The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-24 00:00:00

GOOD, THE MURDERER.

The following are copies of the two letters, written at
the dictation of the prisoner, during his stay in the gaol :
" Newgate, May 21, 1842."
" I, Daniel Good, wish to return thanks to the Lord
Mayor, and his kind lady, for visiting me ; and also
return thanks to all the Aldermen who have kindly
visited me, and also'wish to return thanks to the Sheriffs
for their kindness, and also Mr. Cope, the Governor, re-
turning him thanks, and I found him very kind: Also re-
turn thanks to the Rev. Mr. Carver, for his kind attention;
and also to the Rev. Mr. Taylor, who read prayers this
day, which drew my attention with tears ; and also re-
turn thanks to the Rev. Mr. Russell, who has been to
see me this day. My kind master, Nathaniel Dando,
Esq., which I have lived with him at Norwood, as coach-
man, he has been to see me. I never lived with kinder
master and mistress than they were. My sincere thanks
to Mr. Dando and his kind lady, and I also wish to
return thanks to my late master and mistress, Shiells.
'My dear little boy came to see me on Thursday last, and
read a chapter, which made me shed tears—as I part
from him so young, not quite 11 years old, may the Lord
protect him as he is left without father or mother, which
I Put my trust in Jas. Spencer and his wife Mrs. Spencer,
that they will have an eye after the boy. I was a few days
at Clerkenwell, and found great kindness from the Go-
vernor of that prison, and he has been to see me here.' I
also return thanks to the doctor, and also to the Rev.
Mr. Williams, who performs duty at that, prison. I also
return thanks to William Nottidge, Esq., my former
master, and his lady—they were very kind to me. Ido
acknowledge, as I am departing this world, that Susan
Butcher was the cause of that poor woman Jane Jones,
through jealousy, making away with herself ; and
Jane Jones told me that she would make away with
herself through hearing about Susan Butcher, which I
now say Jane Jones made away with herself. I don't
say but what I am the cause of her doing this, through
being told I kept company with Susan Butcher. What
I have stated is nothing but the truth respecting the
death of Jane Jones. I wish to say I never cut
her up. The matchman said he could not make away
with the body without taking the limbs oft. I locked
him up in the stables, and I was cleaning my harness.
He promised to come on the 6th of April and to take
the remaining part away, but he never came. He told
me he lived in the neighbourhood of Brentford. I knew
this man as coming with matches about 14 or 15 months.
I gave him one sovereign to do away with the body. I.
wish to return thanks to all the officers of this prison, as
I found them all very kind. The Lord be with all my
friends, and I wish to part this life good friends with alt,
and the Lord have mercy upon my poor soul ! and I
don't say but I am a great sinner."
The following letter was addressed to Mr. James
Spencer, Lock's-fields, Walworth :
"My Dear Friend,—l write these few lines to you
and Mrs. Spencer, and I hope you are both well. My
blessing and the blessing of God be with you evermore I
r M biother's son and his wife called on Monday even-
ing ; you was not at home, they told me. They came to
see me on Tuesday last. HiS name is' John Good, and
he lives at No. 4, Arched-row, Deptford Creek. 'He
would be glad to see you at any time. • My blessing and
the blessing of God be with him and his wife. This
comes from me with tears ; and also remember me to
my sister's son. My blessing with him. From your
unfortunate friend, ' " DANIEL GOOD."

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
LYME REGIS.

The Committee met yesterday at the usual hour, and
proceeded with the scrutiny into the votes, which, as it
consists entirely of the details connected with the quali-
fication of each individal voter, is quite destitute of in-
terest. Some anxiety, however, is felt as to the result
from the numbers being so nearly balanced ; the sitting
Member, up, to the present time, is only in a majority
of one.

The vote of a man named Ayland, occupied the Com-
mittee the whole of the day ; the argument in reply to
the objection not having been heard at half-past three
o'clock they adjourned. The Committee on this petition
is the only one now sitting.

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THE SUN, LONDON. TUESDAY .WVENING, MAY 24, 1842.7,

'VA (ACV,'

BANKRUPTCY.--(YESTERDA Y.)
' THE MARYLEJONE BANK-IN RE DAVID HANNET.
This day was fixed for the final adjourned examination of the
bankrupt, who was the Managing Director of the Marylebone
Bank, from which it was stated that he had drawn out upwards
of 17,0001. At the last hearing, the bankrupt was not present,
as it was said he was in a state of ill-health in France, but to-
day he was in attendance.
The bankrupt handed in a letter to the Commissioners to
bear out his statement of ill-health, with which the Commis-
sioner expressed himself satisfied ; and, after a short discussion,
a further adjournment of three weeks was agreed on, to give the
bankrupt time to render his accounts.
BANKRUPTCY OF THE CHICHESTER OLD BANK-IN RE RIDGE,
RIDGE, AND NEWLAND.
Friday, the 20th instant, having been appointed for the ad-
journed final examination. of the bankrupts, at the Dolphin
Inn, Chichester, Mr. Montague Chambers appeared on the
part of the assignees to oppose, and Mr. John Henry Pollock
to support, the passing of the bankrupts.
An amended balance-sheet and very elaberate supplemental
accounts were delivered in, whereby taking the loss by the
failure of Fry and Chapman at the date of the failure, 1828, as
it had since turned out (viz. 37,0001.), the bank appealed to
have been then insolvent to the extentof 51,0001. and upwards,
and that deficiency had gradually increased annually to the
present amount of between 80,0001. and 90,0001.
The bankrupt, Charles Ridge, was examined at great length
by Mr. M. Chambers, as to the accuracy of these accounts.
Mr. J. H. Pott.ocx stated that one of the clerks (Goodeve)
had since been made a bankrupt, and the assignees tinder this
estate, who were also assignees under Goodeve s, had made a
claim for 20,0001. as creditors under that estate, the whole of
which had been allowed. except what was barred by the sta-
tute. Goodeve, it was understood, had been allowed to pass
without accounting for one shilling of this money.
Mr. Commissioner MrssiNG stated that the Commissioners
were unanimously of opinion, that although great negligence
was attributable to the bankrupts far the careless manner in
which they had conducted their affairs, yet it was manifest that
the accounts rendered had been framed with great care, and
were in their present shape fully explanatory of the bankrupts'
affairs, and therefore the Commissioners had felt it to be their
duty to pass the bankrupts.
The other Learned Commissioners concurred, and the
Bankrupts were declared to have passed their final examination.
The summary of the balance sheet of the joint-estate of
the bankrupts exhibited the total amount of debts to be
230,3621. 14s. Bd.
On Saturday last the first dividend meeting took place, when
a dividend of 4s. in the wind was officially declared.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A young man of respectable appearance, and smartly
dressed, and who, it appears, was lately footman in the
service of Lady Mackey, of Grosvenor-square, was placed
at the bar, charged on suspicion of stealing a quantity of
plate, the property Of Lady Duff Gordon, of No. 36,
Hertford-street, Park-lane, at whose residence he has,
during. the last fortnight, been occasionally employed as
an assistant.

John Lyon, a shopman in the employ of Mr. Gofton,
of Gilbert-street, Oxford, street, pawnbroker, stated that
on the 18th inst., the prisoner pledged a silver scallop
shell belonging to t table service of plate, at his em-
ployer's shop, for lts. On Saturday evening he came
again and offered auother. Witness's suspicions were
excited, and on quesiioning the prisoner as to whether
the article belonged to him, he made a confused state-
ment as to its being the property of his master, which in-
duced witness to insist on accompanying him to ascer-
tain if the address he gave was correct. On arriving at
the end of Portland. street, Oxford-street, the prisoner
set off running, but was pursued and stopped by the police.
Inspector Plume, of the C division, stated that on the
prisoner being searched at the station-house, there were
found upon him duplicates of two other silver scallops,
pledged at the shop of Mr. Cotterell, of Oxford-street,
pawnbroker, for 1/. los., and four silver wine labels, at
Mr. Meete's, of Duke-street, Manchester-square, for ss.
The whole of these article's were produced, and identi-
fied as the property of Lady Duff Gordon, and as having
been recently stolen from her house.
.Inspector Plume
added, that other duplicate's of various articles of wearing
apparel; some of a valuable description, were found on
the prisoner, and which there was no doubt would turn
out to be stolen. _ _

The prisoner admitted that he had pawned the plate
belonging to Lady Duff Gordon, but said that he was
induced to do so by the state of destitution he was
reduced to, through having been out of place for a long
time. He had lived in some of the highest families, and
would receive the best of characters.

The prisoner was remanded until that day week.
WORSHIP-STREET.

George Moss, alias Edwards, was charged with having
attempted to enter the house of a gentleman named
Stack, in Old-street•road, by means of skeleton keys.
Police constable N 145 stated that he was on duty in
Old-street-road at 11 o'clock on the preceding night,
when he saw the prisoner standing at the front door
of the house in company with another man, whom he
recognised as a convicted thief, and he resolved to watch
their proceedings. The prisoner's companion, however,
appeared to be equally observant of the movements of
witness, for he made a signal to the prisoner; who slunk
away from the door, and slipped something into his
pocket. Witness went up and seized them both by the
collar, but the prisoner's friend struck him a violent blow
on the breast, which obliged him to relinquish his hold,
and his assailant effected his escape. After a desperate
struggle he succeeded in securing the prisoner, and on
searching him found nine skeleton keys in his possession.
The only remark the prisoner made was, that if witness
were in his situation he would do as he did.

Sergeant Halifax said, that the prisoner had suffered
eighteen months' imprisonment as a convicted burglar,
and he had done no work since his liberation.

Prisoner—lt is false ; I have worked occasionally in
the docks, and dyne my best to get regular employment
without success. How am I to get work, when lam
pointed at wherever Igo as a convicted thief ? You
keep a man bad, and then punish him for being so.
The Policeman said that the prisoner expressed a
wish to be transported.
Prisoner—And so I do. I don't care where I go, so
that 1-gvt away from this d—d country, where I must
either steal or starve.

He was committed to the House of Correction for
three calendar months.
HAMES-POLICE.

ASSAULT By A POLICEMAN.—Robert Hoare, a police-
constable of the K division, No. 249 K, appeared before Mr.
Broderip, to answer a charge of assaulting a young married
woman named Caroline Smith, and causing her to he falsely
imprisoned.
The complainant, who is a decent little woman, and far
advanced in pregnancy, stated that on Thursday morning
last, at two o'clock, she_was returning home with her hus-
band and several friends from a concert, and while passing
the end of Albion-street, Commercial-rosd, there was a
disturbance, and several persons assembled to witness it.
She was passing by, when the policeman Hoare came up
and shoved her husband onwards in a very rcugh manner. She
begged of him not to ill-use her .husband, and told him they
were all walking on quietly. The policeman immediately
seised her by the arm, and shoved her backwards in a very
brutal way. Her neighbours, who accompanied her, re-
quested the defendant not to use such violence, and said
she was five months advanced in pregnancy. She fell
down, and her friends picked her up, and supported her.
She then looked at the defendant's number, and told him
she should report him at Scotland-yard, and likewise to
Mr. Ballantine, the Magistrate. The defendant made an-
swer that he did not care a d—n for the Commissioners,
or Mr. Ballantine, and pushed her on again. On reach-
ing the top of the street, she spoke to a woman who had
charge of a coffee-stall, and while she was relating the
transaction to her, the policeman again came up, and said
he would have no prostitutes standing about there, and he
would take her to the station-house. She told him she was
net the character he represented her to be, and that he might
take her to the station-house. The defendant said she was a
common prostitute, and always creating a disturbance in the
Commercial-road ; and that her husband was a lazy, skulking
vagabond, and always sneaking about to see what he could
thieve. Another policeman, No. 211 K, came up directly
afterwards, and said she was convicted of a robbery four months
ago, and sent to prison for three rm.nths. She was then taken
to the.station-house, and a charge made against her by the
defendant, of being drunk and disorderly. The inspector was
about to discharge her, when she intimated that she should
apply next morning to the Thames Police magistrates for re-
dress, on which she was immediately locked up, and next
morning brought before Mr. Broderip, who discharged her.
Mr. BaonEttir —Was this woman ever brought here on a
charge of robbery, or convicted of felony elsewhere ?
The police-sergeants and other officers in attendance said
they knew nothing of the complainant, and never heard of her
being charged with any offence whatever.
Three witnesses were called, who confirmed the statements
of the complainant, in every particular, and stated that she
was thrown down by the policeman and very much hurt.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he need no more
violence than was necessary to disperse a disorderly crowd, and
called a policeman, named Whittleton, No. 173 K, who said
he heard a rattle springing, and on going to the spot, he found
a great number of persons creating a ,great disturbance, and
among them was the complainant, whose voice was heard above
all the others. The defendant .took hold of her arm, and told
her to go home. She complained of being knocked down,
and stood quite still, and the defendant then took her into
custody.

Two police-sergeants were called, who only proved that the
defendant made no observations about the Commissioners or
the Magistrate at the station-house, but she said she would re-
port Hoare's conduct at Scotland-yard.
Mr. litionicair said this case originated out of a charge pre-
ferred against the complainant on Thursday last, and the de-
fendant then made out such alight case of disorderly conduct
against the woman that he dismissed it at once ; on which, she
begged so earnestly to be heard, that he was induced to listen to
her statement, and upon that statement he felt bound to put the
case in such a way as to be heard before the Commissioners of
Police, who had very properly sent it before him for adjudica-
tion. It was impossible for any one to say that the charge made
against the policeman was in the least rebuttt d. If he had not
been informed that the defendant would lose his place in the
event of a conviction, he should inflict a much heavier sentence
than the one he was about to ram. He sentenced the de-
fendant to be imprisoned for fourteen (lays in the House of
Correction.

The defendant was immediately compelled to give up his
police uniform, and sent away in the police van.

THE Two BROWNS.—A circumstance of rather a
novel character occurred last week at Stockton-on-Tees. It
appears ajolly tar, named 'f homas Brown, was pleased to take
unto himself a wife in the county of Kent, about two years
ago. Since then hit vessel having made several voyages to
Stockton, a report some how or other reached the ears of
his loving spouse and her father, that her " guile man"
had actually got married again, in the above-named town,
to another woman. The incensed father, having every
reason to believe the report to be true, immediately
offered a reward for the apprehension of his apparently
faithless son- in.law for the crime of bigamy. This week, how-
ever, application having been made to the Vicar of Stockton for
the marriage certificate of the supposed transgressor of the
law, itturned out that the Thomas Brown married at Stockton
is not the Thomas Brown married in Kent, the one being a
sawyer and the other a sailor, and the report alluded to had
been circulated in Kent by some Wags.
"All to astonish the
Browns."—Halifax Guardian.
Prince George of Cambridge, on taking his fare-
well of the 12th Lancers, in which he had served three years,
entertained the entire regiment at dinner, including the women
and children of the corps. His
Royal Highness gave a half-
sovereign to each colour-sergeant, five shillings to each non-
commissioned officer, two shillings and sixpence to each female
belonging to the regiment, and a quart Of ale to every one of
the men.