The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-22 00:00:00

'THE SUN, LONDON, UHURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1886.

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• POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MAIM-BOROUGH-STREET.

THE CADMAN'S " FIDDLE."—Threo lads, named John
Green, Thomas Barrett, and William Luson, were charged
with stealing the whip of a cabman named Wm. Hughes.
The prosecutor said—l left my cab outside the house
where I lodge, in Union-street, Middlesex Hospital, for
a few minutes, while I had my tea, a boy being in charge
of it. On coming out of the house I missed my whip,
and as the horse was one that required plenty of it I
could not get along without it, and I took the horse and
cab home to the stables, in Chenies-mews. As I was
attending to my horse up comes the throe prisoners, and
one of them says, "Do you want to buy a fiddle (the
name used for. a whip by cabmen), cabby ?" I at once
recognised the whip as my own, and for the sake of secur-
ing them I asked what they wanted for it, when one of
them says, "Three bob." I said that was too much, but
that 1 did not mind giving them half-a-crown, and one of
them said, " Oh, we can't take two and a kick (2s. Gd.), as
there are three of us in it." lie agreed to give them 3s. for
the whip, at the same time telling them that they would
have to go to the corner of the street, as I wanted to get
change, but the change I got was handing them all over to
a constable for stealing the whip.
The magistrate having remarked that it was a singular
circumstance that the prosecutor's own property, stolen in
one part of London•-should be offered him for sale in an-
other, committed the prisoners, who pleaded guilty, and
wished the case settled at once, for a month with hard
labour.

Central Criminal Court.--This Day.

(Before the Recorder.)
THE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST THEE

POLICE.

The case of Matthew Hayes, the police-constable of the
S division, was resumed this morning.
The Recorder summed up the evidence in the most im-
partial and minute manner, after which the jury retired to
consider their verdict.

After an absence of about an hour and a half the jury
returned to their box in court.

The Clerk of Arraigns, having called over their nanles,
asked whether they had agreed to their verdict ? -
The Foreman said they found the prisoner guilty.
Barry, the other policeman charged with the same
offence, but who was acquitted last session, was then called
upon to surrender in order that tho indictment for cOnspl-
racy against both prisoners might be proceeded with.
Mr. Montague Williams said, in the absence of Mr.
Sleigh, he had to ask that tho trial of that indictment
might be delayed for a short time. •
The application was granted.

Later in the day Mr. Sleigh entered the court, and, ad-
dressing the Recorder, said —With reference to tho indict-
ments against Hayes and Barry, there was ono for con-
spiring yet remaining for disposal. Ile, on the
part of the prosecution, had no wish to press the
matter further, as the jury had found Hayes, who
was the principal in the matter, guilty of the
perjury imputed to him. Ho had, however, no indisposi-
tion to proceed with the indictment for conspiracy, but at
that moment he did not think it would be proper to go
on with it. He should be perfectly prepared next session
if the counsel appearing for the prisoner wished he should
do so.

Mr. Cooper said he should by all Means desire the in-
dictment for conspiracy to be tried as early as possible.
Mr. Sleigh thought it but fair that the caso should be
heard by a jury who had not been in attendance at that
session.

The Recorder thought it would be better to apply for a
writ of certiorari to remove the case to a superior court for
trial.

Mr. Sleigh agreed with the Recorder that that would be
the proper course. _ _

Cooper felt most anxious that the, trial should be
taken with as little delay as possible.
Mr. Sleigh was quite as anxious as his learned friend
about the matter, and he then gave him notice that he
should take the necessary steps for the removal of the trial
for 'conspiracy from the Central Criminal Court to the
Court of Queen's Bench, to be there tried by the Lord
Chief Justice and a special Jury.
The greatest interest was manifested in the court, which
was crowded to excess during the whole of the proceedings.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)
CHARGE OF WILFUL NEGLECT.

Charlotte Power was indicted for causing the death of
her infant child, by wilful neglect.
The evidence showed a course of dissipation on the part
of the prisoner, during which time she neglected her child,
and its death was the result.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned
judge said it had not been proved that beating had formed
a portion of her cruel conduct, but that she appeared
to have depended upon others while she went out drink-
ing. Ho therefore sentenced her to 6 months' imprison-
ment with hard labour.