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London, England, 1858-04-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 8.

MANSION HOUSE.—Elizabeth Humphries, a
woman about 50 years of age, was brought before
the Lord Mayor, charged with having attempted to
commit suicide. _ _

J. Rowcroft, an officer belonging to the Thames
Police, said that about 6 o'clock on the previous
evening he was in his galley, by the lower end of
the Custom-house, when he heard cries of " Police.'
On proceeding to the spot whence the cries pro-
ceeded, he saw the prisoner in the water, resisting
the efforts of a man who was endeavouring to drag
her ashore. The officer assisted in getting her out
of the water, and took her to the workhouse. He
had heard that the reason for her attempting the
rash act was, that she had lost a situation she had
held as laundress at some eharel)'ts on account of
herself and daughter having been accused of rob-
bery.
The Lord Mayor—ls there any foundation for
that charge ?
An officer of the F division of the Metropolitan
Police stood forward, and said he was in attendance
to take the prisoner into custody on the charge in
question if set at liberty at this court. Her daugh-
ter was already locked up.
The Lord Mayor—Under these circumstances I
shall die charge her here, and you will take her into
custody upon any charge that you may have against
h-r elsewhere. Let the magistrate know the nature
of the offence for which she was brought here.
George Rogers, an expert thief, about 15 years
old, who had been remanded twice upon the charge
of having picked a gentleman's pocket of his hand-
kerchief at a fire which occurred in Aldgate on
Monday night, was again brought up.
The evidence of S. Obee, constable 643, was to
the effect that whilst on duty in plain clothes at the
fire, he saw the prisoner attempt several pockets,
and. at last tried his (Obee's), without getting any-
thing. Directly afterwards witness saw him take
a handkerchief from a gentleman's pocket and pass
it to a confederate, who escaped with it.
The prisoner, who sobbed and cried, and pro-
tested his innocence, was remanded on Tuesday, in
order that the officer might wake inquiries respect-
ing his character.
On Wednesday his mother attended, and declared
that her son was an honest, hard-working youth,
and was at present in the employment of a carman
in the Borough.
The Lord Mayor then desired the officer to call
upon the carmen and make further inquiries.
Yesterday Obee reported that he had seen the
prisoner'e master, who had informed him that the
prisoner, who had worked with him for some
months, had lately suffered six weeks' imprison-
ment for theft. The master road taken the pri-
soner back into Iris employment upon the solemn
promise that he would keep honest for the fujure.
The prisoner, who had been crying and protesting
his innocence, now covered his face with his cap.
The Lord Mayor sentenced him to a mouth's
imprisonment with hard labour.
The Lord Mayor, at the conclusion of the ordi-
nary busines, said he thought it well that the
public should be made aware of the fact that
"H. and C.," to whom he had alluded some t►me
back as being engaged in decoying young men, by
means of circulars, into betting, and robbing them
of their deposits, under the idea that they might
win large sums of money upon horse races, were
again pursuing their old system of plunder. His
lordship added, that from a circular which had
reached him from the country, it appeared that
" H. and C." had removed from their old quarters,
"in consequence of the removal of the post-office,"
to the neighbourhood of Princes-street, Soho.

BO \V-STREET.—Henry Smith, a carman in the
service of Mr. &Immersell, contractor, was charged
with havii g driven a waggon loaded with mud over
the head of a person named James Turner, thereby
causing his death.

It appears that Turner, who was a cow-keeper,
in R- gent-street, Lanabeth-walk, was driving
a light chaise cart up
Whitehall, at a brisk
pace, and endeavoured to pass between the mui-
cart, which defendant was driving, and a Pimlico
omnibus. In doing so, however, be caught
the forewheel of the omnibus. The cart was upset,
and Turner was pitched out. He fell with his head
under the furewheel of the mud-cart, which passed
over him, smashing kis head and face, and scatter-
ing his brains on the pavement.
Sevtral witnesses were examined, including the
driver of the omnibus and a boy who was with
Turner in the cart. All agreed in exonerating de-
fendant, who did all he could to stop the waggon
promptly, but the occurrence was so instantaneous
that it was impossible to save the deceased. The
boy wes slightly hurt.
Mr. Hall said it appeared to him that the only
person to blame was tht unfortunate man who had
lost his life by his own carelessness. St ill, as there
would be en inquest, it would be as well if tlefervi-
' ant's employer would answer for Lis re-appearance
on a future day.
Mr. Summersell had no objection to be bail for
defendant.

Accordingly the prisoner was liberated on Mr.
Summersell's surety for his re-appearance.

WORSHIP-STREET.—DEsEUTION.—Mrs. Su-
san Braggy, a lady-like person, the wife of a den-
stitsrn, ,
applied o mi. D'Eyncourt, recently
tresiding n
the Queen's-road, Da--
o for an order of
protection against her husband under the Divorce
and Matrimonial Causes Ace.
The applicant, who was painfully agitated, sated
that she was married to her husband about 24 years
ago, and that they resided together at the above
address, where he carried on a lucrative business
until the month of October, 185(, when he sod-
de
along-continuednl yleher.
co
lieuhrsae of violencedprevlousl3 subjected her to
. and other scan-
dalous treatment, and on the night of his desertion
he brutally dragged her out of bed without the
aeared out the whole until ho returned to
slightest provocation, and beat her so unmercifully
that she was rendered insensible. She saw no more
tohfehipTacfeerwaitchoralsbidrockraeb2 etime
who
of the furniture and effects, leaving her iu this
empty house, with her two children, in absolute
destitution. Through the generous instrumentality
of a wealthy relative she had since been enabled to
open a small shop, from the produce of which she
had obtained a subsistence for herself and family,
but, to her extreme surprise, she was visited about
a week since, by several persona insuccession, who
made proposals for the purchase of her business,
which she ascertained had been publicly advertised
for sale by her heartless husband. Under these
circumstances she had been advised by her
friends to secure herself from his renewed rapacity
by obtaining magisterial protection, by virtue of
the new act.
Mr. D'Eyncourt expressed his commiseration for
the unfortunate position of the lady, and at once
granted her the required order.

LAMBETH.—GROSS OUTRAGE BY A. POLICE-
MAN.—John Thomas, a constable belonging to the
P division, No. 315, appeared before the Hon. G.
C. Norton, by order of the Commissioners of
Police, to answer the following charge of outrage
and assault.

Mrs. Frances Reynolds, a married woman, re-
siding at 19, Mason-street, Old Kent-road, deposed
t. at on Tuesday night last, between the hours of
(ttioinoer, andan dtseanw a policeman, who was evidently veryo'clock, she was standing at her own
tipsy, dragging a female, who was also the worse
for drink, along. She followed at a short distance,
and observing the rough manner in which he was
treating the female, and that he was staggering
about, she said it was very disgraceful conduct on
the part of the policeman, and that he was not
c Table of taking care of liitustel. 'Tut) constable
upon this said, "Then I shall take you," and let-
ting go the female, seized her (witness) by the
wrist; and . dragged her along. At this time she
was without bonnet or shawl, and while being drag-
ged along she begged and prayed of him to let go
her wrist, and to be allovied to walk by bis side,
but he still dragged her on a distance of about a
quarter of a mile. The crowd all this time cried
out, " Shame," and he ultimately let her go, with-
outand ran away.
She com-
plained say i nt go anything,anoth
e
rconstable of the manner in
which she bad I.een treated, and by his advice pro-
ceeded to the police station, where she repeated her
accompanied her from
statement of the treatment she bad experienced.
A police sergeant, No. 40 P,
the station to the defendant's residence, and on
seeing Min she at once recoguised him as the person
who had treated her in the manner she had before
The witness was subjected to searching cross-
examination by
—r. Solomon, who appeared on
described.
Air,
behalf of the defendant, respecting the identity of
his client, but he did not succeed in shaking her
testimony. She swore
man.
Two respectable females were next examined at
some len d tort °bgth, an positively that ho was the
• erated the statement of the
complainant. They were also subjected to a sharp
cross-examination respecting the dress worn by the
defendant, but there was, no particular variation
elicited.
Sergeant Radcliff, 40 P said that while the com-
plainant and her friendswere at the station-house
giving their statement, the defendant's wife came
in to request leave of absence for the night for him,
stating that be was ill. The complainant baying
,
given the number of the constable who had assaulted
her (as she believed) as 115
and the number of the
defendant being 315, he took her to Thomas's
residence, and on seeing him she at once identified
intoxicated at the time,
him as the man. The defendant, who was evidently
denied the charge, and sai-cl

he had not been out of doors from half-past six on
that day.

Mr. Solomon, in addressing the Bench, pointed
out some discrepancies in the statements of the dif-
ferent witnesses, and particularly that respecting the
hat defendant wore on the occasion, some saying it
was a police hat, and others being unable to swear
whether it was a police or a plain hat, and assured
the magistrate that they were quite mistaken in the
person, as he should be aVe to show by a witness
which he should produce. In conclusion, he said it
was most unfortunate that the defendant's wife
should have come to the station-house while the
complainant and her friends went there, for to this
circumstance, and this alone, was to be attributed
the offence charged being laid on him.
Edwin DAws, a bootmaker, was then called, and
deposed that :roar La:Ai-past seven up to twenty
minutes to nine he was in the company of the de-
fendant, at a public-house in Bermondsey, and at
the latter hour accompanied him from there to his
residence in Trafalgar-street. The witnesses also
swore that on their way they crossed Pitt-street
and not Mason-street, and in their progress nothing
like a disturbance or an encounter with a female or
females took place.
The complainant here said that on that morning
the wife of the defendant called upon her, and
begged that she would not appear against her hus-
band, who she said had done very wrong, and said
she was willing to make her any compensation for
what she suffered. _ _ _

Mr. Solomon hoped that this statement would
not influence his worship's opinion, as the act of the
wife was not inconsistent with the perfect innocence
of the husband. His worship would also, he (Mr.
Solomon) hoped, take into consideration the fact,
that the slightest fine must lead to the defendant's
dismissal from the force.

Mr. Norton observedthat there was another thing
to be considered, and that was, were the public to
be left in the hands of such a person ? He thought
not ; and placing himself in the position of a jury
he could not doubt the testimony of the com-
plainant and her witnesses, while the evidence of
the defendant's witness might have beeu equally
true. It was possible that after being left at home
the defendant went out again, and taking thewhole
of the circumstances into consideration he could
not doubt the defendant had been guilty of the
offence charged. A gross outrage it was, but taking
into account that his dismissal from the force must
follow, the penalty he should impose would be more
lenient than he should under other circumstances
have inflicted. He then convicted the defendant
in a penalty of 205., or 20 days' imprisonment.

WANDS WORTH.— LtOBDING LITTLE GIRLS.
An elderly man, named Thomas Maughan, whu
was stated to be na,)st raspecttbly counectel, was
brought before Mr. Ingham oa remand, charged
with robbing little girls under the following cir-
cumstanc&.

Sophia George, an intelligent little girl about
eight years of age, living with her aunts at No. 5,
James-street, Larkhall-lane, Clapham, deposed that
about 12 o'clock on the Morning of Wednesdety-, the
31st ul'., she was returning home along the Clap
ham-road with two shillings in her hand, when the
prisoner spoke to her, and said, "Don't you know
me ?" She replied, "No ;" and he thsn said, " I
am your uncle, come along with me a little way."
He then took hold of her hand in which she had
the money, and walked her round the fields by the
Bedford Arms. He then asked her if he should
put the money in a bit of paper for her, and she
slid, " Yes." She then gave him the two
shillings, which he wrapped in a piece of
paper, and then put them in his pocket. He
took her a little further, when she sail that she
wanted to go home. He then gave her a piece of
paper wrapped up very tight, and she ran back
with it. She feli the piece of paper, and then
found that there wss no money in it. The prisoner
ran away iu an opposite direction. The witness
also stated that while in the fields the prisoner be-
haved to her in a very indecent manner.
Another case was proved against him. On Sa-
turday morning last, a little girl named Emily
Ball, aged six years, living with her parmts, at
No. 23, Cavendish-grove, Wandsworth road, was
sent to Spring-plac3 to sell some kitchen-stuff, and
received six halfpence for it. She was next seen
in Montpelier-row by Mr. Attwood, a greengrocer,
who was serving his customers, and at that time
the prisoner had hold of her hand. He suspected
him, and watched his movements. Almost imme-
diately afterwards the prisoner ran away, and he
was pursued by Mr. Attwood in a cab. He caught
him, and charged him with robbing the little girl,
to which he made no answer. While walking
along, the prisoner threw some hing over a gate-
way, which, upon being picked up, was found to
be the six halfpence wrapped in a piece of paper.
There ware other cases of a similar description,
but the worthy ningiitrate thought the two were
sufficient, and sentenced the prisoner to three
months, with hard labour, in each case, being six
mouths' imprisonment.
The prisoner was then locked up.

HAMMERSMITH. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.
Two men, named James 111‘Cue and Charles Walker,
both labourer', living in a notorious locality called
Jennings-buildings, lea ling into the High street,
Kensington, inhabited by the lower order of Irish,
and which place is a source of great trouble to the
police, were brought before Mr. Dayman, on re-
mand ch irged with being concerned in the following
impudent robbery :
The prisoners were first examined on the Ist
inst., for stealing a hind quarter of mutton from a
hook outside the shop of Mr. T. Slater, the exten-
sive butcher of High Street, Kensington, about
ten o'clock on the Saturday night before. There
was no positive evidence against them with the
exception that two men answering their descrip-
tion were seen running down the buildings, one of
them at the time, carrying half a sheep. There
was no trace of the meat, and the case altogether
failed. However, on the second examination, it
was stated that there was another charge against
them of a similar nature, and they were accordingly
remanded until yesterday. On this occasion one
of Mr. Woreniugten's men, another butcher in the
attended, and proved that on the
High-street,
evening of Saturday fortnight, while he was
standing outsids attending to his customers, the
prisoner AV Cate took a breast of mutton off the shdp
board and endeavoured to conceal it under his
jacket. The other prisoner was with him, and,
tried to conceal his movements by standing be-
tween him and the butcher. The breast of mutton
was taken from hits, but he was not given • into
custody, as the man could not leave the shop.
The prisoner M'Cue said be intended to purchase
the breast of mutton and not to steal it.
Mr. Dayman did not believe him, and committed
him for two months with hard labour. The other
prisoner he discharged.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON A LICENSED
aVIC-
TUALLER.—John Muiray,n Irish labourer, was
finally examined befdre Mr. Dayman, charged with
Icing concerned with others in commi.ting a mur-
derous assault upon Mr. Williamßurnell, the land-
lord of the John Bull public-house, in the- Brent-
ford-road, Turnhamegreen.
The outrage was committed on Boxing-day,
when the prisoner and several other Irishmen, who
were excited by liquor, entered the complainant's
house, created a great disturbance, and upon being
interfered with by the landlord to preserve order,
they him most shamefully, cut him about
the head and face with sticks, and also caused con-
siderable damage to the premises. Mr. Burnell
was laid up for three weeks, and was attended by
Mr. Dodsworth, the surgeon, for the injuries he
bad received. In fact, his life was in dang.r for
some days. Some of t..e men decamped to Ireland,
and when the prisoner returned a short time since
he was taken into custody upon a warrant. The
others are still in Ireland.

Mr. DAyman fined the prisoner 405., or two
months' imprisonnlint, and also ordered him to find
two sureties to keep the peace for three months.
The prisoner was locked up in default.

LOCAL SHARE MARKE.T.

LIVERPOOL-A rim 8.

STOCK EXCHANGE—The market has been depressed, and
closed at the lowest.' Chester and Holyheads, 181 a--East
Lancashire, 87 —.Great Western, 574 58—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 874 B—London and North Western, 944
Sheffields, 36 4 —Midlands, 91i 2—North British, 13 ;
Berwicks, 22. 1— York andv North Midland, 364 74
Leed s Northern, 234 i—Dovers, 20 13-16 I—Dutch Rhenish,
3,1 7-16 dia.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 11 ; Great
Western of Canada' 104—Eastern Counties, 11 11-16
Birkenheads, 69A TO--Caledonians, 42; f.