The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Henry Denham, a rough-look irg young man, well-
known to the metropolitan and city police as a thief,
was brought before Alderman Gibbs, in the custody
of Michael Haydon, the officer, charged with having
been concerned in the attack upon and robbery of
Mr. Cureton, of Aldersgate-street, on the 20th of
September. Mr. Hodgson, superintendent of the
City police, was present during the investigation.
M. Ilaydon said—From private information which
I had received I went this morning with Brett and
another officer to the Red Lion public house, Pearl-
row, Blackfriars. I there saw the prisoner and told
him that he must consider himself in my custody,
and that I charged him, on suspicion, with being con-
cerned, with two others, in the attempt to murder, and
with the robbery of Mr. Cureton, in Aldersgate-
street. He asked me the name of the day, and the
date of the month. I told him Friday, the 20th of the
month. He said be was perfectly innocent of the
charge. I took him to the Bow-lane station, and he
was placed with two other persons about his own
height and age, and was seen by two witnesses who
are now present.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson, wife of Mr. Charles Wilson,
of No. 81, Aldersgate-street, the house in which the
outrage was committed, said—Mr. Cureton resides in
our house, and occupies the second floor. On the
20th of September, about four o'clock in the after-
noon, I opened the door to three gentlemen, as I sup-
posed them to be. One of them asked for Mr. Cure-
ton. I told them the second flooor. One of them
then said, " The second floor ?" I said, " Yes."
Alderman Grnns—Look round, and tell me whether
you see any of them ? Witness—l cannot swear to
the prisoner, but I believe that he was the last of the
three who came into the house. They all three went
up stairs, and about half-past four I heard the foot-
steps of these persons going out. At about half-past
five I went up stairs, and found that Mr. Cureton's
door was shut, and the keys, which were kept on the
outside, had been taken down and were inside
the door, one being in the lock. I knocked
at the door. No one answered me, and I
opened it, and saw Mr. Cureton in the act of
raising himself from the floor, and leaning against
some drawers. I supported him to a chair, and called
my husband, and he fetched a surgeon. No person
had been into the house but the three men I have
referred to. A gentleman was upstairs when the
three men went up; but I saw him leave the house
the moment they went up.
Alderman GlBBS—Prisoner, do you wish to ask the
witness any question ? The prisoner—I have to say,
your Lordship, that the lady is quite mistaken. I
have only just come out of the hospital.
Mrs. Susan Edwards—l live on the first floor of
Mr. Wilson's house. My room is under Mr. Cure-
ton's. I was at home on the 20th of September. I
had been out, and on my return I heard a very
unusual noise in Mr. Cureton's room, for that gentle-
man is in the habit of moving about so quietly as
scarcely to be heard. The noise was that of persons
walking about very much, and something seemed to
fall upon the floor. It was as if children were throw-
ing their playthings about. I thought it very unusual,
and I went down to the kitchen to speak to Mrs.
Wilson. I saw the clock in the shop, as .I was going
down, and it was twenty minutes to five. Mrs.
Wilson was not in the kitchen, and I returned up
stairs. Shortly afterwards my mother-in-law called
to take out my little girl. I let her in, and she went
away directly ; and when she was gone I went down
stairs to get a dish, and on returning up stairs I met
three gentlemen coming down stairs, but as Mr.
Cuseton was in the habit of being called upon by
gentlemen, I did not notice them. I can form no
opinion as to whether the prisoner is one of them.
J. Brett (13, City police)—l was in company with
Haydon this morning in Pearl-row, and I went into
the Lion public-house, and saw the prisoner in com-
pany with a number of other thieves. I came out,
and he followed me out.
Alderman GIBBS—Had you spoken to him ?
Witness—No, but knowing me he followed me out,
and said to me, "Do you want any assistance. Can
I serve you ?" Haydon then came up, and I assisted
him in taking the prisoner into custody. He asked
us what he was charged with, and what we wanted
him fur ? Haydon told him for robbing Mr. Cureton,
in Aldersgate-street, about four o'clock on Friday
afternoon. He said, "So help me God, I never heard
of it. I can't read, and nobody has ever told me
anything about it." He said, " Curley can read, but
he keeps it all to himself." He meant by Curley a
man who was in our company, and a thief. At the
station-house I searched the prisoner, and found six-
pence halfpenny in copper about him. He gave me
his address as No. 50, Pearl-row, where I have been
with other constables, and I find that it was false. I
have found out the house in which he does live.
Alderman Gins—Do you believe that if I remand
the prisoner you will be able to obtain more evidence
to connect him with this robbery ? Witness—l do.
I believe I shall be able to produce conclusive evidence
that he was one of the parties.
The prisoner—I know nothing about it. The lady
is quite mistaken in charging me, for I was in the
Alderman GIBBS—I have not forgotten that you
said so when she gave her evidence.
The prisoner—l thank you, sir.
Alderman GIBBS—What hospital were yon in ?
The prisoner—St. Thomas's. The officer who just
gave evidence says he has found out where I live.
Now, if he has been there, and looked about, he must
have found my hospital letter, which will prove the
truth of a hat I say.
Alderman GIBBS—Aye. You were an out-patient,
were you not ? The prisoner—l was. I had a fever
in my limbs at the time he speaks of, and my letter
was in my room.
Henry Barry (sergeant 455 M, attached)—ln con-
sequence of private information which I received that
the prisoner was concerned in the robbery and at-
tack upon Mr. Cureton, 1 communicated with Hay-
don upon the subject, and the prisoner was appre-
hended. I have since, together with Brett, searched
his lodgings, knowing where he has lodged for some
time. They are No. 26, Martin's-street, Friar- street,
Blackfriars-road. I have known him these two
years, and know that he has been convicted of
felony. A convicted thief lives in the same house
with him.
Alderman GIBBS—Were you a witness against him
when he was convicted ? Witness—No • but I was
present when he was summarily convicted before the
magistrate at the Southwark Police-court.
The prisoner—That was only for an assault.
Witness—l; was for robbing your lodgings. I
know the prisoner by the name of Miller.
The prisoner—That gentleman (Barry) who has
just spoken of me, knows well I am innocent of this
charge.
Alderman GIBBS—His evidence is to a very dif-
ferent effect.
Sergeant Barry—A party who knows him well has
informed me that he is one of the persons who were
engaged in the robbery, and to the best of my belief
he is.
Alderman Glnus—l shall remand the prisoner for
a week, in order to give the police time for looking
into this very serious case with proper care.
Remanded accordingly.
MARYLEBONB.
Upon two occasions within the last week or ten
days we have given insertion to the particulars of in-
vestigations gone into at this court, before Mr.
Broughton, relative to a serious charge against Mr.
Shivers, jun., a linendraper at Cheltenham, viz., that
of having thrown a glass bottle from the window of
a carriage in which he was travelling, by an excur-
sion train from the above-named town to London,
and thereby inflicted injury of an alarming nature
upon James Wise, one of the Great Western Rail-
way Company's guards, who at the time was standing
within a short distance of the Farringdon-road sta-
tion. It will be remembered that the defendant, upon
the arrival of the train at Paddington, admitted, after
some hesitation, to Mr. Collard, the company's police
superintendent, that he flung away the bottle alluded
to, but at the period of his doing so he had not the
slightest idea of doing harm to anybody. The train
was going at the rate of forty miles an hour, and
he saw no one when the bottle was delivered from his
band.

To-day, pursuant to the recognisances entered into,
he again appeared ; and it had been understood, from

a cow- munioation which had been made to the magis-
trates, that some additional evidence of an important
nature would be forthcoming, showing that the oc-
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currence by which Wise had' so much suffered was
not, as alleged, the result of accident.

Mr. SaUnders, secretary to the Great Western
Railway Company, was in attendance.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared for the de-
fendant, who was accompanied to the court by his
bail, and many other highly-respeclable gentlemen,
his friends.

After the case was called on,
Mr. Saunders addressed the magistrate to the effect
that the directors had felt it their duty to send the
case for inquiry before the Court, and that since the

defendant was remanded upon the charge all possible
pains had been taken by them to arrive at a proper
conclusion, and they were of opinion that there was
an entire absence of any intention to do injury; under
these circumstances there was no wish to press the
charge further. Happily the guard had nearly reco-
vered, but if it could have been shown that he was

purposely injured, or that any one of the public had
suffered through the wilfully throwing a bottle or
any other missile upon the railway, it would be the
desire of the company that the party so offending
should be punished to the fullest extent which the law
allowed.

Mr. BROUGHTON observed that he was glad to see
Mr. Saunders present. His (the magistrate's) opinion
was at one time that if no additional evidence was

brought forward, it was a case for compenzatien to be
given, but he had been informed since that the throw-