The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Sept. 18.

WORSHIP-STREET.—PoIice-sergeant 23 K
applied to Mr. Knox, the sitting magistrate, with
the information that a man, named Wm. Smith,
had been conveyed to the London Hospital so fear-
fully injured in a public-house quarrel that the
surgeon considered it advisable to have his evidence
taken as soon as possible, as he was in imminent
danger of death.
The magistrate therefore went to the hospital,
attended by Mr. Stafford, the clerk, and Mr.
M'Bride, the chief usher of the court.
The unfortunate patient, who was suffering
acutely, expressed his conviction that he had but
a short time to live, and, being sworn, stated in
effect that on Monday night he was at the White
Horse publichouse, at Stepney, where he saw a man
named Carter, who, being irritated at being joked
about some female, talked about fighting, and kicked
the deponent violently in the most tender part of his
person, injuring him so terribly that he was carried
by two men to the hospital, and had suffered so
much that he had had no sleep since the occurrence.
He did not strike the man who so injured him. He
had no more to say, but at the conclusion of his depo-
sition he added, " I shall not be here many hours."
The attendant surgeon seemed to apprehend that
mortification would ensue, and although the mau
might possibly recover, he was altogether in a most
critical state.
The deposition was of course filed for production
in any future proceeding, there being at present no
one in custody.

SOUTHWARK.—Elizabeth Fowler, a middle-
aged dark-complexioned female, far advanced in
pregnancy, was charged with obtaining money
under pretence of telling fortunes.
Frances Garrett, a respectable-looking young
woman, the wife of Robert Garrett, residing in
Queen-street, Southwark-bridge-road, said that
about 10 o'clock that morning she went to the pri-
soner's house in 13ond-street, Borough-road, with
another female;and on being introduced to the pri-
soner she asked her if she told fortunes, and what
she charged. The prisoner told her she could tell
her fortune, and the charge was 6d. each time. The
prisoner then produced a pack of cards, and asked
her to shuffle them. Witness did so and handed
them back to her. The prisoner then counted the
cards over, and after a little consideration she told
her she would marry a dark man, and have three
children by him, and that afterwards she would
marry a fait- man.
Mr. Combe—But you are a married woman, are
you not ?
Witness—Yes, sir; and I have three children.
My husband is a fair man. Of course the prisoner
did not know that I was married.
Mr. Combe—Then the prisoner is out of her reck-
oning about the dark man ? (Laughter.)
Witness—Oh, yes, sir. Before she handed me the
cards I paid her sixpence.
Sarah Stafford was then sworn—She said—l
went with the last witness.
Mr. Combe—Are you a single woman ?
Witness—No, sir ; I am a widow.
Mr. Combe—Did you go to have your fortune
told ?

Witness—Yes, I did, sir; and when the door was
opened we were shown into a dark room, where the
prisoner was seated at a table smoking a pipe.
(Laughter.) The last witness asked whether she
told fortunes, and on her replying in the affirmative
we paid her sixpence each. She told my friend's
fortune first, and then she told mine.
Mr. Combe—What did she tell you ?
Witness—She told me that I had been married,
and was a widow.

Mr. Combe—Well, that's true, is it not ?
Witness—Yes, sir. She also told me I had a son
at sea. _ _

Mr. Combe—ls that true ?

Witness—Well, I have a son somewhere abroad,
but I don't know where he is. The prisoner also
told me that he would come home in twelve months
time, with lots of riches. (Laughter.)
Mr. Combe—Very likely he may. You can't
tell what may happen. Is anything known of the
prisoner ?
Mr. Nokes, the second clerk, informed his wor-
ship that on Monday a respectable looking man
called at the court and complained of the prisoner's
conduct towards his wife, whom she had made a
dupe of, and in consequence of that the prisoner
was detected and apprehended.
The man in question here came forward, and said
that unfortunately for him his wife had known the
prisoner for some time, and she had so worked on
her feelings within the last few months that she
had driven his wife nearly mad. The latter in
consequence had got into drunkca habits, and
pledged and sold everything she -could lay her
hands on to purchase drink and supply money to
the prisoner. The latter had caused great unhap-
piness between them, as the prisoner had told his
wife he was unfaithful to her with his servant.

The prisoner said that was not true. She should
like his wife to come and say that.
The witness informed his worship that his wife
was in such a dreadful state, and so afraid of the
prisoner, that he could not bring her forward. The
prisoner had given her a charm in a small bottle,
and told her to place it between her stocking and
her leg. He actually found it there.
The constable who apprehended the prisoner
said that she told him that she had told fortunes
for forty years, and had frequently been visited by
the first ladies in the land.

The prisoner did not deny receiving sixpence each
from the females, but they gave it her voluntarily.
As for smoking her pipe, she had done that for
forty years.
Mr. Combe considered it a very nasty practice
for a female to be guilty of, but that had nothing
to do with the charge before_ him. It was clearly
proved that she was one of those crafty impostors
who succeeded in deluding weak-minded women,
and he should not be doing his duty unless he im-
posed the highest penalty the law authorised him.
He, therefore, sentenced her to three months' hard
labour in Wandsworth House of Correction.

GUILDHALL.—Mr. Walter Charles Stewart,
for many years cashier in the establishment of the
Daily News and Express newspapers, was brought
up before Alderman Hale, charged with embezzling
various sums of money, amounting in the whole to
nearly £6OO.
Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphreys and Mor-
gan, conducted the prosecution.
Henry Whitehead, clerk at the City office of the
Daily IVews, at 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, pro-
duced a book in which was the prisoner's signature
as receipt for a sum of £2l 145., which witness paid
to him on the 6th of July last. The entry in the
book was in Mr. Dunham's handwriting, the

nature in that of the prisoner. Witness did not
see him write it.

Thomas Dodwell Kingsford, clerk to the sub-
marine Electric Telegraph Company, said on the
11th of May last he enclosed a cheque for £29 to
the prisoner in payment of an account of £27 125.,
and the balance had been returned to the secretary.
The cheque had since been paid.
Mr. George Frederick Smith said theprisoner had
been about twelve years in his employ as cashier.
His duties were to send out the accounts and re-
ceive monies, entering the different sums in the
cash-book and ledger at the time of receipt, and
accounting for the amounts by paying the money
into the proprietors' bankers to their account. On
or about the 23d of July last they discovered that
the prisoner was a defaulter, and witness told him,
in consequence, that he had a public duty to per-
form, and that he should perform it. After that
interview the prisoner absconded, and two days
afterwards witness received a list, in the prisoner's
handwriting, of sums which he had not accounted
for, to the amount of £350, and among them was
that referred to by the first witness. The prisoner
had not accounted for either of the amounts received

from Mr. Dunham or the Electric Telegraph Com-
pany, neither had they been entered in any of the
books. Independent of the amount admitted by
the prisoner, there was a further sum of £2OO,
which he had rendered no account of whatever.
Alderman Hale asked if the prisoner had been
lost sight of, that he had not been brought up
earlier
Mr. MoYgan said that was the case, and the man-
ner in which the prisoner was taken was rather
singular. A warrant was obtained• at this court
some time back, and plexed in the hands of Wat-
kins, a detective officer, who was, however, unable
to discover the prisoner's residence, and it was only
when brought to the police-station charged by a
cabman with not paying him his fare that the war-
rant could be executed.
The prisoner, who declined to cross-examine the
witnesses, was then committed for trial.