The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-03 00:00:00

'POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 2.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Edwin James, a well-
dressed fellow, of good address and of about 19
bears of age, an adept at smashing, was brought
efore the Lord Mayor, charged with having passed
a counterfeit half-crown, at the shop of Mr. Pollard,
a toba 2conist, in King William-street.

Mr. W. Ellison said—l am an American mer-
chant, and reside at No. 33, Abingdon-villas, Ken-
sington. Yesterday afternoon I was assisting my
brother-in-law, Mr. Pollard, in his business, when
the prisoner entered the shop and asked for a
couple of cigars, at the same time helping himself
from a box on the counter. We have lately taken
several bad half-crowns. From a signal that I re-
ceived from Mr. Pollard I suspected the prisoner,
who tendered me a half-crown in payment. I im-
mediately discovered that the half-crown was a bad
one, and seized the prisoner by the collar, and told
him he would have to go with me. He said he
should offer no resistance; and I told him that if he
did it would be of no use. He said, " I don't deny
having given you that half-crown, search me."
When he selected the cigars he took from his waist-
coat a small pocket-book containing other money.
I told him I had no doubt his other money was
good. When he opened the pocket-book he gave
me the bad half-crown out of the centre of the
other money. I marked it and gave it to the officer.
I should think the prisoner has lately passed a
pound's worth of bad money at our establishment.
Prisoner—l tendered the half-crown and laid it'
down on the counter. I had not the least notion
that it was a bad one. The gentleman picked it
up and said to me, " I believe you have been here
before."
Mr. Ellison—My brother-in-law will be here
directly, and will prove that the prisoner also passed
him a bad half-crown a few days ago.
T—Allen, constable, 448—Yesterday afternoon I
took the prisoner into custody by direction of the
last witness. I searched him at the station-house,
and found on him two half-sovereigns and seven
half-crowns, all good money. He gave his address
at 7, Arbour-terrace, Camberwell-road. I went to
Camberwell last night, but could find no such place
as Arbour-terrace. _ _

The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, why did you give
the officer a false address ? _

- Prisoner—l certainly gave him a wrong address.
I have left my situation about a fortnight. I have
not been near my mother since, and I should be
very sorry to wound her feelings by letting her
know I was in trouble. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—Why did you give the officer
the trouble of going to Camberwell ? Why did
you not tell him that you would not give him your
address, instead of sending him all that avay ?
• PriSoner—l didn't want my real address known.
Officer—This morning I have been to Kenning-
ton, where he (prisoner) said he lived, but I also
found that address to be false.

Mr. T. Pollard—l carry on the business of a
tobacconist at 85, King William-street. The pri-
soner of late has been in the habit of coming to my
shop very frequently, and I know him well. We
have lately taken about a pound's worth of bad
money. We did not know who to suspect until
about ten days or a fortnight ago, when the pri-
soner entered the shop. He asked for some to-
bacco, and was supplied with it, when he gave me
the bad half-crown (which I produce) in payment.
As soon as I received it I discovered it was a bad
one ; but as he was a respectable-looking young
!flan, I hesitated before accusing him. Igave him
his change, and he went away.
The Lord Mayor—Did you not give him into
custody.
Witness—No, my lord ; I marked the half-
crown. I took it for granted that, if he was doing
this intentionally, he would shortly pay me ano-
ther visit.

The Lord Mayor—Did you allow him to leave
the shop ?
Witness—Yes, with the change and the tobacco.
I then told my brother-in-law I had no doubt the
prisoner would shortly pay. us another visit, and
yesterday afternoon he again entered the shop. I
immediately gave a signal to my brother-in-law,
having previously given a description of the pri-
soner to him.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, have you been in a
situation ?

Prisoner—Yes, in the City.
The Lord Mayor—What part of the City ?
Prisoner—l would rather not state that.
The Lord Mayor—You seem to have been carry-
ing on a very flourishing trade. We shall find out
who your master was, if you had one, and who your
connections are. So you had better give us a cor-
rect address.
Prisoner—No, that would disgrace them so ; and
then see how it would upset my poor mother.
(Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—l trust that the press will give
an accurate description of your appearance. I shall
remand you till Tuesday next, and I trust that any
persons who may read this case in the newspapers,

and who have been victimised by you, will attend
here on that day.
The prisoner has light hair and fair complexion,
with his shirt collar turned down. He is dressed
in a black frock coat and waistcoat, and dark
:3peckled trousers.

GUILDHALL.—George Martin, a cheesemon-
ger, of 21, Wakefield-street, New-road, and Rich.
Webbe, a watchmaker, of Eagle-house, Woodford,
Essex, appeared on bail, charged with creating a
disturbance in Bride-lane, Fleet-street.

Policeman 347 said he was engaged on Wednes-
day afternoon in clearing Bride-lane of betting
men, when he saw the prisoners fighting. He be-
lieved they were fighting about horse-betting. H e
found two betting books and about .£5 on Webbe,
and one betting book and about £l2 on Martin.
The prisoners said they were not fighting, for
they were personally known to each other ; they
were merely sparring in fun.
The officer said the inhabitants complained very
much of the nuisance occasioned by these betting
men assembling in the narrow thoroughfares of
that neighbourhood, and as fast as the police drove
them from one street they assembled in another
close behind him.

Green, a detective officer, said he knew Martin
as a skittle and card sharper, and had warned him
from that place, where he sometimes loitered for
the purpose of picking up countrymen.
Martin indignantly denied the accusation, after
which the prisoners were ordered to find one surety
each in £5O to keep the peace.
Henry Palmer, described as a clerk, residing at
3, White Post-terrace, Gravesend, was charged with
stealing a coat and waistcoat, the property of Mr.
George Imperial Sharp, a silk-mercer, of High-
street, Gravesend, from a bedroom at 40, Basing-
hall-street, where the prosecutor was staying.
The coat was produced by a pawnbroker with
whom it had been pledged, and the prisoner having
admitted taking the property he was committed for
trial.

Sergeant Moy, No. 48 of the R division of Me-
tropolitan Police, said he found on the prisoner 52
pawnbrokers' duplicates relating to property in
pledge, consisting of gold watches, diamond studs
and rings, and almost every description of jewellery
and wearing apparel.
A solicitor, who attended to ask for an adjourn-
ment, said the property had already been adver-
tised, and from the number of applications respect-
ing it he thought there would be other charges of a
much more serious character against the prisoner.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded for a
week.

Mr. William Thomas Barnes, the son, and Mrs.
Lucy Barnes, the wife of Mr. Barnes, the picture-
dealer and auctioneer, of St. Paul's-churchyard,
who stand charged with conspiring to defraud. Mr.
Robert Herries Peter, of Hyde-park-square, of
£1,200 in money and a bill of exchange for £l,OOO
during the months of May, June, and July last,
appeared yesterday by arrangement for the pur-
pose of renewing their recogmsances in order that
the case might stand over until Friday (this day)
week, the act of Parliament limiting the adjourn-
ments in such offences to eight days. The inquiry
will, therefore, be resumed on Friday, Sept. 10.

CLERKENWELL—James Melvin, a big, rough-
looking fellow, a drover, was charged at the in-
stance of Mr. W. Love, the chief constable of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, with the following brutal treatment of
bullocks :

It appeared from the evidence of Guest and Skey,
two of the Royal Society's officers, that they were
at the New Cattle Market, where they saw the
prisoner in charge of several bullocks, which were
in one of the alleys. The prisoner was in
the act of untying the animals from the rails,
and, as ea9h animal got loose, he struck it a terrific
blow over its nose, which caused the blood to gush
out. He then commenced beating each of those
which were tied up with a large stick over the
head and eyes in such a manner that the poor ani-
mals groaned with pain, and the officers had a diffi-
culty in restraining him from further violence.
They produced the stick, which was a formidable-
looking weapon, about a yard and a half long, and
of great thickness, having a sharp point at one end
of it.

In reply to the charge the prisoner, in a sullen
manner, said he did not believe that he hurt the
bullock much.

Mr. Tyrwhitt characterised the prisoner's con-
duct as being at once most brutal and cowardly,
observing that this abominable kind of cruelty ap-
peared to be on the increase, and it was evident that
punishment by fine made no impression upon such
brutal fellows. He should therefore commit the
prisoner for one month to the House of Correction
with hard labour.

WORSHIP-STREET.--Sarah Fossey, a well-
dressed person of middle age, residing in Bartlett's-
buildings, Finsbury, was charged with having as-
saulted Mary Ann Trigg.
A gentleman from the offices of Messrs. Shaen
and Roscoe, solicitors to the Associate Institution
for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the Pro-
tection of Women, stated that he was instructed to
inform the court of particulars in connexion with
this case. The complainant was the mother of a
young girl who was recently violated by a German,
named Herold. The offence was brought before
this court, and sent to the last sessions of the Old
Bailey, where Mr. Justice 'Willis sentenced the
offender on conviction to penal servitude for the
term. of his natural life, at the same time observing
that it was one of the most gross cases he had ever
tried. A most vile defence was set up for the pri-
soner, and four witnesses, inhabitants of the same
buildings, where the parties now before the court
then resided, were called in support of it. These per-
sons were shown to be the personal enemies of the
girl's mother, and were very severely reprimanded
by the judge, who expressed his indignation at
their testimony. Mrs. Trigg had long before the
trial been subjected to great annoyance by the con-
duct of Mrs. Fossey and others, and since then it
had rather increased than otherwise, terminating,
as would be proved, in an assault, although Mrs.
Trigg had actually removed from the neighbour-
hood. It was under these circumstances that the
society trusted the magistrate would exert his au-
thority in such a way as would be most likely to
put a stop to such a disgraceful course of behaviour.
The assault, inflicted with a tray on the occasion
of complainant's passing through the buildings,
having been fully proved, the defendant was se-
verely reprimanded, and after a caution from the
bench to be careful how she expressed her opinions
on the punishment inflicted when an English jury
had decided on the evidence, was ordered to find
sureties to keep the peace for three months.

SOUTHWARK.—WiIIiam Kelly, a well-dressed
man, who described himself as a horse dealer and a
cornchandler, of 97, London-road, Southwark, was
charged with being concerned, with others not in
custody, in hocussing Mr. John Fisher, a green-
grocer, residing at Lewisham, and stealing a horse,
his property, worth £l5.
Mr. Downey appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Solomon for the prisoner.
The prosecutor said that on Friday morning, the
27th ult., he left home with two horses to sell at
the New Cattle Market. One was a Chesnut horse
and the other a grey mare. He drove the latter in
his cart. As he approached a public-house called
" The World Turned Upside Down," in the Old
Kent-road, a man named Fielding called him, and
asked him if he was going to sell the chesnut horse.
-Witness replied that he was, when Fielding said he
knew a man in the London-road who was a buyer,
and he then got into the cart and went with him
to the cattle market where he sold the grey mare
and exchanged the chesnut horse for a bay cob.
They afterwards returned with the latter, and in
the London-road they stopped, when. the prisoner
came to Fielding, who said to him, " This is the
horse that I spoke to you about, does it
suit you ?" Witness said that he did not want to
sell the horse, as he required it in his business. The
prisoner then asked him how much he would want
for it if he intended to sell it He replied £l5. The
prisoner then said, "You mean £12." He then got
into the cart with them, and they went to the
World Turned Upside Down, where the horse and
cart were placed in the yard while they all went in
the parlour, and a pot of stout was sent in. The
prisoner then offered him 13 sovereigns for the
horse, which he refused to take. He afterwards
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Mr. Combe asked him what time it was when he
drank the glass of stout ?
He replied.—Between five and six in the evening,
and when he recovered his senses it was past 12.
Mr. Solomon—Now, was there not a sale between
you and the prisoner respecting this horse ?
Prosecutor—No, there was not.
Mr. Solomon—Did you not sign a receipt?
Prosecutor—l can neither read nor write, and I
have no recollection of putting my hand to any
pa--)er.
Mr. Solomon here handed in a dirty piece of
paper, on which was attached a receipt stamp, of
which the following is a copy :
" 27 August, 1858. Sold a horse (dun cob) for
£l3, and received, in part payment, £l.
" JOHN FISHER (his mark)."
Mr. Combe—Did you ever see that before ?
Witness—l have no recollection of seeing it, and
I don't recollect receiving D. When I recovered
my wife handed me a sovereign, which she said she
found in my waistcoat pocket wrapped up in a

piece of paper, on which was written as follows :
—" I 0 U £12., William Velley." I positively
swear I don't recollect receiving that, as I never
intended to sell the horse.

William Palmer, 125 L, said he took the pri-
mmer into custody, and he ascertained his address
to be false. When told what he was charged with
he said that he had bought the horse in the
usual way, but had not the opportunity of paying
the whole of the money. He also said that he ha
a few horses for sale at Barnet Fair, and afterwards
he intended to pay the £l2. The witness asked
him where the horse was, when he replied that it
was at grass at Guildford, and if the prosecutor went'
with him there he would give the horse up to hint
on paying about £2, the expenses. On searching
the prisoner he found the receipt produced.
Mr. Solomon here submitted to his worship that
it was a mere debt, and no doubt the prosecutor
would soon have the money.

Mr. Combe was of a different opinion, as the pro-
secutor had sworn that he had never entered into
any contract for the sale of the horse. It was a case
that required further investigation, therefore he
should remand the prisoner until Wednesday next.

HAMMERSMITH.—WiIIiam Axton and Peter
Hammond were brought up on remand, charged
with conspiring to defraud tradesmen of their
goods.

On the last occasion three cases were gone into,
which showed that Axton represented himself as a
member of Lloyd's, and the other prisoner as his
coachman. Goods were supplied to furnish stables
at No. 2, Ducking-pond-mews, May-fair, by Mr.
Richardson, a furniture-dealer, of Victoria-road,
Pimlico, to the amount of £34 2s. 51d. Mr. Joseph
Sharp, a saddler, of King-street, Hammersmith,
supplied goods to the amount of £52 10s. 2d, and
Mr. Leonard Rymer, a saddler, of Burton-street,
Bond-street, to the amount of 7 18s. 6d.

Mr. Martin, who appeared for the prosecution on
behalf of Mr. Sharp and Mr. Richardson, said he
did not intend to offer any further evidence, as the
property in these cases had been returned. His
client did not feel warranted in bearing the great
expense of a prosecution for conspiracy, and as the
goods had been returned he hoped his worship
would consent to their withdrawing the charge.
Mr. Dayman said if the parties did not think
proper to proceed further the prisoners would be
discharged upon those cases. His worship then
inquired if there were any other cases against the
prisoners.

The constable said Mr. Rymer was present, and
if he had known the other two cases would have
been withdrawn he could have produced other cases.
Mr. Gordon, a saddler, of Piccadilly, was present,
and he supplied them with goods.
Mr. Bramwell, who appeared for Axton, said he
had seen Mr. Gordon on the previous night, and he
stated that he did not intend to prosecute, as the
goods were to be returned. With respect to any
other cases he denied that they could be proved.
Mr. Alex. Gordon was examined, but his case
failed, as being one entirely of credit.
Mr. Dayman said he thought the ease of Mr.
Rymer proved, and he should send the prisoners
for trial if he (Mr. Rymer) wished. However, if
he declined to prosecute, he should discharge them,
because the police had no right to speculate upon
them being committed. If there were other cases,
they should have brought them. Besides, a great
deal of negligence had been shown by the trades-
men in not making the proper inquiries, and he
could not help remarking that it was quite marvel-
lous the way in which goods were supplied 011
credit.

Mr. Rymer said he was a poor man, and could
not afford to bear the expenses of a prosecution.
He, therefore, should decline to proceed any further.
Mr. Bramwell said Mr. Rymer's goods should
be returned, or the money paid.
Mr. Dayman then discharged the prisoners.

COUNTRY MA.RKETS.

BIRMINGHAM-SEPT. 2.

At this morning's market there was a large supply of
wheat, but the trade closed dull, at rather over the curren-
cies of this day se'nnight, but we make no alteration in our
quotations. Barley held firmly for previous rates. NeW
oats is per qr. lower. Beans and peas unaltered.