The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-02 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A ,POLICE-OFFICER.--
George Weston, a sergeant of the F division of police, waa
summoned before Mr. Twyford, charged with receiving
certain bribes, in his capacity as a police-officer, to screen
certain parties against whom warrants had been issued.
It appeared that there have latterly been a great many
indictments issued by the parish authorities, for the sup-
pression of certain houses of ill-fame in this district. The
warrants in these indictments were entrusted to Weston,
to execute, and the present charge was, that he had
given, fur bribes, information to the parties, whereby they
were enabled to escape punishment.
Mr. Ballantyne appeared for the complainant, and
Mr. Clarkson fur the defence.
The case was gone into on this day week, but owing
to its length it was adjourned till to-day, in order that
the defendant might have an opportunity to prepare his
defence. The facts are shortly these as detailed in the
evidence :—ln the month of June last, indictments were
preferred against a man named Orchin and his
wife for keeping a house of ill-fame in Shire-lane.
In that month, the defendant called upon a
hairdresser of the name of Clements, who was an ac-
quaintance of the Orchins, and told him to write to them to
inform them that there was a warrant out against them.
The witness wrote to them at 'Maidstone to guard against
it. After this Weston called again, and said that Orchin
had riot given him what he had promised, and told wit-
ness to write to them about it. The witness did so, and
a post-office order was returned for 10s. The witness's
shop-boy got the order cashed, and the money
was given to the defendant. This witness was
subjected to a severe cross-examination by Mr.
Clarkson, but his evidence was • not shaken.
The Orchins were called, and they corroborated the
evidence of the other witness. Another witness was
called, named Anne White, and she swore that she had
paid Weston several sums of money, in order that he
should protect her against the effect of a warrant that
was out against her for keeping a house of ill-fame.
Mr. Clarkson addressed the Bench at great length,
and called witnesses (policemen), who stated that they
had often heard the witnesses who had been called state
that they would have the coat off Weston's back.
Mr. TWYFORD deferred his judgment till Saturday.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
Six lads were placed at the bar, charged by Mr.
Elliott, the master, with riotous and disorderly conduct
in St. Margaret's workhouse.
From the statement of Mr. Sewell, an inmate of the
workhouse, and who has the direction of the boys, it
appeared that he was desired to send the defendants
with a truck, containing stones, to a stonemason's in
Regent-street, Westminster. They proceeded‘a short
distance when they threw up the shafts of the truck,
and upset the stones in the middle of the street. They
laughed and made fun of the matter, and were not in-
duced, without much trouble, to reload the truck, and
convey it to its destination. On their return to the
workhouse they became exceedingly riotous, and set the
" powers that be" at defiance. Their language was
most offensive and abusive, and the master and the more
peaceable inmates were sorely vexed and embarrassed
by the utter recklessness of the juvenile law. breakers.
The police were called in, and the master begged of them
to take the delinquents into custody. This, however,
was sooner said than done. The oldest and most incor-
rigible of the party, mounted some railings, and de-
fended his position with some courage and perseverance;
Ile was ultimately taken into custody, but not before he
had assaulted the policeman. The other lads, whose
conduct was equally violent, decamped on the first
appearance of the police. Some of them ran up into
one of the wards, and ensconced themselves under the
beds, and were only taken after considerable exertions
on the part of the constables. They were ultimately
-lodged in safety in the cells of the station-house.
Mr. Elliott said the lads were an incorrigible set, and
were continually causing broils and battles in the work-
house. They were occasional inmates.
The defendants severally entered into the " merits of
the case." One (he who mounted the railings and defied
the police), said the policeman had nearly twisted his
arm off. Another, that a waggon ran against the truck,
-and upset it ; and the rest denied that their conduct was
improper.—One was committed for three weeks, and the
others for a fortnight each.
The defendants were then locked up, looking " unut-
terable things" at the master. One, a rather chubby-
faced lad expressingff his opinion that the " grub ought
to be inquired into.
Thomas Mott, a private in the Coldstream Guards, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with the fol-
lowing impudent robbery :
Mrs. Weeks, landlady of the King's Head, Orchard-street,
said the prisoner was in her house last night about nine
o'clock. Having had occasion to go to the front door, she
beard a noise at the counter, and saw the soldier in the act of
drawing his hand from the direction of the till. She accused
him with robbing her, but he denied the charge. He had
ls. sd. in his hand. She could positively swear to a half-
penny, which was marked iu a peculiar manner, and which
she saw in the till a short time before the robbery.

A young roan who was sitting near the door of the tap-
room at the time of the occurrence, deposed to seeing the
soldier take the money froth the till.
The prisoner solemnly declared that the money was his ;
that he was drunk at the time; and when in that state that
he was in the habit of carrying the money which he had
about with him in his hand. He fell by accident against the
till.—He was fully committed for trial.
CLERKENWELL.
THE LATE ABDUCTION CASE.— William Burton Newenham
was brought up on Tuesday, charged with the abduction of
Frances Louisa Wortham, daughter of Mrs. Wortham, a
widow lady residing in Gerard-street, Coburg-road, Islington.
Mr. Southee was for the prosecution, and Mr. Humphries
for the defence.
The Court was still more crowded than on any former oc-
casion. Every parrpart of it was thronged to inconvenience.
The first witness examined on thiA occasion was Mr. Ham-
mond, a solicitor, residing in Furnival's Inn, but his evidence
was not important. Miss Wortham was also re-examined
at some length, but nothing of material interest was elicited.
The prisoner was again remanded for further evidence of a
technical nature.
Yesterday, William B. Aewenham, who has been so
often remanded, charged with the abduction of Miss
Wortham, a ward of Chancery, was again brought be-
fore the magistrate.
The prisoner looked pale and dejected. His health
appears to be suffering from anxiety and confinement,
and he seems particularly anxious to avoid the stare of
a crowded Court, which invariably meets him.
Mr. CONBE ordered William Frederick Clane, the at-
testing witness to the deed, conferring the property on
Miss Wortham, to be called and examined.
Mr.lSouthee said he was not in attendance, as they
had not been able to serve the summons on him, he
having removed from Royston, his late place of resi-

dence7
Mr. Comm—Then I shall be undo r the necessity of
remanding the prisoner again.
Prisoner in a most excited tone and manner—Re-
manded again S I have been most cruelly treated ; I
have been hampered and harrassed by these repeated
remands.

Mr. COMBS—I certainly understood the witness was
to be here to-day. I have nothing to do with thee
remands.

rrisoner—More than you ought, a great deal ; there
have hem Orirate interviews. You have manifested
throughout a strong feeling against me, one not at all
consistent with *the impartial discharge of your duty as
magistrate, or with the fair administration of justice.

Mr. COMBS—Mr. Newenham, the insolence of your
language shall have no effect whatever on me.. It is
seldom a prisoner is satisfied with The magistrate; and I
am so accustomed to hear such language from persons
placed in your position, that I always treat it with in-
difference. But I must say that lam surprised that a
man of your education and position should so far forget
himself as to be guilty of such indecorum.
Prisoner—l have not been indecorous, but.l have just
reason to complain of these frequent remands.
Mr. COMBE-It was my anxious wish that the case
should have been completed before this. If I had not
been assured by Mr. Southee that the witness would be
here, I would have issued a summons for his attendance,
which I shall forthwith do.

Inspector Penny was then directed to obtain two sum-
monses for the attesting witnesses to the deed, one of
whom is a female 100 years of ago, and to have one of
them in Court a &even o'clock on Monday morning,
Mr. Combe observing, that the evidence of one of these
witnesses was absolutely necessary to complete the case.
At this moment Mr. Humphries, the prisoner's attor-
ney arrived,declared he considered the..repeated remands
were very cruel, and he must add very persecuting to-
wards the prisoner. He did not mean to convey the
slightest imputation on the worthy magistrate, who was
not at all in fault.

Mr. Southee said it could not be avoided ; the delays
arose from unforeseen circumstances.
Mr. COMBE—This I know ; I will not send the case
for trial unless the attesting witness be here to give his
or her evidence, and I will use all the power the law gives
me to compel their attendance.
Mr. John Hawkins, who sat on the bench, deposed
that he was trustee to the property bequeathed by Henry
Hawkins, his brother, who died in January, 1843. By
his death Miss Northam became entitled to property in
Cambridgeshire amounting to between 4001. and 5001.
per annum. She was now the tenant entail in possession
of this property:
An attorney's clerk named Long produced in evidence
a judgment fur a debt had against the prisoner, but Mr.
Humphries made a technical objection to its production,
which was considered valid by the Magistrate.
The prisoner was then again remanded.
MARYLEB ONE.

John Miller, a respectably-dressed young man, was charged
with having maliciously damaged an organ, the property of
an itinerant Italian musician, named Jean Corti.

The complainant was not in Court to press the charge.
Mr. ItAwussoN inquired if any of the witnesses were pre-
sent, when Henry Pearson stepped forward.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Just tell me what you know of the case.
The witness stated that he observed the prisoner and a
companion dancing at the corner of Eden-street, Hampstead-
road, round the Italian, who was grinding at a great rate.
Then the prisoner gave the organ a couple of kicks at the
bottom, and lastly kicked it in front, anti knocked in the
panel, and tore the silk. Some of those near took pity
on the Italian, as he could speak no English, and ran for
a policeman.
The constable stated that when he came up he found the
Italian in the midst of a crowd, and he had the prisoner by
the collar. He pointed to the damage done to his organ, and
ha (the constable) then took the prisoner into custody.
Mr. RAWLINSON (to prisoner)—Well, Sir, you were prac-
tising the Polka dance, I suppose. Have you recompensed
the poor Italian for the damage done to his instrument ?
Prisoner—l gave him 4s.
Mr. RAwLINSON—I do not think that enough ; you must
leave Gs. more, which I will take care shall reach him, and
until you leave it, I shall hold you to bail.

THE MURDER ON BATTERSEA
BRIDGE.

Yesterday Mr. Carter held an inquest at the Swan and
Magpie, Battersea-bridge-road, on the body of Sarah
Eleanor M‘Farlane, aged forty-five years, the unfortu-
nate female who was murdered on Monday night, some
particulars of which app ared in The Sun yesterday.
The jury having viewed the body, which lay at the
late residence of the deceased, No. 13, Bridge-road, Bat-
tersea, the following evidence was laid before them.
Helen Gibson stated that she resided at No. 1, Culm-
stock-terrace, Battersea, and that the deceased was her
sister. She was a widow, and the last time witness saw
her alive was on Monday afternoon. On that night,
from information she received, she went to the Swan,
and saw the deceased lying in the passage covered with
blood. She was subsequently removed to her own home,
and witness then saw that she had a wound in her
throat. A male person was in the habit of coming to
her sister's house to visit his family, who lodged with
the deceased. The person she alluded to wished to pay
his addresses to her, and had offered her marriage. The
insimacy was occasioned by her taking charge
of his family, when he ran away in June
last year. She was aware that he had published the
banns of marriage, but she did not think her sister con-
templated marrying him, as her friends were opposed to
the connexion. She was confirmed in this belief by a
letter which she found in a box belonging to her sister
that morning addressed to her by this person. He for-
merly lived next door to the deceased. Latterly he had
been in the habit of visiting his children at her sister's.
He was named Augustus Dalmas. Dalmas was a manu-
facturing chemist, and was in the employ of Mr. Groves,
at Battersea. The last time she saw him was on Mon-
day fortnight.
James Andrews, a labourer, said that on Monday
night he was passing over Battersea-bridge in a cart, a
few minutes after eleven o'clock, from Chelsea, when he
noticed a man and woman behind him. The man was
dressed in a black frock-coat and white trousers, and the
female had hold of his arm. On getting near the centre
of the bridge he saw a man looking over the parapet, and
he hallooed out to him, " Don't jump over the bridge."
On the cart stopping to pay toll, the gatekeeper said to
the other man in the cart," Jump down,here is a woman in
a fit." Witness looked and saw the woman bleeding from
a wound in the neck, and told his companion to untie
her bonnet ; but before he did so, witness jumped out of
the cart and did it himself. The only words he heard
the deceased utter were, " Oh, dear! oh, dear!" Tao
policemen came tip, and he assisted the policemen in
carrying her into the Swan.
In answer to questions from the CORONER, the witness
said he saw nothing in the conduct of the man and wo-
man to attract any particular attention, or to excite his
suspicion.
Richard
on
he saw a man looking over the bridge. On passing he
mo Messengernd ay: n ighinsaid,
with his wife, when
he was passing over the
bridge company
looked earnestly at them, but witness did not take par-
ticular notice of him. When they arrived near the toll-
house, his wife called out, " There is a woman falling to
the ground." He hurried forward, and saw a woman
lying on the ground, bleeding from a wound in her
neck. He saw no other person on the bridge, with the
exception of the man he before alluded to, and two
men in a knacker's cart, which passed a few yards in ad-
vance of himself.
By the CORONER—Did not see any' man dressed in a
surtont coat and white trousers. He was dressed in that
way himself. Ile had not seen the man he alluded to
since, nor did he think he could swear to him if he were
to see him again.
Mr. Wm. Parkins said, on Monday night, about
twenty minutes to eleven o'elock, he was crossing Bat-
tersea bridge on his way home- from Stockwell, when,
on getting about twenty-five paces on the bridge he
stopped and looked into the water to see the state of the
tide. Whilst so doing he heard an exclamation of "Oh
dear ! oh dear !" and on looking saw a female coming
from the crown of the bridge on the right-hand side.
On seeing him she came across, and said, " Will you be
good enough to take me to the toll-house ?" She took
hold of him by the hand, and feeling her weak, or reeling,
as he supposed a tipsy woman might be, he asked why
she wanted him to see her to the toll-house ? She re-
plied, " Some one has cut me." He then held her firmly
to prevent her from falling, but she slipped from him on
seeing the toll-keeper run towards him. On looking at
his hands he found they were covered with blood, and
then followed the woman to the toll-house. He asked
the toll-keeper what was the matter ? and he replied
that she said some one had cut her. She was then being
supported by two females, and he saw that she was
bleeding from a wound in the neck. She appeared sen-
sible, but lie did not hear her speak. Whilst she was
lying upon the ground he heard a person say that her
same was M'Farlane, and that Dalmas had done it. He
did not hear the deceased say so. He afterwards went
to wash his hands, and on his return he found she had
expired.
Thomas Hall, the toll-keeper's evidence, was merely
a repetition of the statement of the foregoing witnesses.
In answer to questions from the CORONER, he stated
that he was acquainted with Dalmas, but had not seen
him for some time previous to Monday, and that on that
day he did not notice him pass over the bridge.
Mr. William Gosling, landlord of the Swan, having
deposed to the deceased being brought into his house,
said, in addition, that, on a policeman coming in, the
officer asked the deceased who had done it, when she
replied, very faintly, "Dalmas." At the suggestion of
witness, the policeman asked again, " Was it Dalmas?"
hen she replied distinctly, but in a very weak tone of
voice, "Yes, yes." In about six minutes after the de-
ceased mentioned his name she ceased to exist, and he
believed that to be her dying expression.
Mr. William Connor, M.D., of Battersea, said he saw
the deceased on Monday night, and found her lying in
the passage of the Swan. She was then quite dead. On
examining her person. he found an incised wound on the
right side of the neck of about three inches in length,
and at the upper extremities of the wound an itch in
depth. The wound appeared to have been made by one
cut with some exceedingly sharp instrument. The edges
were not at all lacerated. The large muscles of the
neck were cut through, as was also,the right lobe of the
theroid gland and both the internal jugular veins on
the right side. There was no other injury on any other
part of her person. It was impossible for her to have
done it herself, as the person who did it must have been
behind her, and on the right side.
Police-constable 36 V, corroborated the fact that the
deceased had stated that Dalmas was the person who
had inflicted the injuries upon her. She was fully aware
of her dying state when she said this. She died in about
five minutes after. Dalmas had not yet been taken into
custody although every inquiry had been made after him.
Mr. Miles, of Chapel-place, Brompton, where Minns
resided, said he went up with the policeman to Dal-
mas' room, and found several letters, which were now in
the custody of the police.
Augusta Dalmas, daughter of the accused party, said
that she saw her father on Monday last at half-past
eight. He brought her box, as she was going to her situa-
tion. Mrs. Macfarlane went with her. Witness's
father expressed how much he was indebted to Mrs.
Macfarlane for her kindness to his daughter ; and Mrs.
Macfarlane and witness then entered the house, and
after waiting there ten minutes Mrs. Macfarlane bade
her good night, ar.d witness did not see her again. Her
father and the deceased were on very intimate terms.
Sbe had not seen her father since.
Elizabeth Mungham knew deceased, but had not
seen her for seven years till Monday evening, when she
was standing outside of the White Hart public-house
door, in Duke-street, Chelsea, near the bridge.
Saw a man and deceased walking in the direction of the
bridge, lie laid something that she did not hear, but

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the deceased replied, "I cannot think of stopping out to-
night." He had on a frock coat and broad-brimmed
hat. She -had on a light dress, black shawl, trimmed
white bonnet, and boa. Saw her again about two o'clock
last Tuesday morning lying dead. Was sure it was the
same female who passed to the bridge.

Augusta Dalmas was re-called, and stated that Mrs.
Macfarlane was dresses) as described by the last witness,
and that her father was in a suit of black, with dress,
not frock coat on.
Charlotte Gerirgiana Dalmas, the eldest daughter,
said that she was in service at 18, Montpelier square.
Last saw her father on Monday night, at about 11
o'clock. She was sitting down
.stairs; and heard a
cough. Knew it was her father, and went- up. She saw
him on the steps of the door, and said "Father, how are
you this evening ?" He did not reply, but took his
pocket-book out of his pocket and put it in her hand.
She 'thought his manner very extraordinary, and he ap-
peared very pale and haggard. She said "Father, what
is the matter." He took her by the hand and said,
" You must take it, (the pocket book), I have poisoned
Mrs. Macfarlane." She fell on her knees, and said "0,
father, what have you been doing?" He then stated
that he had attempted to do so, but had not done it, and
soon after went away. On the same day, about one
o'clock, she saw him at the corner of Montpelier-square,
and he then pulled her shawl on one side and felt her
neck. She said "Father, what are you about ;" and he
said, "observing a mole
there." Informed her that
Augusta had got a situation. She was afraid from his
manner that he would destroy himself. lie had known
deceased since last June, and they were very friendly.
When her father took her hand she found that it had
been cut in three places, .and on her screaming he ran
away.
Sarah Miles said that Dalmas was one of her
father's lodgers; that about nine o'clock on Monday
night he came home, and went up stairs to his room,
and soon after left. His daughter Caroline came there
afterwards, in about 20 minutes, inquiring after him.
She went up stairs, and when she left witness discovered
that two suits of clothes were missing.
The witness Caroline Dalmas was recalled, and her
present evidence was compared with that she had for-
merly given to the police ialspector. It only differed
very slightly in the verbiage, excepting that to the in-
spector she stated that her father had a knife in his
hand.

Louisa Messenger was examined, but her evidence
was but a repetition of her husband's.
Thomas B:cknell, superintendent of police, went, ix
consequence of information received, to Battersea-
bridge, and examined it. Saw blood extending from the
first lamp-post on the. Surrey side up to the toll-gate.
It seemed to have been dropping in single drops, as if
the person wounded was vwalking, for until be arrived
at the toll-gate he could see no pool.
The CORONER recommended that, as the case stood at
present, they should adjourn, as possibly some more
conclusive evidence might be adduced if time were
allowed the police to make inquiries.
The inquest was then adjourned till Monday next, at
two o'clock.