The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-07 00:00:00

Shelwell, in answer to the prisoner's attorney, said
he had no conversation with die prisoner between the
time Mrs. Reid was remanded and her discharge.
Richard Maroay, police constable, H 167, deposed
to having apprehended the prisoner in Sydney-street,
Commercial-road. He told him at the time that he
wanted him on a charge of felony, in extorting money
from a lady. He said he had not done so, and ob-
served, " Pray let me go, and do not collar me like a
thief, I'm a respectable gentleman." He (witness) told
him he cared not who or what he was ; that he must
come with him to the station-house, where a charge
would be made. On the way to the station-house he
said, " It is keeping bid company that has brought me
to this."

Mr. Downs here made some femarks on the evidence;
and said, that after Mrs. Reid had been remanded, the
prisoner proceeded to his family in Kent, understand-
ing that she was to have been brought up on the fol-
lowing
.day, and on attending on the following day was
surprised to find her discharged. With respect to the
) prisoner assuming different names, he would admit that
it was done for an immoral purpose, and he was not
there to defend his morality.
Mr. Pelham applied to have the prisoner remanded
to another day, while Mr. Downs urged that there was
no ground for the Magistrate doing so, as his defence
would prove.

Mr.
IliNnniNr observed that sufficient had been
proved before him to render it imperative on him to send
the case before a jury. The prisoner was accordingly
committed to take his trial at the Central Criminal Court.

UNION-HALL.
James Reynolds, lately out of his apprenticeship as a
carpenter and joiner, applied for advice, stating that he
answered an advertisement which was in the Morning
Advertiser on the 14th July, addressed to jobbing cabi-
net-makers, and describing that a young married nsan,
who was a good workman, was wanted that from 235.
to 30s. per week would be given, and that the person en-
gaged would be required to live on the premises and fur-
nish a room for the advertiser. Applicant called at the ad-
dress, Rectory-green, Clapham, and was engaged by a
man named Mills. In accordance with the agreement,
the applicant removed his furniture into the house, and
it was shortly afterwards seized upon for rent ; he had
never had any work or received any wages ; he added
that he had ascertained there were three or four per-
sons engaged in the trick. He begged to be informed
whether Cie could obtain any satisfaction from the par-
ties, and was also desirous that the circumstance should
obtain publicity, as a caution to others.
The MAGISTRATE told him he had not used sufficient
caution himself, but as he had received no wages, he
might bring an action against the parties.
The poor fellow said he could not afford to enter an
action, and, if he could, most likely the parties were
worth nothing.

A respectably-dressed woman applied for advice,
stating that in May last she entered into an agreement
with the lessee of the Victoria Theatre to take what
was called the " front of the house," namely, the saloon,
&c., with the privilege of supplying the audience with
refreshments ; she agreed to give one hundred pounds
for the permission, and so much a month afterwards ;
she paid down the above sum, and kept up her other
payments. On Friday she went to the theatre to make
arrangements in her department for the opening, which
was to take place next week, and was told that another
person had got the appointment ; she had the keys in
her possession, and refused to give them up unless the
1001. was returned, but the lessee said that was out of
the question, because her interest had ceased on the
closing of the theatre ; lie added, that if sho retained
the keys, the doors would be forced, and whatever be-
longed to her would be placed outside. She wished to
know if the lessee would be justified in bursting open
the doors where her property was, as she still had the
keys, unless he returned the money. The applicant was
referred to a lawyer.

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the
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been impugned, to stand forward, and told him he was
ready to hear any statement which he might deem it
necessary to make with reference to the proceedings
which Mrs. Reid had alleged had taken place between
them.
Shclwell then made the following statement :—After
the examination I went out of the office with Mrs. Reid,
her daughter, and niece, and instead of taking her into
the et-11 at that time, she went into the lobby with her
daughter and niece, where she sat far about ten
minutes. While there she asked me what I thought
would become of her. I said, as this man gives his
evidence so straightforward, I think you will be remanded.
Cook, the gaoler, tl; em came in, and I said to him, this
party is remanded, the other two are discharged, and he
then locked Mrs. Reid up. After she was locked up I
went into the cell, understanding from some one, I can-
not now say from whom, that the prisoner would not
proceed further if he got his money, and she asked me,
in God's name, what she should do. She said that
her husband was a respectable man, and when
he came home lie would turn his back upon her.
I said, if you have the purse of this man,
name it to me in confidence, and I will go to your
house, and get it. She strongly denied that she had it.
She again asked me what would be the consequence
of these proceedings. I said if this man perseveres
in his evidence you will be committed, and if con-
victed, you will be liable to transportation. She says
I have some money, but I have no means of getting
it while lam in this cell. 1 said, Ido not know whe-
ther you had the money or not, but, as your friend, I
will say, that if I were in your situation, I would re-
turn the money, if you have it. She said she had not
got it. I then asked her whether she would send her
niece to accompany me to her house to bring a receipt,
which she said she had, in ordet to get money from
the bank. She then sent her niece with me, and, on
going to the house, I found the receipt in the place she
represented, and brought it to her. I then went with
Mrs. Reid to the London and Westminster Bank,
when she drew 1.5/. She then came back with me,
and in the lobby of the office she handed me 13 sove-
reigns. I then mentioned that the 13 sovereigns had
been paid to me, and Mrs. Reid was again brought
up at five o'clock, when nobody appearing against her,
she was discharged. After that I went with her to a public-
house opposite, when we had some half-and-half, where
she seemed very thankful for obtaining her liberty. She
asked me how she could replace the 15/. stock, so that
her husband might not have been aware of the transac-
tion. I said that if she had two respectable house-
keepers to become securities for her, she might get 151.
from a Loan Society by paying six shillings a-week.
She then asked me whether, if her husband should
come before she could replace the 15/., I would say
that her house had been robbed, and that I had been
sent there to discover the robber. She said to me
afterwards, how am I to satisfy you, I cannot afford
much. I said I would leave that to her own gene-
rosity. She gave me altogether fifteen shillings. That
is a true statement of the facts. I made no demand
on her for money.
Mr. BireoHaist.--.The statement made by the officer is
consistent in substance with that made by Mrs. Reid,
with this material distinction, that it appears that the
advice given by the officer was in answer to Mrs.
Reid, and not volunteered on his part. I think this
difference so great, that it absolves him from the blame
of doing anything intentionally wrong. It is natural
that a person not highly instructed, after hearing
the statement sworn to by the prisoner, should
have apprehended painful consequences to Mrs. Reid,and
have offered his recommendations accordingly. It
It would, however, be of the worst consequences to
police-courts if their officers were allowed to give such
recommendations ; and this should be a warning to
all officers in this Court never hereafter to give such
advice. In the present instance, I have no doubt that
the advice was given sincerely, but it might be given
for the worst of purposes, and in order to extort
money. The facts of the case were these .—Mrs.
Reid had been remanded until five o'clock in order
that her house might be searched, and at five o'clock
no prosecutor appearing, she was discharged. No
other course could have been taken. It is a matter of
great regret that these conversations with the officer oc-
curred, and I close these observations by warning all
officers of this Court never again to give any advice
under such circumstances.