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London, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 13.

MANSION-HOUSE.---Angel Hyam Cohen, of•I
No. 5, Windsor-street, Bishop:Tate-street Without,'
was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with
having received two casks of copper bolts, screws,
and other stores, which had been stolen from her
Majesty's dockyard at Portsmouth.
Mr. Swaithe appeared on behalf of the Board of
Admiralty (the prosecutors), and the prisoner was
defended by. Mr. Solomon.
Sergeant A. Smith, a detective officer belonging
to the metropolitan police force, said—From infor-
mation I received from Portsmouth, through the
Board of Admiralty, I went at 11 o'clock this morn-
ing to No. 5, Windsor-street, Bishopsgate-street
Without. Outside I saw the prisoner, whom I
asked if his name was Cohen ? He said it was. I
then told him I was a police-officer,and asked him
if he had received two casks. le hesitated and
went inside. I followed him and repeated my queS-
tion, and he replied, " Yes, I have. I asked him,
" Who from ? ' and he replied, " Mr. Warren,
of Portsea." I asked him what Mr. Warren was,
and he told me that he was a marine storedealer. I
said, " I suspect they contain metal, the property of
her Majesty ; have you any objection to our search-
ing your place ? " He replied, "I have ; you shan't
search it." In the passage I saw ten casks stand-
ing. I pulled the head off one of them, and found
it contained copper nails and bolts, and other things
with the broad arrow on them. I asked him if he
knew the contents of the casks ?—and he told me
he did not. I had been watching the casks in the
street, and saw them'*before they were delivered at
the Nag's IL:, ad in the Borough. On a desk in the
prisoner's counting-house I found the bill which I
produce, relating to two casks of metal, the stated
weight of which is 3 cwt. 1 qr. 121 b. The bill is
made out to Mr. If. Cohen. I said to the prisoner,
" You must now consider yourself in custody and
go with me to the station-house." He resisted very
much. He called to his men, and upon their coming
he gave them orders to bolt the gates and doors. At
length we got him into the street, when he again re-
sisted very much and tried to run away. It was only
by the aid of three or four other officers that we
were able to secure him. We were surrounded by
300 or 400 people, who pulled us first one way and
then another.
The Lord Mayor—ls this a large establishment ?
Witness—l do not know ; orders were given to
bolt the great gates.
Cross-examined by Mr. Solomon—The prisoner
did not ask me to show him my warrant. I did
show it to a man who asked for it, but that was
after the prisoner had been forced into the house
away from us.
Mr. Solomon—But you did not show it to the
prisoner.till then.
Witness—l never did show it to him. (The wit-
ness produced his warrant.)
The Lord Mayor—He is not bound to show it till
he is asked for it. He is bound to have that card in
his posseSsion, and to produce it when asked for.
Sergeant Robinson, another metropolitan police
officer, said—l accompanied the last witness to pri-
soner's premises and saw the two casks delivered.
I went in to take possession of them. Smith went
in with the prisoner. I remained in the passage to
look after the casks. After the head of one of the
casks had been taken out I asked to have access to
them, and, was very strongly refused. The pri-
soner strongly refused to be taken into custody ; he
refused to leave the house. I have got the casks at
the station now. Their contents consist of bolts,
washers, screws, and other things, and are marked
with the broad arrow.

Sergeant Smith was recalled, and in answer to
the Lord Mayor, stated that lie had received infor-
mation that a quantity of metal had been stolen
from her Majesty's dockyard at Portsmouth.
Mr. S waithe—l now: ask your lordship to remand
the prisoner. The present charge arises from a tele-
graph despatch which was received, stating that a
large robbery of stores had taken place at Ports-
mouth dockyard. It will be necessary to get the at-
tendance of a gentleman from the dockyard to in-
spect the contents of the casks.
Mr. Solomon—l am also anxious for a remand in
order that inquiries may be made. The prisoner
and his father are large wholesale dealers in metal.
These casks were sent up to them, and they have a
letter from the person by whom they were sent
which will show that as far as they were concerned
they are perfectly innocent of this charge.
The Lord Mayor—l shall remand the prisoner.
Mr. Solomon—Will you accept bail ?
The Lord Mayor—l should not. have hesitated to
take bail if there had been no resistance, but when
a man calls upon his workpeople to resist the police
there must be very good ground for supposing that
he knew what he was about. If he had been an
honest man he would have at once given the name
of the person from whom he had received the casks.
After some farther.conyergation the prisoner was

liberated on bail, himself in £l,OOO, and two sure-
ties in £5OO each.

BOW-STREET.—lnspector Mackenzie, of the F
division, waited on Mr. Henry in order to report
upon the course he had taken in reference to the
moneys forwarded to this court for the benefit of
the young man Smith, one of the witnesses against
the cabman Knight, charged with robbing a ser-
vant girl at a brothel. The money had been en-
trusted to the inspector by his worship with
instructions to apply it in accordance with the
wishes of the donors, who in almost every instance
had attached conditions to the gifts. In compliance
with their wishes Smith had left the infamous
house in which he had been employed, and was now
endeavouring to find some more reputable occupa-
tion. He (the inspector) undertook to assist him to
the best of his power. He had given Smith a por-
tion of the money to buy clothes with, and would
give him more from time to time if he continued to
conduct himself well.
Smith said he would endeavour to do so.

Mr. Henry expressed his approval of the course
taken by the inspector, and the conversation ended.
A post-office messenger named Frederic J. Bushell
who had been remanded from Monday week on a
charge of stealing money letters, was brought be-
fore Mr. Henry.for final examination.
On the morning of the prisoner's apprehension
the prisoner was seen by the officer, Bingham, to
abstract and pocket a letter from a heap which he
was carrying on a tray, from the circulation de-
partment to the London district office. On hearing
of this, Mr. Clare, inspector of letter-carriers, went
to the prisoner, whom he found in the Inland-office,
and whom he desired to attend him in the control-
ler's room. The prisoner said " Yes, sir," but instead
of obeying, rushed away in a contrary direction,
and after a severe chase through several offices, up
one flight of stairs, down another, &c., was at last
stopped in the hall. He was then taken to the
controller's room and taxed with having appro-
priated a letter. He said, " Yes, two," and, pro-
ducing two from his breast pocket, gave them up.
One contained two sovereigns which had been en-
closed in it by Mr. Taylor, a clerk in the National
Debt-office, addressed to his father, at Herne Bay.
He had sealed it with the seal a the department,
fancying that would be a sufficient protection. The
other was from a servant girl named Hicks, at
Highbury, to her aged mother at Dartford, and
contained two sixpences.
Mr. Henry remarked that it was almost incredi-
ble that the practice of sending money through the
post in this manner should continue so general
after so many cases of robbery. It was much to be
regretted that the public did, not avail themselves
of the facilities afforded for the use of post-office
orders. It must be that people were not aware how
numerous these cases were. He committed the pri-
soner for trial.
A sorter named Samuel Beal was committed for
trial for stealing two money letters on Saturday
last. He was caught almost in the act by the offi-
cer Smee, to whom he confessed that since July he
had robbed the Post-office to a considerable extent,
though he had hitherto been honest during the
whole of the five years he had been in the service.
He added, " I cannot tell what possessed me to-day,
but I could not have resisted the temptation if I had
seen Smee standing at my. elbow."
Robert Leslie Wilson was likewise committed
for stealing two money letters on Wednesday last.
He was also seen in the act, and the letters were
found on him.
In neither of these cases were the letters stolen
of the description known as " test" letters.

MARLB OROUGH-STREET.--Two well dressed
young Germans entered the court, and, addressing
Mr. Beadon, begged to know what redress they
had against a very cruel fraud practised upon them.
The spokesman said his friend had paid his atten-
tion to an English lass and was accepted, and the
wedding-day fixed for Sunday last. Being desirous
of doing what was right as well as genteel, the
bridegroom elect inquired of a person whom he had
a slight acquaintance with how and where he
could procure a marriage license. This person took
him to a man who, as he said, furnished these
licenses. A bargain was struck, and on 4s.
being paid a paper purporting to be a license was
handed to him. On Sunday last the bride and
bridegroom and bridal party made their appearance
at St. George's Church and presented their license
to the clergyman. As soon as it was inspected the
bridegroom to his great disappointment was told
that he had been imposed upon and that'the license
was waste paper. The party left the church, of
course much mortified at the result of their visit.
Applicants wished to know whether they had any
remedy. against the man who got the moneys from
the bridegroom ?
Mr. Beadon asked if the ma* was known ?

Applicant said he had no doubt he could give
such a description of the man as would lead to his
apprenhension.
The chief clerk (Mr. Leadley) inquired why the
parties:did not go before the registrar to get mar-
ried without expense and trouble in place of getting
married by license ?

The applicant said he wished to have the mar-
riage ceremony performed in the most respectable
and binding manner, as he was a foreigner.
Mr. Beadon said if he could find the man who
defrauded him he might give him into custody.
The applicants thanked the magistrate and left
the court.

In the course of conversation the pretended
license was produced. It was a small scrap of
paper covered with unmeaning hieroglyphics, and
signed with an unintelligible name.

MARYLEBONE.—Yesterday Charles Johnson,
a labourer, of Salford, near Manchester, a tall and
powerfully made man, and Joseph White, a coster-
monger, of diminutive stature, whe refused to give
his place of abode, were charged before Mr. Long
with violently assaulting Jesse Perkins, 54, Hamp-
den-street, Paddington, and with stealing 245., a
comb, and a farthing from his trousers pocket.
Johnson was also further charged with assaulting
police:constable Kerscher, 124 D.

- Perkins stated that, at' about five minutes past
12 o'clock on Saturday night, a woman came up to
him. She asked him if he would treat her with
some gin. He observed that he had no objection,
and he went with her down Praed-street, Padding-
ton. He there passed the prisoners, but went out
with the woman to Manor-place. When he reached
there White came up to him, and asked if there was
any thoroughfare there. ile replied that he be-
Head there was not. Tie had scarcely made the
remark when the prisoner White seized kold of
him by the throat, and got him to the ground.
Mr. Long—What happened after that ?
Prosecutor—The other prisoner and the woman
put their hands in my trousers pocket, and one of
my pockets was torn away.
Mr. Lqng—Was there any money in either of
them ?

Prosecutor—Yes, sir, 245. in silver, a farthing,
and a comb.

Mr. Long—Did either of the prisoners say any-
thing before the attack on you ?
Prosecutor—No, sir ; but after I was down I
heard White say, "He is done for." I was for a few
moments insensible. When I recovered I saw the
prisoner running away. I got up and called out
" Stop thief, murder, and police," and went after
White. I pursued him into Old Churck-street,
where he was stopped by a police-constable.
Policeman Jones, D 274, proved having stopped
White. When at the stationhouse he found Os. in
silver in his pocket.
Kerscher said that he was in Old Church-street
when he heard the cry of " Stop . thief, murder,
police." In a minute after the prisoner came to-
wards him, running at his utmost speed. Witness
seized hold of him, upon which he said he had done
nothing. Witness told him that he had heard the
cry of " Stop thief, and police," and that he should
take him to the stationhouse. When there he was
identified by the prosecutor as the man who had his
hand in one of his pockets while the woman was
searching his other pocket.
Kerscher stated that after the prisoner was lodged
at the stationhouse he went to the spot where he
saw the prisoner, and apprehendedhim ; he searched
about, and found a comb with part of a trousers
pocket. The prosecutor identified the comb. The
officer added that the prisoner offered a determined
resistance.
The trousers were produced, when it was found
that the pocket, which had beeu torn away, so tal-
lied with what remained that it must have been a
prisoners, who denied any participation in
part
Thoef it.
the robbery, were committed for trial.

CLERKENWELL.—Sergeant Evans, 22 G, at-
tended before -Mr. Corrie, accompanied by a very
respectably-attired woman, and said he was desi-
rous of having the following facts made public :
It appeared that the young woman, who had
only lately arrived from the country, had advertised
for a situation, and on Friday a respectably-attired
man, about 40 years of age, called to see her, but,
she being out on the first occasion, he went again
in the evening. He then informed her that he
was authorised by a gentleman residing in the
country to engage some female servants, and having
stated the salary, told her to meet him on Saturday
morning, at the -Great Northern Railway, for the
purpose of seeing the gentleman. She met him ac-
cording to the appointment, when he asked her
what money she had ; and upon her saying she had
only between 13s. and 145., he said that would not
be enough, but he would pay the rest, as they
would both be repaid as soon as they. saw the gen-
leman. She, giiye him the:money, for the purpose,
t

as she supposed, of his obtaining two railway
tickets, and he went away and she never saw him
again. The place where the gentleman was said to
live was at Worthing.
Mr. Corrie said if the man was met with he could
be given into custody, and he had no doubt but that
publicity would prevent others being robbed.
Edwd. Wilson, aged 14, a pen maker, was charged
with stealing a cashbox, containing twelve £5 Bank
of England notes and £l2 in gold, the moneys of
Mr. Joseph Fryer, a watch-gilder, residing at 4,
Europa-place, St. John's-row, St. Luke's.:

The prisoner was son-in-law to the prosecutor,
and, according to the statement of the latter, had
been a very troublesome and bad boy.
Mr. Come remanded the prisoner for a week.

SOUTHWARK.—Two smart-looking young fel-
lows, named Donovan and Elliot, were brought
before Mr. Burcham for final examination, charged
with breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Chas.
Kempley, greengrocer, 51, Twigg's-folly, Dock-
head, Bermondsey.
They declined making any defence, and were
committed for trial.

WANDSWORTH.—A boy, named George Fair-
grave, aged ten years, living with his parents in
Duke-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, was placed in the
dock before Mr. Ingham, charged with unlawfully
throwing stones at a train upon the Crystal Palace
Railway, whereby the lives of the passengers
were endangered.
Mr. Henry Anscombe, inspector of police upon
the Brighton and South Coast Railway, said he at-
tended to prosecute, as they had frequent complaints
from passengers travelling upon the line of stones
being thrown at the carriages. A great many win-
dows in the different carriages had been broken by
stones, and the company had been obliged to place
a constable on the watch to put a stop to that dan-
gerous practice. He would ask his worship to deg
with this case, on account of the youth of the pri-
soner, under the Police Act for throwing stones .
a thoroughfare, as their acts were of a more penal
character.

James Brown, a constable in the employ of the
Brighton Railway, stated that at about 25 minutes
before 6 o'clock on Sunday evening he was stand-
ing upon the railway bridge in Battersea-fields near
the Pimlico station. There were between 30 and4o
boys upon the bridge, the majority of whom were
sitting upon the wall watching the trains as they
passed. He also saw the prisoner and several other
boys sitting upon the opposite wall by themselves.
As the train came up he watched the boys, and he
saw the prisoner throw three stones, line fter the
other. The stones were lying on the top of the wall
as if placed there ready to be thrown, and the pri-
soner appeared to aim them at the engine. He
went up to the prisoner directly, and asked him
what he meant by throwing stones at the train, and
he replied that he was very sorry for it, and would
not do it again.
Mr. Ingham said if the prisoner had been older
he should have sent him for trial, when in all pre-
bability he would have been transported. It was a
most dangerous thing to throw stones upon a -rail-
way, as it might cause a great loss of life.
The father of the boy hoped his worship would
be lenient, as the case had already been a great
expense to him.

Mr. Ingham said he was very sorryfor the father,
but it was absolutely necessary to put a stop to
stone-throwing upon railways. He fined the pri-
soner 405., or 21 days' imprisonment.

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