The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-14 00:00:00

custody, and others not yet apprehended, with burglarious)y
breaking into the premises of Mr. Thorns* Prince, a jewel-
ler in Lieckford-tow, Walworth-read, and carrying away
property of various descriptions to the amount of 7001.
Mr. Prince deposed that on Friday night last his shop
and premises were secured es usual, and no coming down
on the .ollowing morning to Irwin's' he discovered that his
strip bad bmn entered in the course of the night and plun-
dered of a vast quantity of valuable property. The entrance
to the shop had been effected by • skylight on the roof
being forted open, and a sort of rope or line ladder sus-
pended from a gimlet worked into the frame. The prisoner
Mitchell had been in his employment for about twelve
months, but had left about six or seven months ago. The
prisoner Smith he (Mr. P-ince) knew by sight, and be re-
collected that about a month ago he had appded to him for
a situation. He (witness) was in the habit of keeping •
cash-box under his bed, and he did not think it improbable
that the fact of his doing so was known to Mitchell.
William Postell deposed that ab nit the 29th or 30th of
last =oath the prisoner Mitchell came to his house and in-
formed him that there was • cash-boa deposited under the
bed of Mr. Prime, in Beekford-row, Walworth-road, and
asked him if he would assist him in getting it. Mitchell
further mated that it would be very easy to get it by reach-
ing the back of the premises, and getting into the conserva-
tory or greenhouse ; and added that Mr. and Mrs. Prince
were generally in the shop of an evening, and that at that
time the servants were usually in the kitchen. Witness
declined having anything to do with it. Mitchell called
on hire several days after, and said he had got • man to
assist him, and that they had attempted to get at the cash-
box the Saturday night before ; that they had got up at
Mr. Peacock's, the builder, but were disturbed by a boy
coming to Mr. Peacock's with some butter. He said the
person who was to assist him was a person named Smith, a
young man shout 19 years of age, with dark hair and eyes,
residing in Trafalgar-street, Walworth, and who he was
aware bad been occasionally employed by him. On the
Monday Mitchell again called on him, and said that the
robbery had b, en effected, and that he had ezpeeted Smith
to sail at his house for his regulars," as he bad told him
Smith where the cash-box was.

The prisoner Mitchell here said that it was the witness
who bad first proposed the robbery, and in the course of
their conversation used frequently to ask if there was much
" sugar" about Mr. Prince's, by which expression he
meant " cash." The prisoner went on to say also that the
witness had been discharged from his employment for dis-
honest practices, and had lived same time in Kentstreet.
The witnesa denied this, and said his character for years
would beer the strictest investigation. He admitted that he
had talked familiarly with the prisoner Mitchell, and talked
I about robberies, but his motive in doing au was to get in-
formation from him. .

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Prisoaer—You know very well that you said that you
world not be committed for any paltry affair, and that if
you got taken, it would be for a grand haul.
The witness repeated that his observations to the pri-
soner were made for the sole purpose of getting information
from him.

Mr. Seperintendent Lund said that, in consequence of a
conversation he had had with the last wham, he went in
search of the prisoner Mitchell on the evening before, and
met him near the catholic church, St. George's-road. Ad-
dressing him, he asked him if he had ever been in the ser-
vice of Mr. Prince, in the Walworth-road, and on hie an-
swering in the affirmative, he told him who he was, and
said he must take him into custody for being concerned
with others in the commission of a burglary and robbery
on Mr. Prince's premises, on the Friday night before, and
removed him in a cab to the Walworth station. At the
station-house the prisoner said he would tell the truth, and
made the following statement, which he (Mr. Lund) took
down in writing: "About a fortnight since a man named
Smith came and asked me if there was any money about
Mr. Prince's; for if there is, says he, I must have it, in
some form, or some how. The most likely way to enter
Mr. Prince's premises will be by getting on the leads of
Mr. Peacock's, the builder. I told him that there was •
cash-box under Mr. Prince's bed, as I had seen
it when cleaning the windows. Smith tiles told
me he must break into the house sometime, and
said he had attempted the robbery on the Satur-
day night week, but that they were disturbed by a
butter man coming to Mr. Peacock's. I told Postell that
I expected Smith to do it very soon. Smith called at my
house on Tuesday or Wednesday, and asked me ti go out
with him, but I refused. He then said he had got a party
who would very soon assist hint in doing it, and you shall
see me after the robbery. Smith called at my house since
the robbery, but 1 was out, and that is all I know
about it."

Sergeant Qttinnear said he accompanied his superintend-
ent to the house No. 8, Trafalgar-street, Walworth, and

then teak the prisoner Smith loco custody. At the station-
hum, and when brought into the presence of Mitchell,
the latter at once pointed him out as the person he had
mentioned in his statement. Smith's reply was, " I don't
care what you state ; I dare say you committed the rob-
bery yourself, and want to lay it on me." lie (Quinnear)
was present at the Surrey Sessions when the prisoner Smith
had been tried, convicted, and sentenced to six months'
imprisonment, on a charge of robbing his employer to a
very considerable extent.
The prisoner Smith called three or four witnesses, with
the view of proving an alibi, but signally failed, and both
prisoners were remanded.