The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

tiOW-STREET..—Pichard Dix9n, a well-known
'character, was charged by Capt. Cowell, of Baker-street,
Portman-square, with attempting robbery.
The prosecutor stated that be was passing on Tuesday
through when he felt a pull at his coat-pecker,
and saw the prisoner and another person behind him. lie
directly closed with the prisoner and they both fell. When
on the griend several of the prisouer'a acquaintances at-
tempted a rescue, but Mr. Cowell kept his hold until the
watchman took charge of him.
The gaoler said, that the ma❑ alluded to was well kuown
to be leagued with a desperate gang of thieves, and when-
esee a robbery Waa effected, he tees mire to he at hand to
receive the plunder.
The watchman said that he found the gentleman on the
ground, bleeding from several cuts in the face, and almost
exhausted.
He was fully committed for trial ; and herring, one of
the conductors of the patrol, undertook to produce the
sweeper of the crossing who the Colonel stated refused to
give him any assistance.
James Bull and John Smith, alias Cox, underwent
another private examination before Mr. MussirueL, on a
charge of robbing the post-office at Hounslow, when some
strong evidence was adduced against them, and they were
remanded until Tuesday.
MARYLEBONE-OFFlCE.—Andrcw White, a young
man about 20 years of age, was committed to the New
Prison, Clerkenwell, on Monday last, under the charge of
feloniously and maliciously stabbing John Mark Byfield,
He was brought before Mr. Ravers ox on Wednesday for
examination, 'and again on Saturday; the evidence then
appeared to be eemplete ; and the following are the names
of the most material witnesses, and the leading parts of their
testimony.
Joseph Sol is in the employ of Mr. Tollitt, a fishmonger
and poulterer, in Orchard-street, Portman-square. The
witness attends to the poultry-trade, and Byfield was fore-
man, and the prisoner a journeyman, in the fish businees,
and both concerns were carried on in one shop. Mr. Tol-
litt went out of town on Sunday, the let of June, and left
orders with Byfield to send out fish. At one o'clock, a
dispute arose between 13yfieId and the prisoner about send-
ing fish to Cumberland-place, and the prisoner said he Was
going out. Byfield told bim he should stay and do his
work, for it was not his. Sunday to go out, and added, "So
help me God, if you attempt to leave, I'll kick you out of
the shop." The quarrel continued, and Byfield struck the
prisoner: the prisoner took up the witness's poultry knife,
and said to Betsy, the servant girl, who came into the
shop in consequence of the disturbance, " God strike
me dead, if he hits me agaip, I'll stab him to the
heart." He then told Byfield, who Was gone to another part
of the. shop, he was " no father of a child ;" was " no
man ;" and looked "as white as a boiled maggot ;" and
threw the knife at him, but it missed him. Byfield went
up to him, and they scuffled, and the prisoner took up ano-
ther from the fish-block, and either chopped at, or drew the
knife through Byfield's hand, and cut one of his fingers
nearly off. The prisoner hallooed " murder ;" the witness
turned round, and saw the knife sticking in By field's side ;
Byfield cried " Oh !" and ran across the street to a doctor :
the witness followed him. The knife fell from his body in
the middle of the road, and a steel was thrown after him,
which broke in half when it struck the pavement, and no
one was in a situation to throw the steel but the prisoner.
Mr. Matthias, surgeon, at 33, Orchard-street, stated,
that Bytield came to him with a wound in his right side,
bleeding profusely. He checked the bleeding, and did not
see immediate danger. He considered that a thick belt,
which Byfield wore uuder his waistcoat, saved his life, by
obstructing the knife, so that it entered his body only half
an inch.

Thomas Perring, a street-keeper, seeing a crowd in Or-
chard-street, went up, and took the prisoner into enatedy.
He asked him how he could do such a rash thing. The
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Mr. RA IV 1.1 1.40 N told him, for God's sake not to titat
the case lightly, for it placed his life in jeopardy, and re-
manded him for a few days, until the fate of Byfield, who
is still in danger, and unable to appear against him, ap-

pears more certain.
charlotte Dunn, the woman of colour who claims a
legacy under the will ofthe late Colonel Arthur Gore, and
who was sent away on Thursday, with a letter of recom-
mendation to the overseers of Lambeth parish, came again
to the office on Saturday, declaring she did not want relief
of the parish, but relief of mind; and to obtain it, she
must have an interview with Admiral Sir John Gore.

Mr. Gatrrirtr gave her a private hearing, and sent an
ifficer with her to the Admiral.

Three noted offenders, named Thomas Jagger, James
Evans, and Robert Ratan, were brought in custody and
placed at the bar, charged by Fagan, an extremely active
and rneritorimr, officer, with having house-breaking iin-

elements in their possession.
The prisoners are desperate and well-known characters.
Jagger has but lately returned from transportation. They
were remanded until Wednesday next.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Last Thursday we gave a re-
fort of the proceedings at this office respecting the cruelty
exercised towards a boy nine years old, named Thompson,
by a man nailed Charles Flowers, of Hoxton, to whom
he had been intrusted, as well as the disappearance (about
six years ago) of a girl, sister to the boy, and afew years
older. On that occasion the magistrate desired Garton to
follow up the investigation ; and en Saturday, Waters, au
officer, was despatched with an immediate summons fur
the girl to go with him, and to point out the places in
which she resided. Mrs. Flowers, jun., would nut, how-
ever, part with her possession, and the officer brought
thesis both to the Thames Police-office, and left them in
the custody of Hamilton, an officer, while he made some
inquiries in the neighbourhood. On his return, and the
girl thinking herself in custody, burst into real tears, and
declared she was not the girl she aaaumcd to be, but that
she was an unfortunate girl on the town, and was employed
to perform the part she acted, and that her mother's name
was Mary Eskinson, and resided at No. 4.. Upper Chaplau-
street, Cannon-street-road, St. George's in the East. The
officer then brought her back to this office, and last Satur-
day night, after the usual business was disposed of, she was
brought before Mr. BII.OUGIITOK, and made the following
statement in effect :—" That her name Was Jane Eskinson,
and she was an unfortunate girl. That on the Saturday
before she saw young Mrs. flowers with a man named
M'Cool, and was brought into their company at the Coo-
per's Arms, Broadway, Westminster, by another girl, and
a companion of her own. They asked her if she had net a
brother, and if het' mother bad not been some time dead ?
She said she had a brother about 13 years of age, and if
her mother was dead it must have taken place within the
last three weeks. They then threatened her, and said if
she would only say as they directed, she would be taken
off the streets, and while a home existed, it would be divi-
ded with her, and if she stuck to them they would stick to
her, and that she would not have to be sworn, but merely
to say she was the girl. M'Cool said she was the carroty-
haired girl they were in quest of, and that an immense pro-
perty was coming to her, by which she would be enabled
to keep her servants. She accordingly went with them to
No. IS, John street, Wilmington-square, Clerkenwell,
when Mrs. Flowers told her husband, in her hearing, that
she had got the girl ; upon which it was agreed that the
old couple should be made acquainted with the facts ; and,
after remaining there the entire night, the following morn-
ing Thomas Flowers told her " that if she would be but
firm, and prove she was the girl, she would never want ;
and if she required money, she had only to ask for any sum
she stood in need of."
Mr. 'hoot: mos.—This is certainly ens of. the most
extraordinary cases that ever came before a Police Magis-
trate, inasmuch that if a conspiracy has existed, it was cer-
tainly one of the deepest and beet laid, as well as tutored
ones, he ever knew. " But, pray, my girl, how came
you to know Miss Schimell, and Mrs. Beaumont, your
former alleged mistresses? Or how came you to go across
the office and kiss the little boy, and weep while you
claimed him as youa broth ? "
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girl said, the parties had been pointed out to her inthe office, by name and by person. That she had been
assured, if she cried and affected before Mr. Benet, be
would not require art oath. On the other hand 31'Cool