The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 8.

GUILDIIALL.—A CLERGYMAN DINING OUT.—
Ann Smith and Ann Edwards, a couple of repulsive
looking females, were brought up, charged with
robbing the Rev. Mr. Edward Williams, of Little
Stanmore, of his purse containing £3, under the
following circumstances :
The Prosecutor, whose costume and general ap-
pearance were more fitted for the stable than the
pulpit, said—T am a clerk in holy orders.
Chief Clerk—You had been dining out yesterday,
I suppose ?
Rev. Gentleman—l had, and was returning home
rather late.
The Clerk—Very late, was it not ?
Rev. Gentleman—lt might have been about half
past 11 o'clock at night.
The Clerk—And where did this take place ?
Bev. Gentleman—l cannot exactly say, for Ido
not know much about London..

Polieeman,2BB—lt was in Giltspur-street, your
worship.-
Alderman Challis--Mrhat do you charge these
women with '?
Rev. Gentleman—With robbing me of my purse.
Clerk—That is a short way of stating it, but you
must give a little more of the details.
Rev. Gentleman—The two prisoners and another
woman were in the street, and they jostled me and
I lost my purse from my right hand coat pocket. I
called a policeman, who pursued Edwards while I
laid hold of Smith. The third woman got away.

Clerk—Describe how they jostled you.
Rev. Gentleman—They struck up against me.
Clerk—You said you had been dining out. Is
your sigriature to the charge-sheet your usual style
of writing?
Rev. Gentleman—Yes, sir.
Smith—l deny speaking to the gentleman atall.
Alderman Challis—He does not say you did.
Edwards to the rev. gentleman—Were you not
with a little female before you saw us?
Rev. Gentleman—There was another female who
persisted in following me.
Clerk, to the officer—Was this person (the rev.
gentleman) in liquor ?
Policeman 288—He had been drinking, sir, but
he knew well what he was about.
Clerk—He did not seem to know where the rob-
bery took place at all events.
John Parker gave similar evidence with regard
to the robbery.
Alderman Challis—Was the gentleman tipsy?
Witness—Well, sir, he was very much the worse
for liquor.
Manning, 278, was then sworn.
Clerk—Had the prosecutor been drinking ?
Manning—He had, sir.
Clerk—You did not imagine he was a clergyman,
I suppose ?
Manning—Oh no, sir.
Clerk—Nor any one else from his appearance.
Alderman Cliallis—Are the prisoners known ?
Springate (the gaoler)—Edwards has been here
once, and I am almost sure Smith has.
Smith (indignantly)—That I never was, and I
should like you to prove it.
Policeman 28—They both gave false addresses.
Smith—That I did not, for I have not got any
address. I sleep where I can.
Alderman Challis—lt is a very sad case alto.
gether. I hoped it was a mistake about the pro-
secutor being a clergyman. However, I have no
doubt about your guilt, Edwards ; and if you were
committed for trial you might be transported, and
perhapi that would be the only means of reform-.
ing you ; but I shall not take that course this
time. You will have one more chance. I shall
commit you for three months with hard labour,
and as nothing is known against Smith I will give
her tho benefit of it and discharge her.

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THE FRAUDS ON THE CITY OF LON-

DOX POOR LAW UNION.

Yesterday Mr. Farnell, the Assistant Poor Law
Commissioner and Inspector, sat at the office of the

City of London Union, St. Mary-axe, for the pur-
pose of inquiring into the frauds committed by Mr.
Paul, the late chief clerk to the union.

The inquiry was opened under the provisions of
he 22d and 23d Victoria, cap. 49, sec. 2, entitled,

" The Poor Law Boards(Payment of Debts; which

empow:rs the Commissioner to order payment of
any debts incurred by any union "after open and
public investigation, during which counsel or solici-
tors may appear and witnesses be examined on both
sides, when the same shall be required by any rate-
payer of the union, parish, or district, and he shall
be satisfied that there is no fraud, collusion, or ne-
glect of the general rules of the Poor Law Board
respecting the contraction or discharge of such debt,
claim, or demand whichis alleged to be due, and that
such party has not been accessory to any fraud."
Those proceedings have been rendered necessary
in consequence of the frauds of Paul, the chief clerk
to the union, there being charges on tradesmen's
bills to the amount of £9,159 4s. 2d., and a balance
due to the treasurer on the new account of £4,207
lls. Bd., making a total deficiency of £13,366 158.
10d. _ _

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For these frauds Paul was tried at the Central
Criminal Court, and sentenced to 14 years' transpor-
tation, and as the parishes had already paid their
quota for the discharge of these accounts they re-
fused to ply over again, and to get out of the diffi-
culty the act of last session was passed, giving power
to the Poor Law Commissioners, on proof of the
debts, to older a new rate to be made for their dis-
charge.
Mr. C. M. Roche appeared on behalf of the rat e-
payers ; Mr. Baylis on the part of the guardians of
the union.
Mr. J. Bare, licensed victualler, said he claimed
from the guardians of the City of London Union the
sum of £12165. ld. for wine, spirits, &c., supplied for
the use of the poor at the workhouse in Bow-road.
The master sent the orders for these articles. The
detailed list showed that the best port, sherry, stout,
bottled ale, and soda water had been supplied. No
champagne was supplied. He sent in the articles,
but he did not know what became of them.
Mr. Roche—The master will tell us what became
of them. At any rate it is quite clear they did not
go to the poor.
A Guardian said he could prone that the soda
water was supplied to the poor.
Mr. Roche—A great deal more of it, I expect,
was used by the guardians than the poor.
The Guardian—l deny it altogether.
Mr. Roche—The master's book will show. We
shall see what was done with it.