The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-01 00:00:00

The late Extensive Seizure of Watches and
Jewellery.

At the Clerkenwell police-court William Bull Clarke
and Hannah Ann Clarke, man and wife, and Charles Cul-
lingworth were again placed at the bar, on remand, charged
with having a large number of gold and silver watches, gold
earrings, and other articles of jewellery, of which they could
not give a satisfactory account. On their being placed in
the dock, Matthew Charter, aged 25, a gasfitter, of 9,;Wharf-
road, Old Ford, was charged with stealing from the count-
ing-house, 6, Newcastle place, Clerkenwell-close, a quantity
of gold chains, gold pins, gold brooches, and gold earrings,
value £250, the property of Mr. Sidney Cherrill, wholesale
jeweller ; and Frederick Levin, age 40, of 6, Mill-lane, Dept-
ford, common lodging-house keeper. with receiving part of
the above property, well knowing the seine to have been
stolen.

Mr. Lewis, of Wilmington-square, Clerkenwell, attended
to prosecute on behalf of the Precious Metal Protection As-

sociation.
The facts of the examination of the first three prisoners
have already appeared, and it may be stated chat owing to
the publicity that has been given to the proceedings owners
have been found for some of the property. There are still
some gold and silver watches, amongst them a valuable gold
openfaeed one by Dent, still unclaimed, and which can be
seen at the Old-street police-station.
Mr. Lewis said that before he went into the case of Charter
and Lewin he intended to complete the case against the
other prisoners. He intended to; indict Chat ter as the prin-
cipal in the robbery, and the others as receivers of the pro-
perty well knowing it to be stolen.
Inspector Bryant produced a gold chain, which he stated
he found on Cullingworth when he searched him on the 4th
of September. He also saw Police-constable Fowell take a
gold chain from him. On asking him how he became pos-
sessed of it, he said " You know all about it. The chains
belong to Mr. Cherrill."
Mr. James William English said—l manage the business
for Messrs. Cherrill, wholesale jewellers, of Clerkenwell-
close. The two gold chains produced by the last witness,
and which he stated he took from Cullingworth, are two of
the gold chains stolen by the witness Connolly, on the 4th
of September, from Messrs. Cherrill's premises. I identify
another gold chain, produced by Mr. Farmer, pawnbroker,
of Amwell-street, Clerkenwell.
Police-sergeant Evans, said he took the pawn ticket of
the gold chain'produced out of the pocket-book which Cul-
lingworth had in his possession.
Walter James Burgess, assistant to Mr. Farmer, pawn-
broker, produced the gold chain alluded to, and said it was
pawned on the 14th of September last by a man who gave
the name of Henry Martin. He could not say that either
of the prisoners were the party who pawned it. The
duplicate produced by Sergeant Evans was given to the
person pawning it.
Mr. Lewis stated that that completed the case against the
prisoners Cullingworth and Clarke.
Mr. D'Eyncourt asked if there was any other case against
Cullingworth.
Police-sergeant Evans said that the watch which he was
wearing had been identified as one that had been stolen at
the Croydon Steeplechase.
The prisoner Cullingworth said it would be seen from the
evidence of Connolly that he (Connolly) sold the chains to
Clarke. He (the prisoner) did not deny that he had pur-
chased them from Clarke, and as for the other property,
Clarke gave them to him to pawn for him. He had no
guilty knowledge,
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that would be a case for the jury to
decide as to the guilty knowledge or not.
Mr. Lewis then went into the case against the other pri-
soners, and called
Joseph Connolly, now a prisoner in the House of Correc-
tion for the robbery from Messrs, Cherrill's. His statement
having been read over, he added the following with reference
to Charter and Levin. He said—Charter asked me to rob my
employers, and he enticed me to do it. He was at the work-
shop door on the 4th of September,when 1 took thejewellery
and I then gave him two bags, containing gold chains, gold
brooches, and other articles.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—You say he enticed you; how did he
do that ?
Connolly—He said he would take me into the country if
I could get some things out of the bags and bring them to
him.

Mr. D'Eyncourt—Were you to have any share of the

pr, fits?
Witness—Yes; and he would take me into the country
and give me some money. I gavehim the two bags ofjewel-
lery, and he did not give them back to me. I went to
Clarke's with Charter. Charter asked me to go with him to
Whitecbapel, as he had a man to buy the geode. I know the
prisoner Levin, and he lives at Mill-lane, Deptford. Charter
and I went to live in Levin's house, I went there out of the
way, and Charter took me there. There was a woman with
Charter of the name of Eliza Richardson. I have seen her in
court to day. I heard a conversation with Levin and Charter
about the jewellery. He had shown some of the brooches to
Levin, but he did not say where he had got them. Levin
said that if Charter would wait his brother-in-law would
buy the whole of the jewellery.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was Levin asked if he knew anyone
that would purchase the goods?
Witness—No. Charter said he had some nice things up
stairs, and showed him the brooches. He gave him a pin,
and sold him a pair of earrings for 108. which were worth
about £2. There was no question asked by Levin as to how
Charter came possessed of the property. When Levin said
his brother-in-law would purchase the property, Charter
said he had a man in London who was purchasing it. A few
days afterwards there was a quarrel between Levin and
Charter about the jewellery. That was after we had been
to Clarsti's in London. We then found that Eliza Richard-
son had taken the jewellery and £32 lOs to Levin's private
house, in the Broadway, Deptford. Charter asked Levin
for the jewellery, saying, " Give me that parcel and the
money."
Mr. D'Eyncourt—Did he say what parcel?
Witness—No. Levin said, " I have thrown the parcels
and the money into the river.' Charter said, " You dont
mean to tell me that you have thrown nearly 4100 worth of
goods and and £32 10e. into the river ?" Levin said, " I
have;" and Charter said that such an answer would not do
for him. Afterwards Levin gave up the £32105. I did not
see the parcel again. I afterwards returned to my lather.
Cross-examined by Charter—l gave the bags to you at
the door.
Charter—There was another man that you gave the bags
to in Red Lion-street.
Cross •examination continued—l did not give the bags to
young Cavanagh.
Charter—This is not the first time he has robbed his
master. He stole a pair of earrings.
Witness—l purchased a pair of earrings, and gave them
to a young woman.
Charter—l do not deny that lam a thief, but the witness
has told me on several occasions that he has robbed his
master, and also that he took gold out of the men's boxes.
Mr. English acid that Connolly did buy a pair of earrings
of him.

Susannah Welsh—l went by tho name of Eliza Richard-
son. I have married since. I reside at 32, Cambridge-street,
York-street, Bethnal-green, but not with my husband. I
know the prisoners Charter and Levin. I took Charter and
the witness Connolly to Levin's, and lodged with Charter
there. I saw the jewellery he had with him. I gave it to
Levin's wife. I gave her some money as well, but I do not
exactly remember the amount I gave to the wife, because
I wanted her to take care of it, as I was afraid. I asked
Levin for it the next morning, but he would not give it to
me. He said, "I have thrown it over the bridge." I said,
"Give me the money," and ho said he had thrown that
over as well. He said ho had done so because he was afraid,
and that he had given it to one of his lodgers, and his lodger
told him he had thrown it into the water.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was Levin ever told where it came
from ?
Witness—He asked me if it came from town, and I told
him I did not know.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said the case had better stop where it
was at present, as it was getting late.
Levin—l deny all that the witness has stated. If the bag
had been dropped over the bridge it could have been easily
seen, as there was not water enough to cover a boot.
Mr. D'Eyncourt remanded the whole of the prisoners to
a future day.
Levin—Will you take bail for me ? lam a respectable
man, and have never been in trouble before.
Mr. D'Eyncourt declined to take bail at present, except
for the female Clarke.

Bank of England Return,--Last Evening.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria.
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 30th day
cf Dec., 1863 :

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

otos itieued 028,332,240

Government Debt £11,015,1C 0
Other Securities .. 3.634,90 u
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,882,240
Silver Bullion ....

£28,332,2401
BANKING I);

£28,332,240

,EPARTMINT.
i Government Seen-

oprietort' Capi-
tal. ..:614.553.000
Rest
Public DeposigN(ift•
eluding Excles4
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
s sioners of Na-
tional Debt, and

rities (including
Dead WeightAn-

nutty)
£10,957,330
Other Securities
Notes
Gold and Silver 680,365
Coin

Dividend Ac-
counts) 10.841,991
Other Deposits 12,041,212
Seven Day and
other BiUs 560,508

£12,227.729

£42,227,729
[ARSIIALL, chief Cashier.

Dec. 31, 1563.

%VARSAW, Dec, 30.—The Russian authorities
have commenced calling on the inhabitants to sign
addresses of devotedness to the Czar. Grzybow, the
commissary of police of the Jewish quarter, was the
first functionary employed in this business. The
Canon Rczewuski, who performs the episcopal
functions during the absence of Mgr. Felinski, has
refused to sign p, pabtoral letter iu favour of such
addresses.