The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-04 00:00:00

THE CASE OE THE JOHN SUGARS.

Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said he was instructed to make
application to the Court to postpone the trial of a man
named Cox, who was, with four other seamen, charged
with conspiracy and perjury, till next session. The charge
arose out of the loss of a vessel called the John Sugars.
The preliminary investigation took place before Mr. Train.
at Greenwich, and the rosult was the suspension of the cap-
tain's certificate by the Board of Trade for a year, and the
chief mate's for a month. The parties charged were the
sailors who gave evidence at the investigation, and as the
true bill on the seventh indictment had only been found last
night, he hoped the Court would postpone the trial until
next session, in order that he might have an opportunity
of ascertaining the precise nature of the charges preferred
against the defendants,
The application was granted.
THE CASE OF GUTYIND.

Tn the case of Gutkind, who was charged with felony in
not having surrendered to his bankruptcy, was called upon
to surrender and take his trial. The defendant did not
appear, and it was stated that he had absconded and left
his bail in the lurch.

Mr. Sleigh made application that the rocognisances of
the bail be not entertained until next sessions.
The Court granted an order accordingly, and directed a
warrant to issue again,t the defendant in the meantime.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Channell.)
UNWHOLESOME FOOD.

William Staplee and George Chesterfield, the former a
farmer, and the latter a butcher, residing at Nottingham,
swr•endered to an indictment, charging them with having
sent a carcass to Newgate-market in a state unfit for hu-
man food, well knowing it to be so.

Mr. Sleigh appeared on the part of the Commissioners of
Sewers to prosecute; and Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. F.
Atkinson defended.

Mr. Sleigh said the present prosecution was instituted
by the Commissioners of Sewers against the defendants,
Staplee and Chesterfield. The former was a farmer, resid-
ing at Nottingham ; and the latter was a butcher,
carrying on business at the same place. He
should be able, he thought, to show in evidence that a short
time before Christmas last the defendant (Staples) had a
cow in a very bad state of health, and he sent for Chester-
field for the purpose of having the animal killed and
dressed as human food for the London market. The
animal, on being killed, was found to be so very much
diseased that it ought to have been destroyed ; but, instead
of which, it was packed and sent, by order of Staplee, to
London, directed to a tradesman carrying on business in
Newgate-market. The London tradesman, on unpacking
the carcass, found the meat in a dreadfully putrid
state, and quite unfit for human food. He should
be able to prove by the evidence of two persons that the
stench was overpowering, and quite unfit for human food.
Ho should also prove that the defendant Staples paid for
the carriage of the animal to London, and also that the
ticket was in his handwriting.
William Hands said he resided about a mile and a quarter
from the defendant Staplee. He became aware that he had
a cow in a very diseased state which he was about to have
killed and dressed for London market as human food. After
the cow was killed he saw it. It was in a dreadful state of
disease. The stench was awful. It was quite unfit for
human food. He sent information to the authorities which
led to the present prosecution.

Sergeant Parry—Was the cow milked the day before she
died ?
Witness—Yes.

Mr. Sleigh—ls the milkman here ? (Laughter.)
Sergeant Parry—Oh yes; I shall be happy to introduce
my learned friend to her. (Laughter.) He will find her a
very nice sort of person. She will prove that the last time
she was milked—(roars of laughter)—of course I mean the
cow—(laughter)—she was in a very healthy condition,
(Laughter.)

A farm servant, named Johnson, 'was hero called, and
on examination by Mr. Sergeant Parry, said the cow ap-
peared to him to be healthy eight or ten days befor3 she
died. He did not see anything wrong about her.

Another witness, a slaughterman, said he told the de-
fendant Staplee that the cow was unfit for human food, and
that he also warned the defendant that if ho sent the car-
cass to London ho would hear further about it. Staplee,
however, after the caution, said it would go.
The witnesses were cross-examined by Sergeant Parry
to show that when the animal left Northampton it was
quite fit for human food.

The trial was proceeding when we went to press.

THIRD COURT.
The common Sergeant was occupied the whole of the
morning disposing of the Mint prosecutions, of which there
are in the calendar no less than 40—viz., 3 in the City, 26
in Middlesex, 1 in Essex, and 10 in Surrey.
The proceedings were entirely devoid of interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

PICKPOCKETS IN COVENTRY - STREET.—IIenTY
MARLBORO-UGH-STREET.
Thomp-
son, address refused, and John Hunter, living in Golden-
lane, St. Luke's, were charged before Mr. Beadon, by Ser-
jeant Jay, 9 C, with attempting to pickpockets in Coventry-
street.

The sergeant said that about half-past 10 the previous
night he saw the two prisoners and another man following
a lady and gentleman in Coventry -street, at the time all
walking abreast. He then noticed the prisoner Hunter
leave the others and go behind the lady and gentleman, the
others acting as a cover to him. He then saw Hunter lift
the gentleman's coat tail, and then leave the gentleman,
but the prisoners afterwards followed the gentleman to the
corner of Princes-street, where limiter again tried his
pockets, and the gentleman spoke to them, when they all
made off into Leicester-square, where they joined one an-
other again and walked on to Ben Caunt's, where there
was a large crowd assembled, when he succeeded in taking
the two prisoners into custody, but the third escaped. He
hai seen Hunter frequently with thieves. Thompson re-
fused his address.

Mr. Beadon (to Thompson)-IVhere do you live ?
Thompson (fumbling in his pocket as if for his card)
said, "he forgot where it were. It was a wilier near the
Elephant and Castle." (Laughter.)
Hunter said ho lived in the City (Golden lane)•
Mr. Beadon said he should remand them for a week to
see what was known of them.