The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1861.

LAW iNTELLIGENCE—( This Day.)

COURT OF EXCW.QUER.

(Before the Lord Chief Baron Pollok and a Special Jury.

HATCH V. LEWIS.

This was an action brought by the Rev. Mr. Hatch
against Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, the attorneys, for alleged
negligence in conducting his defeme, at the Central cri-
minal Court, on the occasion of his on an indictment
for indecently assaulting two chiliren, named Eugenie
and Stephanie Plummer, who had l,cen placed under his
care for their educjtion. Mr. Hate; it will be recollected,
at the period referred to, occupied t'ie position of chaplain
of the -Wandsworth House of Correction, and the result of
the trial was that he wall found guily on both indictments,
and sentenced by Baron Bramwell to a period of four
years' imprisonment. Mr. Hata afterwards indicted
the elder girl Plummer for perjury, when the
jury found her guilty, and she was ccordingly taken into
custody. The charge against Messrs. Lewis was that they
had omitted to call certain witnesses, who were in attend-
ance on the first trial, and in consevence of such omission
Mr. Hatch was found guilty.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Damages were laid at £5,000.

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and
Mr. Garth appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee
and Mr. Lush were for the defendant.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for trial.

THAMES,

can take my place, and then you can repeat your opening
speech.

Mr. Chambers—With great respect, my lord, I should
not like to do that to-day.
The Lord Chief Baron—Then adjourn the case.
Mr. E. James—Fora week ?
The Lord Chief Baron--I don't think there is any occa-
sion for so long an adjournment as'that. Suppose we say
Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Look at the great expense
of a week's adjournment.
_ _

Mr. Chambers—All the witnesses are in town my lord.
The Lord Chief Baron—lt is of the utmost importance
for the interest of all parties, the innocent, the guilty, and
the profession, that the present inquiry should not be a
hurried one. lamin as sound health as ever I was in my
life, but I don't feel strong enough to-day to go on with
the case. If I were to do so, I am afraid
I should break down before the end of the day.
Mr. M. Chambers—Then, my lord, with your permission,
we will adjourn until Thursday next; and in the event of
your lordship not being able to proceed that day, perhaps
your lordship will intimate the fact to your officers, who
would communicate; with counsel en both sides.
The Lord Chid Baron—Very well ; Thursday next at
ten o'olock.

Mr. Sergeaut Shea—And that no public notice be taken
of this day's proceedings. He hoped the gentlemen of the
press would abstain from reporting the case at present.
With regard to this suggestion his lordship made no
further observation, but proceeded to dispose of the other
business on the paper.
The court throughout the whole of the morning was
most inconveniently crowded. •

POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(This Day).

ROBBERY AND SINGULAR DETECTION OF THE THIEF.
--James Farrell, potman, in the employ of Mr. Thomas
Taylor, landlord of the Albion publichouse, 8, Duke-street,
Grosvenor-square, was charged with stealing a silver watch
and gold chain, of the value of £l2.

Mr. Taylor said the prisoner had been in his employ
about five weeks as potman. On Wednesday last he missed
the watch and chain from his drawing-room table, and at
first suspected the cook and barmaid. He asked the whole
of his servants, five in number, and in consequence of their
all denying knowledge of it, and his having been robbed
since Christmas, he gave all his servants notice to leave.
Not knowing the number, and bring referred by a pawn.
broker to the person who had repaired it as the person to tell
him the number, to give information to the police, he went
to Mr. Davis, jeweller, Duke-street, Manchester-square,
and last night heard that the watch was stopped.
Mr. Lewis Davis, of 46A, Duke-street, Manchester-
square, jeweller, said that at eight last night the prisoner
came in and offered the watch and chain for sale, asking
112 for them. He told the prisoner he thought it rather
suspicious that he should have such a watch and chain, and
he then said they were his own property, and that lie
bought them at Liverpool. He (Mr. Davis) then shor.ved
them to a young man in the shop, who said he kne':,. who
the watch belonged to. He then sent for the prosecutor s
and detained the prisoner and the watch.

Peck, 28 C, proved prisoner's admitting that he stole the
watch and chain.

A LUCKY FELLOW.—Margaret Harvey, a woman of the
town, aged 31, and dwelling at No. 20, Edward-street, St.
George's East, was brought bdore Mr. Selfe, charged with
stealing £l5 from the person of a sailor named William
Embry.

The prosecutor stated that he met with the prisoner
directly after he was paid off, and he treated her with lots
of grog, in return for which she robbed him of all his money.
It had since been returned to him, and he wished to go
home and drop all further proceedings.
Mr. Selfe—You have got your money. Well, you are a
very lucky fellow. Seamen who have been robbed in the
dens in this district have very seldom recovered la farthing.
The magistrate, then addressing the prisoner, said she was
a most notorious thief. He had seen her in the felon's
dock frequently. She would come to grief at last. She
was discharged.

SHAM ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—A tall Lancashire man,
who gave the name of Bolton Manchester, about 31 years
of age, and who was described as a packer, was brought
before Mr. Selfe charged with attempting suicide by endea-
N ouring to thro'w himself into the Regent's-canal.
A police-constable named Birch, 267 K, stated that he
saw prisoner in the Canal-road trying to climb over a wall
which divided the Regent's-canal from the road, near the
New Globe, Mile-end. The prisoner said he was tired of
his life, and would destroy himself. The prisoner's land-
lord and others were near him.
Mr. Selfe—This won't do. Men who intend to commit
suicide do not do it under the nose of a policeman and half
a dozen other persons.
The prisoner said he was out of work.