The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

John Richards, George Dodds, and Richard
alllitepring
t w'n
ought to this office, charged with
to make forcible entry into the house of
Lady Frances Wedderburn, at N. 14, Chester-
field-street, May Fair. Lady Wedderburn has been,
for some time, in possession of the house in ques-
tion, but upon some ground not explained, and
which is at present a subject of litigation, Mr.
M‘Dotiald, of the Ile of Dogs, lays claim to the
oremises, furniture, and fixtures, as his property—
a clam, however, which Lady Wedderburn disputes.
On Thursday last Mr. M'Donald sent a message to
the hou-e to know at what time it would be con-
venient for Sir James Wedderbuin's family to relin-
quish possession, but receiving no satisfactory
reply, and possession, in fact, being refused him,
he consulted his solicitor, a Mr. Parry, by whose
advice he gave a written authority to the three
defendants to go to the house, and enter it
by stratagem or otherwise, and take possession
thereof—the fixtures and furniture—tat his behalf.
On Monday morning the defendants vtere on the
alert as early as seven o'clock, and R chards was
-een to try the area gate, as if to force it op-n, but
without effect. They then went away, but returned
again in an hour. having in the interim been joined
by a third matt ; who, it was believed, was Moffatt.
Lady Wedderburn had meanwtele sent for Mr.
Flower, the solicitor, in Hatton-garden ; and on his
arrival, and the circumstances being explained, he
advised that they should come to this office, and
obtain the .assistatice of Stevens, the officer. When
the carriage drove up to the door for the purpose of
conveying her Ladyship and Mr. Flower to Bow;
street, the defendants were on the steps; and on
her Ladyship and Mr. Flower coming out, they
endeavoured to gain an entrance, but were again
repel-ed. Dining her Ladyship's absence, no
turther attemp, of this descrip ion was made. In the
course of the of ernoon her Ladyship and Mr. Flower
returned, accompanned by Stevens, the officer,
who held a t•-arrant fur the app &tension of Richards.
The defendants were then sanding upon the steps;
upon which Stevens took R chards—who appeared
to be the leader upon the occasion—into custody,
and ctried him away On his departure, Lady
Wedderburn and Mr. Fatter attempted to enter
ti e house; upon a. hich D dds and Moffatt rushed
after them, and endeavoured to enter at the same
time, Dodds putting his leg within the door, so as
to prevent it, be rig closed, and pushed bat k Mr.
Flower, who endeavoured to resist them. Adin.ral
Niae land, passing at the moment, and seeing the
scuffle, interfered; anti stir lig Dodds by the collar,
dragged him back. The aid of the police seas then
called in, and Moffatt and Dodds wire both taken
off to the station-house of the C

Richards said, that all he had done was under
the directions of 'Squire M•Doua!d, hiy mater, who
resided in Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-e.quare.

Tree other men offered a similar excuse.

Mr. HALLS said, that whether La ly Wedderburn
was legally or illegally in possession, wait a point on
which he could nut dec►de; it was •ufficieut for
him to know that she was in poscession, and it was
his duty to prevent her being moles►ed.
Under these circumstances, Mr. HALLS said that
he must also call upon Mr. AN/maid to keep the
peace towards Lady Wedderburn and all bib
M7ajes►y's subjects, and also for his appearance at
the sessions.

The necessary bail having been obtained, all the
parties were set at liberty.
MARLBORO UGH. STREET.

Sarah Wetermann, a young woman, who said she
lived in the capicity of servant to a per-on named
Henderson, who keeps a print and caricature shop
in the Opera Arcade, charged Mrs. Heather, the
wife of a boot and shoe-maker in the same place,
wi.h having committed an assault upon her on Sun-
day evening last.
Mrs. Heather, in defence, said the complainant
lived at a shop in the Opera Arcade, which out-
wardly appeared to be a print shop, but, in fact,
was nothing better than a place for the exhibition
of obscene prints. This had created a sort of war-
fare bet west the other inhabitants and the persons
concerted in the print shop, and fur this reason the
complainant took every occasion of calling her the
most abominable names whenever she passed her
door. On Sunday she was standing at her door,
when the complainant came up and applied a most
disgusting epithet to her, In order to stop the
ahu-e, she was obliged to push the complainant
away, so as 03 permit her to close the door. This
was all the assault which she could be charged
with. Mrs. Heather added, that the exte-
rior of the shop constituted a most dang. rous
decoy to the soils of tradesmen in the neighbour-
hood. It was customary every Sunday for Hender-
son and h's wife to go out for the day, and to allow
a number of boys, from the ages of ten to fifteen, to
congregate at the shop, for the ptepose, she sup-
posed, of looking at the filthy picture., for which
'bey paid a small sum each. She had frequently
ea •n a doz n boys, some of them smoking segars,
come out of the shop on a Sunday evening.
A shopkeeper in the Arcade said the statement
made by Mrs. Heather was correct. He had seen
as many as s x or seven young females go into the
shop in one day, and he knew that the complainant
heiself walked the streets. Mrs. Henderson had
told him if he d d not buy any of them, that she
;Always charged is. for looking at them.
Mr. DYER having been itif..tmed that Henderson,
the keeper of the shop, was waiting outside of the
offi..e, directed he should be sent tor.
Remit-non then came in, and Mr. DYER asked
him what was the general character of the com-
plainant ? He iderson said she had lived with him
two years as se..vant, and she was honest, sober,and
viri nous.
Avis, one of the officers of this estahlisbment,
came forwaid and said, the complainant was of loose
character, and shy had been before the Magistrates
at this effice.

M . DYER asked Henderson what business he
followed ? Henderson said be was messenger at
ti.e office of Mess. s. Cox and Greenwood, which
siitti lon he hui filled for the last ten years.

M . DYER then mentioned to him what the lag
wittiesses had stated regarding the pint shop.—
Henderson denied that he sold or exhibited any
other sort of prints than those sold by most other
printsefiers in London. He dtfied the witnesses to
pioe it.
The Magistrate fitted Mrs. Heather is., and di-
recti-d that the costs, 45., should be paid by the
cum plat nant.
The Magistrates were then asked what course
had better be adopted by the tradesmen in the Ar-
cade towards the shop of Henderson ?
Mr. DYER -aid, an appl•cati• n to the patish au-
thorities would, perhap-, he ti .e better course.