The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-30 00:00:00

MARYLEBOAE.

CURIOUS CASE.—Joseph Whetten, a middle-aged gen-
tlemanly man, who hung down his head, and appeared
very dejected, was brought before Mr. Rawlinson, this
morning, in the custody of Carter, 140 S.
Carter stated that when he was on duty this morning,
about half-past nine o'clock, inffillsted-street, Somers-
town, the prisoner came up to him and said, " I wish to
give myself up into your custody for embezzlement," at
the same time mentioning the name of Mr. Daniel
Powell, of Liverpool, as the person whose money he had
appropriated to his own use. He gave witness a letter
which he (the prisoner) said would explain the particu-
lars of the transaction.

The letter, which appeared to have been written from
Liverpool yesterday, was directed to " Mr. Joseph
Whetten, the Grapes, Drummond-street, Somers-town."
It related to some transaction which was not fully ex-
plained, but evidently from the tenor of it, related to the
very serious charge on which the prisoner had given
himself up to the police.
Mr. RAWLINSON (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to
say anything in addition to what you have stated to the
constable? The prisoner—No, your worship.
Mr. RAWLINSON said he supposed he must be sent to
Liverpool. However, he should remand him until Mon-
day, and would apprise him if he received a letter before
that time, authorising him (Mr. Rawlinson) to send him
there.

The prisoner was then conveyed to one of the cells
and locked up.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE POLICE AT THE PROCESSION.—On Monday
three gentlemen, named Phillips, Hodgkin, and Smith,
were charged with having obstructed the police in the
execution of their duty.
The defendants, with some friends, being desirous
of seeing the procession to the City, took up their
position in Trafalgar-square. The police stationed to
keep the line at that place requested the party to
stand further back on the pavement. In making a
retrograde movement an elderly gentleman was dis-
placed, and this gave rise to a few words, but the
affair was soon adjusted. The defendants and their
friends, mostly very young men, began laughing and
joking among themselves, and with the police. Their
merriment was not very well relished by the police,
and a trifling altercation with the inspector resulted.
The inspector laid the case before his superintendent,
and the superintendent directed the police to remove
the party. The police promptly obeyed orders, and
I as some of the partyrefed ; e us'ily handled

without remonstrating, the three defendants were ul-
timately laid hold of and lodged in the station-house.
Two P division police-constables said that when
they proceeded to put in force their superintendent's
directions Hodgkin struck them and used some offen-
give lafiguage.
A police-constable of the C division said he took
Smith into custody in consequence of seeing him try-
ing to rescue Hodgkin from custody.
Inspector Campbell, P division, said the defendants
were linked together on the pavement, pushing against
persons, and applying the epithet of Peelers to the
police. Believing that a disturbance would take place
at last, he consulted with his superintendent, and,
acting on that officer's order, the police proceeded to
disperse the party. Phillips would not go away; on
the contrary, he not only tried to excite the mob to
interfere, and the defendant Hodgkin to resist, but
he struck witness on the body.
In defence, Hodgkin said there was no real occa-
sion for the interference of the police. The fact was
that the inspector, an elderly man, felt affronted at
the term " grandma" which one of the party applied
to him, and he retorted by calling them " puppies."
A little " chaffing," but in a good-natured way, oc-
curred, which, however, did not tend to soothe the
ruffled temper of the inspector, who laid his case be-
fore the superintendent, and the result was a violent
attack on the whole party by the police. More than
one constable struck at him with his staff, and had he
not warded off the blows he must have been seriously
injured. He was then seized by the collar and taken
to the station-house. He positively denied having
struck or menaced any constable.
The defendant Smith also denied having used any
insulting expressions. On the contrary, his advice
to Hodgkin, when in custody, was to go peaceably
with the police.
The defendant Phillips said, when the police began
their rough work, the inspector seized him by the
breast, and tore his shirt. He followed him to the
station-house, and when at the station-house door he
was laid hold of by the inspector, and charged with
an assault.
A number of witnesses came forward and declared
that no assault on the police took place, and that in
fact the police acted with more than necessary violence.
Mr. MALTBY was at first disposed to inflict a fine of
503. on all the defendants ; but on a representation
from the defendant, Phillips, that really no obstruc-
tion or insult to the police had been for a moment
contemplated, and that all parties were sorry for what
occurred, and were willing to apologise ; and from
the inspector himself handsomely pleading for a miti-
gated fine, the magistrate reduced the amount to 20s.
each, which was immediately paid.