The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Mare& 26.

GUILDHALL.—Cnaites OF ARSON,—Wm. llonry Parker,
a wholesale warehouseman and mantle manufacturer, of 46,
Monkwell-street, City, was placed at the bar before Alder-
man Hale for further examination relative to tho charge of
setting fire to his house, on the night of the 10th of March
last, with intent to defraud the Westminster Insurance Com-
pany of 5601.

Mr. Humphreys said he attended to watch the case in be-
half of the Westminster Fire-office, for the purpose merelyi of
watching the case, not with the view of withdrawing from it,
b.,t in order that they might be able to conduct the prose(ju-
tion at the Old Bailey, in the event of the magistrate sending
the prisoner for trial. No undue severity would be exercised
by the Insurance Company towards the prisoner by tl)at
course; and he therefore only proposed to call the necessary
witnesses to be examined by the Court in reference to the
value of the property claimed for. He presumed there would
be no difficulty with regard to the production of the policy;
Mr. Sleigh (for the pri said every assistance should
be rendered to forward this investigation that was consistent
with the nature of this charge and the prisoner's position.
No notice had been given for the production of the poli !y,, or
it shoul I have been here, but if it were required it should ,be
sent for.

A niJdol of the premises alleged to have been set on
bad been very ingeniously constructed by Inspector Foulg,r.e ,
and was now produced.
The depositions taken on the former occasion having
been read over,
Inspector Foulger was recalled, and said--I have been to
the premises since the last examination, and have made the
model produced. It is a correct representation of the interior
of the warehouse and cellar where the fire was found. (The
witness here explained, with the a',.d of the model, the rela-
tive positions of the gas burner with the parts of the pre-
mises on fire.)
Alderman Hale—l quite understand it. The model makes
it very clear.
Inspector Foulger—lt is a very dark cellar. I produce the
gas branch, from which the ordinary burner or nipple has
been removed, and upon lighting it, I found that it gave out
a flame about 18 inches long, and when found by the firemen
it was turned up to within three or four inches of the flooring.
I may.mention that the outside private door, which is the
usual way out, was secured by two locks when the firemen
broke it open, so that it would require two keys to open it.
Mr. John Toner said-1 live in Cloud esley-square, Islington,
awl am one of the agents for the Westminster Fire-office. On
the 15th of September, the prisoner made a proposal for in-
suring his pr mises at 3d,
Monkwell-street, for 1,000/. 900/.
of which was for stock in trade and fixtures, and 1001. for
household goods.
Cross examined—It was through my instrumentality that
this insurance was effected. I called upon him to solicit him.
Mr. Sleigh explained that the value of the stock consumed
had been assessed by a third party, and not by the prisoner.
Mr. Humphreys —That is not my belief.
Mr. Wm. Arnold said— I am in the employ of Mes ;Ts. Stagg
and Mantle, of Leicester-square. I buy and superintend the
mantle department. I went to the prison r's premises ou
Tuesday last, and examined the stock there. I have also see
the claim sent into the insurance office. There is a charge of
151. for trimmings, which I estimatertrobt ;buteouly wt h
e w
r tthsol.
offThle.
19s. 2d. each o
charge of 31. forfr scillokthis,anlabpellaieia, areve,coec
only worth 51. each. Ti.e
ma2l. for ntles should be about 401. All these
goods
aor!
179
,i uu,niur rt )ck, but they formed part
of the claim The charge ofis .
ke
some I saw on the which
101. T,iese were brown
premises, wpoautlidernbes,oactdhseovraaeluwe of about
were writ-
ten upon, and were evidently made for wrappers. Para
attetns are made of pink paper. The value of the nuraann-
tlettired stock, which is claimed at 1051,
r Sleigh —Are you valuing these 2,400 patterns as de.
egas or waste paper ; is about 591.
M
Wittlelli— 45 waste paper, sir. Tiler, 4etign about