The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-11 00:00:00

Central Criminal Court—This Day.

(Before the Recorder.)
Samuel Cole, a packer, pleaded guilty to an in-
dictment charging him with stealing and embezzling
several sums of money, the property of Mr. Dearle,
his employer, in whose service ho had been nearly
eight years.
The Recorder sentenced him to nine months' im-
prisonment.
Charlotte Taylor pleaded guilty to stealing a
number of Church services. She was sentenced to
two years' imprisonment.
Henry Marshall, porter, was found guilty of
burglariously entering the dwelling-house of
Thomas Noble, and stealing a quantity of cloth,
valued at £7O. The Recorder sentenced him to
seven years' penal servitude.
James William Keefe, a youth aged 16, pleaded
guilty to feloniously forging and uttering a cheque
for £3O. The prisoner received a good character,
and one of the witnesses stated his willingness to
take him again into his employment with a view of
retrieving his character. The Recorder expressed
a hope that the kindness of the witness would not
be abused, and under these circumstances he should
only sentence him to six months' imprisonment
with hard labour.
Charles Pearce and Charles Brennan two respect-
ably dressed boys, about 14 years of age, were
charged with committing a burglary in the house
of Mr. Symes, and stealing therefrom the sum of £3O.
The prosecutor was a job master in the neighbourhood
of St. John's Wood, and on the night of the 10th May
he was awoke in his bed-room, when he found the
boy Pearce at the foot of his bed. The prisoner, it
appeared, must have entered tlie house by the
kitchen window, which had been left open. On
being seized Pearce gave up the purse containing
the money. Brennan was seen in the company of
Pearce a quarter of an hour before the robbery, but
nothing further was known to connect him with the
burglary.
Pearce was found guilty, but Brennan was dis-
charged. Sentence on Pearce was deferred until
next session.
Walter James, Charles Danvers, and Ellen Collins
were indicted for burglariously entering the dwell-
ing-house of George Bowling, Lime-terrace, Maida-
hill, and stealing therefrom a counterpane. It ap-
peared from the evidence that the robbery was
committed by the man, and that afterwards the
police found the property in the possession of the
' female.

Tha jury found all three prisoners guilty. A
former conviction was proved against Danvers and
Collins.
The Recorder asked if anything further was
known against the prisoner. Several police-con-

stables informed his lordship that the persons were all
well known, the woman being a most expert road
thief. The chief warder from Ilorsemonger-lane
gaol said Danvers had been there four times, the last
term of imprisonment being 18 months.
The Recorder sentenced Danvers to seven years'
penal servitude, and James to 18 months' imprison-
ment with hard labour, upon which he exclaimed,
" Thank ye, my lord, I can do that." Colliers was
sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment upon hearing
which James, in a cheerful vein, said, "Come along,
old girl."
TILE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BUCKHURST HILL.

The case of Frederick Watkins, who stands
charged with attempting to murder Matilda Greggs,
has not yet been taken before the grand jury, and
it is stated that the cause of the delay is the refusal
of the prosecutrix to give her evidence against
the prisoner, who, it will be recollected, was paying
his addresses to her. In the event of her persever-
ing in her refusal to appear the case will rest mainly
on the depositions, and the prosecution will not be
taken during the present session.

CONVICTION OP AN INSPECTOR OF
• POLICE.

Henry Manley, inspector of the Wilts constabu-
lary, was summoned at the Everley petty sessions a
short time back, in conjunction with a police-con-
stable named Cowdery, for assaulting a man calling
himself George Jones, and also for violation of duty.
It appeared from Jones's statement that he was
soliciting a " remembrance" as a " May sweep,"
and unwittingly entered the inspector's premises to
ask for a contribution. The inspector, who was in
private clothes, ordered him off, and he went ; but
in consequence of not shutting the gate after him
he and the inspector got into a senile, which ended
in Cowdery being called in to take Jones into
custody. "As I was going (said Jones in his
evidence before the magistrates) Mr. Manley get
behind me and kicked me. on (he said), go
on; and as he said the words he kicked me behind.
As soon as they got me to the house Cowdery
handcuffed me and put leg-irons on, and after the
irons were on Mr. Manley set to-kicking me. This
was just after they got me into the station. A few
minutes afterwards Cowdery took off the leg-irons,
and I was shifted into another place, when the
leg-irons were put on to me again, and I
was pushed on to a seat. Having got me
there, Mr. Manley catched hold of me by
the hair of my head and lifted me up and
bumped me down again. He then hit me on one
side of my face with one hand and on the other
side with the other hand, and knocked me down
on the ground. I said to him, ' You had better
drop that game ; there is as much law for me as
there is for you.' Upon that he again caught hold
of me by the hair of my head, bumped me upon
the floor, and said, There, stop there,' and
locked the door and went away. There I re-
mained till the next morning, with the irons on
all the time. Some one came to the door just

as it was getting dark, and said ' Who's
there ?' I said, ' I want something to cover
me.' You wero hot enough last night,' said the
person, and he went away. The next morning
Cowdery took me out of the police-station, and
took me part of the way to Upavon, Manley follow-
ing behind; but when we had gone some way,
Cowdcry went somewhere else, and Manley took
me on alone. When we got to Upavon the Magis-
trate was not at home. Upon that Manley got a
chain, put it round my bare leg, ran it up through
the handcuffs, and fastened me by it to a tree.
I complained to him as he did it that the links
pinched me. You had better drop that,' I said,
I think you served me out pretty tidy yesterday a
kicking me." Yes,' he says, ' I'll kick your liver
out,' and, giving me a blow in the mouth with his shut
fist, he fastened the chain to a tree at the back of the
policeman's house, and went away. The clock struck
twelve just after he had fastened me up, and there I
remained till after it had struck five ; when
he came back he took the chain off and took me
before the magistrate, and he gave me seven days'
hard labour in Devizes Gaol." A number of wit-
nesses confirmed Jones's statement, and the magi-
strates (after a consultation) discharged Cowdery,
as he had acted under his superior officer, and fined
Manley £1 and costs or 21 days imprisonment for
the assault, and £5 and costs or two months' im-
, prisonment for violation of duty.