The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-09 00:00:00

Great Jewel Robbery by a Lady's Maid.

Jane Henderson, aged 26, a lady's maid, in the
service of Miss Emily Frances Danville, of 3, Con-
naught-place-west, Paddington, was charged at the
Maryiebone Police Court with stealing jewellery,
consisting of rings, watches, and lockets, to the
value of near upon £2,000, the property of Mr.
Charles Frederick Hancock, of Bruton-street, Court
jeweller; also other jewellery, the property of
Messrs. London and Ryder, jewellers, of Bond-
street.
Mr. Lewis, jun., of the firm of Lewis and Lewis,
of Ely-place,
appeared to prosecute ; and Mr. Ed-
ward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended
the prisoner.
Emma Day said—l am in the service of Miss
Danville, who resides at 3, Connaught-place-west,
' Bayswater road. Miss Danville is an invalid and
confined to her room. Prisoner alone was in the
constant habit of attending upon her. I have seen
her in possession of valuable rings at times. She
told me Miss Danville gave them to her. She did
not say that any one in Messrs. Hancock's service
gave them to her. Last Thursday week I was in
Miss Domville's bed-room, and 18 rings were spoken
about. The prisoner afterwards took them out of her
desk and handed them to Miss Danville. She said
she had taken them from Mr. Hancock's rolls of
jewellery that had been sent up for her mistress's
inspection. She (prisoner) was the only person who
took any article up to the lady. I saw her sign the
paper prodaced.
Mr. Lewis, jan.—Was anything said to her at
the time she signed it ?
Witness—Yes.
Mr. E. Lewis—Who asked her to sign the paper ?
Witness—Miss Danville.
Why did she ask the prisoner to sign it ?—S he
said she should be forgiven.
Mr. Lewis, jun.—Not forgiven by Messrs. Han
cock ?

Witness—No, sir.
Mr. E. Lewis—Miss Domville said, I believe, she
Would forgive her, and send her with an apology
to Mr. Hancock.
Witness—Miss Domville said so.

A splendid array of jewellery was laid out upon
the table, consisting of most costly rings, watches,
and lockets. From amongst them the witness
identified two valuable emerald and diamond rings.

Richard Burbrook, in the employ of Mr. Charles
Frederick Hancock, Court jeweller and silversmith,
said—Miss Domville is one of our customers. I
have been in the habit of taking goods to Miss
Domville's house. I never saw the lady herself,
as I always understood she was an invalid, and
never could be seen by any one. From time to time
I have taken jewellery in rolls and cases. In every

instance the goods have been given to the prisoner.
She would then bring down the jewellery, and say
which goods her mistress had selected. This diamond
enamel watch now produced is one that I took to
Miss Domville upon the occasion of one of my
visits. On that occasion the goods were given to
the prisoner. I particularly placed it in my collec-
tion about a month ago. The large turquoise half-
hoop ring and ruby and diamond ring now produced
I can identify, as well as most of the emerald and
diamond rings now shown. When she brought the
roll and cases of jewellery down from her mistress

I
never counted them. It would be impossible for
rue to do so, as sometimes one of my rolls of jewel-
lery consists of between 200 and 300 articles. Miss
Doraville is a lady of fortune and position, and I
never should have suspected her.
Henry John Dore—l am in the employ of Messrs.
Hancock. I have taken jewellery to Miss Dom-
villa's house, about two months since, and twice
have I missed something. Upon • the first occasion
I did not know what it was. Afterwards I found
that a gold pencil case was missing. I always en-
trusted the goods to the prisoner to show the
lady. On the second occasion I missed a sapphire
and diamond ring, valued at £5O. I did not miss
them till I got home and counted my goods.
When I saw the prisoner again I spoke to her
about the pencil case. She said it had been found
by Miss Doraville before I left the house. With
reference to the ring I had a letter from her, which
is now produced. It was road by Mr. Lewis, jun.,
as folows :
"Dear Dore,—l am glad to say that the ring is
found. I send this by band, as I would not entrust
it by post. I trust you will have a better night's
rest, as I hope I shall.—Yours, &c.,
" JANE HENDERSON."
Witness continued,—l called the next morning
and received from the prisoner the• sapphire and
diamond ring.

John Adolphus Edington, stockkeeper to Messrs.
Hancock, said-1 mark the goods myself. The 18
rings produced in the box have ail my mark on
them. The value of what is in the box produced
(the 18 rings) is about £BOO. They have never been
sold.

Charlotte Shipwright said—l am cousin to the
prisoner. She gave me a diamond and turquoise
ring which she said had been given to her as a pm
sent. She never gave mo anything else. She
showed me a few rings one day, but she did not say
where she got them from.
house and was shown the
Frederick Williamson said—l am chief inspec-
tor of the detective office at Scotland-yard. From
her in reference to some rings information I received I went to Miss Domville's
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was inspector of police, and I had come to see
Hancock (Mrs Hancock was in attend-
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