The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
JEWISH PROMOTERS OF ROBBERY.
AMU Thomas Newland, a respettab:e looking youth,
about IS years of age, was charged with robbing his em-
ployer, Mr. Wellington warehouseman, of 34,
Gutteglene ; and Henry Hart and Lewis Levy, bath Jews,
wage charged with receiving the stolen property. Oa Moo-
day afteraeon the officer Webb examined • quantity of
woillen sad linen goods that had been left at • tobaroolist's
shop in St. MartieoloGread, and stupectiag th►t they were
stolen, he marked them, and w►oa the prisoner Newland
galled for them, he watched him up to Widegate-street, and
there loot sight of him. The following mousing Newland
was apprehended is Old 'Change, and examined at this
court on Taesday, whet he expreued great eon,riCon for his
eceduct, and said that he had been led utny by some Jews.
The recta of the ease will be bast undastood from the fol-

Miring statement:
Jim Thomas Newland said—l wu porter to Mr. !Yelling-
-10• Williams, of 31, Ostter•lane. Iwu in his employment
shout hur or five swaths. I fleet because acquainted with

the prisoner Kart about two months ago. I hal an of I
jacket for sale. I law Hut is Getter-lane about half past
eight o'clock one morning, and sold him the jacket. He
asked me whets I worked, and I told him. H. then asked
sae what my surer dealt in, and I told him ladies' collate,
gwatlemes'e skirts and frosts, Indies' habits. and ebildren's
mode up dresses. He then asked me if I ever had any
mdlad elan that I soled a? 11 him. I told him I bad not.

lb said " perhaps you can get same other things if you
anal geS collars." I told him I could got things.
be: t►at I would not do i•. lie then said "If
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you get anytiug, I'll take it from you, and give you
a better price than any one else." He then left
me. I saw him two or three morning' after thst.
and he repeatedly asked me 111 had anything I could sell
ries. I sew hint several times after, and he asked me again
if I had anything for his. I then told him I would bring
him semethieg, and asked him where I should take it to.
He told me to meet biro under an archway in Widegate-
stmt. I told him I did not know where that was. Ile'
than said, " Meet me, then, in Artillery-lane ; you know
when that is." I went down to Artillery-lane, and met
Hart at a beershap. That was about 6 weeks ago. I took
some children', dresses with me, and after meeting him I i
took thou into the beinshop with me, and Hart followed me
fa. He said, " What have you got there ?" I told
him they were children's dreams. I believe I had
about 6 or 8. I don't remember the exact num
bar. He said, " What's the nee of these; why
oon't you bring more ?" He told met, follow him, and
I went with him down to the archway is Wide-gate-meet. I
e irri.d the dresses. lie asked me how much I wanted for
them, sod "Fiat number the parcel contained. I told him I
did not know exactly how many there were. He then said,
" Wait hers a moment ; I'll take them and show them to my
Leto ie." Hart then took the deems away with him, and
in about five minutes returned without at m. He said, " I
shall use be able to sell them, they will excite suspicion ; I'll
bring them up to morrow in the evening, and you must pawn
them." I told his I would rather 'alio them back and put
them Into stock again. He then said, You must pawn them,
and give me halt the money, or I'll send you across the
water." I left him then, but did Rot get the goods back. I
met him the following evening at the corner of Jewine
street, in Redmoes-street. Heasid, " I have got two of them
with me which you must pawn." I told him I would not
do it. He said, "There is only one step between you and
a prison." I then asked him where I was to pawn
them. He told me there was a shop close handy. I took
the two dresses into a pawnbroker's in Redeems-street,
while Hart remained outside. He told me to pawn thus
in the name of " Leiston," and to ask the pawnbroker to
put " Mrs." before the name. I pawned them for 55., and
gave the ticket mud half the money to Hart. I met him
again a few nights afterwards. I pawned the rest of the
dresses, Hart waiting outside as before. I pledged them
for 12•., and gave Hart the ticket and half the money.
Ile tore up the ticket and said, " It's all safe now." I saw
him a short time atter that in Gutter-lane early in the
Ho sake! me it I cool bring him anything else.
He also asked me if I could not bring him some lace, and
added, " I don't care what it is—l'll buy it." I told him
I could not bring him any more, and that I wished I
could undo what I had already unfortunately done. He said,
" You're a d—d fool. I have young men like you
who sell me as much as 21. or 31. worth per week"
I told him I would come down to the archway the same
evening. He said, " Bring 61. or 61. worth with you." I
did not go down that evening, and the next morning he
was watching for me at my master's doorway, in Gutter-
lane. He asked me if I could cot bring something down
to him that evening. 1 told him it was a loot: distance out
of my way to go to the archway in Widegatektreet, and he
thee told-
me I could meet him at the corner of Jewin.
street. I went there that evening, but did not take any-
thing. He had a small pasteboerd box under his arm, and
he asked me if I would pawn the contents for him. I said
I would not. He then offered me 2a if I wool! do it, but
I Mused. He did not tell me then what the box contaited.
Hart then said," If you don't like to do it expose you, for
you are steely in my hands." Upon this I agreed to pawn
i", and he told me it was a cloak and hood, and that I was
to get 10s. on it. I sold " I don't like to peon
this," and Hart said, "You bad bettor do it, it comes
from James Welch and Sons, and there is a young man there
who is a porter, and he sells me a great many thirty., and
you might do the same." Ile then said, "I often have a few
wished Neville's." Finding I was still reluctant to do
as he , he said, " You have got no spirit in you. You
can do as you like—either pawn the cloak, or I'll split upon
° you " I then took the cloak and hood, and pawned them at
the same shop as the children', drosses. Hart said I ought
to get 12s. for them, but I must get 10s. I asked 125., but
the pawnbrokers would not %deuce more than ss. I came
eat and told Hart, and he raid that I mast take that. I ac.
cordiality pledged the articles, leaving Hart outside. When
I came oat I gave him the ticket and the whole of the
money. The pawnbroker did not ask me any questions
as to where I got the cloak from. Hart told me to pledge
it in the same name as before, " Leiston. ' I
left then, and he said, " I'll see you is the
morning." I saw him on the following morning as
be hod promised about half-pot eight in Gutter-lane. He
asked me if 1 could bring him anything down the same
evening and I told him 1 could not. He repeated the same
questions several Mantrap after, but I did not take him
anything at that time. On last Friday week he met me
again, and premed me to bring him something from my
m asters wzrehouee. I told him I was going to leavezi
situation on the Saturday week following. lie then
" You have got plenty of time, you could get 201. worth
you liked. You ran the game risk is getting a shilling's
as you do in Wing a pound's worth." I told him I maid
brie, him sesetking before I left. I saw him eosin es
the following Wednesday in Gutter lane, and promised to
meet him on the ensuing evening I did not go to meet hie
on the Thursday evenine, but taw his the next morning at
, the don of my master's warehouse. I midi would meet Nan
on Saturday evening, but did not go. Oa the Moselle
morning, as I was going to the warehouse, I met Hut le
Gollsmithstreet. I promised to meet him under the
archway in Widegatostreet, at three o'clock that alternate.
I kept the appointment, and saw Hart about halfway down
the street. He beckoned me, and I followed him into a
poblic hottest, and we both entered the parlour. There was '
a strange man sitting there whom I believe to have been the
primmer Levy. Hart said something to him, and then took
him outside, and in • very few minutes Hart came Ise° the
parlour again and told me that Levy would keep watch
outside the door. Hut asked me what I had in the bag I
had brought with me ? I told him there were collars,
shirt fronts, and habits. I had scarcely finished sp, akirg
when I heard a low whistle, which I believe proceeded from
Levy outride the door. Hart immediately mixed the bog
and threw it ander one of the beaches that form the saes is
the putout, sad went out to Join Levy. As he was leaving
tee room be said, " I shall be bark in five nitrates, dot.% go
away." Be came back in about 10 neintoes„ in company
with Levy and acurber man, who remained outside the
door to keep watch while Hart came Into the parlour. He
again asked me what I bad brought in the bar. He looked
at the articles, and said he would give as. 11. for them. I
said I would not take less than 11 6,. Hart then sail.
" You must bring more this evening; this lot is of no use."
He d:d not give me the IL 6s. He said, " I shall not pay
you for the" 'lain yen bring me a tr,, ad many mire down
to night." He then put heed to his locket and drew
Out a heedful of gold, and *owed me. Than were from