The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW-STREET.
FULHAM MAIL BAG RonaEnv.—The two men,
Shannon and Neville, under remand for stealing the Ful-
ham mail bag, were placed at the bar before Mr. Flowers.
Mr. Peaccck said the prisoners had been remanded at
their own request, in order that a witness might be in at-
tendance who could give evidence against the officers who
had taken them into custody. He (Mr. Peacock) had
thought it desirable, iu the meantime, to ascertain whether
Shannon was known at the prison at Holloway.
Agar, the warder, was in attendance, and stated that
Shannon had been in prison fer 12 months for a burglary,
and Neville had been there on a summary conviction.
Mr. Flowers asked Shannon whether the witness was in
attendance.
Shannon—No, sir. He won't come. I should wish to
have a summons for his attendance.
Mr. Peacock—What is the name of the witness, and
where is the house situate in which the conversation took
place, as you alleged, with the third man who has not been
taken into custody by the officers.
Shannon—l don't feel inclined to tell, or else he'll be
paid to keep away.
Mr. Flowers—You can have your witness in attendance
at the trial. If he were here now he would not prevent
your committal for trial. Have you anything to say
against that course being adopted. If so you had better
now state what you have to say.
Shannon then said—When I was up in the Militia the
third party, who was let go, was paid to come up to
Hampstead and entice me away by giving me drink, say-
ing that if we went down to Pimlico that he -had the
driver of the cart "right altogether," that he should leave
the cart, and that the bag was to be put on the top.
For days after this the man came up to entice me away,
giving me drink and whatever I liked to have, and on the
day of the robbery I was very much intoxicated, as the
officers said. The detectives knew there were three parties
connected with the case.
Mr. Flowers—You have a witness who heard the detec-
tives saying to the man what you have stated?
Shannon—Yes; he was to come up, make us drunk, and
when the robbery was committed by us, ho was to walk
away, as they did not want hint.
Mr. Flowers—You had better have that witness at your
trial.

Shannon—lie shall bo there if he's not got out of the
WII y.

Neville, in reply to the Magistrate, said he had nothing
m say.
Both prisoners were then fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

RINGING THE CHANGES.— John Hurley, charged with
stealing 18s. Bd. from Mrs. Rowland, wife of Mr. Row-
land,- licensed victualler, of No. 50, Wardour-street, by
moans of a system known as "ringing the changes," was
again placed before Mr. Mansfield.
Mr. Froggatt, of Argyll-street, prosecuted, and Mr.
Wontner, jun., for the defendant.
After the evidence had been read over, Mr. Froggatt
asked for another remand, as there would be several other
similar cases against the prisoner, who had been exten-
sively carrying on the system, especially amongst licensed
victuallers.

Mr. Woutner opposed a further remand on the ground
of want of identity, and that the police had had ample

Line to get up further cases.

Mr. Mansfield said he considered sufficient grounds had
been stated for another remand, and the prisoner would
therefore be remanded for a week.

BURGLARY.—The police have received information of a
burglary having taken place last night at Messrs.i.lameron's,
silk fringe manufacturers, Marshall-street, Golden-square.

It appears that an entrance was gained by the outer door
being opened by moans of a false key, and the warehouse
then broken into, and silk mud other articles of the value
of about £3OO carried off.

WESTMINSTER.

A SIIIOUS OFFENDER.—John Smith, a labouring man,
was charged with a series of offences committed in suc-
cession last night.

Mr. DollonsOn, a cab proprietor, said that late last night
he was passing home through Rochester-row, Westmin-
ster, when the defendant suddenly came in front of him
and struck him in the mouth.
Mr. Selfo—What for? .

Complainant—l am sure I can't tell you. 110 is a per-
fect stranger to me, and nothing was said—no provocation
was given of any description. He had two more men with
him, and, thinking they might have other intentions, I
walked across, directly I was sti uck, to the station. When
I got there I found other people laying complaints against
him.
Defendant—I am very sorry.

Mr. Selfe—Thor© are no less than ten charges against
you. Six different people have signed the sheet.
• Complainant was about the last; he had struck the
others the same as me.

Defendant Did 1 strike you ?
Complainant—Of course you did, or I should not have
charged you.
Defendant—Well, I am very sorry some of them who
complained were women.
31r. Selfe—That makes it all the worse.
Alfred Lover, 55 B—One of the females was smothered
in blood. People came to the station to complain, and
while they were doing so I heard a cry of "Police," and
found the complainant coming to the station. Defendant
was very drunk, and gave no explanation. None of the
other complainants are present here this morning.
Defendant—Well, I was drunk, and don't know any-
thing about it, that's all.
Mr. Selfe—You seem to think it a trifle to assault ten
people, but I can tell you it is not. You are fined 205., or
ten days.

THAMES.
TILE VIOLENT LOVER.—John Piper, a seaman, about 40
years of age, was brought up on remand fi om the House of
Detention, before Mr. Partridge, charged with threatening
to shoot Miss Jossy Woodroffe, a young lady of consider-
able personal beauty and attractions, who is residing with
her stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Mills, outfitters in
the West India-road.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, who conducted the'prose-
cution for Mr. and Mrs. Mills, said it would be recollected

that the prisoner, who was a married man, and the father
of one child, had been persecuting Miss Woodroffe with
his attentions, to which she never responded, for 3 years
and 4 months, at intervals, and that for the last 8 months
ho had been almost continually and daily annoying
her, standing for twelve, fourteen, and fifteen hours
without intermission, and threatening to shoot her if she
did not marry him, or to shoot any one who did marry

her. Since the prisoner had been in gaol he had sent a
letter to the young lady, which she, with the greatest dis-
cretion and tact, gave to her mother, and it was returned
unopened. He now held in his hand a certificate from
Dr. Smiles, the respected medical officer of the Clerken-
well Prison, which he would read, and it settled the whole
question

" I certify that John Piper appears decidedly to labour
under insane delusions.—W. SMILES, M.D., Clerkenwell
House of Detention, E.C."

Mi. Partridge said there was no occasion to trouble Miss
Woodroffe again, and ordered that the prisoner should be
sent to the Poplar Workhouse, where he would be taken
care of, and measures adopted to place him under restraint.
Mr. Charles Young begged that it might be distinctly
understood that Miss Woodroffe and her family had never
given the slightest encouragement to the prisoner.
Mr. Partridge—l am quite satisfied of that and of the
general conduct of the young lady. She has endured a
long and cruel persecution. The prisoner will now be
taken care of.

THE END OF JULLIEN.—In 1857 his cornet-h- I
piston player, Koenig, died insane at Paris. The loss of one
with whom ho had so long been associated had a serious
effect on Jullien, and from this period his energies seemed
to fail him; he was most anxious to return to France. His
last concerts in London took place at the Lyceum in 1858.
His last appearance in public was at the Free- Trade Hall,
Manchester, in the early part of February, 1859. After
this ho left England, broken i❑ health and spirits. Ho went
to Paris, where he was imprisoned for debt at Glichy. He
was arrested as an Euglishman, at the suit of an English-
man. This greatly increased his mental excitement, which
had been . for some time apparent. • On being liberated he
arrange,:; to give some coucer ts on a grand scale at the Cirque
M the Champs Elysees. The first was to have
taken place on March 12th, 1860, but it was found neces-
sary to put him under restraint seine three weeks
before that time. He was sitting at the pianoforte
one morning, when he suddenly rose with a
kuifo in his hand, and, addressing a young lady
who was on a visit in the house, told her he had
an inspiration from heaven to kill her. With wonderful pre-
sence of mind, she declared she was ready to die, but asked
him to grant her .one favour before fulfilling his mission.
"What is it? " he replied; "I have power to agree to what
you may demand." She begged that he Would let her hear
him play some of his own compositions on the Piccolo. He
consented, and went into an adjoining room to fetch the
instrument. She turned the key upon him and rang for
assistance. He was taken to Dr. l'inet's Maison de Sante,
known as La Folio St. James, where he died raving mad
On March 14,1860. Ono a Wok.

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Countess of
Caledon and the equerries in waiting, left Marl-
borough House at a quarter past one o'clock, and
drove in a carriage and four up Constitution-hil
and through the park to the railway station at
Paddington, escorted by a detachment of the 3d
Hussars.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and
Prince Christian, and the ladies and gentlemen in
waiting, met her Majesty at the railway station,
and returned with her Majesty to Windsor, arriving
at the Castle at a quarter past two o'clock.
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, re-
turned to Windsor at seven o'clock.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duke
of Edinburgh, and attended by Major-General Lord
F. Paulet, Viscount Royston, Major Teesdale, and
Major Alison, arrived in London yesterday morn-
ing from Paris.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duke
of Edinburgh, drove in state to South Kensington,
and was present at the ceremony of laying the
foundation stone of the new Hall of Arts and
Sciences.
Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Lord
F. Paulet, Lord A. Hervey, General Sir William
Kuollys, Major Teesdale, Mr. Haig, and Mr. Her-
bert Fisher.