The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL—Patrick Welch, an Irish labourer,
was re-examined on suspicion of having thrown his. wife
out of their room window. _ _

At the last hearing, it will be remembered, the watch-
man who found the woman lying senseless on the pavement
stated, that the prisoner was looking from a one-pair win-
dow, and admitted he had thrown her from thence. The
prisoner, on the contrary, insisted that she bad plunged
through voluntarily, being in a state of mad intoxication.
The wife was now brought up from the hospital in a
coach in a very weak state. Having been sworn, she said
she reached home on " boxing" night at twelve o'clock.
She and her sister had been getting " a drop to drink all
day." She invited her sister to stop with them, as it was
too late to attempt walking home to Stratford with her big
child in her arms. Her husband said the sister should not
stop, and, only these "couple of words" having passed,
the sister walked down stairs for fear that on her account
witness would be beaten by her husband. She went to
the landing-place, and called " Ellen, Ellen," but her sister
did not answer. Witness returned into the room, and her
husband immediately shut the door to prevent her going
out. She lifted up the window and called Ellen, but her
sister did not answer. Thinking her husband would be
cross for trying to bring back her sister, she threw herself
out of the window.

The Alderman said that there was clearly no charge
against the husband, and he was accordingly discharged.
The poor woman, who was so weak as to require support
while sitting in the chair, had obtained leave from the cur-
geon to return to her borne, but the Magistrate insisted
that she should be conveyed back to the hospital.
BOW-STREET.—On Saturday a man in the dress of a
servant, who gave his name William Godfrey, was placed
at the bar charged with having stolen a gray mare, the
property of Mr. William Rumbridge, a farmer, residing at
Feltham. The prisoner was also charged upon suspicion of
having stolen a valuable roan horse belonging to a gentle-
man named De Cotlogan, who resides at Ashford.
Mr. Rumbridge stated that his mare was safe in one of
his fields on Christmas eve, but the next morning she was
gone. He traced her as far as Shepherd's-bush ; and upon
inquiry in that neighbourhood he discovered that the animal
had been purchased from the prisoner by a man named
Staples. The mare was subsequently traced to a krfacker'e
in Cow-cross, where the witness identified her two fore
legs, the carcass having been cut up and boiled.
Davis, a city officer, who took the prisoner into custody,
stated, that a great number of horses had lately been stolen
from the neighbourhood of Feltham. They were generally
traced as far as Shepherd's-bush, but no farther; so that the
strong presumption was, that Staples, who resided on the
spot, purchased the stolen horses, killed them, and then
conveyed them to the knacker in:Cow-cross, with whom
he is suppOsed to be in partnership.
The MAGISTRATE asked why Staples was not in COS.
tody?—Mr. Ifumbridge stated that he was now present, he
having come forward as a witness against the prisoner.
Sir R. BIRNIR was clearly of opinion that he should be
placed at the bar'along with the prisoner Godfrey.
Mr. Mrustrutr.. immediately ordered Staples to be
placed at the bar. The Magistrate then aaked him whe-
ther he wished to acknowledge having purchased the horse
from Godfrey said he certainly did purchase the
animal from him, for which be paid 355.
The prisoners were about to be committed, but at the
suggestion of Mr. Rumbridge, and Davis, the city officer,
they were ordered to be remanded until Tuesday next,
:when additional evidence is expected to be Isicarght forward.
The:practice of disposing of stolen horses to- knackers
has _lately been carried 'to An enormous extent. It was
stated in the office, that a horse valued at SO guineas, was
lately stolen from a gentleman who roides near town, and
sold to a knacker for a mere trifle. Thy horse was traced
to the receiver, who suspecting that pursuit would be made
after it before he could have time to put it out of the way,
had the cruelty to break one of its legs with a hammer,
pretending that the ,animal had met with an accident, and
that he bought it in that state.
A foreign gentleman, named Latour, who resides at Cra •
ven-hill, near Bayswater, came to the office to acquaint the
Magistrate of a singularly daring attempt at robbery which
occurred to him (the applicant) on the evening of Friday
last, about the hour of six, while passing the barracks at
Knightsbridge, on his way to his residence at Bayswater.
He was driving with his wife in a phaeton, the hood of
which was drawn up in consequence of the fog, when he
felt on a sudden something unusual at his back, and heard
a noise as if the wheel of the vehicle bad grated against a
stone. Upon turning to ascertain the cause, he saw a hand
protruded through a rent nearly a yard long in the back
part of the phaeton, and at the same instant he discovered
another hand that held a knife, such as is generally used by
shoemakers. His wife was exceedingly alarmed and cried
out, upon which the villain, whose object of course was
plunder, managed to effect his escape. Mr. Latour then
discovered that the back part of the phaeton had been cut
through, as were also a great coat, a body coat, a waistcoat,
and even to the shirt which be wore at the time. Fortu-
nately, the knife penetratedno further; but had Mrs. Latour
been in a stooping position, the probability is that her head
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tunate escape, and thanked him for the trouble he had taken
in coming to the office.
Mr. Latour said that the road from Hyde-park-corner
was very badly lighted. Had it been otherwise, the attempt
at robbery could not possibly have taken place so early in
the evening.
Mr. Miristfu tr. had. himself occasion to observe that this
road was very badly lighted.
WQRSHIP-STREET.—Saturday. William and Chas.
Melford, Jeremiah Sullivan, and Richard Moss, were
brought up for final examination. before Mi. BROUGHTON.
The whole of the former depositions, which are of ex-
traordinary length, were again read over, to afford Sullivan,
who was only apprehended on Monday evening, an oppor-
tunity to examine the witnesaes.
Henry Tibbs, late servant to Mrs. Norbury, Birchin-lane,
swore to Sullivan as the third man who entered the house
on the night of the robbery, and held a pistol to Ids head
in the shop, while the two Melfords rifled the upstairs
apartments.
Mrs. Mary Homer, landlady of the Ship and Shovel,
public-house, at the back of Guy's Hospital, Borough,
stated, that the prisoner Sullivan had lodged at her house
several months. He represented himself to be a pensioned
seaman, now following the business of a hawker. Both
the Melfords were in the habit of visiting him there, and,
she understood that he became acquainted with William
while fellow-patients in Guy's Hospital. She recollected
that Sullivan was from home on Sunday the 11th of No-,
vember, and on Sunday The 9th inst. ; that William Mel-,
ford slept there with, Sullivafi on the last-Mentioned night,'
and remained in: dOors the whole' of the following day ::
also that on Wednesday the 12th, both the prisoners gave
change of two sovereigns all in half-crowns. Oa Monday
last, in consequence of reading the Worship-street report
of the present case in the Sow, she went to
who was'in the kitchen, and intimated her fears that he,
Was connected with the Melfords in the robberies. He.
appeared confused,: and replied, " No, no, I don't get my
bread in that way."
Alfred Homer, son of the last witness, corroborated the
foregoing statement.
James Hanley, the officer, stated, that in consequence of
private information, he went on Monday evening to the
Ship and Shovel public-house, where he apprehended Sul-
livan in bed, with his clothes on. In a sailor's bag, on
which was written the prisoner's name, he found two
small bundles of cord, one white and the other,tarred,—the
latter corresponding with that used by the robbers in tying
the legs of Tibbs. Being questioned, he said that the
cords belonged to his hammock when in the' preventive
'service, on board the Asia, from which he was discharged
last April, and that he had known Wm. Melford about
three months. Witness added, that after lodging the pri-
soner in a place of security, he went round to the pawn-
brokers
of that neighbourhood, and found at the shop of
Mr.' Martin, in Tooley-street, pledged for 1/. 55., in the
name of Smith, on the 10th inst., a watch, which was
identified by Mrs. Pring sic her husband's property.
Henry Wm. Russell, shopman to Mr. Martin, on oath,
stated that to the best of his belief Sullivan was the man
who pledged the watch.
Sullivan, who had hitherto been silent, strongly denied
this,part of the charge.
Mr. BROUGHTON, after a short address to the three first-
name,d, prisOnets on the enormity of the crimes with which
they stood, charged, observed, that although the strongest
suspkcions attached themselves to Moss, yet there was a
possibility that he had been the dupe of the Melfords. Of
that doubt he would give him the advantage, and discharge
him, with an admonition to shun dissolute associates
in future, And endeavour, by a long course of persevering
industry and" good conduct, to wipe away the stain he
had. brought on his character, and convince the world of
Ills innocence.
Moss was accordingly discharged, and the other three
prisopers were fully committed to Newgate.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—On Saturday this office was
crowded with informers, licensed victuallers, coach-pro-
prietors, Witnesses, &c. One case against Ml...Thema