The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-20 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. PUCKLE, and a full bench, of Magistrates.)
James Dellaway and Thomas Luff were indicted for
burglariously breaking into, and stealing a quantity of hol-
hmds from, the house of Elizabeth Cheesman, situated at
Witley, in this county, between the hours of nine o'clock in
the evening of the 6th, and six o'clock in the morning of the
7th March.

The evidence against them was of the most conclusive
nature, but

Mr. LocKE, who appeared for them, on looking at the
indictment, found that it charged them with having stolen
the articles upon the 7th of March, in the eighth year of the
reign of her present Majesty, whereas, in point of fact, it
should have been in the seventh year of her reign.
The COURT held the objection to be good, and directed the
jury to return a verdict of acquittal, after which the Learned
Chairman, addressing the prosecutrix, said she might give
the prisoners again into charge upon leaving the dock.
Two policemen accordingly stationed themselves at the
gate of the dock, and upon the gaoler turning them out of
the dock, they were immediately taken into custody and re-
moved to Southwark Police-court, when a new and more
formal indictment, to be tried at the next sessions, will be
framed.

William Strahan, Esq., of Ashurst, the late High Sheriff
for the County of Surrey, took the usual oath prescribed as a
magistrate for the county.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
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Three men, named Langdale' Payne, and liiiridge,
were brought before the Lord Mayor, upon the charge
of having plundered the office of the Saracen's Head Inn,
Aldgate, of a quantity of tea. The Justice-room was
much crowded during the investigation, which lasted a
considerable time.
William Arisen stated, that in consequence of infor-
mation which he had received he was induced to examine
the key of the office in the Saracen's Head Inn-yard, on
Thursday last. He found the wards filled with red
putty, and reported what he had seen to Mrs. Simmonds,
the wife of the prosecutor, by whose direction he went
to the inspector at the police station in Great Tower-
street, who sent one of the City Force to watch
the premises in plain clothes. On the Sunday evening
following witness was called out of his bed, at Mile-end,
at about eleven o'clock, and informed that the warehouse
of the inn had been broken open. On his arrival at the
inn, he found that two chests of tea had been stolen from
the premises. He then made inquiry of Policeman Offer
(No. 525), who gave him a description of a cab which
he had seen go down the yard, about a quarter past nine
o'clock. Accompanied by Offer and another policeman
(Davis, 551), he went to the Blue Boar, Aldgate ; and
subsequently Offer took Ettridge, the driver of the cab,
into custody at that place, and the other prisoners were
soon after lodged in the station-house.
John Shearlock stated that on Sunday evening, be-
tween seven and eight o'clock, when he was sitting in
his room which adjoined the warehouse, he heard a
rumbling noise at the warehouse doors. He went out
and saw Payne standing about two or three yards from
the door. Payne walked down the yard, and at a little
after nine o'clock witness heard the same noise again,
and he again saw Payne on the opposite side of the
yard. Ile then communicated what he had seen and
heard to Mr. Odell, the keeper of the Saracen's Head Inn.
Mr. Odell stated that he went to look at the warehouse
doors, and found that they had been forced open, he
immediately left the place to inform Mrs. Symonds, but
on his way he saw Davis, the policeman, who returned
with him to the Saracen's Head yard, and was stationed
in the galleries, so that he might see the warehouse
doors. When witness came clown stairs he went into
his house, and there he saw Ettridge, the cabman, and
the two other prisoners in the tap-room. They appeared
to be drinking together. He then went up to the gal-
leries and spoke to Davis, and whilst they were speak-
ing together he heard a noise as if a cab-door had been
shut, and ho saw a cab at the same time start from the
stable-door. Langdale was close to the cab. Witness
and Davis then went to Mr. Ansell's house, in Devon-
shire-square, to mention what had been seen, and upon
their return they found that two chests of tea were
missing. . _

Major Shaw, the superintendent of the City police.
who attended during the investigation, said, that there
never had occurred so gross a piece of mismanagement,
and that he had accordingly suspended the officers
whose conduct was so reprehensible.
A great deal more evidence was heard, all of which
went to show that if ordinary skill had been exercised,
the property would have been recovered. The whole of
the tea, however, has been lost, and upon one of the
prisoners were found seven sovereigns, no doubt part of
the produce of the robbery.
The prisoners were remanded for a few days.
Thomas Backley, a metropolitan policeman of the E
division, was charged by Major Shaw, the superin-
tendent of the City police, with having deserted from
the City police without giving notice to his superior
officer, or receiving permission to leave the force.
"i he defendant had, it appeared, formerly
been a private in the Coldstream Guards, out of which
he purchased his release for 201. lie then got into the
City police, by using misrepresentations ; and a short
time ago, in consequence of the sudden appearance of his
wife, wom lie had passed off as his sister, he abandoned
the City force and contrived to become attached to the
Metropolitan police.
The LORD MAYOR, amongst other questions, asked
the defendant why he denied that he had a wife ? The
defendant said that his marriage, which took place at
Paddington church, while he was a soldier, was not a
legal marriage, as no man was all( wed to marry without
the consent of his commanding officer.
The Loan MAYort sentenced the defendant to pay
the sum of 51., and as the money was not forthcoming,
sent him to Bridewell for one month.
CLERKEN WELL.

Our reporter has been requested to acknowledge the receipt
of 5/. for the poor-boa from " Beta," also the half of a 51.
Bank note from " T. T." for the same benevolent purpose, the
donor protni sing to remit the second half when the receipt of
the first was acknowledged in the newspapers. A cheque for
251. was also received for the poor-box, being the legacy of the
Rev. William Winthrop..

A poor woman entered the Court in a state of great asic-
tion, and in an earnest manner besought the assistance of the
magistrate. She said her name was Harriette Jesse Nelson—
that she lived at No. 3, Cross court, Vinegar-yard, Drury-
lane. Havinc, read on account of the revolting occurrences
alleged to have" taken place in Spafields Burial-ground,
she became alarmed lest the remains of her husband,
which had been interred there on the 23d of March, 1812,
should have been removed from the grave. She further
learned front the newspapers that Mr. Bird, one of the ma-
nagers of this grave-yard, had publicly offered to open any
grave and show the relatives of deceased persons interred there
that their remains had not been disturbed. She accordingly
went to the burial-ground on Monday week, saw Mr. Bird,
and asked him to open her husband's grave. He declined,
saying that ground had not been opened for fifteen years. She
went over, pointed out the spot, and begged of him to open it,
but he replied, " It shall not be opened," and then walked away.
Mr. Costae—Were you at the funeral ? The Woman
(crying)-oh, yes, I was about the grave on Monday week
until one of the grave-diggers came, and I asked him to open
the grave for me ; he said he would, but had scarcely begun
when Mr. Bird came up and said to me, " I told you the
ground was not to be opened," and sent the man away. I fol-
lowed Mr. Bird down the churchyard, and again entreated of
him to show me my husband's coffin, but he replied, " You
have got teeth to dig a grave yourself." I went back to die
grave again, and having seen three men near the churchyard,
and not connected with it, I asked them to dig the grave ; they
said they would ; the first man had not been more than a
minute at work when the stench became so intolerable that he
was obliged to leave off; the second and third tried consecu-
entirely, but the smell became so intolerable that they were
obliged to quit the place.
Mr. COMM—How soon tl!d the stench issue? The Woman
—The very first shovelful! they threw up. A fourth man
took up the spade, but he too was driven away by the smell. I
asked him what the charge was ? He said a pot of beer, and I
gave him my last 3d. to get it. I went the next day again and
made the same request of Mr. Bird—he took down my name
and address, and said he would write to me on the following
Friday, but I never since heard from him. I forgot to state
that Mr. Bird told me that Superintendant Macey, of the G
division, had given directions that no more graves should be
opened.
Mr. Macey (who was present)—l gave no such directions.
The Woman—On the Sunday after my husband was buried,
I went to the grave-yard with my children and found the grave
in which he had been buried open. I asked the grave-digger
to allow me to see the coffin of my husband, but he said there
was another coffin in the way, and that he could not do so.
Myself and my children went every Sunday during the summer
ill,
which see the grave, at length my children became dangerously
which plunged me into such distress that I have not recovered
from it yet.
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