The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 28.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Edward Bedford Pim, a
paper maker, living at 51, Church-street, Shore-
ditch, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged
with having illegally pawned a clock of the value
of 3/. 10s. which had been stolen from the ware-
house of Messrs. Ingleden and Co., upholsterers,
Bishopagate-street Without.

Mr. J. Ingleden, one of the prosecutors, said—
On Thursday afternoon last a clock, which had been
deposited with us for sale, was stolen from our
warehouse. I gave information to the police at
the Bishopsgate station, and this morning the clock
was shown to me. The prisoner is a stranger to me.
G. Ballinger, assistant to Mr. Arnold, pawn-
broker, 188, High-street, Shoreditch, produced the
clock, which was identified by the prosecutor. Wit-
ness said the clock was pledged by the prisoner for
11., in the name of John Payne, on the 26th inst.
W. Watkins, police-constable 660, said—l have
been engaged in tracing the clock, and amongst
other pawnbrokers' shops I have visited, I this
morning called at that of Mr. Arnold, who showed
it to me, and told me that a man of the name of Piro
had pawned it. I asked him where Pim lived, and
he replied in Church-street, Shoreditch, and that he
was a regular customer of h e. I found the prisoner
at his own house, and asked him if he had pledged
the clock. He replied that he had not, but that his
brother had. He added that his brother had been at
Manchester for the last three weeks. I told him I
should take him into custody for having illegally
pawned the clock, upon which he observed that he
bought it of a man for 21., but had only paid him
6d. on account. He told me that ho had
known the man of whom he bought it to have been
a thief all his life.

Prisoner—l bought the clock because I wanted
it for our counting-house.
The Lord Mayor—Then why did you pawn it
immediately after you bought it 7
Prisoner—Because my father was out, and I was
rather short of money. He knew nothing about my
having purchased it. I agreed to give the man 2/.
for the clock. I handed him a sovereign and half-
a•crown at the time, and he is going to call to-night
for the remainder of the money.
The Lord Mayor—Then you will be remanded
till to-morrow, and the officer will do his best to
apprehend him.
Prisoner—Will your lordship take bail
The Lord Mayor—No, I cannot do that.
The prisoner was then remanded.

William Ward, a lad 14 years of age, who had
been remanded, charged with having stolen some
oranges from a poor woman's stall, was again
brought before the Lord Mayor.
The prisoner had b..mi remanded in order that
the attendance of his t'n:',ll4er might be procured.
The constable state( c!:-.7,it he had been unable to
find the father on • v:at of prisoner's having
given a false address.

- The Lord Mayor—Will you give your address ?
Prisoner—l forget the name of the place, my
lord.

Partridge the gaoler said the prisoner was one of
a desperate set of thieves called the Bartlett gacg,
that infested Upper Thames-street.
The Lord Mayor—Do you still persist in refusing
to state where your father lives 7
Prisoner—l assure you. I can't recollect the name
of the place.

The Lord Mayor—Then I shall remand you
again. _ _

Remanded. accordingly.

I BOW- STREW. —Mr. Richard Potts, late an
officer in the army, who was last week charged
with stealing a 2001. bill, the property of Mr. R. A.
B. Jennings, a gentleman residing at 7, Prince's-
road, Pimlico, and was then remanded on his own
recognisances, attended, in discharge thereof, before
Mr. Jardine.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the prosecution ; and
Mr. Bury Hutchinson for the defence.
The evidence of Mr. Jennings having been read'
over, he was cross-examined by Mr. Hutchinson.
He positively swore that he had not received any
money on account of the bill, with the exception
of 1/. 4s. The 1/. was given him by defendant. at a
night house in the Haymarket. Had received one
half of a 20/. note from defendant.
Mr. Hutchinson—You said nothing about that
at the last examination ?
Complainant--No, I was not asked about a half
note. I said I had not received a 20/. note, and I
say so still. The note was 13 or 14 years old ; and
when I showed it to the hotel-keeper, he told me
it was the last resort of a swindler.
Mr. Hutchinson—Didyou net askhim to advance'
you money on the half note, and did he not say
that your attempt to get money in that way was
the last resort of a swindler?
Complainant—No, he did not say that. I ulti-
mately returned the half note to defendant.
Mr. Hutchin,soa—What are you 7
Complainant—l was an officer in the sth Infan-
try Militia. •
Mr. Hutchinson—Were you not discharged for
telling lies
Cloncrlaitiant—No. I was discharged for writing
a letter to the Marquis of Salisbury.
Mr. Hutchinson—Did you not charge your com-
manding officer with having sold commissions ?
Complainant objected to answer the question, oh-
serving that it had nothing to do with the case.
Mr. Hutchinson said it bad to do with the com-
plainant's credit.
Mr. Jardine said the witness was not bound to
criminate himself.

Mr. •Hutchinson—Then you object to say whether
you were discharged fur making a false accusation
against your commanding officer ?
ComplAinant—l decline to answer that.
ID answer to further questions,

Complainant stated that he was in Dublin gaol
in 1354, but was discharged by the court. He paid
no dividend at that time. He could not swear what
his debts- were, but they were not 5,0001., nor
1,0001. Could not' say how often he had been in
prison. Was last in the Queen's Bench last year—
(hesitating) this year. ,
Mr. •Hutchinson—Have you been in so often that
you cannot recollect when was the last time ?

Complainant, in answer to further questions, said
he had only,lecen iu Whitecroas-street once. Lint
was this year. Had been at Uxbridge, and stayed
at the Whitehorse Hotel. Whether be paid his bill
there had nothing to do with the case.
Mr. Hutchinson—Oh yes, it has. You are an
officer, and we want to see whether you are also a
gentleman.
• Complainant believed there was a balance due.
-had paid his bill at the Royal Albert. Could not
say whether he owed anything at the Tavistock. If
he did it was probably put in the schedul". The
bill for which these proceedings were institu. ei was
given to him. -He did not steal it. DiA not receive'
it from Mr. Banks personally, but through a Mr.
Darcey. lie did not think Mr. Darcey called him-
self Capt. Darcey. Could not say whether he agreed
to give Mr. Darcey 501. out of it. Thought there
was something of that sort talked about. Did not
give the money because he never got it himself.
His name was on the bill when he rec dyed it, hut
he wrote it on himself. He had authority from Mr'
Banks, who gave him the bill for his (Witness') ac-
cormnodation.

Mr. Hutchinson—Why ?
Complainant—Beelu-e he cons:derad himself in-
debted t.) me.

Mr. Lewis, in re-examination, put questions with'
a view to retort upon the defendant the charges
implied in the cross-examination, but was stopped
bY_ -

Mr. Jardine, who observed that tha reason why
such questions were allowed to be put as regarded
the witness was that they affected his credit, but as
the defendant was not-a-witness, his credit was not
at issue.

Mr. Reginald Chancey repeated the evidence he
had given on the former occasion. He was a lieu-
tenant in the East India Company's service. He
had not a retiring pension, but an invalid pension:
He was perfectly sure that the note paid to Mr.
Jennings by defendant was a whole note. If it had
been divided thatmust hlve been after it came into
complainant's possession.
hir.Wewis applied for a further remand iu order
to bring forward Mr, DArcey,'who would produce