The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

up in the custody-as policeman, chargoa with havinc,
thrashed the waiter of a public-house in one of the
courts in Fenchurch-street, with a stick, in a very
violent manner. _ _

Sir GEO. CARROLL said all the offences were com-
mitted out of the City, the case did not come within
his jurisdiction, and he would therefore remand it,
that it may be taken to Bow-street, that being the
proper district.
CLERKEN WELL.

The defendant, it appeared, paid no regard to a
large lettered notice on the wall, giving a caution to
passers by, when the wait,..r walked up to him,
touched him on the shoulder, and informed him
civilly of his mistake. The rage of the defendant
knew no bounds. He raised his stick, and began to
lay it with all his might upon the shoulder of the
waiter, who actually danced with pain, until he got
hold of the weapon with which he had been punished.
A policeman then made his appearance, and, at the
request of the waiter, submitted the case to the arbi-
tration of the magistrate. •
The defendant said he had exercised very particular
judgment and delicacy in the matter. What then
must, he asked, his astonishment be when he felt a
sharp blow across the shoulders, and found that the
person who inflicted it was ready to give him another,
and perhaps to follow it up by robbing him. He ad-
mitted that, labouring under the impression that he
was himself the aggrieved party, he had. raised his
stick to retaliate, and he felt the greatest desire for
the interference of the policeman and the magistrate.
Alderman GIBBS fined him 205., and required him
to find securities to keep the peace for six months.
Mr. Paragwagua expressed, in paying the penalty,
his indignation at the treatment he had received,
and said it was his intention to seek satisfaction else-
where.

Mr. Andrew Scott, paper manufacturer, residing at
29, Ifemmingford-terrace, Islington, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Conabe, charged with having
violated. Mary Ann Kimber, aged 24, servant to Mr.
Bunney, 30, Henrningfurd-terrace.
Mr. John Wakeling attended on the part of the
prisoner.
A surgeon's certificate was produced, stating that
the prosecutrix was unable to attend, in consequence
of injuries she had received.
The prisoner, it appeared, occupied apartments in
the house 29, Hemmingford-terrace, and had been in
the habit of getting over the garden wall and convers-
ing with her. On Friday week, the 6th inst., whilst
she was in the kitchen of her master's house, the pri-
soner got over the wall, entered the kitchen, there
being no one in the house but herself, and although
she made a resistance and screamed, he accomplished
his purpose. She subsequently became afflicted with
a foul disease, when she communicated to her mother
what had happened, and the prisoner was apprehended
by Collins, 59 N division.

Mr. Wakeling said his client was highly respect
able, and denied the charge.
A medical man said that the prosecutrix would not
be able to attend in less than a week to give her
evidence.

GUILDHALL.
Thomas Wilkins, No. 117 of the D division of me-
tropolitan police, was brought up in the custody of
Inspector Colin Grant, and placed at the bar before
Sir George Carroll, charged with defrauding the
treasurer of Middlesex of 3s. 6d., and also with de-
frauding Mrs. Collins of a similar amount.
The circumstances of the case were briefly stated as
follows :—The prosecutrix was in attendance at the
last sessions of the Old Bailey, on the trial of Wil-
liam Collins, her husband, who was convicted of having
violently assaulted her, and was sentenced to ten
years' transportation. The prisoner was the officer
engaged in the case, and had the paying of the ex-
penses to the witnesses for the time they had been in
attendance. Ile received the amount of 11. ls., to be
Paid to the prosecutrix, and instead of applying it to
that purpose, he paid the prosecutrix only 141., and
appropriated the remainder to his own use. • • •
Mr. Parry appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
The following was the additional evidence:—
Elizabeth Collins, of 8, Praed-street, Paddington,
said she was the wife of Wm. Collins, who was trans-
ported for assaulting her. Prisoner was present at
the trial; he had the getting-up of the case. She did

Mr. COMBS ordered the prisoner to put in his own
recognizance to appear on Tuesday week, to answer
the charge, which being acceded to he was liberated.

LAMBETH.

The benefits likely to be derivable to the public,
and they were considerable, by the transfer of the
cab regulations from the Hackney Coach-office to the
Commissioners of Police, are likely to be much im-
peded by a" dodge" hit upon by some artful cabbee,
unless some active measures are adopted by the po-
lice to put it down. ' In several case, when the drivers
of cabs have recently been summoned to this court
for irregularities and a violation of the Act
of Parliament, the defendants produced the most
satisfactory evidence that their cabs had been
in a totally different place at the time of
the alleged offence to that described by the
witnesses, and so conclusive was the defence that the
magistrate felt bound to discharge. The 'constable
and other witnesses called to prove the case spoke
with perfect certainty as to the deliberation and accu-
racy with which they took down the number from the
vehicle, yet the testimony brought against them was
so satisfactory that a conviction was altogether out of
the question, and for some time the matter continued
to perplex even the magistrates themselves. The
affair is, however, now satisfactorily accounted for.
Some ingenious, rascal determined, as before stated, to
neutralise the good intended by the recent Act of
Parliament, has hit upon a mode of " bishoping," as
it is called, the numbers, and thus, without very mi-
nute inspection, indeed, evade the evil deeds. The
mode by which this ingenious process is applied is by
plugging up the numbers on their plates with a black
adhesive composition, and, by obliterating the first or
last, or transforming one of the centre figures, totally
change the number. The consequence is, that the
person whose number happens to agree with that
to which the " bishopincr" alters that of the delinquent
is the person summoned, while the really guilty party
escapes scot free. The police are on the alert to detect
the guilty parties, and it will require some al!eration
ia the present system, or some punishment, to put a
stop to it.

not sign any paper for money.-
Cross-examined by Mr. PArry—She never said " she
would have this blackguard of a policeman trans-
ported for transporting her husband." She never said
prisoner was paid 4s. 61 per day for transporting her
husband, while she was only paid 3s. 6d. She went
to see her husband in Newgate the day after the trial,
when he told her that they had not paid her enough
for her attendance. He told her she was entitled to

more than 14s. for five days. She called the same
day at the office of the Clerk of the Arraigns, and was
informed that she had been allowed 1/. Is., that being
the amount fur six days' attendance, instead of five.
Her brother paid her the money. Prisoner never
asked her to sign the witnesses' paper. Prisoner paid
the money in her presence, hut not to her; she had
been at the "Pitt's Head" all the afternoon, while
prisoner was at the "Rose."

- Maria Jenkins was present at the trial. She went
to the "Rose" to look after Mrs. Collins's money,
when prisoner asked her if she could write her name
to a receipt, and at the same time inquired where EXECUTION OF PROFESSOR
Mrs. Collins was to be found. Witness signed a
he'3TR AT BOSTON.
paper by putting her cross to it, but prisoner gave her (From t New York Tribune of the 34 inst.)
no money. He said he had 14s. for Mrs. Collins, Professor Webster has this morning paid the las
but he did not pay witness I7s. 6d.
debt of nature, and the law is now satisfied. Yester.
George Jenkins, the husband of the last witness, day afternoon his amisble wife and three intelligent
said he was also present at the trial. The expenses daughters visited him in his cell. They were with
were allowed. He received 14s. from the prisoner as him the usual time—from two o'clock until about
the prosecutrix's share. Prisoner said the judge half-past six. They appeared the same as usual.
would not allow her any more. The officer, Dobell, Singular as it may appear, we were assured by the
147, was present at the time prisoner counted the officers of the prison that they parted with that bus-
money on to the counter. Could not say that Mrs. band and father ignorant of the fact that they would
Collins gave his wife any authority to receive the never see him again alive ! We saw them
as they
money for her,
passed out of the prison, and we are as fully satisfied
Anne Collins heard prisoner asking for Mrs. Col- that such was the case as we are of anything within
lips, and he said that he had 14s. for her. She also the compass of human judgment. Immediately after
heard him ask Maria Jenkins if she could sign a re- they left a guard was placed in his cell, and continued
ceipt for him, but she did not see her do it, as she left with him until this morning.
the house at that moment. Professor Webster was notified some days since by
Inspector Grant said prisoner told him that the Dr. Putnam that it was customary, in such cases to
judge had allowed him a day's expenses, in consider-place a guard over the prisoner the night before ex-
.
ation of the trouble he had had in getting up the evi- ecution. He made no objection, bat asked as a favour
deuce, and said be was to deduct it from Mrs. Col- if they did so, that he might have the privilege of
lins's allowance. He called on Mr. Read at the of-
selecting Mr. J. C. Leighton, clerk of the gaol, and
,
floe of the Clerk of the Arraigns, to ascertain what Constable Edward J. Jones the officer who had
dependence could be placed in prisoner's statement. charge of him during his trial. The request was
Mr. Read informed him that in consequence of some granted, and last night, immediately after his family
representation made by the prisoner, he had been in- parted with him in his cell, the above-named officers
duced to allow the prosecutrix for six days, instead of entered upon the duty named, and remained
five, and that no order of any kind was made by the with him until morning. He was perfectly free in
judge relative to anything being allowed to the pri- I conversation, confining himself wholly to moral and
soner, religious subjects. He read the Bible and other
Samuel Dobell, 147 of the D division, said it was books with a great degree of earnestness and since-
generally the custom to depute the policemen en- rity. He conversed and read until twelve o'clock,
gaged in all cases at the Old Baily to pay the wit- when he laid down upon his cot, spread upon an iron
nesses. He was with prisoner at the time he got the bedstead, and slept until half-past four this morning,
money for the order for the expenses from the land- apparently as sound ' and restful as under ordinary
lord of the Rose. .It was too late to go the treasurer circumstances. He assured Mr. Leighton that his
of Middlesex. He (witness) signed the bill of exe
family parted with him last evening, at half-past six,
senses, but did not see, the amount allowed to Mrs.
entirely ignorant that he was so soon to suffer death.
Collins, as prisoner purposely concealed that from
He frequently spoke of his family, and seemed to be
him by doubling the paper up, so as to leave only a I quite happy to know that they were all religiously in-
small space for his name. He saw fourteen shillings
coned. He briefly spoke of his execution, and re-
paid to Jenkins for Mrs. Collins. He was sure it was
peated the passages of Scripture, " If it be possible let
no more. this cup pass from me, yet, not my will, but Thine, 0
James Hillier; of the Rose, said he cashed the or-
Lord, be done."
der for the prisoner. He did it more to oblige the On arousing from his slumbers, he engaged in de-
treasurer of Middlesex, who requested he would do
votional exercises by prayer and reading of the Scrip-
so as a favour whenever he was absent, so as not to tures. He was as calm as the sunny and almost
give witnesses the trouble to come up again for their breezeless morning.
money. He got no commission,
neither did he derive As early as half-past five, Mr. Luther Dunbar,
any benefit whatever from the transaction. with a posse of some six or eight men began the
Mr. Parry here said he would reserve his defence, , work of erecting the scaffold. It was located between
without prejudicing the prisoner's case, as he intended the two prisons, near the centre of the yard. It was
to take the alderman s opinion upon a point of law. the same instrument upon which Washington Goode,
He submitted that there was nothing of a criminal the coloured man, was executed, in May, 1849. It
nature in the charge brought against the prisoner, as was then new, and consists of a platform of about
it had already been 'shown that there was nothing fifteen feet square, raised a little higher than one's
more than merely a breach of trust. Prisoner was bead, and a single beam over it as much higher. In
not the servant of the prosecutrix nor of the treasurer the centre of the platform was a trapdoor, surrounded
of Middlesex, therefore the charge of embezzlement with a raised joist frame. A rope was run through
could not even be sustained for an instant. He would two holes in the beam, and fastened on the post. The
not enter upon his defence now, as he was fully con- noose was suspended over the trap, which was so ad-
vinced that the alderman, after duly considering the justed that the executioner might let it fall by simply
charge, and weighing the evidence well in his own placing his foot upon a spring fixed in the floor imme-
mind, would arrive at the same conclusion that he had ' diately in front of the victim. At a quarter to eight
on reading his instructions, viz., that there was not, o'clock the machine of death was fully completed, and
according to the law, which was certainly in a very in that direction the deathly notes of preparation
defective state in that particular, the slightest shadow ceased.
of criminality in the offence prisoner at present stood The scenes around the gaol, upon the tops of the
charged with. private dwellings, were most revolting. From the
Sir GEORGE CARROLL said that the case was one that windows and tops of about thirty houses on Lowell,
required some consideration, and he would, therefore, Causeway, and Leverett streets, the horrid spectacle
remand the prisoner for a week for that purpose, and was witnessed by men, women, and children.
in the meantime he would take bail for the prisoner's On the top of house No. 8, Lowell-street, planks
appearance, in one surety of 801., and himself in his were arranged to accommodate about 100 persons.
own recognisance of 401.
The windows of all the other houses north, except
John Webb, a respectable looking young man, was Mr. Andrews's, the gaoler, Mr. Lovejoy's, and two
charged with fraudulently obtaining a quantity of others, were filled principally with women.
cigars and tobacco of various tobacconists about Lon- The following is from the Bee Extra:—
don. This practice has been carried so far by the "We noticed that the top of Mr. Noah Wyeth's
prisoner and others, that every shopkeeper in sending house, 51, Leverett-street, ' was-lined by men and
their errand-boys out with goods find it absolutely some few women. We passed round to the front
necessary to caution them not to let the goods go out door, and found it guarded by a police-officer. One
of their possession without the money, unless they de- man said, ' I will give a dollar to go up if I can see
liver them over the counter of any respectable house. the execution.' The officer opened his blind door and
Daniel Davis, of 297, Oxford-street, said the pri- let him pass in. From his appearance, we should
soner came to him one day last week, and ordered judge the man who so foolishly parted with his
two bundles of cigars, which came to 18s., to be sent money, for we heard it demanded of him, was from
to Mrs. Dowdesdale, Cavendish-street, Cavendish- the country. To be more certain that Mr. Wyeth
square. He sent his boy with the cigars and a bill ; was speculating on views of a man-killing, we stepped
prisoner met him on the way, and asked him for the inside the door and asked him what he would charge
bill, and requested the boy to wait for him while he us to go on the top of his house and see the execu-
stepped back to his master's shop. In a few minutes tion. He came towards us with his hand full of
be rejoined the boy, and said, "It's all right; I've bank bills, and said, ' One dollar, sir.' We stepped
been to your shop and paid for them, so you can give back and made this record, which is only a part of
me the cigars and go back." As the boy was return- the proceedings."
ing, prisoner said he wanted some pick wicks. We learn Wel one of the houses closed was broken
Wm. Stephen Adams, of 44, Haymarket, said, on into by the mob, so great was their anxiety to view
the sth of September prisoner called on him and the slaughter. They did great damage to the furniture.
.asked the price of some cigars similar to one he pro- While in the house it was surrounded with a posse
duced. Witness told him they were 9s. per pound. of police, who denied any of the persons the privilege
Prisoner said they were too high. He went away and of coming out. How the matter will end we can-
came back in a few minutes, and told witness to put not say.
him up two pounds of them for Mr. Wood, of Co- The witnesses and officers began to gather about
vestry-street. He met the boy going to deliver them, seven o'clock, and continued to collect till about nine.
and asked for the bill, which be took away, and on There were about 125 spectators admitted to the
coming back told the boy it was paid, and that he was gaol. yard by passes from the sheriff, besides the offi-
to give him the cigars. He gave the boy two pick- cers in attendance.
wicks to bring back, telling him that he wanted some, The whole number of constables and police-officers
of the same sort. on duty was 125 ; 25 constables and 25 police-officers
James Shaw, in the employ of Mr. Clark, of No. 5, were stationed at several points on the inside, and 75
Drury-lane, said prisoner came into the shop on Wed- were on the ground outside the prison.
nesday last, and ordered 61bs. of tobacco to be sent to The Rev. Dr. Putnam arrived at the gaol about
Mr. Cooper's, at the Old Crown, in Oxford-street. half-past seven o'clock, and immediately proceeded
He took the tobacco out with him, but shortly after to the Prisoner's cell, where devotional exercises
met the prisoner and took away the bill, which he soon I were held.
brought back, and said it was paid. Prisoner then Dr. Webster was in the further corner cell on
took the tobacco, and told witness to bring him 2lbs. the right, on the lower floor of the mouth-eastern
of cheroots. building.
Charles Woodward, of No. 21, Tower-street, St. , At half-past nine o'clock Sheriff Eveleth sum-
Martin's-'ane, said that early in August prisoner 1 maned to the rear office of the gaol those gentlemen
called and said he wanted 21-lbs. of Bengal cheroots, ' who he' had requested to be present as witnesses, and
which were to be sent to the Boar's Head, High , there read to them the order of what was to fol-
Holborn. Prisoner met him taking them out, and I low, together with the duties devolving upon his se-
asked to see the bill. He then took the cigars and venal deputies.
gave witness a sovereign, which was the exact amount The Sheriff stated to the gentlemen present that
of the bill; but on giving it to his master he disco-' they had assembled by invitation from him as lawful
vered that it was a counterfeit sovereign. 1 witnesses of the execution of John White Webster,
There were several other cases of a similar nature for the crime of murder, for which he had bsen con-
against the prisoner, but in which he was not quite victed and sentenced. lie detailed to them the order !
so successful, he happened to meet the boy in one in which the proceedings would take place, and ex-
, as
instance, 'and in ,
another a man was sent with the pressed his hope that the utmost quiet and good order
goods.- , , 1 would-be maintained, as consistent with the solemnity