The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-30 00:00:00

fii E SUN, 1.0 NDON, WEDNESDAY EV EN IN G, SEPTEMBER 30, 1857

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Sept. 29.

(Before Mr. Creasy at Westminster.)

William Brewster, 46, was indicted for feloniously
embezzling three small sums of money, which he bad
received on account of Henry Lovibond, his maser.
Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution.; Mr. Rib-
ton for the prisoner.
• The prosecutor was a brewer at Chelsea, and the

prisoner was in his service as carman and collector.
The receipt of the money he was charged with appro-
priating to himself, instead of paying over to his master,
was clearly proved.
The Jury found him Guilty, and Mr. Creasy sentenced
him to ten months' hard labour.
The pros Pen tor stated that his loss altogether amounted
to about. 1501.

Isaac Hadfield, 22, midshipman. was indicted for steal-
ing two rings, of the value of 11. 55., the property of
Mary Ann Madley, single woman.
Mr. J. P. Doyle prosecuted. Mr. Metcalfe appeared
for the prisoner.

It appeared that the prosecutris, who belongs to that
class c f females termed "gay," fell in with the prisoner,
who had than recently come ashore, in Regent-street,
and they proceeded to the Surrey Gardens, and ulti-
mately passed the night together at a house where she
lodged, in Milton-street, Dorset-square. Next day he
took her to the Crystal Palace, paid the fare and all
expenses out of his own pocket, treated her well, but, un-
fortunately fell in love with two rings which she was
wearing. While playing with her band he asked her to
take the rings off that he might try if they would fit his
fingers ; she objected to do so, but at last yielded to
his solicitation, and took them off. He got them on
his fingers, and then protested he could not get them off,
and regarding this as a mere joke, she allowed him to
wear them for the day. Oa arriving at London-bridge
on their return from Sydenham, he told her to wait for
hima few minutes; but having waited nearlyan hour she
gave up all hope of his return, and wended her way home-
ward minus the rings. Some weeks afterwards she met
him in the Haymarket, when she took him by the
collar, and said she would give him into custody.
He twisted himself out of her grasp, dodged under a
cab horse, and got clear away. A week afterwards she
again met him in the Haymarket, and demanded her
rings. He refused to give them up or say what be bad
dune with them, and on her threatening to give him into
Custedy he said if she further annoyed him he would give
her in charge. A policeman was close by, and the pro.
eecutrix charged the prisoner with the felony, and he was
locked up. lie admitted having had the rings, but de-
nied that he had acted feloniously. The prosecutrix
stated in' her evidence that the money with which the
'prisoner paid for what. they had at the Crystal Palace-he
obtained from her, and in fact took her purse as well as
the rings.

Mr. Metcalfe, in his address to the jury, said what-
ever opinion they might entertain of the prisoner's con-
duct, it would be going too far to say that he had been
guilty of a deliberate felony. Hs was a midshipman,
bound on a merchant ship, and having leave ashore, he
got into the company of this young woman, and had
foolishly got himself into this scrape. There could be
no pretence for charging him with felony.
Witnesses to character were examined.
Mi. Creasy told the jury they must acquit the pri-
soner, unless they were clearly of opinion that at the
time he induced the prosecutrix to part with the rings,
it was his intention to steal them and make them his
own. Even if they thought he had no such intention at
the time, there could be no doubt that Lie conduct was
shabby and contemptible in the ex-reme.
The jury found the prisoner Not Guil y.
Mr. Creasy told the prisoner that if he had any manly
or proper feeling about him, he would nia ce restitution
of the rings, or give the prosecutrix their fu'l value.
Mr. Metcalfe said the solicitor who instructed bim
would take care that such should be,done.

The prisoner was then discharged. He had been in
custody since Aug. 4.

Jeremiah Calllghan, 23, was indicted for attempting
to 'stab Robert White, a police constable, iu the ex cu-
Lion of his duty.
The prosecutor was on duty in the Broadway, West•
minster, when the prisoner knocke I him down, and
wailed out a knife. After he bad knocked him down, and
while he was on the ground, he made several stabs at
the policeman's legs, but the thickness of the leather
of his' boots prevented the knife penetrating. His trou-
sers were cut through in several places.
Tne jury found the prisoner guilty.
Mr. Crta-y said in every case which came before him
wherein a knife had been used, or a person had been
kicked in a brutal and unmanly manner, he should with-
out hesitation pass a severe sentence. In this case he
should give the prisoner double the term he should have
done had he not used a knife. He then sentenced him
to one year s bar I labour.

Will am Harris, 30, draper, pleaded guilty of em-
bezz!ing the sums of U. 144. 6d., 11. 7s. 61 , and 51 Bi.,
received by him on account of John Casper Ruttingen,
his master.

Mr. Creasy sentenced him to ten months' hard labour.
Mary Gliddell, 40, and Josiah Glidden, 32, were in-
dicted with Ann Brown, 18, for stealing a copper, value
153., the property of David Seward.
Toe copper was seen safest past ten o'clock one
and was soo❑ after missed. The police traced footmarks
to the door of a room where the three prisocers lived,
a id inside they found the stolen copper.
Tue two Giiddel!s, in their defence, said the other
p ironer lodged in the same room as they, and brought
the copper there without their knowledge. They called
a Hole boy, son of the female, to prove their assertion.
Brown said the Gliddelis did the robbery, and were
trying to screen themselves by putting the blame upon
her. They had tutored the boy what to say.
The jury found them all guilty, and previous convic-
tions were proved against Brown and Josiah Gliddell.
A sergeant of the D division stated that the el ler pri-
soner had been for years a tutor of young thieves in the
cd:ghbourhood of Li•son-grove, and dozens owed their
ruin to her. There was no previous conviction against
fir.

Mr. Creasy said it was clear they formed part of a
confederacy of thieve-, which it was necessary to break
up, Ile sentenced Mary Gliddell to eight months' hard
labour, Josiah GaddEll to four years' penal servitude,
and B own to three years' penal servitude.
Josiah Giddell said every word Brown had said was
false, and if his lordship bad 1. iven her 20 years, it would
not have been a bit too much.

There was another indictment against the primers.

POLICE INTEALIGELVC4---Sept, 29.

BOW-STREET.
THE CHARGE AGAINST THE SERVANTS of CHARING-
CROSS HOSPITAL.—ShorsIy after the night charges were
dispsed of, Mr. E. A. Bennett, house surgeon at Char-
ing-crops Hmp'tal, waited on Mr. Jardine, in order to
make a statement relative to the charge preferred by
Mr. Sprague, of Villiers-street, against the servants of
that institution.

Mi. Bennett, after referring to a communication made
by his worship to the secretary, said—ln consequence
your note, ther secretary wished me to cal and offer
an explanation of the facts, that there might be an in-
vestigation if you think is neces,ary. Thera appears
to have been a ,me little confusion and misunderstand-
ing. Tne gentleman brought the girl round at about 1
o'clock. The porter was asleep in Lis room, and being
wake up out of his sleep was perhaps a little confused.
Instead of bringing the woman in at once he went to
fetch me. The gentleman ens following him into the
private part of the horpital, when the nurse stopped
him and told bite that he could not go that way as it
was private. I put on sonde of my clothes and went
do we, when I found the gentleman had gone away. I fol-
lowed and spoke to him, but he was so agitated tbat I
do not think be noticed me in the confusion. He says
the porter was intoxicated, but he decidedly was not.
I never knew him otherwise than sober.
Mr. Jardine—Of course I cannot tell which way the
truth is, but the constable also said the porter was
drunk. I have no poser to order any investigation, but
I think it ought to be inquired into by the authorities
at the hospital.

Mr. 13e3nett—The secretary has inquired into sir,
and ii sati.fied that the man was sober. The nurse, too,
is a very respectable woman.
Mr. Jardine—lt has gone I)rth that the porter was
drubk. The report in the papers is clrrect. The con-
stable, the complainant, and another gentleman, all
three stated that be was chunk. However, I do not
wish to say any more about it.
Mr. Ilmnett, after observing that the witnesses were
certainly mistaken, a 3 the man was perfectly sober,
boWed to the magistrate and withdrew.

MARYLEBONE.—THE LATE GREAT FRAUD IN
BANKRUPTCY.—Tho court was much crowded, in conse-
(pence of its having been the day appointed for the re-
examination of John Marks, coachbuilder, Ball-street,
Edgware road; Samuel Marks, his brother ; and Abra-
ham Simmonds, alt of whom stood charged with haying
been bonczned in the disposal of property to the amount
of upwards of 16,000/. after a fiat of bankruptcy bad
been issued.

Mr. Poland, in the absence of Mr. Giffard, attended
on the part of the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh for Samuel
Marks and Simmonds ; anr: Mr. Solomon for the pri-
soner John Marks ; Mr. Wildy also attended to watch
the case on behalf of sTveral creditors.
After some dist‘Ussion as to the course of proceedirg,
_ it was agreed that evidence should be given with respect
to the goods which had been placed in Kent-street, and
_ thence iransferred to Reigat3.
Alfred f'landev lle said ho rved in gent-street,
Borough, cni that his business was that of a ropemaker,
and that Simmonds, with whom he bad been acquainted
Bove° or eight years, came to him in November last, and
requested that ho _would oblige him by t %king charge of
some goods, which he consented to do, and they were
delivered to him on his premises. A carman shortly
afterwards brought some g cods to his h ,use in a van,
and he believed that the said van was accompanied by
Sainted Marks and Simmonds. lie imagined that some
of Cie cases c ,ntained something light. Samuel Marks
t hint that he ha f purchases the goods from a person
v' no was in wan.: of money, and that he would require
'aim to keep them for six months, as he did riot wish to
send them to market iintnedia.ely. There were about
eight packages delivered to hirr. In August last Saraiiel
-Marks called on him in Kent-street. It was, he
Hayed, on a ; and he stated that ho intended
to fetch away his things on the following Monday.
• On the latter day, he (klark,) did call, and engaged
him (witness) to take away the goods in the van, as
stated by the witness Molloy, who was examined on the ,
previous Tuesday. Some offiiera from the Court of
Bankruptcy came and. examined his premises to discover
if any of the bankrupt's property was there, but they
found none. Some days aftirwarda, Samuel Marks
called on him and stated that 1,• :as sorry he had been
PPo4lTnienPed *,hy the calling, f the officers from the