The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-16 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT:—York, July 13.

CROWN COURT.—(Befare Mr. Justice W. 'OUTMAN.)
William Pinder and Thomas Robinson were charged
with having, on the 26th of February last, at Rothwell,
in the West Riding, feloniously as:raulted James Heald
with violence, and stolen from his person 117 sove-
reigns, 10 promissory notes for the payment of 51. each,
and 100 shillings, the property of Ruben Plummer and
others, to whom the money belonged as trustees.
The prisoner Pinder pleaded Guilty.
Mr. Ellis and Mr. Hall appeared for the prosecution ;
and Mr. Price for the prisoner Roliiason.
Two men were already convicted upon this charge at
the last York assizes. One of them, a man named
Brook, was now called for the prosecution, against
Robinson, and the evidence of the accomplice was con-
firmed by other testimony.
After a lengthened investigation the jury retired, and
remained out of court for more than an hour, when they
found Robinson Guilty.
Sentence—The two prisoners to be severally trans-
ported f.,r 15 years.
Ckri,tvher Atkinson stood charged with having, on
the 4th of April, at Wathgill, feloniously stolen a gelding,
the property of William Horner, a farmer residing at that
place.
Mr. Blanchard and Mr. Ovcrend appeared to prosecute,
and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Matthews,.
William H ,rner stated that the horse in question had
been missed from his stable on the morning of the 4th,
which was a Sunday. It was safe in the stable over
night, and was subsequently discovered at Barnard
Castle, which is from 18 to 20 miles from Wathgill.
The witness and his wife, Maria Horner, had been living
apart for 18 months, she having left his house. She
had since been there, however, during his absence from
home, had broken the windows, and taken away some
clothes and other articles.

Several witnesses were called to prove the finding
of foot tracks, on the Sunday morning, near
the stable, and leading to the highway. There
appeared the tracks of the horse, and the foot-
steps both of a man and a woman. The imprint
muds by the man corresponded in size with a pair of
biota afterwards found upon the prisoner upon his ap
prehen,ion at Barnard Castle. The witnesses said that
they supposed that the two persons must have both
mounted the horse on arriving at the public road after
getting through two or three fields from the stable, be-
cause there were no tracks but those of the horse beyond
the prosecutor's premises, and from these the !gorse's
steps went in the direction of Barnard Castle. Prisoner
and Maria Horner (prosecutor's wife), were seen toge-
ther t hat morning going towards Horner's, at a place cal ed
Marsk, three miles on the Barnard Castle side of Wath-
gill. They were afterwards seen together at a public-
house on the same road, where they remained for about
half an hour, having somethirg to eat and drink. The
prisoner was afterwards found at Barnard Castlo, and
the horse in the stable attached to the house of one
Barker, near whom Atkinson was living.
Richard Pearson, constalfilc of Barnard Castle, stated
that he had fiend the horse on the ssb. The stable in
which it was had been locked, and he saw the horse
through the ke) hole. Snowden, a constable, since de-
ceased, brought the key into the yard, but the witness
could not say whether he had obtained it from Mts.
Horner or from the prisoner. Witness having spoken
to Atkinson about this charge, the latter replied—
What made me go there, I wus led away; I went with
Maria Horner to bririg away the horse."
The Learned JUDGE intimated that the prisoner could
not be convicted of larceny upon such evidence.
Acquitted.
The prisoner, who had been out on bail, -was then
discharged. His Lordship also directed that Maria
Horner, the prosecutor's wife, should be set at large.
She was committed upon this charge in April, and had
remained in custody till this day.
No cause list has yet appeared; but it is stated that
thre will not b- more than about half as many causes at
these as there were at the last assizes.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
H. G. Bough, clerk to Mr. Lewis, solicitor, and co-
roner for Essex. was brought before the Lord Mayor in
the custody of Jehn Forrester, the officer, charged with
having committed a forgery upon the bankingehsuse of
Coutt- and Co. to the amount of 2221. 15s. 6.1. Messrs.
Bush and Maliens, the solicitors to the Committee of
Bankers for Protectien against Forgeries and Frauds, at-
tended for the prosecution. Mr. Wontner appeared for
the prisoner, who seemed to be a very young man, and
in a delicate state of health.
It was stated on the part of the prosecution that it was
impossible at the present moment to produce some of the
evidence, the witnesses living at a considerable distance
from London, and pains having been taken to avoid de-
tection by ingenuity of more than ordinary extent and
character. It would, however, be shown that a 501. note
1 which had been traced as part of the proceeds of the
money paid for the forged cheque was handed over by
the priioner to his tailor, Mr. Dowdney, in payment of
a bill contracted by him with that shopkeeper, and that
the prisoner, in accounting for the possession of such an
instrument, said, it formed part of the proceeds of the
sale of several horses by the prisoner in Smithfield-
market—a statement for which there did not appear to
be any foundation.
Mr. Frederick Esse, clerk at Messrs. Coutta's bank-
ing-house, said—l recollect perfectly well receiving on
the 13th of Apr:l last a cheque for the payment of 2221.
15s. 6d., purporting to be signed by Mr. J. S. Caley, a
customer of the firm. It was contained in an envelope,
requesting that the amount might be given in a certain
way. The letter containing the instructions had been
destroyed as immaterial. I remember the contents,
together with the cheque, were to the effect, that Mr.
Anglican, in whose favour it was drawn, requested it
might be paid in the manner expressed on the envelope
—namely, in a note for 2001. and a note for 20/. and the
rest in cash. I took it to Mr. Partridge, the cashier,
who gave me the notes, which I enclosed in an envelope
and gave beck to the person who brought the letter.
Mr. Joseph Partridge, cashier at Messrs. Coutts, said,
—I delivered the amount of the draft to the last
witness on the 13th of April, in a bank-note for 2001.,
No. 48,479, and dated 4th January, 1847, and a bank-
note fur 201., No. 18,731, and dated 9th January, 1847,
and the rest in gold.
Mr. ‘Vontner particularly examined the book in which
the entries were, and asked the witness at what time he
made them ? Witness—l made the entries on the 13th
of April at the time I cashed the draft.
Mr. J. S. Caley said, I reside at Brook-street, near
Brentwood, and keep an account at Messrs. Coutts and
Co.'s. No part of the draft now exhibited to me was
written by me, nor was anybody authorised by me to
write it.
For the prosecution—Do you know the prisoner?
Witness—l cannot undertake to say that I 60.
Do you know Mr. Lewis, the coroner? Witness—l
know him very well. He resides at Brentwood.
Here the draft was read. It was dated Brook•street,
April 7, 1847, and was as follows:
" Please to pay to John Caley, Esq., 2221. 15s. 6d.,
and place the same to the account of
" J. S. CALEY.
" To Messrs. Coutts and Co., bankers, Strand."
There was an endorsement on the draft to the follow-
ing effect:—" Pay the contents, namely, 222 L 158. 6d.,
to George Chris. Anglican, of Wimbledon Park, or
bearer. John Caley, Jesus College, Oxford, April Bth,
1847."
Witness in continuation—l have no relative of the
name of John Caley.
Mr. It. J. Sykes, clerk in the issue department of the
Bank of England, said, I produce a 2001. note. On the
13th of April this note was brought to me to be changed,
and I paid to the person who brought it 1501. in notes,
and 501. in gold. I gave a ticket for the amount of the
notes payable to " George," which appeared to me to
be the surname of the person to whom the draft was
payable. The writing of the name was bad and not
very legible.
Mr. J. Reece Adams, clerk in the issue department of
the Bank of England, said—On the 13th of April I gave
to Mr. Sykes, the last. witness, 1501. in bank notes, pay-
able to "George." We can produce the ticket, but I
have here an extract, from a hich it appears that there were
ten 10/. notes, numbered from 7,024 to 7,033 inclusive,
and dated the ,10th of March, 1847, three Si. notes,
54.498 to 55,000 inclusive, and 60,651 to 60,657 inclu-
sive, dated the 13th of March, 1847.
It was here stared for the prosecution that there was
evidence to show an effort upon the part of the person
who committed the offence to remove the track from
the eye of detection by means of obtaining a cheque
upon the Westminster Bank for several of the small
notes which had been received at the bank.
Mr. W. S. Higley, clerk to the London and Westmin
ster Bank in Lothbury, agents to the North and South
Wales Bank in Liverpool, was then called, and a cheque
tor 1521., drawn by the North and South of Wales Bank
upon the former establishment was handed to him. He
said—This draft was presented on the 12th of May to
me, and I think, but am not sure, that I saw the party ,
who presented it endorse it. I paid it, in two 50/. notes
and 52/. in gold. The notes were numbered 87 237 and
90,585, but I cannot now mention the dates. '
Witham Sjamme Bott—l am in the employment of
Mr. Dowdney, lailor, in Lombard-street. On the 14th
of June I received a 401. note from the prisoner, Mr.
Baugh, who has been for some time a custcmer of the
house. I was to take 31. 19s. out of it, and I delivered it
to Mr. George Dowdney, who went out and brought
back ten 51. notes to me. I gave nine of those 51. notes to
Mr. Baugh, and the difference between 31. 19s. and 51.
I knew the name and aeldress of the prisoner; it was
Mr. Baugh, Brentwood.
In answer to questions from Mr. Wontner, the witness
said the prisoner at once attended upon being informed
of the circumstance of the alleged forgery; and when
told that Mr. Bush was desirous to see him be took that
gentleman's address, and expressed his immediate inten-
tion to call at the office of the solicitor to the bankers.
Mr. E. Goodin?, clerk at the banking-house of Bar
clay aril Co., of Lombard-street, said, Mr. Dowdney
keeps au account at our house. I changed for Mr.
Dowdney, on the 14th of June, a 50/. note, the number
of which was 87.237, and the date the 6th of Jan., 1847.
It was etae d ter the prosecution that the clerk of the
North and South Wales Bank at Liverpool would come I 1
forward to prove that the cheque upon the Westminster .

Bank was
,procured for the small notes which had been
procured at the Bank of England; and it would be also
distinctly shown that the prisoner had been in London
and in Liverpool on the days the different transactions
alluded to with rt spa 1 to the forgery took place.
An application wai then made for a remand of the
prisoner for a wet k.
Mr. Wontner sf,id he had no objection to a short re-
mand of his client, but in fact there was no case against
him. If Mr. Baugh was at all conscious of guilty know-
ledge of tha forgery, he certainly would not have gone
to his tailor to change a note which had been received
amongst the proceeds, neither would he have manifested
a desire to go' to Mr. Bush when informed that the note
was the subject of awkward inquiry.
The prisoner was then remanded.
A poor man brought to the Lord Mayor a Bank of
England note which he said he had found at the corner
of Coleman street, and requested that his Lordship
woull act according to his
,judgment about it, for the
finder was too poor to advertise it, and too much em-
ployed for his own living to search fcr the owner.
The Loan Mayon said he had no doubt that some
notice would be taken of the loss, and if the loser could
be found, a recommendation should be made to him to
reward the finder.
CLERKENWELL.

Johs Ramsay, a younz man of respectable appearance,
was charged upon his own confession with the wilful
murder of Mr. Henry Williams. The prisoner, who
was described in the police-sheet as a cheesemonger,
residing at No. 1, Matilda-place, Caledonian-road,
Islington, on being put into the felons' dock, was in a
very dejected state.
Mr. Henry Williams, the deceased, who was alleged to
have been murdered, was formerly an attorney, whose prin-
cipal practice was in the Customs and Excise, and he re-
sided in Constitution-row, St. Pancras. About two years
and a half ago he had to conduct a case professionally in
the Customs, and at its conclusion he accompanied some
friends to a tavern in the Sparrow's-gate, near Tower-
hill, where they indulged freely, and the deceased left
the place. He was afterwards found in the Miuories
insensible, and bleeding from an injury immediately over
his eye, and at an early hour in the morning he was
driven up to the door of his residence in Constitution-
row.' He was quite insenale, saturated with blood, as
was also the inside of the cabriolet. He was unable to
sp tab ; and, after havime been put to bed, Dr. Fogarty,
of Acton place, Begnigge Wells-road, was sent for, who
promptly adopted every means that medical skill could
devise, but Mr. Williams died shortly afterwards, in con-
sequence of the injury he had received. A coroner's
jury was called, and, after an aeljournment, Inspector
Penny traced the deceased to have been put into the cab
and seen to the door of his house by a man named
Strickland, who immediately afterwards left him.
Strickland and the cabman were brought forward, but
they could not give decided or satisfactory evidence as to
the cause of the injury or death of the deceased, and the
-übject being involved in mystery, the jury came to no
decided verdict, leaving the matter open tor the pro-
duction of further evidence and future investigation.
The injury over the eye must have been inflicted by a
stick or umbrella.
Ralph Rose, 248 G, now deposed, that on Tuesday
night last, about twelve o'clock, he was on duty in Bag-
niege-wells station house, when the prisoner knocked at
the door, which being opened by witness, he • requested
to speak with him He was drunk at the time. Witness
admitted him. and he said he had coarse there to deliver
himself up for a murder which he had committed two
years and a half ago. Witness took Mee into the charge
room, when he said he had let a man on the head
with a stick. He was in his company with another man
named Strickland; and over since he had committed the
crime he had not been able to rest. He said the deceased's
name was Williams. An inquest had been held upon
the body at the Silver Cup public-house, Crumer•street,
St. Patients.
Mr. ARNOLD.—Did he seem serious when he made this
:statement ?
Witness answered in the affirmative. He gave his name
and address, John Ramsay, No. 1, Matilda- place, Caledo-
nian-road, Islington, cheesemonger. lle maintained the
same sullenness all night that he now preserved in court,
and was silent.
Inspector Penny gave confirmatory testimony as to the
statement made by the prisoner.
Mr. ARNOLD—Have you been to make inquiries in
reference to the matter? Inspector Penny— I have, your
Worship, and ascertained that the prisoner is what he
describes himself to be. I was present at the coroner's
inquest on Mr. Williams. He was taken home wounded
and covered with blood i❑ a cabriolet, and the jury re-
turned no verdict, leaving it open, in case any satisfac-
tory t vidence could he traced. I traced Strickland, and
he gave evidence before the coroner's jury. lie is now
a prisoner in the Queen's Bench Prison. The cabman
who drove the deeetteed home gave evidence that he had
taken deceased home from the Mtnories. Witness added
that at seven o'clock yesterday morning- he went into the
cell where the primmer was confined, and inquired
whether he wished him to send for any refreshment, and
should he send for his wife. The prisoner was sullen
and replied, ‘. No, all the world will know it. They
know it." He (the inspector), under an impression that
the prisoner might be deranged in his intellect, in the
course of the night sent for the police surgeon, when
Mr. Sheehy attended, and decided that he was of sound
intellect, but adv►sed that he should he cautiously
watched in order to prevent self-violence, which was ob-
served all night.
Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether the prisoner's wife had
been conircuoicated with on the subject? Inspector
Penny—Yes. your Worship, she is pres•nt. (The poor
wife was in court much affected.) He said she had
three children. She was formerly in the service of his
Grace the Duke of Wellington -as kitchen-maid. She

saved some money, and married the prisoner, when they
set up in business as a cheesemonger in Chapel-,trees,
Somers town. Her husband became acquainted with
the deceased, and through him they were brought to ruin
and bankruptcy, and were obliged to give up their busi-
ness about two years and a half ago, and ever since she
had bean the chief support of herself and faintly by taking
in washing.
Mr. ARNOLD s'ked the prisoner if he wished to say
anything to the charge? He could do as he thought
proper; he was not bound to say anything.
The prisoner declined saying anything.
Mr. A RNOLD—TiP,O I shall remand you for a-week.
The prisoner was then locked up in a state of dejec-
tion, when he requested an interview with his wife.
Mr. ARNOLD directed it to be granted, and she was taken
into the gaoler's room by Inspector Penny, and, accom-
panied by Mr. Sheehy. The prisoner kissed her, and
they both shed tears. After a short interval they were
separated.
Mr. ARNOLD directed Inspector Penny to make every
possible inquiry about the extraordinary matter between
this and the next examination, which he promised to do.
In the courio of the day the prisoner was conveyed to
prison in the police van.
MARLBUROUGH-STREET.

Joseph Mar,hall was placed before Mr. Bingham,
charged with bein4 found in the pantry of the residence
of Anthony Pereira, Esq., N 0.7, Park-crescent, Regent's.
park, with intent to commit a felony.
Langton Butler, a footman in the service of coin-

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plainant, stated, that having occasion to enter the pantry
'at nine o'clock that morning he was surprised to find the
prisoner standing near the plate chest, containing up-
wards of 5,000/. worth of silver plate. Witness asked
him what he wanted there? The prisoner replied that
he merely called to know if they had any bottles to sell.
Witness, who was not satisfied with the prisoner's ex-
planation, detained him till the butler came, who searched
the prisoner and looked over the plate, but found nothing
missing or on the prisoner. Witness, at the request of
the butler, went for a constable, who took the prisoner
into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was a hawker of
bottles, and called in the way of business at No. 7, Park-
crescent. He was an honest man, and worked hard for
his living, and denied the imputation of intending to
COMMA a felony.
BINGUAM said his answer to the charge did no•
satisfy him; he must, therefore, remand him till Satur•
day next.

WORSHIP-STREET.
John Watling, a young man, 20 yeats of age, was
charged with wiFuily setting fire to his ma'ter's pre-
mises, Mr. De S-,x, wadding manufacturer, Montague-
street, Spite',fields.
From the evidence it appeared that, on Tuesday

week, the prisoner was observed by a lad named Wil-
liams to leave the premises in a hurried manner, and
immediately a fire burst out. A great portion of the
budding cud property' were ch-stro3, ed.
Mr. Superintendent Franklin, of the Basingstoke con-
stabulary, stated that the prisoner earl, to ban and said
that he was desirous of giving himself into custody r
having set fire to his mater's house. He did not appear
to know where the premises were situated, nor the
name of the owner thereof, but said that he had acci-
denedly let fall a lucifer-match, by which he was about
to light his pipe, among a lot of tow which had ignited;
and seeing that the premises were likely to be set on
fire, he hastened his escape therefrom. He. however,
denied all intention of wilfully seeing the house on fire.
Mr. De Sax said that stuoking was strictly prohibited
not only in his, but in all factories of the like nature.
His confirmed impression was that the prisoner had wil-
fully set fire to the premises with gunpowder.
Mr. Arnold remanded the prisoner, in order to give
all parties the required time for the production of further
evidence on so serious a charge.
THAMES.
In justice to the police-sergeant No. 5 11, who was
accused of grossly improper conduct in a case reported
from this court in The Sun of yesterday, and which
evidence was given on oath, it is proper to state that
Inspector Scott having, by direction ofthemtahgaitsttrhaetree,
iustituted inquiries, reported to the magistrate
was no foundation whatever for the accusation.
SOUTHWARK.
Mary Ann West was charged with stealing a purse,
containing a 51. Bank of England note, five sovereigns,
and a cheque for 33L Bs. 7d. from Mr. Thomas Romans,
Cotton's Wharf, Toolepatreet; and John Bedford and
Churles Burrell, two respectable-looking young men,
described as holding situations in the City, were charged
with aiding and assisting in the robbery.
The complainant stated that about half past eleven
o'clock on the preceding night, as be was walking
along the Dover-road, the prisoner West came up
to him, and wanted to prevail upon him to ac-
company her home. He refused, and she then
thrust one of her hands into his trousers' pocket, and
pulling out his purse, ran away. He was in the act of
proceeding after her when he was seized by two men,
who came from the opposite side of the way and held
him, although he struggled, until the woman bad got
out of sight by running dcwn one of the adjacent streets.
The two men they ran away themselves in the direction
of St. G.orge's Church, and be went up to a tradesman
standing at his door, and told him that he had been
robbed, when the former took him to a house in Swan-
street close by, where he saw the female prisoner, and
gave her into custody. He added, that he subsequently
went into the White Hart Inn in the )3orough, where -

so, .0*

he had not been long before the two other prisoner $ rhil;
tered, and on seeing them he he believed them tot 0
men who held him while the prisoner who robbe it hi;
escaped, and he called in two policemen and ma le ~e
charge against them ; but they were liberated At
station-house, the landlord of the White Hat t .Lm ~
having undertaken that they should appear t Su'
police-court.
In reply to Mr. SECKER, the complainant said b st.°/
suspected the prisoners were the men, from theft !or
llpearance, although he admitted he had not an op A
nity of distinguishing their features ; that he Pau bteis
drinking, but he was perfectly capable of knotain
he was about.
said
Mr. James Hughes, the tradesman alluded tA
that while standing at the door he observed a
talking to the complainant at a short distance ol
afterwardshe saw her run away and turn into . P_-aft;
street. He also observed two men stop the corn ph "'".,-;ft
as he was going after the woman, and they also as
away towards the Borough. Thinking that th e w Ott
had entered a house of ill fame in Swan-street (11.°• Xi
he took the complainant there, and they f Duna
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woman in the kitchen with the landlady and se one ne
woman, with her bonnet and shawl on, just tas• 11,„540
hid recently come there. The witness added, tb stP-te,
his observation of the woman while she stood tit; Ogg)
the complainant in the road he believed the pris. mer▪ ge
be the same woman. He, however, could not um lewift
to say that the two young men charged with
the rescue were the men he saw stop the comp 10112--
when he was pursuing the thief.
pear
The two young men referred to said that th t —ems
plainant was quite mistaken with regard to them ;
they had been at the fancy fair held at the L ▪ g
Victuallers' Asylum, in the Kent-road, on the pre
day, which they left at a late hour, and got on an ols„.c;
bus at the Shard Arms in the Kent road, from
they alighted in the Borough, opposite to the 11
Hart Inn, which they entered, and had not bee: 2 100gde
there before this extraordinary accusation was ;113
against them.
Mr. Henry Brown, the landlord of the White 0,
Inn, said, the complainant entered his house about eich
past twelve o'clock on the preceding night, at P 140
time the two young men, one of whom was hi a Vi
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landlord's) relation, were sitting at supper. Sue le lea ft
the complainant started up, said he was going out Oro'
short time, and returned with four policeme a
charged the young men with assisting in the rc Ili
The witness said that both the young men were h
respectable, and quite incapable of being conces
such an offence as that with which they were chat :,ftg
Policeman 250 M said, that he saw the two y 011;
men alight from a Greenwich omnibus oppo ti to
White hart Inn, which they entered together.
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In reply to Mr. SECKER, the policeman said th, fewt, •
prisoner was searched at the station-house, an, 1 413,
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half-crown piece found in her possession. The hOu
which she was taken, however, was not search*. „ftee,
Mr. SECKER said that, under all the circutat .o‘,"tb•
be should discharge the two young men and reore an
other prisoner for further examination.