The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-30 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

ROBBERY BY A WAREHOUSEMAN'S PORTER.—Charles
Allen, porter to Messrs. Sinclair, wholesale shut and collar
makers, was placed at the bar charged with robbing his
employers.
Mrs. Cotton, of the Lower-road, Islington, said she was
informed by a costermonger that the prisoner could get her
some shirts cheap. She saw him at a beershop close to her
shop, and asked him to bring her half a dozen at the price
mentioned. He brought her the articles, for which she
paid him 95., and in a few days after she asked him if he
could bring another half dozen of striped shirts and some
fancy regattas. He said he would, but that he had some
very nice white ones with him. She looked at them and
finally bought three, for which she paid 9s.
A gentleman from the firm in Wood•street said the
selling price to the trade was 2s. 4d. each for the striped
shirts, and the white ones, Gs. 6d.
Witness said she paid ls. 9d. each for the regatta shirts.

Alderman Hale told the witness she must have known
she was doing wrong in purchasing articles from a person
like the prisoner without making the slightest inquiry.
It was, in fact, aiding a thief in the disposal of stolen
property. _ _

Another witness produced a box of shirt collars which
the prisoner had left at her home, which the prosecutor
identified as his property.
Mr. W. B. Newland said he was a partner in the firm of
Sinclair and Co„ Wood-street, Cheapside. The prisoner
was in their employ as porter, and had been so ever since
he was takes from a ragged school some years ago. The
property produced belonged to the firm. It had never been
cold.

The prisoner said he had purchased shirts of the firm on
his own account, and therefore there was no certainty that
he had not paid for the articles now in court.
Alderman Hale—ls the prisoner allowed to purchase
articles out of the warehouse ?

Mr. Newland—To a very limited extent, and only for his
personal use. He has occasionally bought a damaged
shirt or two and received an invoice in the usual way, but
nothing more.

Alderman Hale—l consider it the high road to ruin for
warehousemen to allow their servants to purchase articles
of them on their own account.
Mr. Newland—l believe there ie nothing unusual in such
a case. It would, he thought, be extremely hard for an
employer to refuse to servo one of his servants with a shirt
or two at the wholesale price when they required it. Of
course it was bad if allowed to any extent, but there was a
limit to every thing.
Alderman Hale—Except to robbery, there is no limit to
that, I know personally a very large house in Watling-
street that was entirely ruined through the practice of still-
ing to their servants.
The constable, who took the prisoner into custody asked
for a remand, to afford time to trace some other property.
Prisoner--I plead guilty to the charge.
Alderman Hale—You can do so if you please, but I shall
remand you for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT ON A PAWNBROKER'S MANAGER.—John
Lee, of 12, Castle •street, St. Martin's, described as a
jeweller, was charged before Mr. Knox, with assaulting
Mr. W. Frederick Parker, manager of the business of Mr.
Bartrain, pawnbroker, 223, Piccadilly.
Mr. Parker deposed that the prisoner entered the shop,
and producing a diamond ring, asked for an advance of £3
upon it. He refused to advance the money, and the pri-
soner, who was drunk, became very violent, gesticulated a
good deal, and then left the shop. On looking through the
window to see whether the prisoner had gone away, he
found the prisoner was squaring up to the window with his
fists. Fearing the prisoner would break the windows, he
(Mr. Parker) went to the shop door when the prisoner
struck him a severe blow. He then sent for the police.

The prisoner said he had pledged articles several times at
Mr. Bartram's.

Holden, 297 A, said on being fetched to Mr. Bartratn'6
by the shop boy, he found the prisoner with his fist up as if
about to strike Mr. Parker. The prisoner said that if he
had not already struck Mr. Parker ho would do so, and as
ho was drunk and violent he took him into custody.

In answer to. Mr. Knox, Mr. Parker said he knew the
prisoner as a man who pledged things and sold the tickets.
The prisoner was in the habit of indulging. in violent lan-
guage, and if the money he wanted was not advanced him
he abused him.
Mr. Knox imposed a fine of 205., or 14 days.
_ _

Mr. Parker said there was a number of fellows who came
to the shop, and ha had no doubt other shops in the trades,
and when money was not advanced then they made use of
very violent language.
Mr. Knox said Mr. Parker could give them into custody.