The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

SITN, f LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING.; DECEMBER, 13, 1859. `:

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Dec. 12.

LAMBETIL—LANDLADY AND LODGERS.—Mrs.
M'Leod, the wife of a gentleman who has just re-
turned from a diplomatic appointment, attended
before Mr. Elliott in compliance to a warrant
charging her with assaulting Mrs. Mary Mellis, a
lady living at No.l Grove-place, Brixton-road.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared on behalf of the defen-
dant, and, from the testimony of Mrs. Mellis
and her witnesses, it appeared that Mrs. M'Leod
and her husband occupied her parlours, and that
owing to a series of disagreements, she (Mrs.
Mellis), gave her notice to quit. This circum-
stance seemed to have increased rattier than allayed
the difference, and Mrs. M'Leod having some ale
bottles to wash, insisted upon them being washed
in the parlour, while Mrs. Mellis desired that they
should be washed in the scullery. The differences
on the point ran high, when Mrs. M'Leod, having
got the servant in the parlour, locked the door,
and kept her there until she washed the bottles.
Mrs. Mellis, while this was going on, kicked vio-
lently at the door, called out lustily for her servant,
Fanny, to attend another lady lodger, who had
been ringing for some time; but Mrs. M'Leod paid
no attention to the calls and kept Fanny till the
bottles had been all washed. A second cause of
strife again arose from the services of Fanny being
required, to put some coals on the fire, and to im-
me post a letter, by Mrs. M‘Leod, but Mrs.
Mellis insisted on her prior claim to the use of her
servant, and Fanny found herself in the midst of a
difficulty. She was in the passage, and Mrs. M'Leod
refused to allow her to pass until she entered the
parlour and attended to the fire; while Mrs. Mellis
called to her to pass out by the front door. To pre-
vent this Mrs. M'Leod caught the young woman
by one hand, and was dragging her towards the
parlour, when Master Mellis courageously caught
hold of the servant by the other hand and pulled
her away. Mrs. M'Leod, smarting doubtless from
the triumph of the youth, directed her attention
towards Mrs. Mellis, and exclaiming, "Now, you
old cat, I'll give you some cold water—take that;"
and, suiting the action to the word, threw the con-
tents of a jug of cold water over her, or rather on
ti:e front of her person.
In reply to the charge,
Mr. Lewis said that i/l. r. M'Leod, having recently
returned from abroad, had commissioned the hus-
band of the coraplair ant to procure for him a fur-
nished house; but instead of doing so, he recom-
mended that gentleman to take his own furnished
parlours, promising to make him and Mrs. M'Leod
perfectly comfortable. How far they had carried
out that promise, his worship had some opportunity
of judging from what he had heard of the case. So
far from studying their comfort, as had been pro-
mised, every conceivable mode of annoyance had
been resorted to, and the consequence was that Mrs.
111‘Leod had actually to get out of a bed of sickness
to attend and answer the case.

Nr. Elliott; wit Lout *ring a word of comment,

convicted th©, defendant in a penalty of 20s and 4s
costs, which was immediately paid.
THE POOR-BOX.—The Magistrate requested an
acknowledgment of £2O from C. H. S. for the poor-
box.

GREENWICH —ROBBERY BY A JEWELLER'S
SHOPWOMAN.—Susan Marquis, aged 18, a respect-
able-looking young woman, was charged on remand
with stealing one gold and four other finger rings,
two brooches, a gilt bracelet, two silver seals, and
other articles, the property of her employer, Mr.
John Sulman, jeweller, of Stockwell-street, Green-
wich.

It appeared that the prisoner had been but nine
days in the employ of the prosecutor, who had re-
ceived a very high recommendation of her from a
lady to whom her family were known, as of the
highest respectability. Missing articles from his
stock, the prisoner was suspected, and when ques-
tioned as to whether she had any of his goods in
her possession, she at first expressed surprise, but
subseauently produced the articles in question from
her boxes, saying she could not resist the tempta-
tion of taking them.
The prisoner, in reply to to the magistrate, said
she was guilty.
The prosecutor strongly recommended the pri-
soner to mercy, both on account of her youth and
the respectability of her connexions.
Mr. Seeker said it was a question with him
whether he should not, be departing from thp strict
line of his duty in ne,t sending the prisoner before
a jury to be tried. She had been guilty of a very
serious offence in robbing a person into whose em-
ploy she had entered, and which was an offence for
which she was liable to a very severe punishment..
It appeared to him, however, that in her case a
more merciful view might be taken, and that a
smaller punishment than otherwise might have
been passed would have the desired corrective effect
of checking such practices for the future.
The prisoner was then. sentenced to four months'
imprisonment in the House of Correction, with hard
labour.

ROBBERY AT A TAVERN.-Emily Smith, aged
25, most fashionably attired, was charged with
stealing two half-crowns and a two•shilling piece,
the moneys of her employer, Mr. F. White, pro-
prietor of the White Horse Tavern, Lee.
The prisoner had been in the employ of the pro-
sacutor as barmaid about twelve months, and on
Friday evening a half-crown and three shillings
being found concealed under the bowl in the till
used for copper money, the coins were marked, and
the following morning they were found to have been
removed. The prisoner being the only person in
the bar suspicons were excited against her. On
Saturday night, after the house was closed, the till
was again inspected, when two half-crowns and a
florin were found concealed under the copper bowl.
Detective officer Brown, 98 R, was then called in,
and the/coins being marked in his presence, were
replaced in the till, and having been found to. have
been taken away at ten o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, the officer Brown was called in, and on search-
ing the prisoner took from her pockets the coins in
question. The prisoner's purse was also examined,
and the half-crown marked on the night of Friday
was found in it, when the prisoner requested prose-
cutor to let her go, and she was given into custody.
Mr. Seeker remanded the prisoner for a week,
and refused to accept bail for her appearance.

WANDSWORTH.—CONVICTION OF A MARINE
STORE DEALER.—Andrew King, a youth about 19,
and Elizabeth Bennett, the keeper of a marine
store shop in Vauxhall-walk, were brought before
Mr. Ingham, on remand, the former charged with
robbing his employers, Messrs. Francis and Co,,
cement manufacturers, of Nine-elms, and the latter
with being unlawfully in possession of the stolen
property.
Mr. Binns defended the female prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Drake,
foreman to Messrs. Francis, and police-constable
Hornblow, of the V division, that the male pri-
soner had been in the prosecutors' service up-
wards of seven years, and he was always con-
sidered a well-conducted and honest youth. On
Tuesday evening last, a quantity of copper wire
and some brass bearings were missed from a cellar
after King had been sent there and left. He shortly-
afterwards quitted the premises, and when he re-
turned the foreman told him that things had been
missed during the last twelve months, and if he
would tell the truth he would forgive him. The
prisoner then said he had taken the copper wire
and brass bearings, and had sold them at a marine
store dealer's. He denied havin,, taken anything
else. Hornblow was then called in, and they all
proceeded to Bennett's shop. The constable went in
first, and asked her if she had bought any wire and
brass from a youth that evening, and she stoutly
denied that she had. King was then called in, and
she also asserted that she did not know him. King,
however, said that she was the woman who had
purchased the wire. The constable then desired
her to produce the property, and she then called out
to her aunt to bring up two bags from the kitchen.
Her request was complied with, and the stolen pro-
perty was found in the bags amongst some rags.
The officer then asked her for her book to show that
she had entered the purchase, and it then appeared
that she did not keep one, and gave an excuse that
she did not know it was necessary, as she had only
been in the business three or four months. It, how-
ever, subsequently transpired that she formerly
kept a shop in Princes-street, Lambeth, and on one
occasion was fined £5 for the unlawful possession
of some property which had been stolen.
Ry the direction of the magistrate King was
called as a witness, and said he went into the shop,
and put the metal in the scale, and she paid him
2s. Nothing was said on either side. She did not
ask his name or address, nor inquire where he had
obtained the property. He never sold anything
before.

Mr. Binns contended that the property consisted
of old metal, and were such things as any marine
store dealer would purchase.
Mr. Ingham said she had had a caution before,
and he should now commit her for two months with
hard labour, without the option of paying a fine.
The other prisoner was then discharged with a
caution.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATII BYPRUSSL

ACID.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Win. Payne, the City
coroner, held a lengthened inquiry, at the Portugal
Hotel, Fleet-street, into the death of Mr. E. A.
Lloyd, which resulted from the administering of
prussic acid, under the followinc, circumstances :
Win. Bryan said he was head waiter at the Por-
tugal Hotel. The deceased gentleman went to the
hotel on Monday last, and engaged apartments.
On Wednesday evening he retired to his room early,
and the next day he was found in his bed dead.
Deceased had stayed at the hotel before.
Mr. R. Hill, of Barnet, said he was an officer in
the Edmonton (Middlesex) Rifles. Had known de-
ceased some time. He had always gone by the name
of E. Arthur Lloyd. He was formerly a non-com-
missioned officer in the first battalion Rifle Brigade,
stationed at Portsmouth, and for the past four years
he had acted as dispenser to the regiment. Last
saw him alive on the 9th of November, when wit-
ness left him at Portsmouth. Expected he would
have been in London before then, as he lent de-
ceased some money, which he promised to return in
a week. On Monday last received a letter from
deceased, stating that he had arrived in town and
would see him at Barnet on Thursday or Friday.
He saw a notice in the papers which caused him to
attend. Knew deceased was coming to London to
receive some money left him by a late aunt. His
father was the head surgeon at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital.
The Coroner—That is the Dr. Lloyd, of Bedford-
row.

Mr. Case (the clerk)--Yes, sir, and he has a son
who is at present the house-surgeon at St. Bartho-
lomew's.

It was here suggested that the father and brother
should be sent for.

Mr. W. C. Dempsy, surgeon, of 97, Fleet-street,
said that when he was called in on Thursday after-
noon death had taken place about an hour. Found
nothing in the room, but on turning up the pillow
there was a two ounce phial half filled with prussic
acid, and the mouth smelt strongly of that poison.
The acid was 1 per cent. weaker than Sckeele's,
two or three drops of which is sufficient to cause
death. Had the bottle been fell he must have taken
more than an ounce. The bottle was not labelled,
so it was impossible to say where it was purchased.
Was certain deceased died from the effects of
prussic acid.
It was here announced that Mr. Lloyd, the
house-surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, had
arrived, and the learned Coroner kindly undertook
to retire, and gently break the news to Mr. Lloyd.
The Coroner, on his return, said that Mr. Lloyd,
jun., had arrived, and was deeply distressed on
being informed of the sudden and frightful death
of his brother.
Mr. Lloyd. said an uncle of deceased saw him last,
and he lived at Paddington, and therefore it would
be the best course to adopt to adjourn the inquiry.
Mr. Hill said that the uncle could not have seen
deceased for more than six months, unless it was
since he had been in town from last Monday.
The investigation was then adjourned.

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