The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

Williams Wear, • young rim who has undergone
several examinations upon the 'barge of stealing • cash-box
containing • 501. Bank of Esesed so* seventy sovereigns,
mad • number of valuable papers, was on Saturday again
brought up before Sir R. W. eludes.
The facts of this case have already been rated. The per.
sooer was waiter at • private hotel, No. 17, Hanover-square,
and the prosecutor, • gentleman named Gordon, was staying
at that hotel, and on the 3lst of June he had the csah-box
in question in his drawing-room. It was seen safe by oiled
the !midi mervanta at 7 o clock in the evening, and at nine
it was missed. The prisoner was suspected at the time and
was dismissed from his service ; hut nothing was beard of
the missing property until the 30th of August, when the
prisoner offered the 501. note in payment for • watch, at the
shop of Mr. Vesper, a watchmaker, in Cheepside, and when
he was taken into custody he said that he had received the
note in payment of • het he had won upon the Derby race.
The prosecutor, Mr. Gordon, is abroad, and he has not yet
been able to attend, but the above fact. were now formally
to by the different witoemes.
deposal to
Webb, of the C division of metropolitan police,
mid he was rent for to the hotel at the time of the robbery,
and from the inquiries be made he was menial/it:detain that
the prisoner was the person by whom the rob was com-
mitted. The proprietor of the hotel, however, • not like
to give him into custody, and the gentleman who had lost
the money thought it was his business to have done so, and
he therefore refused to charge him himself.
Mr. W. G. Liddernann stated that he managed the busi-
ness of Mr. Vesper, who was a watchmaker and jeweller in
Cbeapeide. On the 30th of August the priomer Lame to
the shop and squired of witness whether, if he purchased a
watch that was hanging in the window, and the price of
which was six guineas, he would give him change for a NM.
note. Witness asked him if he would allow him to see
the note, and he took the one now produced from • pocket
book and handed it to him. Witness wilted him if the note
was his own, and he said that it was, and that he had taken
it in the way of business. Witnesathen spoke privately to
• young man who assisted in the business, and told him to
go to the Bank of England, and see if the note was a stolen
note. During his absence witness took the watch out of the
window, and kept the prisoner in conversation, but the at
length became uneasy, and upon • lady and gentleman
entering the shop, he said he would go end have • glans of
ale, and went out. His fellow assistant shortly afterwards
returned with Resell, the detective sergeant, but the priso-
ner wee, of course, not there. In • few minutes,
however, be returned, and asked if the change had
been brought, and witness told him it was all right and he
should have it directly, and he then pretended to make out
an invoice for the watch, and while so mimed the officer
came up and took the prisoner into custody.
Sir R. Carden told the witness he bad acted very dis-
creetly, and it would be well if every one acted with the
same caution before changing notes for • stranger.
Inspector Webb said he had ascertained that the prisoner
bore a very indifferent character and that he had been
convicted of obtaining • situation by false references.
In answer to que.tions put by Sir R. Carden, it was stated
that Mr. Gordon, the prosecutor, was abroad and very ill,
and that in all probability he would not be able to attend for
the space of a fortnight.
The prisoner was consequently again remanded.