The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Two men named Thomas
Penfold and Archibald M'Endrick, were brought up for
final examination, before Mr. Hammill, charged with
having been concerned in breaking into the premises of
Mr. Samuel Wood, a pawnbroker, in High Holborn,
and stealing therefrom a large quantity of jewellery and
other articles, of the value of 170/. ; and Joseph Saun-
ders, a beer-shop keeper in Worship-street, and Cathe-
rine Watts and Emma Wilson, two women of abandoned
habits, were charged with having received different
portions of the stolen property.
It appeared that shortly after twelve o'clock on the
night of the 23d ult., as police-constable serjeant,
E 120, was passing round his beat, he observed that
the prosecutor's shop-door, which he had seen secure
about an hour previous, was wide open, and
having alarmed the inmates, it was discovered that
the shop had been completely ransacked, and that
a large amount of property, consisting of five gold
and seventeen silver watches, sixty-eight wedding-
rings, a valuable diamond and a sapphire ring and
two gold brooches, had been carried off by the thieves.
It was evident that the burglars had contrived to secrete
themselves in the house before the closing of the shop,
as neither the doors nor windows had been forced from
the outside, and they had carried on their operations
with such dexterity and caution, that although one of
the shopmen occupied a bed under the counter, he was
not at all disturbed, and was found fast asleep on the
entrance of the policemen. About three days after the
robbery, Inspector Brennan of the G division received
information which induced him to proceed to the house
of the prisoner Saunders, and on questioning him as to
whether he had lately received a quantity of jewellery,
he at first denied that he had, but finding that the
officers were about to search the place, he whispered
to his wife, " You know where they are as well as
Ido ; go ,up-stairs." The officers then followed his
wife into an upper room, and saw her thrust her hand
up the chimney, from which she pulled out an old
stocking ; on securing and examining which they
found it to contain a gold watch, fifteen gold rings, and
a lady's pocket-book. The prisoner accounted for the
articles by stating that they had been placed under his
charge a few nights before, but on taking him into cus-
tody the officer Evans heard him enjoin his wife, in a
low tone, to "say nothing.' M'Endrick, and the two
women were afterwards taken into custody by the inspec-
tor, who succeeded in tracing various other portions of the
stolen property to their possession.
Police-constable Garrod, N 213, stated that he appre-
hended the prisoner Penfold on the 3d inst., in Spital-
fields, and on communicating to him the nature of the
charge, he replied, " Yes • it is quite true, and I'll tell
you all about it ;" after which he voluntarily entered
into the following curious narrative :—Between four and
live o'clock on the evening of the robbery, while passing
lirough Holborn, he observed two or three men loitering
bout in front of the prosecutor's shop, and, suspecting

at they were after no good, he determined to wate,

their proceedings. His intention, however, was speedily
discovered by the men, who ordered him away, but he
rtefused to leave, and one of them then said, " The fact
is, we are about to do a job here to-night, and if you
keep it dark we will give you part of what we get ?"
After a short interval, one of the men stealthily entered
-the side-door of the house, which was accidentally left
open, and shortly afterwards presented himself at one of
the upper windows. He saw nothing more of the man
for two or three hours, at the expiration of which time
lie cautiously opened the shop door and admitted one
of his confederates, and after a considerable lapse of
time they both came out and handed to him a gold
watch, three silver watches, fifteen gold rings, and the
lady's pocket-book, to secure his secrecy. The prisoner
added that he proceeded on the same night to the house
of Saunders, which he was in the habit of frequenting,
and he left the property under his charge.
Several pawnbrokers were examined, who produced a
number of rings, watches, and other articles which had
been pledged at different times at their shops by M'End-
rick and the female prisoners, and the whole of which
were identified by the prosecutor's foreman as a portion
of the stolen property.
The prisoners expressed their intention of reserving
their defence, and were fully committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.—Three women of abandoned char-
acter, named Roach, Sullivan, and Gorman, were placed
at the bar, before Mr. Combe, charged with assault and
highway robbery.
Mr. Henry Ward stated that he is a wine merchant,
in the City, his private residence being at Peckham ;
that on the preceding night he left the City about ten
o'clock, but admitted that he was under the influence of
wine. He proceeded over London-bridge, and when he
arrived on the south side, in walking along Winchester-
street, near St. Saviour's Church, he was knocked down,
and when he recovered himself he missed his watch and
guard, and also a sovereign and a half in gold. He added
that he was quite unable to identify the parties by whom
lie had been robbed. A watch and guard were produced
which he identified. He further stated that in the
morning he found himself in the station-house, at the
rear of that court, not being in a condition to proceed
to his home after the outrage and robbery.
Mary Reddington, an unfortunate girl, said as she was
walking down Winchester-street she saw the complainant,
who appeared to be very tipsy. He was followed by the
three prisoners, one of whom (Sullivan) went up to him
and thrust one of her hands into his waistcoast pocket,
and pulled out a sovereign and showed it to Gorman.
The latter immediately pulled out half a sovereign, the
lomplainant made an ineffectual resistance, upon whicli
orman' a strong and powerful woman, knocked him
Roche then rushed forward and pulled his gold
piard chain over his head, and snatched the watch out
of his pocket. The three prisoners then made their es-
cape.

down

Mr. Combe—Then you stood by and saw this gen-
tleman knocked down and robbed ? Witness : It was
through me the prisoners were taken into custody.
Mr. Combe—Have you had a quarrel with them about
the division of the plunder ?—Witness : No ; I remained
walking about the streets until two o'clock in the morn-
ing, and then went to the prisoner's lodging, in Mint-
street, at seven o'clock, and saw them there and two
men with them.

Mr. Combe—Well, what took place there ; was there
anything said about the robbery on the previous night ?
Witness—Yes, I said, " Well, how about the gent's
watch that you robbed last night ?" They all began to
abuse me, and I left the house and went and gave in-
formation to the police of the robbery.
Mr. Combe—Then you were disappointed in your ex-
pectations of sharing in the plunder, and that was the
reason you "peached" on the prisoners.
Witness—l thought that I had not been used well,
although I had nothing to do with the robbery.
Mr. Combe said that he had heard quite enough from
the lips of this witness to justify him in placing her in
the dock with the other prisoners, as having been privy
t.o the assault and robbery. She had admitted that it was
in consequence of her disappointment in not sharing in
the plunder that she gave the information to the police.
The witness was then ordered into the dock, and as
her three fellow prisoners seemed desperately exasperated
against her, Downes (the gaoler) was compelled to stand
between them during the remainder of the examination,
in order to prevent their laying violent hands upon her.
that Policeman Reed, 492 A, stated that while on duty
of
_ morning, at seven o'clock, near St. George's
urnatireh, in .the Borough, Reddington gave him infor-
the robbery. He accompanied her to No. 7,
had been s reet. She pointed out the three prisoners. On
examining the room he discovered the watch and chain
whited Up a
They were piece of black gauze, the latter of
and Gorman said tl
founntsed as a mask to conceal the face.
in the bed between the bed clothes,
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PRICE OF BRISTOL ERR.
—The price of beer in this tennis sixpence per pot. A difference only of one half-
py on a quart in favour of the consumer, it is calcu-
lated, would arise if the malt duty were reduced accord-
ing—Felix Parley's Bristol
jou rntoatih. e Ministerial measure.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Charles Smith, was brought
up charged with having stolen ss. 94d. from William
Apps, a countryman.
The complainant, who had just arrived in town by
railway at London-bridge, asked the prisoner, who was
standing at the station, the way to Hackney. " I'm
going that way," said the prisoner, "and I'll show you."
As they walked along, the prisoner picked up a bag,
which, upon examining, he said contained a gold ring,
and he told the prosecutor that as they were together
when it was found they would divide its value between
them. The ring, which was worth about a penny, was
wrapped up in a piece of paper appearing to be a bill
for the article, amounting to 12s. 6d., and the prisoner
banded over the treasure to the complainant for the ss.
91d., which was all the latter had. Anxious to turn the

trinket to account, the countryman displayed it before a
pawnbroker, who pronounced it to be dear at a penny.
Next day the victim pointed out the finder of the ring at
the station to a policeman, who, upon searching, found
in the fellow's pocket two other rings, wrapped up in
similar bills, and of just the same value.
The prisoner said he had offered to return the com-
plainant his money if he suspected the genuiness of the
gold.