The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE .-_April 2t.

MANSION-HOUSE.--T. Crantield, aged 19
years, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged
with having embezzled money to the amount to
301., the property of Messrs. Pound, of Leaden-
hall-street, trunk makers, his masters.
Mr. H. Pound (senior partner)-The prisoner
has been my clerk for the last five years, and I had
perfect confidence in him. On 6th March last, I
sent him to our bankers (the London and West-
minster Bank) with-the sum of 8021. 10s. 2d., con-
sisting of notes for 354, and the remaining amount
in cheques. The rotes were one for 101., No. 45,486;
one for 51., No. 36,862; and one for 20/., No. 33,356.
The ticket produced of that date was made out by
himself, and is in his handwriting, There is an
alteration in that ticket in the amount of the notes,
it being 251. instead of 351. Ou the 15th of
March 1 handed the prisoner the following sums
to pay into our -bankers-1761. 3s. 91 and 1811.
175., making together 358/. 9d. It e orsisted. of
cheues and of gold, the amount of the latter being
151. The ticket produced. The 176/. 3s. 9d. wexo
taxes I had received for the government as a tax
collector. The remainder was the m they of our
firm. The ticket produced al:ow that 101. only in
gold had been paid in on that day. It is in the pri-
soner's hand writing. On the 27th of March I paid
him the sums of 671. Is. taxes, and 421. 16s. 63.
consisted -of two 51. notes and the remainder in
our own in..,ney, in the 'whole 1091. 17s. 6d. It
cheques. The ticket produced of that date, which
is in the prisoner's handwriting, contains an ace-
count of only one Si. as _being-liaid in.
The Lord Mayor-You do not seem to have been
in the habit of examining your pass book very often.
Witness-During-the month of March I had not
examined it. In fact I had the most complete re-
educated at Bow school, where he had a most ex-
cliealnlecnetocnhatrhaectperri
character, and integrity.
He had been
and I have employed him ever
since he left the institution. Last Wednesday he
absconded from my service, and on Saturday I re-
ceived a letter from him.
Mr. W. Astle, cashier in the London and West-
minster Bauk_Messrs. Pound keep an account at
our bank. I know the primer as their clerk. He
has been comilig to our bank for some years. On
the 6th of March he brought to us for Messrs.
Pound's account the sum 7921. 10s. 21, consisting
of cheques, 7671. 10s. 2d., Bank notes, 251. There
was no 101. note amongst them. On the 15th of
March the prisoner brought the sum of 3531. 9d.,
which consisted of 10/. in gold, and the rest was in
cheques. On each occasion he brought a ticket
corresponding to the amounts paid in.
Funnell, the detective officer, said-Yesterday
afternoon about 5 o'clock, I apprehended the pri-
soner at his moth3r's residence, in the country. 1
told him I took him into custody for embezzling
several sums of money from his employers. He
said he was very sorry for it. I found 3/. Bs. 2d.
in his possession.
Mr. Pound expressed his wish that the prisoner
could be dealt leniently with.
The Lord Mayor-I cannot dispose of so ssrious
a case as this otherwise than by sending it to a jury.
The prisoner-_I have nothing to say, but that I

HAMMERSMITH.—Patrick O'Brien, an in-
spector of the D division of the metropolitan po-
lice, was charged with stealing two pieces of bacon,
value 3s. 4d., from the show board of Mr. Wm.
Page, a cheesemonger, of No. 44, Westbourne•
grove, Paddington, on Monday night last.
The court was filled by a number of well-dressed
persons, as well as a large body of the police force.
Mr. Superintendent Hughes, of the D division,
attended to watch the case on behalf of the commis-
sioners, and Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the pri-
soner, who had been brought to the court in
the custody of Inspector Grant, of the same
division.
Charlotte Sarah Wright, the wife of Geo. Wright,
a basket and matting manufacturer, carrying on
business at No. 45, Westbourne grove, deposed
that their shop was next door to Mr. Pep's. Oa
. Monday night, between eight o'clock arid half-past,
she was standing at her door when she saw the pri-
soner take a piece of bacon from the outside of the
showboard of Mr. Page's shop, and put it under
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Lincolnshire. Great Coram-street, Russell-square, a dealer in road. When he put it under the skirt of his coat
watches, was charged with obtaining, by false and he walked from the shop towards the Galway-road.
fraudulent pretences,
Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the at a cheque for 401., from Mr. He returned in a few minutes afterwards with a
William James Sha
street, Spalding, Li a shipowner, of Sharman- parcel under his arm. The parcel wascovered with
trtehdehoaonrdoke
re handkerchief.
theief.
Monmouth-road,
oemsotooot stood
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re.
The prosecutor prisoner.fewaad
thenm minutes
the
he
came and took another piece of bacon from the
or stated that he was a shipowner same spot. He again walked towards the Galway-
andT residing at Spalding. On Thurs- road, and as he passed her shop he had the piece of
day list he saw an advertisement in a penny news- bacon under his handkerchief. She saw no more
paper, which was totlth e effect that a tradesman of him. She waited at the door to see if he would
a lit being in want of and requiring the return. She thought at first that he had taken the
loan of 401., was preparede:o deposit osit valuable.securi- bacon for a joke. She had known the prisoner for
ties for the repayment of the money in a short time. some time. She went across the road to her bus-
Having a little money to spare, ho answered the band, who was talking to a young man, and told
advertisement, and on Saturday ' evening last the him that the in-pector had taken a second piece of
prisoner called upon him at Spalding, and said he bacon. She afterwards told her landlady, who in-
was the person who had put the
advertisement in formed Mr. Page. She did not like to tell Mr.
the paper, and at the same time Prod dth I uce e etter ' Page.
which he.(prosecutor) had written in reply. The In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis the witness
prisoner then produced his card,
andsaid he was a stated that she did not know of any petition signed
jeweller, and had a large shop fun of goods. He by the tradesmen of Paddington to obtain the dis-
then asked if he advanced tee money•
w_ what risme- missal of the prisoner.
ties he was prepared to deposit,
heu the prisoner By Mr. Ingham—The first piece was long, and
pulled from his pocket a quantity of duplicates forwhen wrapped in the handkerchief it looked like a
watches and jewellery, and said they -
were of great pair of boots tied up. The other was a square
value. He objected to such securities, when the pice. She should think the two pieces weighed
prisoner gave him a bill accepted
by himself, and between 51bs. and filbs. His face was towards her
he then consented to lend the money, and draw a when he took the bacon. There are gaslights out-
cheque for that amount. The prisoner then left side, and the street is very light. She could see
for the town, the whole matter occupying but a the
showboard, but not inside Mr. Page's shop.
very short time in consequence of the prisoner's Mr. Page had
been out a minute or tae before,
hurry. After he had gone the
great
to a friend about the matter, and 111 consequence of side more than two or three minutes when the pri-
what had occurred he wrote and
stopped the pay- sonar took the first piece. -
• mont of the cheque. When he came to town he Henry Palmer, a young man living at Mr.. Pan-
called at Coramestrest, and found that the prisoner nell's, a 1 •
c teesemonger, opposite Mr. Page's also
had represented himself falsely, for instead of keep- deposed to having seen the prisoner take the two
in: a largo shop there be only resided in furnished pieces of bacon. What
made him watch the pri-
lodgings. soner was in consequence of the prisoner having
Cross-examined—l received his note of hand for attemptedsimilar • a thing at his master's shop at the
501., being 10/., by
Neel of bonus, and retained the end of last summer. He did not know the prisoner
duplicates as well. I gave him into custody at saw witness. If he had looked he could have seen
Spalding, when he was drunk. He was discharged him and Mr. Wright.
from custody by the magistrates, and as he was at By Mr. W't Lewis— i ness had not seen a petition
Peterborough, I followed him to town, and gave signed by the tradesmen to obtain the dismissal of
him into custody when I found that he had no the • prisoner. He did not know whether his master
shop. had been summoned' for causing obstructions by
Mr. Wakeling said there was not the
slightest
placing goods outside. There was some dispute
pretence for this charge, The prosecutor held pro- about it. The prisoner was in his inspector's uni-
perty considerably over the value of 400/ and he form. He should think it was more convenient for
could not account for hi 3 sudden change of mind, a person who stole a piece of bacon to go down the
Mr. Currie inquired whether the prosecutor had Monmouth-road
than pass by the front of the shops.
made inquiry to see, whether the duplicates were John Wilshire, police-constable, No. 113 13, said
genuine, as be perceived that the articles were he was on duty on the night in question, and about
pawned. in different names 8 o'clock he saw the prisoner coming down -the
The prosecutor said he had not done so, but he Galway-road. He stopped and saluted him.
He
in the
was prepared to give back the prisoner's bill and asked if it was all right, and be replied
under his
duplicates if he would restore the cheque and also affirmative. The prisoner had sometiun g
pay him the expenses he had been put to in em- arm in a red handkerchief. He thought it was a
ploying Mr. Wakeling. parr of boots. Witness walked on, and about fortyn, when Mr.
The prisoner declined to adopt this course, and minutes afterwards ho came round agai

'.Cue Lord Mayor—I regret that you have de
stroyed the fine chances you have had in life.
Committed for trial.

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