The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-31ay 26.

John Haden was charged before the Lord Mayor with
having committed a robbery in the shop of Mr. Murray,
of 30, Cornhi[l, chronometer maker.

Mr. Gartner, shopman to Mr. Murray, said—About
five o'clock yesterday evening the prisoner came to our
shop and asked to look at a gold Albert chain. I
showed biro one, but he wanted one of a different
quality, and he took up a very heavy one, and asked
the price. I told him 16/ , and he put it down, and
said he wanted one of a particular pattern. He then
took up two or three more of the chains and kept
them in his bands. He Paid he wanted ono par-
ticularly for his brother that day, and, he asked me
to see if there was not one of a certain pattern in the
long chains. I opened the glass box, and suspecting, I
watched him particularly, and saw him put something
which seemed to bea chain or two chains into his pocket.
I then counted the chains in the case, and missed two.
I allowed him to leave the shop, and I then followed
him and caught hold of him, and told him he was a
swindler. I brought him back to the shop, and saw
him, in a quick manner, throw two chains amongst the
lot, I then called an cfficer.

The prisoner, who was identified as a regular shop-
lifter for many yearn, was remanded for a few days, in
the expectation that ether shopkeepers would come for-
ward and charge him with robberies.

BOW-STREET.—A young German, who said his
name was Edward Lini, was charged by Benjamin Pass
servant to &Ir. Gammon, of 46, Bloomsbury-square,
with stealing a favourite little black and tan terrier, the
property of his maser.
The dog was presented to Mr. Gammon by a friend,
souse years ago, and was much prized IoT himself and
family, partly on tae donor's account, and partly from
being an exceedingly pretty specimen of its kind. It had
been repeatedly stolen, but always returned on payment
of a reward. To protect it from thieves it was usually
kept in doors, butsometimes it, would get into the street
in spite of all carp, and then it was sure to be snatched
up in a moment. On the present occasion it bad not
been missed from the house when the witness Pass met
the prisoner carrying it in his arms, in Eagle-street, Red
Lion-square. He demanded its restitution, but the pri-
soner refused, unless he would pay two guineas. Upon
this he gave the prisoner in charge. Prisoner told the
constable first, that he had bought it for 2s. of a man
whom he met in the street, and afterviards that he had
had the dog for years, ancl the mother was at his place
at that moment.
Prisoner, who pretended to speak very bad English,
though he bad expressed himself clearly enough to
the constable, tried to make out that he bad been
misunderstood. Ho had told the constable that the man
he had bought the dog from said he had had it for year.,
and that for his part be should like to have the mother'
at home. He had bought the dog of a man whom he
met the street near Mr. Gammon's house.
Mr. Henry asked how he knew where Mr. Gammon
lived ! A question at which the prisoner seemed quite
taken aback. He offered no reply. He stated that be
was a sugar baker, and gave the addresses of several
firms for whom he had worked ; but only one of the list
could be found in the " Directory."
He was remanded for further examination, the dog
being given up to the owner.

CLERKENWELL.—THE CHARGE Or MURDER IN
LEATHER•LANE —Coraeliul Cronin and Efunaphry Shea,
the two Irish labourers who stand remanded on the charge
of feloniously killing and bkying Thomas Iran well, in
Laystall-street, St, Andrew's, were placed at the bar
before Mr. Tyrwhitt for re-examination.
The court and its environs were, 1 ng before the time
appointed for the examination, crowded to excess, and
the case seemed to create a deal cf interest.
The evidence of the witnesses examined on the fint
occasion has already appeared in this journal, and sit co
tlien an inquest has been held by Mr. Wakley, coroner,
and a verdict recorded that the death of the deceased
was causeci by effusion of blood to the brain, but that
there was no evidence to show who caused the death.
Mr. T. Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the prisoners;
and Mr. Superintendent Lester, of the G Division, was
present to watch the case fur the Commissioners of

The first witness called was—
John Smith, of Crown court, who said---On the night
of the occurrencej was corning out of the Red Lion
public-house, when I raw the deceased, who was the
worse for liquor, and Crane corning along. I eav them
followed by three men, one of whom wa4 Cronin. Ido
not know the other two. I saw the other two men push
against the deceased, aid Cronin struck at him ; but I
cannot say whether he bit him or not, as their backs were
towards me. At the time Cronin struck at Haswell there
was a scuffle, and they all tell together. After that they
all got up, when the deccaAed staggered, and struck his
head against the wall, and fell to the ground.
Mrs. Sarah Paine reside at 9, Laystall-street.
On the night in question I was sitting at my parlour
window when I saw several men scuffling together. I
saw the prisoner Cronin strike the deceased who fell to
the ground.

Mr. Tyrwhitt--Ara you sure that the man you saw
on the ground was the same man that Cronin hit !
Witness—Yes. When the deceased was attempting
to get up from the ground another man in a white
jacket, and who I have not seen since, struck him on
the side of the head. After that the three men bef ire
spoken of turned round and attacked the man Shaddock.
At that time the poor man waa quite dead.
The police here informed the magistrate that that was
the whole (1 the evidence they were able to produce
that day.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case remained precisely the
same as it did last week with regard to the prisoner
Shea, who would be most certainly discharged. It was
prayed that all the pirties went down together, and he
did not therefore think it fair to throw the onus of the
fatal blow upon the prisoner Cronin, as it was shown
that the deceased received a am from another man.
That Cronin did strike the deceased there could not ba
the shadow of a doubt ; but whether the bloN he gave

The prisoner was locked up in default.
VIOLENT ASSAULTS —GeorgeNash, aged 25, a motion-
maker' residing at 6, Queen-street, Clerkenwel!, was
placed at the bar, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with
being drunk and assaulting Pbcsbe Baker, aged nine,
and police-constables Ayres, 199 G, Scoats, 222 G, and
Martin, 255 G-, in the execution of their duty.
The prisoner the previous night was in Queen-street
very much the worse for liquor, and struck the child a
violent blow on the mouth, broke one of her teeth, and
hurt one of her eyes. Upon police-constable Scoats, 222
G, taking the prisoner into custody, be was knocked
and kicked about in a very brut .1 manner, and in the
morning was in very great pain. Police-constable Ayres,
199 G, then came up, when the prisoner kicked him in
the lower part of the stomach and hurt him. When Mar
tin, 255 G, attempted to help the other constables, he
was struck in the month by the prisoner, who, on the
way to the station, triel to kick and bite the whole of
the constables. He was so very violent that it was
found necessary to strap his legs together.
The prisoner said he was taken away from his own
door, which he did not consider at all right or proper.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was all stuff to talk about being
wrong to take a man like the prisoner from his own
door when he had committed a brutal assault on a child
and the police. lie then fined the prisoner 404., or one
month, for the assault on the child, and 104. each for
the assaults on the constables, or seven days for each.
The prisoner was locked up in default.

WESTMINSTER. —DANGEROUS ASSAULT. -- Eliza
Weaver, a diminutive woman, was charged before Mr.
Arnold with the following► dangerous assault upon Sarah
Gardner, a needle-woman, of Blue Anchor-place, York-
street, Westminster.

Complainant, who bad her head bandaged, and ex-
hibited evident marks of weakness from the effect
of some serious recent injury, said that on the
previous morning she was standing at her
door with a fiend, when Mr. Weaver, the
husband of the prisoner, who lived in the same
house, came up, and they bade each other good
morning, and began to have a conversation, when a stone
suddenly descended from the window above on to her
head, and injured her so severely that she could scarcely
speak or move about. She was unable to say whether it
was done wilfully or not, and had never had any quarrel
or misunderstanding with the prisoner.
A witness for complainant proved that sbe saw the ac-
cused raise the stone and throw it down. She was quite
sure that it was done deliberately, and defendant said
that she had intended it for her husband.
A. policeman having proved her apprehension, and said
she gave the same account of the transaction when he
took her into custody,
Prisoner, in answer to the charge, said that she neither
intended to throw the stone at the woman Gardner nor at
her husband. It slipped down accidentally as she was
removing it.

Mr. Arnold said that, after having heard the evidence,
he had no doubt but the first account given of the assault
by the prisoner was the true one. She had intended to
throw the stone at her husband, but it had struck Mrs.
Gardner, and in a case of this nature the law made no
distinction. It was an illegal act for her to throw the
missile at herhusband, and having missed him and struck
another person she was fully accountable for the injury
she bad done, and had she killed complainant would
have been tried for murder. lie should commit her,
but would remand her in order to see what her husband
had to say about her.
CAUTION TO SERVANTS —Ann Key, a woman attired
as a gipsy, about 40 ',tars of age, was charged with ob-
taining money by pretending to tell fortunes.
She went down the area of a house in Knightsbridge
on Tuesday morning, with a dish under her arm, and
asked whether there was anything of that kind to be
mended. She was told to call the next day, and was
about to ascend the area steps, when judging, it is pre-
sumed, from the mild appearance of the maid servant who
had answered her that .he was a person who might easily
be duped, she asked to be allowed to tell her fortune, and
having obtained sixpence " to cross the maiden's hand
with," the key of the area door, and a pocket handker-
chief, she revealed to the simple-minded girl the impor-
tant intelligence that she would soon leave her situation
as she would be bated by the other servants, and would
shortly be married. While talking with her the servant
wa4 called away and the prisoner left the house. Shortly
afterwards the girl went out, and perceiving defendant at
is short distance endeavoured to recover the key, which
tho woman refused to restore unless she received some
more money, and the girl gave her ls. 6d. in order to
avoid a scolding, but defendant was still inexorable, and
having demanded an old gown, and finding that the girl
did not return with it to the place where she had ap-
pointed to meet her, she came again to the house, and
rang at the area bell till given into custody by one of the
footmen.
Mr, Arnold animadverted upon the imprudent con-
duct of the girl, both in giving away the money and
allowing herself to be prevailed upon to part with the
key, as it afforded the accused the means of robbing the
house. He did not, however, for one moment think that
the girl bad any underhand motive, Then, turning to
the prisoner, who pleaded that she had never done any-
thing of the kind before, he said that, in the first place,
she had no business to have attempted to tell fortunes
and impose upon unwary people. Putting the mildest
construction upon the act of obtaining the key, it was to
extort money from the girl. He did not believe it wax
her first offence, as she appeared to be an adept in the
art. It was a disgraceful case, and he should feel no hesi-
tation in inflicting the highest penalty the law would
allow, which was, that she should be committed for
three months to hard labour in the House of Correction.

HAMMERSMITH. YOUTHFUL DRUNKARDS.
Louisa O'Connor, a young girl, apparently about 17
years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr. Ingham,
charged with being drunk.
Mrs. Amelia Fitz, a lady residing at No. 19A, Mon-
mouth-road, Westbourne-grove, stated that the prisoner
had been in her service about two months. On the pre-
vious afternoon witness was absent from home for some
time, and when she returned in the evening she dis-
covered the prisoner in a shocking state of intoxication,
and for her own protection she was obliged to send for
a constable.
The prisoner said she was exceedingly sorry for what
had happened.

Mr. Ingham asked if it had ever occurred before ?
The witness said this was the third time she had been
tipsy since she had been in her service. She had forgiven
her twice upon the prisoner's strong su,rplication.
Mr. Ingham said it was very strange to find a young
girl like the prisoner getting drunk in this manner.
The prisoner said sue had part of sixpennyworth of
gin with three friends.
Mr. Ingham told her she meant three enemies. He
must fiRO her ss. for being drunk.
George Hobbs, a boy, not more than 14, was charged
with being drunk and throwing stones.
Polith:-;-Arns'able Urbin, of the T division, said, on
Tuesday evening he saw the prisoner throwing stones in
Uxbridge-street, Notting-hill. He ran into a house where
his parents lived, but returned i❑ a quarter of an hour
afterwards, and threw a piece of brick and a stone at
some boys. The prisoner was very much intoxicated and
appeared quite mad from the effects of the drink.
Mr. Ingham--Are his parents in court ?
Tue Constable—No, sir; the prisoner is a very bad
boy, and they cannot do anything with him:
Mr. Ingham—Well, boy, what have you got to say 1
The Prisoner—l don't know.
Mr. Ingbam—Where did you obtain the drink ?
The Prisoner—From a lot of boys.
Mr. Ingham--Well, if you get drunk at this early
age, I do not know what will become of you. I will let
you go this time, but if you are ever brought here again
I must punish you.

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The prisoner, who was covered with dirt, was then
dinharged.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Richard Plankton, a gentle-
man residing at Ramford, in Essex, was charged with
having wantonly infringed one of the bye-laws of the
Eastern Counties Railway Company, by smoking in a
first-class carriage. •
Mr. Ashley, who appeared for the prosecution, after
directing the magistrate's attention to one of the clauses
in the company's act of incorporation which imposed a
penalty of 51. for the offence in question, said that the
nuisance had lately increased to such an extent that he
was instiucted by the directors to press for a conviction
in this instasce.

The defendant fully admitted the facts alleged against
him, but added that he had several witnesses in attend-
ance to prove that smoking was habitually tderated
along the line, without let or hindrance on the part of.
Co officials.

Mr. Charles Alphonza, a stockbroker, residing at
Rumford, stated that he had been in the habit of travel-
ling ti town every morning for the last six months in a
fir.-t-elass carriage with a cigar in his mouth, which bad
never once been objected to at either of the intervening
stations. Tao train by which he travelled usually con•
tained about 25 smoking passengers.
Mr. Ashley—Do you actually mean to say that you
have been seen smoking by the railway officers without
any notice having been taken of it ?
Witness—Certainly; nut only myself but all the other
passengers in the same carriage have blown a complete
cloud at the different stations without interruption,
Mr. Owen Tudor also deposed to his having been a
daily passenger by the same train for three years, dut ing
wulch perisd he had been cons.tanily accompanied by
his 'meerschaum, and that no attempt had ever been
rr.adO by the ticket collector "to put his pipe out."
(Laughter.)
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that as the enforcement of the
by,-laws, with regard to the offence in question, had
be, n manifestly neglected upon a portion of the line,
he should merely impose upon the defendant the
mite ~aced fine of 54. and cJst-, but he should cer-
tainly infl et a severe penalty in any future case of the
kid that ual -brought bef,re him.
The defendant immediately pail the penalty.

NGLISII AND RUSSIAN SAILORS AT THE CAPE.---
Between the sailors belonging to her Majesty's ship
Catur and the sailors belonging to some Russian con
vAtes, lying iii Simon's Bay, about 120 in Lumber,
there has lately been a dreadful fight, The town was
kept in an uproar. They fou.:;ht uith staves and stones.
The Engli,h drove the Russians to their boats, and were
punished by the magistrate kr the assault which they
were proved to _ have commenced.--Capo Anus,
April 10,

was the fatal one or not no mortal man could tell. He
shonld orders Cronin to enter into his own recognisanees
to appear to answer whatever charge might be preferred
against him.
The MC against the prisoner Cronin for the assault
on the witness Shaddock was then gone into, and having
been fully proved,
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined him 51., or in default of payment
to two calendar months' imprisonment in the House of
Correction.