The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION HOUSE.

The justies-room7;;;eio during the day, and beft-re
1 o'clock Dated Barnett and David Polack, charged with
having plundered the premises of Deans and Co., of King
William-streer, of property of great value, were brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor for final examination. Mr. Wanner
appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sidney for Barnett, and
Mr. Lewis, jam., for Polack. The former evidence having
been read over.
Mr. James Rutherford, shout= to Mr. Benham (sue-
enrol to Mr. Syrrell, of Barbican) ; Mr. Reeve, refiner, and
other witnesses, were examined respecting property sold or
pledged with them by the pra wen.
William Gale, pobeir.oillcer,deposed that he examined the
prosecutors' premise', which he found had been entered by
a beak window on the third floor. A house at the back of
the pumima, need as a warehouse, bad been entered, and by
pmNgg Ibsen over some leads, acme could be gained to a
sank of ellimeye, frost which a rope bed bun let down
lewnsuistlea husk window, which had been forced. He found
a one*, bensehreakein• implements upon the premises.
TM Mb reamed to were produced. They were stated
by the genie to be admirably adapted to the purposes
to whisk lowesbreakiag implements are applied. and as no
bag was hand, it MA believed that that in which they were
=kW the premises was used for the removal of the
sad other property from the warehoue.
Mr. Beverley, =sneer of Messrs. Deane and Co.'s busi-
ness, identified some watches which a pawnbroker's as
• stated had been pledged, to the best of his belief, by
Polack.

Mussel Egerton, 24 H, of the metropolitan pollee hest,
sold-1 took the prisoner Barnett into custody on the 13th M
July, is Petticoat-lose. I told him I took bin on suspiektel
of stealing a quantity of watches from Deane and DEW' in
the city. He said " I know nothing about IL" I the
asked him if he was not is the Commercial• road sad the
Highway oa the Tuesday before, pledging watches? Ile
said "No, I was sot in the Commercial-road or the High-
way, nos did I pledge say watches " I then took him to
Leman-street statioa house, and left him there while I went
to search his home in Petticoat-lane, the address of which
he gave Ile. I did not find anything relating Si this cu.,
NW I then returned to the station-house with Bumph's
wife. She said to him "Why don't you tell who
employed you to pledge these watches? If yin
don't tell I will" Bbe said too, "you ought It
think of my children." He then said to aso,
" tell you all about it ;" and he said : " I was la
the Highway, and I did pledge the watches bath in the
Commereialtood and the Highway." He said he INS 11.-
ployed by • man aimed David Polack, living at IS,
Beady's-row, Pettlemblene, a general dealer or stglier,
and tht if I were to go to the house of a Mrs. Law, ltd,
Church-street, Bhoreditch, he thought I should find mess
of the property. He said, " Why I say so is that on Ter
day morning Polack came to my house. I got up and
acoompanied him to Mrs. Law's on that morning, cad we
both west into the house together, and I received • Fmk-
age of watches from Mrs. Law. Them are the waishm that
I have been pledging." I searched hire, sad focal a. idea
of paper on him. I have het that paper. There woe the
name of Benham, refiner, Barbican, upon it. I sited
Barnett what that related to ? He said to same
gold rings, which he and Polack went and mid
at Smell's (steaming Benham's) on Wednesday. The
same night I took Polack into custody, at hi
house in Bend 's row, where he carries on the betimes
of a clothier. I told him I must charge him with sesslise •
quantity of watches from Deane and Dray's. He eal4-0 I
dent kaow what you soma." I then repeated it. He this
said—" I did sot *Mal say watches, and know salting
about an watches." I asked him if he was not in the high-
way an the Wednesday previous pledging watches MIL •
man named Barnett ? He said, "No ; nor do I know •
man named Barnett." I then searched his house, but did
not dad anything relating to this cue. The property ia the
shop was packed op in hamper', as though It were about
to be removed. I asked him why the goods were pediad
up ? He said some of them were brought front the ishi-
Mks Change, where' he had some stalls, and the ether
goods were for bit shop in Wales, as he had a shop there. I
then took bin to the station, and in his presence I mid to
Barnett, " La tide the man you say employed you est IMM-1
day ?" Barnett said, " Yes, he is the men." Polack put Ms
hands together, and said. " Ob, my God ! if you'll say that
you'll say wilting."
Cress-examined by Mr. Lewis—l have not written this
esavematioa down. I put the bit of paper in my
and I showed it at Mr. Benitiun's shop, and at M.lire•it'
ner's Ake, and I thought I left It there. Whs. I Melt
Polack I told hits I was going to ask him sew Inestlins,
but ha need not answer me. I have not beim down to
Wales to inquire after him. Polack misted In undmiog the
bangers, and showed me over the house, sad be Mona
quite willing to main me.
The Lord Mayer them informed the prisoners that the
theme against them was that they bad broken fate and
entered the warehouse of Messrs. Deans and Co., and Maim
thaserout 67 watches, and other valuable property. to the
amenut of upwards of 1,3001.
The pelmets's than, by the advise of their orliciter,Maili
thes would reserve their Mhos* for their trial.
They peen then 'committed fee trial.