The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUBL

A respectable•looking young man, eight and twenty yams
of age, named George Ellis, and described as a porter, was
charged un suspicion of being concerned, with °Uwe us.
known, iu steoliog, on the 11th of March last, a quantity of
rings and other articles of jewellery to a very large amount,
the property of his employer, Mr. Dodd, jeweller, &c., 40,

Mr. Mullen' attended for the prosecution.
Mr. Dodd said—l am a Jeweller, ►nd carry on business at
No. 4U, Cornhill. The prisoner was in my service as
porter, and slept in the house. I and my family also sleep
in the house, and also one of my asalatenta. When my
shop ia closed there is a movable "stall board" put in
the doorway, which is bolted inside, and an iron shutter
which covers the window is let down on the top of it.
When the shutter is down a thumb screw is put through
to prevent its being moved. The shop is shut off from
the house at night by a sliding door covered with iron,
which is rolled back during the day. After it is closed at
night an iron staple is secured into an iron socket made
for the purpose, and attached to the door is • movable
binge which shuts over the staple, and • padlock, which I
produce, is inserted io the staple and locked. There are
two keys to the padlock—one of which is kept by me, and
the other by my assistant. In order to unfasten the door,
the staple must be taken out. The padlock is kept in a
lobby between the shop and the house, and the key has
sometimes been left in it. On the evening of the 11th Mardi
I apd my wife cud sister went out to spend the evening,
and returned shortly after twelve o'clock. The entrame
to the house is up ► gateway in Cornhill, and it is the pmts.
ties of whoever is in last to padlock that gat" sad I
fastened it myself that night, and bolted and barred the
hones door, after which I went down to seethe* the pad-
lock of the sliding door was all right, and lowed ft site
safe. About twenty. minutes to six the next morning I wee
awoke by a violent ringing at the bell, and on Geodes eat
of my room I saw the prisoner coming down stake dressed.
He was followed by my assistant, who only had his troves
on. I went down stairs, and the prisoner unbolted and un-
barred the door. After some communication I received

from • policeman who rang the bell, I went to
the padlock in the sliding door, and found it
secure' and in the same state as when I went to bed.
I sent the prisoner for the key, and my assistant un-
locked it, and on going into the shop I found that a quantity
of ladies' crop and ether articles to • very large amount
were gone. They were quite she when I left the previous
evening. My goods are usually left in aims in the shop
window of a night, and the cases are secured by a brass plate
and padlock. This plate bad been removed and the pad-
lock forced open. My attention was then drawn to the
stall-board, which was in its proper place ; but one end of
the panel was forced in about two inches. The panel bad
bean out all round with the exception of one end, and it bad
bees cut in the crevice left by the beading, so that it would
not be noticed until the end of the panel was pushed in.
The stall-board is kept in a little room in the cellar
which is used by the prisoner foe the pur-
pose of cleaning plate. bo one else uses it.
After the prisoner had opened the door, and was going foe
the keys the gate, I asked him if be was dressed, and he
said "'Yea." His usual time for coming down is a little
before 8 o'clock. . - .

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L answer tooluestions put by the Lord lleyor the wit-
ness mid the ben had ruog previously to his bearing it ; he
believed it was rung twice in quick succession, and there
was not time between for the prisoner to dress himself.
On being cromexamined by the prisoner the witeme
said—Other people have mow to the cellar besides you.
You are almost always down there. lam sure you went up
for the key. Ido not know of my own knowledge that you
ever get up before 8 o'clock.
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Os; Williams, ambient to Mr.Dodd, said—Alter the junior
assistant left the shop on the 11th March last, which war •
little before? o'clock, the prisoner shut up the shop. I fastened
all thedrawers sad cases with the padlock, and brass-plate
produced, and the goods were all safe in the window. I
went upstairs and came down at about a quarter to eight,
and maw the prisoner in the dining-room cleaning tee chan-
delier: 1 went into the shop with him, and after I had
tried the fastenings to the shop door, and cases, and cellar
dose, the • r roiled the panel up end put in the shiplo,
and lock the padlock and gave me the key. I tried the
lock and found it secure. I then went out taking the
key with me. After getting into Corneal, I saw a man
lettering about, and not liking his manner, I went back to
the r and told him to pat the chain up. I returned
at hall-past 11, but could not Lt myself in with the key as
the OW. was up. The prisoner let me in. He told me
that two persons had called for me. I think be said about
half-past eight. He said one was an elderly man, and the
other younger and both respectably dressed. I told him
to go to be ;ad then tried the padlock, and found it as I
left it. I then went to bed, and was awoke at about twenty
minable to six the next morning by a violent ringing at the
bell. It was rung twine almost instantaneously. When I
lett the room I bad nothing but my shirt and trimmers on
' and I mw the prisoner going down stairs, he was dressed all
but his coat. He unfastened the door. I went to the pad-
lock, which was as I left it the previous night. The
went for tee key and I unlocked it. On going into ttirbotpir
I found the Mall-, board properly fastened, and the cellar
door fastened, and found- the sashes had been toned open,
and some of the goods removed from the trays.
On being cromi.examined by the prisoner, he said—l did
not tell you I had seen the man loitering about on several
occasions. I did Dot hear the bell ring more than twice.
You went for the key...
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The housemaid in the ounce of Mr. Dodd said—On the
evening of the 11th March, alter Mr. Williams had gone out,
I heard the bell ring, and as the prisoner did not answer it,
I went down and found that it was the prisoner who bad
rung it. His orders were not to go out without letting me
know, which he did not do. He had bean to get some
spring water. /Shortly after I heard another ring, and heard
the prisoner go to the door. After that he came to me
and asked me to go to Bell-alley and get him
• newspaper. I west out and saw • man lean-
ing against the shop shutters, and on my re-
turn he was still thus. When I went in the
prisoner told me some one had been for Mr. Williams, and
I said I bad seen some one waiting outside, perhaps he was
the same person. That was a quarter to nine, and the pri-
soner sat with me reading the paper until eleven, when I
went to bed. I was awake when the bell meg the next
morning. It nag three times, very quickly one after th•
other. . .

Mr. Dodd was recalled, and said—l have since discovered
that the staple which fastened can be put in without being
screwed, so that it can be drawn out again when the pad-
lock is fastened, and replaced and made apparently secure.
Mr. Mullein' said that the supposition was that the
panel had been cut and pushed open merely as a blind,
and the prieoner bad, while the servant was gone for the
paper, whew he wss the only person in the house, admitted
the person who had committed the robbery, sod upon
that be alledfor • remand.
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Tkir-Lord 11iiio;;;Icedtiie prisoner what he had to say.
The prisoner replied—l am us innocent of this affair as
a child, and that will carry me through all.
The Lord Mayor—lt is my duty to act socording to my
belief ; and I think there is a strong suspicion agaiost you.
Priaorior—But they can't commit an innocent man.
The Lord Mayor—lf you can't say anything more, it is
my duty to remand you.
Prisoner—l ass say no more,

iiaTpriaosee wea <dso
BOW-STREET.

William Daley, John Brown, alias itOregor, Philip
Sidney, alias Itaregor, Anne Martin, and Louisa Martin,
wens brought up on remand, charged with being concerned
la stealing a travelling bag, containing 250/. worth of
jewellery, and other property, from a lady's carriage.

Sergeant Holmes said there was present a man named
Ocean who, he suspected, had purchased some portion of
the property. It was certain that since the apprehension of
tithe reocers 101:110 friends of theirs had received 31. from
n, who, on being taxed by him (Holmes) with having
some dealings with the prisoners, strenuously denied all
knowledge of the matter until be was confronted with the
persons to whom he had delivered up the money ;be then
said it had been left with his wife, he did not know by
whom, or under what circumstances; his wife, however,
denied knowledge of the matter.
Carrie--Youdon't know what those things were which
yaw say he bad bought
Holmes—No; but I believe he agreed to pay 41. 15s. for
them, and paid at the time It. lie., leavings balance of 31.,
which was what he afterwards paid to their friends.

Casten hansoms forward and said--It is no such thing,
sir. lam a very respectable man. They came to me and
asked me to take care of this money for them. They gave me
IL each, and three days after they sent their parents to me
for it, mid, like an honest man, I gave it up. I can produce
plenty of people to speak to my character.
Sergeant Holmes —I should like to make him a witness, if
you please, air.
Ooglan was accordingly sworn. He said—l am a clothier
in Little St. Andrewatreet. On the morning of Sunday
week the prisoners came to me—
Brown—Why, I don't know the man. It must have been
three other men.
Coglan—l believe it was those three, but I could not
swear to them. The policeman got his information from
ROM one that owes me ill will.
Mr. Corrie—Very likely ; the police do not tell us where
they get their information. If one of these men had come
to you and claimed the money, should you have given it
him ?
Coglan—Certainly I should. I believe they are the men,
but I could not swear.
Holmes here produced some new articles of clothing,
pocket handkerchiefs, &c.. which he had found at the pn-
sonars' lodgings, and asked the witness whether these were
not the goods he bed sold to the three men !

Brown—We paid for them by instalment'.
Ooglan—Yee, so you did. But, your worship, I could
not swear to the goods, as there an plenty like them to be
had elsewhere. . .

ft;.o;;;;lThere seems to be no da• te about that
They lay they bought them from yon. But how did you
know that you were to give the money up to the persona
who called on yon
Ooglan—Thiry came sad said they had been sent by three
yeses sees who were in prisoe. I made no sweet of it. I
told the policeman all about it, sad promised to attend here
to-day.
Holases—l was obliged to confront him with the pawns
he delivered the money to before he would aoknowle the
truth.

The evidence of Coglan wu added to the depositions, and
be wee bound over to attend at the iseeeiose.
The primness applied for various property found in
their possession, but
Holmes said he believed that it was part of the produee of
th 3 robbery. They had been eating, drinking, and lodging
together ever loos, and he had no doubt that the very boota
on their feet were had with money obtained by the s►le
of the stolen jewellery.
?dr. Conk deoli. to make any order, and committed the
prisoners for trial.