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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 26.

CLERKENWELL.—WiIIiam 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 guardchains,
gold breeches, 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-
soners 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 suspicious
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-
ance 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 of
the watches have since been discovered, but some are still
unclaimed, as well as rings and brooches marked Clunie,
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 receiv-
ing about £2OO worth of jewelery, well-knowing it to have
been stolen. As the police had completed their inquiries
and fully believed that the prisoners Clarke were man and
wife, it was not intended to offer any resistance to her being
at large on substantial bail.
Mr. Edward Wates, solicitor, of Gravesend, said,—About
three weeks since I had my pocket picked of my gold watch
somewhere between the Poultry and the North Kent Rail-
way. The watch produced is mine, and I have had it 12
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 10,
Shoreditch, said,--I produced the watch identified by Mr.
Wates. It was pledged on the Ist of December by a many
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 tho
case of Messrs. Cherrill.

Joseph Connolly am a prisoner in the House of
Correction. I was tried at the Middlesex Sessions in Oc-
tober last, and sentenced to six months' hard labour for
stealing jewelry belonging to Messrs. Cherrill, who were
then my employers. The jewellery consisted of gold chains,
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, came
to my master's office, 6, Newcastle-place, Clerkenwell-close,
by an arrangement between him and me. I took two
bags, containing, brooches, chains, eardrops, and pins, and
gave them to him. We both left together. We went to
Clarke's house, 82, Dent-street. Whitechapel. I went in
the evening between 8 and 9. On the Sunday night follow-
ing I went with the man to whom I had given the jewelry
to Clarke's house in Pelham-street; we took some jewelry
which I had stolen from my employers. Clarke and his wife
were present, and Clarke purchased some of the gold chains
at 325. 6d. per ounce. What he purchased that nigh'
amounted to nearly £5O, and Clarke paid £3O of that amount•
Before the price was given the man to whom I alluded told
Clarke he had some things to sell. Clarke asked whets
they came from, and hs was told the city. The man said
that the boy who took them was at home. Clarke said he
did not want the boy who took them to come to his house,
so that he should not know where he lived. We both said
that we had left the boy at home. He did not say where is
the city the goods had been stolen from. We went on the
next da} to the same place and saw Clarke, and we sold
him some gold earrings. We went every night up to the
following Monday. We sold him goods each night. I saw
Clarke pay to the man that was with me about £9O. Clarke
said he wanted keys to put on the chains. The chains pro-
duced by Mr. Hunt, of Eversholt-street, is one of the
chains. The witness also identified the chains produced
by about a dozen other pawnbrokers.
Police-sergeant Evans, 22 G, stated what took place on
the apprehension of the prisoners, and enumerated the
various articles of jewellery and pawnbrokers' tickets found
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, consenting
to take ba;l for the prisoner Hannah Ann Clarke, herself in
£4O, and two sureties in the sum of £2O each,
In the course of the day bail was found, and the woman
was discharged.