The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 27.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Hopkins, a ferocious
looking fellow, 50 years of age, was brought before
Sir R. W. Carden, upon remand, charged with
having committed a desperate assault upon his
wife, and breaking her leg.
Harriet Hopkins, the prosecutrix, who hobbled
into court supported by crutches, and remained
seated during her examination (her evidenee being
given with evident reluctance), said—During the
last six weeks I have been an inmate in St.Thomas's
Hospital, on account of injuries inflicted upon me
by the prisoner, to whom I have been married
about 17 years. On the 17th of November last my
husband came home in a state of intoxication, and
desired me to go up stairs. I was cleaning one of
the offices of which lam in charge, and refused to
do so, upon which he struck me.with the poker,
and I fell down. He then gave me a tremendous
kick, and broke the bone of my leg just above the
ankle. I called for assistance, and a policeman
came, and helped me up to bed. On the following
day I was taken to the hospital, of which I am an
inmate.

By Sir R. W. Carden—He has been four times
to see me in the hospital, and has begged of me not
to press the charge. He has been in the habit of
ill-treating me for years past; especially when he
got intoxicated. I,have not been free from bruises
caused by his violence for years. He formerly
went to sea. He was afterwards a labourer in the
docks, but has done no work for some months.
When in employment he only gave me very little
out of his wages—in fact I have kept myself by my
own industry.
Foulger, the officer, said that the last time the
prisoner called to see the prosecutrix at the hospi-
tal he was so drunk that he was refused admittance.

Prisoner—l never had a poker in my hand at
all. She was drunk when I went home, and as I
did not wish her to be seen I wanted her to go up
stairs. We then had a bit of a scuffle, and it was
then that her leg was hurt.
The prosecutrix denied having been at all under
the influence of liquor at the time of the assault.
Mr. H. Jervis, house.surgeon at St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, said he examined the leg of the prosecutrix
shortly after her admission, and found both bones
fractured just above the ankle joint. He noticed a
good deal of bruising and swelling near the fracture
—both of which might have been caused by the
blow.

The prisoner, who, after the usual caution, denied
having raised a finger against his wife, was fully
commited to the Central Criminal Court for trial.
Ellen DSmond, a prostitute, who has been seve-
ral times in custody for robbery, was charged with
robbing a labouring man of his purse, containing
nearly £7.
J. Shifford, prosecutor, said—lreside at Plaistow,
Essex. On Friday night, as I was leaving the
railway station, Fenchureh-street, the prisoner ac
costed me, and said, " I thought youwere my friend,
and had come to see me." I told her she was mis-
taken. She asked me to treat her to something to
drink, but I refused. She then wanted to treat me,
but I told her I would neither drink with her nor
have anything to say to her. She then suddenly put
her hand into my waistcoat pocket and stole my
purse, containing five sovereigns, two half. sove-
reigns, and about 17s. in silver. She bolted away,
and a friend of hers pulled me by the coat, and
said, " She's run down there,"-pointing to a different
direction to that which the prisoner had taken. I
pursued and caught her with my purse in her hand,
but found she had abstracted from it two half-
crowns. I then gave her into custody.
Trinder, constable 586, said that nothing was
found on the prisoner upon searching her at the-
station-house. The prosecutor's purse was examined
and sound to contain five sovereigns, two half-
sovereigns, a half-crown, six shillings, and a three-
pen ny_piece. _ _

Sir It. W. Carden—ls the prisoner known ?
The Gaoler—She has been here before for at-
tempting to pick a gentleman's pocket.
Prisoner—l've only been here once for assault.
Officer—She was here three years ago on a charge
of picking a gentleman's pocket of his purse on
London•bridge. She was then discharged, as the
gentleman (lid not attend to prosecute.
She was fully committed for trial.
Henry Hallard, a shabby genteel dressed fellow,
25 years of age, was charged with stealing two
sets of bagatelle balls from the houses of licensed
victuallers.

It appeared that on Friday night the prisoner
entered the shop of Messrs. taker, pawnbrokers,
Houndsditch, and offered a set of bagatelle balls in
pledge. Smith, the pawnbrokers' assistant, recol-
lecting that on a former occasion the prisoner had
pledged some bagatelle balls which he afterwards
ascertained were stolen, detained him till an officer
arrived, when he gave him into custody.
Mr. Harris, proprietor of the Equestrian Tavern,
Blackfriars-road, identified the balls as his property,
and said they had been stolen from his billiard
room on Friday last. They were missed shortly
after the prisoner had been seen in the parlour of
the establishment. They were worth £4 10s.
The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence,
was fully committed for trial.
A second case was then gone into, the prisoner
being charged with having stolen a set of bagatelle
balls, worth £6, from the Palace Stores, in Pall-
mall, on the 24th Nov. last.

The evidence was of a similar character to that
adduced in the foregoing case, and the prisoner was
committed upon this charge also.

BOW-STREET.—Henry Bous, a foreigner, was
charged with an assault on Mr. Thomas, a respect-
able tradesman.

Mr. Thomas stated that on Christmas morning,
about one o'clock, he was passing through Middle-
row, Holborn, going home with his wife, when the
prisoner and two others, each accompanied by a lady,
passed thgm. One of the prisoner's friends accosted
witness'g=!, wife saying, " Good night, my dear."
Witness turned round and said, " What do you
mean by speaking to my wife ?" Upon this the pri-
soner and his two friends attacked him together,
and the prisoner struck him a violent blow on the
face with a care, which was broken by the force of
the blow. The prisoner was about to strike him
again, when witness seized the end of the stick, and
the broken part came away in his hand. But for a con-
stable, who came up at the time, he would probably
have been very much injured. He was bleeding
from the blow in the eye, and it continued to bleed
for some hours.

Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—Did not strike the
person who addressed his wife. Did not knock him
down or strike the prisoner, at least not before he
received the blow from the stick, which so stupified
him that he could not tell what occurred afterwards.
There were three ladies with the three young men.
This statement was corroborated by Mrs. Thomas.
Police-constable Lockyet, F 139, said that his at-
tention being attracted by the disturbance, he went
up and inquired into the circumstances. Prisoner
and his friends were so excited that he was unable
to obtain any intelligible statement from them.
Complainant made the same statement as he had
given to-day. He was quite sober. Defendant was
slightly intoxicated, and one of his friends was very
drunk.

Mr. Lewisflor the defence, admitted that one of
the prisoner's :friends had very imprudently ad-
dressed the complainant's wife, upon which the
complainant, who would have acted more discreetly
by taking no notice,turned round and knocked him
down. He got-up again, and complainant again at-
tacked him. Defendant then interfered to prevent
further quarrelling, when complainant struck him,
slightly cutting his temple. (Defendant showed a
slight scratch.) Defendant being a much smaller
man than complaiTiant,usedhisstick in self-defence:
He (Mi. Lewis) submitted-that, whatever preveea-

tion his friend had given, the defendant was not to
blame in the transaction.

Auguste Sauve and Frederic Lewis, the friends
of the defendant, corroborated Mr. Lewis's state-
ment, except that neither would admit that he had
spoken to Mr. Thomas, or that he was knocked down•
Mr. Jardine could not see that Mr: Thomas was
to blame in resenting an insult to his wife. Pri-
soner and his friends were in the wrong, and must
take the consequences. He must pay £3; or 14
days' imprisonment.

CLERKENWELL.—A fashionably-attired man
with a profusion of black hair and moustache,
who gave the name of James Saunders, aged 35,
and described on the charge sheet aia general agent,
residing at 22, Loughborough-road, Brixton, was
charged before Mr. Corrie with uttering, at 70, St,
John-Oreet, a bill for £2OB 165., for the purpose of
defrauding Mr. John Whitmee.

The prosecutor stated that the prisoner called et
his warehouse on Wednesday last, and stated that
he wanted a quantity of plated goods. Although
he (prosecutor) had not them in stock, he volun-
teered to get them. The prisoner said he had an
estate at West Thorpe, in Suffolk, but that as his
agent knew more about farming than he did, he
left him to manage his affairs, and he should receive
his rents in the early part of the ensuing month.
He then produced a bill, of which the fallowing is
a copy :—" £2OB 16s. London, 18th Dec., 1858.
Two months after date pay to me or my order the
sum of £2OB 165., value received.—W. J. Saunders.
To Mr. William Scott Grimvtood, Rookery Farm,
Westhorpe, Suffolk." This bill was crossed,
" Accepted, payable at Messrs. Barclay, Bevan,
and Co., London.—W. S. Grimwood." The prisoner
said the bill had been given him for hay his agent
had sold for him some time back. The prisoner
selected plated goods to the extent of about £3O,
and ironmongery articles amounting to about £3O
more, and he was promised the prosecutor's cheque
for the balance of the bill. From inquiries that
had been made it was found that no such person
lived even in the neighbourhood of where the pa'
soner stated, and some parties at Westhorpe wrote
to say that the prisoner had not sixpenny worth of
land in that neighbourhood. The prosecutor told
prisoher on Friday to leave the bill, at the same
time stating that it would be submitted to the
bankers, and if it was found correct it would be
honoured. The prosecutor called at Barclay's and
made inquiries, and they said they could not tell
whether the bill was good or not at that
time. Finding that all was not correct the mat-
ter was placed in the hands of Sergeant Harvey,
9 G, and the prisoner was taken into custody, when
it was stated that money was offered to allow the
prisoner to escape, which was of course refused.
Prosecutor asked for a remand to make further in-
quiries, and stated that he would communicate with
the Trade Protection Society upon the matter.
In answer to the prisoner the prosecutor stated
that he first saw him on Saturday week last, and
although he (prosecutor) has had the goods sent to
him, he had not let the prisoner have them.

The prisoner said he would not at present say
anything in answer to the charge.
Mr. Corrie remanded the prisoner for a week.

A solicitor afterwards applied that bail might be
taken, but the magistrate at present declined to
interfere.

WESTMINSTER.—Thomas Jennings, a person
of gentlemanly appearance, was charged. with in-
decently assaulting Jane Dennis, girls; aged 15.
Complainant said—Poii.i've in the service of Air.
and Mrs. Brown, at INI6„:6; Jielgraye-street South,
Pimlico, and have been iii-it•l2 inontli'6.. :Prisoner
was a lodger at Mr. Brown's. On Christmas night
I went to bed at about half-past
,11. On Sunday
morning, about 2 or 3 o'clock, I was awoke. I sleep
at the top of the house by myself, in the next room
to Mr. Jennings. This man (prisoner) was in the
bed undressed. I called out to my fellow-servant,
and the prisoner then _jumped out of bed and ran
into his own r00m... I ran down stairs and awoke
my master, who went upstairs. Prisoner never
spoke to me before.. He did not say anything when
he woke me.

Cross-examined by Mr. Solomon for the prisoner
—That was the first night I slept in that room.. It
had previously been occupied by a gentleman who
had gone into the country for a few days. I had
slept downstairs before with another servant. I
heard the prisoner's breath, but cannot say whether
he was intoxicated. There are other men lodging
in the house. He has been lodging there six weeks.
My door was not locked. lam sure the prisoner
was the man.

Thomas Brown, the girl's :master, said—l went
upstairs to ask him why he had assaulted my girl.
He denied all knowledge of the matter. I said,
" She could not have been mistaken ; she came to
me trembling like a leaf." I consulted my wife
about what was to be done, and he was given Jot°
custody. He came home out half-past 1, and did
not appear to be intoxicated.
• Mr. Solomons at great length dwelt upon the
facts of the case, remarking that the capital offence
had not been -committed, that prisoner had been
out dining and had drank two bottles of wine, and
that he mistook his room and got into the girl's
bed, jumping out directly he found out his mistake.
He had never said anything offensive to the -girl,
arid there was nothing to show that he had any
intention of assaulting her when he entered her
room. He was a most respectable man, and would
not think of doing such a thing. He hoped the
worthy magistrate would not send him for trial..
Mr. Paynter said he must leave it to a jury to
decide whether or not he had any carnal intention.
The depositions were ordered to be prepared
accordingly.

THE CONVICT MARY NEWELL.—A feeling of veil
general sympathy has been evinced in Reading for this un-
fortunate young woman, who, on Wednesday last, was tried
and sentenced to death at the Berkshire assizes, for the
murder of her child by throwing it into the river Thames/
near Caversham-hill, after the heartless treatment she lieu
received at the hands of her seducer, William Francis.
Immediately after the trial a memorial to the Queen, pray-,
ing for a commutation of the sentence, was prepar and
in a few hours it received a large number of signatUres ;
among them are those of the Mayor of Reading, borough
and county magistrates, town councillors, clergymen, mem-
bers of the medical and legal professions, tradesmen, Bce;
Up to Friday evening last, several huadred persons haa
appended their names to the memorial, which, it is under-
stood, will be presented to the Secretary of State during the
early part of this week. On Friday, the Mayor of Reading,
Mr. Charles Jas. Andrews, the late mayor (Mr. George
Palmer), and the Rev. H. Mant, the chaplain of the Berks
county gaol, attended at the Home-office, and represented
to the authorities the feeling of the town on the matter, ap-
prising them that a memorial, praying for a reprieve of the
sentence of death, was in preparation, and that it would be
presented to the Secretary of State in the course of a few
days. It was currently reported in Reading, on FriditY
evening, that the answer which the above gentlemen re-
ceived from the authorities was such as to give them Oro*
hopes that the extreme penalty of the law will not be in-
flicted upon the prisoner. The poor woman has, since her
trial, been in a low, desponding state, and she is constantly
attended by two of the female warders.

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