The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-July 23.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Joseph, Dunn, waiter at the
Antigallican public-house, Billingsgate-market, was fur-
ther examined before Mr. Alderman Wire, charged with
the manslaughter of Richard Branscombe.
Mr. Hobler at the last examination attended on behalf
of the prisoner.
Mr. T. Crosby, surgeon, of 13, Fenchurch-street, de-
posed 'that he made a post mortem examination of de-
ceased, but the body was so decomposed that it was
impossible for him to tell whether the head was bruised
or not. The skull was not fractured. He attributed the
death of the deceased to a shock of the system occa-
sioned by a fall or blow. He could not tell by the post
mortem examination whether deceased was drunk at the
time of his death.
Mr. F. Bowler, the brother of the landlord, who was
examined at the last hearing of the case, Mr. W. S.
Dame, a licensed victualler, Mr. F. Cumming, de-
ceased's landlord, and Hezekiah Ingle, a waiter, were
next examined, their evidence being mainly in confirraa-
tioti of that given on the previous examination.
Mr. Hobler for the prisoner submitted that the death
resulted entirely from accident. With regard to the in-
quest having been held on the body so soon after death,
the fact was that another inquest was being held close
at hand at the time. The man was pronounced to be
dead, and the coroner took the opportunity of swearing
the jury to inquire into the circumstances connected
with the death of Richard' Branscombe. The jury had
returned a verdict of" Accidental death."
Alderman Wire—Probably, if there had not been so
muck haste in holding the inquest, the inquiry here
might have been rendered unnecessary. I think that
my brother alderman (Alderman Humphery) not only
discharged his duty to the public by ordering a post-
mortem examination of the deceased to be made, but
that it would have been a disgrace to the magistrates of
the City if they bad not instituted further inquiry. As
this is a case affecting the life of a man, I do not think I
should discharge my duty if I did not send it to a higher
tribunal.
The prisoner was then committed for trial, but ad-
mitted to bail ; himself in 1001., and two sureties in
501. each.

GUILDITALL.—Catherine Thompson, a married
woman about 30 years of age, of very respectable appear-
ance, was placed at the bar on the charge of attempting
to commit suicide by trying to throw herself over the
parapet of Blackfriars-bridge.
James Braine, a country lad, stated that he was on
Blackfriars-bridge about 2 o'clock that morning when
the prisoner asked him if he thought there was six feet
of water there ; to which he replied that he did not think
there was. She then said there was enough for her, and
immediately jumped up on the seat and put her foot on
the parapet in order to leap over, but was stopped by
witness, who called for assistance and gave her into '
custody.
Poliee-constable 350 corroborated a portion of this
witness's testimony, and added that she gave various ac-
counts of herself both last night and this morning at the
station-house.
Sir R. W. Carden—Have you no friends ?
Prisoner —Yes, I have a husband and friends in Lon-
' don, but I will not send to them.
Sir R. W. Carden—You are liable to 6 months' impri-
sonment for attempting your life, and unless you can
bring some one here who will give some account of you
you must go to prison.
Prisoner—You may do with me what you please, but
I will not give the names of any of my friends, nor will I
say anything more about myself.
Sir R. W. Carden then remanded her for a week, with
instructions to have herbrought up sooner if she gave the
❑ame of any cf her friends. He also ordered 2s. 6d. to
be given to Braine for his loss of time.

BOW-STREET.—Joh.n, Haddart, of Tyler-street, Re-
gent-street, grocer, appeared to answer a summons at
the instance of the Excise Commissioners, charging
him with having in his possession a quantity of adulte-
rated pepper.
It was proved that 40 per cent. of one parcel of pepper
was rice, and 10- per cent. hardwood. Another parcel
contained 10 per cent. of hardwood.
Mr. Henry hoped the public would be made acquainted
with the facts of the case, as he believed it was not gene-
rally known that wood was used for adulterating pepper.
Mr. Dwelly observed that hardwood was used to a
considerable extent not only in the adulteration of pepper
but of snuff. Mr. D welly said the officers had inspected
the stock of the wholesale house, who supplied the de-
fendant, and found that it was genuine.
Mr.;Henry fined the defendant in the mitigated penalty
of 50/.
John, Daley, who had evaded apprehension since the
28th ult., was charged with having been concerned in
stealing a ring from Mr. Stocker, who was knocked
down and killed in High-street, St. Giles's, on the morn-
ing of the day stated.
It appeared that the prisoner was one of those who
were present when Mr. Stocker was knocked down, and
assisted in carrying him home. The prisoner then went
away to drink with his companions. Dennis Leary (who
was on Saturday committed for three months fcr stealing
a key from the deceased) and a young woman named
Margaret Kealah, were of the party. One of the men
was sent from the public-house to sell a ring, and on his
return, according to the evidence of the woman, Kealah,
he gave the money (35.) he had obtained for it to Daley.
Daley said, with an oath, " You got more than that !
you shall have none of the drink." The man protested
that he had received no more, and Daley allowed him
to have his share. The 34. was spent in drink amongst
them.

Inspector Checkley said the prisoner was an exceed-
ingly bad character. He was in the habit of " follow-
ing" prostitutes, upon whose infamy he lived. He bad
been several times in custody, once for a violent assault
upon ono of those unhappy creatures with whom he w as
then !Jiving. Kealah was a fruit girl, and the police
knew nothing to her disadvantage. She had lived in
Church-lane from her childhood.

The prisoner said that the inspector was mistaken in
stating that he was a follower. In answer to Mr. Henry,
he said he would plead guilty, but that he did not steal
the ring himself.
Mr. Henry committed him for three months, with
hard labour.

The police are still in search of the man Doody, by
whom the ring was sold, and also for another of the
party, who is supposed to be the actual thief.

WESTMINSTER.—Hcnry Bently, the driver of a
patent safety cab, appeared to a summons charging him
with having unlawfully, by careless driving, run into the
brougham of Lord A. V. Tempest, and damaged it to
the amount of upwards of 5/.
Mr. Sleigh appeared in support of the charge, and
Mr.Binns defended the cabman. _

Mr. Sleigh, in opening his case, said that the com-
plaint was brought forward by his lordship purely on
public grounds, and if the defendant were disposed to
plead guilty to the charge he might undertake to say
that there was no desire to press for a penalty against
him.

Mr. Binns declined to adopt this course, and the evi-
dence was gone into at considerable length. The Earl
of Bective, Mr. Vim. Kennedy, and Mr. Kneliar were
called in support of the inlkrmation, T'vo "rit"P'eS
were called for the defence.
Mr. Arnold said that the question for his consideral