The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSIOXHOUSE.—A man named Talboy, the
driver of a•taxed"'cart, was summoned before the Lox')
MAYOR under thefollowing circumstances :

A gentleman named Gray stated, that as he was walking
7With a friend in Green Lettuce-lane, the defendant drove
violently towards him. The pathway was extremely nar-
row, and Mr. Gray, who was much alarmed at the rapidity
-with which the cart was going, stood close up to the wall,
and expostulated with the driver, who; however, laughed
and hooted at him as the vehicle flew along. Some gen-
tlemen who witnessed the transaction requested that Mr.
Gray would do the public the service of appearing against
the fellow. lle (Mr. Gray) would, if he had not taken
great care, no doubt have been knocked to pieces.
This statement was confirmed by Mr. Gray's friend,
who said that the defendant highly enjoyed the alarm which
his conduct had excited.
The defendant, upon being asked what he had to say,
merely said—" Vy, my Lord, I've got a vitness."
This witness, however, happened to see no part of the
transaction alluded to. He merely saw that Mr. Gray col-
lared the defendant, and that a scuffle ensued.
The LORD MAYOR, upon finding that he could not fine
the defendant for rapid driving, the law to punish a delin-
quency of that kind not affecting carts such as the de-
fendant drove, ordered him to pay a penalty of 20s. for
having improperly caused an interruption.
The defendant,-.." i ha'nt got none."
The officer was then ordered to lock lip the driver, who,
however, preferred paying the money.
Mr. Farley, to whom a summons had been issued upon
the charge of haying unlawfully detained a bill of exchange
which had been accepted by Mr. Jennings, a barrister, ap-
peared before the Loan Macon, and stated that he had
given up :the bill, upon being paid 15/. which had been
due to him from some of the parties.
This statement not having been contradicted upon the
part of Mr. Jennings, for whom a gentleman appeared, the
Loan MAYO 4 said that he, of course, had nothing more to
do with the matter,
MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—We last week noticed an
application made at this office, for a warrant to apprehend
a man then unknown, charged with having decoyed Clara
Fisher, a child not six years old, into the fields, and there
abused her person; and now we have the satisfaction to
state, that he was apprehended yesterday morning by
Buckeridge and Hooker, the officers, and brought before
Mr. Hoorins,

The name of this wretch is James Jones Evans, a

little dirty-looking shoe-maker, of tipper Dorset-street, who
notwithstanding three little innocent victims to his depra-
vity by turns shrunk with luirror at his presence, stood the
brunt of his examination with undaunted effrontery.
The first charge was made by Clara Fisher, a delicate
child not six years old until the 13th of August. Her
parents live at No. 4, James-street, Oxford-street. On
Thursday afternoon, the 10th of May, the prisoner enticed
her away by giving her an orange, and telling her lie was
her uncle. He took her first to a house where he said her
aunt wanted to see her, but did not take her in, because
(he told her) her aunt was gone away. He afterwards
took her into the fields, and there, no doubt, according to
the child's evidence, he made attempts which were frustrated
by her resistance. He threatened to beat her if she did not
suffer him to do as he pleased, which he put into execution,
for lie gathered sonic thorn twigs from the hedge, and
whipped her severely. After three or four hours he
brought her back, and left her in the neighbourhood of her
home.

Mr. Williams, a surgeon, examined the child ; her skin
was lacerated by the whipping, and her person was very
much injured by bruises, which might have been produced
by the band, or otherwise.

The second charge against the prisoner was Made by
Mary Perry, nine years old in June next. On Tuesday
last, about one o'clock, he enticed her away from the door
of her father's house, No. 5, Adam-street-west, near the
Edgware-road : he took her into Green-lane•field, between
Paddington and Bayswater, and there, according to her
evidence, he would have accomplished his horrid purpose,
if he had not been disturbed.

Thomas Harris, of No. 8, Stingo lane, with two other
young men, saw the prisoner and Mary Perry lying side-
by-side upon the grass, on Tuesday afternoon, in the field
before-mentioned. They did not take particular notice,
for they were in pursuit of birds' nests ; soon afterwards,
a very lame man came b', and as he passed the prisoner,
he uttered a loud exclamation, which drew the attention
of Harris and his companions to the spot. They returned;
the child was crying bitterly, and the lame man charged
the prisoner with a capital offence, and called upon God to
witness- the truth of his assertion. The prisoner, in reply,
said, No, I never do such a thing: any thing else, but
not that.'-', Merril -asked the- child some questions, but het
sobs prevented her froln giving him any answers. The
prisoner said she had pricked herself with a thorn. He
brought her back to the Edgware-road, and escaped.
Letitia White, five years of age, was taken into the fields
by the prisoner on the Ist of May, and was cruelly beaten
by him, because she cried when he hurt her.

Other charges are to be brought forward, and the pri-
soner is remanded. Occasionally the poor children were
so Overcome by the'sight of him, that it was necessary to
place hien behind the door. He disclaimed all knowledge
of two of his accusers', but acknowledged that he was with
Mary Perry, as stated by Thomas Harris.

LAMBETU-STREET.•---SnErN, TYE Aluarmaxa.
In the haste necessarily incidental to the confusion and
crowds that assembled en the examination of the above
culprit, And the late hour at which it took place, several
facts by no means devoid of interest escaped our notice,
which we have since learned. The place where James's
house was situated, and Sheen was ultimately captured,
was in a valley surrounded by a number of mountains ;
from the one to the other of these there was a direct tele-
graphic communication, and this (it having been known
that a London officer was in pursuit) was unremittingly kept
up by several scouts, who were placed on the different pro-
montories ; and Davis being aware of this, and indeed at
one time hearing a cry out of—" There he is"—" there he
comes"—was obliged to skulk up underneath hedges and
ditches, in order to keep himself concealed ; and after get-
ting within 30 yards of the house, on his third visit to it,
he succeeded, as has been before stated, in securing his
prisoner.

On leaving the office on Saturday night, the crowds
which surrounded the coach in which the culprit was con-
veyed were of the most alarming description. They con-
tinued on the increase from Lambeth-street to the Old
Bailey ; and on passing through Cheapside the ire of the
mob was so excessive, that were it not owing to the resolu-
tion of the accompanying officers, the culprit, in all proha-
biliiy, would have been sacrificed without even a trial.
On reaching Newgate, the Governor, Mr. Wontner, with
Harris, and half a dozen assistants; were in waiting to re-
ceive him. The numbers assembled in the Old Bailey ex-
ceeded even those collected in the vicinity of the office, and
it was with no small difficulty that Shelswell'and the other
officers were able to effect their way through the crowd.
Throughout their progress from the office, the multitude
added to its numbers, when after considerable exertion the
culprit was placed in the hands of Mr. Wontner. A
Prayer-book, and other necessary auxiliaries to the awaken-
ing of his mind to the awful situation in which he was
placed, were handed to him. While on his way to New-
gate, he maintained all the self-possession which he showed
while under examination ; and the only expression that
escaped his lips, showing any consciousness of his guilt,
was " I don't care for myself, but it will be a terrible thing
for my poor mother."
On Sunday, his mother, to whom he seems much attached,
called to see him. She was of course admitted, and the inter-
view took place in the presence of Mr. Bishop, under whose
special care Sheen is placed. The meeting (for lie bears no-
thing of the appearances of the hardened offender) even affect-
ed the criminals around him; she remained with him about
half an hour, and immediately after leaving him, Mr. ex-
Sheriff Kelly and Mr. Baker called upon him ; and in the
course of their conversation, one of the officers asked him
if he intended to employ a counsel for his defence, as from
what he had read in the papers he believed his case to be
very hazardous ? The prisoner answered, "Oh ! I have
seen the papers down in Wales ; they tell lies : they say I
have got 5/. for marrying my wife, but the parish only
gave me 305."
His conduct, both from the time of his apprehension up
to last night, was cool and steady ; there was neither levity
or fearfulness at all exhibited ; and though several attempts
were made by his brethren in misfortune to extract from
him the reasons that led to such an act, he carefully avoided
entering into the most distant particulars.

TANNING TRADE.-It was lately mentioned

that this trade had suffered severely from the general dull-
ness, and it is something consoling to be able to state, that
it is now rapidly improving. It has been very good in
London for a fortnight past, and the beneficial effects are
already beginning to be felt in this quarter. Four pretty
extensive yards in this town have recently been purchased
by new companies, and are on the eve of being set in full
operation. The tanned leather meets a reap sale, and,
during last week, several merchants from the west country
visited Leith in quest of the raw material. The scarcity
of horse hides is a traitor drawback at present. The supply.
from South America has been very limited for a consider-
able time, and consequently there . has been a considerable
advance in the plice,...Bcotintan.