The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW-STREET.
BURGLARY —Two young men, named Alfred Bale and
George Henfrey were placed at the bar, charged with bur-
glarously breaking and entering the premises of Mr.
Moseley, clock maker, Chancery-lane, and stealing there-
from property, valued at over £7O.
Mr. Charles Mosley, a watch-maker, residing in Clerk-
enwell, said he also kept a shop, No. 65, Carey-street, Lin-
coln's-inn-fields. On the night of the 19th he left the
shop about half-past niee or ten in the evening, and on his
return on Monday, the 21st, he found the place had been
broken open, and a number of clocks, ship's chronometers,
and other timepieces had been stolen. The value of the
property stolen he valued at over £7O.
Police-constable George Fowler, F 12, said he had made
an examination of the premises, and found that the entry
had been effected from the back part of the house. A pair
of steps belonging to a coffee-house which adjoined Mr.
Moseley's were found in the yard of the house in which the
robbery had been committed, and it was evident the burg-
lars had passed from the yard of the coffee-shop at which
the prisoner Bale was employed.
A lad named Smith said he saw the prisoners together on
Friday, near Mr. Moseley's shop. He (witness) worked
within a few doors of it. When he saw Henfrey he asked
him (Smith) whether the dog slept at No. 65. He told
him he thought it did, when he asked him (witness) to give
it a bit of meat, which he (Henfrey) gave him. Witness
threw the meat to the dog, which was then at the shop
door.
Thomas Brookes, employed at the house adjoining Mr.
Moseley, in Chancery-lane, said he knew both the pri-
soners. He saw them together at the coffee-house door on
Sunday, the 20th of March. On the night before that the
prisoner Henfrey, who was then near Mr. Moseley's shop,
said, " I suppose he (meaning Mr. Moseley) goes home to
sleep every night."
Police-sergeant Shaw said he apprehended Henfrey after
the robbery. On his taking him into custody he said he
knew nothing about the robbery. He took Henfrey to his
lodgings at 4, Staple-inn court. When they entered the
room Elenfrey's wile asked what was the matter, when he
said, " The policeman says I broke into that house on that
night when you know I was in bed."
Elizabeth Harley, a servant at the coffeehouse, 101,
Chancery-lane, said the prisoner Bale was employed there
as waiter, Between 7 and 8 o'clock on Sunday evening,
the 20th, the prisoner Henfrey called and asked to see Bale.
He did so, and shortly afterwards Bale asked permission to
go out for a short time, as his younger brother had called
tie see him. Leave was given, and he returned in about half
an hour. He then went to bed. She did not think he could
have again come down from his bedroom without souse
person in the house hearing him.
Sergeant Mulvany, a detective officer, corroborated the
evidence of Sergeant Shaw respecting the observations
made by Henfrey to his wife after his apprehension. He had
been to the place of employ of Bale's brother, and, from
inquiries he had made, his brother denied having seen him
for at least a monde.
Mr. Abrams (who appeared for Bale) asked his worship
if he thought any evidence had been offered which affected
Bale. He thought Rot, and
-asked that he should be at once
discharged.
Mr. Vaughan thought quite sufficient had been said
against Bale to justify his remaining in custody. He did
not wish to make any observations in the case, because, if
he did so, they might tell against Bale. He should there-
fore remand both prisoners for a week.
Mr. Abrams asked if bail would be taken for his client.
Mr. Vaughan said he had no objection to that, but he
should insist that the two sureties should be for £lOO each.
Bail to that amount was not forthcoming, and the pri-
soners were locked up,