The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-18 00:00:00

IHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1842

CRIMINAL COURT.-4THIS DAY.)
NEW COURT.
Richard Hitchcock was indicted for obtaining money to
the amount of nearly 1,0001. under false pretences, from
harry Hinton.
Mr. Payne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bal-
lantyne for the prisoner.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. PAYNE that in
the course of last year there appeared in some of the
London newspaper s an advertisement for the heir-at-
law to some property in Essex. •In consequence of this
the prisoner made application to 'Mr. Joshua Wall, of
Ingatestone, in Essex, who it apOared had a claim upon
the property in question. He represented to him that
the affairs were in Chancery; and induced him
to give up certain papers he had in his pos-
session relating to this property. With these
papers, he proeeeded to Mr. Henry Hinton, a merchant
in the City, and stated to him that he had the case of
Wall in hand, in whose favour the Court of Chancery had
decided, respecting a claim made in that Court by Wall.
He further represented that some time would elapse before
he could obtain the money, and that Wall and his family
were in poverty at the time. He (the prisoner) there-
fore wished to allow them the sum of one pond per week
until the time should arrive when Wall would receive the
money. The prisoner said he wished the prosecutor to
advance him certain sums of money .for this purpose, and
also for the pirpose of purchasing clothes, and paying
the clerks in Chancery. Upon these pretences
and representations, the prosecutor advanced, from
time to time, various sums of money to the
extent of 1,000/. A few months ago the prosecutor dis-
covered that all these pretences and representations were
false. He discovered that the property before referred
to was in the possession of another family, and had been
during the whole time of his connection with the pri-
soner in this transaction. He also discovered that there
were no proceedings in Chancery, nor had the prisoner,
as he had stated to the prosecutor, ever paid any money
to the clerk in the Court of Chancery. -
Mr. Henry Hinton, in his evidence, confirmed this
statement. On cross-examination he stated that he had
married the daughter-in-law of the prisoner ; that they
resided with the prisoner for some time. He (the wit-
ness) paid the whole of the household expences. By the
false representations of the prisoner he had been ruined.
Mr. John Taylor deposed that he was a solicitor. In
1839 he was in partnership with Mr. Shaw, solicitor,
of Fenchurch-street. The prisoner came to him at the
end of 1839, and brought certain papers with him.- He
said he had an application to make respecting Mr. Wall
of Ingatestone, who was entitled to a large property.
He referred the witness to Messrs. Teesdale and Symes,
of Fenchurch-street. He went to them, and they said
that the estate in question had been disposed of, and Mr.
Wall could then claim nothing. Witness never saw the
prisoner afterwards till he was in custody. The prisoner
never employed the witness, or Messrs. Symes and .
Teesdale.

Cross-examined—Wall possessed some claim, but his
application was made too late.
William Pearson, a tailor, deposed that he had made
clothes for the prisoner to the amount of 301. The pri-
soner said they were to be charged to Mr. Hinton.
Joshua Wall deposed that he lived at Ingatestone, in
Essex. He was a farmer. 'The prisoner never allowed
him 1/. a-week. If he got any money from any person
on his (witness's) account, he never gave it to witness.
Witness never received the value of 11. from him.
This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. BALLAN-
TYNE took objections to the form of the indictment.
The indictment contained five counts. His principal
objection was, that the false pretences, mentioned in
several counts, were in futuro. His next objection was.
that the allegation in the indictment was not supported
by evidence. •
Mr. Commissioner Btrixocic held that the objections
were good with respect to several of the counts ; but,
with respects to the others, lie thought there was a case
for the Jury.
Mr. BALLANTYNE then addressed the Jury for the de-
fence, and called the following witnesses :
Mary
Jacques, an interesting-looking girl, deposed
that she was the daughter-in-law of the prisoner,
and- sister to the wife of the prosecutor, and she was
sixteen., years of age. The prisoner and Mr. Hinton
lived together for some time. Mr. Hitchcock always
paid the expenses. The, bills were made out in his
❑ame. She had often seen money pass between Mr.
Hitchcock and Mr. Hinton. Mr. Hitchcock had been
married to her mother about seven years. She was a
lady . of property, upon which property the family lived.
The prisoner also had some money.
Mr. Jacques corroborated this evidence. In 1840 he
took a 51. note to Mr. Hinton's, he was not at home at
the time, and witness gave it to his sister, Mrs. Hinton,
and he saw her afterwards give it to Mr. Hinton.
Mr, Commissioner BULLOCK summed up the evidence,
and the Jury returned a verdict of guilty. The sentence
was deferred to the next session on the application of
Mr. Ballantyne. The Court intimated that if the ob:ec•
tion to the indictment were not considered good it was
probable the prisoner would be sent out of the country.
The sessions terminated with this case.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

-
BO W-STREET.--(TH IS DAY.)
A stiff-looking little fellow, probably about 19 years of
age, named John „Hammond, and a good-looking girl about
the same age, who sells radishes and onions at the corner

of King-street, Drury-lane, were placed at the bar,
charged with the following violent assault on the police.
Police-constable, F 65, stated that last night about
nine o'clock, he was in King-street, Drury-lane, when
he saw the male prisoner, fighting with three women.
Witnf ss ordered him to move on, but' instead of com-
plying, he threatened to knock his b- eye out ;
witness then proceeded to take him into custody, when
the female came up and took hold of him, and said he
should not take the other prisoner. Witness told her to
be quiet, or he should take her too ; sho then became
very vioient, and said she would rip his guts out,. and
threatened to knife him, &c. Witness knew nothing
against the prisoners previous to this time.
Police-constable F 57, who is a young man, stated that

from what he heard he went to the assistance of his
brother constable, whom he saw struggling with the two
prisoners ; they were both very violent. The male hit
him a blow on the mouth, and the girl struck him three
or four times in the passage of the station-house, and

threatened to rip his 6-guts out.
Police-constable, F 82, stated that he assisted the other
witnesses in taking the prisoners' to the station-house ;
the male threatened to stick a knife into him ; and in
the passage of the station-house the female became very
violent, and attempted a rescue.
During the recital of this evidence the female prisoner
appeared very miserable, and began to cry. Hammond,
however, was laughing all the while, and endeavoured
to inspire his frail companion with courage, by calling
her " a ninny," and telling her never to •• pipe," to
leave off "snivelling," &c.
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The female prisoner stated, that she was goinr, along
King-street, and she saw the police have hold of the
other prisoner, whom they were using very ill, and were
dragging about by the collar ; she then went up and
said to the police, " Don't collar him in that way, he's
no thief as you know, and he'll go quietly." F 65 then
told 19 to take her into custody; when she ran away,
into the first house he came to, up two pair of stairs,
anti locked herself into a room ; 19 followed her, and
told her to come along ,like a good girl, ;
saying at the
same time, that if she would not, come he'd break the
door open. She then said that she would come quietly,
and so she did ; and they had not brought 19 up this
morning, because he would say that she did go quietly
to the station-house. When she got to the station, the
police knocked her down and kicked her on the hip, and
tore her hair. She then hit about in self-defence, in
order to get up.
Mr. TWYFORD then ordered 19 F to be called, and jhe
confirmed the female's statement ralative to her escape
at first, and then to her going quietly to the station-
house ; but when she got to the station, and saw F 68,
she flew into a violent passion, and created a great dis-
turbance. She said that Hammond was a fool to have
let such a set of b—y boys take him to the station-honw,
she could have done for 'em all herself.
Mr. TWYFORD said it was evident that they had both
been very violent; he should sentence them, .therefore,'
Leah to fourteen clays in the Rouse of Correction.

vent stated,on bis.diamination, that he had abstained from
alluding at all to the subject, lest such an allusion might
be misconstrued in after time ; and thus, until ten days
previous to his Lordship's death, at the age of 85 years,
no circumstance. occurred relative to this promised deed
of settlement, by which the insolvent was to be provided
for. It was singular that this
.paper, said to have been
handed to the insolvent in the 'PrOmethean Hall, and to
have been taken back almost immediately after, was
never alluded to until proceedings were commenced
in • the • Court of Chancery. When a man
had allowed his mind and imagination to be occupied for
many years. with hopes, the fruition of which had
been blighted, it was natural that he sometimes might
labour under delusions of a peculiar nature, and he
(the Learned Commissioner) expressed his decided
opinion that the statements made by the insol-
vent must, in some degree, have had their origin
in a delusion of a similar nature. The Learnd
Commissioner concluded by saying that from first
to last, those highly respectable gentlemen, who
acted as the executors of the Earl of Egremont, had
I conducted themselves with fairness and consideration to-
wards the insolvent, and with honour and impartiality
throughout the whole transaction. The decision of the
Court, therefore, was that the special balance sheet be
amended, by giving credit for the sum of 21,3331. 95.; as
money received by the insolvent, while the amount of
his account for work done should be set down at 19,207/.
Mr. Carew now left the Court, and he (the Learned
Commissioner) expressed his sincere and heartfelt wish
that, in going forth again to the world, to in some mea-
sure re-commence his profession, he should meet with
that reward to which his high and splendid talents so
pre-eminently entitled him.
Mr. Commissioner BOWEN, after recapitulating and
commenting upon the evidence, expressed his entire con-
currence in the judgment delivered by his Learned Col.
league. •
Mr. CRESS WELL said he was-instructed to apply that
Mr. Henry White be appointed assignee, which was ac- I
ceded to without opposition. ..