The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-28 00:00:00

EVENING I,lSlyteN•

Eagland—when they were to go into P
kept in a
Witness had sixty-one sovereigns, which he
belt round his waist. Prisoner knew of this. Witneess
the the
worked his passage. Prisoner paid for his. •
wit-
passage prisoner took care of the belt for
artnership. ‘
ness, but gave it him before they lee, ue„e,
they arrived at Southampton on Tuesay week, and c, tale, '
to London ; they went to lodge at No. 22, Little . 1
Andrew-street, Seven Dials ; the prisoner and birnse
slept in the some bed ; on Sunday he placed his wateL '
and belt under his pillow ; the belt contained fifty-six t,
sovereigns ; he was awakened in tile night ; the prisoner
was in bed, and said he must get up ;he did so, but aid not i
return ; witness became alarmed, and felt for his Watch,
and money, and found they were both gone. le tee
morning he went to a coaeh-office in Fetter-lane, where
be found the prisoner and a waiter brushing his cloak
he made signs for witness to go away, leut he would not.
Prisoner went through the lobby, wick %sinless pur-
sued. Prisoner said he was sorry foe taking the
tavern
money. Witness said he would go into a
opposite, and have it settled. Witness went in '.O the
parlour, supposing prisoner was following, but he feNuna
he was not, and pursued him. Prisoner said he r
should get the money again, and gave him his watch
; I
witness said lie had no desire to hurt him, to which he'
replied witness could not, as he could not swear to the
sovereigns ; he then offered to restore the sovereigns
for fivc pounds, and to give witness half his clothes;
he said a friend had patt of his money ;
took witness t:.? a hairdresser's shop in W biteombe-street,
he went in, retur:_ied, and said his friend was not in,
and he could not get !lie money. They then went into
a tavern, had a pint of bee:, and prisoner said
he
wanted to go outside ; he went, and witness discovered
he was running along the street, and got into a cab ;
wit
ness followed, and detained him ; they went to Whitcomb-
street. Prisoner wanted witness to go hetes the shop and t
down. He refused, but prisoner went in. He agate
came out with another person, and went into a Bever;;
telling witness to wait. Witness then gave izim in Cl ‘3rge
of a policemen. He was searched, and .5‘2 overt 'iges
andshillings found on him.
William K were
ent, policeman 162 C, took prisoner i citlue
custody, and searched him, finding 52 sovereigns I
, leli
four shillings, a silver watch, and :leather case, wb
are now produced. ' I be
Cross-examined by Mr. PAYNE.—Prisener said
money was his own.
Mr. PAYNE, for the defence, eoneeeeded that this s yaks.
a trick of the prosecutor, in order to jet the teT "3
which belonged to the prisoner, and charthe wWee" -il;
story was too improbable to be believed, move
as no witnesses had been called to confirm it.
Mr. Justice BOSANQUET summed up, and Ws /al I
found the prisoner guilty. • 'd
Mr. Justice BOSANQUET in passing
vat; d
that the offence of the prisoner was much teegra
by the defence lie had set up, and that the Cotert vglui! e
mark their sense of the crime by passing en .bire '
seetenee of transportation for ten years. se. ntene e -111 d