The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—A man named Knowles and
a woman named Smith were placed at the bar, charged with
robbing Mr. Norris, ironmonger, of Great Russell-street,
Bloomsbury.
Sergeant Holmes, of the F division, said he had for some
time been watching the movements of the male prisoner,
and a few nights ago he saw him enter the house No. 13,
East St. Theobald's-road, the residence of the female pri-
soner. The man left again, and then he, in company with
another officer, entered the room, and told the female they
were police officers, and they suspected that a quantity of
goods, stolen from the shop of Mr. Norris, of Great Russell-
street, were secreted in her room. They searched the place,
and found a number of iron pots and kettles hidden in
various places, also in a work-box some pawnbroker's
duplicates, all relating to iron ware.
Sergeant Franklin, of the F division, said he was with
the last witness when he searched the room of the prisoner
Smith. He told her that she was charged with pawning
the stolen property. He afterwards went to the residence
of Knowles in Lumber-court, and there he also found a
large quantity of ironware.
Inspector West said, information having been given to
the police, he proceeded to Dorrington-street, Coldbath-
fields, to the place of employment of Knowles. On seeing
him he told him he was a police inspector, and that he ap-
prehended him on a charge of robbing his previous em-
ployer, Mr. Norris. He (witness) also told him that the
woman Smith was in custody for pawning the articles. He
admitted stealing the goods, and said that, whatever the
woman bad done, she had only acted under his directions,
and that when she pawned the goods she had no notion that
they had been stolen.
The prisoner Knowles here denied that he had ever ad-
mitted stealing the goods.
Isaac Barnes, foreman to Mr, Norris, identified nearly all

the property as belonging to the prosecutor. The property
in question consisted of expensive and highly-finished fire-
irons, knives and forks, teapots, copper kettles, brass
brackets.
Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Smith, asked the witness
how he could identify the property as belonging to Mr.

Norris.
Witness said nearly the whole of the goods bore the pri-
vate trade mark of Mr. Norris, and he was certain they
never had been sold.
Mr, Lewis said the woman had acted openly throughout,
and the fair inference would he that she believed they were
bona fide the property of Knowles. He was well aware
that, as the male prisoner was a married man, Smith could
not stand in the same position as his wife; but after he had
examined the duplicates, he found that the whole of the
property pawned only amounted to about Ils. He hoped,
therefore she would be dealt with summarily.
Mr. Hall asked some questions about the woman.
Sergeant Holmes said she was a married woman and the
mother of six children.
Mr. Hall said the male prisoner had admitted stealing
the goods, so the case was settled as far he was concerned.
It was a very sad case, as both the prisoners being married
people had brought great trouble on their families and
He should therefore fully commit both prisoners for trial
to the sessions.
Mr. Lewis asked for the woman to be admitted to bail.
Mr. Hall refused the application.