The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CHARGE OF LEAD STEALING.—Thomas Goodhall and
John Henry, two men well known to the police, were
brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing a
quantity of old 1.10, the property of Ezra Drunning,
plumber, No. 2, Spur-street, Leicester-square.
Police-constable, 61 C, stated that yesterday afternoon,
about a quarter past three, he met the two prisoners in
Pulteney-court. Brown bad a eack containing some-
thing heavy on his back, which he took into a marine
storeshop in the same court. Witness followed him, and
looking through the window caw that the sack contained
a quantity of old lead. He at once entered the place,
and asked the prisoner where he got the lead from.
The prisoner said he did not know. The prisoner
Henry was standing in the street, and as soon as he saw
him talking to Brown he ran away. Brown was then
taken into custody, and in about an hour after Henry
was also apprehended. Witness subsequently ascertained
that the lead had been stolen from the Queen's Head,
in Queen's Head-court, Windmill-street.
The prosecutor identified the lead as his property.
The prisoners, who denied the charge, were severally
committed to the House of Correction for two months
for the unlawful possession of the lead.
CHARGE OF EHIBEZZLEMENT..—WiIIiam. Harris was
charged with receiving several sums of money, received
for and on account of his employer, Mr. J. C. Ruttin-
ger, cigar manufacturer, Dean•street, Soho.
Mr. James Foney Rome, landlord of The Cricketers
Tavern, 13, Wellington-street, Camden-town, said that
be dealt, with Mr. Ruttinger. On the 18th May, 1857,
'he paid the prisoner 1/. 14s. 6J. on account of the pro.
secutor.
Two other charges of 11. 7s. 6i. and 51. Bs. having
been proved against the prisoner,
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been in
his service as collector and traveller for some time, at
30s. a-week and 2i per cent. on all sales. He has not
accounted for the three sums aluded to.
Pel;ce-c ,nstable Barker, who took the prisoner into
custody, said that at the time he did so he had a in his
possession.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.
BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Charles
Heather, a coal-heaver, was brought before Mr. Burcham
for re-sxamination, charged with being concerned with
others not in custody in breaking into the counting-boo' e
of Messrs. Cory and Sons, coal merchants, Commercial-
road, Lambeth, and stewing therefrom seventy pounds
in Bank of England notes, and gold, and silver, besides
several shares in the Crystal Palace Company. He was
also charged with being concerned in attempting to
murder Henry Newell, the watchman. The latter per-
son was so severely ilitreated by the thieves that he was
unable attend to give evidence until this day.
Henry Newell, the person above described, was put in
the witness box, and appeared to be still suffering from
the injuries be had received. He said that he had been
for many years watchman to the prosecutors, and he
had known the prisoner as having worked for thorn cas-
ually some time ago. About ono o'clock on the
morning of the 26th of June, e itness was near the
water side on the wharf, when some men suddenly
cams behind him and se 7;3d hint by the throat, nearly
strangling him: another man at the same time put a
cloth over his face saturated vePh chloroform, which
rendered him senseless immediately. He recollected
nothing until about four o'clock, when his senses were
partially restored. He was then in great pain, and ho
thought he was dying. A thick cloth was fastened
over his mouth. His arms were ti d
e behind him and
bound with ropes to his legs, so that he was unable to
move or call out. He laid in tl;at half sensible stars
until about five o'clock, when one of the labourers
came in and rescued him. Ho was then convoyed
home and attended to by a medical man, who directed
him to go into the county, where he remained until
yesterday. Witness was still suffering severely, and
he was unable to attend to his business. He distinctly
saw three men about him when he was first attacked,
but he believed there were more of them.
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he could identify
the prisoner as one of the men?
Ile replied that he could not speak pcsitivcly to him,
as he was so suddenly attacked.
Wllianr Hasper, fireman to Messrs. Cory and Sew*,
/said he saw the counting-house safb on the night of the
25th June. On the following morning he received in-
formation that the watchman had been nearly mur-
dered, anal on proceeding to the wharf he found that
the counting-house had been entered, and all the desks
broken open and ransacked of its contents, The
thieves had stolen upwards of 701. in Bank of Eng-
land notes, geld and silver, besides several shares in
the Crystal Palace Company. Witness knew the pri-
soner, he having formerly worked as a casual labourer
on the wharf.
Edward Smith, 66 L, said he saw the prisoner and
another man near Messrs. Cory's wharf about two
o'cl )ek on the morning of the 26th of June.
Re
said he was waiting for work.
Sergeant Romaine, 14 L, said he received information
of the robbery and outrage, and suspicion fell on the
prisoner as being connected with it. He however
absconded from the neighbourhood, and nothing more
was seen of him until Monday evening, the 10th inst.,
when he met him in the New Cut and took him into cus-
tody. Since last examination he had traced one of the
stolen notes to a money changer in the Haymarket, who
bad cashed it for a strange female the day after the rob-
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berg.
Mr. Burnham expressed his surprise that say one
should change a bank-note for a stranger.
Romaine said that the party called himself a banker,
and after the closing of the banks he changed notes on
commission.
Mr. Burnham observed that it was a singular mode of
doing business—changing bank-notes for strangers on
commission, It gave great facility for getting rid of
stolen notes, and he should cause further enquiries into
the matter. The prisoner must be remanded unm-
til
hiGnday next, and he should grant a summons to co
pel the Il
that day.ttendance of the Haymarket money
changer on

THAMES.
A MAN STABBED BY lIIS BROTHER.—Charles Dixon,,
of No. 1, Paradise-cottage, Ratcliffe, chimney
wi swee
Iper,
was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with ftoni-
ously cutting and wounding his brother, George Dixon,
who is in the London Hospital.
John England, police-constable No. 468 A, state d
that the wounded man could not attend, and was very
seriously injured. He put in a medical certificate from
the house-surgeon of the London Hospital describing the
wound rece.ved, and which was likely to detain the
patient in the ncepital for some time.
The prisoner, a
.Toutig man, said he knew he had
pitae of a disturbance in a
stabbed his brother throNh a
public-house.
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Mr. Yardley---And now ire ye sorry fer
The prisoner—l am, sir, very scri.l.
James Douston, potnian at a pnblic-ileuse in Ratcliffe,
said that the man in the hospital was the eldest brother.
and
He heard the prisoner and his brot::'er. talking
quarrelling. The prisoner called his broOker some op-
probrious name, and the other retorted, and said he would
strike him. Some more words arose, and the eilier bro-
ther struck the prisoner three distinct times, and then
prisoner took his clasp knife from his pocket and stabb,Nl
his brother in the bode."
and
wounded man called out,
ig He bas stabbed me," and f,ll, and before he was
removed to the hospital, lost a good deal of blood.
Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner, and
his said, a
otsh he
had received considerable provocation from brer,
provocation, however, not such as to justify the use of a
knife, he would take bail for his appearance, himself
in 40/., and two sureties of 201. each.

THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE.—James Spoilen has I
advertised that he will appear in the thehisatrat in
trDuial bliorn,
and deliver a " personal narratve" of le f
this murder ; admission one shilling. The Freeman's
Journal comments severely upon this impudent and inde-
cent proceeding.
FIBS IN LAMBETII-IVALIE.—Last night. about eight
o'clock, a fire happened in the premises belonging to
Mr. William Garnett, a but and cap manufacturer,
carrying on business at No. 41, Lambeth-walk, nearly
facing the Fountain Tavern. The fire took place at the
time the house was open for bnsiness, and was first dis-
covered by one of the inmates. For
domeso time it was
feared that several houses would be o After
the engines bad been at work some time, the front of
the shop fell in, striking Flynn, the suh-enßinaer of the
Southwark-bridge-road station, Mr. Whir; 4.01 the
County Fire-office, and Mr. Hubert, of Burn(3‘t s distil-
lery. Serious damage was done to Mr. Garnett's and
other houses. As to the origin of the misfortune nothing
could be ascertained, but the prevailing opinion p that
it was caused by an escape of ga.P. With one exeeptioe,
he whole of the sufferers were insured.
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