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London, England, 1858-05-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 24.

GUILDHALL.--James Styles, a marine-store
dealer, was summoned for assaulting his wife.
The complainant said she had been married to
the defendant 21 years, but that during the last 18
years there had been one continued scene of strife
between them. On Monday last they had been
quarrelling, and, knowing his violent disposition,
she attempted to make her escape by the door, when
the defendant took up a 41b. weight and hurled it
after her with great force ; it struck her upon the
arm, and inflicted a severe wound. (The witness
here bared her arm and displayed a swelling as
large as an egg between the elbow and the shoulder,
surrounded with a mass of bruises, all of which she
said was the result of the blow with the weight.)
She afterwards met defendant in Coleman-street,
and he beat her most brutally about the head.
Another witness czroborat,d the complainant's
testimony as to the assault in Coleman-street, and
added that she bad repeatedly seen defendant beat
his wife in a most unmerciful manner.
The defendant denied throwing the weight, and
said his wife was constantly making away with
goods out of the shop, and spending the money in
drink. The police had frequently found her rolling
about the streets drunk, and had brought her home.
Inspector Foulger said that was perfectly true,
for he had taken her home drunk on more than one
occasion. •

The complainant said she did not deny being
drunk now and then.

Alderman Cubitt said it was not to be surprised
at that the defendant should get angry to find his
goods disappearing, and his wife getting drunk
upon the money, but it did not justify the assault.
At the same time the complainant's conduct de-
prived her of the sympathy of the magistrates. He
should therefore, under the circumstances, bind the
defendant in his own recognisances of 201. to keep
the peace for six months.

WESTMINSTER. A STRANGE AFFAIR.
Elizabeth Belcher, a girl between 14 and 15 years
of age, servant to Mr. Robert White, iron-
monger, 309, King's-read, Chelsea, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with
having stolen a gold watch and chain, two gold
pins, and some other ornaments, from her master's
dwelling-house.

It appeared from the statement of the prosecu-
tor, which was in some respects unintelligible and
contradictory, that on Sunday morning he and his
wife wont down to breakfast, when the latter left
the keys of her drawers under the dressing case in
the bed room, but missing them shortly afterwards
hastened up-stairs and asked the prisoner where
they were, when she informed her. Mrs. White
then cursorily examined her draw in which money
and valuables were kept, and finding the former
correct, nude no further search. After dinner the
prisoner, as usual, went home, and Mrs. White
proceeded to dress herself, when she missed the
watch, chain, and other property described. Search
was made throughout the apartment for the pro-
perty, but in vain, and information having been
given to the police, they went to the prisoner's
house and found her. She denied all knowledge
of the robbery, but was given into custody and de-
tained. The missing articles were, however, not
then discovered. A thorough ~earth was made on
the following morning in the lower part of prosecu-
tor's house, when, in an old drawer amongst some
rags, the property was found altoge'her.
Mr. Arnold asked when the watch and other
things were last seen mate in the drawer.
Prosecutor replied that morning before leaving
the room for breakfast.

Be was then asked whether there were any other
persons in the house; and at first replied "No,"
but subsequently stated that there was a lodger,
who was out during the day.
In the course of further examination, it seemed
questionalle whether the things had been seen safe
after or before ha left the house, and Mrs. White
was not in attendance to give any explanation
upon the matter.

Mr. Arnold said he should adjourn the case for
the attendance of Mrs. White and the lodger, and
as the whole charge rested upon the confused ac-
count given by Mr. White, he would accept one
surety in 101. for the prisoner's reappearance on
Thursday.

The accused's mother, a very respectable-looking
widow, having stepped forward and stated her wit-
lingness to become surety for her daughter,
Mr. Arnold said he would a:capt it, and the girl
was accordingly liberated.
CRUEL ItonDERY.-7Andrew Dixon, a man hav-
ing the appearance of a bricklayer, was charged
with stealing a poor family's Whitsunday dinner.
James Morrington, a baker in Leader-street,
said that prisoner came there at or near one o'clock
and said he wanted his dinner which he had sent to
bake. He felt his pockei, and, pretend.ng that he
had forgotten the tin ticket rela'ing to it, went
away, saying he would Mum. At about half-past
one, when nearly all the dinners had been fetched,
it was discovered that ono was missing, and wit-
ness supposed that', in the hurry of giving them out
prisoner must in some manner have obtained it.
Elizibeth M‘Munn, the wife of a poor labouring
man with a large family, said that she sent a nice
bit of beef, over a batter pudding, to Mr. Morring-
ton to bake, and when she went for it somebody
else had got it, and her poor children went without
a dinner.

Gaorge Elsun, 258 B, produced a huge brown
dish containing tits dainties in question. From in-
forms ion he had received he went to MAnor-gar-
dens between 1 and 2 o'clock on,Sunday, and there,
in a commode of the most common description, he
found the prisoner sitting asleep, drunk, with the
dinner by his side.

Prisoner Could not account for the posse3sion of
the dinner, and c)olly said -he did not recollect
anything about it.

Mr. Arnold fiave an opportunity of refresh-
ing his memory by committing him for two months,
and ordered the poor woman " to have her dinner
restored." He further kindly directed half-a-
crown to ba given to her from the poor-box, for her
less of time in coming to the court.

-CLERKENWELL. —THE SERIOiTS CHARGE
AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—THE DYING MAN'S DEPO-
SITION.--Duncan Jenkins, the landlord of the Red
Lion public-house, -Laystall-street, Loather-lane,
was charged before Mr. Corrie on Saturday with
violently assaulting William Came, on the 12th of
-May, whereby his life was placed in danger, and
the case was remanded for a week, the defendant
consenting to. enter into his own recognisance in
1001. to appear on that day to answer whatever
charge might be preferred against him.
The surgeons of the Royal Free Hospital con-
cluding that the injured man could not be expected
to live, comnaun.cated with the police, and Mr.
Corrie, accompanied by Mr. Mould, the chief clerk,
and Mr. Campbell, the second usher, went to the
hospital;when the dying man said, the oath having
been administered to him, that his name was Wai.
Carne, and that ho resided at No. 29, Liquorpond-
street,_St. Andrew's. On Wednesday week about
half-past nine o'clock, he was at the defendant's
public-house in front or the bar, having something
to drink. He had had something to drink before
he went there, but he was neither drunk nor sober.
He had someleer, and then his called fora quartern
of gin, which, teing served he poured some out for
his wife. The defendant then asked if the gin was
going to be paid for, When he replied in the
affirmative, having a shilling in his hand, but be-
fore he boUld do so the defendant took the measure
from his hand. Upon asking what he had done
that for, and defendant replying to the same, he
(complainant) made a strike at defendant, f r the
purpose of getting the measure hack, when he 'got
a stroke on the head and he did not recollect any-
thing more.
--
The defendant cross-examined the poor fellow,
when he said he did not recollect throwing a pewter
measure at him or anything else.

•
SOUTHWARK..—A " GERMAN JEREMY DID-
DLER. "--CAITTION TO Lona ING-110ITSE KEEPERS.
William Conadings, alias Cottrings, a middle-aged
well-dressed man, with sandy whiskers and beard,
who stated himself to be a native of Brunswick,
and connected with several religious institutions in
this country and Germany, was brought before Mr.
Combo for final examinat'on, charged with obtain-
ing food-and lodging from various individuals in
the metropolis nnder false. pretences ; also on sus-
picion of being concerned with others with stealing
a gold wAch and chain,_ the property of Mr. Louis
Bruce Finlayson, of the-Dover-road.
It appeared from the -evidence given on a former
occasion that on Monday, the 10th inst., the pri-
soner paid a visit to Mr. Finlaysou, who had apart-
ments to leti 4nd hired a furnished room. He said
he was engaged in the-City, and would require
food as well as lodgings, for which he should pay
on Saturday, when he took,his money. Be gave
a reference to Mr. Allen, which proved unsatisfac-
tory, and during hii absence on the Friday after,
a gold watch, ehain,,and silk dress were stolen)

and the prisoner never returned. Information of
the occurrence was given to the police, when
Dennis Scannell, 177 M, a detective officer, traced
him to a house in North-street, Walworth, where
he hired apartments under similar circumstances.
He was taken into custody and b. ought before the
magistrate at this court on Thursday last, but re-
manded for further evidence.
Yesterday, on being placed at the bar, several
persons who had apartments to let in various parts
of London, were in attendance, and recognised him
as having swindled them out of board and lodging.
Mrs. Duberg, of 12, George-street, Minoiies,
said that the prisoner boarded and lodged in her
house three months, at the end of which he sud
denly decamped without paying a farthing. She
heard nothing more of him until shesaw an alcount
of his examination in the newspapers on Friday
last. She now recognised him as the party, and
he bad swindled her husband out of nearly 301. for
board and lodging.
Mr. Combs asked whether her husband trusted
him without recommendation.
She replied that he handed her a letter signed by
the Rev. Hugh Allen, of Commercial-road East,
and she believed it to be genuine.
Mr. Combe asked whether any ingairies had
been made about that ?
Scannell, 177 M, said he had called on the Rev.
Hugh Allen, in Philpct-street, Commercial-road
East, and he told witness that he had known the
prisoner four years ago, and he then believed him
to be a religious and honest man. He had not
Been or heard of him since.
Mr. Combe thought it not only very foolish, but
dangerous on the part of a clergyman to give recom-
mendations to a person who was evidently an ac-
complished swindler. He asked Scannell Whether
there was any evidence against him respecting the
stolen watch and chain ?

Scannell replied that he had made sundry in-
quiries, but could ascertain nothing about them.
There were, however, a number of persons in court
who had been victimised by the prisoner out of
board and lodging. He had at some places repre-
sented himself as connected with the Church, and
at others a teacher of languages. He b3lieved him
to be a German Jew.

A very respectable looking man, who stated hiM-
self to be a converted Jew and teacher of languages,
and who also said he was lately a professor of Chris-
tianity, said he had known the prisoner in 1850 as
sexton of a church in Liverpool. In 1852 he lived
in good circumstances at Cambridge ; but he be-
lieved him then to ba a strictly religious and honest
man.

Mr. Combo asked him whether he had known
anything of him since 1852 ?

lie replied in the negative, and he was much
surprised to see his name in the papers on such a
charge.

Comb 3 observed that there csuld be no
doubt that he was now a systematic swindler, and
morally he had robbed these poor people of board
and lodging ; but, he was sorry to say, the criminal
law would not touch him. Ho must therefore dis-
charge him, but he thought that those who gave
him such excellent characters had bAter take care,
and keep him from committing such rogueries, or
they might get themselves into trouble. Ho, how-
ever, had no doubt the publicity of the circuira-
sta,ice would be given in the newspapers to put
the public on their guard against such a dishonest
character.

The prisoner then left the court in a skulking
manner, followed by his victims.
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO A PVELICAN'S. WIN-
DOW.—Ann Wilkinson, a dissipated woman, was
brought up on a remand by Dennis Clark, 103 M,
charged with wilfully breaking a square of glass,
value 51., in the shop of Mr. James BridgAuan,
the landlord of the White Bear, lient•street,
Borough.

The prisoner is a most violent character, and was
seen to break the square of glass by throwing a
large oyster shell at it, when she decamped before
the landlord could get round the counter.
Mr. Coinbe fined her 5/ , or two mouths' impri-
sonment.

HOME, •SWEE P ROME! OR THE TOYS OF

A YOUNG COUPLE!.

A well-dressed young man, who gave his name
as Timothy Carroll, appeared on summons at Col-
lege-street Police-office, Dublin, to answer the
complaint of his better half, Mary Ann Carroll, for
using threatening and abusive language towards
her. The complainant is a dashing individual, and
was dressed in the prismatic hues of the rainbow,
and had an inimensity to say far herself.
On the evidence it appeared that the loving pair
were married about two months since, and the
" treacle-moon" had scarcely terminated when they
began to fight. Mrs. Carroll is a strong-minded
woman, and showed her independence of spirit by
retaliating on her husband for stopping late on one
occasion. Mr. Carroll had met some iriends, and
did not return home at the usual hour. On re-
turning to the scene of his domestic felicity, he was
met with a torrent of abuse, and the bride and
bridegroom spent the remainder of the night like
two cats in a strange garret. The next evening
Mrs. Carroll went' out and le:cle,.,d the door after
her, and when her spouse returned he hactto break
open the door to gain admittance. The lady re-
mained out all night with her aunt, and when she
showed in the morning there was a row royal.
This rumpus ended by Mrs. Carroll leaving
again for her aunt's. (It has not been ascer-
tained whether this relative of Mrs. Carroll
is a "Mrs. Harris," or what Mr. Toole at
the Queen's Theatre calls a " hoop do doeden
do.") On Sunday last Mr. Carroll met the wife
of his busum walking with a very nice young man.
Ho went up to her and told her to go home, but
she refused to do se. Arguments were use 1, and
she was told to remember that she had promised at
the altar to love, honour, and obey him (" hoop de
doodle do). Persuasion was of no avail, and threats
were resorted to, and the slighted "Benedict" ex-
pressed his determinatien to send his angel to
heaven by some surgical process in the way of am-
putation. During this dialogue the cavalier who
was doing the amiable to Mrs. Carroll, thought it
wise to haul off, fearing that he would 'be qualified
to form the principal feature in a grand procession
to the nearest hospit,l. The complainant stated
that she lyld heard that her beloved husband had
another wife iu America, but admitted to the
magistrate that she had not heard of the matter
until she had cut her lucky. " Ttmotheus looked
as if he would have struck the lyre," when he
heard this accusation brought against Lim. Ho
contended it was "a weak invention of the
enemy," and wholly devoid of truth.
The magistrate dismissed the complaint, and
strongly recommended the parties to arrange the
differences between them.

- The complainant left the. court loudly asserting
her determination never to make up the fight, and
to derive light from the torch of " discord" and
not from that of Hymen." The alto-soprano voice
of dear Mrs. Carroll could be beard in the distance.
The bridegroom went his' way looking like a man
who had got a bad bargain.—Evening Freeman.

GOOD ADVICZ.—A beautiful woman went one day to
Aaron Burr, to engage his services in a suit for divorce,
which she was about to bring against her husband. After
hearing her story, he was averse to bringing the suit, and
dissuaded her in terms like these :—" Madam, your
cause will have to be tried by twelve men, all sinners.
They will have a fellow-feeling with the sinner; and you
know a fellow-feeling-makes us wondrous kind. These
men will have to be told that for a long time past your
husband has not been permitted to enjoy your society.
They will see you, and pity him. I assure you, my dear
madam, it will be extremely difficult to get a verdict in
your favour." The lady was convinced.—Life of Aaron
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