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

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.-?R:EHENSIO.N of MRS. SL NE.
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wing additional pert/cedars of this armee,
yet been laid befonea thapublie, a aut not ~
iting:—As early en the 2d of JeltuTr e last ,;4).,a
Hodgson, InspecteTe Seettancle3 rid shel% :_e.l7
itigeble detective • offieari, lEtali ar*l'
el e, set übout t!evetite,.l their .' i' .. ' ffs
Vie place of refuge of Mrs. Sloane; * hose
successful elopement reflected, in the first instance, dis-
credit upon the whole body of the City constabus'ary.
On the3d of January information was simultaneousl3 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 esery
respect with the movements of Mr. Sloane, who it is
proceedand
to i t
examntsipeon a
rt
Guildhall, traced proceeding i n tlia
needless to say was under strict surveillance, and had
May, should
s
Inspector
cto
been invariably, at the close
of hi
was accordingly determined that Inspector Scott, Super-
i ti
scourten h
d etntea s
spec
Hodgson,
,d neighbourhood,
and Dani el
direction
while in
Mitchell, with Brott and Spittle, pushed their in-
quiries in a contreey direction. This was accord-
ingly done, but, as the public are already away),
without resulting in anything more ' important to
the ends of justice than the clearance effected of
all the rogues in the vicinity, who rather hastily de-
camped, not a little alarmed at the vigorous and rapid
'movements of the offiesers. The false nature of the in..
T formation upon which they had acted had scarcely bee a
discovered before equally positive and apparently Lea-
thentic information was received from a ditienent
uarter, which stated that Mrs. Sloane was living in the
little village of Wilton, a short distance from Twicleen-
ham. This statement was equally without foundation,
and the officers had scarcely recovered from the lipstle
into which it had thrown them, before it was stated that
Mrs. Sloane was seeti walking about the fields in the
neighbourhood of. Wilton during the night; and at an-
other time that she was seen by a person who was
intimately acquainted with her, disguised in man's
clothes. In short it wool: :eke a volume merely to
describe the thousand ever varyipsateenfficting rumours
and confidential statements which 'viiiteforwarded inces-
santly and from all parts of the kingdom tithe officers in
pursuit.' Every inquiry which suspicion could suggest ,
every manoeuvre which long experience had placed e.t
the disposal of the detectives, were employed, but in va'm
up to last Sunday week, when all their expedients were
exhausted, and still s .., Mrs. Sloane was forthcoming;
when suddenly it was discovered that Mr. Sloane,
whose every motion had been watched, was not to be
found. A very little inquiry soon convinced them that
he was not in London, and it was almost 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 considered in
every light; but the total absence of all clue to Mrs.
Sloane's,place of concealment completely bated 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 secresy and perseverance that not a movement was
unknown to the police. This line of conduct was anon
followed by excellent results, for from that and other
sources known 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. Slcane, with Miss Devaux,
were residing there, under an assumed name, in a 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 head-quarters, 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 for the Pre-
fect of Police, who, after some conversation on the sub-
ject, being uncerteku how to act, communicated by tele-
graph with the Gonernment authorities at Paris, and in
a short time receive s& 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
apprehending 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 case.
Mr. Sloane, however, assured him that he had spoken
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,
they 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 the 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 tames;
Mr. Hodgson and May keeping in the background,
watching them close enough to prevent their escape.
Soon after they went on beard 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 ieto the Custom-house, in order to prevent
any ebullition of popular feeling against them; and he
accordingly gave direciions to his men to remain silent
on the subject, and sent to the Custom-house a request
that the luggage might be passed 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-house unquestioned and without the slightest incon-
venieace, and took her way to the railway station, in
puruance of the plan agreed upon previously, closely
followed by the officers, who, while tbo street was com-
paratively clear, accosted her by her real name. She
firmiy denied that was her name. Upon the offic...rs re-
iterating their assertion, at the same time begging of her
not to hesitate or resist, as they rete.ht not be able to pro-
tect her from outrage in the event of her being recognised
by the mob, she became alarmed, trembled violently, and
seemed about to taint, and said, " Oh, let my husband
know." With some difficulty, as her weakness increased,
she was conveyed to the railway station and accommo-
dated with a private room, to which May shortly after
conducted her husband and Miss Devaux. Thence they
were conveyed by the express train to London, and
arrived at London-bridge at five o'clock on Tuesday
i mornng. She then proceeded in a cab to Moor-lane
p station, where she remained until the time appointed
- to
was
go before the judge at Westminster-ball, wh
•eret shethe fully committed to Newgate to take her trial
s
en-
suing Old Bailey sessions.
An erroneous impression seems to have gone abroad
her real a •
that Mrs: Sloane is an elderly woman,,
She age, in
exceed 35 fulls
is five
fact, does not appear to
of a full r
height; , ound figure,
feet three inches in
though by no means corpulent; and her manners and
attractive. She
once are rawer was born general appear
Ireland, of English parents. Her hus-
band the north of
the East Indies,his
band is a native of
commission in the Hon. East India Company's
held a
service. s attendant
The expenseupon the apprehension amount
to upwards of 601., which have been guaranteed to the
officers by the Court of Aldermen. Too much praise
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. 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 llomaa 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
home, a bullock in an infuriated state, which had made its
way fr9m Ludgate-street, ran at him with great speed, and,
before the little fellow could get out of the way, the animal
two
h it
which
he
gored him with one of its horns, which penetrated the right
and re-
leasedMWArande wounded
cheek immediately beneath the eye. The drover and several
pbeor3s,,ownshwo hwoashabdleewdiitnngesgic)licottflh
him from the fury
Thames-street, and thence over Blackfriars-bridge. The
;31tyaheefeir obdme:lt hto
bullock,
laceration,n,
poor boy was taken home in a state of insensibility, where
, he was seen by Mr. Aneker, surgeon, who, alter dressing the
M.r. John ,Newell,
wound, advised his removal to St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
where het Lats.
cpul
the sssts , but notwithstanding
ragceeodnu;nder the care a
every aid
cthoroatnemrpcdhicaol could
issksuileldniswarrant for the holding of an
suggest, the boy died yesterday
'
morning in great agony. Mr. William Payne, the City
even o'clock • M don on ay even-
OF THE WINDOW-TAX AND PAPE/11113TM: •
iiiingqiineft which is filed for i
—OnFlr'reAdL nesday afternoon a public meeting was held at the
Town-huh. Hull, for the purpose •" of concerting the mostv
efficient plan of obtaining
and" paper duties Mr. Alderman Gresham was called to
the chair, and resolutions and a petition in aeeordance wl.Ol
the'objects of
the ' Meeting were adopted,-4asterri Counties
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