The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

POLICE lATTELLIGENTig.—Nov. 4.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Edward Kauffman,
a clerk in the General Post-oflice, St. Maitin's-le-
Grand, was summoned for the second tune, having
failed to appear oil the first occasion, charged with
having on the 24th ult. unlawfully and fraudulently
affixed to a letter a certain postage-stamp, which
had been gotten off a certain other letter, whereby
he bad incurred a penalty of 201.
Ho again failed to appear, and the Post-effice soli-
citor decided on proceeding in his absence.
Evidence was thereforegiven, c•-mclusic elyproving
that the defendant on the day in question removed a
cancelled penny postage-stamp from a letter about
to be sent out for delivery, and.aflixecl it to a pri-
vate letter of his own, with the intention of send-

ing that letter also for delivery, as if it had been
poste] in the ordinary way. He was detected in
the act, and being suspended by the Postmaster-
General in consequence, had absented himself from
his ussual place of abode.

Alderman Onbitt inflicted a penalty of 205., with
Bs. GI costs. for which (if not paid) the body of
deftudaut will be answerable, provided he can be
found.

GUILDHALL—WiIIiam Barrett was charged
with the following desperate assault upon one of
his follow workmen.

James Wainwright, said—l was working at
Whitecross-street prison yesterday afternoon, and
while upon the outside scaffold, knocking a hole
for a window, the prisoner came up, and told me
to knock off work. I did not so, but put down my
chisel to look round me ; and when I sought for it
again it was gone. I looked through the window
where the prisoner was standing upon the inside
scaffold, and, the instant I did so, the prisoner,
who was standing behind the wall with my chisel
in his hand, swung it round and struck me with all
his force upon his head, and nearly knocked me off
the scaffold. If I had fallen I must have been
killed. I went down the ladder, and as soon as I
reached the ground he threw something at me
which struck me on the head, and this heavy
hammer I had been working with was found where
I was standing This is au old grudge sir, arising
out of another job.
James Bryan said I was at work upoa the same
scaffold will Wainwright, and saw the prisoner,
who is ono of the smiths, upon the inner scaffold.
He was drunk, but ho had uo business on that part
of the building. There was no one else there.
Alderman Humphery—What have you to say,
prisoner, to this charge ?
Prisoner—l do not know anything about, sir. I
neither saw the hammer nor the chisel.
The two weapons were produced ; and being
wielded by a powerful man like the prisoner, the
only wonder was that such formidable instruments
did not produce more serious injuries.
Alderman Humphrey fined the prisoner 40s. ;
or in default 21 days' imprisonment.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.—James Eadie, a
betting-man, was charged with creating an obstruc-
tion in Tottenhame-court-road.

Police-constable Gordon said a great many com-
plaints had been made by the inhdbitant3 on ac-
count of betting-men congregating in certain tho-
roughfares to make their horse-racing bets. He was
i'n Tottenham-court-road that day, when he saw
the defendant with a betting-book and a pencil in
his hand, surrounded by 30 or 40 betting-men. Ho
told the defendant to go away, as he was creating
an obstruction. The defendant refused, and he
took him into custody.
The defendant said he did not intend to commit
any offence, nor was he aware that he had done
wrong.

Mr. Beadon said his colleague and himself had
repeatedly stated wila,t the law on the question was ;
and he could assure all parties concerned that where
a case was brouf:iht within the reach of the act he
would inflict tie heaviest penalty. Ho should re-
quire the defendant to enter into his own recog-
msances to be of good behaviour for the future.
The defendant, having done this, was liberated.

SOUTHWARK.—Edwin Finn, a tall, powerful
looking Irishman, wau charged with committing a
murderous assault on Joshua Thomas, police-con-
stable, 259 M. Ile was also charged with being
concerned with others in assaulting George Cole, 62
M, while in the execution of their duty.
The first constable, whose head was bandaged up,
and who appeared to be very much injured, stated
that about half-past two in the morning he heard
a disturbance in Ewer-street, Gravel-lane, and on
proceeding there he saw several persons quarrelling
together, among whom was the prisoner, who ap-
peared to be the most violent of the lot. As soon
as he approached to quell the disturbance, he re-
ceived several blows, and was knocked down.
While on the ground the prisoner kicked him seve-
ral times on the body, and as he was endeavour-
ing to recover himself some one threw a chamber
utensil at him from a window, and it struck his
head, cutting him in a frightful manner. At that
time the prisoner escaped, but on another police-
constable coming up they forced an entry into his
house and took him into custody.
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he was much
hurt.

He replied that he was. As soon as the prisoner
was secured he went to the divisional surgeon, who
dressed his wounds and sent him home to bed. The
doctor could not tell the extent of the injuries at
present, thinking it better to let them remain for a
little while. He was, however, in much pain, and
unable to perform his duty.
• Cole, the second constable, whose face was much
I disfigured, said that a little before 3 o'clock his
attention was attracted to a disturbance and cries
for assistance in Ewer-street. He proceeded there,
and found last witness on the ground, the prisoner
holding him and kicking him. Witness seized the
prisoner by the collar to pull him away, when a mob
collected around him and he was pulled into the
passage of a house and the door shut against him.
He caught hold of the prisoner to secure him, when
lie said if he did not let him go he would kick his
- head off. He then escaped, but afterwards he
assisted last witness in securing him. The mob at
the time was so violent that he really wondered
that murder had not been committed.

In answer to the charge the prisoner said that he
was attacked by a party who lived near him, and
he got away from and escaped into his house. He
denied being the party who assaulted either of the
constables.
Mr. Burcham told him that the constable had
been most seriously assaulted, and any amount of
punishment he could inflict would not be adequate.
Ha should, therefore, commit him for trial to
answer the two charges.