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[PRICE 41)• STAMPED 50

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 7.

BOW-STREET.---Charles Jackson, a Post-office
bagman, was charged with stealing, on the 24th of
March, the way-bill of the Tewkesbury mail bag,
the money order remittance, and' two registered
letters, one containing a remittance of 5711. 103. sd.
On the 23d of March the bag was made up at
Tewkesbury by Mr. John Carew, a clerk in the
General Post-office. He enclosed the way-bill, in
which he had wrapped up the money erder remit-
tance of 441. 10s. Bd., addressed to the receiver-
general, Mr. Rowland Hill, and the two registered
letters. One of these had been addressed to Messrs.
Williams, Deacon, and Co., bangers, London, by
Mr. Appleby, clerk to the Gloucester Banking
Company, and contained a remittance of 5711.
103. sd. This sum was made up of Bank of-Eng-
land and country notes to, the ' value of 1601., a
cheque for 2171. 55., and a receipt on the Paymas-
ter-General for 1941. ss. On the following day,
the 24th, the bag was received at the'General Post-
office in due course, and properly sealed. The
sorter into whose hands it next passed opened it in
the usual manner, emptied it on the sorting table,
turned it inside out, and threw it on the floor. E(e
then proceeded to examine the contents, which con-
sisted of letters, newspapers, and a spare bag. The
latterhe also threwon the floor without examination.
He then looked through the heap of letters for
the parcel consisting of the money order remittance
and registered letters (if any) wrapped up in the
way-bill, but could find nothing of the sort. He
gave information of the deficiency; %nil ascertained
that the money order advice had come to hand.
The bags having been removed in the meanwhile,
he went to the bag-room and cautioned the men
who were engaged in examining them that a way-
bill and remittance had been missing, and might
be amongst the bags. Subsequently Haydon, the
City detective officer, was instructed to inquire into
the case, and he obtained information that the pri-
soner, whose duty it would have been to remove
the bags to the bag-room, had passed two 51. notes
to tradesmen in the immediate neighbourhood of
Albion-place, Walworth, where he resided. The
notes proved to be two of those enclosed from
Tewkesbury by Mr. Appleby. He immediately
charged the prisoner with the robbery, which he
did not attempt to deny. He said that the re-
maining notes, the cheque, receipt, money order,
remittance, and way-bill would be found in a box
in his own house. Hayden went to the house,
found the box, which he opened with a key he had
received 'from the prisoner, and there discovered
the notes, &c.
He was committed for trial.

WORS HIP-STREET. —George belle, described
as a gas fitter, was charged with stabbing his wife,
with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.
A young woman named Sarah Crater said—l am
sister to the complainant, who has led a very un-
happy l'fe since her marriage to the prisoner about
fifteen months ago. On Sunday afternoon the
prisoner, who is at present engaged as a theatrical
performer, brought home the materials for a pair of
stage trowsers, which he handed to his wife and de-
sired her to make t hem up immediately. My sista r de-
clined todo so, as she considered it improper to perform
such work on a Sunday, when the prisoner became
greatly excited, and pulling out a clasp knife, de-
clared that he would have her life unless she at
once proceeded with it. She was then induced to
commence the work, bat threw it down in a few
minutes ; and on herrepeatmg the stme objections
the prisoner deliberately opened his knife with
which he made a violent thrust at her breast, but
she suddenly stooped forward to avoid the blow,
and received the point of the weapon in her left
shoulder. The prisoner then hastily left the house,
and I lost no time in procuring the attendance of
a surgeon, under whose care my sister has since re-
mained in a very dangerous state. About three
hours after the prisoner returned home, and ap-
proaching her bedside, inquired how. she felt ; to
which she replied that he had dreadfully injured
her, and that they had better never meet again ;
but as he was about to leave the room she called
him back, and furnished him with money to pro-
cure another lodging.
Police-constable G 94 produced a certificate from
Mr. C. Elwin, a surgeon in the neighbourhood, to
the effect that the unfortunate woman was suffer-
ing from a severe wound, nearly an inch in depth,
which had resulted in inflammation and fever of a
dangerous character.

Arr. D'Eyncourt remanded the prisoner for a
week.

CLERKENWELL.—R. R. Tripp, a respectable
looking man, 36, years of age, described in the po-
lice-sheet as having "no occupation," residing at
No. 28, Giffard-street, Caledonian-road, Islington,
was charged with feloniously cutting and wound.
in?: James Scott,•with intent to murder him.
E. Silence, a painter, occupying apartments in
the same house, stated that the prisoner lodged in
the upper part of the house. At half-past 2 o'clock
yesterday morning he was awoke out of his sleep
by a noicle. He heard the prisoner and Mr. Scott
having some words together. Witness asked if they
required a light, and he took up a lighted candle.
The prisoner then opened the door. He saw the
prisoner with a sword, and he stabbed Mr. Scott
in the side.

A surge3n Etated that Mr. Scott was too ill to
appear in court.

The prisoner said that Mr. Scott came up to his
room for rent at an unseasonable hour, and abused
him, when he (prisoner) "pushed him out of the
room with a sword."
Remanded for a week.

MARYLEBONE.—Henry J. Watts was charged
with robbery, and with attempting to stab the
persons who apprehended him.
A nursemaid at No. 1, Queen's-road, Gloucester-
gate Regent's-park, while she was in the kitchen,
heard a noise in the dining-room, where the break-
fast service was laid out. On going up she saw the
prisoner jump out of the window and run away.
She gave chase, crying out " Police." A man who
was driving a van jumped down and joined in pur-
suit, and he and a tradesman, who had run out of
his shop, came up with the prisoner in Park-street.
The prisoner made a stab at each of them with a
silver fork, but the prongs were too blunt to do
harm. Other forks and some spoons were found on
him.
Remanded for a week.

SOUTHWARK.--George Spencer, alias Stoner,
a young man about 20 years of age; was brought
before Mr. Combo, charged with stealing two
watches, two chains, and a brooch, value 351., the
property of Mr. Wm. Taverner, the landlorduf the
Sun Tavern, Union-street, Southwark.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been
in his employ as potman about a fortnight. On Sa-
turday morning tie quitted his bedroom about 8
o'clock, leaving his wife there. At that time the two
watches„ chains, and brooch, were safe on the
drawers. At 10 o'clock witness went upstairs to dreA
himself, when he missed the property, which he
valued at 351. While witness and his wife were
downstairs, the prisoner cleaned his boots and took
them upstairs, and being longer than usual, he sus-
pected him of robbing him, and having given in-
formation to the police, he gave the prisoner into
custody. Witness had since understood that he
obtained the situation under false pretences, and
he had reason to believe that he had recently rob-
bad his barmaid.

Mrs. Travener said that she left the property on
the drawers shortly after eight o'clock, when she
went down to the bar-parlour to breakfast. There
was no other person in the house then but her,hus-
band, the barmaid, a servant, and herself, and the
prisoner had no business at that time to go up go
high as their bedroom. •
Emma Hill, the barmaid, said she got up at
half-past five and cleaned out the bar. While her
master and mistress were in the bar parlour the
prisoner went up stairs with a pair of boots he had
cleaned. He should only have taken them to the
first fl, or, but sbe distinctly heard him go up to
the second floor, where her master's bedroom was.
He was there a few moments, and when he came
down he went out and remained away half an hour.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the robbery was discover-
ed, and she told her master about the prisoner.
In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon, witness
said that two men came into the public-house and
bad a pint of ale between 8 and 10,' and one went
into the tap-room and lighted his pipe when they
left. She was sure no one but the prisoner went
up stairs.

Mr. Combo remanded the prisoner until Mon-
day next,•ordering inquiries to be made about him
in the meantime.

LAMBETH. —Decimus Down, a beardless
youth, the son of a gentleman holding a lucrative
public appointment, appeared to answer to a sum-
mons taken out against him by Mr. Gustavus
Thompson, the son of a medical gentleman, for as-.
sault and battery.
Mr, Solomon, who attended on behalf of the do-