The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Thomas Johnson was charged before Mr. Jardine with
stealing a looking-glass, the property of John English,
a broker, in Great Earl-street, Seven Dials.

The prosecutor stated that he was going towards his
own house, having been out on business; he met the
prisoner coming out of his shop with a looking-glass in
his hands, looking at himself in it. The prisoner put
it under his arm and went on, and witness passed him
and went into the shop. lie asked his wife what she
had sold the glass for? and she replied that she bad
sold no glass ; but as one was gone from the shop it
must have been stolen. Witness immediately ran after
the prisoner, and overtook him a short distance off. The
orisoner said he had bought it.
The prosecutor's wife was examined to prove that she
had not sold the glass, and also to identify it as her
husband's property. She had placed it in the window
but an hour before.

Mr. JARDINE, after giving the prisoner an opportunity
of sending for a witness to prove his defence (which he
declined, saying, that he could not, as he did know the
number), committed him for trial.
A young man named Essmond, a messenger at the
General Post office, was charged, on suspicion (and
partly on his own confession), with stealing a large
quantity of valuable property, chiefly consiating of
jewellery, from letters which had passed through his
hands.

Matthew Peake, constable at the Post-office, said
that on Friday morning he took the prisoner, who at-
tempted to make his escape, in charge. On searching
him witness found two gold rings, two gold pencil-caws,
two purses, and a gold chain. He said he had taken
them out of letters at various times, and had thrown
the letters into the water-closet. In the purses
were 14 foreign silver coins and one gold coin (English)
of the reign of William and Mary ; and on going to his
lodgings on Saturday morning, he found there a quan-
tity of property of a similar description to that found
on him, including a number of gold rings and pins.
Thomas Thorns,, plumber at the Post-office, examined
the letter-carriers water-closets, and had found two
letters, one directed to " Miss E. S. Matthews, Barton-
end, Ailsworth, Gloucestershire, " and one dated from
Tottenham-court-road, and signed " Emma," the enve-
lope of which was lost. The letter contained mention of
a purse enelosed.
The prisoner, who made no defence, was remanded till
Tuesday week.

CLERKENEVELL.
An old man, named Henry Allen, was charged with
assaulting and wounding Alfred Bloom, a boy, about 13
years of age, under very aggravated circumstances.
It appeared from the evidence of the police and other
witnesses, that on Friday evening the prisoner was very
drunk, and by his conduct attracted the attention of a
number of idle boys, who followed, hooting and other-
wise annoying him. He made several attempts to
catch them, but without effect, when the lad Bloom
chanced to pass on an errand, and was immediately
seized hold of by the prisoner, who raised him up and
dashed him again to the ground, when he commence a
kicking him about the head and face in the most save g
manner, until ho was at length dragged away by some
men who fortunately came up at the moment. Upon
raising the poor boy he was perfectly insensible, the
bridge of his nose was broken, and there were several
severe wounds about his eyes and side of his head,
caused by the iron in the prisoner's heavy nailed boots.
He was removed as speedily as possible to St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, where he now lies in a very bad state.
The prisoner urged in his defence that he was con-
stantly annoyed by boys.
Mr. GREENWOOD said ho should remand the prisoner
for a week, when the lad might be able to leave the
hospital ; however, as there seemed to be no immediate
danger, he should accept bail for the prisoner's appear-
ance until the next examination.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Francis William Schultze was brought up before Mr.
Long, from Leeds, charged with having feloniously stolen
93 Bank of England notes, of the value of 6901., be-
sides divers gold and silver moneys, amounting in all to
about 8001., the property of the University Life Assur-
ance Society,24, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East.
It appears that the prisoner, who was formerly a clerk
on the Eastern Counties Railway, but lost his situation,
became a clerk in the employ of the Secretary of the
University Life Assurance Society. On Christmas-day
he got into the office, broke open the safe and cash-box,
and abstracted a large sum of money and absconded.
Information was given immediately at Scotland-yard,
and Shackle, inspector of the detective police force, sent
out a Hue and Cry into different districts. Read, the
chief-constable of Leeds, after receiving this hand-bill,
heard of a young man who had been changing Bank of
England notes in payment of purchases at different
shops in Leeds. Read traced him to the hotel where he
was staying, and took him into custody, and found 6901.
in possession of the prisoner.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Humphrey's clerk, attended
for the defence, and Mr. Talbot, solicitor, for the
prosecution.
Charles M. Willick, secretary and actuary to the Uni-
versity Life. Assurance Society, said the prisoner was
employed by himself, as a clerk, at his own private
house, next door to the company's offices. Witness
placed about 700/., part notes, part gold and silver, in a
small tin cash-box, and enclosed within a deal box. He
saw the money safe about four o'clock on the 24th Dec.
last. On Christmas-day some money being missed
from a drawer, led him to inspect the cash-box.
He found the outer deal box locked ; but on
opening it the small cash-box was gone. He afterwards
found it in a bed room at the top of the house, occupied
by the prisoner, with the bottom partly Flitches' off,
and the money gone.
Edward Read, chief-constable at Leeds, said he took
the prisoner into custody at the Royal Hotel, Leeds, on
Monday last, in consequence of information which' he
had from the landlady of the hotel. The constable
found the prisoner in his bed-room, and on the dressing-
table loose silver to the amount of 121., and a bag con-
taining 320 sovereigns. The witness described the
search instituted—the finding of various large sums of
money in the prisoner's boxes and pockets, and of ar-
ticles of jewellery and clothing recently purchased with
the money stolen by the prisoner.
William James, superintendent of police at Leeds,
searched the prisoner's room at the hotel, and found

several sums of money, and also a key, which opened
the safe in the office in Suffolk-street

George 'William Spencer, chief clerk to the Life As-
surance Society, deposed to having received at Messrs.
Drummond's bank, on the 24th December, in ray-
ment of a cheque, and certain Bank notes, which he
saw deposited in the cash-box which locked itself, and
placed in a deed-box, which was also locked, and that
was afterwards locked in the safe below.. The key of the
safe lay in a drawer beneath the counter, which could be
opened by one of the keys found on the prisoner, which
key was not the proper key of the drawer. The prisoner
had no acces to the keys whatever.
William Sprott, clerk to Messrs. Drummond, the
bankers, deposed to having given the last witness the
notes in question, the numbers of which he gave. He
could not give the dates of notes without returning to
the book.

Mr. Clarkson begged, on the part &the prisoner that
lie case might be remanded. The sessions would come
on on Monday, and there had actually been no time
to investigate the case on the part of the defence.
Mr. Lorzo st length consented to the primer being