The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 11.

MANSION-HOUSE.—James Ingram, porter,
was brought up for further examination on a charge
of forging and uttering a check for £l2O, with in-
tent to defraud the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England.
It had been previously deposed that he presented
the check at the Bank, and was stopped on suspi-
cion of forgery. He accounted for his possession
of the check by saying it had been given to him to
get cashed by a gentleman whom he mot in the
street, but, this not being believed, he was taken
into custody, when some other checks were found
upon hlin, as well as notes of request for the deli-
very of check-books at two banks.
Mr. Freshfield now appeared for the prosecution,
and called"additional evidence.

Mr. Collinson, soap manufacturer, said—l .bank at
the Bank of England, and produce my check-book,
which I sent to Blr. Birkett's, of Nortonfolgate, to
be bound, at the latter end of last year ; the checks
are numbered D. V., 93,601 to 93,800. Uppn.,exa.
mining it I found. a sheet of five checks missing,
numbered 93,671 to 93,615. The two checks now
prodnced, and filled up for .Xl2O respectively are
two of the. infsiiing Checks..
Mr. Frsshfield—One of these checks was stopped
at the Bank when presented, and the other he tore
up it the station, and threW the pieces :on the
ground.
Prisoner—l don't know anything about the
checks, my lord.
Sir H. Muggeridge—Tho check-book was sent
to Mr. Birkett to be bound, and you were in Mr.
Birkett's employment.
Mr. B. Birkett, stationer, Norton folgate—l know
the priioner at the bar, who has gone by the name
of James Carpenter during the time he has been in
my employment, from the middle of November to
the time of his apprehenSion. I received some
waste paper froin H.. Bateman, but I cannot
say whether the prisoner had access to it. I do not
remember binding the Check-book for Mr. Collinson,
nor am I aware that there were any waste checks
among the waste paper.
By the Prisoner—l do not know ,that you ever
had anything: to do with that checkbook.
The prisoner, upon being asked what he had to
say in reply to the charge, replied,—l have nothing
to say, except that I know nothing about the checks
more Than having them in my possession.
•
. lie Was then committed for trial.

BOW-STREET.--A tall well-dressed man, with
a large beard and moustache, who gave the name
of John Green and stated that he was a linen-
draper, was placed at the bar for final examination
on a charge of assaulting Emily Vivian, a well-
looking and smartly-attired young woman, who de-
scribed herself as a dressmaker, but who was ad,
milted by her attorney (Mr. Lewis, jun., of the firm
of Lewis and Lewis) to be "under the protection
of a gentleman." He had been originally brought
before the court on Tuesday last, and remanded in
custody, having failed to provide the-required bail,
to the amount of £5O.

The case rested chiefly on the evidence of*, pro-
secutrix, who stated that on Monday she WWI at
the theatre, and after the performance was over she
went alone to a supper-room in .the neighbourhood
of the Haymarket, where she remained till 6 o'clock.
She was leaving in company with a: friend whom
she had. met there, when the prisoner entered into
conversation with them. Her friend was calling
cab .to take them to Pimlico, and the prisoner asked
permission to ride with them. Her friend, who was
under the impression that she was acquainted with
the prisoner, . readily consented, and they all. got
into the cab together. As they were passing through
the Birdcage•walk the prisoner suddenly-turned
upon. her friend, and ordered him out of the cab,
observing that if he did not get out he (the pri-
soner) would kick him out. Her friend yielded,
but not until the prisoner had struck him on the
face, and she had entreated him to " Get out and
keep quiet." The cab then went on, and presently
the prisoner, without `the 'lightest provocation,
began toy beat her. She tried to scream, but he held
his heeds over her mouth, to prevent her. He struck
her several times In the face, and blackened her left
eye. (Her face was much disfigured from bruises
about 4he left eye.) When they got to. Eccleston-
bridge the cabman pulled up and called a constable,
who took the prisoner into custody up )n this charge.
Before the constable came up the prisoner offered.
her £5O not to charge him, a proposal which he re-
peated after the constable came up. He was per-
fectly sober.
The onstable, however, denied that any offer of
compromise was made in his hearing,.and asserted
that both complainant and defendant were drunk.
The inspector confirmed him on the latter point,
but, observed that the prisoner was not very drunk.
He was not.so far gone as to he unconscious of what
he was doing and saying, or, of what was going on
around him.
The cabman deposed that he was hired—by the
prisoner, as he understood—at the house in the
Haymarket. At the Birdcage-Walk the other
complainant se
gen-
tleman got out. Arfeeawming, minutesandafotnerlwooakrigdnshintheheard
the the
cab ho saw the
prisoner striking her in the face, He
Eccleston-bridge, where
drove on till he came to
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policeman.lie
stopped She
whenhande
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the Trayconstable,
and complainant gave the prisoner in charge. He
Wontner, who ap-
peared cross-examination by Mr.
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re.isoner was sober. The cons.
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Cross-examination Mr.
continued—Did
Tinhemreyiospneonidnigsrise about what she
is. I stated it
object to remain in the cab with a person
to get out of the cab when her friend left.
wlh)oidhnlodt
behaved so violently as the prisoner had done. Did
not care about that ;.only wanted to get home. lied
seen her friend since. Asked' him to attend here
and give evidence. He said he could not as he was
going out of town.:
Mr. Lewis asked the magistrate to send this case
before a jury.
_After an offer of £5O had been made
to hush the matter up, it would be a 'farce to impose
a fine of £5.. The assault was of a most aggravated
nature, and. the prosecutrix was prepared to press
the cha_rge at the sessions.
Mr. Weather said the justice of the case would
be fully met by a fine. It was absurd to talk about
an offer of £5O, for the defendant, when taken into
custody, had only 50s. about him. On account of
the drunken state he was in at the time, the defen-
dant was not in a position to deny the statements