The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-4).g 9.

MANS lON-HOUSE. —Job n Berry, who has
been remanded upon the charge of having robbed
his employers, Messrs. Marland and Whitcomb,
Manchester warehous,men, of Star-court, Bread-
street, of a piece of silesia of the value of 205., was
brought before the Lord Mayor and Mr. Alderman
Eagleton, in petty sessions, for final examination.
The lz,rd Mayor inquired whether, iu the event
of a light punishment being inflicted, the prosecu-
tors would again take the prisoner into their ser-
vice ?

Mr. Whitcomb said they would undertake to
do so.

The Lord Mayor said it was the opinion of his
brother magistrate and himself that the prisoner
had borne an irreproachable character up to the
present time, but that he had been tempted to act
dishonestly on account of want of money for domes-
tic purposes. Had the prosecutors not consented
to receive the prisoner again into their service it
would have been the duty of the Court to inflict a
severe punishment. Under all the circumstances
of the case, the Court thought the ends of justice
would be answered by sentencing the accused to a
dsy's imprisonment, after which he would return
to his masters' employment:

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Margaret Wat-
son and Catherine M'Cormick, mother and daugh-
ter, were brought before Mr. Bingham for re-exa-
mination, charged with stealing a quantity of table
linen, sheets, ar,c., from the residences of the Earl
of Shaftesbury and Viscount Palmerston, where
they had been occasionally employed in charing.
After some additional evidence the prisoners
were committed for trial.
Peter Wallace, aged 66, Lieut.-Gen. of Artillery,
residing at No. 3, Crescent-place, Milbank, was
charged with indecently exposing his person.
Miss Susanna Clark, of 102, Oxford-street,
ladies ready-made linen warehouse, said—The pri-
soner came into the shop to-day, and asked to look
at a lady's chemise. I turned to take down a
parcel, and when I got the right parcel I turned
round, and distinctly saw that he was exposing
himself.

Mr. Bingban--I am obliged to ask you to speak
plainly. Did you sea bis naked person ?
Witness—l did. I heard the prisoner previously
say "Don't you know me ? I've been here be-
fore," for the purpose, as I believe, of attracting my
attention to what be was doing. I immediately
ran to the other end of the shop and spoke to my
brother-in-law, and asked him to turn out the man,
telling him at the same time what I bad witnessed.
The prisoner did not speak when he made the ex-
posure._

- Mr. Bingham—Did you give him in charge ?
Witness—My brother-in-law asked me if I was
quite sure about what I complained of? I said I
was, and my brother-in-law replied he would give
him in charge.
Edwin Busby, brother-in-law of the witness, said
—As soon as I was informed of what the prisoner
had done I went to him and asked him what he
meant by what he had been doing. He said, "I
have not done anything," and I then gave him into
custody.

Police-constable Steevens, E '7l, said—l took
charge of the prisoner. He said he was not guilty.
Mr. Bingham (to the prisoner)—l am ready to
hear anything you have to say.
Prisoner—l went into the shop in Oxford-stree,
where I had been accustomed to buy things for my
wife, who is now dead. I asked for a lady's che-
mise, and the witness pulled down some parcels,
but did not appear to have what I wanted. There
were five or six young women in the room. Sud-
denly the witness ran round the counter; she was
on one side and I on the other, and at first I
thought she was in a fit. However she could ima-
gine anything I cannot say. Except that I put my
hand into my pocket to pull out my purse, I knew
of nothing that could be mistaken for such an act
as that described. There were five or six young
women near the counter and about the shop at the
time. This is one of those charges that it is impos-
sible for any man to face except by telling all he can
recollect.

Mr. Bingham recalled Miss Clark, and sa'd—
, You have heard what has just been said. Are you
quite sure you have made no mistake Do you re-
peat your statement notwithstanding the denial you
have just heard ?
Miss Clark—l do.
Mr. Bingham—lt is my duty to send this case to
the Quarter Sessions in order that the opinion of a
jury may be taken on the conflicting statements of
the accused and his accuser. I shall call upon the
accused to find high bail for his appearance—two
sureties in 1001. each, and himself in 2001.

MARYLEB ONE. —James Williams, a man about
35 years of age, was charged under the following
circumstances,

It appeared from the evidence that on the previous
afternoon the prisoner went to the shop of Mr.
Keyzer, 46 A, Edgeware-road, and offered for sale
a silver spoon and fork, both of which had been
bent double. Upon being questioned as to how the
articles came into his possession he said that he had
bought them for ss. of the butler at 8, Kensington-
gardens-terrace. Suspecting that they had been
stolen Mr. Keyzer detained the prisoner until the
arrival of police-constable Holloway, 268 D. Upon
inquiry being instituted it was ascertained that the
property belonged to Mr. W. H. Weatherby, whose
address the prisoner had correctly given to Mr.
Keyzer, and that on the day of the robbery he had
' called at the house to see the butler, to whom he
had for many months been known.
The butler said that it was not the wish of his
master to prosecute ; but
Mr. Long stated that it was a most serious of-
fence, and deserved severe punishment.
The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, and said he was
very sorry for what he had done, was sent to hard
labour in the House of Correction -foe'six calendar
months.

SOUTHWARK.—George Wilson, an active-
looking young 'fellow, was charged with stealing a
purse containing silver money, also with assaulting
Thomas Richards, a detective inspector attached to
the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway.
Mrs. Sarah Kemp, an elderly lady, said she was
passing by St. Saviour's Church, opposite the rail-
way terminus, about 4 o'clock on the previous
afternoon, when she felt some person pushing rather
rudely by her. She put her hand down to protect
herself, when she caught the prisoner's hand in her
pocket and missed her purse and a quantity of
silver. He was afterwards apprehended, when she
charged him with robbing her.
Thomas Richards, a detective inspector in the
employ of the Brighton Railway Company, and
who was for many years an experienced officer of
the M division, said that he was near the entrance
of the railway, when he saw the prisoner put his
hand into several persons' pockets. He crossed
the road to apprehend him, when witness saw him
run away from the lady. He pursued him and
captured him in St. Saviour's churchyard, where
they had a desperate struggle together, The pri-
soner kicked him and struck him a severe blow on
the right eye. He also spoilt his hat in the en-
counter.

The magistrate asked whether the purse or money
was found on the prisoner.
Richards replied in the negative. There was
such a crowd of persons about that he had every
opportunity of passing it to a companion. Witness
knew the prisoner to be a companion of notorious
pickpockets infesting the railways, but he could not
say whether he had been previously convicted.
The magistrate asked the prisoner whether he
would prefer being sent to the sessions for trial or
being tried by him. If the latter, he must plead
guilty.
The prisoner, with the greatest effrontery, said he
should plead guilty, as he did not wish to go to the
session. It was too much. trouble. (Laughter.)
The Magistrate told him that there could be no
doubt what sort of a character he was, and had
there been any former conviction he should have
sent him for trial. lie should, however, inflict the
heaviest punishment the law allowed him by sen-
tencing him to the House of 'Correction for six
months with hard labour.

LAMBETH.—Jane Collins, a rather good-look-
ing young woman, was further examined before the
Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of stealing a gold
watch, gold chain, and a silk dress, the property of
her late mistress.
Mrs. F.,a,rah Hammond, a lady residing in the
Brixton-road, deposed that the prisoner had been
in her service for about a month, and on that day
week she discharged her from her situation. Soon
after she had left she (witness) discovered that her
gold watch and chain had been taken from her
drawers, as well as a dress belonging to her. She
went to the residence of the prisoner's mother in
search of her, and finding that she had not gone
home she gave information of the robbery to the
police, and she next saw the prisoner in custody.