The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-19 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

Solomon Parker, 19, and Joshua Jacobs, 25, were
indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of
Abraham Belasco, with the intent to steal the goods
and moneys of the prosecutor.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty; and Parker
was sentenced to nine, and Jacobs to twelve months'
imprisonment.
Alfred Dellinger was convicted of stealing two
tablespoons, the property of James Morris Frost, and
he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and
hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

Edwin and William Hartlidge, brothers, were
brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of In-
spector Waller, charged with robbery in the house of
Mr. Sarl, jeweller, of the Poultry, and Cornhill.
Mr. Humphrey appeared for the prosecutor, and
Mr. Nobler attended for the prisoners.
William Brown, shopman to Mr. Attenborough, a
pawnbroker, stated that he knew Edwin Hartlidge,
who called at the shop on the sth of August, and
pledged a gold watch for2l. 10s. A few (lays afterwards
the same prisoner called and offered another gold
watch, asking the loan of the same sum upon it. Wit-
ness handed over the watch to a fellow-servant, and
said he would accompany the prisoner to the address
which was given with it, and which was different from
that given with the former article. They accordingly
went together to the neighbourhood of Dorset-street,
Clapham-road, where, at No. 15, Edwin Hartlidge
said he resided. When they approached the house
the prisoner told the witness he did not wish to let his
parents know anything about the watch, and he must
therefore decline calling at home, but he requested
witness to go with him to his brother, who resided at
a little distance. As they went along, Edwin Hart-
lidge met a man who seemed to be waiting for him,
and after exchanging a few words, the man ran off;
and the prisoner asked the witness to go elsewhere
with him. The witness refused, and ultimately re-
turned with him to Mr. Attenborough's shop. On
the way Edwin Hartlidge told witness that he had
purchased the watches for 7L a piece, and that one of
them was his brother's, and the other his own, but he
could not tell where he had bought them.
William Sari,' jun., stated that Edwin Hartlidge
had been in the service of the house about four years,
and had left about nine months ago ; and William
had also been in their service two or three years, and
up to the time of the robbery. It was the duty of
William Hartlidge to attend to the shop in the Poul-
try, and his general instructions were to prevent any
one from going upon the premises who did not be-
long to the concern. The watches were kept in a
glass case on the counter, the keys of which case wit-
ness locked up in an iron safe. He saw one of them
on the night before the robbery was committed on
the premises in the case. It was one of those pro-
duced which Edwin Hartlidge had taken to the pawn-
broker's shop. The other watch was also the property
of the firm, and had been stolen. Witness was pre-
sent when William Hartlidge was questioned about
his brother Edwin, who, he said, crying, had slept on
the premises on Friday night, and had attempted to
rob them, and that he had snatched from his brother
two watches which the latter had taken from the
case, which was opened by him with a pair of scissors.
The witness not only identified the watches, but two
breast pins and brooches, which Edwin Hartlidge
had sold or made presents of, and which had been
stolen.
Mr. Hobler submitted that the suspicion of the par-
ticipation of 'William Hartlidge was very weak.
The LORD MAYOR, however, after a very scrupu-
lous examination of the evidence, said he considered
there was quite enough to show that William Hart-
Edge aided and assisted his brother.
It appeared that there was no mark of any attempt
to open the watch-case with any instrument.
Inspector Waller, after a great deal of exertion,
ascertained that Edwin Hartlidge had stolen two
other watches, and pawned them at the shop of an-
other pawnbroker. The watches were produced and
identified.

The prisoners were both committed for trial ; and
bills were ordered to be laid before the grand jury
against them at once, so that probably a very few
hours will intervene between their committal and
their trial.

Robert Walker, a well-dressed, smart-looking young
fellow, was charged by Mr. Kemp, broker, of Ab-
church-lane, with having robbed him of a purse, con-
taining 141. and some silver.
The prosecutor stated that as he was passing
through St. Paul's Churchyard on the preceding day,
his attention was attracted by the appearance of a
man who was looking sideways at him. Ho imme-
diately turned round, and saw the prisoner, whose
face he recollected, and who ran off upon finding him-
self observed. Witness, upon putting his hand to his
coat pocket, missed his purse, which contained
fourteen sovereigns, and five or six shillings in silver,
and he at once followed the prisoner, crying, " Stop
thief!" The prisoner was secured by a porter and a
policeman, and the purse, containing the money, was
taken out of his right hand.
The LORD MAYOR asked the prosecutor how he
happened to know what sort of person the prisoner
was oamfeewnt ?—Mr. Pre livieomuly his wife, while
Kemp
said it was rather
i
passing in a carriage, saw him surrounded by a set of
fellows, who were all, no doubt, thieves, and called
out to him that one of them was trying to pick his
sng ualtar the moment
pocket. He turned about and saw the prisoner, and
made a blow at him. One of his companions, however,
was taken and conveyed to Guildhall, from which the
magistrate committed him to Bride well for seven days,
upon the evidence of his (prosecutor's) servant.
The prisoner said the gentleman was mistaken
about having seen him before.
Gooch, the turnkey at the Giltspur-street Compter,
stated that the prisoner was well known as the com-
panion of thieves, but had been particularly lucky in
escaping committal.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday William Hawthorn, aged eighteen years,
Frederick Cornwall, seventeen, and Henry Baldwin,
sixteen, having the appearance of country labourers,
were brought up in the custody of the officers of the
detective force, and placed at the bar handcuffed,
charged with having made their escape from the gaol
of St. Alban's, where they had been committed for
trial at the next assizes for felonies. The escape of
the prisoners was published in the Police Gazette,
giving a minute description of them, and a reward of
fifteen guineas offered for their apprehension by Mr.
Deayton, the governor of the prison.
Sergeant Wicher, a detective officer, stated that
about half-past seven o'clock in the morning he met
the prisoners in the Strand, and suspecting that they
answered the description given of the persons who
had made their escape from St. Alban's, he followed
them until he obtained the assistance of Parker and
Thornton to apprehend them. On questioning them,
they immediately admitted having made their escape
on the 13th inst., and it was their intention to have
enlisted, in order to be sent out of the country. The
prisoner Hawthorn also said he had been committed
for a burglary, and his companion for stealing a watch
and 55., and that the turnkey had employed them in
cleaning windows, and they made their escape with
the ladder he had supplied them with for that purpose.
The prisoners did not deny they were the persons
described in the placard produced by the officer.
Mr. JARDINE ordered them to be conveyed to
Watford, where conveyances are easily obtained to
St. Alban's.

The prisoners were then removed to the cells for a
short time, where they exhibited such noisy conduct
that they were threatened to be confined separately in
an underground apartment unless they desisted.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
Yesterday Mrs. S. Silvera, of No. 18, Whitehead's-
grove, Chelsea, appeared to a summons, charging her
with refusing to pay the legal fare for the hire
of a cab.

T. Roberts, the driver of the cab, 1,391, stated that
between eight and nine on Mae evening of the Bth in-
stant, he took the lady up in Ebury-street, Pimlico,
and drove her to Whitehead's-grove, where he de-
manded sixteen pence which she refused to pay.
The lady inquired'how he made the fare amount to
sixteenpence.
The driver replied that there was eightpence for
the mile of ground from Ebury-street to Whitehead's-
grove, and there was eightpence back carriage.
The lady said she had offered the driver a shilling,
which he had refused to take. She was not aware
that there was
any back carriage ; there was a cab
rank within two minutes' walk up where the driver
had set her down.
Mr. BURRELL observed that the lady had behaved
very liberally in offering the shilling, as she supposed
the fare was but eightpence. The public were not
aware of the fact, that a mile back carriage, at least
where the party were set down above three miles from
the General Post-office after eight o'clock in the
evening, was legally claimed by the driver without
reference to his being near a cab rank or not. The
body of magistrates at the police-courts had consi-
dered the conveyance of the person and the back car-
riage as two distinct fares, and had acted upon it.
He must adjudge the lady to pay the amount claimed,
with the costs. _ _

The Lady----How much then, Sir, have I to pay ?
The Clerk—Six and fourpence, Madam.
The Lady—pray, what is that for ? The Clerk—
The amount of the ,fare claimed with the man's loss
of time, and the summons.
" Well, really," said the lady, with apparent vex-
ation, " if ever a cabman insults me or overcharges me,
I'll summon him directly. Don't be surprised, Sir,
if you see me making an exhibition of myself here."
Mr. BURRELL-But, Madam, it would be hardly
fair to revenge yourself
The Lady (with much warmth)—l assure you I
shall summon the first person that offends.