The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-19 00:00:00

ARREST OF A BANK MANAGER.

Mr Samuel Greenaway Finney, of Qaee..sbury
Lodge, Elstree, Herts, aged 55, was brought up at
the Mansion House this morning, before the Lord
Mayor, upon a warrant, by Sergeant Spittle of
the City Detective Police, charged for that he
during the month of December, 1865, in the
City of London, then being manager of a certain
public company, called the English Joint-Stock
Bank (Limited), unlawfully, and with intent to de-
fraud did make, and conceal in making, divers false
entries, and did insert certain particulars in certain
books of account belonging to the company, with
intent to defraud.

Mr. G. Lewis conducted the prosecution ; Mr.
Straight, the barrister, appeared for the defendant.
Mr. G. Lewis was opening the case when we
went to pras.

POLICE IN TELLIG EN CE.-7 his Day.

WESTMINSTER.

BRUTAL OUTRAGE UPON A WOMAN.—Daniel Goller, a
young man, was charged with the fonowing brutal assault
upon a woman.

Catherine Reeve, a young woman, one of whose eyes was
closed, and who had other contusions, said—Last night, at
twenty minutes to eleven, I was standing outside a public-
house in the King's-road, Chelsea, when the defendant
came up and gave me a back-handed slap across the face.
He struck me on the back and took away my breath, and
while I was in that state he knocked two of my teeth out.
He then struck me again twice in the jaw, and also gave
me other blows. A policeman came, and I then gave him
in charge.

Mr. Selfe —Did you give him any provocation?
Frosecutrix—Not the least of any description.
The young woman then explained that an intimacy had
previously existed between them which had been broken
off shortly before Christmas. She had not seen him before
for three months.

Defendant said she had done him a great injury, which
he resented in the manner described.

Mr. Selfe committed him for two months to hard labour.

THAAIES.

OVERBOARD HE WENT.—George Fisher, a workman in
the service of Messrs. Batger, the wholesale manufac-
turers of confectionery and sweetmeats, in Broad-street,
Ratcliff, was charged with attempting to commit suicide
in the Thames.

John Standen, a police-constable, No. 490 IC, was on
duty in High-street. Shadwell, and was informed that a
man had attempted to commit suicide by drowning
himself in the Thames at Bell-wharf stairs. He
went there and saw the prisoner seated on the lower
step of a beer-house drenched, and the water dripping
from him. A sailor said the prisoner jumped into the river
and that he pulled him out. Dry clothing was provided,
and the prisoner was made as comfortable as was consis-
tent with his safe custody. The prisoner said he certainly
got into the water and was saved by a sailor, but he never
intended to commit suicide. He preferred life and the
sweets of Missesißatgers' establishment, whore he received
liberal pay and good treatment, to making himself a
cold, miserable corpse. He got a little drop too much
on Saturday night, not of water, but a stronger
and more potent drink, and some men began tc
annoy him. To escapa them ho went down a turning to-
wards the water side, and not being aware some steps led
to the Thames ho wont down sal oeerho tat he went.
(Laughter.) lie had no intention of drowuitig himself,
Ile meant to live us long as h.) could. (Laughter.) El r.
Paget bad no reason to suppose the prisoujr did intend to
commit suicide, and discharged him.

DARING ROBBERY IN TUE: DOCKS.—ainicl L3-flub, 35,
lig,bterwan, and John Berl-r, 25, cooper, were charged
with et.NAling a large quantity of rope in the London

Docks.

The prisoners were seen by a Dock constable, named
George Merr tt, hi a Loat in the tobacco dwk. The Loat
contained rope, and they came ashore with it, and were
captured. Both prisoners said a man gave them the rope.
A portion of it was identified by Captain Arthur Fitz-
gerald Helps, the master of ship Chalmers. It had been
tuk.n out of big lone' boat on duck. Tboto woro two
check ropes which the dock men had long used to guide
ships with in the boat. It had been removed from one of
the quays. The value of all the rope in the boat was 6s.
only.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial.