The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1860

fendant was an intimata friend of her husband ; a
" respected friend"'he called Mil:Belt and he knew
that her husband was away. He came to 22, Dart-
mouth-street: yesterday, and because she and her
sister would not allow him to come into their apart-
ments, he attacked her sister in the brutal manner
described, just as though ho were fighting a man
of his ownsize.
Mr. Arnold—Did he strike you at all P
Witness—Yes ; he knocked me down twice.
Mr. Arnold—Had he ever assaulted you before ?
Witness—No; but he has annoyed me many
times.
Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—What have you to
?
say Defendant (sullenly)—Nothing at all.
Mr. Arnold—There seems to be some mystery
about the case. Have you no explanation to give P
Defendant—Selina scratched my face before I
touched her.
Mr. Arnold—ls this true ?

Mrs. Ellis—No ; if I ever touched him it must
have been while he was ill-treating me.
Mr. Arnold—He calls you Selina, and therefore
seems to know you very well. Has ho ever been
into your room, or do you know him at all ?
Mrs. Ellis—There is not the slightest intimacy
between us, and I never on any occasion allowed
him to enter my apartments. He has threatened
me many times before this.
Mr: Arnold ssid this was a case he hardly knew
what to do with, as it seemed there was some fact
which had not come out; but, according to the evi-
dence before him, there appeared to have been ex-
cessive brutality used towards the women and Mr.
Vine by the defendant, who had forced his way
into a place where he had no business to be.
Defendant—l was there ten minutes before all
this occurred:

On Mr. Arnold inquiring how this was,
Mrs. Butler said he had been in her room about
ten minutes. He was then drunk, and going,,out
came in again much worse, when she determined
that he should not enter her room again. He
frequently visited her husband, with whom he was
on very good terms.
Mr. Arnold supposed that having become very
much intoxicated he committed the assaults because
the women did not want his company. His con-
duct had been very savage, and he should commit
him for two months for assaulting the women, and
fine him 505., or send him for another month, for
the attack upon Mr. Vine.
After being removed to the cells, the defendant
said he wanted to make a' statement, but the par-
ties being gone, and Mr. Arnold having some slight
doubt about the matter, the accused was remanded.

SOUTHWARK.—Susan Scarfe, a middle-aged,
respectable-looking female, was brought before Mr.
Combe, charged with attempting to commit self-
murder by taking a quantity of laudanum.
Lewenden, police-constable 228 M, said that on
Monday morning last he was on duty in the Black-
friars-road, when he was called to No. 13, Great
Charlotte-street, and there he saw the prisoner in
.an insensible state, and the landlady told him that
she had taken laudanum. He instantly conveyed
her in a cab to the hospital, where the stomach-
pump was used, and after administering restora-
tives, her senses returned, but she had remained in
the hospital since, and was now in a weak condi-
tion.
Mr. Combe asked what she was.

The constable replied that she was a respectable
married woman, and lived with her husband at
No. 13, Great Charlotte-street. He understood
that she had taken three pennyworth of laudanum,
purchased at different chemists' shops.
The landlady of the house here stepped forward,
rnd said that prisoner's husband was a smith, and
went to work very early. She believed that they
had some words together, and that occasioned her
to take the laudanum.

Mr. Combe inquired if her husband was in court ?
The constable replied that he was not. He did
not wish to attend.

In answer to the charge, the prisoner said she
was very sorry for it, and would never attempt
such an act again.
Mr. Combe told her that she had done very
rashly, and had had a narrow escape of her life.
He should remand her to gaol for a few days, so
that she might have the advice and attention of
the clergyman and the medical officer. When she
came up again her husband had better be present.

THAMES. Auguste Gustave Gilson, alias
Waston, alias Wastone, alias Gibson, aged 27, was
brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe, and Ed-
-ward Hetford, alias Be Hatford, aged 30, for the
first time, charged with conspiring to defraud a
Brussels artist, named Schendell, of three pictures,
and obtaining one of them, value 6,000 francs, by
false and fraudulent pretences.

Mr. Lewis, senior, of Ely-place, solicitor, again
conducted the prosecution for Messrs; Bevan and
Whittinm, solicitors, G, Ohl Jewry, who were in-
structed by the English Vice-Consul at Brussels.
M. Louis Prevot was sworn interpreter. The pri-
soners were undefended.

Mr. Lewis, in re-opening the ease, said that,
owing to the report of the first examination of the
prisoner Gilson which appeared in the newspapers,
the picture of which the Belgian artist was de-
frauded had been recovered, and was now in the
hands of the police. The noble Lord de Hatfort,
who patronised the artist, and ordered the picture
to, be sent to England, was now before the magis-
trate (a laugh), and his title had been so recently
conferred upon him that he did not know how to
sign his name, and had repeated it on paper and
practised it over and over again. The noble lord,
as would be perceived by the police-sheet, had
given the name of Edward liettord, but in the let-
ters he had addressed to the artist he called him-
self De Hatford, and De Hadford, and Dee Hatford.
He would prove that the prisoner, who had repre-
sented himself as a rich English peer, and a con-
noisseur in the fine arts, had gone by the name of
Edouard, Anderson, Collins, and others, and that he
had once an office at No. 29, St. Mary-at-Hill,
and that he had lived in Bouverie-street, and Ten-
nison-street, Lambeth. Hetford had also cards de-
scribing himself as an importer and general mer-
chant, of 63, Broadway, New York, trading under
the name of Anderson and Co., a piece of informa-
tion which might prove very serviceable to our
friends on the other side of the Atlantic. With re-
gard to the charge against the two, he would show
a case of complicity so obvious that he believed
the magistrate would have no hesitation in commit-
ting both for trial for conspiracy. At the lodgings
of the prisoner Gilson a bill of lading for the pic-
ture, a letter from the artist, and a letter of advice,
were found in his portmanteau. The landlady of
the house in Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, where
Hetfort, the soi-disant nobleman, deposited the pic-
ture, had written to all the parties concerned, and
they all met in one place. Translations 'of the
letters sent to the artist by the prisoners, one as
Lord De Hetfort, and the other as a commission
agent, and the letters written by the artist in re-
turn, had been made by Mr. Samuel Brown, and
they would be put in. The originals would also be
produced. A duplicate of one letter addressed to
M. Schendell by Hetford was found in the pocket-
book of the prisoner, and pencil notes or drafts 9f
the letters written by Gilson, and signed by Was-
tone, were found in his possession. In addition
he might say that Wastone, alias Auguste Gustave
Gilson, was tried in the latter name, or rather names,
at the Tribunal in Brussels, in the early part of De-
cember last, for forgery, and, in default of appear-
ing, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and
hard labour, and six months additional in case of
non-payment of costs. It was no wonder that Gil-
son had adopted the name of Wastone in his corres-
pondence with the artist of Brussels, where he was
so well known. _ .

•
The evidence taken on Saturday last was read by
Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk, and translated to
the prisoner. Gilson was arrested on Friday night
at a respectable coffee-house, N 0.34, Brewer-street,
Golden-square, where he was in the practice of
calling for letters addressed to him in the name of
Wastone. He then said he acted for Wastone, of No.
29A,St. Mary-at- Hill, Thames-street, but gave a very
incorrect description of the room which he said
Wastone occupied there, and which turned out to
be let to a tailor. Gilson also represented Wastone
to be a dealer in all sorts of goods.
Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk, asked the name
of the new prisoner called in the police-sheet Ed-
ward Hetford, and he wrote on a slip of paper
Eugene Charles Edouard. (i
Evidence having been given as to the arrest of
Edouard, and of the facts stated by Mr. Lewis,
Pierre Von Schendell, an artist, of Brussels, who
gave his evidence in the French language. said—l
'received the four letters produced, marked C, 1), E,
and F, fro.n the prisoners. Here is another one.
In consequence of the receipt of these five letters I
sent over those photographs of paintings. This
(producing a large photograph) is one, and the sub-
ject is "The Visit to the Infant Saviour." The
picture which I sent to England to Lord de Hat-
ford, and for which he was to pay me 6,000 francs,
was the " General in Retirement." Here is a pho-
tograph of that. The third photograph was a
marine view. I sent over the original of the
" General in .11.etirement" to Lord de Hatford, but
I have not received 6,000 francs or any part of it.
If I had known Edouard was not Lord do Hatiord
I would not have sent the picture to England.
Mr. Lewis—Yon put full confidence in the noble
lord ?
homnoru.rsabeilfeeEsanigdlhisehpnerocbelievmedanb.y
Witness—Yes, I thought I was dealing with an
the correspondence
between the parties thatthe
to come to En
gland at the 4rtist's risk and expense,
picture

If the picture was lost before it came to England
at whose risk must it have been P The pretended
noble lord said he would not be at any risk, and
would not pay
.the artist until the picture arrived
safely in England. The noble lord would not pay
until two days after the arrival, and if damaged he
would pay the expenses of freight back to Bel-
gium.
Mr. Levis—lf the picture had been damaged on
its passage from Ostend to London the General Steam
Navigation Company, in whose charge it was, would
have to make good the loss. The picture was the
artist's up to the moment of sending it away.
Mr. Selfe—lf that is so there is an end of the
charge of obtaining the picture by false pretences,
and I can only commit for conspiracy.
Mr. Lewis said in that case he could not indict
for conspiracy without the leave of the superior
court.

Mr. Selfe—Then you must get leave of the court.
M. Schendell said he had seen his picture in the
Fossession of Spittle, the officer. He had been re-
gularly swindled out of it.
Mr. Selfe—Tlie prosecutor has told me in French
he wishes to avoid all further expense, and take his
picture away and abandon the case.

Mr. Lewis could not allow such a course to be
adopted. Messrs. Bevan and Co., who were repre-
sented by Mr. Samuel Bevan, had taken action in
this matter by direction of the British Ambassador,
and if the prosecution was abandoned, Mr. Samuel
Bevan, and all other parties, would be liable to
actions for false imprisonment.
Mr. Selfe requested M. Prevot, the interpreter, to
inform M. Schendell he might be off to Brussels
that night and come back at the end of a month, but
he could not have his picture until after the trial.
Mr. Samuel Bevan—lt is in the possession of
Spittle, the detective officer.
Mr. Selfe—The prosecutor wants to have an op-
portunity of exhibiting his picture to real lords and
ladies.

Spittle—He can exhibit his picture to whom he
,hink s proper. It is in a large room at Inspector
Hamilton's office.

Mr. Selfe—This examination will givo the " Ge-
neral in Retirement" additional interest. _

The prisoners declined asking any questions of
the witnesses, or making any defence, and
Mr. Selfe committed them to Newgate for trial
for conspiracy. -

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

Yesterday the ordinary weekly meeting of the
board was held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall,
Mr. J. Thwattes in the chair. The net cash balances
in hand amounted to £i6,488 7s.

iqP.OBTIN G INTELLIELENCE.

MEETING AT -MANCHESTE R.—FRIDAY.
TILE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
12 to 1 agst Thormanby (taken)
12 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
12 to 1 agst Nutbourno (taken)
12 to 1 agst Mainstone (offered)
25 to 1 agst High Treason (taken)
30 to 1 agst Lupullas (taken) •
Nothing else mentioned.

ENTRIES FO.

THR PIUN~

CHESTER CUP.

Age

White Hart -4
T. P. Cooke 5
Winkfield
Clapham
Odo
Woman in Black 4
Consolation .
Petticoat filly 3
Theodora 3
Dreadnought
Sir Edward
Yellow Rose
Birmingham
Bucephalus
Hyder Ali
Argyll
Tame Deer a
Marine 4
Phantom ~
Arsenal
Flitch
Hetman
'Lifeboat
Desdemona
Prioress
Satellite
Optimist
Vixen
Curlew 3
Comforter
Narcissus 3
Danao
Fenella 3
Ancient Briton , 5
Miss Digby 4
First Lord 3
Moorcock 4
Brewer .. a
Byeways
Allegro. 4
The Promised
Land
Petra (IL b) 4
Independence 4
Bastion
Mouravieff
Her Highness 3
Telegram 5
Baron Mun-
chausen 3
Fright
Old Robert 4
Heiress 4
Maid of Orleans 3
Gwellyan 3
Egbert
Physician
Eskdale
Roman Candle 6
Fravola
Man at Arms

Age
The Pitman 3
Theodora . a
Trumpeter 4
Blue Ruin 3
Weatherbound— 3
Chore Arnie 3
Twilight
Rising Sun
Special License 6
Aneurin
Madrid
Apollyon 3
Brother to Rain-
bow
Ataman
Yooicks
King Charles
Oxford 3
Stolzenfels
Timandra 4
Herne
.Tunstall Maid 5
Horace 3
-Bankrupt 4
Concertina colt 3
Bee's-wax filly 3
Rose of Cash-
mere colt 3
Mesmer
Remunerator .. 4
Nutbourne 3
Royal Sovereign 5
Blue Jacket.... 6
Tournament ... 6
Musjid 4
Lord Nelson
Fitz Roland
Polestar .. a
Corhampton a
Clara Webster . 4
The Greek 4
Clovernook .... 3
Artless 4
Uncle Ned
Halo Kirklees 4
Don Cossack
Gibraltar
General Hesse 3
Rocket 5
Rogerthorpe
; Precursor 4
Queen Bee
Pensioner 5
; Chance Shat
I Bevis
I Chirp
i Common Sense c 3
Gridiron
I Schism .. 4
I Rara Avis 4
I Traducer 3

- THE GI
Flitch Age 4
Frederick 5
Simple Simon.. 3
Nuncia 4
Mlle.deChantilly 6
Queen Bee 3
Secret Treasure 4
Tame Deer a
Niger
Cook-a-hoop
Prioress
Clydesdale
Gaspard
Rattlebone
Yellow Rose

Narcissus 3
Danae
Oliver
Buchephalus
Serious 6
Forestier 5
Gang Forward 3
Odo
Des amon a (late
Des Chiles) 5
Heir at Law 4

tEAT METROPO.
Age.
Birdcage
Tormentor
Sam Spode
York 5
Don Cossack
Rogerthorpe
Lovett 4
General Hess 3
Rocket 5
Gridiron
4
sin
e Shot • • • 53
ChancePeanr
Magnum 4
I Jason , 3

Fly-by-Day 5
Leah 3
Snmmerside
Philornel 3
Telegram 5
Colleen Bawn L 3
Rajah Brooke 3
Confectioner
Actress 3
Fright 6
Heiress • 4

Bribery c01t.... 3 Old Robert
Longrange 6 Gwellyan 3
Helwith
First Lord ..
Moorcock .. 4 Ariadne

CITY AND. SUBURBAN II

. Age
Phantom 3
Flitch
Infanta 3
Simple Simon 3
Ambush
Australian Maid 4
MI. do Chantilly 6
Nuncia 4
Cincinnatti
Queen Bee 3
King of the Fo-

rest
Vigo 4
Optimist
Satellite
Woodburn
Vixen
Duneany 5
Homeward

Bound 3
c by Cotherstone

Outof Glenluee 3
Birdbolt
Griselda
The Nun 3
Maid of the Mist 4
Knuckle Duster 4
Curlew 3
Dreadnought
Cynthia
Narcissus 3
Danae
Ancient Briton . 5
Wanderer
Oliver
Hyder Ali
Never Despair . 4
Comforter
Martel en Tete . 5
Charles to Tome-
raire 4
Libellous 3
0 . 3
Hetman
Lucy 3
Stolzenfels 3
Ryton
Uncle Ned

THE N:

Age
Flitch
Madlle do Chan-

6
Zouave .. 5
Nuncia 4
Cock-a-hoop
Satellite
Optimist 3
Prioress
Desdemona (late
Des Chiles) .5
Tirailleur ..... 3
Queen Bee 3
Simple Simon 3
Yellow Rosa
Knuckle-duster 4
Narcissus 3
Cape Flyaway 3
Flash iu the Pan 4
Cotherstone 3
Martel en Tete 6
Charles le Teme-
rain)
Serious 6
Forestier
Clydesdale 6
Gaspard
Philomel
The Nun 3

LINCO

Age.
Ambush 4
Vigo 4
Dunboyne ti
Gift
Bel Esperanza 6
Zitella
Griselda ' 4
Norton 3
Curlew 3
Clemanthe
Little Gerard
Eva
Clovernonk
Golden Pippin 3
The Lamp
Islavoureeu
Greta 3
Stapleton 5
Rant Avis
-Bevis
Allegra 4
Traducer '3

Age
Longrange 5
Sweetsauce 3
Helwith
Comquot 6
Hal o'Kirkleos
First Lord 3
General Wil-
lhun'sxlamcolt 3
Moorcock 4
Feodorowna
Red Eagle 4
Ditto 5
Scent
Sam Spode
Mazzini
Convivialist 3
Precursor
Lovett
M. Philippe 6
Tight-fit
General Hess 3
Gridiron
Pensioner 5
Sir Isaac 4
Dartmouth
Chance Fitit
Bastion
Jason
Brown Holland 4
Grand Mistress
Fly-by-Day 5'
Summerside
Audrey
Nuelus 4
Accurate 5
Colleen Bawn
filly
Glendinning
Confectioner
Vulture
Kimpton 3
Tuccio .. 3
QueenoftheMay 3
Maid of Orleans 3
St Clarence.... 4
Regius Professor a
Topsail 4
Ariadne

WMARKET
Age
Gamester 4
First Lord 3
Polly Taft
Uncle Ned 3
Butterfly filly 3
Gibraltar 3
Confectioner 3
Actress
Sparrow Hawk 3
Be Quick 3
Athos . . 3
Magnum 4
Jason
Chance Shot 3
Pensioner
Leah '3
Lord Milton 3'
Luff
Surntnerside
York
Mazzini
Caleen Bawn
filly
Sam Spodo 5
Lovett
Rogarthorpe
Precursor
Her Highness 3