The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

UNLUCKY LIKENESSES.

BOIV-STREET.—Mr. Jones, a gentleman residing at Angel-
park, Stoke-Newington, was brought to the office in his own
carriage on Saturday afternoon, charged with a riotous attack
upon Mr. Lethbridge, a portrait-painter, residing at a baker's
shop in the Strand. Wyley, the street-keeper, was the first
witness examined. He deposed, that about two o'clock in the
afternoon he was alarmed by a cry of " murder !" and looking
up at Mr. Lethbridge's window he saw Mr. Jones with his
body half out of the window, and crying " murder, murder !"
repeatedly. Witness instantly-went into the house, and pro.
ceeded up stairs to the first floor; he there found 'Mr. Jones
and Mr. Lethbridge at high words, and Mrs. Lethbridge, with
several other persons, endavouring to pacify. them. Upon his
entering the room, they each endeavoured to induce him to take
the other into custody ; and not knowing which charge to take,
he brought them both before the Magistrate. The Magistrate ,
decided that Mr. Lethbridge should be first heard, though Mr.
Jones strenuously endeavoured to obtain that privilege. It ap-
peared from Mr. L.'s statement, that some time ago he was em-
ployed by an elderly maiden lady to paint two likenesses of her;
and whilst these likenesses were under hand, she fell in love with
and married Mr. Jones. When the portraits were finished, they
were sent home; but though he applied repeatedly for the price
agreed upon, 111., he could not obtain it ; and at length he di-
rected his Solicitor to recover it by due course of law. What
measures had been taken in consequence he did not exactly
know, but whilst he was in conversation with Mrs. Lethbridge
on Saturday, she having just returned from a call upon her
physician, whom she had been to consult respecting an inci-
pient cancer in the breast, they were alarmed by a tremendous
knocking and ringing at the street-door. In a moment after
Mr. Jones entered the room, and told him he was an infa-
mous scoundrel; and then proceeded in a very great passion
to apply so many opprobrious epithets to him, that he found it
necessary to order him to quit the room instantly; but, as Mr
Jones did not think proper to comply with this order, andtl
still continued his abuse, Mr. Lethbridge directed a servant to
go for a constable to remove him. The moment a constable
was mentioned, however, Mr, Jones flew to the window, threw
up the sash, and roared out" murder!" so furiously, that he
not only raised a mob about the house, but speedily caused the
appearance of a constable without the trouble of sending for
one. During the altercation Mr. Jones repeatedly doubled his
fist at him, and had not Mrs. Lethbridge, ill as she was,
interposed herself between them, he had no doubt Mr. Jones
would have knocked him down. Mr. Jones was extremely
impatient whilst Mr. Lethbridge was telling his story, so much
so, that it required all the authority of the Bench to keep him
quiet ; and when he was asked what he had to say in his
defence, he began by asking Mr. Lethbridge .whether he did
not say to him the moment he entered the room—" Oh ! I
know you ; your name is Jones : you are just out of the King's
Bench, and you have been down to Margate, fortune-hunt-
ing !" Mr. Lethbridge positively denied that he had made
any allusion to fortune-hunting, though he admitted that he
might have said, " Though you make so much boast of your
money, you are only just out of the King's Bench ;" or some-
thing to that effect. Mr. Jones persisted in saying, that he
very grossly alluded to fortune-hunting ; and said that even the
mention of the King's Bench was enough to rouse the feelings
of any man who was well aware that it was a most unfounded
insinuation. The fact was, he continued, that neither of the ,
portraits were good likenesses and one of them was so bad,
that it was sent back to Mr. Lethbridge to alter : but instead of
altering it, lie very politely sent him a copy of a writ. It was in
consequence of this writ that he came to town that morning with
the intention of settling the business; but he had no sooner enter-
ed the room and announced himself, than 111 r. L. flew into a great
passion, and accosted him in the manner above described.—
Nor was this all; for, in a moment after, he found himself
beset by several persons, and lie actually received three blows
on the breast from Mrs. Lethbridge ' • so that, considering his
life in danger, he was constrained to lift up the sash, and cry
out murder ! in his own defence. Mr. Lethbridge's servant
corroborated her master's account of the affair, and declared
that her mistress merely put her hands against Mr. Jones's
breast to keep him from hitting her master. The Magistrate
expressed his surprise that a person of Mr. Jones's personal
capacities should stoop to charge a sick woman with having
assaulted him, and then ordered him to find bail to keep the
peace, himself in 401. and two sureties in 201. each.
[The foregoing account appeared in The Observer of yester-
day, and is copied into some of the papers of this day. Mr.
JONES, who is stated to be about forty years of age, lately
married a lady of very large fortune, who is seventy-eigh ; and
his residence near Enfield is part of her property. The mar-
ried pair it seems, became acquainted at Margate.]
ANOTHER A CCOUNT.—A fine, tall, stout, broad shouldered
Cambrian Gentleman, was brought before Mr. Mugsnur.r.,
on Saturday, charged with having assaulted, or rather with
having manifested a dispostion to assault, a taker of likenesses,
who occupies apartments over a baker's shop in the Strand.
street-keepers, in consequence of his having seen the Cam-
The parties were brought before the Magistrate by one of the
brian gentleman, with his head and shoulders out of the
likeness-taker's window, shouting " Murder !" with all his
might. When brought into the office, the Cambrian gen-
tleman was dreadfully agitated, and much at a loss
for breath, but the likeness - taker was as cool as a
cucumber, and the matter between them was this :
The likeness-taker painted a couple of likenesses, some
months ago, for a Lady who has bloomed more than
fourscore years. Whilst the likenesses were painting,
the Cambrian gentleman fell in love with and married the
lady; for she was rich as she was venerable. In due time the
likeness-taker sent home the lady's likenesses; hut when he
looked to have his money for them, he was told the likenesses
were not liked, and must be alteredi before they would be paid
for. He would willingly have altered them if they were not
like, whether they were liked or not; for it would be a shock-
ing thing if the lady should " lend her graces to the grave and
leave the world no copy." But they were never sent back
to him to alter; and after waiting till he was tired, and be-
ing in great want of the money, lie got a Solicitor to serve
the lady's lord—viz. the Cambrian gentleman—with a copy
of a writ. Whereupon the Cambrian gentleman and ins
blooming bride ordered their carriage forthwith, and proceeded
full wrath to the likeness-taker's abode. 'When they reached
it, the Cambrian gentleman left his bride in the carriage,' and
ascending to the likeness-taker's room he said—" My name is
; and you are an infamous blackguard—" I know
you—you are just out of the King's Bench, and you have been
down to Margate a fortune-bunting !" Then the Cambrian
gentleman put his clenched fist in the likeness-taker's face ;
anti then the likeness taker told his maid servant to fetch a con-
stable ; and then the Cambrian gentleman popped his head
out of the window and shouted murder ! and then the street-
keeper came scampering upstairs, and brought them both to
this office, and the Magistrates held the Cambrian gentleman
to bail, and the likeness-taker went home triumphing.—(2lforn-
ing Herald.)
MANSION-HOUSE.—Saturday Richard j9kington, a young
man whose appearance was what is commonly called " shabby
genteel," was brought up for examination, charged with ten-
dering a forged check for 27/. to Messrs. Wallis Percival, and
Co. Mr. E. Atkinson, the Clerk to whom the check was pre-
sented by the prisoner, immediately discovered it to be a for-
gery, and accordingly detained the prisoner. Mr. Walker, a
friend of Mr. Browne, whose name was to the check, stated tha
Mr. Browne was at present at Brighton. The prisoner, he be.
lieved, had formerly been in Mr. Browne's employ. Jolking.
ton declined saying any thing in his defence, and he was re.
manded till Wednesday, when it is expected Mr. Browne will
be in town.