The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Oct. 21.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Charles Steam. t Mills, a
young wan of about twenty years of age, formerly
clerk to lir. A. T. Hewitt, solicitor, of Nicholas-
lane, was brought before the Lord dayor upon re
wand in custody of Huggett, the detective officer,
charged vith having feloniously forged and uttered
a cheque of his master's for 2501., with intent to
defraud Messrs. Hankey and Co., the bankers.
Mr. Mullen, solicitor tl the Committee of
Bankers for Protection from Forgeries and Fraude,

again appeared iu support of the prosecution.
The prisoner was not defended by a legal adviser.
Mr. Jtewitt, the prosecutor, was further exa

mined, and said—l now produce my cheque book
The forged cheque for 2501. fits with the counterfoi
at the end of the book. When I was out the pri
soner had access to the drawer its which the cheque
book was locked. About once in every six months
it was the prisoner's duty to sort the cancelled
chequesand tie them up in a bundle. I have missed
several cheques from that bundle. I cannot say
whether the body of the cheque is in the handwrit-
ing of the prisoner, but it certainly looks like it. I
have examined the 1001. note prJduced and the 501.
note numbered 40,030. The.latter has written on
the back of it " Robert Sylvester, Manor-street,
Clapham." Mr. Silvester is a client of mine, aud
the endorsement is not in his handwriting. It is
my strong belief that both the wilting aud the
figures have been put there by the prisoner. The
same remark applies to the other 50/. vote, which
is endorsed " Robert Farley, 3, Newcastle-street,
Strand, 13-6-57,"

Mr. J. J. Bunning, clerk to Messrs. Clutton and
Co., solicit Ors, in High-street, Southwark, said—l
was clerk to the prosecutor at the time that the pri
soner was in his service.. I am well acquainted with
the prisoner's handwriting. The body of the forged
cheque very much resembles my own handwriting.
I see no resemblance in it to the writing of the pri-

before the Lord Mayor of a stretcher belonging to
herself.

Policeman Stride, 556—Yesterday the prisoner
was begging by the railway station in B.sbops,,,rate,
and as she obstructed the pavement I was obliged
to take hi-Tinto custody. Several people complained
of a woman in her condition being suffered to beg
in the streets.

Prisoner—l was confined on the roadside and
lost the use of my legs. They have not been cut off.
Policeman—They seem to be tucked under her.
The Lord Mayor—What is she sitting on ?
Policeman—lt is a stretcher or rather the
bottom of a chair ; and as she can't walk, a person
with whom she is connected is in the habit of
carrying her from her lodgings and setting ber
down in a public thoroughfare, where people are
likely to give her halfpence. She is a notorious
beggar.

The
L rd Mayor—Prisoner, whose child is that
you are carrying ?
Prisoner—lt's my own, and no mistake. Whose
do you think it is

The Lord Mayor--I don't think it is yours. I
believe you carry it about with you for the purpose
of exciting commiseration. Where do you belong
to?

Prisoner—My parish is Devonport.
The Lord Mayor—You must not beg in the
streets of London. You will be taken to the union,
and will be sent from there to Devonport.
Prisoner (impudently)—l won't go to Devon-
port, although you may send me to the union.

Ann Sullivan was brought up on remand charged
with having begged in the city. The evidence of
the officer who had charge of the prisoner was to
the effect that on Saturday afternoon last he saw
the prisoner who was carrying two children, one in
a most emaciated and filthy state, begging near the
Mansion-house. It was evident that one, if not
both of the children, had been starved almost to
death for the purpose of exciting public sympathy.
(A more haggard, emaciated child never was seen
by any of the officers of the court in the arms of
the most incorrigible professional beggars.) The
officer took her into custody, and by direction of
the Lord Mayor the children were taken to the
union. One of the children belonged to the pri-
soner's sister.

The prisoner, who had the impudence to say that
she was totally unable to provide for either horself
or the children without begging, was sent to prison
for 21 days.

The Lard Mayor requestQd that the press would
acknowledge the receipt of 1/. from the jury at the
Mayor's Court (per Christopher Fitch) as a dona-
tion to the poor-box.

GUILDHALL—George Blabey was placed at
the bar, before Sir George Carroll, charged with
robbing his employers, Messrs. Baker and Co., of
Leadenhall-street.

Police-constable Hubble, 149, said—Last night,
about a quarter to ten o'clock, I saw the prisoner
with a basket in his po3session. I asked him whose
property it was, and he said it belonged to him,
and it contained about 31b. of sugar which formed
part of a perquisite allowed him by his employers.
Mr. Bernard said—l am book-keeper to the firm
of Messrs. Saul, Baker, and Co., colonial mer-
chants, and the prisoner has been in their employ
as messenger and cler k about 12 months. The
sugar found on the prisoner cous•sts of samples
which we have received of shipments made to us
from the colonies. He had no authority particu-
la, ly to remove those samples, but I beli,-ve he had
an implied permission, as he had the care of the
office, and probably thought in clearing up ho might
take it away.
Sir G. Carroll recommended the prisoner to be
more careful for the future how he meddled with
samples, and discharged him.
A. man named Andrews was brought up, charged
with emb zzling 2/. 4s. 3d., ihe moneys of Mr.
Bonsor, a meat salesman, of Newgate-market, his
mas ter.

Emily 'Wilson said—l am barmaid at the Salu-
tation Tavern, Newgate-street. The prisoner
called yest-rday morning between ten and eleven
o'clock, and I paid him 2/. 4s. 3d. on behalf of Mr.
Bunsor. f did not take a receipt, as it is not cus-
tomary.

Sir George Carroll—Do you wish to ask this
witness any question ?

Prisoner--No, sir. It is quite right ; I had the
money.

George Dolling, potman at the Ram Inn, Smith-
field, said—The prisoner came to me in the middle
of the day and gave me 1/. 4s. to take care of for
him. He stayed there until 12 o'clock at night, at
which time he was very drunk, and gave me another
10s., saying it was not his money, and wished me
to mind it for him.

Mr. Martin (the chief clerk)—What made you
put up this witness, officer ?
Officer—Because he was the only other witness
in attendance.

Mr. Martin—But he is the prisoner's witness;
and unless you have another it puts tho case out 0,
co .rt.