The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-01 00:00:00

THE APPREHENSION of MRS. ...VLOAN.E.

The following additional particulars ef this event,
which have not yet been laid before; the pulefic, will not
prove uninteresting:—As early as the 2d of 'unwary last
Superintendent Hodgson, Inspectors Scott and 34 Ate:bell,
and those indefatigable detective officers, Daniel.Mey,
Brett, and Spittle, set about devoting their whole ener-
gies to discover the place of refuge of Mrs. Sloane, whose
• successful elopement reflected, in the first instance, dis-
credit upon the whole body of the City constabulary.
On the 3d of January information was simultaneously re-
ceived by several of the officers that • Mrs. Sloane was
concealed in the neighbourhood of Twickenham. This
account, though without the least foundation, was at first
implicitly believed by the police, as it . tallied in every
respect with the movements of Mr. Sloane., who if is
needless to say was under strict surveillance, and bed
been invariably, at the close of his examireition at
Guildhall, traced proceeding in that direction, and it
was accordingly determined that Inspector &Or, Super-
intendent Hodgson, and Daniel May, should p 1 oceed to
scour the suspected neighbourhood, whiles Inspector
Mitchell, with Brett and Spittle, pushed their in-
quiries in a contrary direction. This was accord-
ingly done, but, as the public are already aware,
without
notresualtniuttgle
alarmedin anything
tie ends of justice than the clearance effected of
all the rogues in the vicinity, who rather heady ee-
camped,attheinvoirgeoro imp)mastt 'to
antdra rapid
movements of the officers. The false nature of the to-
, formation upon which they had tatted had a'.arcely been
discovered before equally positive and apparently an-
' then tic information was received from a different
quarter, which stated that Mrs. Sloane was living in, the
ham. This statement was equally without foundation,
_Jade village of Wilton, a short distance from Twicken-
and the officers had scarcely recovered from the bustle
,into which it had thrown them, before it was stated-that
Mrs-Sloane was seen walking about the fields hi the
neighbourhood of Wilton during the night; and 'at 'an-
other time that she was seen' by e • pereon who wits
:intimately ,acquainted with her, disguised in man's
• clothes.: an short it would take a volume merely to
describe elieghotzsand ever varying conflicting, rumours
and confidential statements which were forwarded inces-
santly and from.all parts ofthe kiugdors: to the °Eters in.
pursuit. --Every-inquiry which suspicion could suggest,
every manoeuvre which long experience had placed at
,_ thedisposal of the deeeetsesekleete employed, but in vain
up to last Sunday week; -i- hestielf- -sheik expedleiti mere -
exhausted, and still no Mrs. Sloane was forthcoming;
when suddenly it was discovered that. Mr. SlOane,
whose every motion bad been watched, was not to be
found. A very little inquiry soon convinced them that
he was not in London, and it was alniost as certain that
wherever he had gone his wife was with him. Upon the
receipt of this intelligence a kind of general council was
held by the officers, and the difficulty was considerectiii
every light; but the total absence of all clue to Mrs.
Sloane's place of concealment completely bailed -them.
In this exigency, when almost every proposal had been
successively discussed and abandoned, it was determined
to watch narrowly a gentleman who had throughout been
Mr. Sloane's principal adviser, and indeed the only per-
son in London who knew for certain Mrs. Sloane's re-
treat. This was accordingly done, and that too with
such aecresy and perseverance that not a movement was
unknown to the police. This line of conduct was soon
Followed by excellent results, for from that and other
sources knows only to the officers they all came to the
unanimous conclusion that Mrs. Sloane was in France.
In accordance with that belief, Superintendent Hodgson
went over to Boulogne on Friday week last early in
the morning, taking with him the judge's warrant
for the apprehension of Mrs. Sloane. Having ascer-
tained that Mr. and Mrs. Sloane, with Miss Devaux,
were residing there, under an assumed name, ins money-
changer's house opposite the pier, he applied to the Bri-
tish Consul at Boulogne to aid him in executing the war-
rant. This, after mature deliberation, the consul de-
clined to do, as in the present state of the international
law only felons were given up, and the case of Mrs.
Sloane's being only a misdemeanour, though of the
highest class, he could not interfere. Mr. Hodgson ac-
cordingly returned to London on Saturday morning, and
reported the result of his journey at headquarters, to
Mr. Alderman Humphery and Commissioner Harvey.
In the course of Saturday afternoon Alderman
Humphery, in company with the Commissioner, left
Guildhall and proceeded to the Foreign-office to com-
municate with the authorities there, and the result
of that interview appears to have been that Mr. Hodg-
son was dispatched the same evening to Boulogne.
He arrived there with Daniel May. the detective,
officer, early on Sunday morning. May knew Mrs.
Sloane well by sight, having had her as a witness for a
prosecution at the Old Bailey about five years ago. This
intelligent officer was not long in obtaining a sight of
her, and at once identified her. When he and Mr.
Hodgson again waited on the Consul they informed him
that Mrs. Sloane was residing there under an assumed
name, that being an offence against the laws of France.
punishable with three months' imprisonment. Upon
receipt of this intelligence the Consul sent far the Pre-
feet of Police, who, after some conversation on the sub-
ject, Leine uncertain how to act, communicated by,tele-
graph with the Government authorities at Paris, and in
a short time received instructions to give Mr. and Mrs.
Sloane notice to quit France within a certain time. This
had all been managed so quietly that the accused parties
did not even suspect that their place of concealment was
known, much less that the officers were on the point of ,
appeeheuding them. On Monday morning, early, the _ .
Prefect waited on Mr. Sloane and asked him his name,
which he coolly replied was " Simpson." The Prefect,
who was exceedingly polite in his demeanour to all par-
ties, expressed some doubt as to that being the caws.
Mr. Sloane, however, assured him that he had spokstst
the truth. The. Prefect then requested permission to
see their passports, but Mr. Sloane said, that as
he did not intend going further than Boulogne,
slifi did not require any; therefore he had none
to show. The Prefect then addressed Mr. Sloane by
his right name, and he was so astonished that he lost all
self-control and acknowledged himself. The Prefect
then advised them to leave Boulogne directly, or he
would be under the painful necessity of requiring them
to quit or take the consequences. He at tee same time
explained to Mr. Sloane, in as courteous_ a manner as
possible, that such was the law of France relating to
foreigners living in France under fictitious names. Mr.
Sloane, who had by this time completely recovered his
self-possession, prepared for his immediate departure, '
taking a passage in the Boulogne boat to Folkestone for
himself, wife, and Miss Devaux, in their right names;
Mr. Hodgson and May keeping in the background,
watching them close enough to prevent their escape.
Soon after they went on board these officers followed
them, and took up a position apart from the accused.
During the voyage the officers kept them in view the
whole time, and when the boat approached the
English shore, they actually overheard them plan-
Ding, in French, the best way to make their escape
from Folkestone without recognition. When they
came into the harbour the officers called the captain
of the vessel aside and informed him of the cha-
racters of his three passengers, and begged him to
take some precaution?, as their right names were on
the list sent into the Custom-house, in order to prevent
any ebullition of popular feeling against them; and he
accordingly gave directions to his men to remain silent
on the subject, and sent to the Custom-house a request
that the luggage might be pasted without any comment,
which was accordingly done, and Mrs. Sloane parted
from her husband and Miss Devaux and landed. She
passed through a great crowd on the pier and the Cus-
tom-ocuse unquestioned and without the slightest incon-
venience, and took her way to the railway station, in
pursuance of the plan agreed upon
followed by.the officers, who, while the street was previously, closely
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Company's
com-
paratively clear, accosted her by her real name. She
firmly denied
their
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iteratingher
rnot to hesitate or resist, as they might not be able to pro-
tect her from outrage in the event of her being recognised
seemedber t the mob,
about
to
tbecametaint, and
alarmed, reme
said,
, ~trembled
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know." Wish some difficulty, as her weakness increased,
she was conveyed to the rauway station and accommo-
dated with a private room, to which May shortly after
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been
guaranteed to the
conducted her husband and Miss Devaux. Thence they
were conveyed by the express train to London, and
arrived at London-bridge at five o
morning. She then proceeded in a cabk.thgooeonrnMeesToharber-ralwaoandaaydes
station, where she remained until the time appointed to
go before the judge at Westminster-I:11,
fullycOolnld
years. She is five
mßitatieldeytoseNsseiwougsa.te to take her trial at the en-
suing
An erroneous impression seems to have
latwtr3oaslnetaniv.herShreeavil alga,
oirun
that Mrs. Sloane is an elderly
fact, does not appear to exceed
of a
, . Her full, round figure,
her manners and
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hus-
band is a native of the East
_ Indies,.. his father having
attendant upon- the apprehension amount
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held a commission
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The
to upwards the Court of
officers byAldermen. Too much praise
service.expevses
cannot be given to the men who conducted this difficult
investigation with such patience, diligence, and perseve-
rance as eventually to overcome all the obstacles that lay
in their way.
of 6 . ,
The public will learn with surprise that
the remuneration given in return for the detective
officers' arduous services does not exceed the ordinary
pay of constables on duty in uniform.

Yesterday a boy named William Thomas Hatboro,
aged 8 years, expired in the accident ward of St. Bartholo-
mew's hospital from the effects of injuries received from a
furious bullock, which was being driven from Smithfield-
market. It appears that the parents of the unfortunate boy
reside at 7, New-street, St. Andrew's-hill, Doctors'-commons,
and on Wednesday afternoon last, while proceeding towards
d
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In. Bdneldi
home, a bullock in an infuriated state, which had mad,
and,its
way from Ludgate-street, ran at him with great
thes animal
before the little fellow could get out of the way,
h penetrated the right
gored him with one of its horns,
. lobiNtolacehl,aelse,hraiotihonm, aandde
hreand drover etrhaen
wounded
pecheeprson immediately
eod hadiate Iy
witnessedbenea.h thethe aec3f:re.:hd ei which
Blackf:riars-bridge. boy, who was bleeding copiouslyn
leased him from the fury rflO-r
of the
of insensibility, where
The
rpFohoatmbeos; s‘st
,raese
takent,
surgeon,
Aneker, who, alter dressing the
he was seen by Mr.
St. Bth I removal to ar o otnew's Hospitel,
;vowel, advised his rem°
a nd
hometne'l thence
ioi
the care '
but *
notwithstanding every aid
where he was placed under of Mr John Newell,
suggest,
medical skill could . the boy died yesterday
that _ ,
at agony. Mr. William Payne, the City
morning in great
the rissistant-eurgeon;
has issued his warrant for the holding of an
coroner,
inquest, is fixed for seven o'clock on Monday even-
ing next.
REPEAL OF THE WINDOW-TAX AND PAPER DUTIES.
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—On Wednesday afternoon a public meeting was held at the
Town-hall, Hull, for the purpose "of concerting the most
efficient plan
of obtaining the removal of the window-tax
and paper duties." Mr. Alderman Gresham was called to,,
-the chair, and resolutions and a petition in accordance with
the objects of the meeting were adopted.--Eaftern Cousti"
'lava.