The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
John °version, the person charged with having at-
tempted to kill George Crawley, wine-merchant, of
Mark-lane, was brought up in the custody of Strick-
land, police-constable 582, for final examination.
Mr. Kearsey, solicitor, appeared to watch the case
for Mr. Crawley, but without instructions to prose-
cute, or take any active part in the proceedings. Mr.
Sheard, of St. Paul's-churchyard, solicitor, attended
for the defence.
The prisoner's appearance was greatly altered for
the worse. He had been confined to his bed since
the last day of examination, and had, we are given to
understand, frequently sent to inquire after the health
of Mr. Crawley, about whose condition he expressed
great anxiety—a feeling which was stated to be not
at all connected with any apprehensions for himself.
He sat on a chair at the bar during the examination;
indeed, he appeared to be utterly unable to stand.
Mr. George Crawley said—l am a wine-merchant,
of No. 12, Mark-lane. On the 14th of August last,
about four o'clock in the afternoon, my clerk fetched
me to my office. On my arrival I found the prisoner
there. A person named Legge was coming out of the
counting-house as I was going in. When I went in I
addressed myself to the prisoner and asked him if he
wished to speak to me. He nodded his head. I then told
him that it he would step into the inner room I would
speak to him. He went into the inner room, and I
followed him and closed the door. My clerk (Mr.
Yates) was in the outside office when I had returned
to communicate with the prisoner. When I followed
the prisoner his back was towards me. Upon his
turning round he, to the best of my recollection, made
use of the words, " What does all this mean ?" There
were some other words which I cannot remember. I
heard the report of a pistol immediately afterwards,
and found I was shot, and I instantly made my escape.
I found that I was wounded by the side of the nose,
on the face, and I have since had a bullet extracted
from my jaw. The part is, I believe, called the " an-
trum." I only noticed the prisoner give a shake of
the head, instead of answering me. I did not observe
anything particular in the prisoner's conduct, the time
was so short from the moment I went in until the
time of the report.
Mr. Sheard—Are you now so far recovered as to
be able to attend to your business ? Witness—l am
quite recovered.
Mr. Sheard—Did you observe any incoherency
about the prisoner's manner ? Witness—l was but
a very short time with him, and the suddenness of the
transaction was very great, but I think if I had been
more time with him I should have observed that his
language and manner were somewhat incoherent.
The LORD MAYOR—Have you anything further to
add ? The witness burst into tears, and after some
effort said—"l avail myself of this opportunity to
state publicly the deep feeling of gratitude I entertain
towards the eminent Dr. Solly, for the very able and
skilful treatment I experienced at his hands, to whom,
under Providence, I consider my recovery due ; also
to thank most sincerely the other medical officers of
St. Thomas's Hospital for the kindness and attention
paid to my case during the hours of my suffering.
With respect to the prisoner, I have to say that he has
sent to inquire after my recovery very often and
earnestly, and that he has expressed astonishment at
what he had done, and declared that he could not con-
jecture how he could have been stimulated to such an
act."

The prisoner sat with his hands clasped and without
motion during Mr. Crawley's statement.
The only other witness examined was
Mr. Samuel Harris, surgeon, of No. 13, Fenchurch-
street. He said—On the 14th of August Mr. Craw-
lee came to my house, and I was called into the sur-
gery to him. I discovered that he had received a
bullet wound on the right side of the cheek, over the
superior jawbone, and seeing that there was no 183.
morrhage, but that the bleeding had stopped, I advised
him to go directly to the hospital. I only made a su-
perficial examination.
Cross-examined: by Mr. Sheard —I am of opinion
that it was a dangerous wound, but I (lid not examine
it sufficiently to give a decided opinion upon that
point.
The LORD MAYOR —ls there anybody here to
prosecute ?
Neither Mr. Crawley nor Mr. Kearny having given
any answer,
The LORD MAYOR said—This case is one of such
vast importance to the public, that I must take parti-
cular care to have it properly laid before the judges,
who must not on such an occasion be put to the
trouble of managing it themselves. I shall hold the
policemen who apprehended the prisoner responsible
for prosecuting, and I shall give directions to the City
Solicitor to undertake the proceedings in the Central
Criminal Court. I regret very much to see a man,
whose private character has been so highly estimated,
and of whose good conduct until this dreadful occur-
rence I have heard so much, in a situation so truly
appalling ; but I have only one course to pursue
I have only to do all I can for the safety of the public.
The depositionswere then read over, and Strick-
land and Edmonds, the policemen principally con-
cerned in the investigation, were bound over to pro-
secute, Mr. Crawley being bound over to appear at
the Central Criminal Court as a witness.
The prisoner was committed to Newgate, and an
order was sent for his admission to the infirmary in
that prison.
George Hayward and William Alexander were
finally examined upon the charge of having forged a
cheque upon the banking-house of Glyn and Co. for
140/.., in the name of John Fenton.
This was the case in which Daniel Forrester, the
officer, supplied the evidence, which would have been
otherwise defective, by searching amongst the papers
of the prisoner Hayward, and finding a piece of
blotting-paper on which was distinctly marked the
blot of the name " John Fenton," as it appeared in
the cheque.
The following are copies of the forged cheque upon
Glyn's house, and of the letter by means of which
Hayward obtained the handwriting of Mr. Fenton :
"No. N. 0,877. London, 19 June, 1847.
" Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co.
" Pay Beresford and Co., or bearer,
" One hundred and Forty Pounds.
" 1401." "JOHN FENTON.
" 7, Wormwood-street, Bishopsgate-street,
" 15th June.
" Sir,—l trust you will excuse my putting you to
so much inconvenience, but, having heard that you
have transacted some business for her, I shall be
greatly obliged if you will inform me by return of
post when the Henrietta, of Liverpool, arrived from
Maderia with passengers, &c., the name of her cap-
tain, and where she may now be found ; the informa-
tion being of the greatest importance, and not know-
ing to whom else to apply, or I would not so far have
trespas,ed on your valuable time, for which I beg to
offer every apology.
" I am, Sir, your humble servant,
" CHARLES SMITH.
" John Fenton, Esq., Mark-lane."
The answer to this a letter was transmitted by Mr.
Fenton to Mr. Charles Smith, in Wormwood-street,
and was handed by the landlord of the house (a coffee-
house) to Hayward, who personated Mr. Charles
Smith, and had obtained permission of the proprietor
to have a letter so directed to him. The handwriting
of Mr. Fenton was closely imitated in the checque.
Alexander was identified as the person whochanged
a 501. note, received in payment of the forged cheque,
and put upon it, " William Hammond, 11, Baldwin-,
street, City-road," as his name and address, and had
been seen frequently by Daniel Forrester in the com-
pany of II ay ward.
The prisoners were committed for trial.
Hayward was then ch irged finally with having
forged a cheque upon Jones Loyd's banking-house,
for 891. 45., in the name of Mr. T. H. Pelle.
The evidence in this case, with the exception of
that of Mr. Pelle, was taken down some days ago.
Mr. Peile stated that the handwriting in the cheque
was very like his, but was not his. Hayward had, it
appeared, been turned away from a former situation
for opening a drawer, an offence of which he acknow-
ledged himself guilty.—Comtnitted for trial.
The LORD MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of 10s.
for the poor-box at the Mansion-house, September
14th, 1846.

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BOW-STREET.
Yesterday a young man named John Edwards, of
respectable appearance, who was understood to be
well ;connected, was charged with stealing a great-
coat from the Travellers' Club, the property of Col.
Henry Fane.
It was proved that the prisoner passed the door-
porter and went into the library on Sunday evening
with all the confidence of a member of the club, and
after writing a short note, which he addressed to some
supposed " Captain Macdonald," he left the place,
taking with him, however, as it afterwards transpired,
the coat belonging to Colonel Fane, who missed it
from the coffee-room door shortly afterwards.
It appeared that other property had disappeared in
a similar manner from the Athenaeum and Reform
Clubs, at one of which the prisoner had left his
father's card of address.
Inspector ilaynes deposed to having apprehended the
prisoner at No. 87, St. Martin's- lane, where he resided,
and where the coat was also found.