The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

along the street before the entrance to the court
were stopped and searched, 19 would be found to
have lucifer matches about them. Yet when three
or four were found on him they were "magnified"
into " silent matches," wrapped up, and preserved
with as much caution as if they were likely to ex-
plode. They were then produced as proof that a
man was going to commit a burglary. He knew
nothing of the implements, except the stock and
centre-bits, which had been left with him, together
with other articles, by a man who had lodged with
him and had gone away in his debt.
Mr. Corrie observed that if these matters were
frivolous they would have no weight with the jury.
Trevor hoped the magistrate would not commit
him for trial, Brown denied all knowledge of the
women, and the women said they knew nothing
about the crowbar and lantern.
They were all committed for trial.
John Jackson appeared in discharge of his bail on
the charge of maliciously wounding James Masters
and Reuben Donaldson.
Mr. Ribton appeared as counsel for the prisoner,
having been instructed by Messrs. Norris and Allen,
on behalf of his relatives.
Reuben Donaldson—l live at No. 2, Wilton-row,
and am a butcher's assistant. Between 11 and 12
o'clock on Sunday night, the Bth of December, I
was coming from Hungerford market with Masters
and two or three others, and we saw a crowd round
an omnibus in Trafalgar-square. Masters and I
went over to the crowd, stopped there a few minutes,
and then went away together. After a few seconds,
having only got a few yards off, we heard a cry of
" Stop him !" and saw the prisoner running. We
ran after him. I caught him first, and laid hold
of him by the collar. He kept on running, and I
with him, about 100 yards, to the bottom of the
square. He then stopped, turned round and made
a thrust at me. I did not know for two or three
seconds that I was wounded. I then said, "I am
stabbed." A cab was sent for, and when it came
up Masters said, "I am stabbed, too." I know no
more about it, but that I was taken to the hospital.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—l did not see the
prisonsr hustled by the crowd, nor hear what was
said. I heard the conductor say, " Pay my fare."
I did not hear the prisoner say, "I have paid it."
He had no hat on. I did not see it knocked off.
I did not hear or see anything of his wife. There
were not 50 persons present. There were perhaps
18 or 20.
James Masters—l live at 54, Drury,!ane, and am
a pocketbook maker. I was with Donaldson on
that Sunday night. When we saw the crowd we
went to see what was the matter. It was nothing
to do with us, so we went on. Presently we heard
a cry of " Stop him !" and saw the prisoner run-
ning along by Morley's Hotel. My friend Donald-
son run after him, and I ran as well. Donaldson
laid hold of him, and when they got to the bottom
of the square I saw the prisoner turn round and
strike Donaldson. He then made a blow at me, and
missed me. I turned round to walk away. He
made another blow at me and caught me in the
side. I thought at first he had only punched rne,:but
when I heard Donaldson say he was stabbed, I
put my hand to my side where I had felt the
blow, and I found that I was bleeding. Before I
knew I was 'stabbed I saw Hudson come up and
knock the prisoner down. A cab was fetched, and
we were taken to the hospital.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—l beard the con-
ductor cry " Stop him," but I heard no cry from the
crowd. 1 heard nothing about the fare. He had his
hat on when I first saw him, but not when he was
running. Hudson is a friend of mine, and we were
together. It was after I was stabbed that Hudson
knocked him down. He must have taken the knife
from his pocket while running.
The witness Hudson repeated his formerevidence.
Policeman H01e,175 A, was on duty at the Police-
office in Scotland-yard when the prisoner was
brought there on this charge. Witness asked if he
had a knife. He said he had, and gave up the one
now produced, saying it had not been opened since
8 o'clock. Witness took him to the station-house in
King-street. He was quite sober.
Mr. Travers, the medical officer at Charing-cross
Hospital, in whose care the injured men had been
placed from the time of the occurrence till that day,
stated that when they were brought in both were
bleeding profusely. Donaldson had an incised wound
in the back, which from subsequent symptoms was
found to have entered the bowels. At one time he
was in danger, but that was past. The wound was
about 2* inches deep and 1* inch long. Masters had
a wound similar in size and character in the loin,
leading down to the spine. Both were now better.
Masters had never been in actual danger. He would
have been had erysipelas set in, but that danger did
not arise. The wounds appeared to have been in-
flicted with a sharp instrument such as the knife
produced, or, indeed, by any knife. They had been
confined to the hospital ever since they were
wounded.

Mr. Ribton hoped the magistrate would be of
opinion that this was one of those cases with which
he could deal by a summary conviction and fine.
He believed that in point of fact the omnibns con-
ductor was paid his proper fare. He did not come
forward to make any complaint, which he might
easily have done, as he must have seen the report
in the papers. It was clear that these young men
were doing what they had no right to do when
they attempted to stop him. No doubt, strictly
speaking, there was illegal wounding, as the pri-
saner used a knife, which he had certainly no right
to do ; he trusted, however, that the great provoca-
tion he had received would be taken into account.
Mr. Corrio said he did not think it was a case
that he ought to dispose of. He should send it to the
Central Court, admitting the prisoner, as before, to
bail.

The prisoner was accordingly held to bail to take
his trial at the Central Criminal Court.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET—Stephen Hutch-
inson, a cabdriver, was eharged with stealing ten
£5 Bank-notes, the property of an officer of the
Indian army, Henry Benson Stuart, at present re-
siding at 14, St. James's-square.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Stuart stated that on Dec. 10 he lost £5O in
Bank of England notes, which he had received from
the Bank of England the same morning. He be•
lieved he dropped the roll of notes in Cork-street
when he took out his purse to give a lady some
silver to pay the prisoner his cab fare. He was cer-
tain he saw the notes when lie took out his purse,
and lie missed them about five minutes after the
prisoner had driven away. lie gave information
to the police, and some of the notes were soon after-
wards stopped at the Bank.
Police-constable Shore, F 146, said he went to
No. 16, York-road, Battle-bridge, where the pri-
soner lived, and on seeing the latter told him
ho was a constable, and that he must take him
into custody for stealing £5O. The prisoner
replied that he expected this, but that he did not
steal the notes; he picked them up in the street.
He asked the prisoner if he had passed any notes.
The prisoner said he had passed two and lost the
rest while drunk. This morning the prisoner ad-
mitted to him that he had paid a debt of £2O with
some of the notes. The prisoner also told him that,
as he was walking along, he saw a gentleman kick
the notes, and he picked them up thinking they
were a bundle of cattle-show bills, and then he did
not discover they were notes until he got home.
Thomas Falwell, licensed victualler, 1, York-
place, changed one of the £5 notes on the 11th of
December for the prisoner, whom he had known
for about two years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey said the prisoner paid her
a debt of £2O, contracted four years ago, in £5
notes, which had been identified by the numbers
with those lost.

Mr. Lewis, jun., contended that the prisoner
could not be charged with larceny. The notes were
treasure trove. They were picked up on the public
highway, and there was no evidence to show that
the prisoner knew who the owner was, nor was
there the slightest mark on the notes to enable him
to trace them. The case was one for a civil action,
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought it a fair question
for a jury whether the prisoner, when he picked up
the notes, could not fairly have inferred that the
gentleman who paid money for his fare was the
person who dropped the notes, and, therefore, the
owner. He should send the prisoner for trial, but
at the same time he thought it a proper case in
which to take bail.

The prisoner, who appears to have a very good
character, was bailed by his master.

WESTMINSTER.—George Randle, a cabdriver
was summoned for an aggravated assault on Mr'
Richard Keily, living at 136, Warwick-street,.
Pimlico.

The complainant, Mr. Keily, said—On the night
of the 25th I hired the defendant at Park-lane to be
driven home. He had a woman sitting with him on
the driving box, and representing her to be his wife
asked my permission for her to remain there, which
I granted. Coming down Grosvenor-place I found
the driving very unsteady, and then ascertained
that the defendant had his arm round the woman's
neck, and that she had the reins. I called out to
the defendant to take charge of the horse, when the
latter, snatching the reins from the woman, lashed
the animal with tho whip, and drove in a most
reckless manner. Considering myself in danger, I
stopped the defendant at the corner of the Wilton-
road, Pimlico, and, having alighted, gave him a
shilling. He demanded another sixpence, which I
refused to give him. I offered, however, to accom-
pany him to the station-house. He then, without
eause,,applied the most disgusting epithets to me at
thesame time inviting use to go into the cab again,
„which I refused to do unless accompanied by a
policeman. He declared that if I and 50 policemen