The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-29 00:00:00

ATURDAY.MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1845.

the son and mother, a number of pieces of satin were dis-
covered, as well as gowns, trousers, and other articles, made
up, the prodace of George Hanslip's plunder. It was also
discovered that a large quantity. of property had been
pledged with various pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood by
their landlady. But he now came to the greatest discovery
of all, which it was necessary the trade throughout the
kingdom should be made aware of, for the purpose of being
on their guard against similar practices, and he wished par-
ticularly to call the worthy Alderman's attention to it. In
the search above forty letters were discovered, from which it
appeared the prisoner carried on a correspondence with one
John Phelp, who was in the employ of a rival house—
namely, that of Messrs. Bull and Wilson, N 0.52, St.Martin's-
lane, and if it had not been for the fortunate detection of the
prisoner's delinquency, there is no doubt the prosecutors
would have been ruined in the course of six months. He
would read three letters, which would give an idea of the in-
tentions of both the prisoner and his correspondent towards
the firm of Messrs. Cash and Ledgard. The first ran as
follows :

witness that one of his sheep had fallen lame, and desired '
him to look after it. Witness went back and saw the sheep,
and having no place to put it he proceeded on his beat.
When he came back, in about half an hour, he found that it
was gone. He went down the road for about 200 yards, and
on looking over a hedge he saw the prisoner, and twe other
men, in the act of killing the sheep. On seeing him they
ran away. Witness pursued thew, and collared the prisoner,
and conveyed him to the station.
Thos, Coleman, a cattle dealer of Buckinghamshire, proved
that he sent the first witness to Smithfield with a flock of
sheep. One of them was a brown-faced one. Has since seen
the skin of that sheep, and is able to swear to it.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence.
Mr. Commissioner BULLocic having comwented on the
facts of the case.
The jury returned a verdict of " Guilty."
Mr. Commissioner Bumocx told the prisoner that as the
law stood a few years ago this offence would have cost him
his life. Although the law had been altered, the offence was
considered a very serious one, and the sentence was, that
he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of
Correction for twelve months.
John Lawrence was indicted for feloniously marrying
Sarah Brockitt, on the 11th of June, 1644, his first wife,
Sarah, being alive.
Samuel Parnell, a policeman, 192 M division, produced a
certificate of marriage from Bermondsey; had compared it
with the register in the church. It is quite correct. He also
produced a second certificate from the parish church, at
Upper Chelsea. Had compared it with the register, and had
found it a true copy. Afterwards apprehended the prisoner.
By Mr. HUDDLESTON _Received the last certificate from
Mr. Gibson, the rector, who compared the copy with the regis-
ter along with him.
Sarah Brockitt stated that she is a nurse in the Middlesex
Hospital. Was married to prisoner in the month of June;
1844. Were married by bans, and afterwards lived with him
as his wife.
The policeman Parnell proved that, at the examination be-
fore Mr. Cottingham, he saw the first wife, Sarah Collis,
there. She was pointed out to him, and was examined by
the magistrate. It appeared from those depositions that the
prisoner admitted his first marriage, but stated that he was
not aware that his first wife was alive.
Mary Crisholm stated that she resides in Kent-street.
Borough. The prisoner has lived with her. Had known $
woman named Sarah Collis eighteen years ago. The prisoner
bad said he was mar:ied to her, and therefore could not
marry witness. Did not see that woman for eighteen years
until the g
other da, when these roceedins had commenced.
Mr. HUDDLESTOy
NE addressed the the jury on the part of the
prisoner.
Mr. Commissioner Bumocx having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of Acquittal in favour of the
prisoner, who then left the bar.

" 52, St. Martin's-lane, Oct. 15, 1844.
" Dear Sir,—What have you been giving for the inclosed
goods to Robinson, what do you sell them at, and who have
been buying? Six hundred pieces are a good many for you
to get through. Is this something fresh? I have sent May-
nard with sized parcels of patterns to Cordell, of Plymouth ;
Skerrit, Newcastle ; Gardiner, Bristol ; Browell, Coventry ; all
marked low, and said we would charge them less the profits
which are required to meet travelling expenses. Will that do?
" Yours truly, " JOHN PHELP.
" Mr. G. Hanslip."
In the above letter were inclosed two patterns. The next
was as follows, and showed that Hanslip was regularly giving
all the information in his power to Phelp, and that they ac-
tually contemplated sending round a traveller to all his
clients' customers for the purpose of underselling them :---
" March 12, 1845.

" Can you give me the names for Ipswich, Wisbeach
Stamford, Peterborough, Bicester, Wallingford, Bampton
Henley, St. Ives ? When shall I see you ? Who is in town;
What fresh news ?—Yours truly,

" JOHN PHELP.
P.S. We are excessively busy. Headland has done won-
ders in the north."
Mr. Mullins ten read another letter, dated Feb. 3, 1845
The following is n extract :
"I want the names, &c ' various parties and places. What
fresh jobs did you buy of Butterworth ?"
Mr. Mullins said he thought those letters would be
sufficient to show the intentions of the parties, and he should
now call evidence in support of the charge of robbery.
Mr. Henry Ledgard stated that the prisoner bad been in
their employ about six or seven years, as an entering clerk,
and that it was his business to enter all goods, from whom
bought, and to whom sold. One of the pieces of buff ker-
seymere produced he identified by the mark on it, and by its
earresponding with the number on the invoice when it was
delivered.
Thomas Evans, under warehouseman, stated that between
five and six o'clock he saw the prisoner take the piece of
satin, and tear the cover in pieces, and throw it away. Pre-
sently after he placed it in his desk, and before witness could
mention the circumstance to his master, he was called to
take some letters to the post-office, which he did, and found
that the prisoner had left for the day. Witness then made a
communication to Mr. Holyland, and then picked up the
pieces of paper and put them together. They came off the
piece of satin.
Several pawnbrokers here stepped forward and produced
a large- assortment of satins, kerseymeres, &c., which had
been pledged at their shops, and which were identified.
They were pawned in the name of Ann Jones, by a Mrs.
Wandsworth, the landlady of the prisoners. They were in
for sums varying from 10s. to 11. 15s. and 21.
Mary Ann Wandsworth proved she pledged the satins at
the request of Mrs. Hanslip, who said she wanted to raise
some money, and that her son had purchased them. She re-
marked to witness at the time that she should destroy the
tickets, and she (Mrs. W.) replied that it would be a pity to
do so. They had lately got new furniture into the house.
Mr. Holyland stated that on Friday last, in consequence of
the information he received, he went through the whole of
the stock and discovered about 100 yards of satin missing of
the value of 401. They were cut lengths. He could identify
some of the goods produced, and had no doubt the rest be-
' longed to his employers. He held patterns corresponding
with them all. The gown produced was made of French
satin, with a waistcoat pattern.
The male prisoner said nothing in his defence, with the
exception of asking Mr. Holyland, could he swear that the
gown, came out of Messrs. Cash and Ledgard's premises, and
how he knew it? To which the latter replied that he missed
it by its not being entered in the proper book as being sold,
besides having a pattern that was cut off of it.
The mother merely said that she was under the impression
that her son purchased the goods of his employers.
On the application of the solicitor for the prosecution, the
- prisoners were remanded until next Friday.
BOW-STREET.

is not the same.

DELIBERATE MURDER.
On Thursday evening, at about a quarter past five o'clock
one of the most cool and deliberate acts of murder that has
been committed in the metropolis for many years, was per-
petrated in Peacock-street, Newington.
At that time a Daniel Fitzgerald, a labourer in the employ-
ment of Mr. Quennell, a respectable builder in Kennington-
lane, and a countryman of his, named Owen M'Carthy, were
proceeding home after the labours of the day, and as they
turned into Peacock-street they were met, at rather a dark
spot, by a person who came in front of them, and who, with-
out the slightest parly or uttering a sentence, deliberately
presented a pistol to the breast of poor Fitzgerald and dis-
charged its contents into his body. M'Carthy was so affected
with the suddenness of the act and the flash of powder in his
face, that he became powerless for the moment, and the as-
sassin would have escaped but for the promptitude of two
gentlemen named Cotton and Allan), who, witnessing the
murder, immediately pursued the murderer,who, on committing
the act, instantly took to his heels. His pursuers, however,
gained ground so fast upon him that they succeeded in cap-
turing him before he had got far down Kennington-lane,
after running about 500 yards or little better. On securing
him those gentlemen took him on to the police station-house
in Kennington-lane, and gave him over to Lockier, the
gaoler, saying that he had been shooting somebody, but they
did not know whether the man he shot at was dead or not.
The prisoner all this time never uttered a syllable, and
was taken into the reserve room at the station by Lockier,
where he sat down apparently quite composed. In a few
minutes intelligence had reached the station that the unfor-
tunate man Fitzgerald was no more, and that so deliberate
was the act of assassination that the poor man never even
uttered a groan. The body having fallen close to the Pea-
cock public-house, at the corner of Peacock-street and Ken-
nington-road, was carried into that house, and Mr. Smith, a
surgeon in the neighbourhood, was in immediate attendance,
but the instant he saw the deceased he pronounced him dead.
On examining the body he found that the ball had entered
the left breast, passed through (he had not the slightest
doubt) the heart, and come out at the left side of the back,
so that his death must have been instantaneous; and one of
the policemen picked up the bail which had caused the fatal
wound at the bottom of the staircase of the Peacock, it hav-
ing fallen from the body while the deceased was being moved.
The murderer, upon the charge being about to be entered
against him, gave the name of Samuel Quennell, and it was
then ascertained that he was brother to Mr. Quennell, the
builder, and, as well as the deceased, had been employed by
him. While the charge was being taker: Mr. Inspector
Carter asked the prisoner if he had the pistol about him, and
his reply was, that he had not. Immediately after, however,
the prisoner was in the act of taking somethiug ou.i of his
pocket, when Lockier seized his arm, and found that he bad
got a pistol in his hand, which was immediately secured.
It was a good sized pocket-pistol, single barrel, percussion
lock, and it was evident that it had been but just discharged
Upon the prisoner being further searched, some strong cord-
age was found in his pocket, with twopence in copper, and
some trifling articles. Before the charge was fully taken,
Mr. Rutt, the inspector of the L division, arrived at the
station-house, and having been made acquainted with its
serious nature, and perceiving also that the prisoner bad
got a quantity of cordage about him, as if he intended to
destroy himself, he gave peremptory orders that two men
with a light should remain in the cell with him all night,
which order was complied with. On making inquiries as to
the causes which led to so shocking an act of murder, it ap-
peared that for some cause or other 4he prisoner
had been discharged from his employment by his
brother on Saturday last, and conceiving that Fitz-
gerald had been the cause of his dismissal, had
been heard during the week to make use of violent
threats towards Fitzgerald, and some go so far as to say that
he had declared he should shoot him, and that witnesses can
be produced to prove the fact ; at all events nothing could be
more determined than the manner in which he has dispatched
his unfortunate victim. Poor Fitzgerald resided at No. 11,
Peacock-street, and his assassin resided close by, so that the
unfortunate man met his death within a few yards of his
home; indeed, sufficiently near for his wife and five children
to hear the report of the shot which deprived them of a hus-
band and a father, and in an instant hurried him into the pre-
sence of his Maker. The prisoner, who is an unmarried man,
and 22 years of age, maintained a perfect silence, and remained
perfectly calm and unmoved until called on by Mr. Games,
the solicitor, who had been retained by his friends to defend
him at his examination on the following (this) day. He then,
for the first time, appeared to reflect upon the dreadful deed
he had committed, and shed tears abundantly. He soon,
however, recovered his self-possession, and at half-past eight
took some coffee and bread and butter, which had been sent
to him from his brother's house.
At a later hour Mr. Carter had ascertained from the pri-
soner's landlord that the murderer, during the day, had been
to see the deceased at work, and having returned home re-
mained there until about five minutes before the murder was
committed. He also says that the prisoner was perfectly
sober at the time.

Thomas Edwards, a cab-driver, appeared upon a summons
to answer a complaint preferred against him by Captain
George Robert Harry Kennedy, of the Royal Artillery, for
having, on the 6th instant, inflicted an injury upon him by
furious driving.
The complainant stated that on Friday evening, about
half-past six o'clock, he was proceeding at the head of his
company, from the Euston-square station, on his way to
Woolwich, and while crossing the corner of a street in Long-
acre some of the men in the rear cried out " Take care," at
which time he had just stepped off the kerb stone. At the
same inst the defendant drove up in the same direction at a
rapid rate, and passed the fore wheel of the vehicle over his
foot. Had his foot not been on a flat surface it would have
been crushed to pieces, from the rate at which the defendant
was driving. The men were marching in single files to pre-
vent any inconvenience in the streets, and the defendant
could not have been taken by surprise as he must have
passed along the entire line.
Mr. TWYFORD, having read the military surgeon's certifi-
cate, said that the injuries which had been inflicted were of
a more serious nature than he had expected.
The statement of the complainant being corroborated by
two bombardiers,
The defendant said that the evening was very dark and
wet, which prevented him from observing the complainant.
and the moment the accident occurred he begged pardon, in
addition to which the gentleman who was riding in the cab
game the number, which showed that there was no intention
on his part to escape the charge.
Mr. TWYFORD said that cab-drivers were determined to
get on as fast as they could. They were bound to take care,
particularly after receiving a timely warning not to drive
over persons in the streets, in turning round a corner, and as
there could be no justification for such conduct, he would
order the defendant to pay a fine of 405., with costs, or be
sent to prison for one month.
The defendant paid the fine, and he was discharged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
On Thursday Solomon Goldsmith was brought up for another
examination, on a charge of having robbed, or connived at
robbing, the shop of his master, Mr. Russell, of New Co-
ventry-street, of between 700/. and 8001. worth of jewellery
and plate.
The robbery occurred on Friday week, between the hours
of five and seven o'clock in the evening. It was discovered
by the prisoner, who made known the circumstance to Mr.
Russell, at his other shop in King-street ; but in consequence
of the adroitness with which the robbery had been ac,com-
plished, and the selection of the valuable from the inferior
part of the stock, it was presumed that the thief was some
one well acquainted with the stock and premises, and as the
prisoner had only been a few weeks in Mr. Russell's employ.
and was not able to give a very satisfactory account of his
moiements on the evening of the robbery, he was suspected
and given into custody.
Mr. Russell stated to the magistrate that although he had
used the utmost exertions to gain a clue to any part of his
property, and had even offered a reward of 1001. to effect that
object, he had not been able to obtain any information, and
he was consequently not in a position to bring further evi-
dence against the prisoner.
The prisoner's solicitor said he hoped, after the declara-
tion of Mr. Russell, that the magistrate would no longer
continue to deprive the prisoner of his liberty. He felt him-
self bound to state that the prisoner had always borne the
most irreproachable character, and so desirous was 'he of
manifesting his innocence, that he was willing to come for-
ward at any future day, or, if necessary, his father, who was
in court, would be bound for his future appearance.
Mr. Russell said he knew the boy's father to be a man of
respectability, living at Bath, and be would willingly take
his word to produce his son on some future occasion, should
further evidence be obtained. He could not ask the magis-
trate to detain the prisoner in custody any longer, as the
evidence was net sufficiently strong to warrant his further
detention.
Mr. lisoupsvicicz said there were certainly circumstances
of enspicion against the prisoner, but not enough to justify
him in sending the case before a jury.
Mr. Russell said lie could not divest his mind of the im-
pression that the robbery had been committed by some one
acquainted with the stock and the movements of his esta-
blishment. A 'Lillie robbery had taken place in Portman-
street, but the thieves had destroyed about 80/. worth of
jewellery in their plundering career, and this showed that
the robbery was not done by any one in the house, but by
regular burglars.
The prisoner, on being told that he was discharged, de-
clared before od that he was as innocent as the baby un-
born of the robbery. He would give all the assistance in
his power to Mr. Russell to trace out the thieves.
The father of the prisoner said the dexterity with which
the robbery had been planned and executed was no proof of
the boy's criminality, for in Bath several large robberies had
been committed in which the thieves had selected the best
portions of the property, and had replaced everything in its
usual order.
After the parties had left the Court, Mr. Hardwick asked
police-sergeant Langley, of the detective force, his opinion of
the case.
The constable said, though at first he thought the robbery
must have been effected by some one connected with the es-
tablishment, he had since had reason to believe that it could
have been executed by an expert London thief. The pro-
perty carried away consisted mostly of antiques and rings of
comparatively small value to break up, and they formed so
little bulk, that one or two thieves might have carried them
away in their pockets and about their persons without ex-
citing suspicion.
Mr. HARDWICK thought it was singular that no portion
whatever of the property had yet been traced.
Langley said very possibly it had been sent to Holland or
llamburgh, where a ready market would be found for it.
The matter here dropped.
THAMES.
A lad named Barrett Wonow, in the employ of Messrs.
Holt and Co., brewers, in Broad-street, Ratcliff, was brought
before Mr. Ballantine, charged with stealing various sums of
money from his employer's counting-house.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had been
in the service of Messrs. Holt for the last twelve weeks, and
during that time they had repeatedly missed cash from an
iron safe in the counting-house, the key of which was kept in
a small hole in front of it, and was accessible to Mr. John
Holt, his brother and a clerk. The prisoner was occasionally
in:the habit of going into the counting-house, and so found
out the depository for the key, and robbed the safe.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

after, which ledlirs.Brentwood to thedoor,when she was told a
man had fallen. She in consequence went out, and saw

Fitzgerald in a heap. She and a man lifted deceased into
the Peacock public-house, where she remained with him till
the surgeon came.
M‘Carty re-called—Knows Mrs. Westwood's house. The
murder occurred very near there. _ _

Frederick Bunn—jeeps Mrs. Tubb's shop, who is a broker
in the New-cut. A man .came on Saturday night, about
eight o'clock, and bought a pistol. The pistol, with several
more, was hanging up at the door. The man looked at one
of them, snapped it and broke the cock, for which witness
charged him 25., and then sold him another for ss. He
believes the prisoner to be the man. The man had a cap on
then. The pistol taken from the prisoner is exactly similar
to the one he sold.

One of the officers here remarked the peculiar appear-
ance of the pistol being very large in the butt end
of the stock). Witness said they had many more
similar, and they bear no private mark ; he be-
lieves prisoner to be the man, would not swear positively. He
was similarly dressed, does not remember what kind of cap
it was the man wore, _

M'Carthy recalled—the prisoner used a cap at his
work ; saw prisoner on Saturday between 3 and 4 o'clock, on
the causeway ; does not recollect whether he wore a cap or hat.
John Marne—ls a gunmaker in Walworth-road. He
could not say whether he had ever seen the prisoner be-
fore or not. A man came the day before yesterday and
bought some bullets at his shop. He first wished a mould
to fit his pistol, but then put aside the mould and had
bullets. This pistol (the one taken from the prisoner) is
exactly the same. It was a peculiar pistol, large at the
butt-end. He had gauged the pistol that evening, and
found it 48. This (he gauged the :one in Court) is 48;
and this, I see, does not screw down the barrel ;to the
stock, very well, which was the case with the one that even-
ing. The bullet taken from deceased's body is a bullet
similar to those he sold prisoner. .

Samuel Wyse—Was called to identify the prisoner with
one who bought shot of him, but he at once said the prisoner

William Robertson—ls an oilman. Was in Mr. Rust's
shop, No. 10, Crown-street, Walworth-road, when a
man came in and asked for bullets. Mr. Rust
said he had none. Witness then told him he might get it
near the White Hart, at Mr. Marne's (the witness called).
Prisoner is very like the man, but witness would not swear
he is the man, and hesitated to say be believed hint to be

the same man.
Mr. Marne recalled—Did not recollect the description of
the person who came to his shop. It was then dusk, and the
gas was not lighted.
Constable 148 P said that he picked up the bullet produced
off the floor of the Peacock public-house. The bullet had
gone right through the body, and slipped down between the
flannel-shirt and the back.
William Poppham, surgeon, Queen's Head-row, Newing-
ton—He was coming down Kenhington-lane. . Heard a re-
port; then saw a man rush out and run towards Kennington-
lane. He and two policemen went to the Peacock,
in Peacock-street. Heard a man with a flannel
jacket on cry " Stop him." Witness went into the
public-house, and found upon examination that the wound
had passed right through the body al4ove the seventh rib.
He believed it to be a gun shot wound, and that that was
the cause of death. Mr. Smith, another surgeon, was sent
for, and Mr. Smith agreed with him in this conclusion.
M'Carty was recalled to see whether he had ever heard of
any cause of quarrel ? He had not.
Mr. Carter, inspector, then said Mr. Quennell, the prisoner's
brother, had stated last evening that the prisoner, while
working with deceased, said he would like to give his brother
a good hiding. That Fitzgerald told Quennell, and Quen-
nell informed prisoner of this on Saturday evening, saying
at the same time he need not come back on Monday

morning.
It was intended to have brought up the witness Quennell
but on application of the prisoner's solicitor the exan2inatioi
was adjourned till Monday next.