The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Sept. 30.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Henry Soper, 24, shop-
man to Mr. E. Lane, cheesemonger, 58, Cannon-
street West, was charged with stealing one shil-
ling, the property of his employer, under the fol-
lowing circumstances :
The prosecutor said—The prisoner has been in
my employ about ten days, and served bebind the
counter. From what I was told I had reason to suspect
him, and in consequence of that suspicion I marked
some money, and spoke to the police about it. I
marked three shillings and a florin, and gave them
so marked to Amelia Owen. I afterwards saw her
come into my shop and make a purchase, being
served by the prisoner and one of my other young
men. 1 did not see her give the money to the pri-
soner, because I was called out of the shop, but
directly afterwards I went back and went behind
the counter, t3ok the money out of the till, and
found amongst it only two of the marked shillings
instead of three. I called an officer, and gave the
prisoner into custody, and found the third shilling
hanging to the counter. I since examined under
the counter, by the side of the till, and found there
was a lump of grease placed there, so that when
the prisoner had money to put in the till, he could
stick it on to the grease, and it would adhere there
till he had an opportunity of taking it off. I can't
say whether the prisoner put the grease there. •
Amelia Owen—l received 3s. from Mr. Lane, and
afterwards took them to his-shop to buy some goods
with. The goods came to 2s. 7d. I paid the pri-
soner the three marked shillings, and he gave me
my change, which he took from the till. I believed
at the time that he put the 3s. into the till. That
is all I know about it.

Wm. Brown—l was in the shop when the last
witness came in, and cut her some cheese, while the
prisoner served her with some butter. He received
three shillings, two of which I saw him put into the
till and one under the counter. I distinctly saw him
put it under the counter. I then beckoned to Mr.
Lane, who came and gave the prisoner into custody.

Samuel Evans, police constable 459, deposed that
upon being called into the prosecutor's shop he felt
under the counter near the till, and immediately
found a shilling sticking to some grease that had
been placed there. The shilling could not have drop-
ped there accidentally while being put into the till.
In reply to the charge,

The prisoner said—l plead not guilty, and can
only account for the shilling being found there by
supposing that it must either have dropped from
the till or bounced out of the till, and the money
might have been greasy from my hands being greasy
from weighing the butter.
Committed for trial.

William Jones and John. Ashton were charged
with having attempted to pick pockets on London-
bridge. The prisoners, who have been long known
as thieves, were observed by some of the.most active
officers co-operating in examining the pockets of
severarladies and gentlemen.

They assured the LOrd Mayor that the police pre-
ventedthemfrom earning honest bread by following
and exposing them. They denied that they had
been engaged in attempting to pick pockets, and
Jones declared that he had never been accused of

any such thing even by the police themselves.
The officers said it was true that Jones did not put
his hands into the pockets •of his victims, but was
very clever in covering his confederates and plant-
ing the offences committed upon other parties.
Ashton—l am followed everywhere by the police-
men, who are aware of my being in difficulties
before, and the moment I get employment down
they come with the most lying accusations, and I
stand no chance of supporting my family.
The Lord Mayor—Why, London-bridge at the
most crowded time of the day is not the place in
which you can expect to get honest support for
your family.
Ashton—l was not with this prisoner at the
time, my lord.
Mr. Goodman—These two men have been here
frequently, my lord, and I have a perfect recollec-
tion of a great variety of charges brought aid sub-
stantiated against them.
The Lord Mayor then sentenced each of the pri-
soners to imprisonment for three calendar months
with hard labour.
Jones—l shall appeal against your decision, my
lord. I was not with this man on the bridge for
the purpose of picking pockets, and I have never
picked a pocket in my life.
The prisoners were then committed.

MARYLEBONE.—John William Brophy was
charged with getting a quantity of goods upon
fraudulent pretences, and also with absconding
from his creditors, and taking the property thus
fraudulently obtained with him.

Mr. Watner appeared on behalf of the prosecu-
tion and Mr. Grange for the prisoner.
Wontncr said the prisoner had kept a boot
and shoe shop in Kilkenny, and had obtained a
great quantity of goods under false pretences. lie
absconded from his shop on Saturday last, and a
telegraphid message was sent on to the Paddington
station giving a description of him, and he was sub-
sequently taken into custody in Bishopsgate•street.
Mr. -Broughton—You want me to send him back
to Ireland, I suppose ?
Mr. Wontner—l do;'sir.
_ _

Mr. Gtange—l subinit, sir, you have no jurisdic-
tion. This transaction is upon a bill of exchange,
which had been given, and which was renewable at
the end of three months, and -which has been taken
out of his possession: by the police.
Mr. Wontner—That Wean be no answer at all.
Mr. Broughton—l am not aware as yet that it
is a criminal charge, but that is no reason why he
should escape from justice. If he went to New
York, Australia, or anywhere else, he might' be
apprehended, if fraud could be proved against him.
Hammond, a detective, here said that there were
200 pairs of boots, besides a large quantity of other
goods, which were taken from the prisoner at the
Marylebone station.
Mr. Broughton—lf I send him back to Ireland,
are you willing to pay all expenses ?
Mr. Morgan (the prosecutor)—Yes, your worship.
Mr. Wontner—He received a large amount of
goods upon a bill of exchange for £122, 10s., drawn
upon the Oriental Bank, and which has since been
ascertained to have been paid.
Mr. Broughton—Then your pretence is, he gave
the bill of exchange to your client, saying that he
had got £l2O to receive ?
Mr. Wontner—Yes, sir, prisoner has already
received value for it, and the bill is only worth
waste paper.
Mr. Broughton—The question is whether this is
the bill upon which the prisoner has received the
goods."
Mr. Grange—The answer I have to make on
behalf of my client is, that the bill is not yet due.
Mr. Broughton—Then let me hear the evidence
of the prosecutor.
Mr. Charles Morgan was then sworn. He said he
was a commission agent to Messrs. Delany, whole-
sale boot and shoe manufacturers, of Dublin. The
prisoner kept a boot and shoe shop in Kilkenny.
He had known him about five months. In May last
he went to his shop, when he received an order from
him for boots and shoes to the extent of £22. When
he asked him as to his circumstances he produced
a bill of £122 10s., drawn on the Oriental Bank.

Mr. Broughton—When did. he show you this
bill ?

Prosecutor—ln May last.
Evidence continued—He said he should have the
money for this bill in a month, and on the faith of
this representation I let him have the goods. This
was our first transaction.

Mr. Broughton—You say that that is the false
pretence, saying that the bill was for cash?
Prosecutor—Yes, sir.

Evidence continued—Went to the shop on Mon-
day last and found it shut, all the furniture sold,
and the stock in trade removed. Had never been
paid for the goods which the prisoner had had.
We were to draw upon him for the amount, which
we did when his bill became due. We were not
paid, but the bill was renewed, and the second bill
is still running. Upon finding prisoner gone he
telegraphed to London, and on arriving here him-
self he went in company with a constable, and saw'
the prisoner in a coffee-shop in Bishopsgate-street
when he was given in charge.
Mr. Grange contended that the case was entirely
out of the magistrate's jurisdiction. It was a mat-
ter of credit, and the renewed bill, which would
not be due for six weeks, would be taken up.
Mr. Broughton directed the prisoner to be taken
to Kilkenny for examination, with the property
found on him.

WESTMINSTER.—Isaac Bandy, alias Ham-
mond, was again brought up from the House of
Detention, in the prison van, charged with the wil-
ful murder of Sarah Farrell, with whom he coha-
bited.

Impressed with the horror of prisoner's conduct,
and with commiseration for the victim of his
brutality, many persons were anxious to get a view
of the prisoner, and it is probable he would not
have escaped a good mauling could the crowd have
got near him. The court was crowded to a greater
extent, if possible, than on the last occasion with
the auditory. _ _

The follo'wing additional and important evidence
was adduced.

Harriet Hankin, 53, Pear.tree-street, deposed—
I saw this man on the night the woman was killed.
I know she was not his wife. I believe there was
a jealousy between them. We • were having some
ale together. He said, "As you're pregnant I'll
do for you." She was not intoxicated. A man