The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-17 00:00:00

POLICE INMLLIGENCE.

MANSION.HOUSEI.
A ycitirigt tidtiptc,sAble appearance ant! good ad-
dregs std an elderly man, named Julie
horner, Wiidl3kW Wefe brought before
the LORD MAYOR, by John ollatged with
having defraudc4 i;:eat number of tradesmt 080:ds;
Weans of an establishment which they had formed fa 11/4
ptirpA'; dilso4e2:rooltt was crowded with victims.
Wharton; &Pinot in fie ft.W±!v of Messrs. Christie,
iiaiteri; draceelmrch- street, 400 Dr'a't; iti 11`ug9st,
Lee called at MS hodie., applied for a considerall9l6 vantity
Of hats, and directed that sdaipliYos:irottltl be sent to Cl,aries
C 0.,, .ship-chandlers, ilniori4tai'l4; Wapping, No.
328 ; after :+144/ ordered hats to the airim:Mt of 751.
When the samples weld tc, the amount of 2/. t 31.,
the,c.omplainant distinctly inforMed J'ee that the house did
rioftilii *ithout ready money. They tici/er afterwards
saw the hatS Gr dig liffom_tx.
The LORD MAYOR--Bice you, in your bill of parcels, in.
elude the hats you sent as a sample? Mr. Wharton re-
plied lii flri affirmative.
The LoitD MA-M-4 am very sorry for it, for yeti sent
them merely for appfoiial, not intending to give credit car
them, and if you had not enforce" them as a debt I should
have committed Lee for trial.
Edward Holmes, of Providence-row, Whiteoisapel, about
ten weeks ago, sold to Lee five hundred gallons of cider for
vinegar. Lee did not pay, but turned the cider into money.
Horner, who pretended to be porter, was a regular pal tper,
or rather accomplice, in the robberies committed. Witness
called three or four times a :day for the money, and, had
opportunities of seeing a great deal of what took place.
Lee was always to be found when his partner thought fit
that he should be seen—when anything was to be got—(A
laugh)—but was always absent when money was required.
Upon one occasion, Horner said to witness when he called
for his money, " Yoe would have had your money, but
something serious has happened : in fact, master has made
away with some of the fixtures, and he is trying to settle
the matter, because you see, they might make it out en act
of felony."—(Laughter.) This took place in premises in
Lime-street, where Mr. Lee took a shop and parlour, to
continue his trade more agreeably. (Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR--I am afraid that the cider charge
is a mere debt.
A poor fellow named John William Taylor, deposed
with a most rueful visage that he had fitted up Lee's
Counting-house at Wapping ; he was promised payment
most positively at the end of the job, but never received
a farthing of his bill, which amounted to 10/.
The LORD MAYOR—I lament that your charge, my
poor fellow, amounts to no more than a mere debt.
Mr. Gilbert Wills, of No. 12, Lime-street, let a shop

and parlour in his premises to Lee ; there were fixtures
and moveable fixturas in the shop ; witness received a note
from Lee stating that he had let the shop and parlour,
and afterwards received the key in a parcel ; a pair of scales
and other articles were missing, to the value of between
4/. and 5/. _ _ _

Lee declared that Mr. Wills had commissioned him to
sell the articles in question, in the course of his walks.—
(Laughter.)
Edward Holmes repeated his evidence about the pri.
Boner's schemes, and the observations he heard Horner
make relative to the robbery of the fixtures. Witness
said that he had closely observed both, and he believed
the man was as great a thief as the master. " I assure
you, my Lord," said the witness, that I paid very particu-
lar attention to the two gentlemen, and two neater thieves
could not be found.—(Laughter.) I saw many a poor
fellow who called for his money walk off in a very melan-
choly way."
Horner—lt's a shame for this man to tell such false-
hoods. He has no regard for truth at all, and cannot be
an honest man.

Lee—l am a much-injured man, my Lord ; I hope you
will remand me till I have an opportunity of showing how
I have been abused.

The LORD MAYOR—I shall give you time, and I dare
say that on Saturday next we shall hear more charges.—
Remanded till Saturday next.

GUILDHALL.

George Gray was charged as follows :—W. Meckiff, of
Great Peter-street, Westminster, coal-dealer, directed the
prisoner to take a horse to the Repository in Barbican, to
be put up for sale ; but instead of taking the animal there,
he sold it for 6/. to Mr. Glover, of Enfield, and left 4/.los.
at the complainant's house as the sum he bad obtained for
the horse.—Committed for trial.