The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-14 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

James Freeman, a cab driver, was brought up on a wa►rant
before Mr. Alderman Hooper, charged with misbehaviour, in
refusing for half-an-hour to leave the passage of the house of
Mr. Toplis, in New Bridge-street, in order to enforce pay-
ment of an excessive charge.
Roe, the City officer, stated that the prisoner had treated
two summonses with contempt before a warrant was issued.
Miss Toplis deposed that on the 30th ult. she hired the
cab in King William-street, Strand, to bring her to Bridge-
street, Blackfriars. She had three ladies with her. On set-
ting them down she gave defendant ls. 6d. He said that was
not his fare. She immediately handed him her card, and
said he might summon her for any other demand he might
have. He walked into the passage, and said he must have
2s Bd., as extra passengers were carried; but he afterwards
reduced his claim to 2s. 4d. She refused to pay him any
inore, and he refused to leave the house. She called in the
policeman, who declined interfering without instructions from
his superior. She sent her servant to the station-house and
a second policeman came, but he also declined interfering,
except by expostulating with the defendant, which induced
him to leave. It was between eleven and twelve o'clock at
night, and he kept possession of the passage for half-an-hour.
Mr. Alderman HOOPER presumed there were none but
women in the house at the time.

Miss Toplis said it was so.
Policeman John Eve, 325, was called to prove that the
defendant demanded first 2s. Bd. and then 2s. 4d.

Mr. Alderman HOOPER asked him why he allowed the de-
fendant to annoy the ladies by stopping in the passage?—
The policeman said he was young in office and did not know
how to act in such a case.
The ALDERMAN said that he should not have hesitated,
with the authority of the lady, to use force to put the de-
fendant out. After receiving the card he had no pretext for
stopping.
The defendant said, that the pavement being up in Fleet-
street, he was obliged to make a circuit of three-quarters of
a mile, and this entitled him to ls. 4d., and he claimed Is.
for the extra passengers.
Mr. Alderman HOOPER asked him if he objected to carry
four without an extra fee when the ladies got in ?—The de-
fendant admitted that he did not.

The ALDERMAN stated, that without objecting to carry
four, he was not entitled to any extra fare. • If he had ob-
jected he would have lost the job, and some other driver
would gladly have taken it. The defendant had demanded
4d. more than his fare by his own showing, and he had be-
haved very ill in stopping in the paqqoge and taking advan-
tage of the ladies being alone. Instead of imposing a fine
on him, he should sentence him to a term of imprisonment,
and he committed him to Bridewell for a fortnight.
BOW-STREET.

Joseph Cowers alias Taylor, described as barman of the
Admiral Vernon public-house in Long-alley, was charged
with being concerned in an extensive robbery of boots and
shoes, some months back, in Great Russell-street, Blooms-
bury.
In April last a burglary was committed on the business
premises of Mr. Tritcher, a boot and shoemaker in Great
Russell-street, from whose shop about 400 pairs were stolen,
valued by him at 2001. No information of the offenders
could be obtained, but about a fortnight ago a man named
George Hill was taken into custody at Norwich on suspicion
of receiving a portion of the stolen property. Hill at once
stated of whom he had purchased the property, and the pro-
secutor was referred to the prisoner, who, on being taxed
with the robbery, declared that he knew nothing of Hill,
and had never seen him before. Hill stated the particu-
lars of the purchase, but, in the absence of some material
witnesses, the prisoner was remanded for a week.
Newman, of the E division, stated that the prisoner was
the landlord of the house at which he was taken, and which
was of the worst description, there being at the time be-
tween 50 and 100 thieves in various parts of the building,
engaged in rat-killing, dog-fighting, boxing, and other such
pastimes.