The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 30.

GUILDS A LL. —Benjamin Matthews, a man
w
about 30 years of age, was charged with picking
pockets.
Mr. Harrison, a temporary resident in London,
said—As I was walking through Fleet-street, I lost
my silk handkerchief, and soon after missed it. I
purchased a new one, and went the same round

again, to see if any attempt would be repeated to

pick my pccket.
Alderman Humphery—Well, did you lose that
handkerchief also ?
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Mr. Harrison—Yes, sir. (Laughter.) I had
roled it up tight and put. it crosswise in my pocket,
so that I might fel it being taken.
Alderman Humphery—Did you feel your new
handkerchief taken ?

Mr. Harri,on—No, sir. I was watching my
pocket to discover the thief at the very time it was
tiken, bait it was gone before I knew anything of
it. I beard some one call out, "Mind your hand-
kerchief," and when I turred round I saw the pri-
soner in tLe officer's arms.

Alderman Humphery—You should have secured
the corner of the handkerchief to the inside of the
pocket, and then you would have felt the jerk.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Harr'son—l did not think of tbat. Well,
sir, 1 was about t ask you to pass a lenient sen-
tence upon the
.prisoner, because I ceitiinly
tempted him to commit this theft by walking
round the same way again where I had lest my
first handkerchief.
Alderman Humphery—How could you have
tempted him. ad you not put your handkerchief
safely in your pocket and not leave even a corner
hanging out to tempt him ? This is not the first
handkerchief he has taken, by a great many, and it
is my opinion he had the other nne as well.
The ptisomr, wbo had been in custody before,
was then committed to the House of Correction, at
Holloway, for three mon•hs, and. the hmdkerchief
given up to Mr. Harrison.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Mary Griffiths, an ema-
ciated and shrewish-looking woman, was charged
with threatening the life of her daughter and de-
wroying her own hush end's property.
Mr. Heritage, the solicitor, said that this was a
most distressing instance cf a wife's misconduot.
The husband was foreman of .some extensive iron
works, and Laboured hard to support the family,
but the defendant's habits of inebriety were inces•
sant drawbacks to his best endeavours, and most
reluctantly he found it necessary for the safety of
himself and .chillren to place her at the bar of a
police court.
Evidence was then given by the husband, and
Jane, his daughter, 16 years of. age. Above one
hundred duplicates were produced of articles she
Lad pledged for liquor in a short spice of time, and
the complainant stated that on the previous even-
ing she was in such a furious state from intoxica-
tion, that nearly every pane of glass in the house
was destroyed by her ; not content with this, she
fol'owed them about the house with a tab'e-knife,
vowing to have their lives, and she struck her hus-
band so violently with a pewter pot that the mea-
sure was flattened. All the young woman's clothing
was in the hands of the pawnbrokers, and she now
st.rod with part of her father's clothing on her. A
younger brother was actually found on one occa-
sion locked up in a room, the defendant having
first taken from him his school money, and then
denuded him of his clothing.
Tise officers of the court assured the magistrate
that the husband's conduct was uniformly highly
creditable, while the defendant's was monstrous.
Mr. D'Eyncourt observed that it was indeed a
fearful instance of depravity, and it could not be
tolerated that such conduct should be permitt2d by
a wife mere than from a husband.
Ti-e accused,' who said she was very sorry, was
ordered to find bail for four months. Of course
she was locked up.

MARLBOROTJGH-STREET.—Elizabeth Wil-
son and Flora Banting, who had been formerly
together in the service of Lady Caledon and Lady
Chailemont, were c'ornmitte I for tr.al fur fraudu-
lently obtaining goods from Messrs. Shoolbred and
Cook, linendrapers, Tottenham-court-road, in the
name of the Marchioness of Sali-bury.
THE ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG JEWESS.—Captain
Erlam was brought up for final examination,
charged with the abduction of Rose Goodman, a
young Jewish girl under the age of 16 years.
Mr. Morgan was for the accused, Mr. Lewis, of
Ely-place, for the prosecution.
Mr. Lewis said, on the last occasion it was stated
that the girl was 16 in October, but she was only
15, consequently but 14 yeara and 1.0 months old
when taken away. He would prove this by the
evidence of the fa'her. He could not produce the
registry, as Jewish persons were not regi-tered.
Rose Goodman was then recalled, and to ques-
tions, s'a.tel that on the day she left home to meet
Capt Erlatn by appointment in the Haymarket,
she did meet him, and was then placed in a
brough'm that was in weit log. She took no clothes,
but clothes wee provided by Captain Erlam and
given to her at Amienß, the first place they stopped
at

•
Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan—Her father
came to Ostend to receive her. She dialed with
fur father and Captrtin',Erlain at Ostend. Her
fither and Captain Erlaca drank together. She
did not know whether her father and Captain
Erlam par`ed fi lends, and shook hands. She heard
her father say if Captain Erlam came to England
he would give him into cluitudy. bhe told Captain
Erlam she was not 16, and when on the Continent
CaptairiErlam gave a clinn,r to celebrate her 16th
year. Ehe believed Oen she was 16 from what
her mother had told her. Captain Eram after-
wards told her that he had been separated from his
wife for 15 years.
Mr. Lewis having referrzd to a letter written by
the girl to her father,
Mr. Bingham said it was not necessary to go
into extraneous maters. The question to decide
was thia, was the girl under 16 at the time she was
taken away from home, it being an offence to take
away a girl under 16.
Abraham Levy Goodman, father of Rose Good-
man, proved that his daughter was not yet 16 ;
that his daughter left home without his knowledge
or consent in August last. After the elopement of
11:.s daughter _he received a letter from Captain
Erlam. The letter was as follows
" Madam,—By desire of my wife, combined with my
owil, sense of a duty I owe to you, I send a few lines to
LIT that yon will not be under any anxiety on behalf of
your daughter, who, you may fully depend, is under the
protection of a husband most devotedly attached to her,
and whose study it will be through life t) promote her
happiness and welfare. Family circumstances render it,
necessary that our marriage should for the present re-
'main generally unknown, especially to a member of my
own family; and I trust, now that Rose is mine beyond
recsll, you will, considering our mutual interest, act
accordingly. I will conclude by saying that I trust our
conduct will be looked upon as leniently as possible both
by yourself and Mr. GooBnran. Rest assured nothing
on earth can make me for a moment forget the serious
duty I have taken upon myself for life. Rose still hopes
that you wi l accept her best love, and believe me,
madam, your most obedient servant,
" JOSEPH ERLAN."
Mr. Bingham—During your interview with Capt.
Erlam, at Ostend, diet you ratify or sanction the
proceedings of Capt. Erlam ?
Wituess—l did not.
The letter was without any address, and he did
not find out where his daughter was until the
November ft llowina. Having found out his dtugh
ter, she consentedt)e meet Lim at Ostend. He did
meet her them, and he sook her away.
Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan—Did not dine
with aptaiii Erlam at Ostend. Paid for his ewn
and his daughter's dinner. Did not give Captain
Erlam a cigar. Did not know Captain Edam par-
sonall Had a si".:sreieion that his daughter had
y.*
_Erlarn, in consequence of
gone away with Captain
's
His daught
name
er had
what had previously happene.u. Erlam
brought a card home wi h Cap'atu
on it, who had offered her marriage. lie tore the
card up, and scolded his daughter for receiving
telling her Ato was no age to be married at. He
then removed his daugh'er to Brighton.
Emma Beckington, who had nursed the girl's
mother, said Rosa Goodman was Lorn in October,
1841.
Mr. Bingham said, on the evidence before him,
he must send the accused for trial.
Mr. Morgan applied to have bail taken.
Mr. Bingham was disposed to refuse bail, and to
leave the prisoner to apply to Judges' Chambers.

SOUTHWARK.—ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—
TIIOIIIIS Genge, the landlord of the Great Britain
beershop, in the Waterloo-road, was charged with
having been concerned with others in stealing forty
sovereignsth e
parlour
fro
of from Simon
beeNrsheloT, aged Prussian,
in
The prosecutor,
who spoke very good English,
said that he is a draper, carrying on _business in
Southampton. A few
days ago he came up t J Lou-
don to purchase goods, and about five o'clock on
the previous afternoon he was crossing London-
bridge,, when a Scotchman asked him the way to
some place, Witness told him he was a stranger
in London, when the Scotchman said, " So am I,"
and inquired which way ho was going. He told
him he was going to his lodgings near Nine-elms,
when the Scutchman said so was he, and they then
walked together till they came to the Waterloo-
road. The Scotchman suggested that they should,
adjourn to a public house for re E reshme n t. He con-
sented, and they went into the Great Britain beer-
shop, when witness called for a bottle of ginger
beer for himself and a glass of porter for the
Scotchman. The prisoner was at the bar, and
said to his companion, " Walk inside, Mr.
Murray," and then they entered the par!our. Im-
meJiately of erwards two other men cams into the
roo:Ei and sat opposite t.) them. Witness undid his
waistcoat to get, at his belt, in which he had depo-
sited 16;) sovereigrv, for the purpose of t %k;ng one
out to pay for the beer and ginger b er. Then the
prisoner suddenly left the room, shutting the door
after him, and immediat?ly the Scotchman seized

him by the throat and forc-N1 him back, while the
other two men robbed hint of 40 sovereigns: He
calle I out " i_nurch-r" end " police" very loud, but
no one came to his as,is'ance. The Scotchman
kept hold of him until th!.: two oth-rs got out with
Ys money ; and when he was rely-a--ed he made after
the Scotch man, but th-3 i.risoner caught hold of him
near the door and stopped him, saying that he
would lose h's trousers. Witness got away, and
not being ab!e to find either the Scotchmau or the
other two, he went to the station-house, and in-
fcrmed the police of the robbery, when they re-
turned wi,b. him to the beer-shop, and the prisoner
was given into custody.
Mr. Solomon, who appeared for the prisoner,
contended 'lilt he was not connected with the
thieves, but Mr. Combs said he should send him
for trial.
Ball was offered and taken.