The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-July 15.

BOW-STREET.—Janta Aldridge, John Gorman, and
John Quinson, of the class known to the police as " sus-
pected characters," and two girls named, named Honorer
Sullivan anti Emma Ravertscroft, prostitutes of the lowest
grade, were charged, on remand, with being concerned in
a garotte robbery on the night of Saturday, the 28th June.
The prosecutor, a German master, named Frederick
Abe, had been spending the evening with some friends,
and was going home at a late hour, when he missed has
way. Meeting the female prisoners at the corner of
the street, he asked the way to King-street, Holborn,
where he resided, and they politely offered to show him
the way, as they lived in the same street and wore just
going home. The unsuspecting foreigner accepted the
offer, and they led him through severa streets, keeping
him in conversatior, partly in English and partly in
French, which Sullivan speaks tolerably well. In this way
they brought him to Charles-street, Drury-lane, where he
was suddenly attacked by three men. One, springing
upon him from behind, caught him by the throat, so as
to prevent him frsm crying out ; a second began to beat
him brutally, and the third ransacked his pockets. His
watch, his purse containing about 305., and even his
pocket-comb were taken from his pockets, and a gold pin
from his scarf. His hat was also carried off. The ruffian
who had him by the throat did not release his hold till bis
companions had got away. He then flung the prosecutor
to the ground and made off.
Some additional evidence having been given connecting
the prisoners with the robbery, they were committed for
trial.

MARYLEBONE.—THE LATE ATROCIOUS CASE OF
ATTEMPTED MURDER OP A YOUNG WOMAN IN PADDING-
TON.—John Cole, a journeyman gardener and nurseryman,
living at No. lA, Hardington-street, New Church-street,
Portman-market, was brought before Mr. Broughton, on
remand, charged with having attempted to murder a young
woman, named Emily Luker, servant to Mrs. Clay, 9,
Howley-place, Paddington, by firing off at her a pistol,
loaded with gunpowder and small stones. The particulars
of what transpired upon the first examination have already
appeared at some length in our paper, and it will be re-
membered that from the effect of the explosion, the female
Luker was entirely deprived of the sight of one eye, and
that it was doubtful as to whether the sight of the other
would be preserved or not.
The court was much crowded during the proceedings.
Mr. Broughton, to Inspector O'Brien D—What fresh
evidence in this case have you to offer ?
Inspector—l have here, sir, the person of whom the
pistol was purchased, and another witness, a policeman.
Mr. Broughton—Who is the first witness you propose
to put in the box, Mr. O'Brien ?
Inspector—The party by whom the pistol was sold, sir.
George Mosley was then sworn. He said—l am an as•
sistant to Mr. Keen, a pawnbroker, ,
Nos. 13 and 14 Cha-
pel-street, E4geware-road.
Mr. Broughton—Look at the prisoner, and tell me if
you know him.
Witness—l do, sir.

Mr. Broughton—What do you know of him ?
Witness— On Saturday evening, the sth inst., he came
to our shop and brought in a pistol which had been ex-
posed for sale outside of the premises. He asked me what
I wanted for it, and I told him 4s. He offered me 3s. 6d.,
which I refused to take, and he went away. In a few
minutes afterwards he returned and gave me the price
which I had in the first instance asked him for the pistol.
A pistol was produced by Williams, 141 D, by whom it
was taken from the prisoner almost immediately after it
was fired off. Upon his taking possession of it the barrel
was quite warm.
Mr. Broughton—Who do you propose to call next, Mr.
O'Brienl
Inspector—A police-constable, sir.
Mr. Broughton—Let him stand up.
Paine, 235 D, said—On Monday night week the prisoner
came to the Paddington-green Station-house, and said to
me, "I am your prisoner." He was asked what for, and
he replied, " I have taken life." He was then locked up
on the charge, after it had been entered in the regular way
by the inspector on duty, and I was desired to be with him
in the cell. While he was locked up he said to me "I did
it—l intended to do it." ,
Mr. Broughton— Prior to his making this observation,
had you put to him any questions ?
Witness—Certainly not, your worship.
Mr. Broughton—Did anything more pass?
Witness—Prisoner said, " I intended to have done it
a week before, but I thought I would give her another
" ,
determined
week to send to me an honourable letter, to say why she
broke off md y company.
upon I made answer, and said to him
job ;"when he said to me, "Policeman I was
taking her life."
,
" It's a b
Mr. Broughton—Are you quite sure he used those words ?
Witness—l am, sir. Ho further told me that he bought
the pistol in Chapel-street, and that he had enough powder
in it for three charges—adding, " If I had fired at the very
moment the girl came to the gate, I should have killed
both of them (meaning the girl and the young man by
whom the parcel was delivered), but I hope I have not hurt
him. I don't think I could have donee*, be I pulled