The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-12 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

THE CIEY BUILGLARIEB.
T'he primes's, David Roberts, William ffeary &eras,
Thomas Broverios, alias " Vain* Nod," Thomas Osearey

alis " oouneeLlor Kelly," Williams Brown, alias " Seelig,"
Frederick William Wilkinson, alias " Cerretty Fred."
Jana H uriey, Maras Geoffrey., Sarah Brewerton' sad
Anne Caseky, were Wm manilas brought up to plaid to
the several indletrosate &area( them with being con-
cerned is several extensive burglaries in the City.
Thomas Brewerloo, William Henry Geoffrey', Thane
Oaesky, David Roberts, Lodes Breweries, Martha Geof-
frey., mid Anne Hanley, were indisted with borglariously
breaking sad eatarlagthe premier of Mr. John Walker,
jeweller, of Hornbill. and Item* watches sod jewellary to
the value of about 8,0001.

The prisoners wen also charged with feloniously remis-
ing some of the property mentioned in the indictment.
The other prisoners were chargml upon other Jodi*,
meats, in conjunction with some of those who were charged
to Yr. Walker's case, with being °warned in other ex-

Mari'. burglariaa.
The ma tam ant, howl", waa that of Mr. Wawa.
Mr. Digby Se7moar, Q. 0., Mr. F. IL Levi. sag Mr.

Butler Rigby were oiuOid for the prosseatioe. Mr.
Cooper was oonosel for Brewertoe and hie wife. Mr. R. N.
Phillips Weeded Roberti. Mr. Collins &shoaled Mrs.
Geoffrey', and Mr. Moetaspie Williamsdefeeded the female
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prisoner aseeley. The prim Geof rey. pleaded guilty to
the charge of rewiring some property, bat the charge of
burglary was proceeded with against him.
Mr. Dishy Seymour, in opining the ease, cold that the value
of the property violets, and the skill and perseverance which
bad been used In effecting the robbery, made it one of the
most interesting WO that had happeasd kenos= time. The
prosecutor in the ease wee Mr. Walker, the well-known
chronometer maker and jeweller in Corshill, and who also
had premier in Reggetntreel The robbery was effected
it is supposed on the night of the 4th or sth of February
last. Mr. Walker, it appeared, ocoupied the front
and back shop, on the ground floor of 68, Clornhill,
and the other pert of the premises was let
out in offices. In • corner of the beck shop
was one of Milner's iron safes, and previous to
fosterling up the shop, and leaving the premises at sight,
all the va!uable property oontathed in the stock was de-
posited in the safe, which was placed in sorb • position that
by the means of mirrors which was placed for that purpose,
it could be seen by any pe soa on the outside through an
aperture which was made for the purpose in the shutters.
In addition to this the shop Resit was secured by bolts and
bars. In this manner the shop was fastened up by
Mr. Smith, Mr. Walker's foreman, on the night of
the 4th of Fehr:eery, and on his return as usual on the
Monday morning, the 6th, he law nothing particular
to attract his attention on entering the shop, but
on proceeding to the bath shop he saw a bole in the
floor, which at onesconvinaid him that a robbery had been
effected. He went to the safe and found that it had been
forced open with great violence, and all the valuable
property it *Detained, to the value of about 6,0001., was
gone. The police were communicated with, and upon an
examination of the premier being made, it was found that
• hole had been made in the floor of an office in the first
floor, which was occupied by Sir Charles Croen'-ey,
ism enough to admit • man, by which a communication
was made tato the shop of • tailor which WY beneath it on
the ground floor. It would appear from some marks sod
indications of violence which were found on the wall of the
tailor's shop that an attempt had been made to effect
an entrain* from there into Mr. Walker's shop,
but was prevented in consequence of an iron lining.
The burglars next found their way to the basement of
the premises underneath Mr. Walker's shop, sad the boards
had been cut away until • hole large enough to admit a man
was made. There did not appear to be any marks
of violence to indicate how an entrance bad been
effected, but it was supposed that some one had
secreted themselves in a closet which was on
the stein, and had remained there until everyone had left
the premises. The woodwork round the latch, which was
in the door in Lime-court had bees cut away, by which
means the door could be opened without unfastening the
padlock by which the door was secured, which was the only
mark of violence. Nothing was heard to lead to the dis-
covery of the burglars until the 14th Feb., when Detective-
sergeant Foulger, from some information he received, followed
the prisoner Roberta into the shop of a working jeweller in
Clerkeo well Upon going into the shop he law Roberts
there, and oo the counter, or work-bench. he saw the move-
ment of a gold watch. He told the prisoner he should
charge him with being mrocereed in Mr. Walker's robbery,
and attempted to take him into custody. He made
noise resistance, but the officer haridcoffed him.
Mr. Walker, who had accompanied the officer, then
went into the shop, in the prisoner Roberts's
hand he found • gold watch-ease, sod in one of his pockets
he found a gold watch in a perfect state, which, with the
movement and the case were identified by Mr. Walker as his
property. Roberta described himself as • weaver, and
gave an address in Weetntreet. ]file-sod. Foulger
proceeded there and found • number of waving tools
and everything appertaising to the trade of a weaver ; but
on a closer search he found • number of watchmakers'
tools and 50 watch bows. It appeared upon examination
that Mr. Walker's name and the number which were ori-
ginally on the movement of the watch found oa the °OUD-
OT, had been erased, and soother number and the name
of Hilton, of Myddletonnquare, substituted. Some of
the original letters and figures, however, were traceable
by means of a magnifying glass. The perfect watch re-
tallied Mr. Walker's name, and was identified as one of the
number moved from the safe between the night of the 4th
and morning of the 6th of February. On the 24th of
February Sergeant Mom, of the City detective force,
sad Inspector Potter, of the G division, the two
of ine. who had been chiefly Instrumental in getting
up the cam, proceeded to a house in Whitechapel,
which wee being fitted up se a pie shop, where he saw the
=Breweries and Geoffrey'. The fitting up and
hir:g of the booze and shop, together with the per-
chime of the lease of the house, showed the possession by
&swedes, who resided there, of considerable means from
some source or other. He saw something peas from the
Geoffrey' to Mrs. Brewertoo, who ran upstairs
r followed by Mrs. Geoffrey.. Inspector Potter followed
Mrs. Breweries into an of the rooms, and on his attempt-
ing to take hold of her, she caught hold of his whiskers,
end held him until he was released by Sergeant Mom. They
then took from her pocket several parcels, which oontalued
chains and other jewellery to the value of 7001.,
most of which was identified by Mr. Walker se
proving part of the property stolen from his shop. The
four prisoners were seemed, and Potter and Moak accom-
panied by Polioe-canstable Ranger, proceeded to • bon* in
y-place, Bow-road, where the prisoners Casale, and
Geoffrey■ occupied apartments. They knocked at
the door and were answered by Mrs. Oaaeley out
of the first floor window, and who asked them
who they were and what they wanted. They told her they
were police officers, and told bar to let them in. She did
sot do so immediately, and they broke open the door.
Upon going upstairs they found the primmer Galley sad
his wife on the first floor. They found in a box in one of
the room, fifty-two gold watches, one silver watch, 2401. is
coin, a 501. bank note, and some other property.
Inspector Hamilton, of the City detective fora, was them
examined, and he proved having szeimieed the promisee on
the morning of Monday the 6th February, and he gave •
description of the slate of the premises.
The prisoner Geoffrey' asked bim if he saw any marks of
violence on the doors of Sir Charles Crossley's office, to
which he replied that he did sot.
Mr. Walker, jun., who had the management of the este-
blisbment at Oornhill, proved having left the premises on
the afternoon of the 4th February, in the charge of the
foreman Smith, and that the value of the stock which was
stolen was worth upwards of 6,0001. A gold watch
and • watch movement and case were placed is the
hands of the witness, which he identified as his
father's property. The name and number bad been awed
from the movement and from the dial, sad another number
and the name of Hilton, of llyddletonnquare. was substi-
tuted. There was, however, suffirdeet of the original marks
visible by the aid of • glass to show that the movement was
his father's property. The can belonged to the movement.
William Smith stated that be was foreman to Mr.
Walker, and was employed at the shop in Corolla He
left the shop on the night of the 4th February. about
8 o'clock, having previoody placed the whole of the stock
of watches and jewellery in the iron safe. He left the
gas burning in the shop. When he retureed about
half-path 8 oo the following Monday morning, he
found the fastenings of the front shop door, which fastened
from the outside, secured, but on entering the back shop
he toted a hole cut in the floor large enough for • man to
pass through, and upon looking up at the safe he found it
had been hectors open, and all the stuck which he had
pissed in it oe Saturday evening was rose.
Sergeant Fothrer. of the (My detective form, stated
that en the 14th February lastsat 4 o'clock In the after noon,
ha followed {fin primmer Roberts into the shop of • jeweller
in Wildeesseneow, Clerkenwell. When going into the
shop be mw Roberts there, and on the mentor he saw
the movement of a gold watch. Re laid hold of the

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Prisoosr, aid locating do watch movement, asked hica
bow he aecomated fur theto
aseemign al it, to whisk ba so-
" 111 witass waglitist p would bim"
H. k.pt bold of iska, bowsaw, and altar slight it
snooseded in boadcafilag blsn. In sets's sod
past be found a gold walek ems, sad in anotbor lomat
be lead a gold watch in a pash~a data. Ho taisesedod to
the boom In West had, Milemed, the same al Roberti.
when he found a nimbi, of weaver's tools, and some fifty
watch-bows. The prisoner had described himself u a
weaver.

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