The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.—THE CASE OF MRS. SODEN.—
The following was received by the Lord Mayor :
" A poor clerk sends herewith 10s. for the relief of Mrs.
Seden, whose case was reported in the papers of to-day, and
it would afford him the utmost satisfaction to administer a
sound thrashing to her heartless husband.—August 19."
The follovvinA sums were also received for the use of the
unfortunate woman, viz.:--Anonymous, £1; "H. R.,"
£1 ; " 8.," ss. 61; Anonymous (postage stamps), 55.;
S. F. 0.," 55.; Anonymous (postage stamps), 101.;
" F. W.," ss. ; " City Clerk," 55.; and " W. S. R.," Ss.
George aSmith, late a carman in the employ of Messrs.
Chaplin and Horne, railway carriers, was brought up on
remand charged with having, on the 7th inst., stolen a van
containing 20 bales of wool, value £4OO, from the premises
of the London and North-Western Railway Company,
Aldgate.
Mr. Sewell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Wontner for the prisoner.
On the previous occasion evidence had been given to show
that the van had been seen at a distance from the premises
drawn by the prisoner's horses; but there was no evidence
to identify the prisoner positively as one of the two men who
drove it. _ _ _

Mr. newel! now said the case lid been remanded to
enable him to complete the eliatLiCe agaiust ti prisoner,
and also to discover his accomplices, but he (Mr. Sewell)
was sorry to say that, although there could be no doubt
that the prisoner had accomplices, they had so far escaped
detection. With regard to the prisoner, however, the case
would now he made complete.
William Chandler—l am a wool loader, is the employ of
Pickford and Co., Ilaydon-square. I know the prisoner at
the bar, having seen him at the square. I remember Satur-
day morning, the 7th of this month. At a quarter past six
I went up the yard, which joins llaydon-square, and I saw
a load of wool standing there, covered with one of the com-
pany's sheets. It was about four or five rods from the
Aldgate-street entrance. I came up again about half-past
six, and I then saw the prisoner Smith get on the box and
drive the van loaded with wool, which was No. 90, out of
the yard and turn to the right. The van was drawn by two
che.tnut horses.

Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—l am quite sure the
prisoner Smith was the man. I first said I had seen the
van removed the same night. I did not see the prisoner
again till this day week, when I was brought here to see
him. I noticed the number of the van because I had seen
it standing there the night before.
William Priest—l am a carman in the employ of Messrs.
Pickford, at Haydon-square. Last Saturday week, about
eight o'clock in the morning, I was comics up from the
sugar house, along Backehurch-lane, when, just as I pas=ed
Cannon-street-road, I fell on behind a van loaded with wool,
and bad to follow it for 200 or 300 yards. I noticed that it bad
one of the company's sheets over it, and wondered what had
brought the sheet there, because I had always understood
that the company's sheets were never allowed to be taken
off the premises. The van was drawn by two horses, but I
could not see their colour, nor could I see who the man was
on the box. I did not see any men walking behind it or by
the side. When we reached Christian-street I had an op-
portunity of passing it, and, as I did so, I saw that it was a
Chaplin and Horne's van; and I also saw the prisoner
Smith standing about 10 or 20 yards off, on the opposite
side of the road. I bad known him by sight before, hut not
by name. I supposed him to be attending to the van. That
was a very unusual place to see a load of wool, which made
me take the more notice of it:

Mr. Niro:quer—l have nothing to ask this witness.
Mr. Sewell—That finishes my case, my lord, and I think
the evidence fully justifies me in asking jou to commit the
prisoner for trial.
The prisoner, who left himself in the hands of his solicitor,
was fully committed for trial. He is said to hare previously
belonged to the P division of the Metropolitan Police.
Henry Adams was charged with stealing a parcel con-
taining two coats, value £1 17s. 6d., from a ♦an ba!onging
to Pickford and Co., the railway carriers.
William Avison, carman, deposed that between 10 and
11 o'clock that morning he was in Cheapside, with his van,
delivering goods, when he stopped for the purpose of de-
livering a parcel. He quitted the van for about a minute
for that purpose, and as he was returning saw the prisoner
take a parcel oft the van and cross over the road with it.
He ran down Gutter-lane, witness following, and turned to
the right into 'Wood-street, *here, finding himself pursued,
be threw down the parcel and increased his speed. Wit-
ness picked up the parcel, at the same time crying "Stop
thief," and the prisoner was stopped by a gentleman who
was coming in the opposite direction.
The prisoner made no attempt to deny his guilt, but
pleaded in extenuation that he was a tailor, and had been
for some time out of work.

The Lord Mayor—Look at his hands, officer, and see if
there are any marks there such as a tailor's hands would
have.

Officer (after looking attentively)—There's never so much
as the mark of a stitch, my lord.
Prisoner—That's because I have been for the last month
in King's College Hospital with a bad leg, as I can prove.
Loa!: here (pulling up his trousers).
Lord Mayor—Pray, spare yourself the trouble and the
court a disgusting sight. You have committed a most im-
pudent robbery, for which your leg forms no excuse, and I
shall send you for trial.
Committed accordirey.

SOUTIINVARK.—CIIARGE OP BURGLARY.— George
Af'Donall, a suspicious-looking fellow, aged 22, was
charged with breaking'tnto the dwelling-house of George
Chas. Wheeler, a tailor, at 21, Queen-street, Webber-street,
Blackfriars-road, and stealing therefrom three pieces of
cloth, two coats, a shirt, table-cover, and other articles, his
property.
Jones, police-constable 151 L, said that at half-past six
on the previous scorning he met the prisoner in Upper
Ground-street, Blackfriars-road, carrying a bundle. He
was coming from the direction of • the prosecutor's house,
and as soon as he saw witness he endeavoured to avoid him,
but he went up to him and asked him what he had in the
bundle. He said that be did not know, as a man had just
handed it to hina tt) carry a little way; but he did not
know where the mein was. Witness alien took him into
custody, and a little while afterwards he ascertained that
the prosecutor's house badteen entered and the contents of
the bundle s'olen therefrom. On searching the prisoner
witness found a false key on him, which opened the prose-
cutor's street door.
Mr. Wheeler identified the property produced. He saw it
all safe in the front room on Wednesday night when be went
to bed. One of his lodgers went out about five in tire
morning, and then the prisoner must have entered the
house and committed the robbery.
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crown-piece from the person of Thomas Broad in the public
streets.
Mr. W. Edwin appeared for the prisoner.
The prosecutor stated that he was a pipemaker, and re-
sided at 50, Snow-fields. On Tuesday morning last, about
two be wa' proceeding along High-street, Borough,
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came up to him and asked him to treat her. He refund,
and pushed her on one side, but she fcllowed him, and when
near King-street she came up to him again, and as lie was
attemp•ing to pass her she put her band in his pocket and
stole a crown-piece. He caught hold of her and demanded
the money back, but instead of handing it to him she
threatened to smash him if he did not let her alone. A con-
stable came up at that time, and took her into custody. On
the way to the station-house she attempted to slip the crown
piece into his hand, but it dropped on the pavement.
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Fitzgereld, 114 M, said he took the prisoner into custody,
and on the way to the station-house, he saw her drop the
five-shilling piece.
Mr. Edwin • here asked his worship whether it was his
intention to deal with the prisoner uneer the new act?
Mr. Burcham said that he could not deal with such an
old offender. He should commit her for trial, but some
evidence as to her former convictions must be given.
Sergeant Gardner, 25 M, said that on December 1, 1851,
she was tried at the Newington sessions, and sentenced to
12 months. On September 12, 1853, she was again tried at
the same place, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude;
and on 29th May last she was sentenced to two months at
this court.
Mr. Burcham said he recollected sentencing her to the
latter term of imprisonment, and be took that lenient view
of her sass to give her another chance of retrieving her

character. She however appeared is be an incorrigible
thief, therefore he should fully commit h r for trial.
CONVICTION OF A BRACE OF RAILWAY PICA-
POCKETS.—Mary Ariz Sweeny and Sarah Nash, two
notorious pickpockets, were brought before Mr. Combe,
charged with sterdirg a purse containing Bs. lid., from the
person of Mrs. Amelia Derail, in the first-class booking-
office of the North Kent Railway terminus, London-bridge.
John White, a detective officer, in thl employ of the
South-Enstern Railway Company, stated that on the pre-
vious afternoon he was on duty with Inspector Richards,
of the South-Eastern Railway, in the boAing-office of the
first-class North Kent Railway terminus, London-bridge,
when he saw the prisoners enter and mix with the crowd:
Knowing them to be suspicious characters he watched them,
and saw them go up to Mrs. Devall, when Sweeny pressed
rather rudely against her, and afterwards both prisoners
hastily left the office. Witness immediately went to the
lady and asked her whether she bad lost anything. S!se put
her hand in her pocket, and missed her purse and contents.
He instantly pursued the prisoners, and with the assistance
of Inspector Richards, took them into custody. When
Sweeny was searched, the purse and Bs. and three halfpence
were found on her.

In answer to the magistrate the prisoners pleaded guilty,
and wished to be dealt with in a summary way.
They were accordingly sentenced to six months' hard
labour each in the House of Correction.

LAMBETH.—SHEEP STEALING.—James M'Kenzie,
described as a hawker and collector of hones, residing at
Norwood, was charged before the Hon. G. C. Norton with
slaughtering and carrying away a sheep, the property of
Mr. Medlieotr, proprietor of the Greyhound Tavern,
Dulwich.

Sergeant John Burt, 26 P, deposed that on Thursday
morning he received information that during the preceding
night a sheep belonging to Mr. Medlicott bad been
slaughtered and carried from a field belonging to
Mr. Constable, a farmer in the neighbourhood. Soon
after he saw the prisoner, and, perceiving spots of
blood on his clothes, he accused him of stealing the
sheep. This be denied, but on searching his house he
(witness) found there several pieces of fresh fat, some pleees
of skin with wool on them, and partially burnt, and the
shank bone of a leg of mutton. On examining the garden
the skin and entrails of a sheep were found buried there,
and subsequently the carcass of the sheep was found in a
sack in a hedge about 100 yards from the prisoner's resi-
dence. The prisoner on his way to the station-house ad-
mitted that he had something to do with it, but said it was
not him who had killed the sheep. The witness added that,
on looking over the prisoner's premises, he found a still set
there, and all the apparatus necessary to earry on illicit

James King, servant to Mr. Medlicott, said that on
Wednesday evening he counted the sheep, and found them
to he 41 in number, and on the following scorning there
were only 40. This circumstance led' him to look for the
missing animal, and in bis search he found a quantity of
blood in the field, where the sheep had evidently been
slaughtered. In reply to a question from the magistrate,
the witness said he did not think that one person would be
able to catch one of the sheep while in the field, for when he
dressed them he always required assis'ance.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, made a long, ram-
bling, and improbable statement about meeting a stranger
at a public-house, getting druak with him, and the stranger
bringing the dead sheep to his house.
The magistrate committed him for trial.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.