The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 14.

M ANSION-HOUSE.—AIex. Kokanowsky, Jacob
Goldwater, and Myers Goldsburg, were brought
before Sir R. W. Garden, for final examination,
upon the charge of having feloniously forged plates
for the manufacture of Russian rouble notes, with a
view to defraud the Russian Government, and also
with having had in their possession plates for the
accomplishment of that object.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Messrs. Oliverson, La-
vie, and Peachey, of the Old Jewry, appeared for
the Russian Government, and Mr. Beard attended
for Kokanowsky. The other prisoners were not
professionally defended.
Mr. Sleigh said he had but one witness more to
call to complete the charge.
James Nathaniel Baker said—l live at No. 5,
Brick-lane, Spitalfields, and am in the employment
of Mr. Roll, in Sun-street, Bishopsgate. About
two months ago Goldwater came into Mr. Roll's
shop. I was there alone, and Goldwater asked me
if we could engrave foreign languages. I told him
" Yes." He said he wanted a gold plate, 6 by 4,
engraved, with several lines and an eagle. He said
it was a very particular job, and the gentleman
would not care what he paid to have it done well.
I showed him some specimens, and he asked me for
ax estimate, which I said I could not give him
without knowing the number of lines. He then
asked me whether I could give him an esti-
mate for seven lines. I went for Mr. William
Roll and brought him in, and they had a con-
versation together ifi my presence, but I paid no
particular attention to it. I was at work at the
time. The next day I saw Goldwater again. He was
with Kokanowsky, and I saw young Mr. Roll show
them some specimens of engravings. I afterwards
saw the same two prisoners at Mr. Roll's shop, and I
also saw Goldsburg on one occasion.
Sir R. W. Carden, upon the application of Mr.
Beard, directed that the gold watch found in the
possession of Kokanowsky should be given up to
that prisoner, upon the undertaking that it should
be produced at the trial, Mr. Peachey having made
no objection on the part of the prosecution.
The prisoners, each of whom said he had no state-
ment to make to the magistrate, were then com-
mitted for trial.

George Elgar, aged 15, was charged with having
stolen two pocket handkerchiefs.
Policeman 562 said—On Monday evening I saw
the prisoner, who was accompanied by another boy,
in Fenchwch-street, try to pick the pockets of
several gentlemen. He succeeded in getting a
handkerchief out of the pocket of one gentleman,
and he handed it to his companion, who disappeared ;
and I saw him soon afterwards try to get another.
I succeeded in apprehending him, but his accom-
plice escaped. He seemed not to recollect his name
when taken to the station-house, and he also forgot
where he resided.

Prisoner—l did not forget my name, I assure you.
Policeman—He could not say what it was when
he was brought here this morning.
Sir R. W. Carden—l have reason to believe that
though a young boy he is an experienced thief, and
I shall send him to Bridewell to hard labour for six
weeks.

William Marsh, a soldier in the 2d battalion of
the 13th Infantry, was charged with having de-
serted from his regiment.
The defendant said he was not a deserter, but
was merely absent from his regiment a longer time
than his permission extended to
. . _

Sir It. W. Carden said he believed the state-
ment of the defendant, but was obliged to return
him as a deserter. A letter, however, should be
sent to the commanding officer, stating the
opinion entertained by the bench on the subject,
in the hope that it would operate in favour of the
supposed deserter.

WORSHIP-STREET.---William Anderson, a
young man of gentlemanly exterior, who stated
that he was married, resided at St. Albans, and
that his wife was on the eve of her " accouchement,"
was charged with grossly misconducting himself
towards two young ladies in Victoria Park.
The evidence was completely made out by one of
the park-keepers, and of course most reluctantly
corroborated by those whose feelings had been most
outraged, but it was of such a scandalous character
that any description of it is precluded.
The charge was denied in Coto, and a friend of the
prisoner gave him an excellent character as a strictly
moral man.
Mr. D'Eyncourt observed that he was induced
to believe this class of offences was greatly on the
increase, end on being informed by the keeper that
such was the case, said, it could not be accounted
for, but appeared to him a species of insanity. The
public must be protected, and, sorry as he was for
the defendant's family, he must send him to the
House of Correction as a rogue and a vagabond for
the term of two calendar months. Females were
much to be commended for the courage they evinced
in giving evidence against those who thus scan-
dalously insulted them.
Patrick O'Reilly, a young Irishman, was charged
with indecently assaulting a servant girl while
kneeling at the steps of her master's door, in the
Curtain-road.

Prisoner protested that he fell over the com-
plainant's legs by accident, and that what after-
wards occurred resulted from it ; but the case was
conclusively proved, and
Mr. D'Eyncourt fined the offender £5 or two
months. ' •

CLERKENWELL.—Richard King, aged 28,
of 6, Abbey-place, St. Pancras, a well-known thief,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged
with being concerned with others in committing a
number of daring robberies, under the following
circumstances :--

It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner

was seen a few days since in the passage of the
house, No. 45, Guildford-street, Russell-square, but,
owing to the fright of the servant, the prisoner
made his escape. The entry into the house was
effected by means of skeleton-keys. A few days
prior, the prisoner in the evening got into a house
in Torrington-square by opening a parlour window,
and upon going downstairs was much surprised to
find some one there.

Sergeant Egerton, 14 E, and Sergeant Chown,
5 E, said the prisoner was well known, and asked
for a remand to enable other cases to be brought
against him.
The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, w.as
remanded until Monday.