The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Mr. Abraham Sloman, the sheriff's
officer for the county of Middlesex, attended before Mr.
Jardine to answer a charg a of having committed a violent
assault upon Mr. John G. Shearman.

Mr. Jaines, counsel for the complainant, stated the case
as one of a serious character, being an attempt at extortion,
followed by personal violence.
The complainant said that he was clerk to Messrs. Robin-
son and Tomlin, solicitors, of Conduit-street, Hanover-
square, and had occasion to call upon the defendant on
Friday, the 9th inst., with a judge's order. The firm had
been concerned for one of the parties interested in the
case of " Elderton v. Newton," and had made a claim upon
goods seized under a fi. fa. at Newton's house, to which
there was an interpleader on the part of the sheriff. The
claim was inquired into and found correct, and Mr. Justice
Coleridge assented to an order to stay proceedings. All
that the complainant had to pay under that order was the
possession money, amounting to 71. 10s. 6d. Witness
handed a copy of the order to Mr. Sloman, by direction of
the under-sheriff, and applied fora discharge. The defen-
dant looked at it, asked witness into his room, in Chan-
cery-lane, and then said, " You had no business to get
such an order as this behind my back." Witness replied,
" What do you mean? I served the sheriff with a copy of
the summons last night, and the order is made by assent,
as you will see." A friend of Mr. Sloman came in at this
moment, and took a seat in the room. The defendant said
" You - thieves, you like to do us, don't you?" Wit-
ness requested him to explain, but he only replied, " Never
mind ; there is my fees to pay." Witness asked the amount
of these, and he said his china was 211. 9s. 'Witness re-
quired a statement of his account, and defendant then
made out one, charging ss. per day possession money, in-
stead of 3s. 6d , and entering other charges which witness
told him he could not claim. Witness put the account
into-his pocket-book, and.said he would call again, as de-.
fendant had refused to do anything "until his fees were
paid." Sloman said, "Then, I suppose you'll move the
court to-morrow?" Witness said that he should consult
himself only as to that, and then rose to leave. Defendant
rose also, seized him by the collar, and demanded back his
account. Witness declared he would not give it up, upon
which Sloman put his fist in his (complainant's) face, and
said, " Give me back the account, you young --, or I'll
knock yonr -- head off." A scuffle then ensued, and
Sloman succeeded in forcing him down by pushing him
over a chair, and while on the ground he snatched witness's
pocket-book, took out the private papers, selected his own
account from them, tore it up, and then using other filthy
language, ordered him to leave the house. The defendant
had since received 71. 10s. Gd., as his claim, instead of
the 211.

The defendant, in the absence of his witness, reserved
his defence.

Mr. Jardine said the charge was too grave to be dis-
posed of summarily, and, consequently, sent it to the
sessions.

Daniel Morris, a Welshman, who called himself an ex-
cavator, was charged with stealing a round of boiled beef
from the kitchen of the Northumberland Arms public-
house, Northumberland. street, Strand.
From the statement of Mr. Thompson, the landlord, it
appeared that the round of beef was undergoing the pro-
cess of boiling, in order to be iu readiness for an early or-
dinary yesterday, when the prisoner contrived to get access
to it unobserved ; and, taking it out of the large pot,
wrapped it up in a sack and walked off. In a few minutes
afterwards the landlord happened to go to the pot to see
how the beef was g,iing on, when he found that it had dis-
appeared. He immediately ran into the Strand and soon
overtook the prisoner, who, owing to the heat of the joint,
was compelled to drop it at short intervals, to change arms.
The landlord, seeing the bulky and smoking mass in the
prisoner's possession, concluded at. once that it was his
round of beef, and gave the man into custody.
The prisoner, who said it was only a lark he was having,
was remanded for further examination.

GREENWICH.—Jame,sPrice, rivet maker, of 14,Charlea-
street, Deptford, and George Lake, of 17, Charles-street,
Deptford, nail maker, were charged with having commi,ted
a criminal assault on the person of Mary Raey, a married
woman, aged 40, the wife of George Racy, fireman on the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; and Thomas
Millen, of New-street, St. Paul, hammerman, Edward
and Tames Jeffrie,s, of No. 5, High-street, Deptford, wire
workers, were charged with being concerned with Lake
and Price, in committing the offence between 11 and 12
o'clock on Monday night, in a field near the Brighton Line
of Railway, crossing the Lewisham-road, Deptford.
Mary Raey, the prosecutrix' deposed that she came
from Brighton on Sunday night by the train. She slept
in Greenwich on Monday night. Had previously been to
the Post-office, London, fora letter, and came down during
the evening to New-cross. It was a darkish night. She
there met the prisoner Price and another man, and asked
them to direct her to the station. It was in a bye-road,
called Brockley-lane, on the way to Lewisham and Syden-
ham. They directed her, and she had not got far before
Price, Lane, and Millen' overtook her. They told her her
road lay across a field. She advanced a short distance and
found that she had been deceived. She endeavoured to
return and begged of them not to ill treat her. One of
them took hold of her. It was dark, and she called
" murder, and help, help !" A policeman carne up after
the assault. The constable soon took one of them into
custody. She then went to the constable and told him
what had occurred, saying that they had ill-treated her
very much. Her bonnet was torn up. She went with the
constable and the prisoner, Price, to the police-station.
She had since seen the three, prisoners together at the sta-
tion. Price, Lake, and Millen were the men who overtook
her. The Jeffries came up into the field afterwards and
picked up her bonnet and shawl. They did not assault
her. One of the five prisoners said "Kill the —."
They all ran when the constable came up. It was about
11 o'clock She had 13s. Gd. and some tickets in her
pocket, which she lost during the time she was in the field.
The prisoners here said the prosecntrix was drunk, and
they had been drinking with her.
Lane said he had drunk ale with her at the Royal Albert.
Edward Jeffries said that he had picked up a shawl;
Price and Millen were there at that time.
Police-constable, 312 R, said that he was on duty at
half-past eleven o'clock that night (Monday) in Brockley-
lane. He heard a female call loudly, " Don't kill me
He went to a field where there was a gap in a hedge large
enough for a cart to-enter. -At the gap he met Price, who
said he had been doing nothing. He turned his lamp, and
saw Millen lying by the side of the female, and wont to-
wards them. The woman was crying, and her dress was
very much disordered. He asked her if she knew either of
the men and she said " No." On taking hold of Millen,
Price seized both witness's hands, and held him whilst
Millen ran away. He secured Price, and took him to the
station-house. The proseoutrix followed, crying. Thought
she had been drinking a little.
Lake at his ran'
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said Lake and Millen .were the two men. Witness took
residence, in C a es-street, at five o'clock that
he wanted him knockedf at
morning. ge - h
This he denied the. door, and told prisoner that
r that spree Last night in Brockley-lane.
said that it was tci.nedten the way to the station prisoner
woman. He then whoapprwellenjdeffedrietshe
Jeffries,
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veno'clock the same morning,
wards Millen, soon after
at their work. Lake remarked that it was a foolish
Mr.
the other Sacthreeker discharged the two Jeffries, and remanded
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