The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 6.

MANSION-HOUSE. Charles Tubbs and
Samuel Bromley were brought before the Lord
Mayor (the former upon remand), charged with
having stolen a quantity of plate, consisting of
silver forks, gravy and tea spoons, &c., of the value
of 12/. from the house of Miss Harriet Brown, a
lady of independent means, residing at 38, St.
Petersburg-place, Bayswater.
Tubbs was stopped by a policeman in Bishopagate-
street on Monday last with the plate in his posses-
sion, sand brought up and remanded. Bromley
was on Wednesday taken into custody for attempt-
isg to pick a gentleman's pocket, and he was now
placed by the side of Tubbs to answer the more
serious charge of the plate robbery.

At the former examination a city police officer,
named Robert Eno, said that from information he
received he stopped Tubbs with a basket ou his
arm, containing plate, which was covered by
walnuts.

The prosecutrix was called yesterday, and identi-
fied the plate produced by the officer, which she
said was stolen from her house on Monday last,
about two hours before Tubbs was found with
it in his possession. Its value was about 121.

Henry Hill, a carpenter, said—On Monday last
I was in Holborn when I observed the two pri-
soners and another man pass me. Tubbs was car-
rying the basket produced by the officer on his arm,
and Bromley was walking a little way behind him.
Knowing the latter, I turned round and looked at
him. They were both walking very fast. I
noticed a silver spoon or fork in the trousers
pocket of Bromley as he passed me, and felt con-
vinced they had been committing a robbQry. I
followed them into Bishopsgate-street, when I
communicated with the officer Eno, who seized
Tubbs, but Bromley and the other man escaped.
I have known Bromley to be a pickpocket for the
last four years.
Henry Francis, a boy of 13 years of age, said—l
know the prosecutrix's house. On Monday last,
about 11 o'clock, I saw Tubbs looking through the
window, which was partly open. The prisoner
Bromley was waiting outside in the street. I had
occasion to go to the house about an hour after-
wards, when the servant told me the plate had
been stolen.

Theprisoners, who made no answer to the charge,
were fully committed to trial to the Central Crimi-
nal Court.

GUILDHALL.—David Rees Davies, who was
remanded upon the charge of obtaining charitable
contributions under false pretences, was again
brought up, and the following additional particu-
lars given.
The Rev. Mr. Cadman, the incumbent of S.
George's, Southwark, attended according to the
worthy alderman's request.
Sir Peter Laurie said he was very much obliged
to Mr. Cadman for attending to assist in suppres-
sing the system of fraud which WAS being practised
to such a frightful extent upon honest men.
Mr. Cadman said he should be happy to give
every information in his power, and, although he
should be very sorry to give evidence against any
individual he had once respected, still he felt it his
duty to state everything be knew of the prisoner.
The rev. gentleman then proceeded to state that in
April 1843, when the Red Cross-court ragged schools
were opened, the prisoner was appointed the master,
he having filled the same position previously at the
Gravel-lane Schools. He conducted himself very
well, and for a considerable time fulfilled all the
duties expected of him. And he seemed to gain
the affections of all the children, which was a great
thing to accomplish where the object was to rule by
love and kindness, rather than by fear. He ulti-
mately, however, became very careless, and finding
he was in the habit of getting into debt and issuing
written claims upon his salary, Mr. Cadman cau-
tioned him. The prisoner explained that he was
in great difficulties in consequence of the low salary
he had at the Gravel-lane School. Mr. Cadman
then asked him for a list of his debts, and advanced
him 5/. to relieve him from his temporary embar-
rassment, which he was to have repaid by small
weekly instalments. He, notwithstanding, con
tinned to give thes) written orders upon his salary,
and Mr. Cadman then brought the matter under the
notes of the committee, who passed a resolution dis-
missing the prisoner from hi 3 mastership iu August,
i 854, since which reports had. reached Mr. Cadman
of the prisoner frequenting public-houses and other
places at variance with his former cbarac'er.
With regard to the letter given by Mr. Cooke, the
curate, be begg 'd to ment:on that that gentleman
had left St. Geur.,,-e's, Southw ark, some time, but he
was present at th., meeting when the prisoner was
discharged prior to tho date of the letter produced,
and the only reason he could assign for Mr. Cooke's
acting so injudiciously was a feeling of compassion
which probably induced him to overlook the pri-
soner's indiscretions in the hope that h 3 would
amend. But sill he thought it was very improper
to give such a letter. Since he had ben iu court
he hal been informed that the prisoner's salary had
been several times raised to prevent him getting
into such clifli,a,ltie3.

Mr. Ferguscn attendel from the Mendicity So-
ciety, and ,aid there were unfortunately t)o many
sham societies at present in existence, which it
would to wall to expose. They abounded particu-
larly at the West-end, and although the Mendicity
Society had succeeded in suppressing three or four
such societies very recently, they were yet very
numerous.

It appeared that there were entries in the book
found upon the prisoner of subscriptions to the
amount of 581.

The prisoner said he had not received half of
them.
Sir Pater Law 3 said it wa3 a frightful case, and
no one could tell him more of the evil than he
already knew.

Mr. Cadman said, however much he might wish
to show kindness to the prisoner, he could not but
feel obliged to Sir Peter for the manner in which
he had taken up this matter, as such impositions
effected an immense deal of injury to those insti-
tutions that were really devoted to the bettering
of the condition of the lower classes.
Sir Peter Laurie said it was not so much the
severity of the punishment the prisoner might
tireive that had determin( d him to send the case
far trial, as that the publicity it would thereby
gain would not only prevent the prisoner from pur-
suing the same course whenever be might gain his
liberty, but it would deter many others from
practising similar frauds.

- Mr. Martin (thy: chief clerk) said the charges
against-the prisoner were for obtaining two guineas
from Messrs. Grenfell and G.,,, copper merchants,
of Thames-street, and endeavouring to obtain one
guinea from Mr. Budd, copper merchant of Castle
Baynard. Wharf, under false and fraudulent pre-
tences. . •

The prisoner, who positively asserted that all he
had received he had expended upon the children,
for whose benefit he had collected it, was then com-
mitted for trial.

Michael M'Donough, who has been remanded
for several weeks upon the charge of assaulting W.
Brendell in the West London Union, was brought
up for further examination relative to that charge.
Brendell having, in consequence of this as-
sault, been confined to the hospital for t e last 3 or
4 weeks, attended yesterday, and stated—l was in
the West London Union on Monday, the 20th of
last month. I was picking oakum and the prisoner
was sitting opposite to me at the same table. He
seized hold of my work, and upon my telling him
not to take it, he said, "I will let you know I will
take the work whenever I think proper." • I told
him he should do nothing of the kind ; and I was
in the act cf taking the work back when he jumped
up in a dreadful passion and aimed a violent blow
at my head across the table, .but he only knocked
off my hat. He then caught hold of me by the hair
of my head and began punching me with his fist in
the face with all his power, and continued doing so
as long as he was ab!e. I called for assistance, and
though there were others standingby, not one came
to help me. I felt his knuckles enter my eye, and
thought then my eye had been burst with the blow.
I made my way to Mr. Phillips, the master, and I
was soon after taken to the hospital, where I have
remained until to-clay.
Sir Peter Laurie—How long have you been in
the union ?

Witn4ss—About two years, sir.
Sir Petor Laurie—And how long has the prisoner
been an inmate of the union 7

Prisoner—Seven years, sir.
Sir Peter Laurie—What have you to say to this,
prisoner ?

- Prisoner—He struck me with a stick first.
Witness—l never did anything of the kind.
Robert Squires said—l was an inmate of the
union, but 1 did not see the assault committed. I
saw the prisoner rise from tLe table in a great pas-
sion, and knowing what sort of a man he was, I
ran into the yard lo get some of the other paupers
to come in and assist in keeping the prisoner quiet.
When I turned round I found the complainant
bleeding very ranch about the face.
Charles Forster said—l did not witness the
whole of the assault
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lint I saw pr:soner strike Bren-
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his left eye. pncloulrinagwfrtohme
Mr. Wakefiold said—I am house surgeon at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital. The complainant was
admitted on Monday, the 20th of October last,
and on examining him I found the eye was so in_
that the sight was completely gone.
jared • • Sir Peter Laurie—l the injury to the eye such