The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec• 26.

CLERKENWELL.—Wthiam Bale Clarke and Hannah
Ann Clarke, man and wife, and Charles Cullingworth, de-
scribed as agents, and well known to the police as the re-
ceivers of stolen property, were charged with having a
number of gold and silver watches, gold guardchainst
gold brooches, gold earrings, crucibles, and other articles
in their possession, of which they could not give a satisfac-
tory account.
Mr. Pater, barrister, attended to defend the prisoners
Clarke, and Mr. Lewis, of Wilmington-square, prosecuted
on behalf of Messrs. Cherrill, who a few months since were
robbed of about £2OO worth of jewellery.
At the previous examinations it was proved that the pri•
(goners were seen going down the City-road by Inspector
Bryant, Police-sergeant Evans, 22 G, and Police-constable
Fawell, 425 A, and their movements being very suspicions
the police stopped them and asked what they had got about
them. The prisoners replied "Nothing," and the prisoner
Cullingworth made a struggle to get away. With assist-
anca the prisoners were got to the Old .street police-station,
where they were searched, and a large quantity of valuable
property was found upon them. The owners of several ofl
the watches have since been discovered, but some are stil
unclaimed, as well as rings and brooches marked Clunte•
all of which can be seen at the Old-street police-station, St.

Luke's.
The police said that they intended to produce the owner
of one of the watches, and then Mr,Lewis would go on with
the case against the prisoner Clarke for feloniously receiveing about £2OO worth of jewelery, well-knowing it to hay
been stolen. As the police had completed their inquiries
and fully believed that the prisoners Clarke were man end
wife, it was not intended to offer any resistance to her beill
at large on substantial bail.
Mr. Edward Wates, solicitor, of Gravesend, said,---Ab°llt,
three weeks since I had my pocket picked of my gold vist.'
somewhere between the Poultry and the North Kent Reit
way. The watch produced is mine, and I have had it 1°
years.
Sergeant Evans said that the duplicate relating to the
watch produced was found at the residence of Clarke.
John Pawley, foreman to Mr. Russell, pawnbroker, of 10t
Shoreditch, said,--I produced the watch identified by Air'
Wales. It was pledged on the Ist of December by a marl'
but Ido not recognise either of the prisoners. I lent £6 on
the watch.
Mr. Lewis then stated that he proposed to go on with the
case of Messrs. Cherrill.
Joseph Connolly said,—l am a prisoner in the House 0f
Correction. I was tried at the Middlesex Sessions in 00•
tober last, and sentenced to six months' hard labour f°r
stealing jewelry belonging to Messrs. Cherrill, who Wer°
then my employers. The jewellery consisted of gold chaie6
brooches, earrings, and pins. I was induced to commit the
robbery by a man. That man, on the 4th of September
last, at about half-past 8 o'clock in the evening, 011ie
to my master's office, 6, Newcastle-place, Clerkenwell-Close'
by an arrangement between him and me. I took tal
bags, containing, brooches, chains, eardrops, and pins, and
gave them to him. We both left together. We went m
Clarke's house, 82, Dent-street, Whitechapel. I wont
the evening between 8 and 9. On the Sunday night folloW
ing I went with the man to whom I had given the jevreirl
to Clarke's house in Pelham-street ;we took some jewelry
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which I had stolen from my employers. Clarke and his svl,
were present, and Clarke purchased some of the gold obeitii:
at 325. 6d. per ounce. What he purchased that olg"
amounted to nearly £5O, and Clarke paid £3O of that amount;
Before the price was given the man to whom I alluded tolo
Clarke he had some things to sell. Clarke asked WI
they came from, and he was told the city. The man e 6
that the boy who took them was at home. Clarke said h 1
did not want the boy who took them to come to his 110 d
so that he should not know where he lived. We both 651
that we had left the boy at home. He did not say vlo'olll
the city the goods had been stolen from. We went oa
next de} to the same place and saw Clarke, and We 61)'-
him some gold earrings. We went every night up to tbs
following Monday. We sold him goods each night. I eft!
Clarke pay to the man that was with me about £9O. Clang
said he wanted keys to put on the chains. Ihe chains Pr °'
duced by Mr. Hunt, of Eversholt-street, is one of tl/13,1
chains. The witness also identified the chains produce"
by about a dozen other pawnbrokers.
Police-sergeant Evans, 22 G, stated what took place on
the apprehension of the prisoners, and enumerated ths.
various articles of jewellery and pawnbrokers' tickets tonna
in their possession.
Several of the stolen articles we.te identified by different
witnesses as belonging to the stock of Messrs. Cherrill..
Mr. D'Eyncourt sent the prisoners for trial, conseniTin
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to take bail for the prisoner Hannah Ann Clarke, herself
£4O, and two sureties in the sum of £2O each.
In the course of the day bail was found, and the woman
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