The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
James Timm:, a man dressed like a gentleman's groom,
was brought before Mr. CONANT, charged with having sold ate
unsound horse to a gentleman named Atkins, son and partner
of Alderman Atkins, of Walorotl.
Mr. \Vontner, a solicitor, on behalf of the prosecutor, stated
that as advertisement appeared some time ago in the tievvs-
papers for a horse to be sold, answering the description of an
animal wanted by Mr. Atkins. Mr. Atkins's groom went to
the stables where the horse was, No. 10, Chapel-street,
Crown-street, Soho, and saw the prisoner, who described him
self as a servant to Mr. Howard, of Ealing, and who stated
that the horse belonged to his late master's father, and he
had been employed by the widow to sell it. A bargain was
struck for forty guineas for the animal, which was warranted
sound, and it was further agreed, in case the animal was not
approved of within a week, the money was to be returned.
It was soon discovered that the horse was not such as drscribed,
and on application at the Veterinary Colle, the information
was given that the stables at which the animal had been
purchased, were well known to them as a place at which un-
sound horses were put off. As a false pretence had been
used, the prisoner having untruly stated that the horse was
the property of a lady named Howard, and as all attempts to
get back the money proved fruitless, the prisoner had been

taken into custody.
Mr. CONANT could not see that the prisoner had used such
a false pretence as made him amenable to the criminal law.
It was true he had stated a number of filseboods, in order to
effect the sale of the horse, but they did not constitute a le-
gal false pretence.
The prisoner was in the service of a gentleman, named
Howard, and the receipt which had been given bad ot, n
signed by his master.
Mr. CONANT-Where is this master of yours to be found ?
Pt: loner—'Pon my verd and honour I can't tell. He lives
with a vooman somevhere, and I never secs him for vceks
together, and I never knowed vot his address vos.
Mr. CONANT told Mr. Atkins that he could not detain the
prisoner on the charge of obtaining- money under false pre-
tences. The only remedy Mr. Atkins had was by civil action.
Mr. Atkins came forward on public grounds, and should
certainly bring an action for the am,unt against the prisoner.
The prisoner was then liberated.

QUEEN- S Q UA RE.
Patrick Cronin, an Irishman, was charged with assaulting
Norah, his wife, and breaking her arm. The complainant
said that her husband, on coming home drunk, struck her on
her arm, and broke it. She ♦ery volubly entered into a long
history of grievances, and abused her husband soundly. The
defendant told a different story, in which he was borne out by
the testimony of his master and other witnesses. His wife,
by whom he had four children, had got amongst a worthless
set of females, with whom she was always drinking ; and to
supply her propensity to liquor she had pawned and sold all
his and his children's clothes, leaving them starving and naked.
Coming home on the night of the accident, he heard the chil-
d• en crying for food, and saw his wife drunk. He did strike
her. and she fell, in doing which she broke her arm.
The Magistrates recommended that they should separate,
which th t defendant readily assented to, taking the three
elder children, and making his wife an allowance for her and
the infant.