The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTR.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

KNOCKER AVRENCIIING.—Edward Attwell, 27, New-
man-street, traveller, and Samuel George Kipps, 3, Norfolk-
street, Middlesex Hospital, house decorator, were charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with wrenching the knocker off the
door,of the house No. 17, Dean-street, Soho.
Howes, 0,5 C, said that at 20 minutes past 4 that morning
ho was standing at the corner of Richmond-buildings,
Dean-street, Soho, when ho saw the two defendants go into
a doorway, and Attwell tried to wrench off a knocker, Kipps,
who was standing behind him at the time, saying " The
- won't come off." They then walked a little further,
and went into another doorway, where he saw Attwell
wrench off the knocker produced. He then crossed over
the road after them, and Attwell dropped the knocker, and
on his saying they had wrenched a knacker off, Attwell
said " No, it's only my pipe." They had both been
drinking. At the station Kipps admitted Attwell had
wrenched it off.

Kipps said he was well acquainted with knockers, and it
had not been wrenched off.

Mr. Henry Vallings, in the employ of Messrs. Young,
Jones, and Mannings, 2, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry,
agents for the owners of the house, the Rev. Henry Glossop
and another, said the knocker belonged to the house in
question. _ _

Sergeant Stephens, acting inspector, said at the station
Kipps said it was done by his friend Attwell, and Attwell
said it was.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was bound to inform them that it
was a felony. It was a very awkward thing, and a jury of
housekeepers would find it felony.

The defendants preferring the case being dealt by the
magistrate to it going to the sessions, Mr. Tyrwhitt fined
them 2s. 6d. each.

THAMES.

AN INGENIOUS SWINDLER. —A NEW Gars.—Philip
Connor, an Irish boy, about 16 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Selfe charged with fraudulently obtaining money
under false pretences.

The prisoner had been in the practice of calling upon
females, whose husband's were from home upon business
or at work, and asking for small sums. Among others of
whom the prisoner obtained money were Mrs. Arthur, wife
of Mr. Rebert Arthur, boat-builder, of No. 3, Regent-
terrace, Limehouso, and Mrs. Cuthbert, wife of Mr. James
Cuthbert, of No. 44, Peynton-street, East India-road,
Poplar. He called upon Mrs. Arthur on Saturday
morning last, and said that her husband had sent him
for 35., which she immediately handed to him. On
the afternoon of the same day the prisoner called
upon Mrs. Cuthbert, and said her husband, who was
engaged upon some work elsewhere, had sent him for 45.,
which she handed to him.

Mr. Arthur and Mr. Cuthbert said they had never autho-
rised the prisoner to ask their wives for money.
In a third case, the prisoner had called upon a woman
whose husband went to sea upon a long voyage a few weeks
since, and said he had sent him for 55., and he wanted it
immediately. Of course, the woman upon whom the imposi-
tion was attempted knew that the prisoner was telling a
lie, and gave him into custody. The boy said to a constable
named Freestone, No. 135 K, "I know lam guilty. I
own to it."
Mr: Selfe committed the prisoner for trial.

A STRANGE RoBBERY.L-Henry Myer Levy, aged 21,
and described as a salesman, of No. 5, Wellington-place,
West India-road, was brought before Mr. Selfo, charged
with stealing a waistcoat, £6 10s. in gold, 4s. 6d. in silver,
a gold shirt stud, and a gold watch and gold chain, value in
all £l7, the property and monies of a man named Broad, a
caulker, of No. 47, Northumberland-street, Poplar.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner, wile
is in the service of Mr. Mills, a clothier, in Limehouse-
causeway. The prosecutor, who is labouring under a men-
tal affliction, was recently visited by his father, Richard
Broad, formerly employed in the Devonport Dockyard,
who has been for many years a pensioner, and
is now residing on the quay, at Barnstaple,
Devonshire. Mr. Broad found his son in great distress,
" awful distress," as he termed it, as regarded his state of
mind. He accompanied his son to the shop of Mr. Mills,
where some clothes and other things were purchased for
the son. The prisoner, who was accompanied by Mr.
Mills, carried the property which old Broad had purchased
for his son to the house of the latter, in Northumberland-
street, and they were fitted on and paid for. The son took
off a " fancy flowered waistcoat," and hung it on the bask
of a chair against which the prisoner was standing. The
two Broads, and a man named Jan Howard, afterwards
proceeded to a neighbouring tavern to obtain some re-
freshment. While they wore gone the waistcoat was
abstracted. In the pockets were £6 10s. in gold,
lls. 6d. in silver, a gold stud, a gold
watch and chain. It was stated by Howard
that the waistcoat, with its contents, were missing
directly Levy quitted the room. When Mr. Broad the
elder charged the prisoner with the theft he was most
grossly abused, and Levy swore the most dreadful oaths.
There were circumstances of suspicion against the prisoner.
On the other hand it was alleged there was another man
in the room who absented hltnaplf at the same time as the
prisoner, and who was just as likely to have committed tls
robbery. _ _

Mr. Selfe said there was no doubt a very serious robbery
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