The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 2..

MANSION-HOUSE. --William Brodie, a respec-
tably-dressed man, about 20 years of age, was brought
before the ,Lord Mayor, upon remand, charged with
having stolen a great-coat belonging to Mr. J. M. Jones,
a warehouseman, in Newington Butts.
At the previous examination the pro-secutor said that
on Saturday morning last he entered the News-rooms in
Cheapside, and placed his great-coat over one of the
settles. While reading a newspaper he saw the prisoner
hastily h are his seat and take up his (prosecutor e)coat,
and make towards the door. Prosecutor called out to
him, " Where are you going to take that coat ?" Upon
which the prisoner returned, and, in a state of Excite-
ment, said he had made a mistake and taken it for his
own. He was then given into custody.
Mr. Hobler, the solicitor, yesterday attended for the
prisoner, and said he had been given to understand by
the wife of the latter that he really had left home on the
morning in question with his great-coat over his arm.
The Lord Mayor said, he thought that not much re-
liance could be placed upon the ev►dence of a wife under
such circumstances, and he did not see the necessity of
putting any questions to her.
In answer to the Lord Mayor,
Sergeant White, police-constable 3, said he had been
able to learn but very little respecting the prisoner e
character. He had only been in his present lodgings a
fortnight.
Mr. Hobler—My instructions are that the prisoner is
a very respectable young man and bears an excellent
character, to which a gentleman has been requested
to attend and speak. Unfortunately,_ however, be was
not present.

The prisoner's wife, a decently dressed, good-looking
young woman, here entered the witness-box, and, in
reply to the Lord Mayor, said she had been married
since 1853, and lived in Salisbury-street, Strand. Her
husband did not live with her. She had formerly held*
situation in one of the waiting-rooms of the Great
Western Railway, her husband during the time working
wherever he cbuld find employment. She left her situa-
tion about 13 weeks ago, and came to London to her
present address, believing her husband to be living at
the Panklibanon Ironworks, in Baker-street. Although
he did not live with her, she had been for some weeks
past in the habit of seeing him almost every day. The
last time she saw him before now was on Saturday morn-
ing last, when, as far as she could rectllect, he quitted
her, taking with him his greatcoat.
The Lord Mayor—l cannot understand how it is that
he has only been in his present lodgings a fortnight,
according to the statement of the constable. How comes
he to be living apart from you '1
Wife (with much simplicity)—l cannot at all account
for that. lam afraid now, however, that he has lost hie
situation and taken a separate lodging, not liking to
come to me. He knows that for weeks past I have been
unaLle to maintain myself. At the present moment I
have bot bread to eat.

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The Lori Mayor—There is something verymysterious
about this case. _

Wile—My husband is too honest a man to steal a
coat. lam convinced that he never would dc: anything
of the sort.
White, the constable, said that the address which the
prisoner had given him was No. 2, Duke-street, Blooms-
bury, and that on proceeding thither he found a young
woman who said she was the prisoner's wife.
The Lord Mayor—Where is that young woman I

White—She is now in court, my lord.
The Lord Mayor desired her to stand forward, and A
good-looking girl, of about 18 years of age, stepped into
the box and stood next the prisoner's wife.
The Lord Mayor—What relation are you to the pri•
Boner I

Girl—None at all, but I ought to be. •
The Lord Mayor—You are not his wife I
Giil—No. I've been living with him. He has sedaoed
me after making me repeated promises of marriage. We
have been a fortnight together at our present lodgings•
He told me he was not a married man.. (Here the girl
commenced crying bitterly and fainted.)
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, we now understand your
reason for having a second lodging. You have deceived
your wife ; you have seduced this other young girl, and
ruined her prospects for life. That is the greate3t crime
a man can commit.
Wife—l don't think he has ruined her, my lord; (to
the prisoner)—Have you ruined her I
Prisoner— No ; I have not.
Girl (crying)-ob, yes you have, and you know it.
The Lord Mayor—And now he has taken to thieving
for the purpose of supporting a second home.
Wife—l don't think he would do that, my lord.
The Lord Mayor—Not do that I A fellow who has
acted as he is proved to have done, will do anything.
shall commit him to prison, with hard labour, for three
months.
Wife (sobbing)-013, pray, my lord, for my sake, do
not do that.
The Lord Mayor—lt is nay duty to commit him, and,
lam only befriending you in doing so. irnu arerve.rty
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get me a situation, I should be truly grateful to you.
The girl here went into hysterics, and was carried
into an adjoining room.
The Lord Mayor (to prisoner's wife)—l have looked
at your testimonials, and am convinced of your respects•
bility. As you are totally without money, I shall order
you si. from the poor-box.
Wife—l am much obliged to your lordship. I always
loved my husband, and would never have beleived he
would have deceived me, even though an angel had told
me so.