, there-
fore, dismiss the summons, which renders the complain-
ant not entitled to any claims on the society.
It was stated that he had received more than 50/. for
sickness, and bad not paid in 41.