The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-21 00:00:00

THE GRAND JURY.

The Learned CHAIRMAN, in the course of his ad-
dress to the grand jury, told them that, after much
jury, so far as that Court was
consideration, he had come to the conclusion that the
sceornvciecrnd, eseof a grand
might, without the least danger to the
liberty of the subject, be altogether dispensed with.
The Foreman, last night, when the grand jury were
about to be discharged, said, that he bad been re-
quested by his brother members of that body to state,
that, in consequence of the observations upon the
subject which had fallen from the Learned Chairman,
they had talked over and well considered the matter,
and they begged to inform the Court that the conclu-
sion they had arrived at most fully concurred with the
opinion of that Learned Gentleman.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A middle-aged woman, named Margaret Ives, ap-
plied in great distress to Mr. Arnold for his assistance
under the following circumstances :
About three months ago the applicant's husband,
who was in the employment of the Road Trustees or
Paving Board of the Whitechapel district, at fourteen
shillings per week, was shifting some rubbish in the
Bethnal-green-road, when two fellows named Crutch-
ington and Kemp, one of whom was a returned
transport, and the other had been repeatedly in cus-
tody for similar outrages, rolled insultingly against
him. Ives, who had given them no offence, com-
plained of such wanton conduct, and was imme-
diately struck down by two blows in the face from
Crutchington, while Kemp seized a large shovel or
spade from his hand, and, dealing him a terrific blow
in the side, effected his escape. Both men, however,
were taken, after a violent contest with the police, in
which two of the officers and a gentleman who assisted
them were severely injured, and Ives, who had been
conveyed to the London Hospital with four of his ribs
crushed in, being at length enabled to attend against
them, they were committed from this court to stand
their trial at the Old Bailey for an aggravated as-
sault. Ives lingered fora long time under his sufferings,
did not recover, and after his home had been stripped
of everything that would procure a shilling to sup-
port him during his illness, at last died. An inquest
was then held upon his body, and these facts having
been detailed, the jury returned a verdict of " Man-
slaughter" against Kemp and Crutchington, who
are now in Nee/gate, and against whom a second in-
dictment will now be preferred for the more serious
offence. The applicants means had been so exhausted
by the protracted illness of her dead husband that she
had no power to bury him, and the parish, therefore,
performed that office for her; but this was the only
assistance she had ever asked of them, and as she was
now entirely destitute, with an affection in the eyes,
which rendered her incapable of helping herself, and
and the whole of her children confined to their beds
in the worst stage of fever, she trusted the magis-
trate would give her some relief from the poor-box,
as, from the kind feeling displayed towards her in the
neighbourhood, she felt satisfied, if she could muster
two or three pounds to start her with a small stock of
green grocery, she should be able to support her
family in future without becoming a permanent pau-
per upon the parish.
Mr. ARNOLD said it was certainly a most distressing
case, well worthy in his opinion of every commisera-
tion, and having expressed his regret that the funds at
his disposal would not enable him to do more, handed
the poor woman 10s., which she received with the
warmest indications of thankfulness.
CL ERKEN WELL.
James Doddridge, a middle-aged man, was charged
with having plundered his employers, Messrs. Ham-
mond, ironmongers, of Old-street.
Mr. Hammond, jun., said, that he recently took
stock, and finding a considerable diminution in it not
accounted for, made inquiries, and having discovered
that the accused, who had been in his service up-
wards of twelve years, was living in splendour and
considerably above his means, he advised with Serjeant
Brennan, of the G division, when it was arranged to
mark two half-sovereigns, and employ a Mrs. Black-
well to make purchases in his shop. Accordingly, on
Wednesday evening last he entrusted her with that
sum for that purpose, and in about two minutes after
she had come out of his premises he entered and
examined his till, and there being no gold in it he
gave the prisoner into the charge of Brennan for felony.
He was then searched, when 241. 4s. ld. were found
in his various pockets; but as the marked money was
no amongst it, witness asked him what he had done
with two half-sovereigns which had just been paid
into the shop, and he replied that they were in a desk
at the end of the counter. He proceeded to it and
discovered two half-sovereigns and a sovereign
wrapped up in a piece of paper, and he at once
immediately identified one of the half-sovereigns as
one of those he had handed to Mrs. Blackwell.
The other he had not yet discovered. The desk,
which the prisoner had the key of, was locked,
and was not the deposit of cash for goods sold,
the till being alone the proper place. On making
a remark about the amount of cash taken by Bren-
nan from the prisoner, the latter remarked that he
had received it from his lodgers, and always carried
it about him. Witness afterwards proceeded with
Brennan to the prisoner's house, 13, Somerset-place,
Hoxton, which was furnished and fitted up in the
most costly style, and inhabited only by the prisoner,
his wife, and three children. They searched it, and
seized in an iron safe, which they opened with a key
taken from the prisoner, 1371. in gold and silver,
seven gold rings, four gold guard chains, a silver
chain, and other articles of jewellery, three Spanish
bonds, and the lease of a house; and in various other
parts of the house they found a quantity of brass and
other goods similar to those in witness's stock. In the
possession of the prisoner were also discovered bread
and coal tickets, which Mr. Hammond, sen., who is a
guardian of the poor, claimed, at the same time ask-
ing the accused how he came possessed of them, to
which he replied that he did not know.
Mrs. Blackwell and Sergeantßrennan having given
evidence in confirmation of the foregoing,
Mr. TYRWIIITT remanded the prisoner.
Application was made for him tobe admitted to bail.
Mr. TYRWIIITT observed that the case appeared to
him to be of extreme magnitude; and he asked if it
was known if the prisoner had any private property
from which he could accumulate so much wealth ?
Mr. Hammond, jun., answered that he had none
whatever. He was only entitled to his weekly wages
of 18s. and his board.
Mr. TYRWIIITT after much consideration, con-
sented to take bail, the prisoner in 2001., and two
sureties in 2001. each, but he must give forty-eight
hours to inquire of their responsibility.
LAMBETH.
Henry Wenman, a stick manufacturer, who had
been remanded from Monday last on a charge of re-
ceiving and disposing of a watch and guard-chain,
the property of his father, well knowing them to have
been stolen, was placed at the bar before Mr. Norton
for further examination.
Mr. Selomons, an attorney, attended on behalf of
the accused, and at his request the evidence given
before Mr. Elliott on Monday was read over.
Mrs. Harriet Ward, the sister of the prisoner, and
the principal witness in the case, in addition to her
former evidence, said that having missed the watch
and chain on the night of the 12th of October last,
she on the following morning proceeded to the resi-
dence of her father at Enfield, and informed him of
the loss, and also of her suspicion against the young
woman Mary Ann Turford, who, she told him, had
been to tea at her house on the preceding evening.
She also informed her father that while at tea Mary
Ann had taken up the watch from a tray upon
which it was placed, and examining it, said, " This
is your father's," and put it back again. Soon after
she was gone the watch was missed, and no doubt
whatever rested on the witness's mind that
Miss Turford had taken it. Her father, however,
having some doubts on the subject, desired her not
to give Miss Turford into custody on the charge, re-
marking at the time that time would develop whe-
ther she had taken the watch and chain or not. On
her way homo to Camberwell she (t[rs. Ward) called
on a fortune-teller, whom she had been in the habit
of consulting in matters of mystery, and having re-
lated the particulars about the loss of the watch, re-
quested to know the thief. The fortune-teller having
" read the cards," asked her if she was acquainted
with any person the initials of whose name were
'l‘l.T., and on her answering in the affirmative, the