The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN LEDBU.RY.

After thG despatch of The Sun report from Led-
bury on Thursday afternoon, the examination of
Dew was continued.

Witness went to bed about half-past 10 o'clock
on the niglt of the murder. On the following
morning he left home about 1 o'clock, and called at
Mr. Badsey's, the baker, in Horse-lane, about 200
yards from the offices. While he was there Powell,
a man who was at work at a house near to Mr.
Masefield's premises, came to him saying" Oh, Mr.
I)ew, I am almost afraid to tell you what has hap-
pened ; poor Mrs. Baker is murdered." Went to
the spot, and found Jones, with other people, near
to Mrs. Baker's back door. When he (witness) had
got into the lower offices, he smelt fire, but as he
had been told that the premises had been burnt,
and the deceased set on fire, he did not think it
necessary to make a remark. Jones did not seem
more agitated than the rest of the people in the
house. Jones borrowed from him a shilling on the
14th inst., and repaid him in postage stamps in
Mrs. Baker's sitting-room, in the presence of some
police officers, on the 18th inst., the day after the
murder.

[lt should be stated here that in his examination
in chief, Mr. Masefield, sen., said in the third com-

partmentin his money drawer he kept the postage

and receipt stamps used in the business of the
office, and that when he examined that drawer

after the murder he found very few there.]
Witness had before purchased postage stamps
from Jones, but not frequently, nor in so large a
number as 12. Witness and Jones had borrowed
money from one another ; Jones borrowing as
much as 20s. from him on one occasion. Had not
heard that Jones was in debt in the town ; but
should be surprised if he should learn that a sum
of money as large as several pounds had been
found in Jones's possession. Used to lodge in the
same house with Jones, but, objecting to his
smoking, had left. Witness knew that money was
contained in Mr. W. Masefield's drawer in Mr.
Woodward's desk. After Mr. Baker died Jones
helped Mrs. Baker in the making out of the out-
standing accounts, and had been generally on inti-
mate terms with her. He did not, however, know
that they were so intimate as for Jones t• call in of
an evening and drink grog with the deceased. Had,
however, seen him drink a glass of gin and water
in Mrs. Baker's sitting room, when the deceased
had friends with her. Knew that in a drawer in
Mrs. Baker's sitting room some tools were kept
which had belonged to Mr. Baker. Had never
seen the pair of pincers now produced among those
tools.

[A clumsy pair of strong iron pincers were here
shown to the witness. They had evidently been
made by a tyro, or an, amateur tool maker, having
upon them coarse marks of the file used in their
manufacture, and being at the nipping end of a
circular shape, and large en9ugh within the bend
to encircle a man's wrist.]
Jesse Prestege deposed that he was under gar-
dener to Squire Marten. Lodged at Mr. Boycutt's,
at the same house with Jones. Went to bed on the
night of the murder as the clock was striking ten.
Entered Mr. Boycutt's house from the front door,
which was on the latch. His bedroom was near to
one of Mr. Masefield's offices, and could hear per-
sons walking across it, and the noise of talking
when 'conversation was going on there. Took his
breakfast about eight o'clock, at which time Jones
came downstairs much earlier than usal. Seeing
Jones down so early, he said in a joke to him—
" There will be a change in the weather from your
being down so early.' Jones made no reply, and
did not seem agitated. He had been to work before
breakfast, having got up at five in the morning.
While he was at work after breakfast a man named
Price came to him and asked him how he came to
let that woman get killed who lived next door to
him. lie was surprised, and left his work to go
back to his lodgings to learn if this was so. Had
seen Jones with a bunch of keys, and thought that
he could swear to one of them. Knew nothing 8£
the keys produced (those picked up by the young
M asefield), but thought that the bunch of keys noss,
produced by the police sergeant as having been
found upon Jones's person, belonged to Jones, and
were those to which he referred. Jones had had a
latch key for more than a fortnight, and had her-
' rowed money from him. The last sum he lent him
was 2s. fid., and the date last Friday or Saturday
week. Borrowed 10s. from 'Jones on Christmas-
eve, and /repaid him in a week. Jones also bor-
rowed Is. on the day
labeforeive you
the murder.
a shillingrder.AVhaebno he
you ?
did s?,..hielesarielie` said,
Jesse,
" Yes, do you want one?' Jones
replied, " You may lend me one if you like." Wit-
ness lent him the shilling, but when he did so said,
" It is a goodish bit to your pay, how shall you
manage if you have got none now ?" Jones
responded, " Oh, I have got money, but
I don't wish to break into it ; I am not
short." Jones repaid him the 3s. fid. on Thursday
last, giving him 45., and asking for 6d. Did not
hear Jones come home that night; nor any noise
during the night. Went to sleep 10 minutes after
lying down. Next morning went down Cabbage-
lane to his work, but-saw nothing on the ground.
John Burden (one of the jurymen) deposed that
be was a tailor, and had a garden adjoining
Mr.
Masefield's property, which was also bounded by
Cabbage-lane. When going down that lane to his
garden he picked up the packet of small silver
coins, before referred to, wrapt in white paper, in
the middle of the way. There were three six-
pences, one halt-franc, 15 fourpenny pieces, and the
rest (to make 7s. 11d.) in threepenny pieces. It
was about a quarter to 8 o'clock when he found it.
Thought that it would not be possible to throw it
from Boycutt's garden without the paper being
bruised. It was opposite to Mr. Plaisted's garden,
which is on a line with Boycutt's.
Jane Adelaide Cole deposed that she superin-
tended the retail business of the Bell Hotel—On
the night before the murder Jones came in between
7 and 8 o'clock and had a glass of ale, as was his
daily custom. He did not remain long ' • but re-
turned just before 10 o'clock, when he had three-
pennyworth of gin-and-water, for which also he
paid, and again left after a stay of a quarter of an

hour, during which time P to did not seem altered in
his manner. It was not a quarter past 10 when
he left. He owed no mo ney at the Bell. Saw him
between 8 and 9o' clock . next morning. He Passed
the door before he etr.nie in. I said, " Good morn-
ing, Mr. Jones, you are up earlier than usual." He
replied, "I have Veen to the butcher's." He then
asked for half a pint of brandy. I said, " Yon
look ill." He said, " Yes ; I have scarcely
had any rest all night." lie usually lOoked ill
in the morning. Put the brandy into a soda
water bottle that Jones brought with him. When
Jones left he said, " I shan't see you again to-day ;
I have a hard day's work before me." About seven
o'clock in the evening he called again, when he
looked worse than in the morning, and seemed
much agitxted.. He called for three pennyworth of
brandy and sipped it, when a gentleman in the bar
said, " I will have sixpenny worth dashed with cold
water." Jones then said, " I will have brandy and
cold water," and ordered another three pennyworth.
Whiles there Jones asked me if I could lend him a
pint and a half bottle. Replied that I could, such
a one as I had lent him before, a light coloured
bottle. He said, "No ; have you a dark coloured
bottle ?" Replied, "No ; but I w4ll send for one
to Mr. Treherne's, in High-street." The girl re-
turned with the bottle in about ten minutes, Jones
remaining till the bottle was brought. He had it
washed out. Asked if it was clean, and had it
swilled out with gin, as, he said, he wanted it for
a particular purpose. Said he would return the
old one, but not that one. Returned the bottle on
Thursday, and came again some time in the after-
noon of that day with two other persons, one of
whom was Mr. Pitt's groom. They had three
glasses of cold grog. Jones paid ls, 6d. for it. This
was after he had been examined at the first inquest.
There was a child seven or eight years old in the
room, and he asked her (the child) if she would
give him a pinch of snuff? The child made no
reply. He added--" You know you wanted me
to have one the other day. Have you got your
box with you now ?" Did not see him give her
any money. Jones came again to the Bell on
Friday night just as I was closing, at eleven
o'clock. I said I could not serve him ; but he
said that he wanted only a glass of grog for
himself and his friend, a baker. He had a bottle
of soda-water and threepenny worth of brandy.
He said that he wanted half-a-pint of brandy
to take home with him. He was served and paid
for it. On Sunday he was again at the Bell, and
had two glasses of beer. On Tuesday he was again
there, and had soda-water, and brandy, saying,
" Most likely I shall not see you for some short
time, for they have made inquiry into this matter :
they have accused me of this horrid deed, but I
know—." Witness did not hear the sentence
finished; but the servant girl said that the rest of
the sentence was "that lam innocent." Since the
murder, I think lie has paid me 7s. 9d. He gene-
rally paid in shillings, but on Friday evening he
produced a five-shilling piece. He always ap-
peared to have plenty of gold and silver since I
have known him at the Bell, which was first in
February. It was his habit to drink ale and beer
at the Bell in the daytime, and grog or wine and
water at night, but since the murder he had drank
more soda-water and brandy than usual.
William Cadle, sworn, said he was a butcher of
thl:a town. Jones came to his house on the morn-
ing ~cater the murder to buy a joint of veal. He
paid onarterly. His last account was paid on
may the 4th, when his account amounted to £1
14s. 6d. When he paid that account he had a
bank-note in his possession, and he thought also
some gold a.-td silver. Jones made some entries in
his meat-book on Wednesday morning, but did not
seem agitated NN -ben he did so. Witness followed
him up to his house, and delivered the meat, pass-
in b Mr. Masefie: isi's office. There was no altera-
tion in Jones's mannov
all this time.
Thomas Paine, a carpenter, of the parish of
.er of the child spoken of
Westbury, the grandfat.t.,
by the witness Cole, detai:ed the playful language
used by Jones towards the child, and added that,
although he refused to be treated by Jones, yet
that Jones had a pint of beer ,drawn for him, and
required him to drink it.
Joseph Plaisted deposed that he was a plumber
and glazier, living next door to Mr. Boycutt, and
next door but one to Mr. MasefieiNs offices. The

back premises of all the three buildings were open
the one to the other. Saw nothing of Jones that
morning until Powell, who was working for him,
came to him saying that Mrs. Baker was dead and
on fire. Went into the offices and found Mrs.
Baker, as described. Carried up some water to put
out the fire, which seemed to be coming from the
floor beneath the body. ])id not observe that Jones
carried up the water ; but it was Jones who first
drew their attention to the open drawer, and said
he had no doubt tlicre had been a robbery.
George Tanner, superintendent of police sta-
tioned at Ledbury, deposed that, in making a search
in Mr. Masefield's offices, he found in a drawer
forming part of a chest of drawers, among a num-
ber of tools, a large clasp knife, which had evi-
dently been used by a glazier. In the office in
which was young Mr. Masefield's desk he found
the pincers that had been referred to. He had
spoken to two persons, each of whom -was of opi-
nion that they had belonged to Mr. Baker. He
also produced the cord with a slip noose in the end,
which was found near to the body, and had blood
upon the noose. He likewise produced a match-
box and two matches, one a wax match, and the
other made of wood. Witness produced another
box of matches, which was found by Mr. William-
son, the detective. Produced likewise an effective
bludgeon, about a foot and a-half in length, having
a natural knob at the end about the size of a man's
double fist, the whole French polished, and
found in Jones's room, locked up in his
box. Also produced a pocketbook fgund on Jones.
This pocketbook contained entries of Jones's move-
ments in so far as the visiting of publichouses and
the purchasing of spirits were concerned, com-
mencing with the day before the murder, and
terminating just before his arrest. Previous to
first date mentioned, however, the diurnal entries

were very rare.
The Coroner here stated to the jury that in the
interim of the adjournment Superintendent Tanner
showed him a letter which, in reply to one he
(Superintendent Tanner) had very properly written
to Inspector Glossop, of the Birmingham detective
force, he had received from that officer. Inspector
Glossop said that Jones had been an inmate of the
Birmingham workhouse, where he became the
father of a child by another inmate. The child had
died, but the mother was still in the Birmingham
workhouse. @lnspector Glossop thought that the
woman would be able to afford some information as
to Jones's antecedents, which Inspector Glossop had
reason to believe were not the most respectable.
The same officer also thought that if the artificial
limb which Jones possessed were examined, it
would be found to be of a value incompatible with
the position in life which Jones had recently occu-
pied. The letter was not now at hand, and it was
one more of interest in the magisterial investiga-
tion than in that court, still he had related to them
its substance.
Frederick Williamson, of the Metropolitan de-
tective force, deposed that he was sent down by the
instructions of the Commissioners of Police. He
produced a box of lucifer matches, which he found
on a table in Jones's bedroom. After Jones was
apprehended, and while Mr. Tanner was away for
one of his men, Jones, when standing in Mr. Boy-
cutt's kitchen, said to him, " I suppose you have
now got the right one." Witness replied, "I need not
remind you, Mr. Jones, that it is my duty as a police
officer to tell you that what you say now may be
taken down in writing and used as evidenve against
you." Jones responded, "Then I shall remain
neutral." Jones, it seemed to him, spoke not
jokingly, but seriously. They apprehended Jones
upon a warrant signed by six magistrates.
Superintendent Tanner, again called, deposed
that upon searching Jones, he found in his posses-
sion £lO in gold, os. in silver, lid., a concert-room
token, a counterfeit crown, and 61 postage stamps,
and five penny receipt stamps, with a twopenny,
three-halfpenny, and penny silver coin.
There was no other evidence produced, and
The Coroner then addressed the jury. He said
that he would now give them his opinion, which,
if they pleased, they might regard as a legal one.
There was not the slightest evidence in the whole
of the testimony that had been brought before them
against any one person directly as having com
nutted the murder. Having told them that, they
would now exercise their own sound discretion. As

coroner, he repeated, he must tell them that there
was not a tittle of legal evidence against any one.
The facts of the case seemed to be that Mrs. Baker
was murdered by some ono who got into her house
without breaking into it—by some one, moreover,
who seemed to be on friendly terms with her. An
entrance having been effected, the poor woman
seemed to have been knocked down with a bludgeon,
the blow from the bludgeon occasioning the mark.
upon the forehead, and the mark upon the back of
the head arising out of the fall after the blow was

given and insensibility secured. Deceased having
been knocked down, and being insensible, there was
little doubt but she was strangled by the rope that
had been produced. lle could not help thinking
that the bludgeon and the rope were secreted upon
the person of the murderer when, he entered the
house. The murder having been effected down
stairs, he (the coroner) was of opinion further that
the corpse was dragged up stairs and set fire to ;
probably before daylight, Afterwards the mur-
derer would seem to have giffie out of the
house by the back door, turning the key after
him. The whole of the evidence led to the

conclusion that this was the way in which the

murder was committed. Such a course of procedure

was more probable than the one which would be
adopted by a person secreted in the house ; in which
case there might naturally be some fear lest Mrs.
Baker in her alarm should shriek, and thus arouse
the attention of the neighbours. On such good
terms were, in his opinion, the murderer and his
victim, that he thought they must, before the blow
was struck, have been taking gin and water to-
gether. He was sorry to say that suspicion seemed
somewhat to attach to the clerks in Mr. Masefield's
office, because drawers which contained money were
the drawers only that were opened ; and it was in
evidence that the clients of Mr. Masefield, with the
public who came in occasionally, would not, as a
rule, be familiar with the place of the money, be-
cause Mr. Masefield had only recently altered the
position of his money drawer. Respectinr, the cause
of death, Mr. Griffin had stated, and Mr. Wood
agreed with him, that that was strangulation, the
blow on the head and the fall being, as he had re-
marked, sufficient only to occasion insensibility. It
was now for the jury to say who was the person
who had caused that strangulation, or whether the
injuries which caused bath were inflieted by some
person or persons unknown.
The room had not been entirely cleared of the
public before the jury said that they had agreed
upon their verdict. "We find," said the foreman,
" that Harriet Baker was found dead, having been
murdered by some person or persons to us unknown."
Jones, who seems to be in no way dejected by his
confinement, was to be brought up again before the
magistrates yesterday (Friday) afternoon, when it
was thought that among other evidence some in-
formation would be forthcoming from the female
pauper in Birmingham to whom Inspector Glossop
had referred. Daring the inquest Superintendent
Tanner despatched an officer to Birmingham to as-
certain what she was able to relate.

An application has been made to the Secretary
of State for the Home Department to offer a reward
for the apprehension of the murderer. The Home
Secretary, however, declined to accede to the re-
quest for the present, saying that the result of the
current investigation must first be a failure to trace
the crime home to the guilty party.

DREADFUL MURDER AT WALWORTH.

Yesterday morning considerable sensation was
created at Walworth by a report of a cold-blooded
murder. It appears that the deceased, Mrs. Sophia
Moore, aged 25 years, lodged at the house of Mrs.
Hart, 23, Trafalgar-street, Walworth, nearly oppo-
site the Lord Nelson Tavern. Her husband, Wm.
Moore, aged 30 years, who had been a widower,
with two children, and who had been only married
to the deceased about five months, was a hawker of
laces. About a fortnight ago he had a family party,
and the deceased's sister's sweetheart kissed the de•
ceased in the presence of the husband. This roused
his choler, and some words ensued, when he told
her to prepare for her death, as he meant to murder
her. This she regarded as an idle threat, but on
Tuesday morning, shortly before eight, he took a
sharp pointed table-knife and plunged it into her
left side up to the handle. He then drew it out and
the deceased ran down stairs and crossed over to a
neighbour's and faintly cried " Murder !" Some
neighbours seeing the blood streaming from her
side, took her into their house and sent for Mr.
Howett, the surgeon. The murderer made rapidly
off through the Lord Nelson Tavern into the Kent-
road.

The wounded woman was conveyed to Petersham
Ward, Guy's Hospital. Every assistance which
medical skill could suggest was rendered, but she
gradually became weaker and weaker, and yester-
day morning death terminated her sufferings. The
murderer is described to be five feet ,nine inches
high, pale complexion, scar over the left eve, small
white plaid trousers, black coat, and old-slippers.
Up to the present time he has not been taken into
custody.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—May 27.

The Court sat to-day at the Guildhall, West-
minster, to hear the adjourned appeals ; present—
Mr. Payne (presiding for the Assistant-Judge), Mr.
Pownall (chairman of the bench), Sir John Tipsier,
Capt. Hansler, Messrs. Bird, Cox, Harwood, W.
P. Bodkin, C. S. Butler, M.P., Halswell, Brooking,
E. Davis, Bayle, Huggins, Armstrong, Wyatt, H.
Wilson, S. Morley, Swift, the Hon. Charles Len-
nox Butler, Arthur Ballantine, J. P, Pierce, Alder-
man Wilson, and Marshall.
Alexander Solomon appealed against the refusal
of the justices of the Tower division to renew a
licence under the 9th George IV., cap. 61, to sell
excieable liquors in the house and premises called
the Crown and Seven Stars, 47, Royal Mint-street.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson appeared for the appellant,
Mr. Bodkin in support of the decision of the jus-
tices below.
The house in question had been licensed about
40 years, and the present appellant was in posses-
sion, and held a lease for 21 years ; he had ex-
pended a considerable sum, about £5OO, upon it in
improvements, in addition to £l,BOO which it had
cost him in the first instance, having taken the
house for a bad debt to that amount. In 1857 the
licence was transferred to a person named Lindo,
who, however, got into difficulties, and an equitable
mortgage was executed, In 1858 an application
was made for a transfer of the licence to H.-M.
Solomon, not this appellant, but the magistrates
refused that application, on the ground that Mr.
Solomon was not in this country, he being in the
West Indies ; though they offered to transfer it to
Mr. Jackson, now a publican in Cranbourne-pas-
sage, but who at that time was managing the
business of this particular house as agent to H. M.
Solomon. Mr. Jackson declined to undertake the
responsibility of accepting the license,, and it
therefore lapsed. The appellant took the house
for the consideration already stated, and had im-
proved it, at great outlay, and in the present year
he applied for the licence, but the magistrates re-
fused to grant it ; hence this appeal.
Mr. Bodkin said the ground upon which
the magistrates 'gave their decision was that a
great many habitations near this house had
been removed for the enlargement of the Mint,
and that there were already between the
Blue Peter and the Old Fountain, a distance, of
213 yards, four licensed houses, which, taking the
number of the immediate dwellings, would give a
public- house to every 20. The magistrates, there-
fore, thought this was a legitimate opportunity to
reduce the number of public-houses huddled together
within a few yards of each other, and he submitted
to the court that they had exercised a sound dis-
cretion.

Mr. Atkinson said the licence had not been lost
in consequence of misconduct ; it had been in
existence 40 years, and he thought the court would
do an act of justice and give it to the appellant,
who had staked his all in it, never dreaming that
the licence would be refused.
The court granted the licence.

Henry Weller appealed against the refusal of the
justices of the same division to grant a similar
licence to a house and premises in Hyde-place, New
North-road.

Mr. Bodkin supported the appeal, Mr. Tindal
Atkinson the decision of the justices below.
It was urged that this house, where an excellent
beer trade had been carried on, had peculiar claims
for a licence. It was in a rapidly improving and
increasing neighbourhood, and situate on a main
line of thoroughfare to the new cattle market. The
licence was granted almost unanimously.
Marks Coles appealed against the refusal of the
same justices to grant a licence to a house and pre-
mises called the Unicorn, No. 32, High-street,
Shorediteb.

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland, instructed by Mr.
Beard, appeared on behalf of the appellant ; Mr.
Tindal Atkinson in support of the decision of the
divisional justices ; and Mr. B. C. ,Robinson for
parties in opposition.
Thig house is situate close to the passenger en-
trance to the Eastern Counties Railway terminus,
upon a site where formerly stood a public-house,
called the Unicorn, which was pulled down when
the new road was made from the station to the
docks, The premises are situate in an immense
line of traffic, and were built upon a plan approved
by the Board of Works, who, after the old pre-
mises were pulled down, became the freeholders.
There had been a former appeal by a Mr. Hancorn,
which was not successful, and there had been some
question about the premises not being finished. On
behalf of Mr. Coles, it was submitted that they
were now fitted np in the best possible way, and
would afford, if licensed, a vast amount of con-
venience and accommodation to passengers by the
railway, exczrsionists, persons too late or waiting
for trains, and commercial travellers, and that there
was no other house in the neighbourh',od so well
ealcukted to afibrd such accommodation—for which
there was, in fact, a great necessity—as that of the
appellant, who had in it a stake of near upon
£.5,000. The quantity Of beer sold ever the counter
under the beer licence was something enormous,
and an account had been kept, from which it ap-
peared that more than 200 persons a day had called
and asked for refreshment, which could only be
supplied under a spirit licence. On the other side
it was contended that there was an abundance of
e'very kind of accommodation required in the neigh-
bourhood, already existing, there being 10 licensed
houses within sight of the appellant's house, besides
coffee-houses, eating-houses,
and beer-houses, and
a that there was no public necessity for an dditional
house, which there could be no doubt was intended
for a gin palace, which would prove a nuisance
rather than a boon. The ease was ably argued on
both sides. Ultimately the license I..vas granted by
13 votes to 4, and there was a good deal of applan4e

at the result, which, however, was severely depre-
cated by the learned judge.
The Court then adjourned.

•POLICE INTELLIGENCE—May 27.

MANSION-HOUSE.---John Groves, 17, who
was recently a clerk in the Long Sutton branch of
the National Provincial Bank of England, and who
on Monday last was committed for trial from this
court on a charge of having defrauded the Peter-
borough branch of the same bank, by forging and
uttering a cheque for £l,OOO, was brought up again
for examination on any fUrther charge that might
be preferred wainst him, it having been stated by
the counsel for the prosecution at the close of the
previous examination that there was good reason to
suppose the prisoner had committed other forgeries.
Mr. Rees was now present on behalf of the pro-
secution, and Mr. Slocombe (of the firm of Elcum
and Slocombe, Bedford-row) appeared for the pri-
soner.

Mr. Rees—There was a cheque for £2 10s. 6d.
found on the prisoner, which at the time of the last
examination was supposed to be a forgery. It turns
out, however, that it is not a forgery—that is to
say, a legal forgery—for, although it is in the pri-
soner's handwriting, it is in another name. We do
not intend, therefore, to proceed upon that charge.
Mr. Slocombe —I think, my lord, that as the
charge of forging a cheque for £2 10s. 6d. is not to
be pressed, it is a pity that the parties were in-
structed on the last occasion to pronounce it a
forgery.
The Lord Mayor—lle was at that time committed
for trial.

Mr. Slocombe—Yes, on the graver charge.
The Lord Mayor--Yes, on a charge of obtaining
£l,OOO by means of 'a forgery, and it was then
stated that he had committed another forgery ; but
that statement can do the prisoner no harm, unless
it be followed up by an indictment. You now hear
the solicitor to the prosecutors say that they do not
intend to prefer any other charge, and that ought
to satisfy you.
Mr. Slocombe—l think we have cause of com-
plaint. That draught for £2 10s. 6d. was granted
by the bank, and was paid for with the prisoner's
own money ; and yet it was here positively pro-
nounced to be a forgery.
The Lord Mayor—lt was the duty of counsel to
state the fact if the draught was supposed to be a
forgery, and it was my duty to remand the prisoner
for inquiry. That inquiry has taken place, and, as
the result, no new charge is to be pressed. What
more can.you require ?
The prisoner was then removed.
Thomas Clark was charged with committing an
extensive robbery at the Old George Hotel, in the
city of York.

At the end of February last the prisoner, who is a
well dressed gentlemanly-looking young man, by no
means likely at first sight to be suspected as a thief,
made his appearance at York, and was committed
to prison for six weeks for petty robberies perpe-
trated at two hotels' where he had slept for a night,
under circumstances which led, to the suspicion that
he had been implicated in more' extensive transac-
tions of a similar character. After his release from
prison, which took place in the middle of April, he
—or some one marvellously like him—presented
himself at the Old George Hotel, York, engaged a
bed, and passed at least a part of the night there,
for next morning he was found to be wantinc, at
the breakfast table, while a discovery was at the
same time made that a commercial traveller, while
sleeping in a contiguous room, had been robbed of
his purse, containing a banker's draught for £lO,
about £6O in Bank of England notes, and about
£2O or £25 in gold. A reward was offered for the
apprehension of the prisoner, whose personal ap-
pearance was well described in the Hue and Cry,
but nothing further was seen of the man until
Tuesday evening last, when Mr. Snow, landlord of
a temperance hotel at York, whom the prisoner had
visited and robbed, metrhim unexpectedlyin Cheap.
side, and gave him into custody. He endeavoured
to prove that he was the wrong man, but Mr. Snow
asserted the contrary.
Mr. R. Chalk, chief constable of York, now ap-
peared in court, armed with a warrant signed by
the Lord Mayor of York for the prisoner's appre-
hension. That warrant was backed by the Lord
Mayor of London, and the prisoner was- then de-
livered over to Mr. Chalk to be conveyed to York
for full examination on the charge of robbery.

GUILDHALL,—Mr. James M'Clean and Mr.
Terence Charles M'Lcan, wine-merchants at 9,
Skinner-street, appeared in discharge, of their bail
to answer a charge of conspiracy to obtain, by
means of false pretences, a bill of exchange for
£250, with intent to cheat and defraud Mr. Samuel
Bowles Bigg, a gentleman in the employ of Messrs.
Leaf, Sons, and Co., of 39, Old Change.

After the whole of the evidence had been read
over,

Alderman Meehi, in delivering his decision, said
—This is a charge of conspiracy to defraud by means
of a fictitious promissory note. In this great com-
mercial city, where millions change hands daily
upon the faith of bills of exchange, cheques, and
promissory notes, it is of the utmost importance
that a charge of such serious consequence shopld
undergo the most searching investigation. Owing
to the death of Mrs. Southgate the case rests mainly
upon the statements of the defendants themselves,
on which alone I should have hesitated to commit
them for trial, but when I find them corroborating
those statements by acting as agents for Mrs.
Southgate in the action against her, and, as it were,
pleading their own wrong act as a justification for
her non-payment of the promissory note, I feel it
my duty to send this case for the decision of a jury.
The defendants therefore stand committed for trial,
but I will take substantial bail for their appearance
at the Central Criminal Court,—their own recog-
zances in £2OO each, and two sureties of £lOO each.

The defendants, after:receiving the usual caution,
said the charge. was not true, and reserved their
defence.

SOUTIIIVARK.—John Sparrow, a middle-aged
man, who has been transported and suffered penal
servitude, was charged with stealing a pair of
trousers and 10s., the property of William Sparrow,
-his nephew.

The prisoner admitted his guilt and begged for
mercy. _

The Magistrate told him he' appeared to be an
old offender. In 1838 he was transported for
seven Years, and since then he had suffered four
years' penal servitude.

The prisoner said that was for a misdemeanour,
but since then he had been honest.
The Magistrate told him that, as those offences
had been committed so long ago, they should not
militate against him now. He must be imprisoned
six months with hard labour for this offence.

LAMBETH.—WiIIiam Jones, who has been in
custody since Saturday last on a charge of being
concerned with another person not in Custody in
breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. William
Potter, the Greyhound Tavern, in the Clapham-
road, was re-examined and committed for trial.

James Spencer, alias Abbott, John Young, alias
Lisle, and Emily Everett, alias Lyon, charged with
the commission of sundry burglaries and robberies
in the vicinity of Peckham and Walworth, were
brought up for final examination.
A portion of the plunder in three or four rob-
beries was found in an apartment occupied by
Abbott and the female prisoner, and the evidence
established three distinct and clear charges against
all the prisoners.
Mrs. Walker, the prosecutrix in one of the cases,
complained that the prisoners had most wantonly
cut and injured a sideboard in her parlour.
All the prisoners were committed for trial on
each of the three charges.

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