The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
William Smithson was charged with having ob-
tained some copper wire and copper saucepans under
false pretences.
John Ray stated that he is the son of Jeremiah
Ray, of No. 42, Broad-street, Golden-square. The
prisoner on Saturday last came into his father's shop,
and stated that he came from Mr. Keith for a quan-
tity of bell wire. As there was a customer of the
name of Keith witness let the prisoner have the pro-
perty, in the belief that his message was true.
John Jones, shopman, said the prisoner came a
second time to Mr. Ray's shop and asked for a hank
of stouter wire and some cranks. He was allowed to
take the property out of the shop, but, as suspicion
was entertained that he had not been sent by Mr.
Keith, he was watched, and ultimately given into
custody.

A second charge was brought forward against the
prisoner.

Ann Davis, servant to Mr. Sevilly, of No. 23,
George. street, Hanover-square, stated that the pri-
soner called at her master's house and obtained some
copper kitchen requisites from her under pretence
that Mr. Keith, his master, had sent him for them, to
do certain repairs.
Mr. Keith proved that in neither case had he sent
the prisoner for the property in question.
The prisoner was fully committed.
W OR SHIP- STREET.
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Matilda Dexter, a tall, masculine-looking woman,
was charged with stabbing Denis Callaghan, an Irish
labourer, employed in the docks.
The prosecutor, whose head was partially enveloped
in bandages, stated, that at eleven o'clock on the pre-
ceding night he repaired to a house in George-yard,
Whitechapel, at which a ball and concert took place
every Sunday evening, for the purpose of inducing
his cousin, who had attended it, to return home to
her family. Upon entering the passage of the house
he accidentally stumbled against the prisoner, who
was standing there, and, without his being afforded
the slightest opportunity for explanation, was in-
stantly knocked down by her husband, who kicked
him in the most savage manner while lying upon the
ground, and afterwards trampled upon his body. He
was struggling to disengage himself from his assailant
when the prisoner made a rush at him with a table-
fork and drove it repeatedly into his head, until he
was rescued by several of the bystanders, who dragged
her away from him, and sent for a constable, into
whose custody the prisoner was given, and the witness
conveyed to the hospital, where his wounds were
dressed, and of which he was then an out-patient.
A young woman, named Anne Weaver, stated that
seeing the prisoner and her husband ill-using the
complainant, whose face was streaming with blood,
she entreated them not to murder the man, upon
which the prisoner flew at her, and after tearing off
the whole upper part of her dress, stabbed her with
some instrument in the arm, but was forcibly removed
before she could renew the attack. (The witness
here exhibited her arm to the magistrate, which pre-
sented three punctured wounds evidently produced
by the prongs of a fork.)
Mr. Vann, who appeared for the defence, expressed
his intention to reserve his answer to the charge for
another occasion, and the prisoner was ordered to be
remanded for the production of the medical testi-
mony.