The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Apri! 7.

GUILDHALL.—Don Juan Floran, Marquis de
Tabuerniga, Consul General for Spain, and Mary
Drayton, a disreputable and repulsive-looking
woman, were charged with indecent conduct in a
court in Paternostc,r-row, on the previous night,
between 11 and 12.
After the officer had made his statement,
Mr. Freeman, on behalf of the Marquis, called
the alderman's attention to the discrepancy between
the statement made by the girl to the inspector and
the evidence of the officer, and asked the court if

they could rely upon such testimony, particularly
when a gentleman holding a high position in society
like the Marquis gave a total denial to the whole
charge. He submitted that the time of night and
the relative positions of the parties implicated were
quite sufficient to render the identification of per-
sons under such circumstances extremely doubtful,
and the indecent posture described most impro-
bable. He therefore urged the alderman to take
into his most serious consideration the Marquis's
rank and position in society, and give him the
benefit of any doubt which might arise, supposing
there was a case strong enough against him to
admit of a doubt.
Alderman Rose (addressing the Marquis)—I
have considered the matter very anxiously. Of
course, it is a very painful thing to see a gentleman
of your station in society in such a positioh ; but I
am bound to say the case is proved, and, that being
so, position must make no difference in my decision,
and I must deal with you as I would with any other
case. I observed some discrepancies in the officer's
evidence at first which have since been cleared up,
and his testimony has not been shaken in the least.
The case is therefore proved, and I must bind you
over in your own recognizances in £lOO to be of
good behaviour for the next six months.
The Marquis (rather excited)—But you have not
heard me yet. I have not said one word.
The Chief Clerk—Your solicitor thinks it better
you should not make any statement.
The Marquis
T ____ • —But I wish to make a statement.

I am innocent.
Alderman Rose—The law of this country allows
every one accused to make a defence in person or by
counsel. I have heard your advocate, and I
cannot therefore hear you. With regard to you,
Mary Drayton, I shall require you to find one
surety of £5 to be of good behaviour for one

month.
The Marquis then retired into an adjoining
room, where he entered into the required recogni-
zances, but the prisoner Drayton not having given
any address, her friends were not aware she was in
she was therefore locked up in de-
fault.eustody, and she

WORSIIIP-STREET.—George Still, describing
himself as a sporting man, frequenting all the
races, and residing in Arlington-street, New North-
rqad, was charged with being concerned with two

1 other men not in custody in committing the fol-
lowing fraud.
Mr. Louis Davis, pawnbroker and silversmith
of Coleshill-street, Birmingham, stated—l came to
town yesterday by express train, and made my
way from Euston-square to Moorgate-street, where
at half-past 12 I was looking about for Little
Coleman-street, to find out the premises of a mer-
chant I had to call upon, when a young man, who
must have noticed that I was searching for
something, asked me what I wanted. I told him,
and he replied, " That's very strange, as I am
placed just like yourself; I come from Leicester-
shire, and am trying to find a person who owes my
father between £3OO and £5OO, and have not sue-
ceedeed. I think we had better go to some tavern,
have a glass of ale, and look at the Directory." I
thought so too, and we went to' some house in
Barbican, but neither could find the place he
wanted, and we therefore left together, and he pre-
sently proposed that we should have another glass
of ale. I said I could not, as I was not in the
habit of drinking, but I had no objection to a glass
or gingerbeei, and we therefore went into another
house to procure it, when a gentleman entered,
bowed, and wished " Good morning" to my friend,
and then asked us if we had seen a lady there in a
black dress and silk bonnet. We both said we had
not, and, some conversation ensuing, it got directed
into facts upon personal prowess and feats of
strength, and the gentleman, who seemed to pride
himself in that way, said he himself could throw a
stone or ball of 101 b. weight a distance of 40 yards.
My Leicestershire friend doubted that he could do
so, but the gentleman offered to wager two new
hats, at 13s. 6d. each, and a bottle of wine upon his
ability, which was accepted, and my friend pro-
posed and took us to the Beehive beershop, in
Britannia-street, Holton. There we each placed
the amount of our wager in the hands of the Leices-
tershire gentleman, and, the other gentleman having
thrown the ball dropped it somewhat short of the
mark, my friend said, " It's all right, we have won ;
but I'll keep the money, as he has thousands." The
gentleman then said he found that we could not
have any wine there, but we could have some ale,
of which some was called for, and I was handed a
glass, but as soon as I had drunk a part of it I felt
myself getting singularly stupefied, and I am now
convinced that something must have been put into
it. It was then that the prisoner came in, and after
some conversation he offered to play the loser for
£5, and asked me to lend him two sovereigns to
do so. I told him I had not got them, but after
some more conversation about the play I was at last
induced to consent to pledge my watch and diamond
ring, and did so at a place in the Caledonian-road
for £l3 in gold, the prisoner going with me. On
getting back to the house I found the same two
men there, and two bets of £3 each were then pro-
posed and made that I could not knock all the
skittles down in six times, while the prisoner would
do so in three. I deposited my money and lost it,
as I also did other small bets to the amount of
about £B, when the prisoner proposed a fresh wager
of £5, and showed a note as the stake for it. It
struck me that the note was spurious, and I said,
" I should very much like to see that bank-note,"
but that was objected to, and a disturbance was
immediately got up, and the landlord entered and
asked me what business I had there. I said I ell).-
wanted my:money back, and he threatened to send
for the police, which I told him to do, but before
the officer came. all the men had disappeared. The
disturbance was so great that I was afraid of my
life, and I repeat that I had only had between one
and two glasses of ale, and yet felt so very strange
as I tell you.
Leveridge, 84 N—l took the prisoner this morning
opposite the Star publichouse, in the City-road, and
directly he saw me crossing to him he went aside,
and I followed him. On searching him I found
these three papers upon him, one a printed list of
bankers, the second a paper of the " St. Evidor
Consolidated Copper and Lead Mining Company,
capital £12,000, in shares of £1 each ; five shares,
all paid up," and signed " L. Ashmore ;" and the
third was an admission for five to the North Wool-
wich Gardens.

Prisoner—l am as innocent of all knowledge of
this as a child, and can prove that I was at another
end of London at the time it is alleged to have
occurred.

Prosecutor—l am quite certain about him, and
the pawnbroker with whom I pledged my watch
and ring can identify him too.
Mr. Hammill (to the prisoner)—l shall remand
you at present, but will accept two sureties in £4O
each and yourself in £BO for your appearance at the
next examination.
The prisoner could not find the bail at the close
of the court, and was therefore taken to prison.