The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY ON THE RIVER.—John Levy, a Jew,
aged 36, a metal collector and dealer in marine stores of 4,
Cambridge-road, in the parish of Bethnal-green, and near
Mile-end-gate, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with feloniously receiving three tiles and 35 ingots of cop-
per, he well knowing the same to have been stolen.
Mr. Lewis (firm Lewis and Lewis) Ely-place, defended
the prisoner.

Mr. James Hayes, a lightorman and barge-owner of
Water-lane, City, stated that last Wednesday one of his
lighters war, loaded with about ten tons of copper in the
East India Dock. In consequence of an unavoidable delay
it was too late to get out of the East India Dock that night
with the tide. On Thursday morning the barge was navi-
gated to the St. Katherine Dock, and moored alongside the
ship Lucerne. On the same morning he received informa
tion that GG ingots and three tiles of copper had been stolen
He gave immediate information of the robbery to Mr. Evans,
the superintendent of the Thames Police. He wont to the
St. Katherine Dock and ascertained from the mate of a ship
who received a portion of the bulk of the cargo of copper,
that there was a deficiency of three cakes. He found 35
ingots of the stolen copper at a shop in Drury-lane.
Joseph Marks, a Jew, of No. 7, Tilley-street, Spitalfields,
metal dealer, said the prisoner called upon him on Thurs-
day morning last with lOcwt. two quarters 221bs. of copper,
and bargained for the sale of it with lead, brass, and other
things to be delivered next day.
Mr. Paget—Ho brought the copper with him, and you
were to receive the other goods on the following day ?
Witness—Yes, sir ; I paid him by cheque £ll6 is. 7d.
I paid him a fair price for the copper. I can buy for cash
in the City at 84s. per cwt.
In answer to Mr. L. Lewis, the witness said—l have
known Levy for several years, and he always conducted
his business in a respectable manner.

Robert John Major, inspector of Thames Police, said,
from information received, he went to Mark's warehouse
in Tilley-street, and afterwards to the prisoner's house, and
asked him if he had sold any copper to Mr. Marks or had
bought ingots and tiles of copper on Thursday morning.
The prisoner said, " I shall not answer you." He then
took the prisoner into custody.

Richard Knight, a Thames police-constable, No. 27, said
the prisoner was in his custody in a cab on the way to the
station-house, and said he was surprised and agitated when
the inspector came into his shop, and he was sorry he had
not answered the questions put to him. He also said he
had bought the copper of Mr. Robertson, of Brook-street,
Ratcliff, and sold it to Mr. Marks.

Mr. L. Lewis safd he had a very good answer, a
triumphant answer to this case. Mr. Levy was not at
all to blame, and bought the copper at 8-}cl per lb, en-
tered the weight and full particulars in his book, and
sold it to Marks for a halfpenny per pound advance on
the price he had given. Mr. Marks, who was an equally
respectable dealer, carrying on an extensive business, had
sold the copper at an advance of one farthing in the
pound. The prisoner had done all that an honest man in
the conduct of an honest and legitimate business would do.
The copper was bought in the regular way of trade, and
openly.
Isaac Levy, a lad, said he kept his father's books. There
was an entry in the buying-in-book of the purchase of 22
cwt, 22 lbs of copper of Mr. Robertson, of Brook-street,
Ratelift at Sid. per pound. The price given was £4l 2s. Bd.
His father sold the copper again to Mr. Marks for fid. per
pound, thereby realising a halfpenny per pound profit.

- In answer to Mr. Paget, the witness said—l know
Robertson. Ho lives in Brook-street, Ratliff. My father
has bought lead and brass of him.

Marks recalled—l sold the whole of the copper I bought
of the prisoner at an increased price.
Mr. Hayes said the value of the copper stolen from his
lighter was £66. He had recovered the whole of it. He
identified a tile and an ingot produced by the Thames
police.

Mr. Paget—lt resolves itself into this. This copper has
been stolen from a barge, and directly finds its way to the
prisoner's shop.:;lt was in his possession. He is remanded
till Wednesday next, March 8.
On the application of Mr. L. Lewis, the magistrate said
he would take bail—the prisoner's own personal recogni-
sance in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each.