The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-06 00:00:00

POLICE IN

BOW-S TREE T.-
ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S.—John Burgess, lately a
man holding a responsible situation in the service of a
manufacturing jeweller, of Garrick-street, Covent-garden,
and residing at Devereux-court, Strand, was placed at the
bar, charged with stealing a great quantity of watches,
gold chains, and other articles, the property of his em-
ployer.

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was
apprehended last night by SeKgeant Hamblin, of the F
division, at Camberwell, and the event that led to his cap-
ture was the fact that one of the watches which formed
part of the stolen property was brought into M. Loewen-
lark*s shop in Garrick-street for repair. The watch in
question was purchased from the prisoner by a young man
named John NI artin, a barman in the employ
of Mr. Fetter, the licensed victualler, whose
house nearly adjoins that of the prosecutor's. The
watch was detained, and the prisoner was soon afterwards
in custody. When the constable took Burgess into custody
he at first denied the robbery altogether, but when he in-
formed him that one of the watches had been discovered in
the possession of Martin the prisoner said he knew that ho
(Martin) had purchased a watch at his employers' shop,
and he supposed he (prisoner) hid not entered the purchase
in the book left for that purpose.

The property stolen consisted of 16 gold and silver
watches, 17 gold chains, and a large quantity of various
articles of jewellery, consisting of brooches, rings, pins, and

earrings.

The prisoner was remanded for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.AN ITALIAN ACTOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.—Fran-
cisco Filippi, an Italian actor, residing at No. 68, Dean-
street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Knox, with assaulting
Alexander Avery, a waiter, at Mr. E. T. Smith's Cremorne
Branch Restaurant, Coventry-street.
The complainant said—About 11 o'clock last night the
prisoner came to Mr. E. T. Smith's Restaurant, Coventry-
street, and observing that he was intoxicated I told him
that he could not be served. I got the prisoner as far as
the door, and he then tried to get his arm round my neck.
I told him to go away, and he then kicked me violently
on the leg, rushed back, and called out " I'm a Spaniard:,
Some gentlemen then called'out that he had got a knife in
his hand. I slammed the door to, and a constable came up
and took him into custody.
Sergeant John Wheatley, 291 A, said—l was called by
two gentlemen, who told me that murder would be com-
mitted at the restaurant, a man having drawn a knife to
the waiter. I went to the door and found the prisoner
there—the complainant holding the door so as to prevent
the prisoner going in. At the station a knife-case was
found on the prisoner, but no knife. It was just possible
the prisoner might have jerked the knife away imme-
diately on my going up. A person is present who saw him
with a knife or dagger in his hand.

Wm. Thredgold, a bake; living in Drury-lane, said—
I saw the waiter putting the prisoner out. The prisoner
struck the waiter once or twice, and then kicked him on
the leg. He afterwards took something out of his pocket,
and took from it either a knife or dagger.
The prisoner—l had no knife.
Mr. Knox (to the witness)--Are you sure there was any-
thing besides the case ?

Witness—l am. A woman said tho prisoner had a knife,
and I told her it was not a knife, but a dagger.
The Prisoner—l have been in this country two years. I
dined at a restaurant in Upper Stamford-street yesterday,
and drank a good deal. I afterwards met two soldiers and
got intoxicated. I remember going to the restaurant and
seeing the complainant, but I never drew any knife or
dagger.

Mr. Knox—lt is a serious thing for a man to go abou
in a state of intoxication and to draw a stiletto. I shal
fine the prisoner £5 or a month's imprisonment for the as.
sault.