The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OItITOBER 30, ISM

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

LOOK IN AS YOU PASS By.—John Jenkins, who de-
scribed himself as a bookbinder, but is very differently
described by the police, was charged with having in his
possession a watch and gold chain, supposed to be stolen.
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Sergeant Ackrell and Constable Dowdell, of the F divi-
sion, were on duty in the neighbourhood-of Chancery-
lane, and in passing through one of the courts between
that and St. Clement's-lane, they passed at the door of a
low publichouse, and peeping in through the pane in the
upper part of the door looked over the bar. The prisoner
with a companion, equally woll-known to the police, and
not, as far as the evidence showed, for his goo'd conduct or
respectable associations, were drinking in a compartment.
The prisoner was showing his companion a silver watch
and guard. Ackrell darted into the compartment, seized
his arm, and suat3hed from him the watch and chain, which
he had made a feeble attempt to hide under the skirt of his
coat, being too suddenly surprised to return it to his pocket.
Dowdell prevented the other man from interfering, and
also seized the other hand of the prisoner. Before he had
time to do this AarelT had noticed that the prisoner had a
gold chain in that hand. However, it disappeared in some
mysterious manner, and when the prisoner was searched at
the station-house it could not be found upon him. The two
officers returned and searched the place, but could not find
it. They then, by the light of their lanterns, carefully
retraced the route by which they had taken the prisoner
to the station, and had not proceeded a long way upon the
route before they found the chain lying in the gutter. It
is believed that the gold chain " beloaged" to the watch,
but that the silver chain attached to the watch might pos-
sibly have been the prisoner's own property.
Sergeant Ackrell said he hoped the magistrate would
remand the case, as .if it attained publicity through the
medium of the press the owner of the watch would pro-
bably come forward and identify it. In the meanwhile
it would be detained at the station-house.
35 I The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

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MANSION-HOITSE.

THE CITY OP LONDON AND STANDARD THEATRES.—
George Hamilton, a comedian, was charged before Mr.
Alderman Lusk, M.P., with assaulting Edward James
Bennett, formerly property maker to the City of London
Theatre.

The complainant said that last evening he was leaving
the Primrose Tavern, Primrose-street, and that the prisoner
called him back and said, " You scoundrel," and then struck
him on the face. He had been very kind to the prisoner, and
had given him a bed when he had no home to go to. After
he was struck by the prisoner, he was seized by some
others present and knocked down, and held by the legs
while the prisoner assaulted him. The prisoner had boen
employed at the Standard Theatre before it was burnt
.down. He was very sorry to be obliged to prosecute the
prisoner, but he did so in self-defence, as the latter had
threatened him that morning in the presence of some
other persons.

By Mr. Beard—He was not present when these threats
wore used. The prisoner was one of those employed at
the City of London Theatre, and since it had been taken
he and about 30 of .the company had been thrown out of
employment. He had received his wages from the late
proprietor of the City of London. Ho had never spoken
against the prisoner or any members of the Standard com-
pany, and he gave no provocation whatever for the assault.
He had no witnesses.

Mr. Beard said he would call evidence to 'disprove the
chgrge, which was totally unfounded.
Henry Walton said he was a comedian, and had been
employed at the Standard Theatre. He was in company
with the prisoner, and some other gentlemen, at the Prim-
rose Tavern last evening, and saw the complainant there.
The latter had come to the committee-room to annoy the
other parties.

Mr. Beard explained that the tradesmen of the neigh-
bourhood had taken a great interest in the sufferers by the
destruction of the Standard Theatre, and had formed them-
selves into a committee to relieve them.

Witness— The prisoner asked complainant why he had
made insulting observations against him and his colleagues,
and some blows were given. Ile held the prisoner to pre-
vent his striking the complainant, and there was a scuffle
between them, in the course of which the complainant was
knocked down.

Mr. B. Wright said he was a comedian, and acting ma-
nager to Mr. Douglas, of the Standard Theatre. He was
in the Primrose Tavern last. night, and there were other
gentlemen present. There were some words relative to
statements which the complainant had made respecting
him, and he would have tried the legality of his conduct,
but that he did not consider him worth powder and shot.
These statements had reference to a statement that ho
had lost £lOO by the fire at the Standard, which was a
misprint, and should have been £lO. He would have liked
to have punched his head. (Laughter.) The complainant
and other men employed at the City of London were not
getting their salaries, and if the Standard had not been burnt
down the city of London would have been shut up. He
corroborated portions of the evidence of the preceding
witness.

Alderman Lusk said that he tad paid groat attention to
the case, and, as complainant appeared the bigger man, he
could not do better than bind them both over to keep the
peace for 6 months.