The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

John Wright, 32, was indicted for stealing a bracelet.
value 50/., the property of Lady flonoria Cadogan, in her
dwelling house.
The piisooer pleaded guilty to the indictment.
Mr. Poland, who appeared for the prosecution, said that
his lordship would see from the depositions in this cue
that the palmier wu sagged u • house agent at the house
of the late Earl of °dew, for the purpose of taking an
inventory of the goods which under the will of the late
earl were ordered to be sold. On the 20th of December
there was a peeking of jewels belonging to Lady Monocle
(Mogan, bat • valuable bracelet being fund too large for
the case it was left out, but on the following day this
bracelet. which was of the value of 50/., was found to have
bees sold to Mr. Riobard Attenborough, of A Piccadilly,
for ten guineas by the primmer, who said be bad bought it
some time before from Messrs. Debenham, the auctioneers,
of King-skeet, Oovent.prden for fifteen guineas, he giving '
the sense of Walker, of Conduit-driesi, but it seemed that j
he really lived at High-otreet. Iterylebone. From a de-
scription given the prisoner was taken into custody J '
on the 28th of December, but Lady Monona Came
not being aware that it would be necessary for her to ap-
pear at the police-nowt the following morning, the primer
was discharged; but on its being &mound that
other property was miming, the prisoner was
again taken into custody. A great deal of the property
had Dot been found, amongst it a very valuable present
from the late Duke of Wellington, and many other thugs of
value which it would be quite impossible to replace. The
bracelet in question was • present to the Cadocpui family by
Charles the Pseud, sad of course great interest was at-
tached to It. After the prisoner was discharged he pre up
two articles, and be said be had sold the bracelet to Mr.
Attenborough, a pawnbroker, of No. 33, Piondilly. Upon
going there it was found that immediately the bracelet was
sold the stones in it bad bean taken out, end the bracelet
had been sent to anotherpawnbroker's named Attenborough,
I also living in Piccadilly. The gold of the bracelet was
eventually traced to a house in Pitfield-street. Holton, and
was found on the hob of asters, and but from the fact of it
being Christmas time, and the men not being at work, it
would 11108 i probably have been melted down, and all trace
of it would have been lost.
The Assistant-Judge asked what stones had been takes
OOt of the bracelet.
Charlie Dutcher, 137 C, said they consisted of four
diamonds and a sapphire.
The Assistant Judge wished to know how these things
were traced?
Butcher said from information he received at Mr. Attu-
borough's he feud that the sapphire and diamonds were
sold to a person living at Camden-toter, end by him they
were sold again to another person living at North-buildings,
Fimbury-pavement. The geld of the bracelet was first sold
to a Mr. Alexasder, of No. 16, Hatton-garden, end they
were afterwards found at Pidisldntreet, Horton. The
things were removed from No. 33 to No. 19, Oxford-
street, and they were sold three times in one day. A Mr.
Norman bought the stress for 181., having received them in
exchange for ether goods.
The A moistest-Judge-1a there any one franca Mr. Attu-
borough's present!
Mr. Poland mid than was, and called Alfred Alston.
The Assistant-Jodge--lid you boy this hauled !
Witasfo-1 did.
The Aisisiant-Jaige—How long have you been in Mr.
Attesborugh's wervioe!
Witoess—Abont two years sad a half.
The Assistant-Jodie—Au yen in the habit of dealing is
these things?
Witeuse—Ob. ye&