The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-16 00:00:00

the usual religious service, the body was consigned to
the grave, amid the regret of all present.
When Mr. Inspector Horn returned to the Police
Court, he was addressed by Mr. Raffles, who said he was
sorry he did not know of the funeral taking place that
morning. Had he been aware of it, he would have
adjourned the court, in order to give all the officials an
opportunity of attending the funeral. Mr. Mansfield
held Mr. Clough in the highest estimation, and so did
he (Mr. R.) also, and so great was Mr. Mansfield's
respect for him, that he intended to have gone to bid
him good-bye when leaving for London, but having
been prevented, he wrote to Mr. Clough, bidding him
good-bye. All the magistrates had the greatest respect
for Mr. Clough, and he (Mr. R.) wished every respect
to be paid to his memory. Mr. Black, senior
attorney practising in the court, said he knew Mr.
Mansfield had the greatest respect for Mr. Clough ; so
had he, and all who knew him. He quite agreed in the
observations of Mr.:Raffles.

THE ROBBERY OF £ll,OOO.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Yesterday, a lady-like young female, named Martha
Wilde, was brought before
.Mr. Raffles, at the Police
Court, in custody of Sergeant Spiddall, a London
officer, on a charge of being concerned in the robbery of
£ll,OOO, in bills, &c., belonging to Mr. Haigh. Mr.
Aspinall (barrister), instructed by] Messrs. Lowndes,
appeared for the prosecution. He said—ln this case
you will remember that two men, named Lee and Jay
were brought before you on a charge of having stolen a
number of bills, the property of Mr. Haigh. It was
supposed that a letter was sent to London about the
same time that contained the property. A London
officer, who was here on duty, went to London,
and had a communication with the Post-office
authorities, and on Monday morning the officer went
along with the postman to the house of the
person to whom the letter was addressed, and that
person was the prisoner. She opened the letter in
presence of the postman and the officer, and took
another letter out of it, and, on examination of the
enclosure, it was found to contain the whole of the
property stolen. He (Mr. A.) would just offer as much
evidence as would enable a remand of the prisoner to
take place until the men were again brought up.—Mr.
Spiddall, the London officer, stated that in consequence
of what took place here on Saturday (we published the
details yesterday) I went to London, and on Monday
morning I went with the postman to a house, No. 7,
Friendly-place, Bancroft East, Mile End-road, where
the postman inquired for the person to whom the letter
was addressed. In a few minutes the prisoner came
down stairs and said the letter was for her. The
postman requested a receipt, which is always demanded
for a registered letter, and she got a pen and ink and
signed the receipt " Martha Wilde." She then opened
the letter and took out this letter. The letter was from
the prisoner Lee, and directed her to take care of the
contents of another enclosure, and to secrete it until his
return. Out of 'that letter she took this parcel, and
then I took both letters out of her hand, and told her I
was an officer. The parcel contained all the bills
stolen. She said it was very ungentlemanly to
take the letter from her, as it was written by her
husband. I asked her husband's name ? and she said
Lee ; when I said, you have just signed your name as
Wilde! I asked what her husband was ? when she
said, I will not answer you any questions. She objected
to my opening the parcel, saying it was not directed to
her. The parcel was marked on the back "to be
secreted until Igo home." That parcel contained all
the stolen bills. I, then sent out for Mr. Haigh, who
was convenient, and he identified all the bills, which
amounted to over £ll,OOO. In a drawer in a bed-
room of the house we got this likeness of one of
the men who is in custody on the charge. Mr. Haigh
was called, and said: These bills are my property, and
were stolen from me on Saturday last. I put them in
my hand (thus), and put my hand into the tail pocket
of my coat, and held them so. I went under the
piazzas of the Exchange, and, as it was raining, I
just took out my hand, for a moment, and at once I
forma the bills were gone. These are all my bills.
The prisoner was asked if she had anything to say ?
and she replied nothing. She was then remanded to
this day, when the other prisoners will be brought up
along with her.