The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-15 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A PATPNBROKER

AND PULLION DEALER,

Yesterday, at the morning's sittings of the Police Court,
Solomon Abrahams, described by Mr Clough as a pawnbroker
jeweller, and bullion dealer, having a large establishment at 33,
Lime street, bas brought up in charge of Inspector Murphy,
and Officers Carlyle and M'Culloch, on a charge of having a
quantity of articles in his possession, which had been stolen
from the house of Mr Robert Millner, of Manchester. A
large number of tradesmen were attracted to the court, in order
to hear the details of the case. Mr Chilton appeared for the
prisoner. Mr Clough, in opening the case, said the prisoner
kept a large place io Lime street, and carried on the trade of
a pawnbroker, jeweller and bullion dealer ; and, in conse-
quence of information M'Culloch received, he arrested
I him on the charge stated. It would be proved to his
worship that ott Sunday, the 22nd of March, the house
of Mr. Robert Milkier, a merchant, living at Pendlebury,
Salford, Manchester, whilst the fatiill.tt Were at church, was
broken into, and robbed of a large quantity of pitirtty. con-
sisting of jewellery and other things: Amongst other articles
there was a locket and chain, avid When M'Culloch went to the
shop, he got the drain and locket in the window. He also
found some foreign coins and a ring, with a watch case and
other things that had been stolen from Mr. Millnet's house.
M'Culloch was then elarnined,. and proved the above
statement, Cross examined by Mr. Chilton : The prisoner
said he could not tell from whom he bought the thain. He
said he keeps books, but he could not tell from wham he
bought the things, but he believed it was from a man ; he said
he had some of the things in the house for twelve months. He
found the watch case also iri the shop; and Mr. Millner would
identify it as his—a portion of the Stolen property. He
also got some coins—a gold half ducat, a threepefttiy piece
of the third George, a crown piece of Charles 11., dated
1678, and these could be also identified by Mr. Millner.
To Mr. Chilton :, The watch case is a thing likely to be
found amongst old Silier. Mr. Millner was then examined
and said lam -a merchant, and reside at Pendlebury.
Sllford, Manchester • I remember Sunday, the 22nd,
March. I wad at church that day, and on niY return
borne I found the house had been broken into by the
front door, as the door was open at the time. I examined
the house and missed a great many things ; six silver tea
spoons, sugar tongs, bro ,ches, rings, bracelets, watch case,
silver cup, dessert spoons, forks, egg and salt spoons, ear
rings, shawl pins, pencil cases, silver fruit
knives, old Coins—gold and silver, nuggets of
gold, silver buckles, Oral necklace 3, and wearing apparel.
He identified a ring, which *as in memory of his son,
who died in 1837 (this was found io the prisoner's shop),
also some coins and a watch case found there silo. He
was cross examined by Mr. Chilton. but his evidence
was not shaken. Miss Millner identified the locket and
chain as her property. Inspector Murphy said he gave
the prisdner eSery.opportnnity of accounting for the pos-
session of the property tit his books, but he said be was
not a scholar, but would coil his bookkeeper, but he
could not. find any vriting in the books iri reference to the
articles. He searched the books, such as they were,
from Dec. last, but could not fiat] any entry of these things
in them, and then the prisoner said he could not
give any account of how he got these things.
Mr. Chilton said his client was a wealthy and respectable
maaa in extensive, trade, bdt, unfortunately, he was not
educated, and his books were kept by another person. He
then c Wed another Jew, who said he kept the books of
the prisoner, but he could not give any account of the
present articles, although such were found in the shop ;all
he could say was that all things were entered in the books,
andhe did think these were entered. Inspectors Murphy
and Kehoe said such was not the case. Mr. Mansfield
said if Mr. Chilton's client thought he could account for the
possession of the articles, he would remand him for
that purpose, After some discussion, Mr Clough said the
police had got six silver spoons in the prisoner's shop, which
related to another serious robbery committed on the 19. h of
January last, and that would form another charge against the
prisoner. Ultimately it was agreed to remand the prisoner, but
his Worship said he would accept hail, and Mr Nathaniel Levy
and Mr Jacob Lazarus having offered the required sureties,
the prisoner was set at liberty.

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