The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-18 00:00:00

Q UEEN- S QUARE.

Yesterday a journeyman blacksmith, named John
Adams alias Hallagan, was brought up in custody,
and placed at the bar before Mr. GREGORIE, charged
with imposing on the public by pretending to be
attacked by the cholera in the streets.
About 4 o'clock on the previous afternoon, the
prisoner was in Orchard-street, Westminster, when
he pretended to be suddenly taken very ill, and his
groans, and the distortions of countenance that he
assumed, soon attracted a number of persons around
him, to whom he complained of being violently at-
tacked with the cholera, and that he was seized with
most dreadful spasms all over. Mr. Gallon, the
landlord of the King's Head, on hearing what was
the matter, instantly took him a quartity of brandy,
which the prisoner drank. He, however, still com-
plained that he was unable to move, and that he
should be a dead man if something was not done
for him, and more brandy was administered without
the patient getting a►►y better. The police at last
came up, and so well did the prisoner play his part,
that no person had the slightest idea but that he
was attacked by that frightful disease, and it was
deemed advisable to take him to the Cholera Hos-
pital in York-street, which was effected by four men
carrying him on their shoulders, followed by an im-
mense concourse of people, the prisoner struggling
all the way, and calling out, " I am a dead man."
At the hospital he was immediately put to bed,
and attended to by Mr. Knox, the surgeon, who at
once suspected that the prisoner was shamming, and
ordered an emetic to be administered to him instantly.
The prisoner protested against this course of medi-
cine, and said nothing did him so much good as
brandy. The doctor thought different, and while
the medicine was preparing, the prisoner got out of
bed, hurried on his clothes, and ran out of the
hospital. He was, however, followed and given in
charge to a police constable.
Mr. George Knox, the surgeon, when the priso-
ner was brought into the hospital saw no symptoms
of cholera about him ; he was evidently intoxicated.
Mr. GREGORIE regretted that he had not the
power to punish the prisoner as he deserved ; all he
could do was to fine him ss. for being drunk.

HATT ON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Samuel Wetherall, a man of respect-
able appearance, was brought before Mr. LAING on
a charge by George Barton, a cabriolet driver.
Barton stated, that on Sunday evening last he
was called off the stand by the prisoner near Great
Russell-street, Bloomsbury-square, when he ordered
him to drive as far as Tavistock-square. On his
arrival there he insisted upon his taking him to the
Mother Redcap in the Hampstead-road. When
there he requested his fare, but the prisoner swore
that he would not pay a single farthing until he
drove him to Jack Straw's Castle, at Hampstead ;
but even there the prisoner was equally as obstinate
as before, and eventually ordered him to drive to
Brighton-street, St. Pancras. The hour getting
late, witness being desirous of returning to his mas-
ter's premises with the horse and cab, readily con-
sented to drive him to Brighton-street, which is
situate in the immediate neighbourhood of his mas-
ter's; but when there the prisoner would neither
pay nor leave the cab, and told witness that he was
anxious to have an interview with a lady in that
street who was with child, and he pointed out a
house, and told witness to drive to that house and
knock at the door. It was now two o'clock.
A young female, who had evidently been aroused
from her slumbers, protruded her head and
shoulders through the window, with " Who's
there ?" The prisoner said that she was the
lady he wanted, and requested her to admit
him, but she refused, saying, that it was im-
possible, her landlady would not suffer it. " Open
the door," demanded the prisoner, " and I'll give
you a sovereign." She answered " I cannot."
" Do," replied the prisoner, and " I will give you
two." She still refused to let him in. At last the
landlady came and opened the door, when the pri-
soner handed a piece of paper to witness, saying,
" Give that to her, and I'll get out." Witness on
looking at it discovered that it was a 101. note, and
he handed it over to the woman at the door. The
prisoner being admitted refused to come out until
some time after, when the witness gave notice to
the police, and eventually the prisoner was brought
in the cab to St. Giles's station-house.

Mr. Oakley, the inspector of E division, stated,

that on Sunday afternoon last the prisoner was
brought to the station-house, charged with the most
extraordinarily eccentric conduct at the house of his
landlord, Mr. Chidley, a respectable man in Hart
street, Bloomsbury, but there was nothing done or
stated to warrant his detention. When brought to
the station-house by the cab driver, he recognized
him immediately, and such conduct confirming the
previous statements made as to his being of unsound
mind, he felt it his duty to take charge of him, and
to accompany some of his men to the house in
Brighton-street, for the purpose of making inquiry
as to the 101. note. There they found a pregnant
young woman, who had lately been in custody on
suspicion of being concerned in the robberies of the
Inns of Court, and on questioning her she produced
the 101. note.

Mr. Chidley stated that the prisoner's family
were highly respectable persons, residing in the
West of England, and he held a situation in the
city, but within the last fortnight his conduct had
so materially altered that strong fears were enter-
tained that he would do some injury to himself; and
he begged of the Magistrate " for God's sake," to do
something to protect him. He had often returned
home, and threatened witness and his wife.
Mr. LAING—Can you swear you go in bodily fear
from the prisoner's threats? Witness—No, your
Worship.
Mr. LAING—Then, whatever my will may be, I
have not the means of doing so.
Mr. LAING ordered that the prisoner should pay
the demand of the cab-man, which amounted to a
guinea, and that the ten pound note should be de-
posited with Mr. Chidley, to be doled out to him
as he required it.
Mr. Oakley—The young woman is here, your
Worship, who claims the note, or part of it.
Mr. LAlNG—Where is she ?
A young pregnant woman, rather good-looking,
here stepped forward with a curtsey, and said the
prisoner made her a present of it.
Mr. LAING—You shall not have a farthing of it ;

it amounts almost to a robbery, and be off out of
this office instantly. He then advised the parties to
make proper application to the prisoner's parish, in
order that necessary care might be taken of him until
his friends could be apprised of his condition.