The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Oct. 1.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Franklin, 39, and
William Kerp, 76, were 'brought up on remand,
charged with uttering a forged cheque for 2791.,
purporting to be signed by Judah Levy Yuly, with
intent to defraud the Union Bank of London.

In the previous examination evidence was given
by Michael Haydon the detective, to the effect that
the prisoner Franklin was given into custody at the
Union Bank, on Saturday last, for offering the
cheque for payment, when he said it had been
given to him by the other prisoner, who was wait-
ing close by, and whom he afterwards pointed out
to Haydon, who furthwith secured him als'.

Mr. S. Johnston' barrister, now appeared for
the prosecution ; and Mr. Lewis, jun., for the pri-
soner Franklin, and Mr. Humphreys for Kerp.
Mr. Johnston now said he intended to bring ad-
ditional evidence on this charge, and then go into a
fresh charge against the prisoner Franklin, of ob-
taining a cheque-book from the Union Bank on
Friday last by means of a forged order, sent by him
through a boy whom he met in the street, and to
whom he gave a shilling. The forged cheque was
taken from the book, and so the two charges became
united. Kerp had refused to give his address, and
on a future day he (Mr. Johnston) should be able
to show, through the cabman into whose vehicle
Kerp was taken, that Kerp and Franklin went to-
gether to the spot where the cab was called.
Mr. Humphreys submitted that even if this were
to be proved, there would still be nothing to support
the testimony of the other prisoner against Kerp.
The L'lrd Mayor thought it suspicious that Kerp,
if a respectable man, should refuse his address.
Mr. Humphreys said his respectability might be
the very reason of his refusal.
The Lord Mayor (to Mr. Johnston)—Have you
the cabman here 7

Mr. Johnston—l am sorry to say I have not.
The Lord Mayor—Then I cannot remand Kerp
upon the present evidence ; but I shall call upon
him to enter upon recognisances to appear again.
Mr. Lewis said he did not wish to o2pose that
course, but when the case for the prosecution was
closed his client would be able to show, on the
clearest evidence, that he had been an innocent
tool in the matter ; and he hoped, therefore, the
privilege of bail would be extended to both pri-
soners.

The Lord Mayor said he certainly should not
admit Franklin to ~bail, nor yet Kerp, unless he
gave his address.
After some further conversation among the
learned gentlemen engaged in the case, it was ar-
ranged that the prisoners should be further re
manded., without any additional evidence being
taken ; and they were remanded accordingly.
Thomas Knight, a notorious thief, who has fre-
quently been in custody, and suffered various
periods of imprisonment, was brought before Mr.
Alderman Hale, charged with having stolen a gold
watch under the following circumstances :
Mr. Henry Lovelace Watson said—l am a clerk
to a merchant, at 15, Mark-lane. A little before
10 o'clock in the morning I was passing along
Bishopsgate-street, when my attention was called
to a crowd of persons surrounding a house that
had fallen down. I was about to pass through
the crowd, when all of a sudden I was pressed
upon by the prisoner. I felt my watch snapped
from my guard. I put my hand to my waistcoat,
but not in time to secure the watch, which was
gone, lam afraid, for ever. My guard was hang-
ing down. The prisoner was pressing very hard
upon me at this time. I saw his hand go down
from my side, and he passed something, which I
feel convinced was my watch, to a man behind
him, who effected his escape. I was completely
jammed up and prevented from moving for a few
moments. I called out " police," and on the
arrival of an officer I gave the prisoner into cus-
tody.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—l did not see the
prisoner before I was jammed.
Thomas Merrett, constable No. 6G7—I took the
prisoner into custody. I have known him as a
notorious thief the last two yell's. He is one of the
most expert and dangerous thieves to be found in
London. I searcheThim, but did not succeed in
finding the prosecutor's watch.
Partridge, the gaoler, was then examined, and
said—l have known the prisoner to be in custody
at this court on previous occasions. He has suffered
imprisonment at Holloway Gaol for picking pockets.
111 r. Lewis, jun., addre=sed the magistrate, and
contended that it had not been satisfactorily proved
that it was the prisoner who robbed the prosecutor
of his watch. The probability was that somebody
in front of the prosecutor was the thief, as it had
been admitted that the prisoner was standing be-
hind bim.

Alderman Hale—l'm afraid you have got a very
bad case, Mr. Lewis. To the prisoner—You must
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three
months as a rogue and a vagabond.

CLERKENWELL.—John Tyas, a pewterer,
residing at No. 11, Baldwin-street, St. Luke's, ap-
peared before Mr. Tyrwhitt, in answer to a sum-
mons taken out by the Rev. Sidney Turner, in-
spector of reformatory schools, to show cause " why
he did vnlawfully neglect and refuse to pay, in pur-
suance of an order made in that behalf, the sum of
2s. 6d. per week for the support and maintenance
of Alfred Tyas, alias Taylor, a youthful offender
detained in a reformatory school."

The son of the defendant, although very young,
has been numerous times in custody, but owing to
his juvenile appearance the prosecutors failed to at-
tend, and he was consequently discharged. In addi-
tion to this he suffered two terms of imprisonment
of three calendar months each for stealing lead, and
also three months on suspicion. After that he was
committed to the Middlesex Sessions, where he was
tried for a petty larceny, and being found guilty,
was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment and hard
labour, and then to be confined in a reformatory
school for three years. Mr. Brennan, the assistant
to Mr. Turner, hid inquired into the defendant's
means, and ascertained that he was well able to
support the boy if he pleased, but he was constantly
in the habit of getting drunk and neglecting his
family.
The defendant, who denied that he was able to
support his boy, was sentenced by Mr. Tyrwhitt,
in default of payment, to ten days' hard labour in
the House of Correction.

A pawnbroker of Islington, applied to his wor-
ship under the following circumstance. He said
some time ago the wife of a cabman offere 1 him a
valuable gold ring, set with three large brill,auts,
and two rubies, in pledge for half-a crown. He
detained the ring, and he now wished- to know
whether, if it should be applied for by the person
offering it, he should be justified in giving it up?
Mr. Tyrwbitt said he had bAter detain the ring
some time longer, and in the meantime, perhaps, an
application might be made for it.
Henry Duggan, a bookseller, of Abercrombie-
place, Hatton-garden, was charged, at the instance
of Mr. Wemyss, superintendent of the Royal So-
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
with cruelly torturing a dog by beating it to death
on an iron pump handle.
It was proved by the evidence of three respect.
able persons living in the neighbourhood that Dug-
gan was seen, on the morning of the 23rd of Sep-
tember, to lay hold of a small, dog, and beat it for
upwards of a quarter of an hour in the most brutal
manner, scattering its brains about the street.
The defendant was represented by Mr. Lewis,
wbo brought a witness to prove that the dog had
bit one of the defendant's children the day bfore,
at which time the owner of the dog had a-2,re -A to
have the animal destroyed if it was prayed to have
bitten the child.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was the most revolting
way of putting the animal to death, and he s!sou!d
flue him 10s. and costs, or 14 days' hard labour in
the House of Correction.

Mr. Wemyss applied for the coits of his witnesses.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should not &low them.
The prosecution was taken up by a public society,
and he ought not t.) allow them 4.1,3 co is or half
the penalty, although it was provided for by an act
of parliament. It might be all very well in the
country districts, but he thought th 3 society was
ill-advised in doing so.
The fine and costs were paid.

WORSHIP - STREET. Gaorge Elwards, a
journeyman butcher, in the employ of Mr. Fores-
bury, a meat salesman, of Leadeohall-market, was
charged 'before Mr. Hammitt with violently assault-
ing a married woman named Collins.
The complainant, manifestly suffering from the
injuries seen on her eyes, ea-, and mouth, stated,
in a feeble tone, that the defendant wa3 cousin og
her husband and entertained an ill-feeling towards
them. Last evening, she answered a knock at,the
door, and he forced his way into the passage,
seized her by the hair with his left hand, the
using disgusting and threatening language, struck
her repeated blows with his fiat on the head and