The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION.UOUSB.

The warehouse of-Mr. Bennet,. in Lothbnry, op.
. posits to Prince's-street, was broken open on aStin,
day night, in the Middle Or Ju1y,1829, and several
piece's of cloth of considerable value were stolen
from thence. Mr. Bennet immediately offered a
reward of 100/. for the apprehension and conviction
of the thief or thieves concerned in the robbery; but
although the pdlice have been extremely vigilant,
nothing has been discovered which is likely to lead
to the recovery of the property or the reward. Mr.
Bennet was, however, surprised to hear from his
housekeeper, that one of the officers employed about
the neighbourhood had, in the course of a converse-
tion,with her, tittered some hints, which naturally
gave rise to a suspicion. that he (the officer) knew
more of the robbery than had been generally sup-
posed.. Mr. Bennet, under these eircionstunces,
applied yesterday morning at the Juvtice-roots upon
the subject, and a very earnest promptitude was
shown there to enter into a full investigation of the
conduct of the officer, whose name is Turner, and
who has hail f0r.2.5 years an irreproachable character
in the ward. Tamer has been some time employed
in regulating the stage•coach ' turns in • Prinee'.-
street. He attended immediately' on receiving no-
tice of an intended aceusation, and the case, which
excited no slight degree of interest, was entered into.
Mr. Bennet having stated the fact of the robbery,
which took place when none of the family or tin-
mestics were on the premises, called
Sarah Swaine, an elderly woman, who stated that
she kept Mr. Bennet's house for him about 12
months. In the afternoon of Sunday last Ole went to
the door to wait for the arrival of the milkman, and
a lady having passed whose dress. occasioned much
attraction, Turner, who was on the opposite side of
the way, walked over and entered into conversation
with her (Sarah Swaine), in the course of which
he alluded in" pointed terms to the robbery corn-
inked' at the house of which she had the care.
The Lout) MAYOR desired to know the words
the officer used upon the occasion.
The witness-11e told me he knew of the rob-
bery, to the best_ of my knowledge, two or three
months before it took -place, and that he knew the
man who had committed it, that the man that did
it was now transported, and that he (Turner) ex-
pected the thing would be done before it was done.
That he (Turner) declared he saw the man about
the time of the robbery, walking up and down near
the plundered place with a key in his hand. I said
the man must have measured the keyhole, before he
could have got a key to fit it. No, said he, there
are plenty of keys to pick the lock. He also told
me that he saw the man walk into the house, and
hick himself in, and he also muttered something
about rolls of cloth being stolen.
Turner gave those who heard hitn, to understand,
that Mrs. S., aine had totally misconceived, or inten-
tionally misrepresented, him. He had stated to her,
in the conversation that arose between them, that it
was a pity the person who used to watch the
premises. had left them, for if he had not, the house
could not have been robbed.

'fhe LORD MAYOR—Then the house was left un-
inhabited, and with property in it I
Mr. Bennet said the person alluded to had given
some offence and been discharged, and that the house
was left on the day of the robtpm y unprotected.
Turner said he hail told Mrs. ti rvaine that he had
seen a well-known character, named Benjamin Page,
near the premises on the day of the robbery, and said
to hint, " What, Page, are you here ? There was
robbery'some time ago in this neighbourhood, and
are you corning' to poach on this manor ?" He,

however, saw-nothing in the conduct of Page from
which he could halite thought himself justified in op:
prehending him. Ile also said that he fancied flew.
Page was concerned in the rubbery, from having seen
him in the neighbourhood.
Sarah Swaine—You told me that you knew of
the
,rubbery two or three months before it was corn-
mitied—that you did.
Turner—Nousenso ; that's a gross falsehood. It
is ridiculous to suppose I should say any thing of
the kind. After I heard of the robbery it occurred
to me dm Page might have been concerned, as I
have had him .on a charge of robbery, lie observed
to me when I spoke of his poaching about the manor,
that something might have been done if it meat
for me watching about the place.
The LORI) MAYOR said It was evident there was
nothing in the case against the character of the t.flicer.'
Ilia Lordship observol upon the danger of leaving
premises, even, in the most populous part of the city,
improtected fur a moment.

The burglary at Mr. Bennet's premises took place,
it believed, about church time; and- the thieves,
it is supposed, remained on the premises all night,
.and early on Monday morning took off the cloth in
coach. •A highly respectable neighbour, as he was
going. to. church on the Sunday morning in question,
Na a. man and boy open the door of Mr. Bennet's
house with a key and enter it, but be considered that
they belonged to the• house, or he would have in-
formed Turner of the circumstance.