The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-09 00:00:00

. POLICE

MANSION-HOUSE.—Thomas Jones, who had
been remanded upon the charge of stealing a watch
from the person of Mr. J. Messenger, of Germans-
villas, Lewisham, was again brought before the
Lord Mayor.
The evidence was to the effect that while thepro-
secutor was standing on the Custom-house Quay on
Friday last, looking at the shipping, the prisoner
approached him, and, after standing by his side for
a moment, tore his watch from the chain. The pro-
secutor felt the tug, and accused him of having
robbed him, and the watch was then found lying
at the prisoner's feet. A mob soon collected, and
the prisoner tried to escape, but Allum, the con-
stable belonging to Billingsgate-market, arrived at
the moment, and took him into custody.
The prisoner, when placed at the bar yesterday,
admitted his guilt, and said he was sorry for what
he had done.
Smith, a police-constable, said that some months
ago the prisoner was in custody on a charge of rob-
bery at Epsom, but was acquitted for want of suffi-
cient evidence.
The Lord Mayor—Have you brought anybody
here to speak to your character ?
Prisoner—No, my lord ; I have tried in vain to
get into the Brixton or Westminster Reforma-
tories. The first was full, and I was not old enough
by half a year to be admitted into the Westminster
one.
The Lord Mayor—How have you got your living
of late ?
Prisoner—To tell the truth, I've lived for years
by thieving. I am very ill at the present time, and
don't know what to do with myself.
The Lord Mayor—l have received information
that you are ill. I shall commit you to Holloway
gaol for three months, and I have no doubt when
you are taken there you will be placed in the infir-
mary. When you come out of prison I hope you will
enlist in the army. Have you ever tried to enlist ?
Prisoner—No, my lord.
The Lord Mayor—Then I advise you to try that.
The prisoner was then committed for three months,
The Lord Mayor requested that the press would
acknowledge the receipt of the following donations
for Frances Johnson :—From J. H. Stephenson, 1/. ;
a few friends at Campbell's Scotch ale stores, Beak-
street, 2/. ; " M." (Brighton), 2/. ; " A Friend to
the Unfortunate," 11. ; " F. L.," 10s. ; "R. D.," 1/. ;
Stephen L. Lucena, 2/. ; Heywood, Kennard, and
Co.' 5/. ; "A. 5.," ls. ; Pier Hotel, Greenwich, 11.;
" A Father," 3/. ; George Forrest and. Son, 11. ls. ;
" Advena," 10s. •, Major Henry Lysfer, per Mr. B.
Scott, 1/. ; " A Father and Three Daughters," ss. ;
F. A. Lewis, ss.

GUILDHALL.--William Goodwin, a shoemaker,
of Rose and Crown-court, Eldon-street, Finsbury,
was brought up on remand before Mr. Alderman
Phillip§, charged with unlawfully appropriating to
his own use two 201. Bank of England notes, the
property of Mr. Nugent, a shipbroker, of 80, Lon-
don-wall.

On the last occasion Mr. Nugent stated that he
lost two 201. notes in Broad-street-buildings, and
on procuring the number of them he advertised his
loss. In consequence of the advertisement the pri-
soner called at the prosecutor's premises, stating
that his wife, Mary Goodwin, had found two 201.
notes in Broad-street-buildings, and that he was
willing to give them up on receiving a suitable re-
ward, which he fixed at 2/. His demand was, how-
ever, refused, and a reward of 1/. offered to him,
which he declined, and left the premises without
restoring the notes. Inspector Edward Harding
apprehended the prisoner shortly after, and found
on him between 51. and 61. in gold and silver, and
on making inquiries into his character he ascer-
tained he was a very clever workman, but too indo-
lent to work the whole week.

The prisoner accounted for the possession of so
much money by stating it was the proceeds of his
hard earnings, and added that he gave the notes up
to a gentleman he saw at 80, London-wall, at a
subsequent period of the day, and that he received
a reward of £2.

Inspector E. Harding now said that he had not
been able to trace the notes, but he had been in-
formed that the prisoner sold them to a man in the
same trade, who sold the& again to a Jew dealer.

Ald. Phillips said there was no evidence to show
that the notes of the numbers stated were ever in
the prisoner's possession, and he must therefore be
discharged ; but if any fresh evidence could be ob-
tained the prisoner could be given into custody
again.

MARYLEBONE.—WiIIiam M'Carthy, in the
employ of Mr. Robinson, a butcher in Salisbury-
street, Lisson-grove, was charged by Mr. W. Love,
chief-constable of the Royal Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, with the following
cruel treatment of a horse.

Richard Sinclair, an officer of the society, de- •
posed that on the same morning, while in the
Marylebone-road, he saw the prisoner driving a
horse and cart, and, noticing the very miserable 1
appearance of the animal, he stopped it. Upon
examination he found on various part of its body ,
large wounds which were quite raw, and the har-
ness was. rubbing into them, the horse was ex- •
tremely weak, both of its knees were broken, and ,
it had apparently fallen from exhaustion.
Mr. Broughton went to view the animal, which
was outside the court, and on his return said that
it was evidently totally unfit for work ; the wounds
were really shocking.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said it was
by his master's orders that he had brought the
horse out, and he was perfectly aware of the state
it was in, he (prisoner) having pointed out to him
the wounds.
Mr. Love said he believed that the present
was one of those cases in which the owner was
really the most culpable party, and he begged. to
call the magistrate's attention to the 19th section
of the Act, which clearly gave a justice the
power to detain the horse and vehicle as security
for the payment of any penalty which might be
inflicted.
Mr. Broughton, on referring to the act, said he
found that such was the case, and inflicted a fine
of 20s. and costs ; he should allow the prisoner to
go, bu't the horse and cart would be detained until
the penalty was paid.
The society's officer took the property away to
the Greenyard, there to remain until the fine was
paid.
Chas. W. Mackintosh, late a private in the Life
Guards, was charged, on remand, with having stolen
money to the amount of £4O, the property of Mr.
Turner, 84, East-street, Manchester-square. Mr.
Vaughan, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner.
The prisoner took a lodging at the house of the
prosecutor about three weeks ago, and suddenly
quitted without giving notice of his intention to
leave ; soon after his departure the £4O was missed
from a drawer, and he (prisoner) was ultimately
taken into custody by Francis, '72 D.
The missing property had not been found.
Some additional evidence of a strongly circum-
stantial character against the prisoner in reference
to the charge was now gone into.
Mr. Weatherall, the governor of Newgate, said
that the prisoner had been tried and convicted at
the Sessions, and sentenced to two months' impri-
sonment for forging a certificate of good character,
in order to get an appointment in the city police.
The prisoner, who, by the advice of his solicitor,
said he should reserve his defence, was committed
for trial.