The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.
Three young, stout, able fellows, named Draper,
Spencer, alias Sheppard, and Ill'Craw, were brought
before the LORD MAYOR, charged with having broken
into the warehouse of Mr. Morris, wine-merchant, in St.
Mary Axe.
A little boy, named John Knight, saw Draper lurking
about the premises at about eight o'clock on Thursday
evening, and after observing him for some time, commu-
nicated his suspicions to the person who has the charge of
the warehouse. The warehouseman found that one of
the padlocks, of which there were two to the door, was
removed, and Draper sheered off at his approach, but was
soon stopped and taken into custody. In the attempt to
escape, the fellow threw down the padlock which had
been removed from the warehouse, together with two
picklock keys, into an area. The padlock, which one of
the keys easily opened, was picked up by a servant girl.
The assistance of an officer was obtained, and the ware-
house was opened. The moment the officer entered,
Spencer exhibited himself in the upper part of the ware-
house, and, standing up, said, " Here I am, Sir." Up
in a corner, crouching amongst the boxes, lay M'Craw.
Both prisoners resigned themselves without making the
slightest resistance.
The LORD MAYOR—I am determined to get all the
information I can upon charges of this kind, and, there-
fore, I call upon you, prisoners, to account for being in
such a situation. Innocent men, taken under suspicious
circumstances, can have no objection to tell all they know.
I am glad to find that the principal Magistrate at Bow-
street adopts my views on the subject. Draper, what
have you to say? Why were you lurking about the
warehouse? Draper—l had occasion to stop for a short
time, but I know nothing of the business.
The Loan MAYOR—It would appear that you let in
the other prisoners, and locked them in, that they might
not be interrupted in preparing to take away the pro-
perty ?—No, my Lord, I know nothing of the prisoners.
The Loan MAvoit—Now, Spencer, how came you in

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the warehouse ? Spencer hesitated, but upon being again
asked the question, and told that he might as well tell the
truth, he said, " I'm satisfied, imy Lord, that I didn't get
in with any good intention."
The LORD MA x-ox—l have no doubt of your veracity
upon that point.
M'Craw—My Lord, I went in in the daytime, and I
know nothing of the matter, for the moment I entered I
fell asltep.—(Laughter.) The gates were open at the
time, and when I woke I couldn't get out.
The LORD MAYOR—Then I suppose you don't know
I anything of Spencer ? M'Craw (looking at Spencer)—l
have seen him before.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—Spencer, your name is Sheppard.
Why elo you call yourself Spencer? Spencer—Because I
had good reasons for changing it.
The LORD MAYOR—Upon my word I believe you. I
commit you all to prison for this offence. I expect to
root the housebreakers out of the city of London.
Fully committed for trial.
G UILDHALL.

George Hickman, the driver of the Paddington om-
nibus No. 173, was fined 50s. and costs, for racing with
another omnibus along Holborn, on the 16th instant, and,
in default of payment, was committed to the House of
Correction for three months.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. _ _

James Frazer, the man charged with having persuaded
Jane Dickson, bar-maid at Mr. Williams's wine vaults,
Castle-street, to rob her master, and who, on detection,
had cut her throat in three places rather than criminate
the prisoner, was brought up yesterday for final examina-
tion. The girl was brought from the Middlesex Hos-
pital to give evidence. She appeared very pale and weak,
but there is no doubt of her ultimate recovery. She is
rather well looking, and, though but 16 years of age, she
has a very womanly appearance. On being sworn, she
stated that she had known Frazer a considerable time, and
that on the 12th of last May she, for the first time, at his
persuasion, supplied him with gin without receiving pay-
ment. From that period she continued to give him gin
and other liquors, and sometimes a friend, which he oc-
casionally brought in, up to the day of the discovery. She
could not tell how many times he had obtained liquor in
this manner, but he generally had it in a pint pot, and
took it away before her master was up. Frazer had not
promised to marry her, but he had told her he would take
her toVan Diemen's Land with him. lie never asked for or
had any money from her, and the last liquor he obtained
was half a pint on Friday week.
Mr. Williams here stated that on the morning referred
to he missed seven quarterns from one cask only, while
there was only one shilling and a halfpenny in the till.
Mr. CONANT--It is quite melancholy to see a young
woman, who has just been on the brink of eternity, persist
in what I must consider to be falsehood. You evidently
are desirous of glossing over the conduct of the prisoner,
and I ant afraid some one has been tampering with you
since you have been in the hospital.
The girl again repeated she had given the prisoner no
more than half a pint that morning, and also that she had
never given him money from the till.
Mr. Williams had no means of ascertaining that money
had actually been taken from the till, but he conjectured
so from the great disparity between his receipts and the
consumption of his stock.
Mr. CONANT asked the girl if she had ever met the
prisoner out of the house by appointment? The girl
declared she had not.
Mr. Williams then said she had frequently gone out,
under pretence of calling at her mother's; and he felt con•
vinced, from the nature of her conduct towards the pri-
soner, that she must have met him occasionally. He was,
however, entirely ignorant of what was going on until
his neighbours informed him of it, and expressed their
surprise that it had never been noticed by him. The girl
and the prisoner bad frequently been seen acting towards
each other in a manner to leave but little doubt that a