The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

George Riad, Alderman WilsJeTcoachnian, 'was
brought before Alderman Gibbs charged with having
threatened to murder Mary Hill, his fellow-servant,
waiting-maid to Mrs. Wilson. _ _

Mr. Humphreys, who attended for the prosecution,
stated that the complainant had been many years in the
service of Alderman Wilson's lady, and that the pri-
soner had been the Alderman's coachman for but a com-
paratively short period. The prisoner had by his atten-
tion engaged the affections of the young woman, who
was a person of most excellent character and highly re-
spected in the family in which she served. Having,
however, learned beyond all doubt that the man who had
thus ingratiated himself was a married man and the
father of a number of children, she, of course, rejected
any farther acquaintance, beyond that which ordinarily
existed between fellow-servants, and the prisoner exas-
perated at the disappointment threatened to destroy her,
and she had every reason to believe that be would per-
form his promise, if allowed to carry into effect his pre-
sent intention. A letter could be produced which clearly
showed that the prisoner _was a married man, but as it
was not legal evidence it could not, without the consent
of the prisoner, be read.

Alderman GIBBS asked whether the complainant and
the prisoner were to have been married ?
Mr. Humphreys replied that they were ; and he be-
lieved all the necessary preparations had been made,
when the prisoner's wife interfered. The complainant
refused to have anything more to do with him, and he
threatened to shoot her, and then himself.

The prisoner—Did she break open the seal of a letter
of mine ?

Mr. Humphreys—You have no right to ask any ques-
tions of the kind.

It was here stated that there was no evidence of any-
thing of the kind.
Mr. Humphreys—l am ready to read the letter I have
alluded to, if the prisoner has no objection.
The prisoner—l do•not wish the letter to be read.
Alderman GIBBS—She says you are a married man.
The prisoner (smiling)—l am not.
Alderman GIBBS—She says you have threatened her
life.

The prisoner—l deny it.
Mr. Humphreys—lf this letter be a falsehood, I shall
give the prisoner an opportunity of punishing the writer.
Mary Hills was then called and sworn. She stated
that the prisoner said if she refused to marry him he
would carry pistols about him for twelvemonths, and
follow her to church to destroy her, as he did not care
about getting hung for her, he was so fond of her.

' Aldermann-Ginn-a—When did he last say anything of
the kind? Witness—On Thursday last. He said he'd
follow me to the Sydenham station and take my life.
The prisoner—Did I offer to take your life? Witness
—You threatened to do so.

Alderman GIBBS called upon the prisoner to find bail,
himself in 401., and two sureties in 301 each, to keep the
peace for twelve months.
The prisoner—l cannot find bail.
The prisoner was then committed to prison.
GUILDHALL.

A native of Baden, named Vincent Anselm, who stated
that he was a tailor, and had until lately been employed
as journeyman in several respectable houses in the City,
was brought up, on a remand, before Mr. Alderman
Hunter, on a charge of creating a disturbance in the
street, and outrageously assaulting several children, by
biting and kicking them. He has been now in confine-
ment in the Compter more than a fortnight, where his
conduct towards the other prisoners has been exceedingly
violent, and it was the opinion of the medical officers that
he was not of sound mind.

This day, Mr. Simpson, the Consul of the Duchy of
Baden, attended for the second time before the worthy
Alderman, and stated that he would be assisted by a
society for relieving foreigners in distress, in forwarding
the prisoner to his own country.
Mr. Alderman HUNTER said that he was quite ready
to contribute towards the expense of placing the unfor-
tunate man under the care of his own friqnds.

The prisoner, however, sturdily refused to go home.
He said he wanted nothing but to go to an hospital and
take physic ; and, after he had indulged in much
rambling and incoherent statements in mixed English
and German, _ _

'I he Magistrate and Mr. Simpson having conferred, it
was determined to remand him to the Compter for a few
days, until inquiries could be made and matters arranged
for sending him to his own country and friends.