The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.—Jan.,3.

GUILDHALL.--A NEW LEAF FOR THE NEW
YEAR.—Mr. Alderman Humphery, the magistrate
on the rota for the current week, took his seat on
the bench at the •usual hour, and inquired what
charges were on the list.
Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, said there was not a
single person in custody for any offence whatever.
Alderman Humphrey expressed the utmost sur-
prise on finding a blank list, or as it would be
termed on circuit, " a maiden, session," and remarked
that it was the only instance, to his knowledge, of
ever having a blank day at this court on a-Monday,
and it was the more surprising coming as it did Fo
soon after New Year's-day, a day of such general
rejoicing.
Mr. Martin said it had always been customary
on days when there were no charges, to present the
presiding magistrate with a pair of white kid gloves.
Alderman Humphery said the circumstance was
so remarkable that he certainly should claim the
gloves. It was very gratifying indeed, in such a
densely-populated district, at a season of the year
when even the poorest were often tempted into
excesses, to find that not a single charge, even of,
drunken or disorderly conduct, was registered
against any one.

WESTMINSTER. RIVAL "WAITS."—Thos.
Oliver charged John Connolly with assaulting him,
Both parties are wandering minstrels.
Complainant, according to his account, had long
been in possession of a large field of operations at
Chelsea, where he (the violin), accompanied by a
harp and cornet-a-piston, claimed the privilege,
under the appellation of " waits," of nightly sere-
nading the sleepers of the neighbourhood at Christ-
mas. They were engaged at two in the morning
of Christmas-day .in the execution of " Ever of
thee," when, to their dismay, a rival band of violin,
harp, and flute, headed by the defendant, drummer
in a militia corps, struck up something very much
resembling, " Don't you wish you may get it ?"
Complainant and his party " moved on," and think-
ing themselves secure in another street, tried " Kiss
me quick and let me go," but found there was no
getting away from their rivals, who, ranging them-
selves opposite them, gave vent to " Don't believe
them Norah, darling." •So from place to place the
defendant's band followed the complainant's, and,
trying to outdo the other in dulcet strains, defen-
dant thought of a mode of putting a complete ex-
tinguisher upon his rival. This was no other than
resorting to what complainant described as " a big,
brass, braying, bass band instrument, which so
drowned the sound of everything else, and created
such an uproar, that the police interfered to restore
order," after which defendant struck complainant
a blow, but not hard- enough to knock him down,
which was the assault complained of.

In answer to this, on the part of the defendant,
it was alleged that the other party were the ag-
gressors, preventing the accused and his friends
following professional avocations. Defendant ad-
mitted bringing out " this big, brass, braying, bass
band instrument," but said it was not till com-
plainant, in allusion to his being a soldier, had said
something about a man "taking a shilling per day
to be shot at," and in compliment to him hak played
" the rogue's march." He declared the assault was
a mere push.
Witnesses on both sides having been examined,
Mr. Arnold thought it must have been very dis-
agreeable to the inhabitants to be disturbed by the
conflict between the bands, and ordered defendant
to pay the costs, and enter into his recognisances to
keep the peace for a twelvemonth, as that would
extend over next Christmas-day.

DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—AmeIia
Rudd, a woman of about 35 years of age, whose
husband vends vegetables and coke at Vine-street,
Westminster, was charged with a determined
attempt to drown herself.
Between nine and ten on Saturday night defen-
dant, who was under the influence of liquor, had a
quarrel with her husband, and while so engaged
declared she would drown herself, and rushed
out of the shop. The shop boy, who had over-
heard the avowal of her intention, followed
her at a rapid rate, and without stopping in her
course she ran into the water at the Horseferry, a

few hundred yards from the shop. The boy's cries
brought police-constable Relf, 210 B, to the spot,
who courageously entered the water, nearly up to
his shoulders, and succeeded in bringing safely to
land the defendant, who was insensible, and must
have sunk in a few moments. Having been con-
veyed to a chemist's near at hand she came to, and
was then taken to the hospital, and after being
discharged thence was placed in the dock on the
charge of attempting to commit suicide.
Prisoner's defence was that her husband had been
guilty of infidelity towards her, and that under
excitement she had quarrelled with him and at-
tempted to destroy herself.
The husband, a respectable-looking man, applied
that she might be given over to his care, as she was
subject to fits.
Mr. Arnold said she would be well taken care of,
and remanded her till Monday.

MARYLEB ONE . FEMALE SHOPLIFTERS.
Mary Lundy and Ellen Dunn, respectably dressed
young women, were placed at the bar before Mr.
Broughton, charged with having stolen forty-three
yards of ribbon, the property of Mr. Ingold, draper,
&c., Hampstead-road.

James Collins deposed that on Saturday night
last he was looking through the shop window of
prosecutor, and saw Dunn take from the counter
some pieces of ribbon ; she and the other prisoner
who was with her hastily quitted the place and were
followed by witness, who, upon seeing two police
constables, gave them information of the robbery :
they went in pursuit of. the prisoners, in whose
progresS along witness observed Dunn fling away
something which she had taken from beneath her
cape ; she and Lundy were speedily captured.
Other evidence was gone into by Sergeant Beard,
23, and Collings, 452 S, by whom the stolen goods
were produced.
The property was identified by Mr. Ingold.
Sergeant Beard applied for a remand upon the
ground that upon a future occasion other charges
of robbery would, he had no doubt, be brought for-
ward against the prisoners.
Mr. Brou ghton remanded them for a week.
WILFUL DAMAGE BY A FOREIGNER.— -Carl Hart,
a Dutchman, was charged with the following act
of wilful damage at the house of Mr. Biggs, a
Berlin-wool deaer, carrying on business at 28,
Edgware-road.
The -evidence showed that, on Saturday night
last, the prisoner was seen to thrust his hand
through a pane of plate-glass at the shop above-
named, and that for the offence he was taken into
custody by Everest, 209 D, to whom, on the way
to the station, he said he did it to get a lodging at
the expense of the county.
In default of paying £3 for the mischief he had
done, he was committed for two months.
CHARGE OF STEALING A WATCH.—William
Fitzpatrick and James Berry were charged on re-
mand with having, on the night of the 24th ult.,
stolen a watch, value £5, from the person of Samuel
Wootton, in the Hampstead-road. Particulars of
the previous inquiry have appeared.
Mr. Lewis, jun., now attended for Fitzpatrick.
Sergeant Holmes, 29, and police-constable 222 S,
gave some additional evidence, to the effect that
upon another day it would be shown that there had
been a previous conviction against one of the pri-
soners. The watch alleged to have been stolen had
not been found.

The prisoners were remanded till Monday next.
CHARGE OF DRUNKEN NESS AND ASSAULT.—
A well-dressed young man, who gave his name
John Seymour, and said that he was a gentleman
living in Camden Town, was charged with drunken.
ness, creating a disturbance, and assaulting police-
constable Valentine, 417 S.

The charge was clearly proved, and the prisoner,
who had admitted that he had indulged too freely
in wine, and said that he had no recollection of
having acted in the way sworn to, was fined 40s.
or a month.

The penalty was paid.
WINDOW SMASHING AT A LICENSED VICTUAL-
LER'S.—Five men, who had been remanded on the
charge of riotous conduct at the house of Mr.
Palmer, landlord of the Royal Champion, East-
street, Lisson-grove, and smashing panes of glass
and doing other damage to a considerable amount,
were again brought up.
Mr. Keene now attended for the accused parties,
when, after some further proceedings, they were
remanded till to-morrow (Wednesday).

CLERKENWELL. UTTERING FICTITIOUS
BILLS OF EXCHANGE.—CAUTION TO THE COM-
MERCIAL WORLD.—Jame 3 Saunders, of 22, Lough-
borough-road, Brixton, alias Lionel de Goldsmid,
of Parliament-street, alias J. H. Montefiore, of 22,
Queen-street, Mayfair, alias Dr. Sampson, of 1,
Alfred-place, Mayfair, alias Woolf Levy, alias
James Wood, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Corrie, charged with uttering at 70, St. John-street,
Clerkenwell, a bill for the purpose of defrauding
Mr. John Whitnee of the sum of £2OB 16s.

Mr. Charles Dod, solicitor to the London
Society for the Protection of Trade, attended for
the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the defence.

,Mr. Dod in opening the case said the prisoner
was charged with uttering a bill with intent to
defraud, the acceptance being a forgery, but
whether that could be substantiated or not, or
whether the charge would not resolve itself into
one of attempting to obtain goods, he could not at
present say. The person who had accepted the
bill did not reside at the place stated, and ha should
be able to prove that no such person had resided
there for the last five years. There was a peculiarity
about the signature of the person drawing the bill
and the person accepting it, and he had no doubt
that they had both been written by the same per-
son. The prisoner was well known to the officers of
the society for which he (Mr. Dod) appeared, and
had been for some time victimising the trades-
men of the metropolis in various names. He should
ask for a remand to enable him to complete other
cases against the prisoner. He then called—
Mr. John Whitnee, of No. 70, St. John-street,
Clerkenwell, mill-maker and machinist, who said,
on the Saturday prior to the Wednesday on which
the prisoner came to my place of business, he hav-
ing previously called upon me, I wailed upon him
at his residence at Brixton, to see if I could serve
him with some goods. I saw him, his wife, and a
friend, and an appointment was made for the fol-
lowing Wednesday. Precisely at the time appoint-
ed, the prisoner attended and gave orders for plated
goods and ironmongery to the extent of £6O. Be-
fore the prisoner left me he said he had a bill in his
possession which his agent had transmitted to him;
that bill being for hay sold to a neighbouring
farmer. On the next day (Thursday) the prisoner
came and said he had not then brought the bill of
exchange, but would bring it on the morrow.
The next day the prisoner brought the bill of ex-
change of which the following is a copy, and
handed it to me £2OB, 16s. Od. London, 18th
of December 1858.—Two months after date pay to
me or my order the sum of £2OB, 165., value re-
ceived. W. J. Saunders. To Mr. William Scott
Grimwood, Rookery Farm, Westhorpe, Suffolk."
It was crossed, " Accepted—payable at Messrs.
Barclay, Bevan, and Co., London. IV. S. Grim-
wood." I gave the prisoner a receipt for the bill,
and said if the bill was approved he would receive
my check for the difference, and the goods should
be delivered the same evening. In consequence of
communications I received from Suffolk I did not
let him have the goods, and on the Sunday follow-
ing I gave him into ,the custody of police sergeant
Harvey, 9 G.
Cross-examined--J volunteered to go to various
houses to get goods for him, but were to charge him.
I took him to Taylor's, of Fleet-street, and various
other tradesmen. I did not say that the prisoner
had better give me the bill, as I would see the other
tradesmen paid, and that of course would save dis-
count. I spoke to the prisoner about accommodation
bills. All the goods had been ordered and agreed
upon on the Wednesday, and I saw the bill on the
Friday, when I promised that the goods should be
delivered unconditionally. There was a conversation
referring simply to the giving a cheque for the
the balance. The goods had been promised, but
there was no intention to allow them to go. I did
not say I should like the bill, as I had but a small
balance at my banker's, and wanted £4O for work-
men's wages. The prisoner endorsed the bill in my
presence, but did not make any remark about my
making inquiries. There was a talk about discount-
ing the bill at my bankers if approved, and the
prisoner was told that it would be left there for
them to inquire into before the cheque for the ba-
lance would be given. He told me the bill was
given for hay which his agent had sold, as he (pri-
soner) left the management of the farm to him, he
being a much better farmer than he was.
Robt. Wade, of Westhorpe, Suffolk, said he knew
Rookery Farm there. Mr. Itobt. Hearney, merchant,
now occupies it, and has done so for the last five
years. That is the only farm of that name in the
neighbourhood. There is no one of the name of
Grimwood lives in the parish. He knew a Mr.
Grimwood who resided there, but that was five years
ago, and he had not seen him since.
Mr. Thos. Clinch said—l am a livery •stable keeper
at Keppel-mews North, Russell square. I know the
prisoner by his coming to my stables and hiring a
brougham of me for a month. He then lived at 1,
Alfred-place, Bedford-square, and went by the
name of Dr. Sampson.
Mr. Lewis—You lent your brougham, and got it

back ?
Witness—Yes.

Mr. Lewis—You should think yourself lucky.
Witness—So I, do, I can assure you. (A laugh.)
Henry Hawkes said—l am shopman to Col. Colt,
14, Pall-mall, manufacturer of fire-arms. In conse-

quench of some letters I received, I took to 35, Par•
liament-street two rifles and four pistols, the whole
being of the value of £7O, for the approval of a Mr.
De Goldsmid. When I took them I did not see the
prisoner, nor have we seen the fire-arms since.
Mr. Waterlow said the prisoner had obtained
some goods of them under the name of Goldsmid.
Mr. Dod said that was all the evidence he had to
adduce to-day, and asked for a remand.
Mr. Lewis thought there was no case, and asked
that the prisoner should be discharged.
Mr. Corrie said he should certainly send the first
case for trial, but would grant a remand.
WATCH ROBBERY AT SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.
—Thos. Grogan, an associate of the worst of thieves
residing in the neighbourhood of Golden-lane, was
placed at the bar charged with stealing a watch
from the person of Mr. G. A. Bottgen, a watch-
maker, of Clerkenwell. .

The prosecutor was at the entrance of Sadler's
Wells Theatre, endeavouring to get in, there being
a great crowd, when he felt a tug at his watch, and
upon looking down, found it was gone. He also saw
the prisoner take his hand. from the front of his (pro-
secutor's) waistcoat and pass something to one of
his companions. Prisoner was then given into the
custody of police-constable 50 G, who ascertained
that he had not done any work for the past eight
months. The watch had not been found.

Sergeant Evans, 22 G, said the prisoner had done
no work for some time, and was the associate of the
worst of characters and convicted thieves.
Mr. Corrie sentenced him to three months' im-
prisonment and hard labour in the House of Cor-
rection.