The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCZ-July 5.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Richard Taylor, cab-
driver, was brought before the Lord Mayor,
charged under the following circumstances :
Mr. Edwd. Morgan, commercial traveller, said
—On Saturday evening at a quarter-pwit eight
o'clock I took the defendant's cab, in Bishopsgate-
street, and when I got in I gave him a sovereign
and asktd him to get it changed, to enable me to
pay my faro. I handed it to him through th 3 trap-
door at the top of the cab, and told him to drive
me to 7, Belinda-cottages, Canonbury. We went a
short distance and he got off his cab and went into
a public-house in Acorn-street, as I supposad to
get change, and he came out and said he would not
drive me any further, aild that I had only given
him a shilling.
The Lord Mayor—Are you quits sure it was a
sovereign that you gave him ?

Complainant—l 4;.in confident of it.
The Lord Mayor—Had you been drinking
Complainant—l had, my lord, but I was sober
enough to know what I was doing.
Mr. Arthur G. Day, of Brentwood, Esex, said
—I was with Mr. Morgan, and 1 put him into the
cab. lie was not sober. I closed the_door, and the
ealailrOve-off2tand I saw the cab Man speak threnth
the hole of the cab, and as I passed on the cabman
draw up at the corner of Acorn-street, and I went
over and said, " Where is the sovereign ?" I had
given the sovereign to Mr. Morgan. He said he
had given it to the cabman, and the cabman was
making a joke of it, and said, "Oh, ho had better
ba searchei." The cabman would not give me his
number, and ho tried to drive away, but Mr. Mor-
gan seized the reins and stopped him. The cabman
said he had never received toe sovereign at all.
Mr. Case, of 34, Bishomaate-street, tobacconist,
said—Mr. Day was standing at my door on Satur-
day night and Mr. Morgan came by at the time,
and Mr. Day stepped him and spoke to kan, and,
seeing he was not sober, persuaded hits to go home
in a cab, and gave him a sovereign. The cabman
was at the door, and I asked hint if he would take
the gentleman home, and he said " Yes," and I
told him the gentleman had a sovereign in his
pocket to pay the fare, and he then drove off.
Childs (193) said—On Saturday night I was on
duty in plain elates, and I saw a mob at the
corner of Acorn-street. The complainant was then
out of the cab, and the cabman was just driving
away, and the bystanders said he had a sovereign
belonging to the complainant. The complainant
was following the cab, and the horse was stopped,
and I went up and saw the cabman with a sow-
reign in his hand, aad I saw him put his hand be-
hind him, and tlin.e was another cabman close be
hind him. I caught hold of the hands of both of
the cabmen, and called a police-constable. The
prisoner then shifted the sovereign to his otner
hand, and put it in his pocket, and I took hold
then of both his hands, and said " Where is the
sovereign ?" He said, "I have a sovereign in my
pocket, but that's my own." He said that twice
or thrice on going to the station-house. I did not
release his hand till he was in the station-house, and
I then found a sovereign and seven shillings on
him ; and whilst I was searching him he said if he
had got a sovereign on him it slid not belong to
him. When I found the sovereign I said, "Here
is the sovereign ;" and he said, "It does not be-
long to me."
Mr. Day stated in the course of his evidence that
the cabmen who were about the corner of Acorn-
street made a vulgar joke of the matter,
of the description were in the habit of d as people
doing.
The cabman, who seemed at first to think that
he would very easily get over the business, cross-
examined the witnesses, who were at his desire
called in one after the other to answer his questions,
but the case was made by his efforts, if possible,
stronger against him than it appeared to be upon
the conclusive statement of the witnesses.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, the charge against
you
siosvefroerigfiell.oniously stealing from Mr. Morgan
one
The prisoner—Stealing, my lord ! You will take
I suppose?
baTil,hemyLloorrdd ,
Mayor—Oh dear, not at all. The
Central Criminal Court is now sitting. The bill
will go immediately before the grand jury, and
you will be probably tried to-morrow morning.
Have you anything to say ?
The prisoner—Not now, my lord. I shall re-
serve my defence.--Committed for trial.

BOW STREET.
A. stout well-dressed man, who gave the name
of John Lewis, looked about 60 years of age, spoke
with an Irish accent, and said he resided at a
private hotel, at No. 10, Cockspur-street, was
charged with indecently assaulting Lytlia Edrapt,
aged eight years, and Mary Mott, aged seven years
and a-half, after making them drunk with gin and
water and beer at a public house.
The prisoner, who declared that his conduct to
wards the children had been iuuocent, and rel.;ula-
ted by the best intentions, was committed fur trial
on the felonious charge.
Samuel Redman, a convicted burglar, and John
Maul, a lad of about 16, in the service of Mr.
Daniels, tail, r, of Long-acre, were charged
stealing- about 20/. worth of property from Mr.
D..niels'

Sergeant CroArr., of the C division, said—About
one o'clock on Sunday moaning I saw the prisoners
under the doorway of the Unity Bank. Knowing
Redman, who has been several times convicted,
and on one occasion sentenced to eighteen months'
imprisonment for burglary. I went up to them.
Redman hied to take zuwetlung from his pocket,
prevented him, and touk from that pocket a
bunch of keys. Reiman protested against this
proceeding on my part.
Mr. Jardine—What did he say ?
Witness— lie said " I won't be searched in the
street." I then took both prisoners in custody.
On the way to the station Maul said, " I am are-
spectable young wan, and this an (Reams)is is) s a