The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-21 00:00:00

POLICE II.T-E3 WAGENCE.—March 20.

MANSION.-1-DOU ;'E.—Henry Francis Richard-
son s;ht up for examination on a
chargeou
hile acting as secretary to the
n
on Volunteer Rifle Brigade,
sco o
off agarhtah t
i.
i Los' bgr,o i.:4 .
embezzled varic sums of money belonging to his
employers.
Mr. amphrey: s again appeared for the prosecu-
tors, and gh for the defence.
No further end ence was given, but
Mr. Sleigh sail t he wished to cross-examine Col.
Hicks on two or three points.
Col. Hicks the n got into the witness-box, and in
a lengthy cross-e 2 :am.ination said that the prisoner
tllo-assuigngtersot the
duee
fodtrt ) in 1858. He was the first
i nation of the London Rifle Bri-
gade, and he was 3 most energetic on its behalf.
They were on frig ndly terms together until April,
1859, when he I 'gan to lose confidence in him,
owing to some ref ports which he had heard. £3OO
had been voted to the prisoner, but he had never
received it to his) cnowledge.
Alderman Rose, in cross-examination, said that
he had received a letter from the prisoner, stating
that as he should b ,a engaged for a few days, he had
thought it better t 0 hand the books and keys over
to Mr. Jeffery ; br it that was after the warrant had
been granted.
Mr. Sleigh att' !mpted to show that a considerable
sum of money w as owing to the prisoner.
Sir R. Carder I said that even if it were so he had
' no right to appropriate any moneys which hi had
received to his own use.

Mr. Sleigh (t o Alderman Rose)—l believe that
in the letter 'wh ich he sent you he stated that he
wao prepared to adjust his accounts, and if there
were any errors, through the hurry and bustle of
business, it •wag quite without any guilty intention
on his part ?
Alderman :Rose—Yes, he did.
Mr. Sleigh- —And did you then take any steps to
stop thcse pra ceedings ?
Alderman R. ose—Not at all.
Mr. Humphreys said he had not been able to com-
plete the cases 'which he had before mentioned ; but
if the prisoner were again remanded he should be
able to bring at least fifty additional cases against
him. _ _

The prisoner was then again remanded, a slight
reduction being made in the amount of his bail.
John Mahon'', 20, costermongsr, was charged
with stealing four brass plates value, together,
L 8 ss. _ _ .

Edward Stewart Hart, hosier, King William-
street, said, about half-past ten on Monday night
he hoard a curious sort of " click," which he at once
knew as proceeding from the brass plate just out-
side the shop windows. He immediately ran out
and saw the prisoner in the private doorway in the
act of covering a long basket up with a piece of
green baize. Witness said " Hallo, what have you
got there take that piece of baize off and let's see."
The prisoner said, " Oh, is any on 'em yourn ?"
Witness said, " Yes, I rather think they ale;"
and the prisoner immediately ran off.," IHe
was pursued and caught by the collar, when
he said, " Let me go ; I'll walk along: very
quietly ;" but in crossing the road he attemp •d to
push witness under the wheels of a passing,'
bus, and it was with great difficulty that he was
brought back to the shop. On looking into 'the
basket, the two plates, value £5, which were safely
fixed in front of the shop a few minutes before,
were found, together with two others.
Edward Halston, shopman to Mr. M'Grath, boot-
maker, King William-street, identified one of the
plates produced as the property of his master. It
was missed about eight o'clock at night. The
value was £2.
Thomas Buck identified the other plate as his
property. He missed it about eight o'clock.
Police-constable 528 said he took the prisoner
into custody and went to the address given by him,
and found that he had not slept there since Christ-
mas. He was accustomed to go out with a basket
similar to the one produced.
The prisoner said as he was coming along King
William-street he observed a basket in a doorway
and he was only going to have a look at what was
in it, when the gemman came up and catched him
' by the collar. He was as hinnocent as a hunborn
babe.
Mr. Alderman Abbiss said he must try to con-
vince a jury of that.
Committed for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.—William Winning, 21,
was charged before Mr. Mansfield with assaulting
Charlotte, his wife.
The complainant, a pretty-looking young crea-
ture, said—l live in Gibraltar-walk, work at silk
trimming, and my husband is employed at Billings-
gate ; on Monday night he struck me and used
threats.
Mr. Mansfield—Did he hurt you much 1'

Wife—Not a great deal last night.
Mr. Mansfield—How long hare you bees

wedded ?

Wife—A fortnight to-morrow.
Mr. Mansfield—A fortnight—how long have you
known him ?

Wife—Between four and five years.
Mr. Mansfield—Has he ever knocked you about
before this.

Wife—Oh yes, he used to beat me before our mar-
riage, that was because I refused to have him; he
promised not to do so afterwards and I believed him,
but he does. _

_
Mr. Mansfield—Well, yours is a most extraordi-
nary marriage ; it would seem that you rather liked
this treatment. What am Ito do with him ?

Wife—Bind him over to keep the peace, that's aIL
Defendant, who denied the assault, was bound in
his own recognisances of £25 for six months.

COUNTRY MARICBTS.

BRISTOL—MARCH 20.
At our market to-day wheat was is per qr. dearer on the
week. Oats and barley about the same. A fair attendance
of the trade.